Set of Lucky flower Murano glass ashtrays 🍀

Murano glass artisans in Venice, Italy, produced decorative art glass objects using traditional techniques passed down through generations. These pieces were created during the mid-twentieth century revival of Italian glassmaking to serve as luxurious household accessories. The sommerso technique involved submerging one layer of colored glass inside another molten layer to create rich optical depth.

Affluent households used these striking glass dishes in living rooms and dens as functional smoking accessories or decorative catch-alls. Smokers rested their cigarettes in the indented lobes of the clover design while gathering in stylish mid-century interiors. Changing social habits eventually reduced the daily use of ashtrays, shifting their role entirely into decorative display pieces.