Italian Ashtray Vide Poche Pink Alabaster 1960s Smoking item

Marco Melocchi and Franco Bettonica designed the Nautico ashtray paperweight vide-poche deskset in 1975. This design is still part of the MOMA collection. Two of these objects are in...

Table ashtray / vide-poche in travertine marble and metal by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, circa 1970.

A substantial English black marble ashtray or catchall vide-poche, circa early to mid-20th century, England. Piece is predominantly jet black with traces of light gray, as shown. Great for its indented use, for tobacco products, cigarettes, cigars, etc., or as a catchall vide-poche for coin change, jewelry...

1960s Stunning alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. The table lighter works perfeclty....

1960s Gorgeous alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray, box and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. Made in Italy. This smoking set is in excellent condition. ...

1960s Stunning alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray, cigarette box and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. Made in Italy. This smoking set is in excellent c...

Very decorative 1960s Italian hand carved orange alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi. Consists of a heavy ashtray, also very useful as trinket dish or vide-poche. A table lighter (which also fits a wax tea light candle). And a very pretty lidded hinged box, which originally would have held cigarettes but also could be used to keep jewellery or little treasures in. Cigarette sales peaked in the 20th century, people were allowed to smoke in the office, the cinema, at restaurants, indoors and outdoors. Once women were able to smoke freely, smoking became a social norm and in general it was considered an act of elegance and sophistication. Businessmen in the 1960s were rarely seen without a cigarette in their hand. So needles to say you needed pretty smoking accessories...

1960s Gorgeous green alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray, box and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. Made in Italy. This smoking set is in excellent condi...

Mid-Century Modern blue & gold hand blown murano Art Glass Ashtray Jewelry Dish / Vide-Poche by Alfredo Barbini. Alfredo Barbini Art Glass ash...

Hermes Cigars Ashtray / Vide de Poche / Keys Plate. France 1970´s. This Hermès metallic dish with the raised “H” emblem absolutely reads as an ashtray, V...