Silver cigarette case with Art Nouveau reliefs depicting birds on flowers
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver cigarette case with Art Nouveau reliefs depicting a bird on flowers. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II. Title: Weight: 63.80 grams. Dimensions: ...
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Curved silver cigarette case w/ guilloche engraving, gold interior & hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Curved silver cigarette case with guilloche engraving, gilded interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 75.09 grams. Dimensions...
Silver
Rectangular table cigarette case two-tone fire-enamelled stripes Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded upper long sides, in 925/100 sterling silver and two-tone fire-enamelled stripes in a modern contemporary style. Dimensions cm. 6 x 10.5...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Guilloche silver cigarette case with enameled hinged lid featuring blue flowers
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver cigarette case with enameled hinged lid featuring blue flowers. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 122.41 grams. Dimensions: 8.5...
Silver
French Art Deco black Lacquered Silver Cigarette Case, circa 1930
Located in Beirut, LB
Rectangular black lacquered silver cigarette case with geometric decoration on the side. This is a very rare good looking and functional piece of collectible smoking equipment.
Silver
Antique 19th Century Indian Kutch Solid Silver Cigarette Case c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Indian Kutch solid silver cigarette case of heavy gauge, featuring intricate floral repoussé work on a matted background. The rectangular case has engraved edges...
Silver
Cigarette Case Hunting Dogs Miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Enamel
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and fine miniature hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli dep...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$598Sale Price|65% Off
Guilloche silver cigarette case with polished bands on matte ground, hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver cigarette case with borders on the edge, interior with cigarette protectors and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 2...
Silver
$630Sale Price|30% Off
Matte silver cigarette case w/ gold interior & overlapping bands w/ hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Matte silver cigarette case with gold interior and overlapping bands with hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Eagle Head. Weight: 113.10 grams. D...
Silver
$630Sale Price|30% Off
Matte silver cigarette case w/ raised strips along the length & gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Matte silver cigarette case with raised grooves along the length and gold interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 125.9 grams. Dim...
Silver
$205Sale Price|65% Off
Guilloche silver cigarette case with polished bands on matte ground, hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver cigarette case with polished bands on a matte background and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II. Title: Weight: 106.49 gram...
Silver
$595Sale Price|30% Off
Matte silver cigarette case w/ borders on the edge, gold interior & hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Matte silver cigarette case with grooves on the edge, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 111.45 grams. Di...
Silver
$560Sale Price|30% Off
Matte silver cigarette case w/ borders on the edge, gold interior & hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Matte silver cigarette case with grooves on the edge, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 115.47 grams. Di...
Silver
$513Sale Price|65% Off
Silver cigarette case w/ curved engravings & a gold interior w/ a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver cigarette case with curved engraving and gold interior with hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birminham. Weight: 140.38 grams. Dimensions: 12x2cm...
Silver
$315Sale Price|30% Off
Silver cigarette case w/ fluted bands on both sides, gold interior & hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver cigarette case with fluted bands on both sides, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: German. Mark: Unreadable. Weight: 39.7 grams. Dimensions: 8.5...
Silver
$256Sale Price|65% Off
Curved silver cigarette case with the Taj Mahal embossed in a pearly border
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Curved silver cigarette case with the Taj Mahal in relief in a pearly border. Metal: Silver. Origin: Asian. Mark: Absent. Weight: 87.77 grams. Dimensions: 13.5cmx7.8cm. ...
Silver
$350Sale Price|30% Off
Cigarette case in perforated silver w/ two support strips inside & a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Perforated silver cigarette case with two support straps inside and a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Austro-Hungarian. Brand: Dog's Head. Weight: 68.97 grams. Dimens...
Silver
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Silver cigarette case w/ the Jerónimos Monastery in high relief & a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver cigarette case with the Jerónimos Monastery in high relief, hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: Eagle Head. Weight: 102.68 grams. Dimensions: 10....
Silver
$630Sale Price|30% Off
Matte silver cigarette case w/ borders on the edge, gold interior & hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Matte silver cigarette case with grooves on the edge, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 133.3 grams. Dim...
Silver
$630Sale Price|30% Off
Matte silver cigarette case w/ stripes along the lid surrounding a monogram card
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Matte silver cigarette case with grooves along the lid surrounding a monogram card. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 118.69 grams. Dimension...
Silver
$420Sale Price|30% Off
Silver cigarette case w/ relief horse figure in Art Nouveau style & hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver cigarette case with relief horse figure in Art Nouveau style and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 81.41 grams. Dimen...
Silver
$513Sale Price|65% Off
Silver cigarette case w/ guilloche bands at the top, gold interior & hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver cigarette case with guilloche bands at the top, gold interior and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 191.83 grams. Dimensions...
Silver
Pocket Cigarette Case Vessel Miniature Hand-Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salim
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
6238-7239- Pocket cigarette case with spring button in 925/1000 fire-enamelled sterling silver with beautiful vessel miniature hand-painted by the painter Renato Dainelli and painted...
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique German Silver & Enamel Cigarette Case c 1900 Erotic Nude Sea Ocean
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous Antique solid Silver Cigarette Case with an Enamel Image on the front cover. This Image shows a nude woman with long brown hair surrounded by a cresting wave in the ocean....
Enamel
$2,988Sale Price|25% Off
Ronson 1936 Pik a Cig Magic Monkey Striker Touch Lighter & Cigarette Dispenser
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic monkey mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson. An extremely rare and very decorative mechanical desk box, created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States...
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
Cigarette Case Fired Enamel on a Fine Hand-Engraved Mountain Landscape Sterling
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on a fine hand-engraved mountain landscape. Contemporary m...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$290Sale Price|65% Off
Matte silver cigarette case w/ the caravel S Miguel in high relief & hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Matte silver cigarette case with the caravel S. Miguel in high relief and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Eagle Head. Weight: 96.01 grams. D...
Silver
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Guilloche silver cigarette case on both sides w/ a monogram card & a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver cigarette case with guilloche pattern on both sides, featuring a monogram card and a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 214.9 ...
Silver
Silver Plated Cigar Box or Jewelry Box - Art Deco Decorative Box - France 1930s
By Maria Pergay
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Originally meant to receive cigars and cigarettes, this beautiful box would also make a great jewelry box, with its storage compartments.
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate
Antique 20th Century Pair Of German Export Solid Silver & Gilt Boxes c.1922
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century German made solid silver cigar and cigarette boxes. Elegantly crafted with an engine-turned pattern and Grecian key design along the edge of the larger box, whil...
Gold Plate, Silver
Tiffany Studios New York "Zodiac" Desk Blotter Ends
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
Holland, Atglen, PA: 2008, pp. 19-39; Tiffany Lamps and Metalware by Alistair Duncan, Woodbridge, Suffolk: 2019, p. 429, no. 1756 (for the calendar frame); p. 465, no. 1879 (for the ...
Bronze, Enamel
Large Art & Crafts Sterling Silver-Mounted Cigar/Cigarette Box With Hinged Lid
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in New York, NY
Large, Arts and Crafts Period, sterling silver-mounted oak cigar/cigarettes box with hinged lid, London, year-hallmarked for 1900, Betjemann Bros. - makers (see Directory of Gold and...
Sterling Silver
Gustave Keller Paris Cigarette / Cigar Root Box Desk Smokers Set, France 1930´s
By Gustave Keller Freres
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Gustave Keller Paris Cigarette / Cigar root box desk smokers set. France 1930´s.
Metal, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Side Table Amsterdamse School, Brass 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Tables like this were original used as a table for smokers along with accessories such as a cigarette box, cigar box and tobacco box etc on top of the table.
Brass
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.
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