Ashtrays
1960s African Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Amethyst
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Bronze
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
2010s Mexican Art Deco Ashtrays
Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
2010s Mexican Art Deco Ashtrays
Marble
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Gold
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Gold Leaf
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
2010s Brazilian Modern Ashtrays
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Ashtrays
Clay
20th Century American Art Deco Ashtrays
Pewter
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Travertine
19th Century German Antique Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Stoneware
1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
20th Century French Modern Ashtrays
Crystal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Enamel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass, Copper, Steel
Early 1900s European Antique Ashtrays
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Aluminum
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Malachite
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic, Stoneware, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
2010s Mexican Modern Ashtrays
Stone
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Stone, Amethyst
2010s Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays
Other, Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx, Marble
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Aluminum
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Murano 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.