Ashtrays
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx, Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Aluminum
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Czech Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays
Glass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Travertine
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Stone, Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
2010s Australian Modern Ashtrays
Travertine
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Marble
1970s American Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Marble
2010s French Art Deco Ashtrays
Granite, Aluminum, Brass, Bronze
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Aluminum, Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Crystal
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Travertine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic, Stoneware, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
1950s French Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Onyx, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Ashtrays
Plastic
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
15th Century and Earlier Modern Antique Ashtrays
Stone
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Ashtrays
Ormolu
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Silver
1950s European Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Modern Ashtrays
Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Ashtrays
Ceramic
20th Century French Brutalist Ashtrays
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
2010s Swedish Modern Ashtrays
Sandstone
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Stone
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Copper
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Sterling Silver
1960s Austrian Brutalist Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century British Minimalist Ashtrays
Glass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
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.