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Circular Lobed Marble Font Basin from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
vide-poche (literally “empty pocket”) is a small storage bowl for everyday items, such as car keys
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Marble

Small Italian Beige and Burgundy Marble Lobed Basin or Vide Poche
Located in Dallas, TX
. A vide-poche (literally “empty pocket”) is a small storage bowl for everyday items, such as car keys
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20th Century Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Marble

Alchimie Contemporary Porcelain Pocket Emptier, Two Sizes, by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Il set comprendente svuota tasche e posacenere di Grand Tour by Vito Nesta è un binomio vincente per ogni tipo di ambiente. Ottimi in ingresso, su un tavolino in salotto, una mensola...
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2010s Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Mid Century Fontana Arte Glass Pocket Emptier, signed FX, 1950s
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Meda, MB
Beautiful glass pocket emptier Attr. Max Ingrand produced in Italy around the 50s/60s by Fontana
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Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Las Palmas, Contemporary Porcelain Pocket Emptier, Two Sizes, by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A set of two porcelain pocket emptiers/ashtray with a classic shape and unique printed design. This
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2010s Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Dragon Pool, Contemporary Porcelain Pocket Emptier, Two Sizes, by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A set of two porcelain pocket emptiers/ashtray with a classic shape and unique printed design. This
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2010s Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Mont Blanc, Contemporary Porcelain Pocket Emptier, Two Sizes, by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A set of two porcelain pocket emptiers/ashtray with a classic shape and unique printed design. This
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2010s Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Ex Voto, Contemporary Porcelain Pocket Emptier, Two Sizes, by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A set of two porcelain pocket emptiers/ashtray with a classic shape and unique printed design. This
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2010s Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Bowl Pocket Emptier Murano Glass Amber Mid-Century Design Italian 70s
Located in Palermo, IT
Bowl / pocket emptier in faceted, transparent and amber Murano glass. wavy borders.The vibrant
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Murano Glass

Dior Style Mid-Century Tortoiseshell Lucite and Silver Pocket Emptier, 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century pocket emptier in lucite with tortoiseshell effect and silver. This fantastic
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Silver

De Poli “Gio’Ponti” Centerpiece/Pocket Emptier Enameled Copper, 1950, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
De Poli #Gio’ Ponti“ Centerpiece/Pocket Emptier enameled copper 1950 Italy.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Other Centerpieces

Materials

Copper

Italian mid-century modern Brass round bowl or pocket emptier, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Brass round decorative bowl or pocket emptier, 1950s Pair of bowls with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Brass

Barovier Et Toso Ashtray/Centerpiece/Pocket Emptier Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Barovier et Toso ashtray /centerpiece/pocket emptier Murano glass, 1940, Italy.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Other Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Fontana Arte Empty Ashtray Pockets Cut and Hollowed Crystal, 1960, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte empty ashtray pockets and hollowed crystal, 1960, Italy.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Other Nautical Objects

Materials

Crystal

Vintage Porcelain Ashtray/ Trinket Dish from Lindner, Germany, 1970s
By Lindner
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage rectangular ashtray/empty pocket by Lindner, France. 1970s. Luxurious ashtray made of
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Vintage 1970s French Ashtrays

Materials

Porcelain

Cork, Crome and Glass Vide Pocket Emptier Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Marvelous Mid-Century square vide pocket emptier sundries tray in chrome, glass and cork. This
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Midcentury Chrome Glass and Briar Wood Pocket Emptier in Christian Dior Style
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury chrome glass and briarwood pocket emptier. This fantastic piece was designed
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

21st Century by M.Bedin"OGGETTO"Marble Pen Holder Pocket Emptier Centerpiece
By Martine Bedin
Located in massa, IT
Marble pen holder designed by Martine Bedin Size: Diameter cm 12 x 38 x H 4.5 Materials: Bianco Carrara - Verde Alpi Designer: Martine Bedin.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Marble

