Ashtrays
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic, Pottery
Late 20th Century North American Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Ashtrays
Onyx, Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Late 20th Century American Ashtrays
Glass
20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Gold Leaf
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Pottery
Mid-20th Century American Ashtrays
Glass
1980s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century German Ashtrays
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Copper
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
2010s Spanish Ashtrays
Porcelain
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Travertine, Marble, Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Ashtrays
Marble
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Ashtrays
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Ashtrays
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Early 20th Century French Ashtrays
Porcelain
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
19th Century Indian Folk Art Antique Ashtrays
Brass
1930s French Vintage Ashtrays
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Ashtrays
Glass
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Ashtrays
Ceramic
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Ashtrays
Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Ashtrays
Marble, Silver, Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern 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.