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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Brass tube Box / Cigarette Case Signed by Gabriella Gabriella Crespi, Italy 70s
Located in Roma, IT
I'm offering for sale a rare cylindrical box, designed and signed in the 1970s by Italian designer Gabriella Crespi.
The cylindrical tube shape suggests that this vintage box was mos...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Unique Leather Italian Box 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unique vintage piece is a decorative box designed to resemble a leather-bound book titled "Desmoulins Oeuvres." The box features intricate gold-embossed detailing on the spine a...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Midcentury Box in Lucite, Rattan and Chrome Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful squared decorative box in lucite, rattan and chrome in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Bamboo, Rattan and Bakelite Box by Cesare Di Cesare, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful squared decorative box in bamboo, rattan and red bakelite by Cesare Di Cesare.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is still attached as shown i...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Bakelite
Italian 1970s Chrome and Bamboo Cane Shaped Green Agate Cover Box
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1970s Chrome and Bamboo Cane Shaped Green Agate Cover Box
Unsigned
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Chrome
Large brown stoneware woodfiring ceramic box or pot by Anne Kjaersgaard La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Anne Kjaersgaard - La Borne
Large decorative stoneware woodfiring ceramic box or pot
Original perfect condition
Realised by Anne Kjaersgaard circa 1970
Height 18 cm
Large 24 cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Dyrlund Danish Modern Teak Desk Accessory or Jewelry Box
By Dyrlund
Located in South Bend, IN
A nice Mid-Century Danish Modern solid teak dresser box, jewelry box, or desk accessory box
Denmark, circa 1970s
Measures: 12"W × 8.75"D × 3.2...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Vintage Maitland Smith Tessellated Marble Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite vintage Tessellated Marble Box by Maitland-Smith epitomizes luxury and refined craftsmanship. Made from high-quality marble, the box features a stunning tessellated pa...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Studio Craft Exotic Wood Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Studio craft signed jewelry box in exotic burl wood with velvet interior.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Alessandro Albrizzi Acrylic Ice Bucket, Italy, 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant acrylic ice bucket or box designed by Alessandro Albrizzi for Bella Modern, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic
Hermès Sterling Silver Box circa 1950s by Ravinet d’Enfert
Located in Bath, GB
A truly luxurious find, I have only ever seen these before in silver plate, this one in sterling silver with the "Minerva" mark (corresponding to 950/1000 for French silver).
The ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$3,698 Sale Price
20% Off
Bakelite Minaudière Box
Located in New York, NY
Bakelite minaudière box. Vintage Italian bakelite tortoise box with hinged mirrored removable lid, hinged lid double compartments and two open comp...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Small Square Early Florentine Blue and Gilt Wood Trinket 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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Arnoldo Pomodoro Cast Sculptural Bronze Box Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Arnoldo Pomodoro cast bronze box abstract sculptural box with lid decorated organic abstract motifs, c1960-1970
The box is part of a series of four boxes made by the two brothers Gio...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$2,900 Sale Price
27% Off
1950
s Decorative Brutalist MCM Inlaid Burl Speciman Wood Box by Norman Brumm
Located in Red Lion, PA
1950s Decorative Brutalist MCM Inlaid Burl Specimen Wood Box by Norman Brumm
This small but striking 1950s decorative box by Norman Brumm showcases the artist’s signature Brutalist ...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Moraccan Thuya Wood Box Marquetry, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Little wood box decorated with symetrical marquetry representing a flower.
Made circa 1960 in Morocco.
Good condition, very few signs of use.
