Ashtrays
1970s French Vintage Ashtrays
Porcelain
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ashtrays
Enamel
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Antique Ashtrays
Petrified Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1950s French Vintage Ashtrays
Iron
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Ashtrays
Brass, Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Marble
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Post-Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Marble
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Ashtrays
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Ashtrays
Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Chrome
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Brass
20th Century Southeast Asian Chinoiserie Ashtrays
Ceramic, Paint
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s Austrian Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Ashtrays
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
2010s Australian Modern Ashtrays
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Ashtrays
Onyx
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Ashtrays
Gold Plate, Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Earthenware
1940s Vintage Ashtrays
Rattan
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Malachite, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s French Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Travertine, Marble, Metal, Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Egyptian Islamic Antique Ashtrays
Brass, Silver, Copper
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Plastic
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Marble, Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Post-Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Petrified Wood
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
2010s Austrian Ashtrays
Brass
1960s French Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Ashtrays
Lucite
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Onyx, Marble
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.