Cigar Boxes and Humidors
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather
1890s Russian Baltic Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1950s Danish Medieval Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 1900s Scottish Edwardian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Silver
1860s English Georgian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1930s Italian Baroque Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Quartz, Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Mid-19th Century European High Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1930s Russian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century American Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Paper
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Polyester, Wood
1910s British Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1990s Italian Empire Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s French Belle Époque Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Iron
Early 20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Birch, Cedar
1820s English Georgian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s Russian Late Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Early 20th Century British Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mahogany, Cedar
1970s Italian Other Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Malachite, Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Crocodile
1960s Italian Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Silver
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Multi-gemstone, Bronze, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood, Burl
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Antler, Wood
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Tin
Mid-20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mahogany
1890s French Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
20th Century British Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Silver
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s Italian Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Marble
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
20th Century British Campaign Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Glass, Wood
1890s Russian Baltic Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1930s Austrian Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Nickel
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
2010s Mexican Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper
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.