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Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Fontana Arte 1970s, Ashtray in Leather, Brass and Faceted Glass, Italy Art Glass
Located in Roma, IT
Fontana Arte 1970s. Ashtray in leather, brass and faceted glass.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Marianna von Allesch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Studio Pottery
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large biomorphic ceramic by noted artist Marianna von Allesch. Incised abstract design with pewter glaze. Signed on lower rear.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Pottery

Midcentury Ceramic Ashtray by Ellen Malmer for Royal Copenhagen
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun and rare midcentury ceramic ashtray in brown, ivory and gold glaze by Ellen Malmer for Royal Copenhagen, circa 1960s. The piece is in ex...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Floor Ashtray Umbrella Stand Signed by Stilnovo, Milan, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
A splendid cream white umbrella stand and floor ashtray by Stilnovo - Milano (signed on the bottom and on the top) – Italy, circa 1960. The materials used are plastic and metal.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Metal

Vintage Blue Ashtray Cube Murano Glass Label V. Nason & Italy, circa 1970
Located in Rome, IT
The item is composed of two pieces: a cube and the ashtray, both in Murano glass. Signed with the original label "V. Nason & C" - Italy, 1970 circa. Cube dimensions: 6 x 6 cm A...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass

Old Umbrella Stand Midcentury Italian Design Perforated Metal Brass Gold Green
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Old umbrella stand midcentury Italian design perforated metal and brass gold green. On request the brass part can be polished, without any additional cost.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Brass, Metal

Ashtray by Richard Rohac 'Signed'
Located in Wien, AT
Ashtray by Richard Rohac (signed) Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Brass

Portable Ashtray Faux Leather and Steel Italian Pop Art Design 1970s Round Black
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Portable ashtray faux leather and steel Italian Pop Art design 1970s round black Single piece height cm.3.5, diameter cm.9.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Faux Leather

Italian Mid-Century Modern Bubble Glass Trinket Ashtray
Located in Copenhagen, K
Small Red Bubble Glass trinket or ashtray with sideways opening, Italy circa 1960's
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass

Cat Brass Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1950 vintage cat brass ashtray or bowl. This can be used as a sculpture too.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Brass

Ashtray Rack Design Italian Geometric Brass Enameled Aluminum Red Gold Color
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ashtray rack design Italian geometric brass enameled aluminum red gold color. On request the brass part can be polished, without any additional cost.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Standing Floor Ashtray by Knoll
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A tall, Minimalist standing floor ashtray having a weighted cylindrical black lacquered steel body with a chromed removable top.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Small Green Flygfors Trincket or Ashtray
Located in Copenhagen, K
Midcentury small green flygfors trincket by Paul Kedelv.
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass

1960 Solid Brass Ashtray, Signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1960 solid brass ashtray, signed. Brass sculpture, Vide Poche, decorative object.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Brass

Rosenthal Vase and Ashtray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderfully tailored and textured porcelain vase by Rosenthal Studio Line with matching ashtray for AEG-Telefunken.
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Porcelain

Arthur Court Cast Aluminium Round Tray Holder
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern tray by Arthur Court.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Metal

Flygfors Pink Bubblegum Trinket Bowl
Located in Copenhagen, K
Flygfors pink and transperant bubblegum trinket.
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass

Midcentury Set by Leerdam Three Ashtrays and Small Vase
Located in Weiningen, CH
Midcentury set by Leerdam three ashtrays and small vase Measure: Vase 10 x 12 cm, ashtrays 8.5 cm.
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Crystal

Murano Silver Flecks Purple Art Glass Bowl / Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful handblown purple Murano glass bowl or ashtray with aventurine silver flecks. Italy, 1960s. Highly decorative organical shapes. Lovely to be used...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Silver Leaf

Set of Six Italian Enameled Copper Pin Dishes
Located in Hanover, MA
Lovely set of six Italian Mid-Century enameled copper pin dishes or ashtrays. Each bowl is enameled blue on the underside with a round copper foot. Measures: 3-1/2 inches diameter and 1-1/2 inches high. In the style of Paolo di Poli.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Brutalist 1960s Paul Evans Patchwork Metal Ashtray, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Brutalist 1960s Paul Evans patchwork metal ashtray. The black metal dish is removable for easy cleaning. Great for the Mid-Century collector who has e...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Metal

