Ashtrays
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Mexican Arts and Crafts Ashtrays
Copper
Mid-20th Century English Victorian Ashtrays
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Ashtrays
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Porcelain
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Travertine
Early 20th Century German Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s French Vintage Ashtrays
Agate
Early 20th Century European Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Silver Leaf
1950s Italian Other Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1950s Austrian Baroque Revival Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Ashtrays
Porcelain
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Agate
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Ashtrays
Copper
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Ashtrays
Copper
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Ashtrays
Crystal, Silver
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Ashtrays
Crystal, Silver Plate
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Porcelain
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Gold Plate
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Pottery
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Plastic
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Ashtrays
Stone, Marble
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass, Nickel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Silver Leaf
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Breccia Marble
Early 20th Century American Victorian Ashtrays
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1930s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Vintage Ashtrays
Pottery
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
2010s Ashtrays
Porcelain
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.