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Vintage Food Container

Asian Grain Container
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian grain or food container
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20th Century Chinese Vintage Food Container

Materials

Wood

Vintage Asian Grain Container
Asian Grain Container
$480
H 10.5 in W 20.5 in D 12.2 in
An Asian Wooden Pot
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful Asian Pot in Palmwood, used as a food container or recipient, Indonesia from Bali Island
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1960s Indonesian Vintage Food Container

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Palmwood

Vintage An Asian Wooden Pot
An Asian Wooden Pot
$1,132
H 8.67 in Dm 11.03 in
A Beautiful Day
By Nellie Mae Rowe
Located in Missouri, MO
materials—crayons, pencils, cardboard, recycled food containers, used chewing gum, and scraps of fabrics
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20th Century Folk Art Vintage Food Container

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Crayon, Pastel, Paper, Graphite

Vintage A Beautiful Day
A Beautiful Day
Price Upon Request
H 9 in W 12 in
Small Picnic Basket for Two
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
& containers for your food.
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20th Century Vintage Food Container

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Wicker

Vintage Small Picnic Basket for Two
Small Picnic Basket for Two
$225
H 8 in W 18 in D 12 in

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Midcentury Rotating Chrome and Plastic American Food Container, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Late 1950s rotating food container.
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1950s American Vintage Food Container

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Chrome

Truck Decorated Piero Fornasetti White Glass Jars and Covers Made for Fiat
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
the 1960s with a truck motif and designed to be food containers. Each jar depicts a different
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Food Container

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Glass

Set of Two Antique Spanish Glass Containers for Food Preservation – Circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Two Antique Spanish Glass Containers for Food Preservation – Circa 1950, Spain This
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Food Container

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Glass

Pair of Moroccan Lidded Containers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty pair of Moroccan lidded containers or possibly food warmers crafted in hand etched silvered
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vintage Food Container

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Silver Plate

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Plastic Wall Sconces Model #4050 by Dart Industries
By Syroco
Located in Topeka, KS
with the fast-food industries due to the high demand for disposable food containers. Dart container
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Vintage Food Container

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Plastic

Pair of Chinese Export Style Blue and White Porcelain Tea Leaf Jars
Located in Palm Beach, FL
white with foods and flowers. The containers are hexagon shaped with round lids.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Food Container

Large Vintage Wooden Bowl 28" Dia Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
single piece of merbau wood, served as an impressive container for food and fruit in feasts and
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Vintage Food Container

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Wood

Villeroy & Boch Soup Terrine Blue Burgenland Collection, Germany, 1960s
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in Bastogne, BE
. Burgenland cookware is not just like a container for food, it is like part of the image A well-written and
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1960s German Vintage Food Container

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Porcelain

Mid-Century Lacquered Bamboo Lidded Rice Basket
Located in Forney, TX
A large vintage Burmese / Northern Thai lacquered bamboo rice basket lidded food storage container
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Mid-20th Century Asian Vintage Food Container

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Bamboo, Wood, Paint

Old Burl Wood Tsampa Container with Lid, Tibet, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old burl wood Tsampa container with lid. Tibet, mid-20th century. This container would have been a
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Mid-20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Vintage Food Container

Materials

Burl

Vintage West African Gourd
Located in Dallas, TX
grown not primarily for food, but for use as containers. The bottle gourd may have been carried from
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Vintage Food Container

Materials

Shell, Nutwood

Vintage Aluminum Troughs Planters Sinks Containers Vessels 8 Sold Separately
Located in Topeka, KS
; containers for food and dry goods on a lower shelf in a huge kitchen island; as a centerpiece on a long
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20th Century American Industrial Vintage Food Container

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Aluminum

Large Decorative Wood Bowl from Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
fashioned by hand from a single piece of merbau wood, and served as an impressive container for food and
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Vintage Food Container

Materials

Wood

Large Vintage Wooden Bowl Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
single piece of merbau wood, served as an impressive container for food and fruit in feasts and
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Vintage Food Container

Materials

Wood

Large Vintage Wood Bowl Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
impressive container for food and fruit in feasts and celebrations. The textured outside walls beautifully
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Vintage Food Container

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century American Sanitary Bakery Bread Delivery Trunk
Located in Forney, TX
opened or was able to get fresh bread otherwise. This was achieved by placing large metal lock box food
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Food Container

Materials

Metal

Chinese Red Lacquer Food Container
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese red lacquer food container used for wedding ceremonies. New clear lacquer finish.
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1950s Chinese Vintage Food Container

Chinese Red Lacquer Food Container
Chinese Red Lacquer Food Container
H 23 in W 32 in D 20.25 in
Vintage Handmade Woven Food Container From Java
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully shaped and tightly woven covered food container from Java, Indonesia. Demonstrating
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1970s Javanese Vintage Food Container

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Natural Fiber

Reduced Doll House furniture 100 plus pieces!
Located in Scarsdale, NY
everything including the kitchen sink! Lots of small pieces like a candlestick, bedspreads, mini containers
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1950s American Vintage Food Container

Materials

Brass

Burmese Lacquer Stacked Food Container
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully lacquered vintage Burmese multilayered food container with five separate compartments
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Vintage Food Container

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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American Charleston Cast Iron Lyre Boot Scrape, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American Charleston cast iron lyre boot scrape resting on a oval scalloped edge base, Early 19th century.
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1820s American American Empire Vintage Food Container

