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Cigar Boxes and Humidors For Sale
Cigarette Box by Carl Auböck
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Brass and wooden cigarette box, designed by Carl Auböck, shows a beautiful guilloche top surface. The brass shows fine patina, enriched by the contrast of the wooden sides of the box...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Brass
Box with green enamel on fine hand engraving of a landscape with ruins Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with concave corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on fine hand engraving of a landscape with ruins. Contemporary modern...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Heintz Sterling Overlay on Patinated Bronze Humidor of Dogs Hunting a Big Cat
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Sterling overlay on patinated bronze. Title of this piece is the hunt. Dogs hunting big cats.
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1920s Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Rare Labyrinth Cigarette Box by Lalaounis, Brass and Silver, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
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Ilias Lalaounis 925 silver Medalli...
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1970s Greek Arts and Crafts Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Brass
Cigarette Case Two-Tone Striped Fired Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone striped fired enamel on guillochè and hand-engraved ornament. Late Empire Napoleon III style. ...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Danish Mid-Century Jatoba and Silver Cigarette Box by Hans Hansen
By Hans Hansen
Located in Weesp, NL
Elevate Your Collection with a Rare Mid-Century Hans Hansen Cigarette Box
Step into the elegance of mid-century Danish design with this exquisite Hans Hansen cigarette box. Handcraf...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver
Charles Thomae 1925 Art Deco Box with Red and Black Lacquer in Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco lacquer box designed by Thomas.
An impressive, beautiful and colorful box, created in Attleboro Massachuchet by the Charles Thomae Company, ...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Golden Oak Humidor
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Golden Oak Humidor
A great fun piece dating from 1870, designed to look like a bank safe
The Cigar box has 3 drawers to the interior and brass fittings inside and out...
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1870s Arts and Crafts Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Oak
Fine Amboyna Burl Humidor by Callow of Mount Street
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine early 20th century humidor fashioned from solid amboyna burl with bone trim and lacquered brass carrying handles, by Callow of Mount Street, hav...
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1920s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Bone, Amboyna
Antique Large Silver Cigar box London 1897 by George Heath
By George Heath
Located in London, GB
A Large Unusual Shaped Antique Silver Cigar box London 1897 by George Heath.
A great silver cigar box of generous proportions and an unusual shape. A quality piece of Victorian silv...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver
Roycroft Style Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Humidor, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period hammered copper humidor
In the manner of Roycroft
By Revere
USA, Circa 1920s
Measures: 6"W x 6"D x 8"H.
Good original vintage condition, with bea...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Copper
Danish rosewood cigar box
Located in Vienna, AT
Danish rosewood cigar box, 1950, good original condition
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1950s Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Rosewood
20th Century Solid Silver Cigar Box, C J Vander Ltd, London, c.1963
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid 20th Century simple and elegant box with a multitude of uses, currently perfect for storing cigarettes or cigars but equally adept at storing jewellery or trinkets. The s...
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20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver
Rodi Box 3021D by Enzo Mari for Danese, Italy, 1960
By Enzo Mari
Located in Weesp, NL
Rare New Old Stock Enzo Mari “Rodi” Box in Stainless Steel & Jatoba Wood for Danese Milano, 1960 – with Original Packaging
Height: 4.7 cm (1.85 in) x Width: 15 cm (5.9 in) x Depth: ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Stainless Steel
Japanese 19th century Komai 24kt. gold and silver Damascene cigarette case
Located in Braintree, GB
An elegant and finely crafted Japanese Komai-style damascene cigarette or card case, dating from the early 20th century (circa 1900–1940), featuring stunning 24‑karat gold and silver...
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20th Century Japanese Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Metal, Gold
Humidor with Secret Compartment by Glynn Lockett
By Glyn Lockett
Located in Bagshot, GB
An impressive humidor by Glynn Lockett applied with Crocodile skin and gilt mounts.
The top surmounted with a crocodile with sapphire eyes, next to an undulating lapis lazuli pane...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Metal, Silver
Indo-Portuguese Brass-Mounted Hardwood and Indian Wood Marquetry Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
An Indo- Portuguese brass-mounted hardwood and Indian Wood marquetry cabinet, Goa. Gorgeously made with hand-cut hardwood and the finest quality of othe...
