Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Antler, Wood
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mahogany
20th Century Norwegian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Polyester, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
20th Century British Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1940s French Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Brass
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Fruitwood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood, Bone
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1870s German Black Forest Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Teak, Cork
Mid-20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Fruitwood
1990s Italian Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Georgian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1880s British Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
19th Century Indian Other Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Crocodile
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1970s Italian International Style Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
1910s Hungarian Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper, Enamel
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Elm
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Brass
1990s Italian Islamic Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Early 19th Century European Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Silver Plate, Brass
Mid-20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
20th Century Austrian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1920s French Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Nickel
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
20th Century British Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1920s English Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
1910s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s English Minimalist 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.