Blue Murano Glass Bowl or Pocket Emptier, Fontana Arte style, Italy 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous blue glass bowl in Murano glass. This gorgeous piece was designed in Murano, Italy in the 1960s clearly in the style of Fontana Arte. This bowl is in amazing conditions w...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Mid-Century Brass and Walnut Pocket Emptier by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous vide poche in walnut wood and solid brass. This elegant item was designed by Tommaso Barbi in Italy in the 1970s. This lovely item is made in the shape of a crate combining...
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Murano Pocket Emptier Bowl in violat blue, rare decorative 60 s vase
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Murano Glass - Coffee table Decoration - Glass Sculpture For how magical it might seem at first glance, Murano glass is mostly a matter of chemistry. Color is obtained through the ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass

Mid-Century Squared Lucite and Chrome Pocket Emptier in Dior Style, France 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
produced in France in the style of Christian Dior in 1970. The pocket emptier is lovely because of the
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Chrome

Italian Murano Sommerso Glass Dark Purple Round Ashtray
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Ashtrays or Empty pockets Murano smoked glass art, entirely made by hand with the technique of
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Round Vide Pocket Emptier Bowls in Brass and Murano Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of round vide pocket emptier bowls in brass and Murano glass. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Metal, Brass

Aldo Londi for Bitossi - Rare Square Ashtray In Rimini Blu - 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in MOUGINS, FR
An Italian handmade glazed ceramic square empty-pocket / ashtray by Aldo Londi, in the Sahara
Category

Vintage 1960s French Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 4 Ceramic Pocket Emptier by Cesare Paciotti Design Italy 1970/80 Vintage
By Cesare Paciotti
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 4 decorative objects / ashtrays signed Cesare Paciotti. Material in enameled and decorated ceramic. Cesare Paciotti, founder of the homonymous brand, was born in Civitanova Ma...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Ceramic

Classic Thick 20th Century Cut Glass Crystal Faceted Demi Vide Poche
Located in Red Lion, PA
This elegant 20th century faceted cut glass crystal vide poche (French for “empty pocket”) is a
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20th Century Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Cut Glass

Rotola Wood Tabletop by Francesco Zonca
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials: Wood, patina. An ornament empty pockets that follows you. It rotates, it rolls. “Geometrie
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Italian Brutalist Lava Glaze and Sgraffito Vide Poche Catchall, 1960s
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in TORQUAY, AU
. French for 'empty pockets,' this sculptural dish is the perfect vessel for keys on an entryway console
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

French Art Nouveau Crystal Cup green and red flowers - 19th - France
By Baccarat
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent fruit bowl, empty pocket, centerpiece, bowl, Art Nouveau in green crystal with red
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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Bowls

Materials

Crystal

ALFRED DUNHILL Paris 1936 Art Deco The Handy / Savory Petrol Pocket Lighter
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Miami, FL
materials and finishes. Note: This pocket lighter is empty of any flammable, gas or butane substances and
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Brass

CARTIER 1970 Paris Linear-Oval Pocket Butane Gas Lighter In Plaqué d Argent
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
30 MICRONS SF". Note: This pocket lighter is empty of any flammable, gas or butane substances and is
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver

Jorge Castillo - MARIENZA EN DOMINGO Etching Spanish Surrealism Feminine
By Jorge Castillo
Located in Madrid, Madrid
paintings created there in Brazil, but fails and returns to Buenos Aires with empty pockets. By repeating
Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Engraving, Etching

Jorge Castillo - EROTIC COMPOSITION Etching on paper Spanish Surrealism
By Jorge Castillo
Located in Madrid, Madrid
with empty pockets. By repeating this trip two years later, he is arrested at River Command Prison
Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

DUNHILL PARIS 1952 Aldunil Gas Pocket Lighter In 18kt Gold Vermeil .800 Silver
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Miami, FL
-284 for illustrations of this model in silver and gold. Note: This Aldunil pocket lighter is empty of
Category

Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Vermeil

ALFRED DUNHILL Paris 1936 Art Deco Savory Petrol Pocket Lighter In .925 Sterling
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Miami, FL
model illustrated in several materials and finishes. Note: This pocket lighter is empty of any
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Moët et Chandon ashtray
Located in Nivelles, BE
Moët et Chandon ashtray that can be used as a pocket emptier, made in France by Gien
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Ashtrays

