Crystal Ashtrays

Ceska Bohemian Crystal Art Deco hand-crafted faceted geometric Triangle Ashtray. This beautiful piece is cut crystal with beautiful cut facets to create prisms of color when light passes through it. The Ashtray was produced during in the late 20th Century in the Czech Republic. Great Accessories for a single Drink Table...

Pair of Bohemian crystal and sterling silver ashtrays, 1980s. Very elegant items. Assembled by an Italian silversmith who created the supports for the two Bohemian crystal ashtrays. ...

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French well-designed smoking ashtray in very good proportions and condition. Has four deep V-rests for cigarette size or smaller smokes at the corners an...

Rare round bowl or ashtray in green crystal glass and mirrored underside with four concave circle by Fontana Arte. Made in Italy in the 1960s.

Vintage crystal ashtray Produced in Poland in the 1960s by the Julia Glassworks Very good condition Measures: Height: 5cm Width: 17cm.

Article: Crystal glass ashtray Producer: ART VANNES FRANCE (marked) Age: 1970s   Wonderful heavy glass element designed and produced by Art Vannes in France i...

Crystal ashtray from mid XX century Very good condition Produced in Poland in around 1960s.  

Ashtray made in Italy in the 1960s, attributed to Fontana Arte. The square shaped ashtray was made of green nile crystal glass and burgundy leather. Note: We try to offer our cust...

Mid-Century Modern square green glass ashtray. This wonderful piece was produced by Fontana Arte in Italy during the 1960s. It is composed of ...

1970s Gorgeous smoking set in crystal by Lalique. made in France. The both pieces are signed on the bottom. Made in France. The table lighter works perfectly. The items are in excell...

Cobalt colored crystal ashtray Made in Poland in the 1960s. Very good condition Measures: height 5.5 cm, diameter 16 cm.

Crystal We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. Why are there so many antiques in Argentina? In the 1880 – 1940 there was a grate wave of immigration encouraged by the periods of war that were taking place. 1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939 and 1945 The immigrants options were New York or Buenos Aires. Tickets were cheap and in Buenos Aires they were welcomed with open arms, as it was a country where everything was still to be done. Argentina was the country of new opportunities, labour was needed and religious freedom was assured, in many cases the of the family travel first until they were settled and then the rest of the family members join them. In the immigrant museum “Ellis Island Immigrant Building” in New York you can se the promotional posters of the boats that would take them to a new life. Between the years 1895 and 1896, Argentina had the highest DGP (gross domestic product) per capita in the world according to the Maddison Historical Statistics index, this situation arose due to the large amount of food being exported to European countries, which were at war. The Argentinean ships left the port of Buenos Aires with food, but they returned with furniture, clothes and construction elements, (it´s common to see this the old buildings of the historic neighbourhood of San Telmo, the beams with the inscription “Made in England)”, as well as many markets that were built in Buenos Aires, such us the San Telmo Market, whose structure was brought by ship and afterwards assembled in 900 Defensa Street. With the great influence of European immigrants living in the country, the children of the upper classes travelled to study in France, resulting in the inauguration of “La Maison Argentinienne”, on 27th of June 1928, in the international city of Paris, which hosted many Argentinians that were studying in Frace. It´s the fourth house to be built after France, Canada and Belgium, being the first Spanish-speaking one. Still in place today (17 Bd Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France). Many of the children of these wealthy families who attended international art exhibitions, museums and art courses abroad, took a keen interest in the European style. This is why Buenos Aires was at the time referred as “The Paris of South America”. Between the years 1890 and 1920 more than a hundred Palaces were built on Alvear Avenue the most exclusive avenue in Buenos Aires. Today some of these palaces have been transformed into museums, hotels and embassies. In the year 1936, the Kavanagh building was inaugurated, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in South America. During 1994 the American Society of Civil Engineers distinguished it as an “international engineering milestone”, and it´s now considered a World Heritage of Modern Architecture. At the time was common to hire foreign architects such as Le Corbusier, who visited Buenos Aires/Argentina in 1929 and in 1948 he drew up the blueprints for a house built in La Plata City (which was declared a World Heritage Site). In 1947, the Hungarian architect Marcelo Breuer designed “Parador Ariston” in the seaside city of Mar del Plata. After an Argentinean student at Harvard University convinced him to come to Argentina. He worked on an urban development project in the Casa Amarilla, area of La Boca. The Ukrainian architect, Vladimiro Acosta, arrives in Argentina in 1928 and worked as an architect until que moved to Brazil. Antonio Bonet, a Spanish architect who worked with Le Corbusier in Paris, arrives in Argentina in 1937, where he carried out several architectural works and in 1938 designs the well-known BFK chair. Andres Kálnay, of Hungarian origin, made around 120 architectural masterpieces, among which the former Munich brewery stands out, he even made the furniture’s design. The German architect, Walter Gropius, director of the Bauhaus, lived in Argentina, where he wrote articles for “Sur” magazine and founded in Buenos Aires, an architectural firm with Franz Möller, who was also an architect, where he built two houses. At the same time several famous designers decided to immigrate to Argentina, among them we can find the well-known French designer, Jean-Michel Frank, who arrived in the country in 1940 and also worked for the Rockefeller family. Special pieces were made, which were sold exclusively in the country, such as the well-known German company “WMF”, who sold their products by catalogue, which were chosen by the ladies of high society in the list of wedding gifts, as well as the pieces designed by Christofle. The Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, made special pieces for Argentinean mansions. In 1904 the first Jansen branch outside Paris was established in Buenos Aires, as the Argentinean clientele demanded a large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique. The brands Maple and Thompson also set up shop in the country. The French plastic artist, Marcel Duchamp moved to Argentina in 1918-1919. Glass signed Gallé, Charder, Leverre, Schneider, Muller and other French firms. They were bought in flower shops and were given to ladies with beautiful floral arrangements. Some furniture manufacturers travelled to international fairs and bough the patterns to produce the furniture in Argentina, such as the furniture firm Englander and Bonta, who bought the patterns ins Italy. It is worth mentioning that in Argentina we have the largest community of Italians outside...

