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
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
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Green White Ribbons Gold Top Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Jewelry Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Zanfirico ribbons and green canes Italian art glass vanity powder jar or jewelry box. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The jar has emerald ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
2 boxes and a vase by tapio wirkkala for rosenthal studio line
Located in Munich, DE
beautiful set of 3 tapio wirkkala porcelain pieces for studio line / rosenthal. 1 vase 6cm diameter + 16cm high. 2 boxes with lid. one 11cm diameter + 16cm high - the other 19cm diam...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Exotic 1970s Frog Skin-Leather Asymmetrical Table Box, Style of Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exotic 1970s Frog Skin-Leather Asymmetrical Table Box, Style of Karl Springer
A unique box of exotic elegance with this 1970s Frog Skin-Leather Asymmetrical Table Box, in the style...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Velvet
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Metal
Vintage Hand Painted Lidded Wood Box
By Fantoni
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage hand painted lidded wood box, paper mache.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wool
Alessandro Albrizzi Rectangular Box in Purple Lucite and Chrome, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular box in purple Lucite and chrome by the Italian designer Alessandro Albrizzi. Made in Italy, circa 1970.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rectangular Carved Travertine Box in the style of Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
An essential and elegant box made in Italy that can contain whatever you want, cigarettes, business cards or use as a jewelry box.
Dating back to around the 70s, it is made of traver...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Metal
Maria Pergay, Metal Box and Agathe, France, 1970
By Maria Pergay
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Maria Pergay (1930), Large flat box in silver metal, France 1970. A red-veined Agathe stone is set on the lid, the interior is dressed in exotic wood. Excellence of the realization, ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
very rare double box by carl auböck
Located in Munich, DE
another very rare piece from the auböck workshop.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Dior Style Jewel Box in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Chrome, API Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely Midcentury box in Christian Dior style produced by API in Italy in the 1970s.
This charming box is made in a gorgeous tortiseshell effect lucite and chrome.
A fantastic it...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Octagonal Box in Lucite Wicker Wood and Brass Christian Dior Style, France 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Octagonal box in Lucite, wicker and wood with a brass knob in Christian Dior style. Made in France in the 1970s.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Cloisonné Lidded Box, Käthe Ruckenbrod
Located in London, GB
Cloisonné lidded box attributed to jeweller Käthe Ruckenbrod (1905 - 1989). Germany, mid-20th century.
The box is rounded, smooth and tactile to to...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Small Square Florentine Green and Gilt Wood Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted ring box. This gilt-wood box can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well a stand alone piece on a coffee table a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Set of Three Decorative White Ceramic Boxes or Pots by Lion French Handmade
By Eugène Lion
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Eugene Lion,
circa 1940
Set of three decorative pots or boxes in stoneware ceramic.
Elegant white ceramic glaze color.
Original form of the 20th mid-century design.
n°...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Diminutive Midcentury Stone Box on Chrome Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A variegated purple stone box with black interior and brass hinged lid. With a separate brushed chrome stand with patinated metal bars. V shaped stretcher...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Chrome
An Italian 1970s travertine and gilt metal jewellery accessories box
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1970s travertine and gilt metal accessories jewellery box in the style of Fratelli Mannelli , with grooved detail on the top
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Metal
Wastepaper Basket of Genuine Cognac Core Leather, 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Round European vintage wastepaper basket from the 1970s.