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1680s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Brass
Ronson USA 1935 Art Deco Black Lacquered Desk Box With Octette Touch Tip Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
Desk double box with handles and touch tip designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful desk box with handles, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Steel, Chrome
"Hunter in Paradise", Art Deco Humidor in Cast Iron by Elmberg, Sweden
By Carl Elmberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Sweden is known for its furniture and artisanry in a stylized Art Deco manner, often characterized as Swedish Grace, it is not so well known that Swedish artists led the way in creating fine pieces from humble materials such as cast iron or pewter. This humidor with high-relief sculpture in cast iron by Carl Elmberg is a fine example. The figure of a nude male archer chasing a deer, accompanied by a female nude figure in a wooded, idyllic setting, exhibits a beautiful texture and deep color thanks to the material Elmberg chose. The piece was cast by the famed Näfveqvarns Bruk foundry, which in the 1910s collaborated with the Swedish Society of Craft and Industrial Design to sponsor a competition which encouraged new and modern designs by artists such as Anna Petrus, Erik Grate...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Iron
MCM Ben Seibel for JenFred Ware Copper Trinket Box c.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A ribbed copper trinket box lined with cork. Original felt on bottom.
Substantial in weight.
CREATOR Ben Seibel for JenFred Ware.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960s.
MA...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Brass, Copper
American Bronze and Enameled Box/Humidor by E.F. Caldwell, New York, 1900s
Located in New York, NY
An American Gothic Revival bronze and enamelled box/humidor.
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co. Inc., New York, first quarter of 1900s.
The rectangul...
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1910s American Gothic Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Hollywood regency luxury smoking set, Italy 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
Smoking Set, table lighter and cigars box
Italy 1970
faux tortoiseshell, brass
Ashtray: H 9.5 × 6 × 6 cm
Cigars box: H 6.5 x 18 × 11 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent with age...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Brass
Bulgari Sterling Silver and Gold Partagás Cigar Box
By Bulgari
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sterling Silver and Gold Partagás Cigar Box
Bulgari
Dated 1976
This exceptional Bulgari sterling silver and gold cigar box embodies the height of Italian luxury and craftsmanship. T...
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20th Century Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Atelier Borgia large Silver Box made in Sweden 1960 Signed
Located in Paris, FR
XL cigarette box made by Atelier Borgia, 1950 Sweden Stockholm.
Good condition. Sterling silver and wood.
In 1920, Baron Erik Fleming (1894-1954) founded the Atelier Borgila, still prominent today in Swedish silversmithing. Fleming, Court Silversmith to the King of Sweden...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Austrian Antique Humidor Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
Austrian antique Humidor jar. Porcelain humidor circa 1880 from Austria. In the style of a child with removable lid. Has one chip to left side of face.
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Porcelain
Wilcox Sterling Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver and enamel cigarette case; an addition to our collectable silverware collection.
This exceptional vintage sterling silver...
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1940s British Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver
Silver Plate Humidor with Retriever
Located in East Hampton, NY
American silver plate humidor, Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden, CT hinged lid with figure of retriever with duck, box with repousse scrolled floral and foliate design and paw feet, ...
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20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver Plate
Small Cigar / Cheroot Case in Crocodile & Silver - 1881
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning and tactile cigar or cheroot case; the perfect size for business cards.
Beautiful quality and condition with all the stitching intact, the sil...
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1880s British Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver
mod. "Biglia" by J. Colombo for A. Di Cambio Silver & Crystal Cigarette Box 1968
Located in Palermo, IT
Cigarette box mod. "Biglia" by Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio in 1968, in purple crystal, with sliding silver plated lid. Adhesive label with the designer's name and engraving on ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Handsome Antique English Cigar Case In Crocodile c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A superb cigar case made from Crocodile / Alligator skin dating to the late Victorian era, c.1890.
Excellent condition with all stitching intact. 5" x 3 1/2" x 1".
Item: 35829
FRE...
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1890s British Late Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Crocodile
Mappin & Webb Ltd Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Cigarette Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver cigarette box in the Art Deco style; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection.
This exc...
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1960s English Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Black Forest Carved Humidor
Located in High Point, NC
19th century hand-carved black forest humidor with a figure of a dog and cat. The cat is atop a barrel, which has a lid which lifts to reveal a compartment for tobacco. The barrel is sitting on a base with hand-carved sticks and logs and an upside down hunting hat...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Fruitwood
Edwardian Golf English Sterling Silver Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver vesta case with golfing interest; an addition to our sports related silverware colle...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Art Deco black Lacquered Silver Cigarette Case, circa 1930
Located in Beirut, LB
Rectangular black lacquered silver cigarette case with geometric decoration on the side.
