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Asian Grain Container
Asian Grain Container

Asian Grain Container

$480

H 10.5 in W 20.5 in D 12.2 in

Asian Grain Container

Located in Greenwich, CT

Asian grain or food container

Category

20th Century Chinese Vintage Food Container

Materials

Wood

A Beautiful Day
A Beautiful Day

Nellie Mae RoweA Beautiful Day, 1978

Price Upon Request

H 9 in W 12 in

A Beautiful Day

By Nellie Mae Rowe

Located in Missouri, MO

Nellie Mae preferred to use humble materials—crayons, pencils, cardboard, recycled food containers, used chewing gum, and scraps of fabrics.

Category

20th Century Folk Art Vintage Food Container

Materials

Crayon, Pastel, Paper, Graphite

Vintage Wicker Picnic Basket for Two, Complete Set
Vintage Wicker Picnic Basket for Two, Complete Set

Vintage Wicker Picnic Basket for Two, Complete Set

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Dishes, cutlery, glasses & containers for your food.

Category

20th Century Vintage Food Container

Materials

Wicker

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An Asian Wooden Pot
An Asian Wooden Pot

An Asian Wooden Pot

Unavailable

H 8.67 in Dm 11.03 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, from the 1960 ies, great and warm patina and shine of the Palmtree wood, warm brow...

Category

1960s Indonesian Vintage Food Container

Materials

Palmwood

Truck Decorated Piero Fornasetti White Glass Jars and Covers Made for Fiat
Truck Decorated Piero Fornasetti White Glass Jars and Covers Made for Fiat

Truck Decorated Piero Fornasetti White Glass Jars and Covers Made for Fiat

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

The truck-motif glass jars with lids were made for the Fiat Motor Company as promotional pieces- part of a special series made for the anniversary of Fiat Motors in the 1960s with a ...

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Food Container

Materials

Glass

Set of Two Antique Spanish Glass Containers for Food Preservation – Circa 1950
Set of Two Antique Spanish Glass Containers for Food Preservation – Circa 1950

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 charming set of two antique Spanish glass containers, crafted around 1950, was designed fo...

Category

1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Food Container

Materials

Glass

Pair of Moroccan Lidded Containers
Pair of Moroccan Lidded Containers

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 metal and decorated with semi-precious stones over delightful blue and white glazed ...

Category

20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vintage Food Container

Materials

Silver Plate

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Plastic Wall Sconces Model #4050 by Dart Industries
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Plastic Wall Sconces Model #4050 by Dart Industries

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Plastic Wall Sconces Model #4050 by Dart Industries

By Syroco

Located in Topeka, KS

Dart container products became a staple in the food industry and would go on to manufacture Tupperware, Duracell, etc. and merged with Kraft foods in 1980.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Vintage Food Container

Materials

Plastic

Pair of Chinese Export Style Blue and White Porcelain Tea Leaf Jars
Pair of Chinese Export Style Blue and White Porcelain Tea Leaf Jars

Pair of Chinese Export Style Blue and White Porcelain Tea Leaf Jars

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Spirited pair of Chinese export porcelain style tea leaf jars decorated in the Classic blue and white with foods and flowers. The containers are hexagon shaped with round lids.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Food Container

Large Vintage Wooden Bowl 28" Dia Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood Mid-20th Century
Large Vintage Wooden Bowl 28" Dia Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood Mid-20th Century

Large Vintage Wooden Bowl 28" Dia Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood Mid-20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

This bowl, fashioned by hand from a single piece of merbau wood, served as an impressive container for food and fruit in feasts and celebrations.

Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Vintage Food Container

Materials

Wood

Villeroy & Boch Soup Terrine  Blue Burgenland Collection, Germany, 1960s
Villeroy & Boch Soup Terrine  Blue Burgenland Collection, Germany, 1960s

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 beautifully laid table is all that Burgenland offers to its customers!

Category

1960s German Vintage Food Container

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Lacquered Bamboo Lidded Rice Basket
Mid-Century Lacquered Bamboo Lidded Rice Basket

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. Highly decorative, warm, rustic and attractive, this remarkable Southeast Asia...

Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Vintage Food Container

Materials

Bamboo, Wood, Paint

Old Burl Wood Tsampa Container with Lid, Tibet, Mid-20th Century
Old Burl Wood Tsampa Container with Lid, Tibet, Mid-20th Century

Old Burl Wood Tsampa Container with Lid, Tibet, Mid-20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

It was principally a food container, used to hold the roasted barley flour, called Tsampa, which is a staple among all Tibetan speaking peoples.