Shipping:
11 / 15 / 6 cm 0.5 kg
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 Enameled French Canister Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Six French Enameled Canisters – Sucre, Farine, Café, Pâtes, Chicorée, Poivre Infuse your kitchen with vintage elegance through this striking ensemble of six enamelware caniste...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Pair of Box in Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury squared pair of decorative box in tortoiseshell-effect lucite in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Large box: Height 10 cm, Diameter 10 ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Box Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Silver Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1980s
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular decorative box in tortoiseshell-effect lucite and Silver in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1980s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
Blue Sodalite Stone Box, Hinged, Signed 800 Silver
Located in New York, NY
Blue Sodalite Stone Box, Hinged, Signed 800 Silver. Small scale stone box with gilt hinge - hallmarked 800 silver.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
$1,120 Sale Price
60% Off
Paul Evans
Phillip Lloyd Powell Box for Designers Inc. USA, 1960
s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Paul Evans & Phillip Lloyd Powell Box for Designers Inc. USA, 1960's
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Squared Box in Black Acrylic and Wood by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful squared decorative box in black acrylic and wood by Tommaso Barbi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Vintage Italian Decorative Box 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Decorative Box 1950s: A beautiful and collectible decorative box from 1950s Italy. Crafted with attention to detail an...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Murano or French Cobalt-Blue Octagonal Glass Casket, ca. 1960–1980
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking mid-20th-century cobalt-blue glass casket, probably Italian Murano or French studio production, of octagonal form with crisp, planar faceting to lid and sides. The body is...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage Italian Decorative Chrome Box Italy 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage Italian decorative chrome box from the 1960s features an elegant brass top detail, exemplifying mid-century Italian craftsmanship and style.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Majolica Lobster Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica lobster box tureen signed Michel Caugant circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
Turtle box in brass and turtle shell - France circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Turtle box in brass and Turtle shell.
France circa 1970
W. 20 cm, D. 14 cm, H. 12,5 cm
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio-Linie Black Porcelain Bird Pot
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely made and stylish mid-century Rosenthal porcelain lidded jar decorated with birds amidst foliage designed by renowned Danish born artist Bjorn Wiinblad (1918-2006). The lidde...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Mid-Century Artisan Copper Enamel Box and Lid by Capo Esmaltes
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare Mid Century Modern rectangular carved wooden box with a slightly curved lid in enameled copper with colorful abstract decor was hand-crafted by Capo Esmaltes in Spain in 1960s....
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
$420 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Hexagonal Box in Travertine Fratelli Mannelli Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful hexagonal box in travertine in the style of Fratelli Mannelli.
Made in Italy in the 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine
Wood carved box marked by Honduras around 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Wood carved box marked by Honduras around 1970s
Original condition
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Willy Rizzo Style Chrome and Ice Effect Lucite Box, circa 1970
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian Modernist Lucite and Chrome Box, Attributed to Willy Rizzo, circa 1970
A striking example of Italian modernist design, this rare sculptural Lucite and chrome box evokes the b...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Luxury Vintage Six Person Fortnum
Mason Wicker Picnic Hamper Crystal
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Vintage large Fortnum & Mason six person wicket picnic hamper RRP £2550
A very well made and decorati...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker
Noel BC Chrome and Brass Desk Agenda and Box, circa 1970
By Noel BC
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian designer Noel BC Italy designed these stunning modernist desk accessories in the 1970s. The ensemble comprised a rectangular box and a contact book. The pieces boast a geomet...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Bitossi Raymor Box, Ceramic, Metallic Platinum Silver, Black, Iridescent, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Raymor box, ceramic, metallic chrome silver, black, signed. Small scale lidded box with a top glazed in metallic silver platinum and black. The ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Italian Decorative Box by Gabriella Crespi 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Decorative Box by Gabriella Crespi, dating back to the 1980s, exemplifies the renowned designer's unique artistic ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Decorative Oversize Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian decorative vintage box made with wood and silver plate, the box is in good conditions and is ready to be inserted in a mid century modern room.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century German White Porcelain Box with Lid with Shell Design, 1960s
By Kaiser
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German White Porcelain Box with Lid with Shell Design from Kaiser, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional i...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Limoges Porcelain Jewelry Box or Lidded Candy Dish
By Limoges
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Limoges porcelain hand crafted and hand painted gold trimmed trinket, jewelry box or lidded candy dish, circa 1930.
Marked, see photos.