This is a very rare good looking and functional piece of collectible smoking equipment.
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver
Antique American Gold Bronze Humidor, Circa 1930s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique American Gold Bronze Humidor, Circa 1930s.
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Early 20th Century American Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Bronze
English Silver Car Cigar Holder
Located in New York, NY
The 12 cigar holder detachable top reveals a compartment for additional usage, the top of the engine lifts up to reveal a compartment for matches, the top...
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1910s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver
Antique Traditional Cigar Holder, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique traditional cigar holder. By unknown manufacturer, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Mater...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Humidor
Located in Huntington, NY
American circa 1890 humidor.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Brass
Padgett & Braham Ltd Vintage 1965 Sterling Silver Cigarette Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Elizabeth II English sterling silver cigar box made by Padgett & Braham Ltd; an addition to ...
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1960s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Napoleon III Guillaume Diehl Cigar Boxe
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful Cigar humidor, stamped by Charles Guillaume DIEHL (1811 - 1885), in ebony with inlaid decoration of friezes of scrolls, fleurons and lanceolate leaves, inside with five dra...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Brass
GERMANY 1870 Black Forest Oversized Cigar Humidor Box In Solid Carved Oak Wood
By Black Forest
Located in Miami, FL
A German cigar humidor box carved in oak wood.
This is a fabulous oversized black forest humidor box created in northern Europe, most probably in Germany or Switzerland, back in the...
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1870s German Black Forest Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Bronze
Harley Davidson humidor
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Harley Davidson humidor
Gentleman - Cedar wood - Cigares
Measures : 38x24,5cm H:21cm
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Metal
Art Deco, Golf Themed, Cedar Lined, Bronze and Sterling Cigar Humidor
Located in Nantucket, MA
Art Deco bronze and sterling silver cigar humidor made by the Heintz Metal Art Company. Lined with cedar the rectangular bronze box has a mottled brown patina with the lid having an ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Stunning Faux Books Walnut & Satinwood Smoking Pipe Rack Holder with Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely Walnut & Satinwood Faux books pipe rack with internal drawers
A very good looking and decorative piece, its designed to hold three pipes in t...
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20th Century English Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
Roma Cigar Case with Ashtray
By Morici
Located in Milan, IT
A singular piece from the Roma Collection, this cigar case boasts a practical and stylish design equipped with a handprinted ceramic ashtray. Masterfully handcrafted of cedar, it combines an ebony and a walnut veneer enriched with a splendid inlay work of a tobacco leaf marking the curved and polished top. Adorned with a small metal key, the piece is also equipped with a hygrometer and Boveda holder. Available with a wooden case upholstered with eco-leather, please ask the Concierge for details. This box is supplied with an handmade wooden suitcase...
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2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Metal
Silver and Enamel Art Deco Musical Cigarette and Singing Bird Box
Located in London, GB
A rare and exquisite silver and enamel Art Deco musical cigarette and singing bird box.
the singing bird with good multitone feathered plumage with highlights in red, yellow and blue, moving beak, tailfeather, flapping wings and turning in-sync to the continuous and melodic birdsong, rising through chased and pierced gilt grille, bird-form centrum, matt gilt bird lid interior, actuated by pull to the side.
The separate musical movement within the case playing the rondo theme from the Fledermaus waltz by Strauss, from the single-air cylinder Cruendet movement, actuated from hidden start/stop pin in the cigarette compartment lid.
The lined interior for cigarettes with matching matt gilt interior, within the stunning high-Art Deco case of rectangular form, with twin ovals with turquoise enamel ground and chased diamond-form gilt centres, one of which is the bird lid, all framed by ever decreasing alternate white enamel and tooled silver bands, the widths and ends of the case with matching design and with oblong centres, cigarette lid with plain raised thump grip, the underside with matt gilt finish, captive musical movement winding key and singing bird winding spindle, all raised upon four elegant silver bracket feet...
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1920s French Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Automated English Sterling Silver Cigar Box, London, 1906
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique automated English silver cigar box, date London 1906 .
The box is opened by pulling the upper part of the central handle...
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Early 20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Sterling Silver
Russian silver cigarette case with nickel 20th Century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Russian silver cigarette case with nickel 20th Century
Beautiful top quality Russian silver cigarette case, with a nickel engraved design that represents a large establishment with c...
