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 legendary 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.
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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Haberdashery chest of drawers by Thiriez & Cartier Bresson. 1910 - 1920
Located in CADALSO, ES
Good condition
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage French National Bank Gold Bar Boxes, circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage bank gold bar boxes, circa 1950 from French National Bank, very strong boiled cardboard and rivets, original cognac brown color, waxed finish. Go...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Three Drawer Rosewood and Walnut Jewelry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular rosewood and walnut jewelry chest features three elongated walnut drawers that extend the length of the mixed wood box. The top, bottom and back of the box are finished i...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Set of Four German Bakelite Darning Eggs, 1930
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural darning eggs in maroon bakelite, Germany 1930, two part eggs (for easy storage of needles & thread), marked with a DRP (Deutsches Reich Patent) number.
Category
1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bakelite
Doyle Lane Blue Craquelure Tile Set in Hand Made Rosewood Box
By Doyle Lane
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand made rosewood box with crackled blue tile created by Doyle Lane. Box measures 2" high by 2 7/8" wide and 5" long. It is signed by the artists hand on verso, Doyle Lane as pict...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Midcentury box designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant small box by Gabriella Crespi
Decorated wooden box designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Box
By Boardman Silversmiths 1
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by JC Boardman & Co. in Connecticut. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged with gently curved top and rectangul...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Aldo Tura Green Goatskin Chrome Box
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant cigar box in lacquered goatskin. This box was executed, circa 1960 in light green parchment with chrome parts. Very good vintage condition.
Along with artists like Piero Forn...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Goatskin
Hans Gustav Ehrenreich '1917-84' Scandinavian Modern Cigar Box in Rosewood
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Along with Alfred Klitgaard and Knud Albert Furniture-maker, and Artist Hans Gustav Ehrenreich is regarded as one of the most prolific Scandinavian designers of the 1960s. Although H...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Christofle Silver Plated Decorative Box
By Christofle
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Signed Vintage Christofle Silver Plated Decorative Box. Nicely cast with beautiful design. This would have held cigarettes or trinkets. In very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Owl With Fixed Gaze, Hand Carved Alabaster Lidded Trinket Pot, Italy 1970s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Striking Italian alabaster hand crafted trinket pot of an owl with a fixed gaze
Circa 1970's
Original Italian label to base
Height 1.75 inch, Diameter 3.25 inch
In excellent conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Carved Round Green Onyx Marble Box with Gilded Lionfeet, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
A box as precious as the jewels it could contain inside, hand carved in Italy with the highest quality onyx marble from Pakistan (as attested by the adhesive label still present).
Al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Metal
Italian Round Green Onyx Marble Box with Gilded Lionfeet, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
A box as precious as the jewels it could contain inside, hand carved in Italy with the highest quality onyx marble from Pakistan (as attested by the adhesive label still present).
Al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Metal
American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Jewelry Box
By Schroth Jewelers
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with straight tab. Box interior velvet lined. Cover interior gilt. Fully marked including maker’s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
R&Y Augousti Circular Shagreen Lidded Box Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Circular lidded wood box covered in ivory colored Shagreen from R & Y Augousti. The interior having a felt removable liner. Measuring 7.25” diameter x 3” high.
R&Y Augousti was f...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
Green Murano Glass and Brass Hinged Box
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Hinged Murano glass box with brass trim in a stunning green color which brighten with light.. measuring 5’ x 4.5” x 2.5”. Showing minimal signs of wear this is a high quality Art Gla...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Travertine Box Pier Alessandro Giusti and Egidio Di Rosa for Up & Up Italy 1970s
By Up & Up
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing round box in travertine marble attributed to the Italian designers Pier Alessandro Giusti and Egidio Di Rosa for Up & Up.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Tommaso Barbi Brown Ceramic and Brass Decorative Box or Centerpiece, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Delightful large decorative box in brown twisted ceramic and brass. This rare box is signed on the bottom, it was designed by Tommaso Barbi and produced in Italy during the 1970s.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
20th century large white ceramic decorative or jewelry box by Hofmann vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gerard Hofmann (1917-1965)
Realised in Vallauris
Large white ceramic decorative or jewelry box
Circa 1950
Original perfect condition
Signed
Height 42 cm
Large 27 cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Natural Alabaster Stone Trinket Box by Romano Bianchi, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative natural orange alabaster stone trinket, cigar, jewelry, vanity or cigarette box. Hand-made in Italy during the 1970s by Romano Bianchi. Measurements: 11x8x5 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Silver Plate and Lucite Round Box by Debladis, Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely decorative box by Debladis Paris was designed in the 1960s. The rounded shape boasts a silverplate base and an extra thick lid in crystal clear Lucite. The piece is marke...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Gucci, Italy - Solid / Sterling Silver and Enamel Pill Box c.1950
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning example of a vintage 1950's pill box in the form of a miniature coin purse. I have seen a few of these in solid silver but this is the first I have come across in silver ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mithé Espelt Ceramic Secret Box Moineau Model, 1968, France.
