Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Metal
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Birch, Maple
19th Century Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Wood
1820s British Regency Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Walnut, Cedar
1910s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Metal
1890s Russian Baltic Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Silver
1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Wood
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Brass
1920s English Art Deco Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Bronze
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Wood
1860s English Victorian Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Oak, Cedar
Early 20th Century Canadian Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Silver, Sterling Silver
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Brass
Early 20th Century American Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Early 1900s German Late Victorian Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Wood
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century British Anglo-Japanese Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Brass
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Bronze
Early 1900s English Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Machine Age Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Oak, Porcelain
19th Century Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Sterling Silver
1880s English Victorian Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Walnut
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century British Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Tortoise Shell, Shagreen, Wood
Early 20th Century British Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Bronze, Sterling Silver
1920s British Victorian Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Chrome
1920s English Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Rosewood
1880s French Belle Époque Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Copper
Late 19th Century English Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Oak
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Bronze
19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century British Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Sterling Silver
1890s French Rustic Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Porcelain
Late 19th Century American Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Brass
1920s British Art Deco Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Sterling Silver, Bronze
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Stone, Alabaster, Metal, Silver Plate
1870s Arts and Crafts Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Oak
1910s English Art Deco Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Copper
Late 19th Century British Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Silver
19th Century English Victorian Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Bronze
19th Century Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Silver
19th Century Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Linen
1910s English Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s French Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Wood
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Sterling Silver, Copper, Enamel
19th Century British Victorian Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Silver, Enamel
1890s European Late Victorian Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Brass
1910s English Edwardian Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Silver
Late 19th Century European Black Forest Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Brass
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Humidor Cigar Box
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, 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.
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