Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Early 20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Shagreen
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
20th Century Russian Belle Époque Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
19th Century Russian Belle Époque Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
20th Century French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood, Burl
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic
20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
2010s French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Straw, Cedar
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1940s European Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Aluminum, Bronze
Early 1900s Austrian Other Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s German Late Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
2010s French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Straw, Cedar
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather, Wood, Cork, Cedar
19th Century English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Mid-20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
19th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mahogany, Maple
1890s French Rustic Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic
1890s French Rustic Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century French Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Brass
17th Century English William and Mary Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Kingwood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Stone, Alabaster, Metal, Silver Plate
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Rosewood
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Iron
20th Century English Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1960s Norwegian Brutalist Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Pewter
21st Century and Contemporary Macedonian Minimalist Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Walnut
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze, Copper
1910s English Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Chrome
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze
1890s Austrian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Fruitwood
1870s Arts and Crafts Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Copper
20th Century German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sycamore, Cedar
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1930s French Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s English Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze, Steel, Enamel
Late 19th Century British Anglo-Japanese Antique 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.