New in Ashtrays
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern New in Ashtrays
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern New in Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage New in Ashtrays
Steel, Copper
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage New in Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern New in Ashtrays
Murano Glass, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern New in Ashtrays
Murano Glass, Glass, Art Glass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern New in Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern New in Ashtrays
Gold Leaf
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern New in Ashtrays
Copper, Gold Leaf
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern New in Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern New in Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Ashtrays
Art Glass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern New in Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern New in Ashtrays
Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s Italian Vintage New in Ashtrays
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.