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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Industrial
Mid-Century Italian Chrome Horn Stripes Veneer Jewellery Box, 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Mid-Century box made in Italy in the late 1970s. This chrome jewellery or make-up box features horn veneer stripes on the top. The mix of chrome and horn is really nice. A ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Chrome

Snuffbox Miniature Pastoral Image Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature pastoral image fired enamelled. 18th century French style. Diameter cm. 8 cm high. 1.8. Weight gr. 171. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1968 on inspiration from previous boxes also manufactured in the Salimbeni company headquarters with manual workmanship by talented artisan artists with a thick plate suitable for supporting numerous glazing firings at high heat at around 800° C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Two Lucite And Silver Plate Boxes Designed By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Doraville, GA
A pair of vintage lucite and silver-plate lidded boxes. The boxes were designed by Gabriella Crespi in the 1970's and made in Italy. The small box is approximately 3 1/4 inches tall ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

Large Italian Silver Plated Metal Pear Ice Cube Bucket Container
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Metal Pear Ice Cube Bucket Container. No makers mark. Most likely made in Italy 1960s. Hammered brass stem mounted to the top. Nicely crafted artistic & functional object. Plenty of patina to the metal which give the pear a nice character. Being sold unpolished with patina. Possibly Silver Plated. I believe there was probably a lining glass bucket inside at one time. unmarked. Uncertain to the designer...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Pair of Cylindrical Box in Chrome, Brass and Lucite by Romeo Rega, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing pair of cylindrical box in chrome, brass and lucite by the Italian designer Romeo Rega. Made in Italy in the 1970s. His signature is engraved on the pair of box as shown in...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Brass, Chrome, Steel

Burl Wood & Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular box in tortoiseshell-effect lucite and burl wood frame made in Italy in the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Aluminum

R and Y Augusti Paris Jewelry Watch Decorative Box Agate and Shell Exotic Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely R & Y Augousti in Paris designed Jewelry, Watch or decorative Box in Exotic Wood with Agate and Shell Finish. Makers Mark at the Base. Great Treasure Chest for Your Gift Collection to store Valuable Jewelry...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Agate

Chapman / Mastercraft Lacquered Walnut and Brass Strong Box Chest
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century strong box / chest with a painted and lacquered walnut hinge top case with wire wrapped brass handles, resting on a four-legged brass base. (CHAPMAN / MASTERCRAFT).
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Brass

Vintage Italian Small Bronze and Wood Box by Esa Fedrigolli, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sculptural decorative bronze and wood Italian box designed by Esa Fedrigolli for Esart. Signed
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

French Vintage Mirrored Jewelry Box
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1960s French mirrored jewelry box with one draw,   
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Mirror

Sigi Pineda Silver, Brass, Rosewood, Sodalite, Turquoise Stone Hinged Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This unique abstract signed Mid-Century Modern mixed media hinged box is by Sigi Pineda and from Taxco Mexico in the 1950s. It is signed Sigi Taxco 8. The box is silver, brass, rosewood interior with the crushed turquoise, sodalite and other crushed stones...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Brass

1960s Astonishing Red and Green Jar in Empoli Glass by Rossini. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Astonishing Red and Green Jar in Empoli Glass by Rossini. Made in Italy The item is in excellent condition. Dimensions: diam 5,51" x 9,05" H inches diam cm 14 x cm 23 H
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Glass

Rectangular Form Silvered Hinged Natural Stone Box with Lid
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A hinged Rectangular light beige stone box with silvered frame. Perfect for jewelry, keepsakes or on a desk to hold paperclips.......... Why not place it on a table just for good loo...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Stone, Silver Plate

Large Gilt Bronze Feuille Box 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...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Ceramic Box by Aldo Londi Bitossi, Italy, Orange with Gold Decoration, C 1960
Located in New York, NY
Decorative ceramic box by Aldo Londi Bitossi, Italy, circa 1960. Signed at the bottom, 79/11, Italy. Organic designs on the lid with gold decorations.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Vintage Mid-Century Domed Abalone Box
Located in Tampa, FL
The domed abalone box has a rosewood and brass interior with little ball feet. Mid-century 1950s origin is probably Mexican and very high-quality.
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Abalone

Dutch Design Sewing Box by Joost Teders for Metalux, 1950s
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
This 1950s sewing stand with 4 boxes was designed by Joos Teders for Metalux. It has four colored metal boxes (that can swivel arount the metal Stand) which...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Carl Auböck Box, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck horn and brass box, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique Clocks and Watches, Timepieces Tin Box
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage confectionary tin with theme: Antique clocks and watches, antique timepieces This 1950s tin box is a great decorative box or storage box with beautiful design on the lid of antique timepieces like pendulum clock, antique pocket watch, antique clock, sundial, mantle clock, antique hourglass...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Tin