Amazing midcentury carved crystal glass ashtray. This wonderful item was designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in Italy during 1960s. This piece is unique as it has two carved sides and two straight ones and tone of the crystal, that is a very elegant water marine. A perfect bowl to complete a midcentury-style living room or entrance. Measures (cms): width - 20 depth - 20 height - 2 Pietro Chiesa (1892-1948) was an Italian designer who specialised in modernist and Art Deco designs. Chiesa was one of the founding members of FontanaArte which was established in 1932, and as its artistic director, he designed hundreds of items ranging from furniture to objets d’art. A member of the Swiss Ticino family of artists, Chiesa is best known for his glass furnishing pieces, such as the Fontana table. Fontana Arte (established in 1933) was founded by Luigi Fontana, Gio Ponti, and Pietro Chiesa as a premier producer and marketer of furniture, lighting, and furnishing accessories, and distignuished itself applying the highest standards of glass craftsmanship and techniques. Throughout Fontana Arte’s history, its lamps and furniture have been highly sought after due to their superior glass craftsmanship and innovative design. Saint-Gobain Invests in Luigi Fontanta e Compagni The origins of Fontana Arte go back to 1881, when Luigi Fontana established Luigi Fontana e Compagni to produce and market sheet glass for the construction industry. Luigi’s success as an entrepreneur in the growing Italian construction sector attracted the attention of the French glass-making company Saint-Gobain, which, in 1910, took a majority stake in the ownership of Luigi Fontana e Compagni transforming it into a “Società Anonima” still under the direction of Luigi Fontana. By the mid-1920s, Fontana e Compagni’s capabilities included the creation of artistic stained glass that was mostly used in functional and decorative settings of churches and cathedrals. Gio Ponti Becomes Fontana e Compagni’s Artistic Director In just a few years, the production of such artistic stained-glass products had become of such importance that a different division within the Fontana e Compagni was created to further its development. In 1930, Luigi Fontana met the successful young Milanese architect Gio Ponti, who was then the art director of Richard-Ginori pottery company, and they formed a partnership, under the name of Luigi Fontana SA, for the production of light fixtures, furniture, and furnishing objects. During this initial period, Gio Ponti designed from Fontana Arte the now-iconic 0024 Pendant light (1931) and the Bilia Table Lamp (1931). Pietro Chiesa, Gio Ponti, and Luigi Fontana Found Fontana Arte In 1932, Gio Ponti approached Pietro Chiesa to join him and Luigi Fontana and to become Luigi Fontana SA’s artistic director. In 1933, Pietro Chiesa merged his studio, the Bottega di Pietro Chiesa, with Fontana SA, and together Luigi Fontana, Gio Ponti, and Chiesa founded Fontana Arte. During Chiesa’s tenure as artistic director, Fontana Arte’s production became rich and varied. It included furniture, tables, mirrors, sculptures, and stained glass, but it was certainly in the lighting sector where Fontana Arte excelled by creating lamps and lights with the highest standards in glass craftsmanship and modern designs. From this period came the Luminator floor lamp, the Cartoccio glass vase, and the Fontana Arte table made out of a single band of bent clear glass, (all designed by Pietro Chiesa, in 1932); and the Naska lamp...

A beautiful and substantial 'Bohemia' hand-cut crystal ashtray or bowl, circa early to mid-20th century Czechoslovakia. This Bohemian crystal piece is cut on all sides, with cut sunf...

