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Victorian Antique Smoker’s Cane Walking Stick with Money Matches Box
Located in Shippensburg, PA
top rotates to reveal hidden nickels for buying a cigar and the side of the handle can be withdrawn to
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20th Century British Folk Art Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Nickel

Longchamp Leather Pipe Cigarette Dispenser, 1960s France
By Longchamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare mid-century cigarette holder in the whimsical form of a smoking pipe. Crafted with a rich brown leather wrapped body, glossy black handle, and a warm brass lid that lifts to ...
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1960s Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Coromandel and Brass Bound Campaign Humidor
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique Coromandel and Brass Bound Campaign Humidor. The cigars depicted are for illustrative
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20th Century British Campaign Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Brass

Jean-Claude Farhi “Black Box” in Plexiglass, Signed, France, 1999
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean-Claude Farhi Black box. Plexiglass. Signed by the artist. France 1999 20 x 56,5 x 36 cm
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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Plexiglass

Box enamel miniature and fine hand engraving Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Baroque style shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand engraving interspersed with spaces with translucent enamels fired on guilloché and beautiful ena...
Category

1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Vintage Perletinn Brutalist Box in Pewter, Norway 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Norwegian brutalist box for cigarettes, cigar, playing cards, jewelry or other personal smalls
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1960s Norwegian Brutalist Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Caja de tabaco rusa de plata y níquel, siglo XIX
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Russian Silver and Nickel Tobacco Box, 19th Century Beautiful first-class Russian silver cigar
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20th Century Russian Belle Époque Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Playing music maple cigarettes box vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Height open: 15cm Hand polished
Category

1950s Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Wood, Maple

R&Y Augousti Snake Skin Decorative Box
By R Y Augousti
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original R&Y Augousti snakeskin decorative wooden box with white trim. Acquired from the John Traina estate. Mr. Traina was a San Francisco philanthropist, vintner an...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

Box handpainted miniature on guilloche and musical movement by Reuge S.A. inside
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal box in 925/1000 sterling silver, gold plated with translucent fired enamels and featuring a handpainted monochrome miniature on guilloche of a sailing ship on the lid, depi...
Category

1980s Italian Empire Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Rare Mid-Century Modern Teak Cork Brass Box by Carl Auböck Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern cigar or cigarette box by Carl Auböck, Vienna
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Bulldog Scottish Terrier Cigarette Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-Century French Bulldog Scottish Terrier Cigarette Box, France, 1950s — Dogs Playing Cards Motif. A charming and whimsical mid-century cigarette box from France, dating to t...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Bakelite, Wood

Playing card suit-shaped boxes Set of 4 fired enamel guilloché Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Set of 4 playing card suit-shaped boxes in 925/1000 sterling silver with Art Deco style fire enamels, early 1900s. Total weight 793 g. Designed by Renato Salimbeni in 1951 inspired b...
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1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box shaped “heart”playing card suit red fired Art Deco style Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Playing card suit-shaped box “heart” in 925/1000 sterling silver with red fired enamel in Art Deco style, early 1900s. With lost hinge, i.e. semi-invisible. Dimensions cm. 9.5 x 10 x...
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1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box shaped “quadri” playing card suit red fired Art Deco style Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box shaped like a “quadri” playing card suit in 925/1000 sterling silver with red fired enamel in Art Deco style, early 1900s. With internal hinge. Dimensions cm. 10.4 x 12.3 x 1.8. ...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box shaped “flowers” playing card suit black fired Art Deco style Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box shaped like a “flowers” playing card suit in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fired enamel in Art Deco style, early 1900s. With lost hinge, i.e. semi-invisible. Dimensions cm....
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box shaped “spade” playing card suit black fired Art Deco style Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box shaped like a “spade” playing card suit in 925/1000 silver with black fired enamel in Art Deco style, early 1900s. With internal hinge. Dimensions cm. 9.5 x 10.7 x 1.8. Weight gr...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table box Four-leaf clover fired enamel on a radial guilloché Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Four-leaf clover shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on a radial guilloché. Modern contemporary style. Dimensions cm. 17 x 17 x 3.5...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Mid-Century Accordion Cigarette Box, 1950s
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-Century Accordion Cigarette Box, France, 1950s — Noble Woods Bakelite Discover this exquisite mid-century accordion cigarette box from France, dating back to the 1950s. Cr...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Bakelite, Wood

Antique 20thC English Art Deco Solid Silver Lacquer Cigarette Box c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century English solid silver art deco style cigarette box. Featuring a black lacquered top and a curved body, resting on four mounted feet. Hallmarked English solid silv...
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20th Century British Other Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Silver

