Cigar Boxes and Humidors
20th Century English Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Pewter
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Bakelite, Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood, Bone
Late 19th Century Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
20th Century Austrian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mahogany
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary European Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Early 20th Century English George III Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mahogany, Satinwood
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Walnut
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Late 19th Century American Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Polyester, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Pewter
Late 19th Century European Dutch Colonial Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver Leaf
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Leather, Ebony
1880s British Victorian Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
20th Century Japanese Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Gold
20th Century Dutch Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Oak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Teak, Cork
Late 20th Century Egyptian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Polyester, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
1910s English Art Nouveau Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Pewter
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Crystal, Brass
1890s French Rustic Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Majolica, Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary German Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Copper
1920s Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Wood
1990s Italian Islamic Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Hungarian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Copper
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Elm
20th Century German Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver, Enamel
20th Century Chinese Other Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
2010s Italian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Gold, Brass
20th Century German Belle Époque Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Enamel
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century British Other Antique Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Silver
Mid-20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
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.





