Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Bronze
1950s French Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Malachite, Brass
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Cedar
Late 20th Century Egyptian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Early 20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Stainless Steel
20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1890s French Majolica Pottery Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Majolica
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
19th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic, Faience
2010s American Organic Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Cedar, Alligator, Maple
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Nickel, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Aluminum
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Silver, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather, Walnut, Cedar
Late 19th Century American Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1910s Hungarian Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Enamel
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather, Walnut, Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Cedar
19th Century European Black Forest Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Iron, Copper, Brass
1930s Austrian Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Nickel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
1960s English Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1970s Greek Arts and Crafts Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
19th Century English Georgian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather, Walnut, Cedar
Late 19th Century American Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Bronze
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1880s English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mahogany
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Glass, Cedar
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1920s German Other 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.