Set of Three of Gordon Bunshaft s from SOM Architects Personal Pipes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of three personal tobacco pipes that belonged to renowned architect Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). These pipes offer a rare and personal glimpse i...
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20th Century Unknown Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Paul Dupré-Lafon Rectangular Cigarette Box for Hermès in Signature Leather, 1945
By Paul Dupré-Lafon
Located in Cheyenne, WY
This cigarette box was designed by Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès, Paris. The rectangular box features Hermès’ iconic orange color, with green leather and a hinged flip-top lid, impress...
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1940s French Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Table box concave corners enamel sterling silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with concave corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloché, also on the sides and fine hand engravings in baroque style. With l...
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1950s Italian Baroque Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

table box enamel sterling silver peacocks with “ramage” Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with very fine hand-engraving, also on the sides, of peacocks with “ramage” similar to tiger tails,...
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1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Cigarette case black in the shape of a packet. Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Cigarette case in the shape of a packet of long cigarettes in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fired enamel in Art Deco style, early 1900s. With lost hinge, i.e. semi-invisible. ...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table box with mechanical musical movement by Swiss company Reuge S.A Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large oval table box with mechanical musical movement by the Swiss company Reuge S.A. in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché and on fine ...
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1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Carl Aubock Style Brass Pipe Holder, Italy 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Naples, IT
Solid brass pipe holder from the 1950s designed in the style of Carl Aubock , a delightful and sought-after collector's item.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Brass

Sphere table cigarette lighter Red enamel Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Sphere table cigarette lighter in 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver and translucent fire enamel on guilloché, in a modern contemporary style. Piezoelectric mechanism. Dimensions d...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Jugandstil Humidor Erhard Söhne, Germany, c. 1920
By Erhard Söhne
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Jugandstil Humidor, Erhard & Söhne, Germany, c. 1920 This is a Jugendstil-style humidor box, manufactured by Erhard & Söhne in Germany, circa 1920. The box has a cylindrical shape wi...
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20th Century German Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Style 1960s Sterling Silver Cigarette Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver cigarette box in the Art Deco style; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection. This exc...
Category

1960s British Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Wilcox Sterling Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver and enamel cigarette case; an addition to our collectable silverware collection. This exceptional vin...
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1940s British Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver

Table Box pure gold paillons and fired enamel miniature Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fire enamels, with pure gold “paillons” on the upper circle, fine fire enamelled miniature hand painted by the painter Br...
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1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Salimbeni Purse Cigarette Case Two-Color Enamel Stripes Blue and White
By Salimbeni
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

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Pocket Cigarette Case Vessel Miniature Hand-Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salim
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
6238-7239- Pocket cigarette case with spring button in 925/1000 fire-enamelled sterling silver with beautiful vessel miniature hand-painted by the painter Renato Dainelli and painted...
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1990s Italian Empire Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Cigarette Case Hunting Dogs Miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Enamel
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and fine miniature hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli dep...
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1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Pocket Cigarette Case Geometric Design Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped rectangular pocket cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guillochè with Art Deco style geometric design, above and below. Opening with s...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Cigarette Case Fired Enamel on a Fine Hand-Engraved Mountain Landscape Sterling
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on a fine hand-engraved mountain landscape. Contemporary m...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Cigarette Case Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Cigarette case for handbag in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fired enamel. Opening with spring button.. Measure cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr.210. Created in the Art Deco style...
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Cigarette Case floral miniatures and inserts of gold paillons Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with external edges and fired enamels inserted in fine designs in the Baroque style of the 17th century and wit...
Category

1960s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate

Table Box Enamel Miniature Moscow Kremlin and Red Square Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio 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 ...
Category

1970s Italian Empire Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box hand-engraved and enamelled ornament in Arabic style Salimbeni.
By Giorgio Salimbeni, 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 Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate

Rectangular table cigarette case two-tone fire-enamelled stripes Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded upper long sides, in 925/100 sterling silver and two-tone fire-enamelled stripes in a modern contemporary style. Dimensions cm. 6 x 10.5...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Cigarette Box like lapis lazuli stone enamel on guilloche Salimbeni.
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular with rounded corners table box for cigarettes in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent enamels on a radial guilloché and hand-engraved finishes, in a mode...
Category

1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Cigarette Box hand painted in tempera on a vegetable ivory Salimbeni.
By Franco Salimbeni, 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

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Cigarette Box Rectangular for table blue enamel on guilloche Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular with rounded corners table box for cigarettes in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent enamels on a radial guilloché and hand-engraved finishes, in a mode...
Category

