Ashtrays
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Congolese Colonial Revival Ashtrays
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Islamic Ashtrays
Brass, Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Ashtrays
Porcelain
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century French International Style Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1940s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Taiwanese Hollywood Regency Ashtrays
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Glass, Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Ashtrays
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Leather
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Ashtrays
Ceramic
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art 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.