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
French Majolica Olives Canister Vallauris, Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Olives Canister Vallauris, Circa 1950
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Astonishing Red and Green Jar in Empoli Glass by Rossini. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Astonishing Red and Green Jar in Empoli Glass by Rossini. Made in Italy
The item is in excellent condition.
Dimensions:
diam 5,51" x 9,05" H inches
diam cm 14 x cm 23 H
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Glass and Vienna Straw Wicker Italian Box 1970s Christian Dior Style
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful Mid-Century decorative round box made in clear crystal glass with a stylish lid in brass and Vienna straw.
This elegant box was designed in Italy in the 70s following the...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Straw, Lucite
Large Red Majolica Money Bank Squirrel Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large Red Majolica Money Bank Squirrel Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Spanish Wooden Box with Silver
Enamel Lid
By Gio Ponti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Spanish table or glove box.
In .915 fine (plata de ley) solid silver.
The wooden box with a silver lid with an enameled Moderist depiction of a recumbent woman with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Mid-Century Italian Oval Marble Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming marble box with gilt brass, marked Made in Italy. The lidded box is perfect for jewelry, trinkets, small collectibles. The box is a beautiful addition to a vanity or as a de...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Danish Modern Teak Desk Organizer Box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
A super cool and very hard-to-find Danish modern teak desk organizer box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970s. The box has a removable lid and three compartments for storage. G...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone and Brass Box
Located in New York, NY
Large 1980s Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone and brass box.
Measurements for just the box without the design.
height 4.75'' depth 12.25'' depth 8.25''
Category
20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Genuine Mid Century Cenedese Murano Green Box with Original Label Italy c. 1950
By Cenedese
Located in London, GB
A beautiful quality lush emerald green Murano art glass jewelry box or trinket box made by Cenedese in Venice, Italy, c. 1950.
The glass has a deep, rich hue which contrasts dramat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Hand Painted Lidded Wood Box
By Fantoni
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage hand painted lidded wood box, paper mache.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wool
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modernist Vermillion Red Lacquered Goat Skin Box by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Mid-Century Modernist vermillion red lacquered goat skin box by Karl Springer, crafted in America circa 1980, is a fine example of the designer's renowned artistry and...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Goatskin
Rectangular Carved Travertine Box in the style of Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
An essential and elegant box made in Italy that can contain whatever you want, cigarettes, business cards or use as a jewelry box.
Dating back to around the 70s, it is made of traver...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Metal
$493 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Christofle Silver Plated Decorative Box
By Christofle
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Signed Vintage Christofle Silver Plated Decorative Box. Nicely cast with beautiful design. This would have held cigarettes or trinkets. In very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Hermes, Paris - Sterling Silver Pill Box With 1873 Coin Inset
Located in Bath, GB
From the iconic French luxury retailer, this solid / sterling silver box was made by Hermes of Paris, fully signed on the side of the box together with the Minerva head mark (silver)...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Christian Dior for Dior Hone Silver Plate Decorative Box Pumpkin Design, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Elegant decorative box in the shape of a pumpkin designed by Christian Dior for his 1970s Home collection. This beautiful decorative box with lid...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Carrara Marble Small Lidded Canister or Stash Box, Italy, 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Carrara marble small lidded canister or stash container. Italy, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Carrara Marble
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Rectangular Decorative Box in Wood and Brass, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular decorative box in wood and brass details.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Bitossi Rosenthal Netter Box, Ceramic, Stripes, Orange, Black, Yellow, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal netter box, ceramic, stripes, orange, black and yellow, signed. Small scale ceramic lidded box decorated with angled planks, glazed an...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$695 Sale Price
61% Off
Multi Color Brass and Enamel Box in the Style Of Hermes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Mid Century Enamel box with brass divisions - the colors are phenomenal and inviting. A compliment to any cocktail table, Desk or W...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculptural Scandinavian Pine Wood Lidded Box in the Style of Uno Kristiansson
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This sculptural Scandinavian lidded box is crafted from solid pine wood and features a striking architectural form reminiscent of the work of Uno Kristiansson and other mid-century S...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Pine
Midcentury Vintage Lacquer Wood Cylinder tin Metal Tea Canister Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and Minimalist tea canister box from Japan. This rare beauty is a unique box or decorative box that brings midcentury shape with organic beauty. Constructed of wood panels ...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Doyle Lane Blue Craquelure Tile Set in Hand Made Rosewood Box
By Doyle Lane
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand made rosewood box with crackled blue tile created by Doyle Lane. Box measures 2" high by 2 7/8" wide and 5" long. It is signed by the artists hand on verso, Doyle Lane as pict...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Pair Red Crocodile Nesting Boxes
Located in New York, NY
Pair red crocodile nesting boxes. Set of two vintage one of a kind rich carmine red crocodile leather handmade jewelry boxes nesting one inside the other w...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crocodile
$1,150 / set
Pair of Pears in Steel Italy 1970 Rinnovel Ettore Sottsass Style Ice Box
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of pears in stainless steel Italy 1970 Rinnovel Ettore Sottsass style ice box.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Pair of Mid Century Italian Onyx Marble Boxes
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A pair of trinket or jewelry boxes with a hinged lids. Handmade all in onyx and brass gilded in gold. The onyx has a range of colors from red, brown, yellow and green.
