Cigar Boxes and Humidors
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
2010s Mexican Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
1950s French Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1990s Italian Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1890s French Majolica Pottery Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Majolica
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Walnut
1920s Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1890s French Majolica Pottery Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Majolica
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Malachite, Brass
20th Century Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Porcelain
Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Soapstone
1930s Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Polyester, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather
1990s Italian Empire Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather, Walnut, Cedar
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
20th Century German Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Paper
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
1680s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1890s English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1890s French Rustic Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Majolica, Ceramic
1950s British Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
1920s French Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Hungarian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Copper
20th Century French Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Silver, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Nickel
20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1820s English Georgian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1970s Italian International Style Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Nickel
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Crocodile
Late 19th Century American Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Copper
Early 20th Century American Machine Age Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Oak, Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Japanese Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Gold
Early 1900s Austrian Other Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
1910s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Brass
2010s American Organic Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Cedar, Alligator, Maple
1920s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Rosewood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Steel, Chrome
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.