Ashtrays
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass, Steel
20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Malachite
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Porcelain
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Milk Glass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Murano Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Malachite
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal, Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Crystal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal, Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Gold Leaf
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
20th Century Chilean Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Copper
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Marble, Brass, Bronze
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Travertine
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic, Majolica
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
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.