Ashtrays
1980s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal, Sterling Silver
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s European Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Marble
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Crystal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
Late 20th Century French Ashtrays
Metallic Thread
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Travertine, Marble, Metal, Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century European Ashtrays
Porcelain
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1970s European Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Marble
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s French Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Marble
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1970s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1980s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Pewter
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
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.