Cigar Boxes and Humidors
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Paper
Early 1900s English Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Renaissance Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
20th Century British Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Walnut
1890s Russian Baltic Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Tin
1990s Italian Empire Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Walnut
20th Century Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1890s French Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Hardwood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1890s Austrian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary French Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Nickel
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Crystal, Bronze
1820s English Georgian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Pewter
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather
1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1890s English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century English Industrial Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ebony
20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
20th Century German Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
17th Century English William and Mary Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Kingwood, Oak
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Malachite, Brass
Late 19th Century American Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Bronze
20th Century American Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Glass, Wood
20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ebony, Animal Skin, Wood
1810s English George III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 1900s Belgian Country Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic
1990s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1910s English Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century English Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold Plate
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary European Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Malachite, Brass
20th Century British Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1920s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Rosewood
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.