Ashtrays
Early 20th Century French Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass, Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Ashtrays
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Straw, Plexiglass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal, Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Ashtrays
Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
1930s Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Ashtrays
Porcelain, Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Travertine
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Ashtrays
Onyx
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Copper, Gold Leaf
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Copper
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Plastic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
1940s Danish Victorian Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
1970s German Bauhaus Vintage Ashtrays
Chrome
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
20th Century Chilean Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Copper
1920s English Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Travertine
1940s Japanese Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Aluminum
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Aluminum
1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Ashtrays
Onyx, Brass
20th Century American Native American Ashtrays
Copper
1940s Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
20th Century American Art Deco Ashtrays
Crystal
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Marble, Brass, Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Malachite
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Pottery
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Italian 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.