Ashtrays
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Ashtrays
Crystal
Early 19th Century German Art Deco Antique Ashtrays
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Ashtrays
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Ashtrays
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Copper
1950s Danish Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Sterling Silver
1930s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze, Enamel
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Pottery
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Ashtrays
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Ashtrays
Sterling Silver
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Chrome
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Sterling Silver
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Blown Glass
1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
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.