Cigar Boxes and Humidors
1810s English George III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1890s French Majolica Pottery Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Majolica
Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
20th Century French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1930s Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Steel
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Industrial Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Polyester, Wood
1840s English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Enamel, Silver
1840s British Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
1950s French Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Early 20th Century Hungarian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Copper
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Silver, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Glass, Cedar
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather, Walnut, Cedar
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold
20th Century Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Porcelain
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Machine Age Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Oak, Porcelain
1960s British Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
2010s American Organic Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Cedar, Alligator, Maple
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
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Antler, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Other Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
1950s British Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1920s Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Jade
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1960s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Paper
Late 19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Cedar
Late 19th Century French Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
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.