Psychedelic 60s Counter Culture Collage Packing Crate
Located in Garnerville, NY
Growing up as a teenager in Rockland County, New York, approximately 45 minutes northwest of New York City, the previous owner just felt a need to decorate this everyday object. She has no recollection of why she started decorating this piece, but this is art for art's sake. The packing container, which normally houses folded clothing or carefully wrapped porcelain or glass, was carefully decorated with text from print ads from newspapers, magazines and comic strips. Many of the terms and phrases we might have taken for granted over the years were up front and center in the Counter Culture...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Mid-20th Century German Porcelain Painted Liquor Set from Villeroy & Boch
Located in Labrit, Landes
This elegant, porcelain liquor set was crafted in Germany in 1950, and features a hunting scene in a traditional, European style. The hand painted black and white porcelain set compr...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Steen Kepp XXth Century Stoneware Brown Ceramic Jewelry Box 1975 La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Steen Kepp - La Borne Realised circa 1975-1980 Large brown stoneware ceramic box. Jewelry or decorative box Signed under the base Original perfect condition Measure...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Rectangular Lucite and Chrome Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular box made in Lucite and with chrome details.  
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Chrome

Jewelry Box Silver Plated in the Shape of a Hippopotamus
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960 we offer this rare jewelry box made in bronze and Silver Plated in the shape of a hippopotamus with fantastic patina.
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, Geometrical Marquetry Inlays, France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 1970s, in France. Its lid is made in wood, with geometrical Marquetry inlays. It is beige and brown in color.
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Wood

French Silvered Bronze Box Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered bronze Poudrier "Le loup et le renard" (The wolf and the fox). by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. The square box features a relief cast of two s...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Don S. Shoemaker Mexican Modern Inlaid Mixed Woods Parquetry Hinged Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Inlaid mixed woods parquetry box created by Don Shoemaker, circa 1960s. Box measures 2.25" by 6.5" by 5.5" and is in very good vintage condition showing some wear. Signed with the Do...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Wood

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...
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1960s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Softwood

Squared Box in Green Goatskin and Brass Attributed to Aldo Tura, Italy, 1960s
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.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Brass

1970's Plastic Box in the Shape of an Apple, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage red plastic box in the shape of an apple. Very popular in the late 1970's. Made in former Czechoslovakia in a company Združená Výroba Mich...
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Plastic

Giacomo Sinopoli Italian Large Jewellery Box Chrome Gold Leaf 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Italian Mid-Century decorative box designed by Giacomo Sinopoli and produced by Liwan’s Rome in the late 1970s. This chrome jewellery box features a beautiful gold leaf gilded frame...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Chrome, Gold Leaf

Modernist Italian 800 Silver Small Playing Card Box, C.1950/1960
Located in Bath, GB
Hefty Italian silver was used to create this mid-century modern box with a stylish cast silver chain belt and buckle across the top and down the front, beautiful quality and engineer...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Oval Lucite and Brass Decorative Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Oval decorative box in lucite and brass. Good condition, patina of time. Perfect also for jewelry, for the desk, or for collecting litlle objects. Made in Italy in the 1970s.  
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Brass

Bitossi Rimini Blue Box
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Intense Rimini blue box by Bitossi, Italy, ca' 1960's.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

1950s Vintage May Co Calif Ladies Kelly Handbag Purse Tan Croc Metal Trim
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s California Vintage Ladies Kelly Handbag Purse May Co Original in Tan Croc with Metal Trim 14.5 tall x 8.5 tall x 3.5 d Preowned vintage used condition. Blemishes present. Wea...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Fajance Lidded Box / Humidor by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful Fajance lidded box / humidor from the Baca line by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen, circa 1960s. The stunning blue and black glazed stoneware container with geometric ab...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stoneware

White Opaline Box, Diamond Cut
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish white opaline glass box. This white opaline pot has a diamond cut pattern all around and on the lid. It it round shaped - tube shaped - cilinder shaped with a gold metal ring around. The white glass is still very beautiful without any traces, as well on the outside as the inside as well the back in plastic under the lid. The messing ring around does have some traces by age but don't forget these are very close up pictures. Under, this glass storage box is marked Modele Depose with a small logo with 2 hammers. This stylish white box with golden accent is a great decorative box in your interior and could also be used as a storage box in the bathroom or on a vanity table. Opaline box - opaline casket...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Opaline Glass

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...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Brass

20Th Century, Amazing, Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura box in decorated parchment.
Located in Catania, IT
Amazing Rectangular box decorated with an architectural whim, made by the Italian designer Aldo Tura. Made in Italy in the 1960s. Good conditions overall, original patina. Our main goal is customer satisfaction, so the packaging and shipping of this item will be done with the utmost care. This Item is the ideal object to create a perfect moment...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Boxwood, Parchment Paper

Modernist Italian 800 Silver Desk/Jewellery Box c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A great looking box, Italian in origin made from 800 silver wrapped around a wooden interior. Both the base and lid are hallmarked "800" together with an additional mark "833 F1"....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Paul Evans Style Cityscape Mixed Metal Patchwork Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Paul Evans style cityscape mixed metal patchwork chest. Handsome Paul Evans style cityscape mixed metal patchwork chest, box, coffer or document box. ...
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1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Silver Plated Accessory Box
Located in New York, NY
This handsome early Mid-Century Modern accessory box was realized in the United States circa 1940. It features a volumetric rectangular body in silver pl...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

