Ashtrays
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Nickel, Tin
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1980s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Alabaster
1980s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Ashtrays
Porcelain
1970s French Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Mid-20th Century French Ashtrays
Opaline Glass
1970s French Kinetic Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Stone, Marble
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Ashtrays
Ceramic, Pottery
1770s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Ashtrays
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Alabaster
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Silver
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Ashtrays
Nickel
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Agate
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Ashtrays
Glass
1920s French Vintage Ashtrays
Opaline Glass
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Crystal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Porcelain
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Lava
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Porcelain
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Brass
20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Malachite
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Wood
1960s French Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Ashtrays
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Ashtrays
Metal, Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Lava
1960s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx
1650s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art 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.