Cigarette Humidor
Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Tobacco Accessories
Bronze
20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Mid-20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Fruitwood
Vintage 1970s French Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Antique Early 1900s English Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Antique 1860s English Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Oak, Cedar
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bakelite, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Mid-20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Chrome
Vintage 1920s German Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Vintage 1940s British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1910s Hungarian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s British Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
20th Century German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
20th Century Russian Belle Époque Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Copper
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bakelite, Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
20th Century English Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1960s English Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
20th Century German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
20th Century English Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Pewter
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Enamel, Silver
Vintage 1970s Italian Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s French Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Nouveau Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1990s Italian Empire Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1960s British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Jade
Early 20th Century German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Enamel
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bronze, Steel, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1940s European Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Aluminum, Bronze
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Crystal, Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Aluminum
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Finding the Right cigar-boxes for You
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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