Measurements ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
$474 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Midcentury Box Lucite Ice effect and Brass Chrome Willy Rizzo Style, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular box in lucite ice effect and brass chromated in the style of Willy Rizzo.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Maitland-Smith Steer Horn Lidded Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage lidded box crafted in steer horn elements with metal spacers and having a carved penshell handle and feet.
Category
20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn
Tessellated Stone Veneered Trunk
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a wonderfully simple yet beautiful tessellated stone veneered trunk. The manufacturing tag is still on the underside of the trunk and reads "Alexvale Furniture, Inc/ Philippines// item number///date. The featured stone specimens have been placed closely together and their sizes range from about 1" x 3" to 2"x 5" of different sizes. Different shades of beige dominate the color scheme while subtle hints of grey, yellow , and orange can be seen throughout the piece. Fine brass inlays run vertically on the top and front of the trunk. A brass inlaid circle...
Category
1990s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
Lucite and Chrome Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Rare decorative lucite and chrome cube-shaped box. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Wooden Box, Suitcase, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
In fair condition
new painted
only for decoration
have damages and scratches.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$275 Sale Price
20% Off
Unusual Italian Box in Brass and Lapis Lazuli
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant Italian box made of brass and lapis lazuli, ca' 1970's.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Pastoe Sewing Box 1950s Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
So very rare this standing sewing box. Early design by Cees Braakman all Wood in primary colors. 4 boxes. Typical Holland 1950s This piece is still all original.
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,375 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Squared Decorative Box in Lucite and Chrome, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful squared decorative box in lucite and chrome in the style of Gabriella Crespi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Lucite and Chrome Decorative Jewelry Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century decorative jewelry box made in a beautiful combination of chrome and clear lucite. This elegant round box was made in Italy during the 1970s.
In amazing condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Signed Karl Springer Tessellated Stone Box with Shagreen Interior
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a very handsome and iconic lidded box by Karl Springer. Made of tessellated stone, this example has brass accents and a shagreen interior. The box is in very good condition w...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Brass and wood Desk Box, Fine Decorative Case, jewelry box, object
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Desk Box - Decorative Box Set - Fine Brass and wood Case
Vintage decorative box set in metal and brass with internals made with wood perfec...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$554 Sale Price
15% Off
Puzzle by Line Vautrin – Box in gilded bronze
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
Puzzle by Line Vautrin – Box in gilded bronze
Large and wide box in gilded bronze whose lid is carved with a puzzle by Line Vautrin.
The chiselled puzzle p...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Grey 20th century egg ceramic decorative or jewelry box by Yves Marian 1970 5/6
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Yves Marian 5/6
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 10 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Lacrima Bowl, Ceramic, Blue, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Lacrima Bowl, Ceramic, Blue, Signed. Large low bowl decorated with a relief pattern of impressed teardrops from Bitossi's Lacrima Decor. Minute...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$1,620 Sale Price
55% Off
MCM Lidded Green Marble Trinket Box with Brass Accents
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM lidded green marble trinket box with brass accents, circa 1970s. The box has well cut lines and features brass feet and a cool brass lizard hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Midcentury Lucite and Brass Christian Dior Jewelry Box, French 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and tiny Christian Dior style jewellery case, it is made of Lucite, Tortoise plexiglass and brass.
It was produced in France during 1970s and in its simplicity and elega...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Small Decorative Round Brass Box by Gabriella Crespi, 1960s, Signed
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A beautifully crafted small round box by the renowned Italian designer Gabriella Crespi, dating back to the 1960s. This exquisite piece is crafted in brass, showcasing Crespi's signa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Box Vase Ceramic
Wood by Franco Pozzi Gallarate, Italy 1970s
By Franco Pozzi
Located in Rome, IT
Set of three box vases in ceramic with wooden cover by the Italian designer Franco Pozzi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original signature is still visible on the bottom of...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Large French Silvered Bronze Box Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered bronze poudrier box "Ammonite" by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997).
