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
Handcrafted Solid Wood Lidded Box, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Handcrafted Solid Wood Lidded Jewelry Box, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cherry
Italian Mid Century sewing box made of walnut wood with fold-out compartments
Located in München, DE
Original Mid-Century Modern fold-out sewing box in very good vintage condition. Made in Italy.
Made of walnut.
A stunningly beautiful decorative Italian design from the 1950s with ma...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Handcrafted Cherry Wood Lidded Box, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Handcrafted Cherry Wood Lidded Jewelry Box, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cherry
Tommaso Barbi Chrome and Wood Modernist Box, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tommaso Barbi designed this extraordinary large scale box. The piece was crafted in Italy circa 1960. The modernist form boasts a substantial square shape, featuring chromed metal an...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Takahashi Artichoke Porcelain Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A beautiful, petite, porcelain artichoke box by Takahashi, made in Japan in the 20th century. It is a fun green artichoke fruit vegetable box with a gold gilt brass hinge and floweret front lift. It is both decorative and functional as a jewelry box. Perfect for a kitchen, vanity, nightstand, etc. The original maker sticker is attached to the bottom which reads, "Takahashi San Francisco...
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
20th century design brown ceramic and leather decorative box by Longchamps Paris
By Longchamps
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Longchamps Paris
Decorative brown ceramic and leather box
Original perfect condition
Vintage decorative piece
Signed under the base Longchamps Paris
Height 20 cm
Large 11 cm
...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Leather
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Syrian Style Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box Backgammon Set
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning mosaic Backgammon set featuring a traditional Syrian style design and fine craftsmanship. Made in Morocco.
The board/ box is made of various woods and inlays. A genuine wo...
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20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Walnut
$1,090 Sale Price
27% Off
Fred & Marilyn Buss Big Leaf Maple & English Walnut Box
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage carved wood box features Modernist abstract organic form and striking choice of solid wood. The combination of Big Leaf maple and English walnut wood...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Maple, Walnut
A 1950s Murano turquoise opaline and gilt metal, hinged box by Gino Cenedese
Located in London, GB
A 1950s Murano turquoise opaline and gilt metal, hinged box by Cenedese
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Italian Jewelry Decorative Box in Cut Crystal and Metal, Italy 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning decorative jewelry box in cut multifaceted crystal and polished metal. This marvelous box was produced in Italy during the 1930s.
In fantastic condition, with no chips or...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Metal
1970s Petite Silver Trinket Box Mother of Pearl & Abalone Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Tiny Rose Silver Trinket Box Mother of Pearl & Abalone Shell
interior Mahogany wood
alpaca silver metal Mexico
stamped Alpaca
1.13 h x 2 3/16 d x 3.13
Good vintage ...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Wood
Mid Century Modern Carole Stupell Lucite Ice Bucket
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mid Century Modern Carole Stupell Lucite Ice Bucket
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Mexican Silverplate Box in Owl Shape
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Mexican Silverplate Box in Owl Shape. Fantastic patina.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
International Silver Vintage Velvet Heart Ring Box
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Silver Plate Velvet Heart Ring Box
4.5 x 4 x 2
maker stamped International Silver Company
Vintage unrestored condition marks and...
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Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Seguso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Vanity Jewelry Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and elegant, vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass vanity jewelry or powder box. The piece is attributed to designer Archimede Seguso. The entire piece is...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Medium Size Enameled Metal Hefty Utility Bins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Medium sized multi-color enameled metal stacking utility bins in original condition with visible patina and wear. Mostly in shades of gray, brown and blue...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
1960s Mancer Raymor Italian Borsalino Hat Box
By Raymor
Located in Garnerville, NY
Form and function with a lot of fun. Hide your keepsakes and valuables or use it a a serving piece or just as an object. The ceramic hat form, to me fits more into the Borsalino styl...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Navy Blue and Gold Lidded Round Box Candy Dish, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Italian navy and gold round lidded box. The dark blue shade contrasts beautifully with the gold ribbed accents along the sides and on the finial. The size makes this piece ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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
Lady's or Gentleman's Designer Eight Watch Trinket Casket Box by Phillip Plein
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Fine Quality Lady's or Gentleman's Eight Watch Casket modelled as a vintage Suitcase in faux leather with nickel finish mounting and stud detailing, complete with its original...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Faux Leather
Turned Wood Hardwood Lidded Box Chess Figurine Style Mid Century Modern c 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lovely small turned hardwood lidded box with a chess style shaped finial, made in Europe probably in the 1960s.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
$230 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Vanity Trunket - Louis Vuitton
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A nice vintage beauty case, made by the French brand Louis Vuitton.
Covered with logo canvas, leather details and copper fittings. The interior is lined with yellow silk fabric. The...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Canvas
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
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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 ...
