Ashtrays
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Nickel
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century French Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Marble, Stone
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Jacaranda
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Pottery, Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Malachite
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1960s Post-Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Marble
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Ashtrays
Ceramic, Porcelain
1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Steel, Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Ashtrays
Metal, Brass, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Ashtrays
Porcelain
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Stainless Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Silver, Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Early 20th Century Unknown Ashtrays
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal, Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Ashtrays
Bronze
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1940s French Vintage Ashtrays
Leather, Bamboo
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Marble
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century American Ashtrays
Metal
Early 20th Century English Rococo Ashtrays
Porcelain
1950s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
1950s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
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.