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century. The cigar became a status symbol and a part
of popular culture, with a lot of well-known names
picking up the habit, from King Edward VII, Ulysses S.
Grant and Sigmund Freud to Arnold Schwarzenegger
and Michael Jordan.
In the collector world, anything related to tobacco
companies and their products is known as “tobacciana,”
and cigar collectibles are hot properties in that category.
And we’re not just talking the proverbial cigar store
wooden Indian here, either (although one of those,
from the 1930s, sold for $1,150 on the Barrett-Jackson
block at the 2017 Scottsdale Auction). Highly sought-
after cigar collectibles also include vintage cigar boxes
to cutters, ashtrays, holders and more.

Some prime examples of fine cigar collectibles that
have sold on the Barrett-Jackson auction block include
a magnificent art deco bronze rotating cigar ashtray,
which brought the gavel down at the 2021 Scottsdale
Auction in March and went to its new home for
$5,570. At the recently completed Las Vegas Auction in
June 2021, a unique cigar vending machine from the
1930s-40s brought in $4,600, while an unusual 1930s
cigar store smoke fan ashtray sold for $4,025 at the
2018 Scottsdale Auction. During the 2018 Northeast
Auction in Connecticut, a rare electric countertop cigar
lighter from the early 1930s brought in $2,875.

Smoke ’em if you got ’em! Keep your eyes peeled for
more of these unique cigar collectibles and many
other authentic items that will be offered during the
Automobilia Auction each morning at the inaugural 2021
Houston Auction, September 16-18 at NRG Center.

– Barbara Toombs
To view the Automobilia docket for the Houston Auction,
visit Barrett-Jackson.com

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