1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Elizabeth II Sterling Silver and Ruby Humidor Box Made for Saudi Arabia
Located in Queens, NY
Elizabeth II Sterling Silver and Ruby Humidor Box Made for Saudi Arabia Made by Peter Nicholas Co Ltd in London in 1989. Rectangular box with corner bracket supports and hin...
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20th Century British Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Japanese 19th century Komai 24kt. gold and silver Damascene cigarette case
Located in Braintree, GB
An elegant and finely crafted Japanese Komai-style damascene cigarette or card case, dating from the early 20th century (circa 1900–1940), featuring stunning 24‑karat gold and silver...
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20th Century Japanese Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Metal, Gold

Mid-Century Onyx Box, Made in Italy, 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Mid-Century onyx box, Made in Italy, 1950s Complete and in good condition.
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1950s Italian Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Marble

State of Qatar and Grant Macdonald, a Rare Silver Humidor Box
By Grant Macdonald
Located in Queens, NY
State of Qatar and Grant Macdonald, A Rare Silver Humidor Box in original fitted box depicting the map and flags of The State of Qatar and the Royal seal of the State. Silverware is...
Category

20th Century British Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Silver

Vintage Wood Lined "Anno 1219" Lidded Box / Humidor by Iron Art of Copenhagen
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare wood lined "Anno 1219 Battle of Estonia" lidded box / humidor by Iron Art of Copenhagen, circa early 1900s. The casket box commemorates the Danish / Estonian Battle of Ly...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Iron

Fornasetti Enamel Metal Matchbox
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage decorative matchbox with an interior comprised of a metal sliding tray, the exterior enameled with classical gates of Rome / designed by Piero Fornasetti, made in Italy in th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Metal

Fornasetti Enamel Metal Matchbox
Fornasetti Enamel Metal Matchbox
$1,049 Sale Price
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Box engraving on the lid and hand-painted floral miniature Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine fire-enameled engraving on the lid and hand-painted floral miniature in 18th century French Empire style. Dimension...
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1970s Italian Empire Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box with green enamel on fine hand engraving of a landscape with ruins Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with concave corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on fine hand engraving of a landscape with ruins. Contemporary modern...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate

Russian silver cigarette case with nickel 20th Century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Russian silver cigarette case with nickel 20th Century Beautiful top quality Russian silver cigarette case, with a nickel engraved design that represents a large establishment with c...
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20th Century Russian Belle Époque Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Box Black and Red geometric Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box Black and Red enamel is Inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s in Art Deco style and recreated for Cartier USA in the 1980s. It is in 925/1000 sterling. Box B...
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Cigarette box, unusual opens on both sides
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Cigarette box, unusual - opens on both sides Unsure of maker or age. Likely Mid Century. No breaks or repair. One side is slightly less in height than other side.
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

1960s Brazilian Rosewood Humidor by Jean Gillon for Wood Art
By Jean Gillon
Located in Victoria, BC
We're thrilled to introduce the latest addition to our revered vintage Brazilian smalls collection: an iconic piece from the legendary designer Jean Gillon's Wood Art collection. Beh...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

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Vintage Cigar Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of vintage cigar boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique vintage cigar boxes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and silver. There are all kinds of vintage cigar boxes available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage cigar boxes to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Modern vintage cigar boxes are of considerable interest. Vintage cigar boxes have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Tiffany Co., Hermès and Alfred Dunhill are consistently popular.

How Much are Vintage Cigar Boxes?

Vintage cigar boxes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,213, while the lowest priced sells for $86 and the highest can go for as much as $44,637.

Finding the Right Cigar Boxes And Humidors 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.

Questions About Vintage Cigar Boxes
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To tell how old a cigar box is, look for the caution notice. Caution notices are required by law but before 1910, they were pasted on the cigar box. After 1910, caution notices were printed directly onto the bottom of the box. Shop a collection of antique cigar boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Cigar boxes can be made of cardboard, paper and several kinds of wood. Spanish cedar is a popular choice for cigar boxes but mahogany, white oak and elm are also common. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique cigar boxes from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    How long you can keep cigars in a box depends on whether the box is open. Sealed boxes may keep cigars fresh for a few months. After you open the box, you should smoke the cigars within one month or place them in a humidor to keep them fresh. You'll find a selection of cigar boxes on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, although whether or not a cigar box can be used as a humidor depends on its design. Only cigar boxes that seal well and are crafted entirely out of wood and lined with cedar should be used as humidors. You will also need to add a humidification device to the box to preserve the freshness of your cigars. On 1stDibs, find a collection of humidors.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    To clean a vintage wood box, wipe it with a soft cloth moistened with mild dish soap and water. You can use a soft-bristled brush and soapy water to remove dirt from the hinges and clasp. Next, use a fresh, damp cloth to wipe away the soap and then finish by drying with a third cloth. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of wood boxes.