Pocket cigarette cases evolved from the leather containers for cigars which first became popular in the mid-nineteenth century. As cigarette smoking gradually overtook cigar smoking, pocket cigarette cases in leather or papier mache often decorated with floral motifs or geometric patterns became popular.

After 1900, however, pocket cigarette cases of an all-metal construction came into fashion.

The metal pocket cigarette cases were most frequently made of silver and gold, and plated versions of these metals, and offered greater scope to the designers and craftsmen and soon enamelling, filigree work, guilloche engraving and other decorative techniques could be found decorating cigarette cases.

As well as gold and silver, pocket cigarette cases were made in ivory, wood, Lucite, pewter.

A lerger version of the cigarette case evolved to sit on a desk or sideboard. Many of these were silver boxes, lined with timber. A popular form was the miniature AWA more...

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Art Deco table lighter American Marathon black enamel…

Marathon Art Deco Lighter and Cigarette Case Combo

Art Deco table lighter American Marathon black enamel combination cigarette case/lighter

Silver and enamel cigarette case, marked, of shaped rectangular…

Enamel Cigarette Case with Red Riding Hood Inlay

Silver and enamel cigarette case, marked, of shaped rectangular form, the hinged cover inlaid with black enamel red riding hood and wolf, engraved 'Camilla' lower right, the gilt interior engraved with German inscription, total weight 82gm

Ernest Gideon Bek silver and enamel cigarette case stamped with…

EGB Enamel Cigarette Case with Butterfly Mark

Ernest Gideon Bek silver and enamel cigarette case stamped with butterfly mark and Egb, of rectangular form, with belle epoque border and engine turned decoration, accented with blue enamel cartouche, with gilt interior, total weight 91 cm, 8.5 x 7.5 cm

An elegant small silver and enamel cigarette case aqua and…

Aqua and White Enamel Silver Cigarette Case

An elegant small silver and enamel cigarette case aqua and white enamel on machined silver. Small gold-edged central motif. Birmingham 1913 by turner & Simpson. Gilt washed interior. 8 x 6 cm

A Continental silver cigarette case, border inlaid with blue…

Slovakian Enamel Cigarette Case in Continental Silver

A Continental silver cigarette case, border inlaid with blue enamel, Slovakian 800 marks, 100 x 80 mm, wt. 145g

A Continental silver and enamel cigarette case,19th century,…

Silver and Enamel Hunting Dog Cigarette Case

A Continental silver and enamel cigarette case,19th century, decorated with the image of a hunting dog, impressed 800 mark, total weight of silver 690gms, 1.5 cm high, 7.5 cm wide, 5 cm deep

Art Deco 'German silver' cigarette case, marked 'Alpaca,'…

Enamel and Engraved Art Deco Cigarette Case

Art Deco 'German silver' cigarette case, marked 'Alpaca,' enamel and engraved decoration to lid and underside, gilt washed interior, height 9 cm, weight 60 grams*nickel

Sterling silver gilt interior enamel top cigarette case 1954…

Enamel Rose Cigarette Case, 128g Sterling Silver

Sterling silver gilt interior enamel top cigarette case 1954 decorated with sprig of roses on case. Total Weight 128gms.

An Art Deco cigarette case with enamelled decorated with…

Butterfly Enamelled Art Deco Cigarette Case

An Art Deco cigarette case with enamelled decorated with butterflies. 9 cm long.

Silver & enamel cigarette case, stamped 925, 6 cm x 9 cm approx.

Enamel Silver Cigarette Case, Stamped 925, 6x9cm

Silver & enamel cigarette case, stamped 925, 6 cm x 9 cm approx.

Eastern bronze and enamel cigarette box, oblong shape with…

Bronze and Enamel Cigarette Box with Detachable Lid

Eastern bronze and enamel cigarette box, oblong shape with detachable lid, the base stamped foreign, 12 cm width

A cigarette case and three boxes (i) an Oriental cigarette case…

Assorted Collectible Boxes and Case

A cigarette case and three boxes (i) an Oriental cigarette case width 10.2 cm, (ii) a gilt enamel agate box, diameter 4.2 cm, (iii) a cowrie shell snuff box (slight Af) width 8 cm, (iv) a metal inlay box width 6.3 cm

An enamel and silver cigarette case, translucent pale blue…

Enamel and Silver Cigarette Case with Facsimile Engraved Dedication

An enamel and silver cigarette case, translucent pale blue enamel within a black champlevé enamel border; facsimile engraved dedication; H.Matthews, Birmingham 1925. (enamel damaged) 9 x 6 cm

An old silver plated R.A.F. cigarette box, the engine turned…

R.A.F. Cigarette Box with A.T.S. Initials

An old silver plated R.A.F. cigarette box, the engine turned lid with wings emblem and enamelled initials A.T.S. Original sandalwood interior. Length 16.5 cm

Art Deco enamel and sterling silver cigarette case marked…

Art Deco Enamel Sterling Silver Cigarette Case, 1928 London

Art Deco enamel and sterling silver cigarette case marked London import marks 1928 Stockwell & Co., size 8 cm x 5.5 cm, weight 102 grams, two spots of light wear.

German 800 silver & enamel cigarette case 9 cm x 5 cm 94 grams

Enamel Cigarette Case, German 800 Silver, 94g

German 800 silver & enamel cigarette case 9 cm x 5 cm 94 grams

European silver & enamel cigarette case, 8.5 cm x 8 cm, 122…

Enamel Cigarette Case: European Silver, 122g

European silver & enamel cigarette case, 8.5 cm x 8 cm, 122 grams

Sterling silver and enamel cigarette case, hallmarked…

Enamel Sterling Silver Cigarette Case, Birmingham 1948

Sterling silver and enamel cigarette case, hallmarked Birmingham 1948 (enamel loss to edges)

Japanese enamel cigarette case, decorated in thousand flower…

Japanese Enamel Cigarette Case with Thousand Flower Pattern

Japanese enamel cigarette case, decorated in thousand flower pattern in tones of yellow, green, red and white, with 24ct gilt interior, length 12 cm

Vintage alpaca cigarette case with blue enamel decoration

Blue Enamel Alpaca Cigarette Case

Vintage alpaca cigarette case with blue enamel decoration

Three Castles silver plated cigarette box. Enamel roundel to…

Silver Plated Cigarette Box with Enamel Roundel

Three Castles silver plated cigarette box. Enamel roundel to lid. Trade name to interior. Wood lined. Length 10 cm