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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
1960s Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Italian Boxes by Deruta
By Deruta
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two Mid-Century Modern ceramic boxes made in Deruta, small Italian city very famous for ceramics. They are in perfect condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Italian Pottery Box Imported by Rosenthal Netter
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Maker: Bitossi.
Importer: Rosenthal Netter
Period or model: Mid-Century Modern.
Specs: Pottery
Condition:
This Bitossi Italian pottery...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery
Anne Kjaersgaard Decorative Stoneware Ceramic Box or Pot Grey and Black, 1960
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Anne Kjaersgaard
Original stoneware ceramic pot or decorative box
Signed undert he base with black pigment
Perfect condition
Measures: height : 18 cm large : 10 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Black and Yellow Vinyl Plastic Scooby Box, France 1950s
By Atelier Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely 1950s French decorative lidded box features a bright yellow vinyl plastic scooby or craft lace (in French scoubidou) with black contrast thread. The box boasts a stunning...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Pair of Box in Lucite
Rattan Christian Dior Home Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of boxes in lucite and rattan in the style of Christian Dior Home. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The boxes come in different dimensions:
- Big box: 9.5...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
By Liwan
s Janetti Firenze Silver and Glass Italian Decorative Box, 1970s
By Janetti
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible decorative box in laminated silver and mid-century glass. By Liwan's of Rome for Maison Mercier Freres. Signed. Sold by Janetti Firenze, a famous design house founded in 1...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
Fratelli Mannelli Travertine Holster Box - 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Fratelli Mannelli travertine holster box or catchall.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Handmade Silver Vase by Asian Artisans, Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage handmade silver Vase. Sorry we don't know anything about it, but its beautiful. It is marked with a sign of the silversmith. I am unsure of the age of this object an...
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20th Century Central Asian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
White 20th century egg ceramic decorative or jewelry box by Yves Marian 1970 2/6
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Yves Marian. 2/6
Realised circa 1970
Signed at the base
original perfect condition
20th century design white egg ceramic decorative or jewelry box
Height 15 cm
Large 10 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Heavy Bronze Box with Saint George and Dragon Relief, Cast Frieze Design
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This extraordinary vintage bronze box is one of the heaviest examples of its kind, boasting intricate craftsmanship and a stunning relief design. The lid features a detailed depictio...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Padlock Key Box in Patinated Brass, Japan 1980s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Japanese novelty wall mounted key hanger in the shape of this jumbo padlock in patinated brass. Curious details with xl revits and key.shaped handle. ...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$195 Sale Price
44% Off
Mid-Century Modern Storage Box by Metalux the Netherlands
By Joost Teders 1, Metalux
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stylish and decorative sewing box / storage box designed by Joost Teders for Metalux Netherlands in 1955. The original lacquered wooden boxes colo...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Large 20th century colored deocrative or jewelry box by Fernande Kohler 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Fernande Kohler
Large 20th century decorative or jewelry ceramic box
Signed by Fernande Kohler - Vallauris
Realised circa 1950
Original perfect condition
Height 17 cm
Longer 30 ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Gladmark Teak Canisters c.1950
By Gladmark
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Mid-century teak canisters. Set of two.
CREATOR Gladmark, Burbank, California.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1950-1960.
MATERIALS AND TECHN...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Black Lucite and Rattan Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning decorative Lucite lidded box was crafted in Italy circa 1970. The piece boasts a rounded shape, with a base in licorice black Lucite topped by a lid in crystal clear Lu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Resin, Lucite
Wood Box for Desk or Cigars, France, 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box has been done in France in the 1960's. It is in the style of Alexandre Noll. The condition is good. You can use it as, a cigar box or pen box.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$426 Sale Price
20% Off
"Fantastical Bird, " Mid Century Box by Ottaviani in Silver, Enamel and Rosewood
By Ottaviani
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully crafted of hammered silver -- now with a soft, old silver patina -- enamel and rosewood, this exceptional decorative box depicts a wildly imaginative crane-like bird with...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Florentine Mid-Century Leather Box with Insignia Emblem
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very charming Mid-Century small rectangular Italian hand crafted orange box in leather with a gold medallion of a double headed eagle on the lid. The interior features a soft leather...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Nanni Valentini Ceramic Container for Ceramica Arcore, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Nanni Valentini ceramic container for ceramica arcore, Italy, 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Gustave Tiffoche large 20th century grey and black ceramic decorative box 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Tiffoche
20th century design large black and grey stoneware ceramic decorative box
Signed by Gustave Tiffoche
Original perfect condition
height 21 cm
Large 27 cm
Depth 19 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Chrome and Braided Brass Italian Decorative Box, Gucci Style 1980s
By Gucci
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful midcentury decorative jewelry box in chromed metal and brass. This lovely Gucci style box was produced in Italy in the 1980s.
