Cigar Boxes and Humidors
21st Century and Contemporary German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather, Wood
20th Century British Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century American Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather, Ebony
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Pewter
20th Century English Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Satinwood, Walnut
20th Century Austrian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
20th Century French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
20th Century German Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
20th Century English Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century English Hollywood Regency Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Polyester, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
19th Century American Rococo Revival Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Sterling Silver, Copper
1890s French Rustic Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Majolica, Ceramic
1930s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1920s Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Aluminum
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ebony
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Brass
1960s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Pewter
21st Century and Contemporary German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
20th Century Japanese Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
1880s British Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century German Belle Époque Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Enamel
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Elm
19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Hungarian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Copper
20th Century Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Porcelain
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Brass
20th Century Chinese Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Teak, Cork
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1810s English George III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Industrial Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
20th Century Japanese Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Gold
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Walnut
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Steel
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
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.