In the 1940s, Line Vautrin designed a series that was inspired by the shape of na...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Malachite Azurite and Brass Decorative Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful midcentury malachite azurite and brass decorative trinket box with hard wood lining made in Mexico in the style of Los Castillos, circa 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Vintage Brass, Rosewood and Abalone Hinged Turtle Box Restored, Hallmarked MCM
By Los Castillo
Located in North Miami, FL
This substantial vintage mid century modern hinged turtle box is a lovely combination of brass, abalone, and rosewood. It is from Mexico from the 50;s and hallmarked on the back Hech...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$1,125 Sale Price
25% Off
20th Century Gabriella Crespi Decorative Box in Brass and Plexiglass
70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Born in 1922, Gabriella Crespi studies architecture at the Politecnico in Milan, where her work is permeated by her perspective on Le Corbusier’s and Frank Lloyd Wright’s design expe...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Nesting Brass Boxes with Clam Shell Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful set of three brass containers that all next inside each other. Apart they are perfect for use as planters, floral arrangements, desk accessories, mail, and the list goes on.
A compliment to any space and also each one has a lovely clam shell detail in the front , all have side handles as well.
We have found the price guidance...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$376 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rectangular Decorative Box in Travertine and Cork by Marble Art, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
This beautiful square-shaped box in Travertine Marble and cork is a wonderful example of Italian decorative objects production during the 70s by Italian manufacturer Marble Art (Mart...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Midcentury Decorative Box in Travertine by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Cylindrical box in travertine marble by Fratelli Mannelli.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine
Armenian Alphabet by Line Vautrin, Gilt Bronze Compact
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
Line Vautrin was inspired by the Armenian alphabet to create this very pretty compact whose lid and reverse are entirely carved with the characters o...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French Line Vautrin Bronze Poem Box with Sonnet by Felix Arvers
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful jewelry box in gilt cast bronze by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). From a small special series, the designer created circa 1945-55. on which some French poems were cast in relief on the cover. This box features a well-known love poem "Sonnet" by Félix Arvers (1806 – 1850), widely considered as one of the most romantic French poems written about unrequited love and longing. Three out of four passages are shown on the lid except the third one. The box is lined with cork. There is a line on the back from casting, commonly seen in the boxes of the series.
Mon âme a son secret, ma vie a son mystère,
Un amour éternel en un moment conçu
Le mal est sans espoir, aussi j'ai dû le taire,
Et celle qui l'a fait n'en a jamais rien su.
Hélas ! j'aurai passé près d'elle inaperçu,
Toujours à ses côtés, et pourtant solitaire.
Et j'aurai jusqu'au bout fait mon temps sur la terre,
N'osant rien demander et n'ayant rien reçu.
Pour elle, quoique Dieu l'ait faite douce et tendre,
Elle suit son chemin, distraite et sans entendre
Ce murmure d'amour élevé sur ses pas.
À l'austère devoir, pieusement fidèle,
Elle dira, lisant ces vers tout remplis d'elle
" Quelle est donc cette femme ? " et ne comprendra pas.
A secret fills my soul, and a mystery fills my life,
An eternal love conceived in an instant.
As the scourge was hopeless, it remained wordless,
And the one responsible was unaware of it.
Alas! I lived close to her but without notice,
Always by her side yet so lonely.
And I shall have lived my days on this Earth,
Not daring to ask for anything, obtaining nothing.
Even though God made her gentle and tender,
She goes her way, careless and oblivious
To the sough of love rising...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Decorative Box Advertising Enamel Metal and Wood, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular decorative box or cigarette box advertising enamel metal and wood.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Vintage Italian Raymor Ceramic Lidded Flower Box Turquoise and White
By Raymor
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely vintage Italian hallmarked lidded ceramic flower box by Raymor is from the 60's. The colors are turquoise, white with outlines of gray charcoal. The hallmarks read 03529 ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Decorative Box in Wood and Chrome Willy Rizzo Style, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular box in wood and chrome in the style of Willy Rizzo.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for any modern interior.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Dior Style Jewel Box in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Chrome, API Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely Midcentury box in Christian Dior style produced by API in Italy in the 1970s.
This charming box is made in a gorgeous tortiseshell effect lucite and chrome.
A fantastic it...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Benaglia Silver Plate Italian Decorative Box for Cleto Munari, 1970s
By Cleto Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant box midcentury silver plate decorative box. This wonderful piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s by Benaglia for Cleto Munari.
The master combination of silver plat...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Silver
Mid-Century Modernist Vellum Hued Textural Box Signed "Allessandro"
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated and highly usable Mid-Century Modernist Vellum Hued Textural Box Signed "Allessandro" originates from Italy, Circa 1970. Features a clean rectilinear profile with ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Midcentury Rectangular Box in Travertine Fratelli Mannelli Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular box in travertine and brass in the style of Fratelli Mannelli.
Made in Italy in the 1970.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Low Large Square Box in Solid Italian 1970s Brass with Lid
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Low large square box in solid Italian 1970s brass with lid.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$564 Sale Price
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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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