Vintage Japanese Silver Plated Dragon Motif Box, Early 19th Century
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
This rare antique Japanese box from the early 19th century is an exceptional example of decorative craftsmanship, combining metal with partial silver plating and warm wood inlay. The...
Silver Plate
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Silver Humidor Box with Dragon Relief
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century Japanese Meiji period solid silver humidor box. The surface is adorned with an intricate high relief water dragon, complete with applied flowing whiskers, ...
Silver
1920s Patinated Chinese Copper Dragon Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
An early 20th century copper box with a striking design of nine flying dragons, each in relief with four outstretched claws, horns, whiskers and sinuous bodies. Circa 1920. The l...
Copper
20thC Japanese Meiji Solid Silver Dragon Cigar Box c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Japanese Meiji period solid silver cigar box, double skinned body, sides and lid are embossed in high-relief with water dragons and applied with flowing wh...
Silver
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H 3.15 in W 9.45 in D 7.09 in
Antique 20thC Chinese Solid Silver Dragon Cigar Box, Shanghai, Zeewo c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Chinese solid silver cigar box featuring a smooth, slightly textured hand hammered surface on all sides and a striking high-relief dragon on the lid and sides. O...
Silver
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H 2.56 in W 8.27 in D 5.52 in
20th Century Japanese Meiji Solid Silver Dragon Cigar Box, circa 1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Japanese Meiji period solid silver cigar box, double skinned body, sides and lid are embossed in high-relief with water dragons and applied with flowing wh...
Silver
Antique Chinese Silver Cigar Box by Sun Shing, Dragon Relief, 1900
By Sun Shing
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Chinese solid silver cigar box featuring a smooth surface on all sides and a striking high relief dragon on the lid. Upon opening the box, the interior is fully ...
Silver
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H 1.97 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Antique 20th Century Japanese Meiji Solid Silver Dragon Cigar Box c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Japanese Meiji period solid silver cigar box. The sides and lid feature high-relief embossing of water and dragons, adorned with flowing whiskers on a hand...
Silver
Southeast Asian Silver Dresser Box or Cigarette Case
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique silver dresser box. In .900 silver. We believe it's likely Chinese or Thai in origin. With repousse animal decoration and geometric patterns to both sides. One side...
Silver
wonderful antique silver cigarette case from china
Located in Munich, DE
another piece from my personal collection. wonderful handmade cigarette case from china. made by an unknown artist and retailed by the company woshing / shanghai. the stamp dates the...
Silver
$750
H 3.35 in W 2.76 in D 0.44 in
Rare Solid Silver Meiji Period Dragon Embossed Cigarette Case and Gold Gilding
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this lovely solid silver Meiji period circa 1870 dragon embossed cigarette case with gold gilt internals If y...
Silver
19th Century, Silver Plated Box with Royal Crest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dramatic, richly embellished, silver-plated, hinge-top box featuring the ancient Coat of Arms for the Spanish kingdom of Castile and Leon. The whole atop lion-form feet.
Silver Plate, Metal
$2,721
H 0.59 in W 0.75 in D 1.18 in L 0.59 in
Antique Chinese Sterling Silver Vinaigrette, Circa 1890, Exceptional
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese sterling silver vinaigrette in the form of a purse; an addition to our silver boxes and Chinese silverware collection. This excep...
Sterling Silver
$502
H 3.08 in Dm 6.3 in
Antique Meiji Japanese Silver-Plated Trinket Box with Mount Fuji by Asahi Shoten
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A large and highly decorative Japanese box dating to the Meiji period, attributed to Asahi Shoten. The circular body is crafted from silver-plated pewter and richly decorated with tr...
Silver Plate, Pewter
Fine Thai Silver Repoussé Box with Nāga Decoration Asian Antiques
Located in London, GB
Fine Thai Silver Repoussé Box with Nāga Decoration Exceptional Thai silver lidded box, richly worked in deep repoussé and fine chasing with powerful nāga (mythical serpent) motifs....
Silver
$1,371
H 3.15 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Antique Chinese Multi-Lobed Opium Box in Silver, Decorated with Reliefs with Ide
Located in Leuven , BE
Beautiful opium box decorated with reliefs with ideograms (one of the two refers to wealth), a chrysanthemum (symbol of longevity) and foliage. This silver multi-lobed opium box is d...
Silver
$1,493
H 0.7 in W 2.75 in D 3.25 in
Antique Chinese Silver Cigarette Case by Zee Wo, Qing Dynasty, 1900
By Zee Wo
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Chinese Export Silver cigarette / card case; part of our diverse Asian silverware collection. This fine antique Chinese Export Silver (CES) cigarette/c...
Silver
$777
H 3.55 in W 3.94 in D 3.15 in
Antique Jewelry Box "The Hunt", 1910s, Silvered, Art Nouveau, Iron Craftmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional antique jewelry box with fine depictions of hunting themes and forest animals. Heavy iron work, silvered in a very good condition. Lined with turquoise fabric in a good c...
Iron
1930's Chinese Solid Brass Dragon Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 1930's solid brass Chinese jewelry box with dragon inlay motif and wood interior, in vintage condition with some wear to the good and patina to the brass, lightly hand poli...
Brass
Antique Silver Snuff Box, Italian Craftsmanship, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A superb rectangular silver snuff box, masterfully crafted in in the early 20th century, featuring exquisitely chased and repoussé decoration. The hinged lid is richly adorned with s...
Silver
Antique Chinese Export Silver Cigarette Case
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver cigarette case, ca 1910. Curved and rectangular with push tab. On cover engraved tail-chasing dragon—all talons and horns and scaly serpentine body. Back plain....
