Ashtrays
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Ashtrays
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Onyx
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Ashtrays
Concrete
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Birch
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Brass, Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Ashtrays
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
1940s French Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Copper, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Ashtrays
Glass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
20th Century Italian Rustic Ashtrays
Ash
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Alabaster
2010s Austrian Ashtrays
Brass
1960s French Vintage Ashtrays
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s French Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Ashtrays
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Aluminum
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Stoneware
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Alabaster
2010s Spanish Ashtrays
Concrete, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century Space Age Ashtrays
Aluminum
1950s Italian Other Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Optical Glass
1960s American Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Ashtrays
Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Ashtrays
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1850s Italian Other Antique Ashtrays
Glass
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
2010s Australian Modern Ashtrays
Travertine
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic, Art Glass
Late 20th Century American Modern Ashtrays
Crystal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
19th Century Burmese Anglo-Indian Antique Ashtrays
Silver
1920s Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Leather, Glass
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.