Ashtrays
1970s Brazilian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
Late 20th Century Ashtrays
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Porcelain
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Brutalist Vintage Ashtrays
Agate
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Silver
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Plastic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1950s French Vintage Ashtrays
Enamel
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Straw, Plexiglass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Ashtrays
Marble
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Ashtrays
Onyx
1970s German Bauhaus Vintage Ashtrays
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Travertine
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Marble, Brass, Bronze
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1990s French Modern Ashtrays
Aluminum
1970s European Space Age Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Travertine
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s French Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Copper
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Silver Plate
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Ashtrays
Plastic
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Plastic
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Marble
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass, Nickel
1970s Serbian Brutalist Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal, Silver
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Plastic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1990s French Modern Ashtrays
Bakelite
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.