Silver
$3,500
H 2.5 in W 5.63 in D 4.13 in
Antique Japanese Silver Jewelry Box, Handcrafted Art Deco, Circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning antique Japanese silver jewelry or keepsake box intricately designed and handcrafted, circa 1900s. Double skinned body, sides and lid are embossed in high-relief with wa...
Silver, Silver Plate
$443
H 2.21 in W 5.52 in D 3.75 in
ANTIQUE CiRCA 1900 CHINESE KUT HING PEWTER & WOOD CARVED DRAGON JEWELLERY BOX
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Kut Hing Chinese Pewter & Mahogany carved and embossed jewellery trinket box A good look...
Pewter
Carved Silver Box, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Carved silver box, 20th century. Small silver box carved with a great variety of motifs, all belonging to different artistic traditions based on Roman classicism. On the cover, th...
Silver
$283Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 1.19 in W 1.78 in D 1.46 in
Royal Adderley Floral Porcelain Roses & Flowers Card Holder Set of 10, England
By Royal Doulton
Located in Andernach, DE
Early to mid-century porcelain flowers in warm and vibrant colours by Royal Adderley, England. Beautiful, delicately shaped pieces of high quality bone china porcelain. Originally de...
Porcelain
$3,000
H 32.88 in W 41.74 in D 15.36 in
Japanese Antique Keyaki Storage Cabinet, Late Meiji Era, Sliding Doors & Drawers
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This Japanese antique keyaki cabinet from the Late Meiji Era (1868–1912) is distinguished by its uncommon solid one-piece sliding doors, five practical drawers, and the quiet archite...
Iron
Antique American Tramp Art Carved Box, Early 20th Century Folk Art
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Folk Art Tramp Art Carved Box, probably Late 19th/Early 20th Century. A decorative box ornamented with layers of classic Tramp Art chip carved borders enclosing vel...
Velvet, Wood
Aesthetic Movement Stained and Painted Glass Door Panels
Located in Haywards Heath England, GB
Victorian, Aesthetic Movement stained and painted leaded glass door panels. Depicting Roman style figures. Her blowing a horn, titled “Morning” with sun rays behind trees and a dov...
Lead
Mid-Century Italian Brass "Question Mark" Magnifying Glass
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mid-Century Italian brass "Question Mark" magnifying glass.
Brass
$4,936Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.68 in W 5.12 in D 1.97 in
The Illustrious World – Rare Dutch Heraldic and Historical Masterwork, 1700
Located in Langweer, NL
De Doorluchtige Weereld – S. de Vries, François Halma, Amsterdam, 1700 Magnificent and complete three-volume set of De Doorluchtige Weereld (The Illustrious World), written by S. de...
Paper
Dodie Thayer Lettuce Ware Tureen, Cover and Stand, Jupiter, Florida, 1987
By Dodie Thayer
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dodie Thayer Lettuce Ware Tureen, Cover and Stand, Jupiter, Florida, 1987 The tureen, cover and conforming stand are naturalistically modeled as a head of lettuce, hand-built in gla...
Ceramic, Earthenware
$1,000
H 2.09 in W 17.84 in D 18.12 in
A large square tray made of Japanese antique lacquer / Late Edo period/19th
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
These trays were made after the late Edo period in Japan (after 1800). This particular type of tray is known as "Negoro-bon." Negoro lacquerware is a specific style of Japanese lacqu...
Lacquer
$800
H 10.24 in W 33.86 in D 11.26 in
Antique Japanese cedar writing desk / Meiji-Taisho era / Soot-darkened table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an antique wooden table thought to have been used in ordinary homes and farmhouses in Japan sometime between the Meiji and Taisho eras. In Japanese, this type of furniture is...
Softwood, Cedar
$4,500
H 31.7 in W 66.34 in D 17.72 in
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a large antique Japanese Tansu cabinet dating from the Meiji period (1860s–1900s). Crafted from Japanese cedar wood, it features beautifully elongated horizontal proportions ...
Cedar
Fitz and Floyd Handcrafted Onion Form Covered Ceramic Jars, Pair
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Whimsical and highly decorative pair of covered ceramic jars by Fitz and Floyd from the Essentials collection, designed in the realistic form of red onions. Each piece features finel...
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Handcrafted Wooden Garden Trug or Tool Caddy
Located in Elkhart, IN
A substantial early 20th-century wooden trug or tool caddy with a beautifully worn surface developed through generations of practical use. Its long rectangular body is organized arou...
Wood
19th Century Olive Victorian Mahogany Corner Armchair with
Located in High Point, NC
Here is a side chair, its dark mahogany, spindle back, olive upholstered seat the first thing to catch the eye. It was made in France during 19th Century, a lineage that shows clearl...
Fabric, Mahogany
$1,705 / set
H 11.62 in W 11.62 in D 1.38 in
Antique Pair of Italian Octagonal Framed Grand Tour Intaglios Early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant pair of giltwood frames enclosing twenty six Grand Tour Giovanni Liberotti intaglios dating from the early 19th Century. The various shaped plaster intaglios feature su...
Giltwood
Folk Art Maquette of a Church, France circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
France, 1900 Architectural church model with weathered wood construction, Gothic arched window openings and tall steeple. 15”w x 38”d x 27”h Ref. O2253 $ 4,600
Wood
1923 René Lalique Vase Epicea Spruce Teal Green Glass with White Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Epicea" (Spruce) made in molded teal green glass with white patina by Rene Lalique in 1923. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Exceptional and extremely rare color ! Heigh...
Blown Glass
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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