Ashtrays
1970s French Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Crystal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic, Stoneware, Terracotta
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Silver
2010s Brazilian Modern Ashtrays
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Onyx, Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
15th Century and Earlier Modern Antique Ashtrays
Stone
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1930s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
2010s Swedish Modern Ashtrays
Sandstone
1950s European Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Ashtrays
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic, Porcelain
2010s Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays
Marble
Late 20th Century British Minimalist Ashtrays
Glass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Stone
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Copper
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Ashtrays
Ormolu
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Sterling Silver
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
1970s French Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Marble, Brass
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Bronze
1970s Brazilian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass, Art Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
1950s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Iron
1980s Italian Beaux Arts Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Ashtrays
Glass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Swedish Industrial Vintage Ashtrays
Aluminum, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Ashtrays
Alabaster, Metal
1950s Italian 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.