Category

Mid-20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Vintage Food Container

Materials

Burl

Vintage West African Gourd
Vintage West African Gourd

Vintage West African Gourd

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H 14 in Dm 6.5 in

Vintage West African Gourd

Located in Dallas, TX

They are used to clean rice, carry water, and as food containers. Smaller sizes are used as bowls to drink palm wine.

Category

Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Vintage Food Container

Materials

Shell, Nutwood

Vintage Aluminum Troughs Planters Sinks Containers Vessels 8 Sold Separately
Vintage Aluminum Troughs Planters Sinks Containers Vessels 8 Sold Separately

Vintage Aluminum Troughs Planters Sinks Containers Vessels 8 Sold Separately

Located in Topeka, KS

We used them as planters and window boxes; containers for food and dry goods on a lower shelf in a huge kitchen island; as a centerpiece on a long gorgeous farmhouse table; as a vess...

Category

20th Century American Industrial Vintage Food Container

Materials

Aluminum

Large Decorative Wood Bowl from Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood, Mid-20th Century
Large Decorative Wood Bowl from Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood, Mid-20th Century

Large Decorative Wood Bowl from Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood, Mid-20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

This large wooden bowl was fashioned by hand from a single piece of merbau wood, and served as an impressive container for food and fruit in feasts and celebrations.

Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Vintage Food Container

Materials

Wood

Large Vintage Wooden Bowl Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood, Mid-20th Century
Large Vintage Wooden Bowl Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood, Mid-20th Century

Large Vintage Wooden Bowl Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood, Mid-20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

This bowl, fashioned by hand from a single piece of merbau wood, served as an impressive container for food and fruit in feasts and celebrations.

Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Vintage Food Container

Materials

Wood

Large Vintage Wood Bowl Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood, Mid-20th Century
Large Vintage Wood Bowl Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood, Mid-20th Century

Large Vintage Wood Bowl Lampung, Sumatra, Merbau Wood, Mid-20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

This bowl, fashioned by hand from a single piece of old growth dense merbau wood, served as an impressive container for food and fruit in feasts and celebrations.

Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Vintage Food Container

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century American Sanitary Bakery Bread Delivery Trunk
Mid-Century American Sanitary Bakery Bread Delivery Trunk

Mid-Century American Sanitary Bakery Bread Delivery Trunk

Located in Forney, TX

This was achieved by placing large metal lock box food storage containers such as this, outside the local business, restaurants and cafes they had a partnership with, allowing the ba...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Vintage Food Container

Materials

Metal

Chinese Red Lacquer Food Container
Chinese Red Lacquer Food Container

Chinese Red Lacquer Food Container

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H 23 in W 32 in D 20.25 in

Chinese Red Lacquer Food Container

Located in San Francisco, CA

Chinese red lacquer food container used for wedding ceremonies. New clear lacquer finish.

Category

1950s Chinese Vintage Food Container

Vintage Handmade Woven Food Container From Java
Vintage Handmade Woven Food Container From Java

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 a very high level of handmade craftsmanship, this piece exhibits not only a careful...

Category

1970s Javanese Vintage Food Container

Materials

Natural Fiber

Reduced Doll House furniture 100 plus pieces!
Reduced Doll House furniture 100 plus pieces!

Reduced Doll House furniture 100 plus pieces!

Located in Scarsdale, NY

Lots of small pieces like a candlestick, bedspreads, mini containers of food, chandelier mini pictures in frames, dogs, crib with a baby.

Category

1950s American Vintage Food Container

Materials

Brass

Burmese Lacquer Stacked Food Container
Burmese Lacquer Stacked Food Container

Burmese Lacquer Stacked Food Container

Located in New York, NY

A beautifully lacquered vintage Burmese multilayered food container with five separate compartments. The vibrant red interior complements the elegant form of the black lacquer exteri...

Category

Mid-20th Century Burmese Vintage Food Container

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
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Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases

Located in New York, NY

large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases. Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Food Container

Materials

Brass

English Wicker Picnic Basket
English Wicker Picnic Basket

English Wicker Picnic Basket

$1,850

H 8 in W 17.5 in D 16 in

English Wicker Picnic Basket

Located in Queens, NY

English Wicker (1930s) natural wicker picnic basket with fitted interior. (bottles, cups, plates, etc.).   

Category

20th Century British Victorian Vintage Food Container

Materials

Wicker

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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.