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Cigar Boxes and Humidors For Sale
Roycroft Style Antique Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper and Silver Humidor
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period humidor or cigar box In the manner of Roycroft USA, Early 20th Century Silver on copper, with cedar lined interior. Measures: 9"W x 5.25"D x 2.75"...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Silver, Copper

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

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Brass

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

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Satinwood, Walnut

Mid-Century Accordion Cigarette Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century accordion cigarette box, France, 1950's. Noble woods & bakelite. Measures: height: 5.3"(13.5cm), width: 6.7"(17cm), depth : 4.1"(10.5cm). Very good condition. Just a few ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Bakelite, Wood

20th Century Art Deco Pair Of Solid Silver Cigar Boxes, Asprey & Co, c.1936
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century British made solid silver pair of portable cigar boxes, made by one of the leading silversmiths of the day, Asprey & Co. The pa...
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20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Silver

Humidor from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A humidor made of warmly toned burled maple with a cedar and glass interior.
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1950s American American Craftsman Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Maple, Cedar

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

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Silver, Enamel

Art Deco George V Sterling Silver Cigar Box by Thomas Bradbury & Sons in 1924
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham, in 1924, by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, this handsome, George V Sterling silver cigar box, has smooth, softened edges and a hinged swing lid, revealing the doub...
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1920s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Sterling Silver

Georgian Tobacco Honesty Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare brass box would have been a coveted contraption in the finest English pubs of the 18th and 19th centuries. Known as an “honesty” box, the rectang...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Brass

Cuba Humidor
Located in Milan, IT
This iconic humidor is part of Maccarone's Marquetry collection and can hold up to 150 cigars. The design of this humidor and its vibrant colors are a celebra...
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2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Polyester, Wood

XXI Century Italian Sterling Silver Cigar Box
Located in VALENZA, IT
925 Sterling Silver Box for Cigars. The body of the box is completely smooth with sharp corners. A small silver protrusion allows the opening of the box. The interior of the box is m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Sterling Silver

19th Century Russian silver and nickel plated tobacco box "sultan on horseback"
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
19th Century Russian silver and nickel plated tobacco box "sultan on horseback" Measures: Height: 1.5 centimeters Length: 10.5 centimeters Depth: 7 centimeters
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19th Century Russian Belle Époque Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Sterling Silver

Table Box Enamel Miniature Moscow Kremlin and Red Square Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand-engravings fire enameled hand-painted like lapis lazuli stone and beautiful hand-painted enameled ...
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1970s Italian Empire Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Late 19th Century English Oak Octagonal Humidor with Silver Mounts
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th century English Oak Octagonal Humidor With Silver Mounts. Complex octagonal form with moldings and silvered brass fittings. The base supported by small bun feet, two ring h...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Silver Plate

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. Pushing the button that reads 'View All F...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Chrome

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

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Silver

Austrian Figural Bronze Tobacco Jar Humidor
Located in New York, NY
Our exotic tobacco jar, believed to be of Austrian origin, comes in the form of the bust of a bearded man with fur cape and woven fur hat, and may depict a Mongolian or Siberian warr...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Bronze

Luxury Cuban Brown Suitcase
Located in Paris, FR
Suitcase luxury Cuban brown covered with brown cowhide leather. With lozines in smooth leather, jewelry parts in solid brass, with hand polished nickel plated. With handles in solid nickel plated brass. Padding and lining in brown slate dinamica microfiber. With a solid Spanish cedar wood humidor for 50 to 75 cigars. With 1 cutting tray with accessories Dupont cigar...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Nickel

Art Deco Python Sandalwood Cigar / jewelry box
Located in Westport, CT
Art Deco python and Channeled sandalwood Mens Cigar / storage box with chrome bar front , felt bottom
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Chrome

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

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Bronze

GERMANY 1870 Black Forest Oversized Cigar Humidor Box In Solid Carved Oak Wood
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