By Liwan's Janetti Firenze Silver and Glass Italian Decorative Box, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible decorative box in laminated silver and mid-century glass. By Liwan's of Rome for Maison Mercier Freres. Signed. Sold by Janetti Firenze, a famous design house founded in 1...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Brass

Large Vintage Burled Wood Covered Bowl or Box of Compressed Ball Form
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large turned wood box or covered bowl of compressed ball form. The body covered in wide segments of burled walnut veneer with crossbanding at the opening, the cover with lobed panels...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Ottaviani Italian Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Lidded Box with Crab Figure
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern wood box with sterling silver lid with ornamental crab figure, made by Ottaviani. The piece was made during the 1950s and is...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Pair of Pears in Steel Italy 1970 Rinnovel Ettore Sottsass Style Ice Box
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of pears in stainless steel Italy 1970 Rinnovel Ettore Sottsass style ice box.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Steel

Wicker Duck Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Wicker duck box from the Shanghai collection with its notorious intricate wicker structure, removable lid, carved beak, and bamboo trim.
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20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Wicker

Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Satinwood Glass Box, 1940
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Italian Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte decorative box made in Italy in the 1940s. Carved from satinwood, with a thick polished aquamarine glas...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Box Piero Fornasetti
Located in Krefeld, DE
Box. Piero Fornasetti. Marked with a sticker: Fornasetti made in Italy.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Crystal Decorative Box, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Crystal container - a box for sweets or small items. Made in Poland in the 1960s Very good condition Measures: height 20c, diameter 19cm.
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1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Crystal

Two Green Boxes, Bogucice, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Two porcelain green boxes - boxes. Very good condition. Made in Poland in the 1960s. Signed Bogucice - Hand painted. Measures:Height 9 cm, height with a l...
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1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Vintage Set of 5 1970's Tortoise Plexiglass & Brass Desk Accessories
Located in Vis, NL
dint vintage set of 5 mid century faux tortoise plexiglass and brass desk accessories consisting in : 2 different sized trays. 1 small trash bin 1...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Salvador Teran Mosaic Decorative Boxes, set of 3
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Decorative glass mosaic and brass boxes featuring a chicken motif by Mexican designer Salvador Teran. Each box measures 8.25" x 6" x 2". Price is per box.
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Brass

"Fantastical Bird, " Mid Century Box by Ottaviani in Silver, Enamel and Rosewood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully crafted of hammered silver -- now with a soft, old silver patina -- enamel and rosewood, this exceptional decorative box depicts a wildly imaginative crane-like bird with...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Italian Round Red Opaline Glass Hinged Trinket Box
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small round red Italian opaline trinket box. In a rich deep ruby red, this vintage box will be glamourous on a dresser, nightstand, or coffee table. Large enough to hold bobby pins...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Opaline Glass

Midcentury Italian Handmade Birch Wood Maple Leaf Shaped Centerpiece, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury handmade birchwood maple leaf-shaped centrepiece. Aldo Tura probably designed this piece during 1950s for Macabo. This piece is special as it has a curved map...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Birch

1960s Studio Piece Walnut Wood Box Slide Open Clean Design Style of Nakashima
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Walnut wood box. 1960s Studio piece walnut wood box clean modern design. No label. George Nakashima inspired. Measures: 11.5 deep x 5.63 w...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi Gold Cigarette / Pill Box Desk, 1970s, Italy
Located in Vis, NL
Rare signed Gabriella Crespi gold brass cigarette, pill box for a stylish desk. 1970s, made in Italy. This piece is new, unused, in excellent, nearly new condition. Comes ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique, New and Vintage Decorative Boxes

Antique, vintage and new decorative boxes will safely store items while adding a splash of color or texture to a corner in any room. They have had a range of purposes over the years — from trinkets to serving as useful receptacles, such as snuff boxes, jewelry boxes and more. Boxes have also been designed in a range of forms and styles.

Box making is a craft dating back thousands of years. Early boxes as decorative objects were regularly designed and decorated both inside and out, ranging from minimal looks to more flashy styles. Decorative boxes have been constructed from different materials, with wood and metal being the most common. Wood is widely available and versatile, with woodworkers able to carve complex designs or showcase its natural grain.

Some antique jewelry boxes were made with tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory and even porcupine quills, such as those created by the Anishinabe in Canada and the United States. In Sri Lanka, well-crafted boxes were inlaid with porcupine quills and ivory discs between ebony bands. Chinese sewing boxes and tea boxes made of black lacquer were popular in Europe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. These often featured gold-painted designs or landscape scenes. Silk, paper and velvet frequently enhanced these boxes’ interiors.

Any style of decorative box can be a nice tabletop or desktop decor, whether to hold candy or tea in the living room or paper, pencils and other business supplies in the office. They can also act as jewelry boxes. Sewing boxes can be a lovely touch to any space while storing magazines or other trinkets.

You can find metal, wood and silver antique boxes on 1stDibs. The collection includes mid-century modern, Victorian and Art Deco styles that can add elegance to any home.

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