Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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“L’altruisme est amour” by Line Vautrin, gilt bronze box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“L’altruisme est amour” (Altruism is love) by Line Vautrin, gilt bronze box.
Gilt bronze box, the lid finely chiseled with a rebus.
The rebus can be deciphered as follows:
* The ins...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Philippe Cheverny Style Geometric Lucite and Gilded Metal Box, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning, rectangular, decorative lidded box features a design reminiscent of Philippe Cheverny's work. Crafted in the 1970s, this outstanding decorative piece boasts a geometri...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Marble-Like Large Rectangular Lucite Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning modernist Lucite box was crafted in the 1970s. Its rectangular shape boasts a crystal-clear Lucite or Acrylic and faux marble textured pattern. The luminous, milky hone...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Metal Ice Bucket Pineapple Sculpture 1970 Manetti Design Italian Florence Silver
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Metal ice bucket pineapple sculpture 1970 Manetti design Italian florence silver.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$748 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian Alabaster Dresser Box, 1960s
Located in Savannah, GA
5 ¼ inches wide by 3 ¾ inches deep by 2 ⅜ inches tall
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Chinese Style Lacquered Brush or Pencil Box Painted Butterfly, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
Lacquered paintbrush or pensil box, made in the chinese style.
In this painting features a butterfly and flowers.
The key is not the original but it does correspond to the lock.
Good...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Italian Wooden Decorative Box with Wind Rose, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Wooden Decorative Box with Wind Rose, 1970s
Enchanting wooden box with inlay work made from various types of wood.
This box is made from various European woods and features ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Hand-Painted Flamingo Scenic "Ecuador" Hardwood Trinket Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late 1940s hand-painted flamingo scenic "Ecuador" hand-carved round hardwood trinket box. The trinket box is perfect for a vanity or dresser setting.
Measurements: 3" H x 3...
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1940s Ecuadorean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$144 Sale Price
20% Off
Elegant Box in Polished Cast Aluminum and Palm Wood, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elegant box in polished cast aluminum and palm wood, circa 1970.
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
Steen Kepp XXth Century Stoneware Brown Ceramic Jewelry Box 1975 La Borne
By Steen Kepp
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Steen Kepp - La Borne
Realised circa 1975-1980
Large brown stoneware ceramic box.
Jewelry or decorative box
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Measure...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Florentine Giltwood Painted Dome Shaped Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian Florentine Box. This 1960's box has been hand-painted in soothing green and ivory white and could be used for storage or jewelry and would certainly look great on a ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint, Paper
20th century grey and black stoneware ceramic decorative or jewelry box La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne
Unique handmade stoneware ceramic pottery decorative or jewelry box
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Height 13 cm
Large 11 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Cube Shaped Box in Clear and Black Lucite, 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Midcentury Square Lucite Box with Lid, Italy, 1960-1970
This decorative cube shaped box is made in thick clear lucite with black lucite accents.
Large enough to be used for dec...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Koret Mid-Century Modern Black Patent Leather and Brass Handbag or Shoulder Bag
By Koret
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Stylish black patent leather adjustable handbag made by high end manufacturer, Koret. This bag has a fold over flap with an unusual brass U-shaped twist clasp closure. The interior i...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Bodil Eje Danish Rosewood Box / Humidor by Alfred Klitgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully crafted solid rosewood trinket box / humidor with divider by Danish craftsman Alfred Klitgaard. This pieces was produced in the late 1950s-early 1960s. The construction i...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Tessellated Stone Octagonal Box by Renoir Designs
Located in San Diego, CA
A very well crafted tessellated stone octagonal box with attached lid by Renoir Designs, circa 1970s. The piece is very heavy and solid and lined...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Giorgio Facchini Limited Edition Lucite and Brass Box, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
Giorgio Facchini Limited Edition Sculptural Box in Brass and Lucite, Italy, circa 1970 — No. 11 of 12
A museum worthy collectible by celebrated Italian designer Giorgio Facchini, thi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Box with Lid from Töpferei Bücking, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Box with Lid from Töpferei Bücking Börnsen, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional in...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Cigar Box in Brass, Malachite and Wood, Mexico, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful hinged inlaid malachite and sodalite (or lapis lazuli) brass metal box with wood interior.
Two roosters grace the lid. The metalsmiths of Taxco, Mexico were known for p...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Small Gilt Metal Red Diamond Enamel Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very charming Mid-Century round metal black and red enameled box with a diamond shape on the lid. The interior features gold gilt metal. This versatile box can be used to store stamp...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Maitland Smith Decorative Box
Located in Houston, TX
Maitland Smith Decorative Box.