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Mithé Espelt "Moineau" model ceramic box, 1968, France.
Poetic green bird.
Glazed and cracked gold earthenware, blackened wood.
Dimensions: 15 cm W, 10 cm D, 7 cm H.
Good origin...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Earthenware, Wood
Lucite and Silver Plate Decorative Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
The massive geometric shape boasts a silver plate metal base and a thick crystal clear Lucite lid. There is no visible maker's mark.
The box is in good condition, with minor wear on ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Murano Art Glass Paperweight Yellow Modern Desk Accessory
Located in Miami, FL
A Touch of Venetian Sunshine: Mid-Century Modern Murano Art Glass Paperweight
This captivating Murano art glass paperweight brings a touch of Venetian sunshine to your desk. Hand-b...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Modernist Brass Box with Gilt Decor, France 1940s
By Metal Arts Studios
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning decorative box was crafted in France in the 1940s. The geometric square shape has a modernist minimalist design with industrial flair. The quality brass metal has an in...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970s Vintage Gold Leaf Ceramic Canister Container
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Gold Leaf Canister Storage Box Container
9.75 h x 4.75 d x 4.5
Ceramic and Gold Leaf
unmarked
Original unrestored vintage
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Teghini, Firenze - Modernist Silver Plated Desk Box c.1970
By Teghini
Located in Bath, GB
A highly collectable silver plated desk box with a novelty lid in the form of the back of an envelope.
Just back from our silversmiths workshop, the box has been fully restored; dee...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Marble-Like Lucite Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely modernist Lucite box was crafted in the 1970s. The rectangular shape boasts a crystal clear Lucite or Acrylic and faux marble textured pattern. The stunning milky honey a...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Smart & Modern American Sterling Silver Desk Box by Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
Smart and Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with slight overhang. Stylish Midcentury design. Box i...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Midcentury Chrome Glass and Briar Wood Pocket Emptier in Christian Dior Style
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury chrome glass and briarwood pocket emptier. This fantastic piece was designed in Christian Dior Style during the 1980s.
The...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Midcentury Modern Game Box Exotic Burlwood
By Dunhill
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Exotic Burlwood Box
3 h x 9 w x 11.5
Crafted in exotic wood.
No label present.
Game inside the box.
The Captain's Duel Game from Pusser's Rum.
Incomplete game set, missing ba...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Burl
Bitossi Decorative Lidded Box
By Bitossi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bitossi decorative ceramic lidded box, Italy. Sophisticated table top box for jewelry, cards or hide the T.V. remote. In very good original condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Hunting Scene Brass, Silver & Stone Inlay Box by Salvador Teran
Located in New York, NY
This exquisitely reserved Mid-Century Modernist Brass, Silver, and Stone Inlay Box with Hunting Scene originates from Mexico by the artist Salvador Teran, Circa 1960. Features a dyna...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Silver, Brass
Fossil Stone Lidded Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fossil stone lidded box.
Would work well in a variety of interiors such as modern, mid century modern, Hollywood regency, etc. Piece blends seamlessly with other designers such as ...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Aime Tant Et Plus by Line Vautrin, Gilt Bronze Box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
Aime tant et plus by Line Vautrin.
Aime tant et plus, gilt bronze box whose lid is carved with a rebus.
The rebus can be deciphered as follows:
M for “Aime” (love in english)
A g...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Willy Rizzo Style Ice Effect Lucite and Chrome Decorative Box, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined modernist Lucite and chrome box has its design commonly attributed to Willy Rizzo, Italy. Crafted in the 1970s, the lovely decorative piece boasts a rectangular shape wi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Christian Dior for Dior Hone Silver Plate Decorative Box Pumpkin Design, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Elegant decorative box in the shape of a pumpkin designed by Christian Dior for his 1970s Home collection. This beautiful decorative box with lid...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Tiger’s Eye Intarsia Box, 1960s Italian, stamped Gori & Zucchi (Unoaerre)
By UnoAErre
Located in London, GB
An exquisite vintage Italian tiger’s eye intarsia box stamped by Gori & Zucchi (later to become Unoaerre), retailed in Ravenna in c. 1960s.