It's made of strong genuine cognac colored core leather with incised pattern and visible stitchin...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Midcentury Owl Dish in Pewter
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and unique midcentury pewter owl dish with striking blue eyes. The dish is very heavy and well made with a very small hallmark on the back.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Bitossi for Gump's Box, Ceramic, Gray, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Gump's Box, Ceramic, Gray, Brown, Signed. Small scale, hard to find, lidded box glazed in washed gray with raw clay piping. Retains white paper import label (78/15) and "...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Red Crocodile Nesting Boxes
Located in New York, NY
Pair red crocodile nesting boxes. Set of two vintage one of a kind rich carmine red crocodile leather handmade jewelry boxes nesting one inside the other w...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crocodile
Sublime Italian 1940s Bamboo Box
Located in Milan, IT
Sublime Italian 1940s Bamboo Box
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
Steen Kepp XXth Century Stoneware Brown Ceramic Jewelry Box 1975 La Borne
By Steen Kepp
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
Materials
Ceramic
Rectangular Decorative Box in Brass and Wood Luciano Frigerio Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular box in solid brass embellished with decorative engravings and wood in the style of Luciano Frigerio.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Total weight o...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
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...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Low Large Square Box in Solid Italian 1970s Brass with Lid
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Low large square box in solid Italian 1970s brass with lid.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Ottaviani Mid Century Sterling silver enamel and wood playing card box
By Ottaviani
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid Century Sterling silver enamel and wood playing card box, Italy 1979.
Signed Ottaviani, Sterling silver 925 mark.
Complete set ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Bodil Eje Danish Boxes / Humidors by Alfred Klitgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Three beautifully crafted solid wood trinket boxes / humidors by Danish craftsman Alfred Klitgaard, circa 1960s. Very detailed construction and exquisite finish with a eight gorgeous...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Rosewood
Stunning 1950s White Murano Glass Hinged Jewelry Box by Cendese Murano, Italy
Located in London, GB
A stunning oval white Murano glass hinged jewelry box by Giovanni Cendese, Murano, Italy with gilt central detail and hinge.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Lady's or Gentlemans Asian Jewellery Trinket Casket Document Box by Eichholtz
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An outstanding Multi purpoise rectangular Ladys or Gentlemand Casket of rectangular outline and quite generous proportions, complete with its firm fitting lift off cover. Mid Twentieth Century, of Asian origin.
This decorative example is entirely veneered with short lengths of reeded carved bone in various pastel creamy colours which is superbly done.
Condition: Good condition with nice patination, possibly never used in its past.
Width: (an impressive) 16" (41cm). Depth: 12” (30.5cm). Height: 4.25" (10.5cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Beech
Embossed Ceramic Box, Model "Flowers" by Mithé Espelt, France, 1970
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A rectangular chest with three flowers glazed in green, blue and white.
Crackled gold frame.
Wooden base with green felt at the back.
France,
Circa 1970
Dimensions :
Height ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Earthenware
Jim Rose Two Door - Six Drawer Cupboard Maquette, Solid Cast Iron Furniture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Jim Rose
Two Door - Six Drawer Cupboard Maquette
Solid Cast Iron w/ Steel Nail Heads
6h x 4.25w x 2d in
15.24h x 10.79w x 5.08d cm
JR0274
Jim Rose
b. 1966, d. 2023
Bio:
Born in I...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel, Iron
Alvino Bagni Box for Raymor
By Alvino Bagni, Raymor
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful example of mid century Italian pottery. Alvino Bagli for Raymor lidded box in a great period orange with yellow, brown and black accent.
It is a beautiful box and hard to...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Pagoda Box
Located in New York, NY
Large 1980s Tessellated stone with brass handle and rattan by Maitland Smith.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian decorative ceramic box 1940 Perugia Coral red Rometti Dog
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian decorative ceramic box 1940 Perugia Coral red Rometti style
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
1970 Italian Decorative Box Decorative box in wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1970 Italian Decorative Box
Decorative box in wood and inox.
