Cigar Boxes and Humidors
20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
19th Century Indian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1820s British Regency Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Walnut, Cedar
1970s Italian Other Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Malachite, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Steel, Chrome
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mahogany
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
1890s French Rustic Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mother-of-Pearl, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Dominican Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood, Rosewood
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Birch, Maple
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Crystal
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Jade, Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century English Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Pewter
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
20th Century German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
1880s French Belle Époque Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mahogany, Cedar
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1970s Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
19th Century British Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
20th Century Austrian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century English Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
1980s Philippine Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1920s Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1920s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bone, Amboyna
1930s Norwegian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Steel
2010s Italian Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood, Cedar
2010s Italian Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood, Cedar
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Sterling Silver
1920s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Rosewood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Cigars were not always packaged in what we now know as the antique cigar boxes and humidors that have over time become eye-catching decorative objects as well as collector’s items.
Outside the United States, cigar boxes are said to have originated in the 1840s when a German businessman, Hermann Dietrich Upmann of H. Upmann Cigars, bought a cigar factory and opened a bank in Havana, Cuba. Upmann reportedly handed out cedar cigar boxes branded with advertising for the bank as gifts to his banking clients. In the early 1860s, after years of cigars being shipped in big crates or barrels, cigar boxes became a requirement when the United States passed a law that mandated the use of boxes for tobacco producers, which was part of a broader effort to regulate the tobacco industry and generate revenue for the war effort. Humidors, which are moisture-controlled storage boxes that allow a cigar enthusiast to store, organize and preserve a larger collection of cigars, were very popular accessories during the early 1900s onward.
As the use of cigar boxes and humidors became widespread, all kinds of options materialized over the years, with particularly vibrant editions of these decorative objects emerging during the Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and other eras. Visionary designers like Isamu Noguchi popularized the idea of tobacco accessories as art with projects such as his decorative ashtrays.
Today, not unlike antique and vintage ashtrays, cigar boxes are more than practical objects. In fact, there are many uses for an old cigar box even after the cigars are gone. They can be used as planters, tissue boxes or can support your long-delayed effort to organize your sewing and craft supplies. During the Great Depression, an emptied cigar box — perhaps a walnut Art Deco-style cigar box with inlays in bronze and hand-carved decorative geometric patterns adorning its exterior — was occasionally repurposed as a jewelry box.
Antique and vintage cigar boxes — made of wood, metal or other materials — are valuable treasures in some corners of the collecting world, and in your home, they’re exquisite desk ornaments and colorful flourishes to add to your bookcase or mantel. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage cigar boxes and other decorative boxes today.