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
Small Italian Florentine Jewelry Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This vintage gilt wood storage or jewelry box features two drawers. The box has lots of character, charm and patina. Wonderful piece to add to a collection or start a new one with th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Midcentury Rectangular Box in Wood and Chrome Willy Rizzo Style, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular decorative box in wood and chrome 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 Boxes
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Decorative Box in Polished Steel, Brass and Wood by Rue Royale, France 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing rectangular decorative box in polished steel and brass with a wooden interior arrangement.
Its style resembles contemporary products by Romeo Rega.
Made in France in th...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel, Chrome
Cube Box in Lucite Alessandro Albrizzi Style, Italy, Mid-Century Modern, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Cubic box in purple and transparent Lucite in the style of Alessandro Albrizzi, Italy, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Tommaso Barbi Goatskin Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
1970s Rectangular goatskin box with wooden interior by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi.
The original label is still attached on the back, as shown in the photos.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern 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 Boxes
Materials
Wool
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Square Natural Malachite Jewelry or Vanity Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Malachite Jewelry or Vanity Box. Malachite is a green copper carbonate mineral. It is part of the monolithic crystal system and has a silky luster. The malachite for this box w...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Machiche
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 Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,389 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiger Eye Lidded Semi Precious Stone Box
Located in New York, NY
Tiger eye lidded semi precious stone box. Gold, brown and yellow richly changing colour hardstone box with gold-wash silver hinge attributed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Stone, Silver
Italian Mid Century Modern Murano Sommerso Art Glass Jewelry Trinket Box
By Mandruzzato
Located in Englewood, NJ
An Italian Mid Century Modern Murano green & yellow "Sommerso" jewelry square casket trinket box attributed to Mandruzzato. The box is cased in heavy clear glass with yellow and gre...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
1970 Ingo Knuth DNK Daniela Mola Italian Design Wood Leather Box
By Ingo Knuth
Located in Brescia, IT
Wood Box
Design Ingo Knuth
Prod. DNK Daniela Mola
Milan, 1970
Wood and Leather
Adjustable Height
Sticker Label under the base
Excellent Condiction
h max: 36 cm
H min: 27 cm
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Tessellated Horn Dome Top Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tessellated horn box from the late 20th century with a dome top shape. Brass hinge and black painted interior. In great vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Horn
Marble Decretive Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This richly detailed Italian decorative box showcases a polished onyx-style exterior with warm earth tones and distinctive natural veining. Resting on four small metal feet, it opens...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Marble
Rounded Wooden and Rope Box in Wood France 1960, Brown Color Audoux Minnet Style
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Rounded Wooden and Rope Box in Wood France 1960, Brown Color Audoux Minnet Style
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Rope
$258 Sale Price
20% Off
Wastepaper Basket of Genuine Cognac Core Leather, 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Round European vintage wastepaper basket from the 1970s.
It's made of strong genuine cognac colored core leather with incised pattern and visible stitchin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Leather
Christian Dior Midcentury Lucite Tortoiseshell Effect and Brass Jewelry Box 1970
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous mid-century square shaped decorative jewelry box in an elegant tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This fantastic piece was designed in France during the 1970s for Christ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
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 Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$1,620 Sale Price
55% Off
Alabaster Boxes by Romano Bianchi 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
We are pleased to offer a pair of exclusive vintage cigarette cases or jewelry boxes, attributed to the renowned Italian artisan Romano Bianchi and crafted in Italy during the 1970s....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
$802 / set
Midcentury Rectangular Box in Travertine and Brass Enzo Mari Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular box in travertine and brass in the style of Enzo Mari.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Metal, Brass
Alfred Klitgaard Wood
Enamel Box for Bodil Eje, Denmark, c.1965
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Alfred Klitgaard Wood & Enamel Box for Bodil Eje, Denmark, c.1965.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$440 Sale Price
34% Off
Vintage Decorative Brass Box Mid-Century Modern Safe Jewelry
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage decorative brass box mid-century modern safe jewelry. Unmarked. Patina present.
Dimensions: 2.25" H x 3.88" D x 6" W
Delivery within 200 miles fro...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
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 Boxes
Materials
Marble
Small Mid-Century Majolica Blackberries Tureen
Located in Austin, TX
Small Mid-Century Majolica Blackberries Tureen.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Brass Urn, Box or Tea Caddy, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stylish neoclassical Mid-Century modernist decorative lidded box or tea caddy boasts a rectangular shape with a streamlined construction. The tabernacle box was crafted in Engla...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
F.B. Rogers Silver Plate Walnut Shaped Sculpture Trinket Box Keepsake 1970 Japan
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage walnut box, trinket box, keepsake made in Japan for F.B. Rogers Silver Company, circa 1970.
Made out of Silver Plate and Gold Plate Steel an...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Steel, Gold Plate
1980s Modern Silver Plated and Brass Luxury Box by Gucci
By Gucci
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a stunning example of 1980s luxury and modern design, a Gucci Florence rectangular box. Crafted with a polished silver-plated exterior, the box is instantly recognizable by t...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
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 Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Lucite Fake Tortoise Italian Jewelry Box
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A rare lucite rectangular jewelry box designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies, It's in very good conditions considering use and age
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Barbini Murano 1950s Blue Gold Flecks Bubble Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass powder / jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The piece ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Italian Shell Encrusted Grotto Jewelry Box Re-Lined Interior c. 1950
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This finely crafted Italian shell-encrusted jewelry box exudes a charming Grotto style, typical of mid-century decorative art from the 1950s. Its...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Shell
French 1950s Bird Tiles Trinket Box in Ceramic and Wood
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern hinged wooden box with colorful birds ceramic tiles top, France 1950s.