Italy. 1970
H. 6 cm W. 30 cm D. 20 cm
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large Midcentury Majolica Red Fish Pottery Ceramic Tureen Box, Portugal, 1950s
Located in Coimbra, PT
A magnificent big size hyper realistic glazed ceramic fish tureen in shades of vibrant red and grey with dark accents manufactured in Portugal, 1950s. Beautiful to use as a wall deco...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery, Majolica, Earthenware, Ceramic
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.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Lidded Box in Bronze & Wood by Bernhard Linder for Metallkonst 1950’s
By Ystad-Metall
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A gorgeous vintage box in the manner of Ystad Metal. Designed by Bernhard Linder for Metallkonst. Inscribed on the top as shown. Would work well on a shelf, coffee table, or on a des...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Hand Painted Ceramic Trinket Box by Giovanni Desimone
By DeSimone
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful and colorful Giovanni Desimone hand painted lidded trinket box, circa 1970s. The handcrafted ceramic box was made in Italy and measures 4.4"W x 4.5"D x 3"H; it is in exce...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery
1960s Vintage Brass Compact Case
By Dunhill
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Brass Compact Case
engraved
.38 thick x 5.25 w x 2.25 d
Hard to open.
Preowned unrestored vintage condition
See all images for details.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rectangular Mid-Century Chrome Thick Lucite Box by Albrizzi
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Thick Lucite and Chromed Jewelry Box by Alessandro Albrizzi, MCM
A vintage lucite lidded box, the top being clear, the bottom being chromed. The box was designed by Alessandro Albriz...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Japanese Yamanaka Lacquerware Sweets Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century Yamanaka lacquerware sweets box for tea ceremony, Japanese. Formed as a deep red apple with gold & colored enamel decoration. Post WWII. Provenance: Sherman E. Lee, ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Don Shoemaker Mixed Woods Trinket Box Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Mixed woods trinket box, including rosewood and Mexican hardwoods such as jacaranda and cocobolo, by Don Shoemaker, Mexico, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jacaranda, Rosewood, Cocobolo
Aldo Tura Box Ice Goatsking Brown Italian Mid-Century Modern Design 1950s Cube
By Aldo Tura
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Aldo Tura box ice goatsking brown Italian Mid-Century Modern design 1950s cube.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Snuff Box Parrotlets on Flowering Branches. Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver En
Located in Firenze, FI
Square snuff box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand painted miniature parrotlets on flowering branches. Ar...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Silver Round Box. Lid with Brass Pull. Stamped USA, 1970s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Silver round box. Lid with cylindrical brass pull. Stamped USA on the lead, and Z6001-12 on the bottom. Circa 1970.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
wondeful carl auböck peau porc box
Located in Munich, DE
wondeful wooden carl auböck box covered with peau porc.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone and Brass Box
Located in New York, NY
Large 1980s Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone and brass box.
Measurements for just the box without the design.
height 4.75'' depth 12.25'' depth 8.25''
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20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
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 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chrome and Braided Brass Italian Decorative Box, Gucci Style 1980s
By Gucci
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful midcentury decorative jewelry box in chromed metal and brass. This lovely Gucci style box was produced in Italy in the 1980s.
This gorgeous decorative rectangular box is ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Copper Box by Rebajes
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming copper box by Rebajes, signed.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Meissen porcelain box with red dragons
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Meissen porcelain box with red dragons
Beautiful hand-painted Meissen porcelain box, both on the lid and around it there are dragons represented in red with gold details, making it a...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Italian Brass Leopard Fur Jewellery Box 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful mid-century box made in Italy in the late 1970s. This brass jewellery or make-up box is covered by leopard fur, with burlwood veneer inside. The mix of brass and leopard fu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Extra Large Bodil Eje Danish Rosewood Box / Humidor by Alfred Klitgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully crafted extra large solid rosewood trinket box / humidor by Danish craftsman Alfred Klitgaard, circa 1960s. Very detailed construction and exquisite finish with a three g...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Bitossi Number 5 Box, Ceramic, Red, White, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi number five box, ceramic, red and white, signed. A rare and hard to find number series box by Bitossi. Imported to the United States by Raymor of New York. Signed with a Raym...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Italian 1960s Graphic Playing Card Boxes for Formica
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s Graphic Playing Card Boxes for Formica
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Formica
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.