The box is ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Quartz, Silver
Italian Alabaster 4 Inch Velvet Lined Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Square Alabaster box with brass banding at closure. The lid is not hinged but pulls completely off to reveal a brown velvet interior. The Amber or Gold color alabaster is a wonder...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Modernist Long and Flat Silver Plate Box with Crocodile Pattern, 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning modernist silver plate decorative covered box was crafted in France in the 1960s. The oversized, extra-long flat shape has a minimalist design and an impressive embosse...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Rope
Mid-century German Hammered Copper Dish c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century kidney shaped, hammered solid copper dish. Stamped "Made in Germany".
CREATOR Unknown. Made in Germany.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960s.
MATERIALS AND...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Japanese Storage Box With Hidden Compartments and Crane Motif.
Located in Seattle, WA
This beautiful piece is covered in crane images, even the inside of the drawers have them. Two compartments for drawers, one revealed through a hinge door and the other through slidi...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Mid-century West Berlin, Germany Hammered Copper Dish c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century kidney shaped, hammered copper dish. Stamped "Made in West Berlin".
CREATOR Unknown. West Berlin, Germany.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960s.
MATERIALS AN...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Tommaso Barbi Italy Chrome and Burl Wood Large-Scale Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tommaso Barbi designed this great-looking original decorative box in Italy in the 1960s. The modernist design boasts a square shape with chromed metal and burl birch wood geometric m...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Alabaster Box with Brass Trim
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vibrant Orange and Golden color Alabaster box with a brass trimmed closure.
The box is ideal for jewelry, decor on a cocktail table or holding office supplies on your desk or work...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Wah Ming Chang "Bronze Originals of California" Ashtray c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An impressive, heavy solid bronze mid-century ashtray designed by California artist and sculptor Wah Ming Chang. Known later in life for his sculptures and the props he design...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Copper
Studio Craft Lidded Plywood Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Free form rectangular studio craft wood plywood box c.2001. This piece features a layered plywood exterior and cork interior. A sweet message is scribbled on the interior of the lid ...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cork, Plywood
1970s Original Gorgeous Box by Piero Fornasetti. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Original gorgeous box by Piero Fornasetti in walnut wood. It's in excellent condition. The box is signed on the bottom.
Dimension:
7,87 x 5,51 x 1,96 inches
cm 20 x cm 14 x cm 5 H
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Fontana Arte Bronzed Metal and Glass Box, Italy 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Bronzed Metal and Glass Box,
Rarely seen on the market.
The glass carries the original Fa label.
Italy 1950s
Ref: Fontana Arte Catalog 6 page 211.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Copper and Silver Applique Dish c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century kidney shaped copper trinket dish with silver applique. Stamped "Chevez"
CREATOR Chevez.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960s.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Coppe...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Copper
Francisco Rebajes African Ubangi Tribe Copper Dish c.1940-1950 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century copper trinket dish designed by Francisco Rebajes with stylized horse motive. Stamped "Rebajes".
CREATOR Francisco Rebajes.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Francisco Rebajes African Ubangi Tribe Copper Dish c.1940-1950 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century copper trinket dish designed by Francisco Rebajes using his iconic African Ubangi tribe member and necklace motive. Stamped "Rebajes".
CREATOR Francisco Reb...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Italian Mid-Century Mirrored Letter Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique 20th Century letter box of Italian design with a trapezoidal shape having a hinged top over lock and key. The ebonized top is beautifully scalloped and edged in molded walnut....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Sermel Mexico Hand-painted Heart Shaped Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Sermel Mexico hand-painted heart shaped box. Brown Papier mache box. Signed Sermel Mexico on the underside.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Renoir Designs Marble Soapstone Bamboo Hollywood Regency Box Keepsake Trinket
Located in Miami, FL
Renoir Designs handcrafted Marble, Soapstone, Bamboo over Wood decorative Box, Keepsake or Trinket Hollywood Regency Period made in the Philippines.
Interior is lined with black velv...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Soapstone
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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