Ashtrays
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Malachite
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Ashtrays
Crystal
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Ashtrays
Ceramic
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Marble, Bronze
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Marble
20th Century French Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ashtrays
Porcelain
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1980s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal, Sterling Silver
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1950s Brutalist Vintage Ashtrays
Agate
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1990s French Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Stainless Steel
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1940s French Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
19th Century Burmese Anglo-Indian Antique Ashtrays
Silver
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
1960s American Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Wood
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century American International Style Ashtrays
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Glass, Murano Glass
1940s French Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Ashtrays
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Blown Glass
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal, Enamel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass, Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic, Pottery
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Silver
1670s French Antique Ashtrays
Brass
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.