Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Copper
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
20th Century English Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Satinwood, Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bakelite, Wood
20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1950s American American Craftsman Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Maple, Cedar
20th Century Austrian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
1920s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Georgian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Polyester, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
19th Century Russian Belle Époque Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Chrome
1910s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Nickel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Chrome
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
1870s German Black Forest Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
1910s American Gothic Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze, Enamel
1860s English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Oak, Cedar
Late 19th Century American Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic
Early 1900s Belgian Country Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1930s French Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Soapstone
1880s British Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1970s Italian International Style Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Late 20th Century Egyptian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s Italian Islamic Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Late 19th Century French Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood, Bone
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Brass
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Teak, Cork
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Elm
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1890s French Rustic Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Majolica, Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary French Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Nickel
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Iron
1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
17th Century English Baroque Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Walnut
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.