Cigar Boxes and Humidors
20th Century French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
20th Century French Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Late 19th Century British Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Early 20th Century American Machine Age Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Oak, Porcelain
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s French Late Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather, Walnut, Cedar
Late 19th Century American Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1860s English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Oak, Cedar
19th Century American Rococo Revival Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Sterling Silver, Copper
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Iron
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1920s Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Jade
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper
1930s Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Steel
1840s British Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
1950s French Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
20th Century Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Sterling Silver
1950s Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Rosewood
20th Century English Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Satinwood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Glass, Cedar
1960s English Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century English Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sheffield Plate
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic
1950s American American Craftsman Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Maple, Cedar
1820s English George IV Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Silver
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1840s English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1920s French Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
1870s Arts and Crafts Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Oak
1810s English George III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
1960s British Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Cedar
20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
20th Century German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Oak, Cedar
1820s English George IV Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary European Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Lapis Lazuli, Metal, Silver
Early 20th Century British Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mahogany, Cedar
20th Century Austrian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
20th Century English Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1910s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Polyester, Wood
1680s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Enamel
1960s Norwegian Brutalist Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Pewter
20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1910s American Gothic Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze, Enamel
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.