Ashtrays: a really great gift

After spending more than a year shopping solely online I think most gifts I see are either predictable or something I have seen before. I pride myself on being a good gift giver and the one gift I keep coming back to that everyone loves is an ashtray. Sure we aren't smokers - but a clever, cool ashtray can sit on a coffee table or a dresser; it can be a catchall for keys, hold soap in the bathroom, deliver candies after dinner. If you buy vintage you are giving something that only the recipient has (not common these days!) and I stand firmly behind the fact that it’s something most people would really love to receive. I picked some out for you below - but continue troll eBay / Etsy / Chairish / 1stDibs and I know you'll find something you like.

From left to right:

1. Black white and gold porcelain ashtray (other colors here)

2. Vintage Claridge’s ashtray - I love souvenir ashtrays from famed bars. Here are some more: Villa d’Este, Harry’s Bar, Hemingway Bar, Bemelman’s, Spago

3. Bottom ashtray

4. Midcentury brass flower ashtray

5. Malachite ashtray

6. 1970s wood and metal ashtray

7. Pink Murano glass ashtray - lots of great ones to be found on Etsy for good prices!

8. Moet Chandon cigar ashtray

9. Versace gold border ashtray

10. Pair of Midcentury horse head ashtrays - I love these!

11. Pair of Hermes mini ashtrays (on sale!) - there are lots of Hermes ashtrays to be found on eBay! In that vein I like Halcyon Days too - see examples here and here.

12. Hollywood Regency fly ashtray - or try a turtle, nesting hedgehogs (another) or a butterfly!

13. Midcentury gold globe ashtray

14. Set of 4 orange onyx card suit ashtrays

15. Italian hand painted floral ashtray

 
Gift GuideMary Bell ClementComment