Materials

Faience

Martini Ashtray
Located in Nivelles, BE
Martini ashtray that can be used as a pocket emptier, made in France by Proceram, good size.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Faience

Stunning Vintage Thick Blown Glass "Catch-All" Bowl by Murano Glass
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible striking vintage Murano glass piece can be used as a bowl, ashtray, or "pocket emptier
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Blown Glass

German Space Age black plastic ashtrays by Walter Zeischegg for Helit, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
as pocket emptier. From Space Age period. Produced by Helit in 1970s and designed by Walter Zeischegg
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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Centerpiece metal art deco fruit bowl, center table, accessory for styling
Located in Milano, IT
organic industrial at the same time. also used as a pocket emptier for your console or sideboard at the
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Aluminum

Decorative Object Vide-Poche Sighed Murano Glass Mid-Century Modern Italy 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vide-poche/decorative object, signed under the base. produced in Italy in the 1960s. The pocket
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian modern glazed ceramic round centerpiece by Baldelli, 1990s
By Baldelli
Located in MIlano, IT
composed of a teal conical structure on a gray hemisphere. Can be used as a pocket emptier or fruit bowl
Category

1990s Italian Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Hermes "Chaine D Ancre" Vide Poche or Change Tray
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Hermes "Chaine D'Ancre" blue rectangular porcelain vide poche, change tray or pocket
Category

Late 20th Century French Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Transparent blue Murano glass bowl, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Blue Murano glass bowl, 1970s Transparent blue Murano glass pocket emptier bowl dating back to the
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass

Valentino Red Vide Poche Change Tray or Ashtray
By Valentino Garavani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valentino Home red square lead glass crystal vide poche, change tray, pocket emptier or ashtray
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Late 20th Century Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Glass

Valentino Amber Vide Poche Change Tray or Ashtray
By Valentino Garavani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valentino Home amber square lead glass crystal vide poche, change tray, pocket emptier or ashtray
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Late 20th Century Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Glass

Valentino Clear Vide Poche Change Tray or Ashtray
By Valentino Garavani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valentino Home clear square lead glass crystal vide poche, change tray, pocket emptier or ashtray
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Glass

Valentino Clear Vide Poche Change Tray or Ashtray
By Valentino Garavani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valentino Home clear rectangular lead glass crystal vide poche, change tray, pocket emptier or
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Glass

Italian and metal mayonnaise maker by Lavero, 1911
Located in MIlano, IT
cabinet of curiosity. The bowl alone can be used as a food bowl, a small pocket emptier or an ashtray.
Category

Vintage 1910s Italian More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Metal

Italian mid century table ashtray by Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova, 1960s
By Gianni Moscatelli, Formanova
Located in MIlano, IT
, made of metal and plastic. Can be used as a pocket emptier or centerpiece. Produced by Formanova in
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Metal

Fontana Arte reverse painted glass dish
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in London, GB
Fontana Arte. Rare reverse painted glass dish / vide poche / pocket empty.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Glass

Tellux Sibilla Table Lamp by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
mirror finish. Wooden base with a pocket-emptying function. Fabric shade in the same color with gold
Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Tellux Riviera Table Lamp by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
, painted with a special high-gloss mirror finish. Wooden base with a pocket-emptying function. Fabric shade
Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Tellux Mediterraneo Table Lamp by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
of wood, painted with a special high-gloss mirror finish. Wooden base with a pocket-emptying function
Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Tellux Vulcano Table Lamp by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
, painted with a special high-gloss mirror finish. Wooden base with a pocket-emptying function. Fabric shade
Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Italian Porcelain Esotica Collection, Turtle by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
with a glossy and iridescent finish. This pocket emptier is embellished by a hand painted turtle.
Category

2010s Italian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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Empty Pockets For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of empty pockets available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct empty pockets — often made from metal, glass and ceramic — can elevate any home. We have 46 antique and vintage empty pockets in-stock, while there are 12 modern editions to choose from as well. Empty pockets have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Empty pockets made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made empty pockets over the years, but those made by Vito Nesta, Line Vautrin and Fontana Arte are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Empty Pockets?

Prices for empty pockets start at $122 and top out at $16,105 with the average selling for $737.