Mid-Century Modern 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
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Pagoda Box
Located in New York, NY
Large 1980s Tessellated stone with brass handle and rattan by Maitland Smith.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1950s Murano Glass Glass Box with Brass Detail Made in Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage and rare murano glass box with brass detail. These beautiful glass boxes are treasured objects that stand the test of time with their incredible beauty and craftmanship. Cr...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Metal and Wood Sliding Box – France, 1970s – In the Style of Maria Pergay
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Metal and Wood Sliding Box – France, 1970s – In the Style of Maria Pergay
Description:
This is a decorative storage box made of metal and wood, designed in France during the 1970s,...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Cartier Art Deco 18K Gold Box with Sapphires
By Cartier
Located in Norwood, NJ
Signed Cartier 18K yellow gold and sapphire box. Of rectangular outline with rounded corners, with square cut cabochon sapphires revealing a single compartment. Hallmarks. Signed Car...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
Mid-20th Century Japanese Yamanaka Lacquerware Sweets Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century Yamanaka lacquerware sweets box for tea ceremony, Japanese. Formed as a deep red apple with gold & colored enamel decoration. Post WWII. Provenance: Sherman E. Lee, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Handwrought Mid-Century Modern Mexican Mosaic and Brass Box by Salvador Teran
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Turquoise/ blue colored mosaic glass tesserae and brass lidded box handmade in Mexico by noted Mexican artist Salvador Teran, circa 1950s. Featuring Aztec-inspired brass symbols on the lid and sides. This colorful box...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Paolo De Poli Wood and Enamel Box, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paolo De Poli Enamel Box – Attributed to Gio Ponti, Italy, Circa 1950
This exceptional Mid-Century lidded box is a rare and collectible work of Italian design, meticulously crafted b...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
Vintage Carved Teak Puzzle Box, American Studio Craft 1960s-1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage carved wood box features abstract animalistic form in striking choice of solid teak wood. Asymmetrically sculpted box is covered with a sliding lid, held by a small vertical...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Teak
Handcrafted Wooden Box Jewelry Keepsake Studio Organic Modern
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a small, handcrafted wooden box, likely a jewelry or keepsake box, featuring a domed lid and various wood types.
The box has a polished finish that highlight...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
ANTOINETTE FARAGALLAH Decorative Sculptural Large Turquoise Pottery Lidded Box
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative pottery box designed by Antoinette Faragalla.
This is a great decorative pottery lidded box created by the artist Antoinette Faragallah...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$5,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Sculptural Brass Decorative Jewelry Box Brutalist Mid Century Modern
By Line Vautrin
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A heavy beautiful modernist round brass box
Category
1950s Korean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Russian Fedoskino Lacquered Box "Morning in a Pine Forest", Family Bear 1965
Located in Labrit, Landes
Hand-painted and lacquered box. The illustration is maned "Morning in a Pine Forest" and it represents a bear family the mother and three little bears playing in the forest.
Fedoskin...
Category
1960s Russian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Paper
Iconic Siver Leafed Mandruzzato Sommerso Murano Box
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning decorative, collectible Murano box for an aficionado of luxury and rarity.
This large vintage silver leaf and black Murano glass sommerso box, made in Italy by Alessandr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Modernist Stone Trinket Box attributed to Pepe Mendoza (Mexico)
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and sculptural piece. This vintage stone box attributed to the modernist Mexican artist Pepe Mendoza is unique and special. The box has inlaid stones and a cast brass May...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass, Copper
Italian Mid-Century White Alabaster and Gold Metal Jewelry Box
Located in Valencia, VC
Elegant Mid-Century Italian White Alabaster Jewelry Box
A very elegant and charming Mid-Century Italian jewelry or trinket box, beautifully handcrafted in polished white alabaster a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Metal
Italian Mid Century Modern Jatoba and Silver Plated Cigarette Box
By Ottaviani
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing the epitome of sophistication: the Italian Mid Century Modern Jatoba Wood and Floral Decorated Silver Plated Cigarette Box by Ottaviani. Crafted with utmost precision and...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Italian Mid-Century White Marble Jewelry Box with Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Hamburg, DE
This rare Italian jewelry box, crafted in the 1960s, is made from white translucent marble and beautifully echoes the tradition of opaline jewelry caskets produced in Italy, Bohemia, and France between 1850 and 1920. Larger than most boxes of its kind, this hinged mid-century jewelry casket is both a decorative statement and a functional container for precious objects. It rests on elegant paw feet and is enhanced by finely detailed gilt metal mounts. The mounts are delicately ribbed and feature a continuous floral relief ornament, underlining the refined craftsmanship.