This gorgeous decorative rectangular box is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Modernist Geometric Lucite and Chrome Decorative Box, France circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant diamond-shaped decorative lidded box has a design reminiscent of Philippe Cheverny's work. Crafted circa 1970, this lovely decorative piece boasts a geometric shape with...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Italian Florentine Moss Green and Gold Petite Lidded Round Jar Urn, 1960s
By Florentine
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Italian moss green and gold round lidded ceramic jar/ urn. The green shade contrasts beautifully with the gold accents and white pattern that wraps around the piece. The pe...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Hand Carved Solid Ebony Wood Box, France, 1950s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French handcrafted solid ebony wood box made in the 1950s.
Can be used as a jewellery box or as a decorative object.
Good condition.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Ebony
$426 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoise Shell Lucite Round Jewelry Box
By Dior Home
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This lucite jewelry box designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies embodies the mid-century modern style with its sleek, minimalist form and use of synthetic materials. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite
$284 Sale Price
20% Off
BITOSSI - Piastrelle Bicolore Series Lidded Ceramic Box - Italy - Circa 1960
s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Chatham, ON
BITOSSI (Manufacturer) - ALDO LONDI (Designer) - PIASTRELLE BICOLORE (Series) - Rare Mid Century studio pottery arabesque pattern lidded box - hand finished - mold formed - featuring...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$1,326 Sale Price
30% Off
Midcentury Italian Handmade Birch Wood Maple Leaf Shaped Centerpiece, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury handmade birchwood maple leaf-shaped centrepiece. Aldo Tura probably designed this piece during 1950s for Macabo.
This piece is special as it has a curved map...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Birch
Midcentury Wood and Gold Plate 24 KT Box Afra
Tobia Scarpa Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful rectangular large decorative box in wood and gold plate 24KT in the style of Afra & Tobia Scarpa.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Piero Fornasetti, lid jar "Cotton" mid-1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Porcelain jar from the bathroom series by Piero Fornasetti, mid-1900s.
With decor of flowers and "Cotton". Signed Fornasetti.
In good condition, smaller signs of age and wear.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Decorative Wood Box Inlay Detail
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a mid-century decorative wood box inlay detail.
Dimensions: 2.25" H x 4" D x 6.75" W
Please visit take a look at o...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage White Marble Jewelry Trinket with Bird Intarsia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A beautifully hand-crafted trinket or jewelry box in white marble. Featuring an organically crafted oval shape and the lid is decorated with intarsia of a bird. Unknown European make...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
$178 Sale Price
45% Off
Midcentury Chrome Glass and Briar Wood Pocket Emptier in Christian Dior Style
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury chrome glass and briarwood pocket emptier. This fantastic piece was designed in Christian Dior Style during the 1980s.
The...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Alessandro Albrizzi Rectangular Box in Purple Lucite and Chrome, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular box in purple Lucite and chrome by the Italian designer Alessandro Albrizzi. Made in Italy, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Set of Three Brass Pineapples Ice Bucket or Trinket Boxes, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Whimsical set of three solid brass pineapples boxes. These are all the rage this season but have been around for years. The giant one measures over 15" tall and is super heavy. The m...
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1960s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Higgins Violet/Green Art Glass Keepsake Box
Located in New York, NY
Modernist Violet/Green keepsake/desk box featuring a walnut case and Higgins Glass top. Signed
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Walnut
Rectangular Patinated Bronze Art Deco Golf Themed Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Art Deco cigarette or jewelry box in thick heavy patinated bronze with white painted golf clubs and gilded golf ball as lid decoration. The interior of the box has two compartments m...
Category
1920s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$368 Sale Price
36% Off
Mixed Metal Patchwork Box by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a brutalist, mixed metal keep-sake box by Paul Evans, circa 1970s. It is constructed of patinated copper panels and lined with cork. The design features splashes of solder a...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Octagonal Box in Lucite Wicker Wood and Brass Christian Dior Style, France 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Octagonal box in Lucite, wicker and wood with a brass knob in Christian Dior style. Made in France in the 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Studio Pottery Lidded Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
A fun and unique domed studio pottery lidded jar with a textured pattern reminiscent of snakeskin and with stamped flowers. Marked illegibly on t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Orange Box Decorative Geometric Gold Accent
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage hinged orange box geometric accent
no signature or label.
Not perfect, original paint has minor scuffs on finish.
Structure is firm and solid. Open...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Pair of Cenedese Lidded Italian Pink Apothecary Glass for Vanity
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand Blown Italian Murano Cenedese apothecary Jar. The piece is a unique shade of pink. A compliment to any vanity, desk or work station.
