Cigar Boxes and Humidors
2010s British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sycamore, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper
2010s Mexican Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Japanese Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Early 1900s English Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Walnut
20th Century German Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
20th Century British Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver
Early 20th Century Norwegian High Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper
Late 19th Century British Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Chrome
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper
1920s French Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bakelite, Wood
1880s Russian Late Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Shagreen
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bakelite, Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bone, Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Other Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Burl
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold
Early 1900s Japanese Other Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century Greco Roman Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper
Early 20th Century English Industrial Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Chrome
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Pewter
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood, Burl
Early 20th Century American Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Pewter
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
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.