The matte, slightly rough surface shows a few minor scratches but no chips or cracks. Unlike glass, marble reveals its natural veining and subtle color variations, which become particularly enchanting when sunlight shines through the stone. This Italian mid-century marble jewelry box radiates timeless charm and makes a striking addition to any collection of vintage decorative objects, antique jewelry caskets...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Marble
Vintage Italian Swirled Alabaster Lidded Box Green, Brown, Rust Orange, Cream
Located in North Miami, FL
This small vintage mid century modern beatiful Italian alabaster box is lidded. The swirls of rich colors of light green light jade green, Brown, Rust orange, cream and blush make fo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
French Octagonal Cut Crystal Box with Brass Closure Detaling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful octagonal box acquired in France. The box, similar to Baccarat, glistens in the light and is. compliment to the dressing table, or vanity. The perfect piece for small and special jewelry items, or for knick / knacks
Also works on a desk or work station for office supplies.
We have found the price guidance...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Jens Quistgaard Rosewood Box for Dansk, Denmark, c.1960
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jens Quistgaard Lidded Rosewood Box for the Dansk Rare Wood Collection, Denmark, c.1960.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Italian Jewelry Box
By Guzzini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1970s Mid-Century Modern Italian jewelry box is a beautiful example of the era's design sensibilities, combining elegance, functionality, and high-quality craftsmanship. Here's ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Fornasetti Enamel Metal Mahogany Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage decorative matches box with enamel metal portraying a hot air balloon and mahogany wood insert / designed by Piero Fornasetti, made in Italy in the 1960s
Length: 4.5 inches /...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Cigarette Box Le Porte Di Milano by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A beautiful and rare mid-century modern cigarette box designed by the renowned Italian artist, Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988), in the 1960s. This piece is part of the iconic "Le Porte ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Tommaso Barbi Chrome and Wood Modernist Box, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
Monumental Tommaso Barbi Modernist Box in Chrome and Sycamore Burl, Italy, circa 1960
A rare and commanding object by renowned Italian designer Tommaso Barbi, this large-scale modern...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Balsa Wood and Tin Lined Tea Box Workshop Prop Decor Storage
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage balsa wood, and tin lined lidded tea box, retaining partial labels.
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
$236 Sale Price
20% Off
Les roseaux à visage humain by Line Vautrin, double-sided silvered bronze box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“Les Roseaux à visage humain” (“Reeds with Human Faces”) is a double-sided silvered bronze box by Line Vautrin.
The front side representing reeds (rushes) in motion, with their flowe...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Green Onyx Marble Box, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A handmade trinket or jewelry box, crafted with utmost care from exquisite onyx. Details in guilded metal such as the lion feet. This versatile box will work for your treasures, whil...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Onyx
Giorgio Tura Vintage Cigar Holder with Lid
By Tura
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful cigar case made of red parchment in the 1950s by Giorgio Tura, fine Italian manufacture.
The cigar case is very beautiful and striking in red p...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
$479 Sale Price
20% Off
Piero Fornasetti , 1950s, Italian, Painted and Enamelled metal box
Located in Oxford, GB
A vintage enameled metal box with a slide out wooden drawer. The box was designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950's . The box is composed of what appears to be a mahogany dovetailed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Rosewood cigars Box around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Rosewood cigars Box around 1950s
shellac varnish by Hand
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Travelling Vanity Case, English, Leather, Silver, Dressing Table Box
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique travelling vanity case. An English, leather and silver dressing table box with fitted interior, dating to the early 20th ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Leather
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Pink, White, Blue, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, pink, white, and blue signed. Small scale round lidded box glazed in salmon pink, white and sky blue. Paper label on underside reads: Made in Italy 99-903 A.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Faux Bois Jewelry Box with Mirror and Louis Vuitton Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rectangular Decorative Box with Mirror featuring Louis Vuitton fabric on the Lid. This one of a kind box has amazing patina throughout. Certainly a statement piece on any dresser or...
Category
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Italian Tiger Eye Semi-Precious Stone Jewelry Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic Rectangular Tiger Eye Box featuring a black stone interior. Both form and function best describe this piece. We see this decorative box holding favorite trinkets as well as s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Squared Box in Green Goatskin and Brass Attributed to Aldo Tura, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Rome, IT
Squared box in green goatskin with brass details attributed to the Italian designer Aldo Tura.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Enamel Trinket Box by Sascha Brastoff
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Enamel Trinket Box by Sascha Brastoff. Beautiful MCM enamel and copper enamel made by Sasha Brastoff, circa 1960s. The box features a floral enamel design ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Barbini Murano 1950s Red Orange Yellow Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red orange, yellow and clear Italian art glass powder / jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. It is published...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Fred
Marilyn Buss Trinket Puzzle Box, 1970s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Fred & Marilyn Buss Trinket Puzzle Box, 1970s
Made of black walnut and maple , comes with original paperwork .
