Ashtrays
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal
Early 20th Century English Ashtrays
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s German Victorian Antique Ashtrays
Ceramic, Paint
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal
Early 20th Century French Other Ashtrays
Glass
Early 20th Century Indian Ashtrays
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Ashtrays
Silver
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Ashtrays
Bronze
Early 20th Century European Ashtrays
Crystal
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Iron, Brass
Early 20th Century French Ashtrays
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Ashtrays
Clay
Early 1900s Russian Neoclassical Revival Antique Ashtrays
Stone
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
15th Century and Earlier Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Ashtrays
Silver
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Ashtrays
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Ashtrays
Brass
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Ashtrays
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Ashtrays
Ceramic, Pottery
1920s European Other Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Early 20th Century American Ashtrays
Pottery
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1650s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Ashtrays
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Ashtrays
Bronze
Early 1900s German Antique Ashtrays
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Ashtrays
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Ashtrays
Britannia Standard Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Ashtrays
Sterling Silver
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal
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.