ASHTRAY CARRARA MARBLE

THE DESIGN

Carrara marble is one of the most famous stones in the world, extracted from the Apuan Alps and prized by artists and architects since antiquity — the marble Michelangelo chose for the David. Its fine grain and luminous white body still make it a benchmark material today.

THE CRAFT

The bowl is cut on a CNC and the outer edge is then split by hand, the same way the old stonemasons worked, so the raw, quarry-cut face is left exposed against the polished hollow. No two pieces break the same way, which makes each ashtray genuinely one of a kind. Every finishing pass after the cut is done entirely by hand.

THE RITUAL

The bowl is cut deep, so a cigar's ash column falls rather than banking against the rim, and the rests hold a 50-ring cigar without it rolling free. At 2.5 kg it stays planted on the table between draws. Marble is the right material for the job beyond looks: it takes a lit cigar set down mid-smoke without scorching, and it does not hold odour between sessions the way ceramic and wood do.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Size: 16 cm × 16 cm × 4.5 cm • Weight: 2.5 kg • Material: solid marble • Finish: hand-split natural edge, hand-finished polished bowl • Rests cut for a 50–54 ring gauge • Made in Italy • Made to order: allow 2–4 weeks from the atelier plus transit to Canada • Ships in fabric packaging inside a protective case

WHO THIS IS FOR

• A desk, a side table or a single smoker's chair • The first piece of a Litolite setting, matched to a table lighter in the same stone • A gift with real weight to it

CARE

Clean the polished bowl with a soft, barely damp cloth only — acidic and limescale products etch polished stone permanently. The split faces are meant to stay raw and need no treatment. Handmade from natural materials: expect gentle variation in veining and tone from the photograph.

AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED

Litolite — handcrafted in Bassano del Grappa, Italy. Imported directly from the atelier by El Laguito Cigars.