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Bronze

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

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Bronze, Enamel

Antique Victorian Brass Bound Oak Cigar Humidor 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stylish antique Victorian oak brass and cedar lined tabletop cigar humidor circa 1860 in date. The rectangular box features a lift out tray and adjustable divisions with sunken handles to the sides and a hinged lid with a central brass shield. Complete with the original Bramah lock and key. It would make a beautiful gift to any connoisseur of fine cigars. Condition: In excellent condition. As an antique items, the humidor shows signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, it displays beautifully. Dimensions in cm: Height 19.5 x Width 44 x Depth 29 Dimensions in inches: Height 8 inches x Width 1 foot, 5 inches x Depth 11 inches Humidor is any kind of box or room with constant humidity that is used to store cigars, cigarettes, orpipe tobacco. For private use, small wooden or acrylic glass humidor boxes for a few dozen cigars are used, while cigar shops may have walk-in humidors. Humidors can be used to store other goods for which a certain level of humidity is desirable; the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team stores game balls in a large humidor at their home stadium, Coors Field, to counteract the effects of Denver's high altitude and generally low humidity. Humidors of all sizes use hygrometers to keep track of the humidity levels. Classification of humidors Walk-in humidor - most common in cigar bars or stores. One room is built as or converted to a humidor where all the cigars are stored. Cabinet humidor - usually placed on the floor as a piece of furniture. Typically holds 1000-5000 cigars. Table humidor - often quite heavy, though portable in theory, it's usually kept in one location. Capacity ranges from three hundred to a few thousand cigars. It usually comes with a polished wood exterior, marble, leather or combination of exotic elements, and glass top. Personal humidor - semi-regular cigar smokers will sometimes keep a small humidor in their homes for personal storage, special events, or aesthetic characteristics of the humidor itself . Usually contains 20-75 cigars. This may also be known as a "Desktop Humidor". Travel humidor - portable and made for carrying cigars enough for the outing or event, usually 2 to 10 cigars. Oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus - Latin "oak tree" having approximately 600 extant species. Oak wood has a density of about 0.75 g/cm3, great strength and hardness, and is very resistant to insect and fungal attack because of its high tannin content. It also has very appealing grain markings, particularly when quartersawn. Oak wood is very durable, easy to maintain and resistant to wear and tear which is why it can be easily handed to the next generations if taken well care of. Oak wood virtually lasts forever and you can still admire oak furniture in museums and palaces even if it was made many centuries ago. Oak has been prized since the Middle Ages for use in interior panelling of prestigious buildings such as the debating chamber of the House of Commons in London and in the construction of fine furniture. Bramah is London's oldest security company. Established at 124 Piccadilly, London in 1784, and today based in Marylebone, London and Romford, Essex. Bramah made their first lock in 1784 and the patent was awarded in 1787. The designer was Joseph Bramah. Joseph Bramah was a leading inventor of the industrial revolution, patenting over 18 new ideas, including a new valve for the water closet (toilet), the hydraulic pump, a fountain pen, and a fire engine. Bramah also introduced a beer hand pump for use at the bar, to prevent fluid loss when barmen went downstairs to pour a new jug! Due to the quality of his manufacturing, his name became a by-word amongst British Engineers for engineering excellence and many of his inventions are on display in the Science Museum in London. You can find one of his original toilets still working in Osborne House, Queen Victoria's home on the Isle of Wight. The Bramah lock was unique and advanced property and valuables protection enormously. Indeed it was 50 years ahead of any Chubb lock...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Oak, Cedar

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

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Brass

Antique Sterling Silver Table Lighter 1901 Regimental, Cigars, Cigarettes
Located in London, GB
An exceptional antique Edwardian solid Silver Table Lighter on a black stone plinth. This ball shaped Table Lighter is supported on three double scroll feet. The Lighter has a centra...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Sterling Silver

Box for Decoration, or Desk Box in Makassar, Art Deco, France 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is from France. It has been made in 1940, it is an art Deco Item. The wood is makassar ebony . It can be used as a docorative box, at home or in an desk.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Brass

Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré Desk Box or Humidor
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze desk box or humidor By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 6"W x ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Bronze

19th C Georgian Mahogany Hand Carved Knife Boxes
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century pair of Georgian mahogany hand carved knife boxes.
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Mahogany

French Provincial, Floral Hand Painted Glazed Ceramic Tobacco Jar By Vallauris
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Delightful French provincial ceramic tobacco jar from Vallauris, France. Cheerfully hand painted with country-style flowers and etched Tabac on lid Stamped Aegitna Vallauris on base...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Ceramic

Belgium Majolica Rat Smoke Set Wasmuel , circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Belgium Majolica Rat Smoke Set Wasmuel , circa 1900. H / 6.5 inches , 10.5 by 5 inches.
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Early 1900s Belgian Country Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Ceramic

Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Humidor or Cigarette Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period humidor or cigarette box By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Sterling silver inlay on patinated bronze, with cedar lined interior. Me...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Sterling Silver, Bronze

Late 19th Century Napoleon III Ebonized Cigar Cabinet
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A stylish Napoleon III cigar cabinet, crafted with ebonized wood, brass inlays, and a distinctive medallion at the top, this late 1800s piece reflects the refined style of the Napole...
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Brass

Art Deco Cigar Box
Located in Tampa, FL
This is a very fine art deco style cigar box out of Rosewood and trimmed in stainless steel. art deco. The interior is trimmed in plastic of the era in cream...
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1930s French Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Stainless Steel

Antique Hand-Carved Chestnut Box in Asian Bamboo Style Inlaid with Soapstone
Located in Lisse, NL
Exclusive & fine quality hand-crafted Chinoiserie box. The diversity in techniques and materials used by craftsman around the world and over the last centuries never seizes to a...
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Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Soapstone

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

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Silver

Salimbeni Purse Cigarette Case Two-Color Enamel Stripes Blue and White
Located in Firenze, FI
Purse cigarette case, oval section in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-color enameled stripes. Early 20th century English style. Measures 9 x 4.3 x 2.6 cm. Weight 96 g. ...
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1970s Italian International Style Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

20th Century Art Deco Solid Silver & Guilloche Enamel Ashtrays, C.1929
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th century Art Deco pair of solid silver ash trays, applied with a beautiful blue enamelled borders, Hallmarked English Silver (925 standard), Birmingham, year 1929 (E), Ma...
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20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Silver, Enamel

Arnolfo di Cambio Cigar / Cigarette Box by Joe Colombo in Years '68 Bilia Series
Located in Biella, IT
Arnolfo di Cambio cigar/cigarette box by Joe Colombo in years '68 bilia series. Glass perfect condition and silver plate with light fading. Measure large 8 inches x deep 5" x...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Silver Plate

Blue Ocean Humidor
Located in Milan, IT
This iconic humidor is part of Maccarone's Yacht collection and can hold up to 150 cigars. Metal accessories in chromed brass and high gloss mahogany and mapl...
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2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Brass

1970s Egyptian Carved Silver Box in Arabic Style with Wooden Interior
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Egyptian carved silver box in Arabic style with wooden interior.
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Late 20th Century Egyptian Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Silver

Italian Modern Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver box. Cube; cover hinged with vertically ribbed rim. Interior has detachable frame for holding cigars and cigarettes. Post-1967 Italian marks including maker’s ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Sterling Silver

Table Cigarette Box hand painted in tempera on a vegetable ivory Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Square table box for cigarettes in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché also on the sides. In the center beautiful miniature hand painted i...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box hand-engraved and enamelled ornament in Arabic style Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on a guilloché with hand-engraved and enamelled ornament in Arabic style. D...
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1990s Italian Islamic Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate

19th Century Cigar Box With a Terrier in a Dog House, French, c1880
Located in valatie, NY
19th Century Cigar Box With a Terrier in A Dog House, French, c1890. Exceptionally rare and highly sought after, this whimsical piece features an adorable cast brass terrier...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Brass

"Maestro" Chilean Mesquite Lidded Decorative Box or Cigar Box
Located in Frankfurt, KY
South American Chilean Mesquite decorative box or cigar box with hinged Mexican Primavera lid. Box bottom and sides are handmade from a single slab of Chilean Mesquite and expertly matched to highlight the distinctive figure and grain lines. Mexican Primavera's natural texture is preserved and locked with hand-cut Chilean Mesquite butterfly inlays. The lid is also exquisitely finished with a solid brass butterfly inlay, which also serves as a handle to lift and lower the lid. Finished with custom-blended Michael Madley Naked oil...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Brass

Carribean-inspired Orange Humidor (Special Club Edition) in wood by Morici
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted from varnished wood with an extra glossy finish and a captivating printed glass panel, this Caribbean-inspired humidor maintains optimal humidity with its cedar wood lining. ...
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2010s Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Wood

Cigar Box for Decoration, or Desk Box in Wood, Art Deco, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is from France. It has been made in 1940, it is an art Deco Item. The box is in wood. It is a cigar box but It can be used as a docorative box...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Wood, Bone

Anthracite Carbalho Humidor
Located in Milan, IT
This iconic humidor is part of Maccarone's Essenza collection and can hold up to 150 cigars. Metal accessories in gold brass and high quality gloss veneer enhance this elegant and re...
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2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Gold, Brass

A. J. SEWARD - Arts & Crafts Brass Box - Cedar Lined - U.K. - Early 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
ARTHUR JOHN SEWARD (Attributed) - Antique Arts & Crafts brass box with riveted construction and hinged lid - the lid extends beyond the edges of the box (typical of Seward's work) - ...
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Brass

Scandinavian Midcentury Teak Cigar Box, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A wellmade solid teak box with one large compartment lined with cork. Made anonymously in Denmark during the 1960s in a style reminiscent of Alfred Klitgaard, Kay Bojesen and Finn Ju...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Teak, Cork

Elegant Cigar/Cigarette Box in Elm from the 1930s with decorative intarsia decor
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Cigar/Cigarette Box in Elm with decorative intarsia decor. Made in Sweden during the 1930s Wear consistent with age and use
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Elm

Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Humidor or Cigarette Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period desk box, humidor, or cigarette box with verdigris green patina By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Sterling silver on bronze, with ce...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Sterling Silver, Bronze

19th Century Majolica Goat Tobacco Jar Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica tobacco jar signed Onnaing, circa 1890. Decorated with a goat and wheat and leaves.
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1890s French Rustic Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Majolica, Ceramic

Luxury Cuban Cognac or Green Suitcase
Located in Paris, FR
Suitcase luxury Cuban cognac covered with black grained cowhide leather. With lozines in smooth leather, jewelry parts in solid brass, with hand polished nickel plated. With handles in solid nickel plated brass. Padding and lining in black slate dinamica microfiber. With a solid Spanish cedar wood humidor for 50 to 75 cigars. With 1 cutting tray with accessories Dupont cigar...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Nickel

"Hunter in Paradise", Art Deco Humidor in Cast Iron by Elmberg, Sweden
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

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Iron

Scandinavian Art Deco Cigar Box in Brass, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A brass cigarette or cigar box decorated horizontal ribbings/lines. It was made by an anonymous craftsman/designer in Scandinavia during the 1930s. It features a wooden lining that p...
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1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Brass

Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Cigar Box or Humidor
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period cigar box or humidor with duel matchbox and match stick holders By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Sterling silver on pat...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Sterling Silver, Bronze

17th Century Figured Walnut and Seaweed Marquetry Lace Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and extremely rare figured walnut and seaweed marquetry 'lace box', circa.... let’s break it down - Seaweed marquetry first appeared in Englis...
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17th Century English Baroque Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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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.

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