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The ashtrays on display include Art Deco elegance in bronze, mid-century color pops, and even an entry from Picasso for Madoura — a bid by the artist to make his work more accessible to regular people by way of ceramics.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Feb. 2026
Alfred Williams took moments away from the stress in smoke breaks outside the apartment in a breezeway on the second floor or in the bathroom, where cigar flakes collected in an ashtray on the counter.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
My favorite space is the private balcony, crawling with green Spanish tile and bestowed with a bistro table and ashtray.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Another photo shows the two posing in front of a water glass that’s been turned into an impromptu ashtray.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Feb. 2026
Alfred Williams took moments away from the stress in smoke breaks outside the apartment in a breezeway on the second floor or in the bathroom, where cigar flakes collected in an ashtray on the counter.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
My favorite space is the private balcony, crawling with green Spanish tile and bestowed with a bistro table and ashtray.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Another photo shows the two posing in front of a water glass that’s been turned into an impromptu ashtray.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Ashtray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashtray. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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ashtray
noun
ash·tray
ˈash-ˌtrā 
: a container for tobacco ashes and for cigar and cigarette butts
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