Ashtrays

Elegant ashtray attributed to Osvaldo Borsani - Italy, 1950s Brass tripod base with blue enameled dish with wonderful patina. Brass triangular handle ...

Ashtray Teardrop model in Brass and Wood, Austria 1950's

Murano ashtray made by Archimede Seguso for cigars with bubbles and gold.

Incredible Fratelli Toso Murano glass black and silver with eraser circa 1950.

A beautiful edition of Aldo Londi's ashtray design for Bitossi Ceramiche in rimini blu glaze with a rare pedestal base and cigarette rests wide enough to accommodate cigars. Italy,...

Brugerolle Aigle Rouge Napoleon Cognac cubic ceramic ashtray France 1950s H: 11 cm 11 x 11 cm Conditions: good consistent with age use. Small defects.

Made in Italy, 1950s. This ashtray / catchall is made in Bizantine zanfirico murano glass with murrines. It is a "Tutti frutti" model, n° 12065. It is published on a catalogue. This ...

Made in Italy, 1950s. It is made in murano glass. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in perfect original condition and r...

Murano glass ashtray, attributed to Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1950s. Nile green colour, it was bought by my great-grandfather in Venice. It has a small chip, as evidenced by one of the...

Incredible ashtray in Murano glass bicolor attributed to Venini circa 1950

1950's Stitched leather ashtray designed for maison Hermès by Paul Dupré-Lafon

This ashtray, can be used as a vide-poche too. It is in ceramic, with great patina. Made in France in the 1950s. The shape is round, and it is in good condition.

Art Deco English Ribbed Crystal Ribbed Matchstrike A diminutive clear crystal match-strike, finely crafted of applied crystal spirals, simply beautiful. Excellent condition with a few normal rough spots to the ribs, commensurate with age and use. Shown with 1.5 inch long matches.

Egg shaped stainless steel ashtray. Very rare in this metal composition - brushed stainless. It is called the smile and was designed by Hans Bunde and manufactured by Carl Cohr in Fr...

Sommerso glass ashtray from Murano, attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy, 1950s. Intact, small signs of aging. Purchased in those years by a doctor for his own professional practice.

Made in Italy, 1950s - 1960s, in the style of Barbini. Made in thick peach pink Murano glass with gold leaf, slightly iridescent, with a clear iron manufacturing. The technique is ...

Unique oversized molar catchall sculpture from France. Heavy and well made. Just under 7" tall. Great condition. The body of the tooth is a cream ceramic while the indentation is col...

Elegant shaped Danish Modern vessel from the 1950s designed by Per Lutken for the Holmegaard glass factory in Denmark. This asymmetrical handmade teardrop shaped form was part of the...

Italian mid-century modern brass light blue yellow metal floor ashtray, 1950s Brass and metal ashtray with three-legged base. The three brass rods that make the base come together in...

Murano glass ashtray/valet tray, Italy, 1950s Purchased by my great-grandparents and has always belonged to my family. Intact. Small signs of the time.

Handsome green leather and frosted glass ashtray from the 1950s by seminal French Art Deco modernist designer Jacques Adnet. The inside part of t...

Mid-Century Modern Venetian glass bowl or ashtray with organic floral form. Exquisitely handblown in hues of emerald green. Bowl has bubble glass b...

An unusual, nostalgic, political incorrect and very rare object in the shape of this smoker's station. In Denmark referred to as 'smoke Lagoon'. It dates to the mid-late 1950s and in...

Mid-Century Modern Gold Tweed decorative ceramics set by Royal Haeger. This set includes a stunning 23? long mermaid planter. This gorgeous mermaid is white with 22k gold leaf accents. She is lying on her belly, holding a bowl that can be used as a receptacle for jewelry, keys or candy. You can even fill the little bowl up with blue water to emphasize the mermaid theme. The cavity in her tail in the planter area. Succulents would look especially lovely planted in the mermaid. The set comes complete with a leaf shaped ashtray, a palm frond shaped ashtray and a circular candy dish with lid...

Made in Italy, 1950s. Made in purple Murano glass with gold leaf. This is a piece of the "porpora" serie by Ercole Barovier. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight tr...

Angelo Mangiarotti blue ceramic ashtray Unique flower shape Italy, 1950s.