Floor Ash Stand by Stilnovo
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A graphic and expressive weighted floor ash stand having the form of a bold red column, the aluminium and lacquered top holding a removable insert.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Barovier e Toso Murano Smoking Set of Four Pieces
Located in East Hampton, NY
Vivid pink interior with gold flake exterior handblown glass Murano set of four pieces. Large ashtray for cigars, mid-size vessel for cigarettes and smaller vessel for matchsticks. G...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Mid Century Modern Vintage Metal Ashtray France, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A mid century modern vintage metal ashtray, which was designed and made in the 1950s France. The vintage ashtray was made out of white lacquered ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Brass, Copper, Metal

Italian Midcentury Set of 4 Ashtray
Located in bari, IT
Set of 4 ashtray in different glass colored from the late 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Murano Sommerso Ashtray Bowl Flavio Poli Italy 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl attributed to Flavio Poli.
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Mid century ceramic “Marocco” ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian mid century modern ceramic ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s. From the Marroco line; imported by Rosenthal Netter. Pick up in central west Los Angeles or we ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand Ashtray for Lumax Set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
About product: Lumax ashtrey by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand. Manufactured in France, circa 1970. The Lumax Ashtray by Le Corbusier is an iconic design piece. It was designe...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass

Midcentury Italian Pleated Leather Ashtray by Nova Tecno, Italy 1970's
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning floor standing ashtray fully made in a thick italian leather and chrome metal. This charming ashtray was made by Nova Tecno in Italy during the 1970s and is signed on the bo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand Ashtray for Lumax Set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
About product: Lumax ashtrey by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand. Manufactured in France, circa 1970. The Lumax Ashtray by Le Corbusier is an iconic design piece. It was designe...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Italian “Rimini Blu” mid century ceramic blue ashtray by Bitossi, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian mid century “Rimini Blu” ceramic ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy 1960s. In vibrant cerulean blue and featuring an intricate hand-carved geometric motif on ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

1970s "AC2" Black Murano Glass Ashtray by Osvaldo Borsani by Venini for Tecno
Located in Koper, SI
Exquisite Murano glass ashtray by Italian design master and entrapreneur Osvaldo Borsani, designed for his own company Tecno in 1956, and manufacted by Venini. Known as model AC2. Th...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage The Russian Tea Room Ashtray 1970s
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage ashtray from the iconic Russian Tea Room in New York City. This ashtray evokes the spirit of the fame restaurant and bar in its heyday in the 1970s. The glass pie...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Vintage Ceramic Ashtray Model 268 by Fornasetti for Winston Brand, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Unobtainable piece from the collectible ceramics series realized by Fornasetti for Winston brand in the 70s. This piece is enriched by the drawing of the opera star Lina Cavalieri (1...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Cigarette Box with Stackable Brass Ashtrays, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely Mid-Century cigarette box in enameled metal with removable brass ashtrays. This eye-catching object was made in Italy during the 1950s. This charming item has a small top com...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Raymor by Mancioli Italy Geometric Vide Poche Midcentury 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Stunning, unique Mancioli for Raymor vide poche catchall. Bold colors of green, yellow, brown and black swirl through the geometric design on this ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Design: 1950s Whale-Shaped Ashtray by Walter Bosse in Elegant Bronze
Located in Rome, IT
Discover the allure of mid-century design with this captivating whale-shaped ashtray created by the esteemed Austrian designer Walter Bosse during the 1950s. The sleek and modern des...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Brass

Aldo Tura, green goatskin parchment large floor ashtray, Italy 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Green parchment large floor bowl / ashtray. Designed and executed by Aldo Tura. Italy 1960s. Along with artists like Piero Fornasetti and Carlo Bugatti, ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Metal

Bitossi Rimini Blue Ashtray or Empty Pockets
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The Bitossi Rimini Blue ashtray is part of the Rimini Blue series produced by the Italian ceramics company Bitossi Ceramiche. This ashtray, like other pieces in the collection, featu...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Audoux Minet Style Green Ceramic Ashtray with Rope, 1970s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large green ceramic ashtray with thick rope detailing in the style of French-Swiss husband-and-wife duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, circa 1970. Beautiful green ceramic with varyi...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Hemp, Rope, Ceramic

