Ashtrays
Mid-20th Century Belgian Modern Ashtrays
Crystal
1950s French Vintage Ashtrays
Iron
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic, Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Petrified Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Ashtrays
Ceramic, Pottery
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Leather, Glass
1920s American American Craftsman Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1980s Japanese Minimalist Vintage Ashtrays
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Ashtrays
Copper
1950s French Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1940s French Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Ashtrays
Crystal
1930s American Vintage Ashtrays
Spelter
1950s Italian Other Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Blown Glass
20th Century French Post-Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass, Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Alabaster
2010s Austrian Ashtrays
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1990s French Ashtrays
Porcelain
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Ashtrays
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Ashtrays
Porcelain
20th Century French Post-Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Stoneware
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s European Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Congolese Colonial Revival Ashtrays
Bronze
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.