Ashtrays
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic, Pottery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Blown Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
20th Century Art Nouveau Ashtrays
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Ashtrays
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Blown Glass
1970s Swedish Industrial Vintage Ashtrays
Aluminum, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
20th Century American Modern Ashtrays
Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass, Sommerso
20th Century Congolese Rococo Revival Ashtrays
Rock Crystal
1950s Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
20th Century American Modern Ashtrays
Glass
1980s Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Steel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1990s Italian Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ashtrays
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Ashtrays
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic, Pottery
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass, Murrine
1970s French Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Antique, New and Vintage Ashtrays
Once a near-universal tabletop accessory, many antique, new and vintage ashtrays have taken on an entirely new purpose in today’s homes.
Whereas these formerly ubiquitous objects were associated with smoking, drinking, gambling and other vices, a well-designed and interesting ashtray is a candy dish, coaster or cocktail garnish receptacle in today’s interiors. But don’t discount its initial function. Amid your carefully curated coastal chic California decor, for example, a stone ashtray can help you manage the ashes that accumulate while you’re burning your morning incense. Old glass ashtrays, which are quite popular and easily found in free-form, organic shapes, can be a purely decorative final touch when styling a coffee table, whether you’ve filled it with wrapped lemon-drop candies or not.
In the postwar years, the democratization of luxury led to an explosion in the number of well-designed ashtrays, and there are many mid-century modern ashtrays to choose from on 1stDibs. (It’s no coincidence that sculptor Isamu Noguchi devised his “Dymaxion” version, which he hoped would make him rich, in 1945. Alas, it turned out to be too difficult to mass-produce.) The design collection of the Museum of Modern Art includes ashtrays by Carlo Scarpa (Murano glass, 1950–59); Achille Castiglioni (stainless steel with spring-like inserts, 1970); Masayuki Kurokawa (rubber and steel, 1973) and more. Smoking declined in popularity in the 1970s and ’80s, after the surgeon general’s warning began appearing on cigarette packs, but designers were still crafting ashtrays through the end of the century (especially outside the United States).
On 1stDibs, browse a collection of antique, new and vintage ashtrays that includes everything from modern and minimalist cigar ashtrays to outwardly ornate Art Deco ashtrays that evoke the opulence and elegance of the 1920s.