A beautiful Italian canary yellow glass and brass ashtray, Midcentury Modern period, circa 1950s, Italy. A great piece for a cocktail table, side table, etc. Piece has two supports a...

Piero Fornasetti Posacenere measure: 24".

Collection of beautiful vintage Murano ashtrays in various shapes and rich jewel tones Sold separately - Large Sizes - $595 Smaller Sizes...

Crystal We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'V...

Angelo Mangiarotti ashtray in brown ceramic Italy, 1960s.

Beautiful large ashtray with woven bamboo and patina'd brass Great on any desk to hold paperclips etc.

Sculptural ashtray/catchall in the style of Matégot and Georges Jouve. Iron frame with circular base and circular top. Green and black ceramic dish sits inside the metal opening. Gre...

Stunning Hornsea Pottery midcentury vide poche catchall from Hornsea, England. Bold red interior, accented by white and black exterior. Designed by Joh...

Made in Italy, 1950s. This is a thick Murano glass bowl / ashtray / vide-poche ascribable to Alfredo Barbini because of its wavy rims. It is made with Murano glass and green canes...

Set of two Scandinavian Modern nesting brass ashtrays from the mid 1900s. Solid brass. Stamped on the bottoms. Good vintage condition, minor wear consistent with age and use.

1950s set of three blue opaline glass items. Made in Italy The bright blue milk, opaline or cased glass is heavy and thick, all items have a decorative orm...

Piero Fornasetti.

Decorative ashtray by Stig Lindberg, Sweden, circa 1950, from the group of Domino. Made by Gustavsberg. An artistic jack-of-all-trades, Stig Lindberg was accomplished in Industrial ...

Elegant shaped Danish Modern vessel from 1959 designed by Per Lutken for the Holmegaard glass factory in Denmark. This asymmetrical handmade drop shaped form was part of the Flamingo Series created in the 1950s. It seems that this series was produced in limited colors, aqua blue, a clambroth color (very rare), and in a dark green and clear combination. Engraved in the bottom -Holmegaard 1959...

Richard Rohac ashtray vienna around 1950s, ( signed ) Polished and stove enameled.

Colored ceramic 1950 ashtray. Made in a piece on Lava, covered with Ceramic hand painted.

Substantial glass catchall / ashtray with a leather lid in the style of French designer Jacques Adnet. Thick frosted glass body with a lid made of black leather with contrast stitch...

