Cigar Boxes and Humidors
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bakelite, Wood
1930s Scandinavian Bauhaus Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1960s Italian Renaissance Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Belgian Black Marble, Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Silver
Early 2000s English Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Polyester, Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Polyester, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Multi-gemstone, Bronze, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Birch, Cedar
1950s Italian Baroque Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s French Belle Époque Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood, Burl
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Tin
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
19th Century American Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Paper
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Scottish Edwardian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1880s Russian Late Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
20th Century British Campaign Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Iron
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1980s Italian Empire Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Steel
Early 20th Century British Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mahogany, Cedar
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
20th Century British Folk Art Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary French Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1970s Italian Other Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Malachite, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s Italian Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather, Walnut, Cedar
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mahogany
1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling 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.