Natural Marble Long Cigar Ashtray 17x5x3.5cm

Description

A long, low block of solid marble with an ashtray at one end and a cradle at the other — 17 x 5 x 3.5cm of polished natural stone that holds a lit cigar or a cigarette without letting it roll, tip or scorch the surface underneath. The bowl is cut deep enough to swallow ash and stub cleanly; the grooved channel beside it is shaped so a cigar rests at a slight angle, clear of the table, with the burn line breathing.

Two stones are available. Rainforest Green is a soft, cool green threaded with pale mineral veining — the quieter of the two, and the one that disappears into a pale oak or white marble table. Purple is the opposite: a deep plum-burgundy ground cut through by bold white and rust-coloured veins, closer to a wine stain than a colour, and the one that reads as an object in its own right when nothing is burning on it.

Marble is a poor conductor of heat, which is the whole point here. A stone ashtray does not warm up in your hand, does not stain the way resin or ceramic can, and does not move when a breeze crosses a balcony. It also carries weight — roughly a kilogram of it — so it stays exactly where you put it. Use it on a terrace table, beside a reading chair, on a hotel balcony, in a cigar lounge, at a desk where a single cigarette is part of the working day, or on a console in a study where the only job is to look considered between uses.

Each piece is cut and polished from a single block, so the veining, the depth of the bowl and the exact tone of the stone differ slightly from one to the next. Expect the purple to run lighter or darker from piece to piece and the green to carry more or less white. Wipe with a soft dry cloth; for a deeper clean use warm water with a pH-neutral stone soap and dry the surface afterwards. Do not use acidic or abrasive cleaners, and avoid leaving it in standing water.

More on this ashtray and the stones

Read why a grooved cigar rest beats a rim notch, or compare Rainforest Green and Purple marble before you choose. For everyday upkeep the stone care guide covers cleaning and blotting, and the deeper marble care guide covers stain removal. Prefer a square tray? See the marble ashtray buying guide, or browse the full marble ashtray range.