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Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
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....
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
Large Italian Gold Gilt Rectangular Storage Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Exquisite Italian Florentine Box. This 1960's box features a scene on the lid depicting a hunting gathering with hunters, spectators, a cheetah ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Italian Natural Alabaster Stone Trinket Box by Romano Bianchi, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative natural alabaster stone trinket, cigar, jewelry, vanity or cigarette box. Hand-made in Italy during the 1970s by Romano Bianchi.
Measurements: 13.5x10x5.5 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Rare Hermès, Paris Equestrian / Horse Box c.1970
Located in Bath, GB
A very rare example of a French mid-century modern silver plate and gold plate box by the iconic French fashion house, Hermès of Paris.
A stunning design in silverplate with a gilde...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate
1950s Japanese Secret Puzzle Box Wood Inlay Mt Fuji Floral
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1950s Japanese Decorative Secret Puzzle Trick Box Wood Inlay
Mt Fuji Floral
1.75 h x 4.5 w x 3.25
Original vintage, refer to images.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Murano Glass Box in Jet Black & White Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary mid-century modern Murano glass box is a testament to the mastery of Italian glassmakers in the 1960s. Hand-blown with meticulous precision, its interior basin is ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Vintage Rosewood Carved Peach Shaped Lidded Box, Japan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Lidded Decorative Box, Japan
Carved Rosewood in Peach Shape
"very nice decorative box to hide some "stuff" in"
"in very good as found vintage condition"
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
La Sirène au Bateau (The mermaid with the boat) by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
La Sirène au Bateau (The mermaid with the boat) by Line Vautrin, silvered bronze box.
Silvered bronze box whose lid is decorated with a Mermaid carrying a boat at arm’s length.
This ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century German Ceramic Box with Lid, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Ceramic Box with Lid, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Color: Beige
Styles: Mid-Century Modern
Co...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Turtle Box by Antony Redmile
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical mid century trinket box crafted in composition in a turtle form having a polished stone lid handle and silver plate on brass head and...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
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...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Lion Stash Box with Feet 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is an excellent solid brass stash box with a carved lion's head and four feet. This piece is both functional and decorative.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative 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...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Florentine Green Gilt Rectangular Wood Tissue Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box. This painted green gilt-wood box can be used to elegantly hold tissues but also store your favorite pieces of jewelry on a v...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Music Play Box, Around 1960s, Made in Switzerland
Located in Wien, AT
Music play box, around 1960s, made in Switzerland.
Wood inlays.
Plays " Love story " Music
Hight when open: 19cm.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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 ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
$479 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Set of 10 Plastic Storage Canisters, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of 10 Plastic Storage Canisters, Austria, 1950s
Presumably produced by ETO/Murplastic in Graz, Austria
Crafted from durable early plastic with clean lines and functional eleganc...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Jean Gerbino For Vallauris, France, Ceramic Glazed Sage Mosaic Lidded Pot 1960's
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed mosaic lidded pot
Sage green, terracotta and cream shades, beautifully crafted
Circa 1960's
Signed Gerbino to base
Height 2.5 inch...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Leather Playing Card Case
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful Italian handcrafted tooled leather playing card case with painted enamel-like decoration of cards on the sides and symbols for all the suites, clubs, diamonds, spades and hearts on the cushion top. Beautifully made and clearly loved, a charming gift for the poker player or gambler. Holds two decks.
Stamped on the bottom in gold letters, 'Genuine Leather, Made in Italy'. With a fleur di lis mark stamped...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
J’ai perdu ma tourterelle by Line Vautrin – Box in silvered bronze
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
J’ai perdu ma tourterelle (I lost my dove) by Line Vautrin – Box in silvered bronze.
J’ai perdu ma tourterelle (I lost my dove) Box in silvered bronze by Line Vautrin.
Large silvered...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Jon Sauer California Modern Studio Exotic Woods Betel Nut Lidded Box
By Jon Sauer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Zig zag patterned cocobolo, blackwood and betel nut lidded box created by Jon Sauer of San Francisco, California. Box measures 7" in height by 3" in diameter. In excellent vintage co...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cocobolo
$875 Sale Price
32% Off
1970s Teak-Tech Tambour File Cassette Holder Thailand
By Dansk
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Cassette Holder in Teakwood Tambour Door
by Teak Tech Dallas made Thailand
8.38 w x 11 d x 6.25 h
Preowned original vintage condition.
See image...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
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 Decorative 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...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$3,000 / set
Crespi Style 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 clearly in the styl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Antique Vintage Italian Lady's Gentleman's Faux Leather Gilt Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Italian Faux Leather Ladys or Gentlemans Jewellery Box of compact size. First quarter of the Twentieth Century.
The hinged lid with a very decorative cushioned surface whi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Faux Leather
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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