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20th Century Russian Belle Époque Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cigar Box in Oakwood and Solid Silver by Mappin & Webb, London, 1913
Located in London, GB
Oak and silver cigar box made by renowned English Goldsmith Mappin & Webb.
This box is in good general condition with small dents on the silver handle and a hinge that loses a littl...
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1910s English Edwardian Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver
Antique German Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case
By Otto Bortenreuter
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German 800 standard silver and enamel cigarette case; an addition to our diverse range of continental silverware.
This exceptional antique 800 standard silver German cigarette case...
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1920s German Other Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver
20th Century Austrian Solid Silver & Enamel Erotic Cigarette Case, c.1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century Austrian solid silver & hand painted enamel cigarette case. Stunning quality, richly parcel gilt, the cover enamelled with a young nude girl in her bed, surrounded by draped silk sheets...
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20th Century Austrian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique English Victorian Decanter Humidor Games Box Compendium
Located in Northampton, GB
Dating to the late 19th Century Circa 1900
From our Games Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Entertainment Compendium. The Compendiu...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Mahogany, Cedar
Smoking box, in wood and chrome, France, Style: Art Deco, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Chrome
A Norwegian Sterling Silver & Enamel Tobacco Box by J Tostrup, CIrca 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
NORWEGIAN STERLING SILVER AND ENAMEL BOX BY J. TOSTRUP, hallmarked with Sterling, J. Tostrup w weight 578 grams, Dimensions Height: 3" Length: 8.25" Depth: 3.25"
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20th Century Norwegian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver, Enamel
SilverCrest Decorated Bronze Cedar Lined Cigar Humidor
Located in Chicago, IL
SilverCrest decorated bronze cedar lined cigar humidor. Modern Red Enameled top.
Silver Crest was the trademark used by the Smith Metal Arts Company of Buffalo. Expert craftsman from the Heintz Art Metal Shop formed the new company in 1919, utilizing much of what they had learned, manufacturing incredible bronze items. Heintz Art Metal Shop was founded in 1906, in New York by Otto Heintz...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Original Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Wood Cigar Box Humidor House
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rather lovely antique original circa 1880 Black Forest Wood musical Cigar box Humidor with built in music box
A very good looking and well ...
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1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Wood
Antique 20thC American Solid Silver Three-Tier Cigar Box By Tiffany & Co c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Tiffany & Co solid silver three tier cigar box, cedar-lined, rectangular shaped, the bottom compartment used for cigars and is mounted with a partly raised hinged cover supporting a smaller cigarette box and its lid supporting hinged match box with cigar clipper with ball handle, the exterior of the box is engraved with a scrolling foliage pattern throughout. Hallmarked Sterling silver (925 standard), Made for Tiffany & Co, stamped inventory number 123.
One of the most iconic jewellery brands, Tiffany & Co's history begins from a small store that was opened on Broadway, New York in 1837. Two school friends Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young started to sell stationery, fancy souvenirs, china and haberdashery. In 1841 the company got a new partner, J.L. Ellis, who suggested selling silverware, jewellery and clocks. The firm changed its name to Tiffany, Young and Ellis.
Charles Tiffany decided to move away from the classic Victorian style that was popular at that time. The owners of the company set up designers to seek inspiration in nature and interpret it in clean and harmonious forms. This innovative approach became known as the "new American style".
In 1853, Charles Tiffany bought the shares of his partners and renamed the company to Tiffany & Co. Beyond jewellery, Tiffany met the growing demand for luxury items from affluent Americans. Solid silver snuff boxes, polished stationery, purses, bouquet holders, perfume bottles and French cosmetics could be found at Tiffany's.
In 1851, the company hired New York's prolific silversmith John C. Moore to design silverware. Moore's silver designs won numerous awards at world exhibitions in the late 19th century. In 1878 Tiffany was awarded the Grand Prix for its Japanese-influenced silverware at the Paris World Exposition. The company became the first American jeweller to be awarded.
Because of the California Gold Rush in the 1850s, Tiffany started to use gold and silver, extracted within the country. Alongside with the introduction of American gemstones...
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20th Century American Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Silver
FINE SAGE GREEN SHAGREEN CIGARETTE BOX - superb home and study accessory
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Luxury smoking accessory for a timeless home that become part of their surroundings and everyday actions, communicating stylistic elegance through a combination of precious shagreen ...
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Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Brass
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.