Offered is a handsome cork box by Maitland Smith. This good sized well made box if felt lined makes a great table or bookcase accessory. A great spot ...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Cork
Swedish Lidded Box in Bronze
Wood by Bernhard Linder for Metallkonst 1950’s
By Ystad-Metall
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A gorgeous vintage box in the manner of Ystad Metal. Designed by Bernhard Linder for Metallkonst. Inscribed on the top as shown. Would work well on a shelf, coffee table, or on a des...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Hand-Painted Ceramic Sunflower Box with Lid from Gallo, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Hand-Painted Ceramic Sunflower Box with Lid from Gallo, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Lidded Pot in Wood 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Lidded Pot in Wood, Europe, 1950s.
Wonderful lidded pot in solid turned wood. Great design with rings all over - even the handle on the lid is a ring itself. Would be wonderful as a...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,037
1970s Italian Brass Pear Form Lidded Table Box on Leaf Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1970s Italian Brass Pear Form Lidded Table Box on Leaf Base
A bold and playful 1970s Italian sculptural box in the form of a stylized pear, crafted in polished brass and resting on...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Hand Decorated Porcelain Horse Box
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century porcelain keepsake/cigarette box hand decorated with a water color effect glaze depicting a horse.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Decorated Hand-Crafted Gourd Vintage Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Decorated Hand-Crafted Gourd Art
10.25 h d x 9 diameter
Original vintage
Refer to images listed
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood, Beads
Lady
s or Gentleman
s Designer Eight Watch Trinket Casket Box by Phillip Plein
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Fine Quality Lady's or Gentleman's Eight Watch Casket modelled as a vintage Suitcase in faux leather with nickel finish mounting and stud detailing, complete with its original...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Faux Leather
Mid-Century Turned Treen Jar, Circa 1960
Located in High Point, NC
Sleek mid-century turned treen jar with lid.
The jar is made from mahogany and walnut and is uniquely shaped. The wood has attained a gorgeous warm patina ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Handcrafted Jewelry Box by Bay Area Artist Dean Santner c.1970
By Dean Santner
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Original studio, handcrafted wood jewelry box by California woodworker, Dean Santner. Expertly crafted in walnut. Pull out center drawer lined in purple felt.
CREATOR Dea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Felt, Walnut
$150 Sale Price
46% Off
Tessellated Horn Dresser Boxes by Enrique Garcel, Colombia
Located in Chicago, IL
Tessellated Horn Dresser Boxes by Enrique Garcel, Colombia. Pair is in excellent original condition. Both have brass trim. Smaller bowl sits inside large bowl.
Large measures 6.75...
Category
1960s Colombian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Danish Round Ceramic Box by L. Hjorth for Hjorth Pottery, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Round Ceramic Box by L. Hjorth for Hjorth Pottery, Denmark, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional informat...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Bjorn Wiinblad Rosenthal Lidded Box, Quatre Couleurs
Located in Bochum, NRW
Bjorn Wiinblad Porcelain box, Quatre Couleurs, designed for Rosenthal, Germany, 1981
A white porcelain lidded box, decorated with a liquid gold painted motif, in four shades of gold....
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$222 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Keepsake Box Octagonal Oak Wood Marquetry
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Octagonal Lidded Oak Box
Wood marquetry Hinged
3.13 x 10.25 d
Preowned vintage
Refer to images
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Oak
Box Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Silver Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1980s
Located in Rome, IT
Squared decorative jewelry box in tortoiseshell-effect lucite and Silver in Christian Dior style.
Made in Italy in the 1980s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
Ugo Zaccagnini Turquoise Egyptian Blue Ceramic Box with Bullseye Target Motif
Located in Southampton, NJ
Midcentury Egyptian Blue Ceramic Pottery box by Ugo Zaccagnini of Italy. The box features a striking bullseye design on all sides. There is an overall craquelure to the glaze which i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Box in wood, for jewelry or candle, France 1980
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box has a beautiful Patina. In perfect condition, you can use it as a jewlery box, or even to put a candle in the glass inside part.