Crystal We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. Why are there so many antiques in Argentina? In the 1880 – 1940 there was a grate wave of immigration encouraged by the periods of war that were taking place. 1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939 and 1945 The immigrants options were New York or Buenos Aires. Tickets were cheap and in Buenos Aires they were welcomed with open arms, as it was a country where everything was still to be done. Argentina was the country of new opportunities, labour was needed and religious freedom was assured, in many cases the of the family travel first until they were settled and then the rest of the family members join them. In the immigrant museum “Ellis Island Immigrant Building” in New York you can se the promotional posters of the boats that would take them to a new life. Between the years 1895 and 1896, Argentina had the highest DGP (gross domestic product) per capita in the world according to the Maddison Historical Statistics index, this situation arose due to the large amount of food being exported to European countries, which were at war. The Argentinean ships left the port of Buenos Aires with food, but they returned with furniture, clothes and construction elements, (it´s common to see this the old buildings of the historic neighbourhood of San Telmo, the beams with the inscription “Made in England)”, as well as many markets that were built in Buenos Aires, such us the San Telmo Market, whose structure was brought by ship and afterwards assembled in 900 Defensa Street. With the great influence of European immigrants living in the country, the children of the upper classes travelled to study in France, resulting in the inauguration of “La Maison Argentinienne”, on 27th of June 1928, in the international city of Paris, which hosted many Argentinians that were studying in Frace. It´s the fourth house to be built after France, Canada and Belgium, being the first Spanish-speaking one. Still in place today (17 Bd Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France). Many of the children of these wealthy families who attended international art exhibitions, museums and art courses abroad, took a keen interest in the European style. This is why Buenos Aires was at the time referred as “The Paris of South America”. Between the years 1890 and 1920 more than a hundred Palaces were built on Alvear Avenue the most exclusive avenue in Buenos Aires. Today some of these palaces have been transformed into museums, hotels and embassies. In the year 1936, the Kavanagh building was inaugurated, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in South America. During 1994 the American Society of Civil Engineers distinguished it as an “international engineering milestone”, and it´s now considered a World Heritage of Modern Architecture. At the time was common to hire foreign architects such as Le Corbusier, who visited Buenos Aires/Argentina in 1929 and in 1948 he drew up the blueprints for a house built in La Plata City (which was declared a World Heritage Site). In 1947, the Hungarian architect Marcelo Breuer designed “Parador Ariston” in the seaside city of Mar del Plata. After an Argentinean student at Harvard University convinced him to come to Argentina. He worked on an urban development project in the Casa Amarilla, area of La Boca. The Ukrainian architect, Vladimiro Acosta, arrives in Argentina in 1928 and worked as an architect until que moved to Brazil. Antonio Bonet, a Spanish architect who worked with Le Corbusier in Paris, arrives in Argentina in 1937, where he carried out several architectural works and in 1938 designs the well-known BFK chair. Andres Kálnay, of Hungarian origin, made around 120 architectural masterpieces, among which the former Munich brewery stands out, he even made the furniture’s design. The German architect, Walter Gropius, director of the Bauhaus, lived in Argentina, where he wrote articles for “Sur” magazine and founded in Buenos Aires, an architectural firm with Franz Möller, who was also an architect, where he built two houses. At the same time several famous designers decided to immigrate to Argentina, among them we can find the well-known French designer, Jean-Michel Frank, who arrived in the country in 1940 and also worked for the Rockefeller family. Special pieces were made, which were sold exclusively in the country, such as the well-known German company “WMF”, who sold their products by catalogue, which were chosen by the ladies of high society in the list of wedding gifts, as well as the pieces designed by Christofle. The Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, made special pieces for Argentinean mansions. In 1904 the first Jansen branch outside Paris was established in Buenos Aires, as the Argentinean clientele demanded a large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique. The brands Maple and Thompson also set up shop in the country. The French plastic artist, Marcel Duchamp moved to Argentina in 1918-1919. Glass signed Gallé, Charder, Leverre, Schneider, Muller and other French firms. They were bought in flower shops and were given to ladies with beautiful floral arrangements. Some furniture manufacturers travelled to international fairs and bough the patterns to produce the furniture in Argentina, such as the furniture firm Englander and Bonta, who bought the patterns ins Italy. It is worth mentioning that in Argentina we have the largest community of Italians outside...

1950s Fornasetti original astonishing porcelain vide poche/catchall "Sonate- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" by Piero Fornasetti . Heavy porcelain construction for use as beautiful desk acc...

Fabulous piece of Art Glass in the form of an ashtray fitted to hold cigars by Baccarat. Signed on base, but partially worn from age. In excellent vintage condition with no wear, exc...

French wicker & iron catchall ashtray with magazine holder In the style of Raoul Guys Handwoven stitching detail Natural variations in color Beautif...

Amazing standing ashtray in goatskin and metal details made by the Italian designer Aldo Tura. Made in Italy in the 1950s. One of the most enigmatic and polarizing figures to e...

Beautiful and unique octagonal centrepiece or vide poche signed Fontana Arte. Green Art Glass. A remarkable piece for a study or living room. Signed FX Italy 1950s.

An adorable Italian genuine alabaster hand-carved ashtray with irregular shapes and beautiful colors from light beige to gray. Italy, circa the 1950s...

Round Onix marble Italian Design Sergio Asti Ashtray 1950s.

Vintage celadon/mint green ceramic ashtray/trinket dish with cigarette slots by Piero Fornasetti, (circa 1950s, Italy). Features lithographic tra...

Small hammered ashtray vienna around 1950s. Brass polished and stove enameled.

This Vide-poche, or ashtray, was carved from a block of stone,Agathe stone, then polished. We can see as a decoration scheme this extraordinary sinuous Veinage, in brown and beige gr...

1950 Brutalist wood ashtray / centrepiece, in the style of Noll, or Nakashima.

Richard rohac ( signed ) Ashtray vienna around 1950s. Original condition.

Crystal We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads ...

Vintage Danish pair of Maygreen glass bowls by Per Lütken. 1950s, Set of 2. Stunning pair of organically shaped Danish modern glass bowls in heavy ...