Ashtrays in Crystal We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button...

Vintage crystal ashtray Produced in Poland in the 1960s by the Julia Glassworks Very good condition Measures: Height: 3.5cm Width: ...

Vintage crystal ashtray Produced in Poland in the 1960s by the Julia Glassworks Very good condition Measures: Height: 5cm Width: 17cm.

This is a Lalique Crystal “Aruba” cigar ashtray. It depicts a clear and frosted crystal heavy round bowl with furrowed waves rim. It is hallmarked Lalique encircled R, France.

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A very nice 6" round ice crystal cigar ashtray, circa 1990s. The piece is unsigned and in very good condition with no chips or cracks. #2142.

Stunning large square Italian ashtray by M. Caciagli with butterflies drawings. 1987

A beautiful and substantial Scandinavian Modern Swedish Modern Strombergshyttan crystal glass ashtray or vide-poche catchall with etched deer buck animal design at center, circa mid-...

Crystal ashtray from mid XX century Very good condition Produced in Poland in around 1960s.  

Crystal We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads ...

Crystal We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads ...

Crystal We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads ...

Sevres chunky crystal ashtray. Large heavy thick cushion carved Sevres crystal ashtray / vide poche with markings for Sevres crystal at base. Fr...

20th century amazing, modern, French Faceted ashtray in Baccarat Crystal. Precious French faceted crystal ashtray signed Baccarat original label on the bottom. Excellent Conditions.

Wonderful pair of crystal ashtrays or pocket emptiers produced by Italian manufacture Fontana Arte in the 1960s. The ashtrays are square and have a central basin, useful for placing...

Fontana Arte 1960s Mirrored crystal Perfect condiction Measure: Diameter 16.5 cm, height 2.5 cm.

Original handblown Art Deco spiral leaded crystal glass spiral ring tray featuring a bowl fixed to a spiral handle.

Two Incredible Mid-Century Modern square green glass ashtrays. These wonderful pieces were produced by Fontana Arte in Italy during the 1960s. ...

A very beautiful, signed, Lalique crystal dish with decorative leaf and indent design around edge, circa 20th century, France. Piece is from French luxury crystal maker Lalique. Made...

Thick and heavy cigar ashtray. It is made from polished lead crystal. Signed and numbered beneath its base. The signature looks like EH so it was probably designed by Erik Hoglund.

Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Crystal Glass Re-Polished Good Original Condition.

A small spherical footed ashtray in blue and clear handmade crystal. Designed and manufactured at Barthmann Glashütte in Germany circa 1970. It features m...

Two Crystal Ashtrays from the Early 20th Century We present you two crystal ashtrays from the Interwar Period. These items are in particularly good condition, undamaged.

Italian Mid-Century Modern crystal flower shape table ashtray, 1970s. Table ashtray with round crystal base. The structure resembles a four-petal flower, with a circle in the middle....

Decorative Italian ashtray made with glass in very good conditions.  

Crystal ashtray from mid XX century Very good condition Produced in Poland in around 1950s. height 3cm, width/depth 9,5cm.

Art glass bowl by Vicke Lindstrand for Orrefors.

Swedish Mid-Century Modern cut crystal round ash tray (signed MATS JONASSON MALERAS).   

Gallotti & Radice ashtray piece often crystal glass metal structure, 1970, Italian.

A beautiful round starburst-like cut crystal ashtray or jewelry dish. Dimensions: 4.25" diameter x 1.25" Height.

Luxury set smoke steel and 1970 Swarovsky crystals for a big yacht diamonds chic. Precious objects of great value, of great quality of execution. Cigarettes box height cm.13.5, dia...

Fontana Arte rare Ashtrav 1950 emerald green color, Italy.

Free-blown pink and clear crystal ashtray by Val Saint Lambert. Could be used as a vide poche or decorative desk accessories. Hand blown beautif...

Italian midcentury tray of coins, ashtray or centrepiece in cut crystal produced by Fontana Arte, 1950s. Please note that the item is original of the period and this shows normal si...

Beautiful and precious French crystal ashtray label signed Durand original label. Particularly the processing on the bottom of a beautiful engra...

Mid-century Italian rock crystal large ashtray/soap dish with fluted leaf form design.   

Fontana Arte Pocket ashtray curved crystal, 1960, Italy.

Pair of chunky crystal ashtrays. Heavy pair round bulbous vintage ashtrays in Classic midcentury style, American, circa 1960s. Dimensions: 5.5" diameter x 3.25" height, 4.5" diamete...

Ashtrav Fontana Arte signed FX 1950 emerald green color, Italy.

Bi-color crystal ashtray, circa 1970.

Midcentury set by Leerdam three ashtrays and small vase Measure: Vase 10 x 12 cm, ashtrays 8.5 cm.