...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$295 Sale Price
26% Off
Vintage Italian Rectangular Oversize Wood Box 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Rectangular Oversize Wood Box from the 1980s is a stylish and spacious wooden container, showcasing Italian craftsmanship and 1980s design aesthetics. With oversi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Decorative Box 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Italian decorative box from the 1970s is a stylish container originating from Italy during that era. It likely features unique designs, materials, and craftsmanship typical...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plexiglass
Lilac Neodymium Glass Turtle Trinket Box by Curt Schlevogt, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A sculptural and collectible lilac neodymium glass turtle trinket box by Curt Schlevogt, produced in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. This vintage Bohem...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Slag Glass
Antique Vintage Mid Century Sterling Silver Gilt Enameled Guilloche Card Case
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of a mid century heavy gauge Guilloche and enameled Sterling Silver Gilt hinged lidded Card Case of outstanding quality and condi...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Scandinavian Teak Wood Box Mid Century Modern, 1950s Desk Organizer
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A vintage Scandinavian teak pen / desk box from the 1950s, crafted in the refined Mid Century Modern style. The rectangular form highlights the warm, natural grain of the teak wood, ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Teak
Midcentury Box in Lucite, Rattan and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large rectangular box in lucite, rattan and brass in the style Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for any modern interior.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Amour roi de ton coeur (Love King of Your Heart) by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
Amour roi de ton coeur (Love King of Your Heart) by Line Vautrin , Silver Bronze Box.
Silver-plated bronze box with a lid enhanced with a decoration representing a two-tone wheel, th...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Mid Century Italian Decorative Round Box 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Decorative Brass and Blue Glass Box from the 1960s is an elegant and unique piece of retro decor. Crafted in Italy during the mid-20th century, this box features ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Meindert Zaalberg Studio Pottery
Stop
Lidded Box 1962
By Zaalberg
Located in Meer, VAN
Meindert Zaalberg Studio Pottery 'Stop' lidded box. The Netherlands, 1962. Beautiful lidded box or pot designed by famous Dutch pottery artist Meindert Zaalberg (1907-1989) for hi...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Bisque fossil Box by Kaiser Germany
By AK Kaiser
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A beautiful, delicate box in white matte finish with fossil (ammonites) motifs,
Marked at the bottom
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Elegant 1960 Black and Brown Stoneware Ceramic Tureen or Box by Pierre Digan
By Pierre Digan
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pierre Digan,
circa 1960
Elegant black and brown stoneware ceramic tureen or decorative box
Original perfect condition
Signed at the base
Measures: Height 22cm, large ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Roberto Rida Chartreuse
Diamante Murano
Large Glass Box
Located in New York, NY
Roberto Giulio Rida exquisite chartreuse 'Diamante Murano' glass box with thick glass ground and polished to create faceted fitted top with gilt brass base covered inside with steel,...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel, Brass
Blue over White Double Overlay Ormolu Mounted Cased Glass Rectangular Box
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful Antique Blue over White Double Overlay Ormolu Mounted Cased Glass Rectangular Box. With a beautiful geometric design cased underneath the top blue layer, which protrudes ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Mid-Century German Tosca Sorena 4711 Collectors Ceramic Box with Lid, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Tosca Sorena 4711 Collectors Ceramic Box with Lid, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
Color: Blue
St...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Bodil Eje Danish Boxes / Humidors by Alfred Klitgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Three beautifully crafted solid wood trinket boxes / humidors by Danish craftsman Alfred Klitgaard, circa 1960s. Very detailed construction and exquisite finish with a eight gorgeous...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Rosewood
$680 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Majolica Dresser Box with Lid Horse Handle, Blue White Flowers, Italy
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage majolica ceramic round dresser box with lid features hand-painted abstract flowers and leaves decor on white background. The blue, teal, and brown colors of the flower decor...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$280 Sale Price
34% Off
Scatola decorativa Italiana in Bambù e Ottone 1960s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Particolare Scatola Decorativa in bambù intrecciato e Ottone design Italiano 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$565 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Money Bank Drum in Blue Glass
Silver Plate, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small decorative Money Bank in the shape of a drum. It's made from silver plated metal and cobalt blue glass. You get access to its content by turning the lid. Manufactured by Viener...
Category
1970s Hong Kong Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$95 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Florentine Rectangular Wood Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small and Charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box. This gilt-wood box with flowers on the top can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well a stand al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Mid 20th Century Swedish birch tambour sewing box on stand
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Unusual Scandinavian birch sewing table on stand circa 1950.
Shaped top with tambour top which opens when the drawer is opened. Top section is fitted with 20 compartments of variou...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch
Gabriella Crespi Signed Lucite and Brass Pencil Cup, 1970s
Located in San Diego, CA
Gabriella Crespi Lucite and Brass Pencil Cup. Signed, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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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