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Maple, Walnut
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Bulldog
Scottish Terrier Cigarette Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-Century French Bulldog
Scottish Terrier Cigarette Box, France, 1950s — Dogs Playing Cards Motif. A charming and whimsical mid-century cigarette box from France, dating to t...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bakelite, Wood
Mithé Espelt Glazed Ceramic and Wood Box with Stylized Floral Motif
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Elegant decorative box designed by Mithé Espelt, France, circa 1960s. The piece features a hand-glazed ceramic lid resting on a simple stained wood base, exemplifying Espelt’s distin...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Midcentury Rectangular Decorative Box in Leather with Coins by LAR, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular decorative box in leather with coins by LAR.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Mithé Espelt Glazed Ceramic and Wood Box with Repeating Floral Pattern
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Decorative lidded box designed by Mithé Espelt, France, circa 1960s. This example features a hand-glazed ceramic lid mounted on a minimalist stained wood base, showcasing Espelt’s re...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Alessandro Albrizzi Lucite Storage Cube, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Plexiglass/lucite cube by Alessandro Albrizzi elegant decorative element from the 1970s.
The cube opens and inside we find a concave spherical part suitable for holding small object...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Fred And Marilyn Buss Cazadero California Cocobolo Heart Wood Mushroom Stash Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This beautiful stash box was hand-carved from the heart of Cocobolo wood by Fred and Marilyn Buss of Cazadero, CA—a lovely vintage patina to the wood.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Silver and Ebony William Spratling Dominoes Set
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Amazing Wiliam Spratling Dominoes set made of ebony wood and silver inlay.
William Spratling (September 22, 1900–August 7, 1967) was an Americ...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver
$3,000 / set
Dome-Shaped Pyrite and Steel Hinged Lidded Box, 1960s.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dome-shaped Pyrite and steel hinged lidded box, 1960s. Features a warm patina and deep brown velvet lining. In good vintage condition. A couple of missing crystals but overall looks ...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Pyrite, Steel
Fine Russian Palekh Lacquered Lidded Box Hand Painted Signed
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Russian hand-painted boxes are famous all over the world and have been the greatest symbol of Russian folk art for centuries. These boxes can be from four Russian schools of painting...
Category
1960s Romanian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Softwood
Vintage Florentine Jewellery Box, Italian Keepsake Chest of Drawers, Miniature
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage Florentine jewellery box. An Italian, giltwood apprentice chest of drawers, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Giltwood
Small Vintage Red Leather Jewelry Box Fleur-De-Lis, Italy
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Mid-Century Italian hand crafted box in red leather and gold embossed with fleur-de-lis decoration. This box can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well a s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Beautiful Hand Crafted Cigar Humidor Box Catchall Antique Austria, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A cigar or desktop catchall box from Austria in the 1900s, made of patinated brass and wood, sounds like a unique and valuable antique.
The fact that this particular box is an antique from the early 1900s adds to its value and collectability. Depending on the condition and other factors such as the brand or maker, it could be worth a significant amount of money to collectors of antique smoking...
Category
1910s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Italian Murano Faceted Glass
Brass Hinged Box / Jewelry Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This beautiful hinged Murano glass box in pristine clear faceted glass and brass trim and original decorative key and tassel. It is a wonderful desk or...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Palofierro wood Don Shoemaker Dominoes Set
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Beautiful Don Shoemaker Dominoes set made Palofierro wood. Includes designer label Don Shoemaker Santa Maria de Guido Mexico.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,500 / set
Pear Decorative Box in Teak - Mid-Century Wooden Jewelry Box - Danemark 1960s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Pear Decorative Box in Teak - Mid-Century Wooden Jewelry Box - Danemark 1960s
Nice wooden box shaped like a pear, very typical of Danish design from this era.
It opens in two halve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Teak
1953 England Rolls Razor Viscount Model in Original Box with Paperwork
Located in Red Lion, PA
1953 England Rolls Razor Viscount Model in Original Box with Paperwork
This 1953 Rolls Razor Viscount Model from England is a superb example of mid-century shaving innovation and de...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Odette Dijeux Mid-Century Signed Ceramic Box, circa 1950, Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Odette Dijeux mid-century decorative box, circa 1950, Belgium.
White and brown enameled ceramic.
Signed underneath Odette Dijeux .
Each piece of this artist is unique and po...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Norwegian Solid Birch Expandable Sewing Stand Organizer Made in Norway MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Norwegian Solid Birch Expandable Sewing Stand Organizer Made in Norway MINT
Category
20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Birch
Carl Aubock Brass Cigar Snuffer #4117
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock brass cigar snuffer #4117. Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using the same standards, high-quality materials, molds and techn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
$192 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Gabriella Crespi Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Gabriella Crespi tortoise and sterling silver box. Vintage Crespi cylindrical cigarette case with engraved Gabriella Crespi logo monogram and original ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Plate Box in Faux Bamboo Motif Attributed to Maria Pergay
By Maria Pergay
Located in Chicago, IL
Faux Bamboo silver plate box attributed to Maria Pergay. Excellent condition. Heavy weight box.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
1950s Italo Casini Mid-Century Modern Italian Pink and Gold Ceramic Box
By Italo Casini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A Pink and gold ceramic box manufactured in Sesto Fiorentino in the 1950s, good conditions overall, normal signs of the time and use. It's marked on the bottom. A lovely example of h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern 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 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 boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original 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 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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