It has been made in France circa 1980
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$426 Sale Price
20% Off
Pear-shaped silver-plated steel ice box, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Pear-shaped ice box in silver-plated steel, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Pretty 1970s pear-shaped silver-plated steel ice box from the 1970s. It has the 3009 mark at the bottom. There are ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Italian Florentine Gold Gilt Wood Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box. This gilt-wood box can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well a stand alone piece on a coffee table as dec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Modernist Long and Flat Silver Plate Box with Crocodile Pattern, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This extraordinary modernist silver plate covered box, meticulously crafted in France circa 1960, is a true testament to elegance and refined craftsmanship. Its elongated, flat silho...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
1980s Mid-Century Modern Clear Plexiglass and Walnut Rectangular Italian Box
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An high quality plexiglass and walnut root jewelry box designed and manufactured in Italy in the Eighties. The box it's in very good conditions, just normal signs of use and age. Thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass, Walnut
$664 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Decorative Box in Lucite and Rattan Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing little rectangular decorative box in lucite, rattan and brass in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Boho Butterfly Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This elegant vintage shadow box features a striking display of real preserved butterflies, encased beneath a clear acrylic lid. The collection showcases various species, including a ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plexiglass
Vintage Faux Shagreen Octagonal Lacquered Box Tessellated Karl Springer Styling
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful tessellated octagonal lacquer box with brass banding. Unique faux shagreen design. In the styling of Karl Springer. Inner box lined with felt as well as felt bottom. Nice a...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Aldo Londi Bitossi Lacrima Vase, Ceramic, Blue Turquoise, Textured, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi vase, ceramic, blue turquoise, impressed, textured, signed. Medium scale chunky vase from Aldo Londi's 'Lacrima' series. Its body is decorated with a relief pattern of impres...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$2,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Grey 20th century egg ceramic decorative or jewelry box by Yves Marian 1970 4/6
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Yves Marian. 2/6
Realised circa 1970
Signed at the base
original perfect condition
20th century design light grey egg ceramic decorative or jewelry box
Height 18 cm
Large 11 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Box in Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular decorative box in tortoiseshell-effect lucite in Christian Dior Home style.
Made in Italy in the 1980s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fornasetti Rectangular Box with Smoking Motif
By Fornasetti
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Fornasetti long, rectangular, box with a charming illustration of three pipes. Hand colored Lithography on metal. Exterior metal box slides over a metal interior box, powder coated...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Midcentury Box in Wood, Brass and Steel Tommaso Barbi Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large rectangular box in wood, brass and steel in the style of Tommaso Barbi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
Mexican Box, c. 1960s
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this beautiful mid century Mexican box. Made in wood and stone.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Exquisite Austrian Cigarette and Cigar Box in the Style of Carl Aubock
Located in Vienna, AT
Hand-crafted Ostrich-leather box for cigarettes and, by removing the inner wood wall, cigars.
The leather on the top and the front is beautifully ribbed. The sides and the handle to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Formica and Ceramic Box by Einar Johansen
Søholm for Torben Ørskov
Located in Esbjerg, DK
High-quality desk cigarette or decorative box composed of a glazed ceramic lid with a globe in shallow relief, box-sides in solid rosewood upon af plate in black formica. The lid was designed by ceramist Einar Johansen and made at Søholm in Denmark for Torben Ørskov who made the box for the company AIU in Denmark circa 1965-69. The style of this box is reminiscent to boxes by Alfred Klitgaard and...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Formica
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Midcentury End Table/ Cube Boxes with Storage Interiors
Located in Westport, CT
Pair of midcentury cube end tables with storage compartment mahogany wood lids are fitted to lift and store.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Rectangular Alabaster Box with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alabaster Box in the brown tones. The box has a lid that is independent from the box and lifts off, not on a hinge.
A compliment to the cocktail table for candy or nuts, the deskto...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
Maison Cartier Modernist Copper Enigma Box, circa 1950
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier designed this stunning luxury copper and brass box. An extraordinary and captivating creation by Cartier, this rare copper and brass box—crafted in France circa 1950—is a mas...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Large Green Majolica Money Bank Squirrel Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large green Majolica Money Bank Squirrel Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Two Italian Rectangular Florentine Gilt Wood Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of 2 charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted boxes. These gilt-wood boxes can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well as stand alone pieces on a cof...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Giltwood, Paint, Paper
Wood Handcarved Box After Alexandre Noll
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wood handcarved box after Alexandre Noll
Signed Tony to the underside.
Late 20th century.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a be...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$960 Sale Price
67% Off
Antique Wood Studio Box Safe Keep Jewelry Handmade
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a wooden box, likely a keepsake box, jewelry box, or a decorative storage box.
The box appears to be handmade and features a simple, rectangular design with ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Delightful Hand Painted Ceramic Nightstand Carafe From Vieux Vallauris, France
By Vallauris
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Absolutely delightful, hand painted ceramic lidded tripod pot from Cerenne, Vallauris, France
Beautifully decorated with delicate pale pink, lemon and tangerine flowers on cream grou...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$369 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-century Modern decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern decorative boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative boxes, popular names associated with this style include Bitossi, Line Vautrin, Piero Fornasetti, and Gabriella Crespi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $34,396 while the average work can sell for $850.
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