Can hold anything from Candies, to cotton...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
Hawkes Sterling Silver and Crystal Rectangular Box, 1950
s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
T.G. Hawkes & Co. was founded in 1880 by Thomas Gibbons Hawkes in Tiffin Ohio. This impressive cut crystal and sterling silver box by Hawkes features a classic sterling lid. The inte...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Mid Century Glazed Terracotta Studio Pottery Bowl - Canada - Signed - Circa 1954
Located in Chatham, ON
Mid Century wheel thrown studio pottery glazed terracotta bowl - random splash decoration - contrasting navy interior with hand painted design - signed/initialed and dated on the bas...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Terracotta
$80 Sale Price
30% Off
Lady
s or Gentlemans Asian Jewellery Trinket Casket Document Box by Eichholtz
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An outstanding Multi purpoise rectangular Ladys or Gentlemand Casket of rectangular outline and quite generous proportions, complete with its firm fitting lift off cover. Mid Twentieth Century, of Asian origin.
This decorative example is entirely veneered with short lengths of reeded carved bone in various pastel creamy colours which is superbly done.
Condition: Good condition with nice patination, possibly never used in its past.
Width: (an impressive) 16" (41cm). Depth: 12” (30.5cm). Height: 4.25" (10.5cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door Shipping offered by Seller.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Beech
Italian Mid-Century Small Rectangular Leather Embossed Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Beautifully molded Italian leather box with a raised style and features crests of coat of arms with lions and fleur de lis on the top. Additionally this piece has been enhanced with ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Vintage Italian Swirled Alabaster Lidded Box 60
s Brown, Tan, Champagne, Black
Located in North Miami, FL
This gorgeous vintage Italian alabaster round lidded column box is from the 60's. Swirls of different abstractions of forms lay with multi colors of tan, champagne, off white, beige,...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Grey 20th century egg ceramic decorative or jewelry box by Yves Marian 1970 3/6
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 14 cm
Large 10 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Nickel- plated cookie bowl with original painted glass vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Nickel- plated cookie bowl with original painted glass vienna around 1960s
Original condition
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Nickel
Dior Style Mid-Century Tortoiseshell Lucite and Silver Pocket Emptier, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century pocket emptier in lucite with tortoiseshell effect and silver. This fantastic piece was designed in France following the st...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
Chapman / Mastercraft Lacquered Walnut and Brass Strong Box Chest
By Mastercraft
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century strong box / chest with a painted and lacquered walnut hinge top case with wire wrapped brass handles, resting on a four-legged brass base. (CHAPMAN / MASTERCRAFT).
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Decorative Italian Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous decorative box made of bone and wood, Italy 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Midcentury Decorative Box in Bordeaux Acrylic by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular decorative box in bordeaux acrylic by Tommaso Barbi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original stamp is present on the bottom as shown in the photos...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Plexiglass
Vintage Hand-Painted Porcelain Teapot Trinket with Black Reader
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Curios novelty trinket in the shape of a porcelain teapot trinket hand-painted with pink flowers, a coffee cup and a hatted black reader (cat or person). The lid mechanism in patinat...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$237 Sale Price
20% Off
Exotic 1970s Frog Skin-Leather Asymmetrical Table Box, Style of Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exotic 1970s Frog Skin-Leather Asymmetrical Table Box, Style of Karl Springer
A unique box of exotic elegance with this 1970s Frog Skin-Leather Asymmetrical Table Box, in the style...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Velvet
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Don Shoemaker - Senal Exotic Mixed Hardwoods Rosewood Trinket Box Made in Mexico
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by eccentric woodworker and designer Don Shoemaker, this trinket box was made by Senal in Mexico. It employs a cacophany of exotic woods, including cocobolo, jacaranda, and ...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jacaranda, Mahogany, Rosewood, Cocobolo
Modernist Italian 800 Silver Small Playing Card Box, C.1950/1960
By Jean Despres
Located in Bath, GB
Hefty Italian silver was used to create this mid-century modern box with a stylish cast silver chain belt and buckle across the top and down the front, beautiful quality and engineer...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Bordeaux Bakelite and Bamboo Square Italian Decorative Box, Tommaso Barbi 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning large midcentury decorative box in a dark red bakelite and bamboo. This lovely piece was designed by Tommaso Barbi in Italy in the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Bakelite
Midcentury Round Box in Brass, Lucite
Rattan Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful round decorative box in brass, lucite and rattan in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sectioned Rosewood Tray Tic Tac Toe Board
By Digsmed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage sectioned wood tray in rosewood. Tic Tac Toe game board board only. Custom made, no information on the designer.
Di...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Florentine Domed Wood Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box. This lined gilt-wood box can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well a stand alone piece on a coffee table ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
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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