Materials

Iron

Roberto Monsani for Acerbis Illuminated Wall Unit
By Acerbis, Roberto Monsani
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Roberto Monsani for Acerbis, wall unit, wood and glass, Italy, 1970s Stunning wall-mounted wall unit by Italian designer Roberto Monsani for Acerbis. This piece of furniture design ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Food Container

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Glass, Wood

Roberto Monsani for Acerbis Illuminated Wall Unit
Roberto Monsani for Acerbis Illuminated Wall Unit
$11,000
H 87.41 in W 110.24 in D 23.63 in
Italian Bar Cabinet in the Manner of Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Budapest, HU
Adorable bar cabinet in the style by Paolo Buffa. Precious wood inlays.  
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1950s Italian Vintage Food Container

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Palisander

Japanese Antique "Staircase Chest" 'Late Edo Period-Meiji Period' /Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have an aesthetic sense peculiar to Japanese people. And we introduce the unique items that only we can do, the route of purchasing in Japan, the experience value so far, and the...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Vintage Food Container

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Cedar

French Antique Ormolu and Limoges Enamel Jewellery Box
By Limoges
Located in Newark, England
LIMOGES ENAMEL PANELS From our Decorative collection, we are delighted to offer this French Napoleon III Ormolu and Enamel Jewellery Box. The Jewellery Box of casket form mounted in...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vintage Food Container

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Enamel, Ormolu

Set of 12 English Porcelain Botanical Plates, Spode, circa 1900
By Spode
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 English porcelain botanical plates, Spode, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century Vintage Food Container

Contemporary Chair in Brazilian Hardwood by Ricardo Graham Ferreira
By Ricardo Graham Ferreira
Located in Nova Friburgo, RJ
This contemporary chair is a three legged comfortable and elegant piece of fine crafted furniture, made in tropical Brazilian hardwood and natural fiber cord at the artist workshop. ...
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2010s Brazilian Vintage Food Container

Materials

Cord, Wood, Hardwood

Contemporary Chair in Brazilian Hardwood by Ricardo Graham Ferreira
Contemporary Chair in Brazilian Hardwood by Ricardo Graham Ferreira
$2,650 / item
H 30.32 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
FINLEY Shade Ceramic Large Table Lamp, Textured Black Lava Glaze by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FINLEY_Dark Lava Please note that this listing includes the table base and finial. Light bulbs are included with the lamp. If you would like the shade shown in the image, it can be ...
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2010s American Modern Vintage Food Container

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 12 Minton Gold Rimmed Porcelain Ball Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
One of Minton's most popular patterns is named "Porcelain Ball” which features a large diameter plate bordered by a gold and white floral decoration and trimmed with an acid etc...
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Mid-20th Century English Vintage Food Container

Materials

Porcelain

Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vintage Food Container

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Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass

Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
$82,878
H 25.6 in W 25.6 in D 13.39 in
Marc Chagall The Accordionist
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: The Accordionist (Derriere le Miroir 99-100) Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir Medium: Original Lithograph Date: 1957 Edition: 2500 Sheet Size: 15" x 22" Sign...
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1950s Vintage Food Container

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Lithograph

Late 18th Century Decorated Cabinet from Shanxi, China
Located in Kastrup, DK
Late 18th century cabinet from Shanxi, China. Original red and black lacquer with a light clear surface finish, which highlights the lovely natural patina. Pair of bi-fold doors wi...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Vintage Food Container

Materials

Iron

Late 18th Century Decorated Cabinet from Shanxi, China
Late 18th Century Decorated Cabinet from Shanxi, China
$3,577
H 74.81 in W 55.12 in D 23.23 in
19th Century Chinese Tapered Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
19th century painted tapered Chinese cabinet. Having elaborate panels with gilt painting and raised moldings. Warm red lacquer adorned with black lacquer and gilt painting. Framing t...
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1880s Chinese Qing Vintage Food Container

Materials

Cypress, Fir

19th Century Chinese Tapered Cabinet
19th Century Chinese Tapered Cabinet
$2,880 Sale Price
37% Off
H 59 in W 43 in D 19 in
Fine Quality Pair of French Sevres Style Porcelain Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of 19th century French 'Sevres' style vases, having gilded ormolu mounts, a twisted, fluted, ribbed form with turquoise border and floral decoration. We can arra...
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19th Century French Vintage Food Container

Materials

Porcelain

Cabinet de Curiosités, Six Contemporary Decorated Porcelain Dinner Plates
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Cabinet de Curiosités collection takes inspiration from the rooms of the same name which in the sixteenth century collected objects and subjects of various kinds. In this collect...
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2010s Italian Vintage Food Container

Materials

Porcelain

1930 René Lalique Vase Soucis Navy Blue Glass with White Patina - Flowers
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Soucis" made in navy blue glass with white patina by Rene Lalique in 1930. Stampedsignature. Perfect condition. Wonderful and rare colour. height : 18 cm Félix Marcilhac, ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Food Container

Materials

Blown Glass

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Vintage Food Container For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the vintage food container you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each vintage food container for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, glass and ceramic. There are many kinds of the vintage food container you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right vintage food container, those designed in mid-century modern styles are of considerable interest. Michel Caugant, Buenilum and Frederic Buehner-Wanner each produced at least one beautiful vintage food container that is worth considering.

How Much is a Vintage Food Container?

Prices for a vintage food container can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $300 and can go as high as $275,000, while the average can fetch as much as $879.