This exquisite vintage rectangular box is all constructed in wood. Beautiful hand-painted ti...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Majolica, Ceramic
Bitossi Graphic Pattered Ceramic Box
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bone white hand built keepsake box with a blue and green graphic pattern top. Interior of box is glazed in a vibrant green.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Small Rectangular Cut Glass Candis or Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small rectangular cut glass candis or jewelry box with hardware in brass.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
$416 Sale Price
32% Off
Midcentury Box in Lucite, Rattan and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing little round 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 Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
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 Boxes
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1960s Studio Art Walnut Wood Box Slide Open
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Studio Art Walnut Wood Box Slide Open
No label. George Nakashima inspired. Clean Modern Design
3.75 h x 11.5 w x 5.5 d
Walnut wood Double dove tail joints
Preowned original v...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Signed Gabriella Crespi Silver-Plated Decorative Fish Bottle, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning silver-plated flask designed by Gabriella Crespi in Italy during the 1970s and signed on the bottom.
This incredibly rare bottle designed by G. Crespi, one of the most icon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, 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 Boxes
Materials
Carrara Marble
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Extremely Rare Austrian Cigarette Box or Tin Signed by Walter Bosse, circa 1951
By Walter Bosse
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
An extremely rare brass box or tin designed by Walter Bosse for storing cigarettes or tobacco in.
We have yet to find this example in any publication on Bosse's work although simila...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Round 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 Boxes
Materials
Marble
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 Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Tessellated Pen Shell Hinged Box Attributed to Maitland Smith
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a very handsome tessellated box in a rich, amber-colored pen shell material. The box is hinged and lined with a black felt-like material. This box is in very good condition w...
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Shell
Midcentury Travertine Rectangular Box Fratelli Mannelli Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular box in travertine and chrome in the style of Fratelli Mannelli.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Majolica Crab Tureen Caugant, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage French Majolica crab tureen signed Caugant, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$330 / item
Decorative Malachite and Brass Hinged Box by Los Castillo of Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful inlaid detail of three swans in brass and bronze on a malachite and sodalite background adorn the top of this hinged box which was made by Los Castillo of Mexico, circa 196...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass, Bronze
$400 Sale Price
23% Off
Vintage Danish Bog Oak Box with
The Little Mermaid
in Silver, by AS 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare and Beautiful handmade Box by Andersen and Søhoel. It is made of danish Bog Oak 400 to 1000 years old. The Lid has a silver henge and mechanism and is inlayed with a motif of ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver
French Provincial, Floral Hand Painted Glazed Ceramic Tobacco Jar By Vallauris
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Delightful French provincial ceramic tobacco jar from Vallauris, France.
Cheerfully hand painted with country-style flowers and etched Tabac on lid
Stamped Aegitna Vallauris on base...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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 Boxes
Materials
Brass
$1,125 Sale Price
25% Off
French Mid-Century Oval Crystal Glass Jewelry Casket with Gilt Metal Rim
Located in Hamburg, DE
This elegant oval crystal glass casket from France dates back to the 1950s and captivates with its timeless design and refined craftsmanship. Made from thick crystal glass with a cla...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Lucite, Tortoise Plexiglass and Brass Christian Dior Jewelry Box 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 eleg...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Piaget Jewelry Silver Box Italy 1970´s
By Piaget
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Piaget Italy Silver Rare Jewelry Box.
Decorative Vintage Piaget Box 1970s
Piaget silver signed. Impressed marked on edge of the frame: Piaget - 800 - 309 FI.
Elegant Piaget Silver D...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver
Majolica Ceramic Dresser Box with Lid, Teal Blue White, Italy 1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large round dresser or trinket box with lid features graphic decor with stylized leaves and scrolls motifs on the sides and the lid. The handle is sculpted in shape of a large knot o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Majolica
1960s Wood and Metal Italian Jewelry Box by Galbiati Milano
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A wooden and enameled metal box designed and manufactured in Italy by Galbiati in the Sixties. The red box it's decorated with jewels . It's in good condition overall and marked on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Italian 1960s Graphic Playing Card Boxes for Formica
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s Graphic Playing Card Boxes for Formica
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Formica
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 Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rounded Wooden Box in Wood France 1960, Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box in Wood, the shape is round, and the color Brown. It has been made in France around 1960.
Signed A Hoerdts.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
$258 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Round Box in Murano Glass by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful round box in murano glass by Tommaso Barbi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Antique Wooden Cash Register
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Oak
- Minor signs of use due to age and use
- all seems in functional order
- Missing one key from down part drawer but the drawer is not locked and can be opened
Category
Early 1900s Central American Antique Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Oak
Fornasetti Architecture Tin
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tin can in black and white architectural motif / designed by Piero Fornasetti for DROPS / made in Italy
Diameter: 3.5 inches / height: 11 inches
1 available in stock in Italy
Order r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Tin
Large Gilt Bronze Feuille Box by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large cast bronze powder box (poudrier) by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1945-1950. The box called "Feuille" (Leaf) features an irregular leaf form wit...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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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