Vintage Italian pink and gray striped slanted marble ashtray, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A unique ashtray of charcoal and pink hued marble stripes, hand-carved in Italy circa mid 1960s. The piece is asymmetrically slanted which adds to its unique flair. Great condition w...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Marble

Antonia Campi Midcentury Organic Ceramic Ashtray for S.C.I. Laveno, 1950s
Located in Koper, SI
This organic piece, model C305, was designed by Italian ceramicist and artist Antonia Campi in 1954. It can be used as an ashtray, or simply displayed as a decorative piece. It was m...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Midcentury Hollywood Regency Style Flower Petal "Bridge" Ashtray
Located in Palermo, PA
Immerse yourself in the midcentury Hollywood Regency style with this exquisite Goldtone Flower Petal "Bridge" Ashtray. Meticulously crafted with attention to detail, this single piec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Metal, Brass

Dish in Bronze, Designed and Made in Denmark, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Dish in bronze, designed and made in Denmark, 1950s.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Crystal Glass from Mid-20th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Crystal glass from mid-20th century Very good condition Produced in Poland in circa 1960s.  
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Crystal

Raymor Italy Ceramic Dish, circa 1960
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Raymor Italy Ceramic Bowl / Ashtray with Fish Motif, circa 1960.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Gucci Horsebit Double Ashtray, Brass, Gold Leaf, Nickel, Leather, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Gucci Horsebit double ashtray, brass, gold leaf, nickel, and leather, signed. Chunky equestrian themed twin ashtrays from the storied fashion brand whic...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Nickel, Gold Leaf, Brass

Midcentury Amber Yellow "Sommerso" Murano Glass Italian Decorative Bowl, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury yellow "Sommerso bullicante" Murano glass decorative bowl. This fantastic item is attributed to Galliano Ferro and was designed in Murano, Italy, during 1960s. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modern Black w/ Marble Grey Veined Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
20th Century Mid-Century Modern style ashtray made of carved black marble featuring subtle gray swirls. This can be seen at our 400 Gilligan St location in Scranton, PA.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Marble

1960's Art Glass Bowl by Josef Hospodka for Chribska Glassworks, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Art glass bowl by a glass designer Josef Hospodka, made in Chribska Glassworks in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960's.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Rockwell Silver Co., Silver Overlay, Red Sox Baseball Logo Ashtray
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage sterling silver overlay ashtray by Rockwell Silver Company. A circular clear glass ashtray with a silver overlay rim having 4 divots centering a silver overlay image of the Boston Red Sox...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Silver

Italian Mid-Century Modern Gray Murano Glass Object Holder, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Gray Murano glass object holder, 1970s Faceted object holder in gray Murano glass. 1970s Good condition, with a small chip. This Fantastic seri...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Original Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Pedestal Ash Stand
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this pedestal ash stand designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, circa 1960.
Category

1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Aluminum

Art Glass Ashtray by Josef Hospodka for Chribska Glassworks, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of glass - Re-polished - Has some signs use - Good, original condition.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass

1960s Sommerso Murano Glass Ashtray by Seguso
Located in Brescia, IT
Purple and amethyst Murano "Sommerso" glass Perfect condition.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Fontana Arte Empty Pocket or Ashtray, Italy 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Fontana Arte, pocket tray or ash tray or centerpiece in cut glass circular base with four concave circles inside from 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Set of Two French Metal Ashtray, circa early 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two metal ashtray by unknown manufactured from France, circa early 20th century. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful ...
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Gilded Cast Iron Ram Floor Ashtray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern gilded iron ram ashtray. Feast your eyes on this beautiful golden tall floor ashtray. Even if you are not a smoker, this beautiful cast iron floor statue...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Iron

Mid-century Modern ashtrays for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern ashtrays for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage ashtrays created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, murano glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern ashtrays made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original ashtrays, popular names associated with this style include Flavio Poli, Bitossi, Aldo Londi, and Angelo Mangiarotti. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for ashtrays differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $12,712 while the average work can sell for $541.

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