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
Lidded Pot in Wood 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Lidded Pot in Wood, Europe, 1950s.
Wonderful lidded pot in solid turned wood. Great design with rings all over - even the handle on the lid is a ring itself. Would be wonderful as a...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,044
20th century grey and black stoneware ceramic decorative or jewelry box La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne
Unique handmade stoneware ceramic pottery decorative or jewelry box
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Height 13 cm
Large 11 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
American Contemporary Faux Bone Decorative Box
Located in Queens, NY
American Contemporary (1970s) faux bone tesselated decorative rectangular box with a horizontal pattern of silver rods going across top and resting on 4 ball feet
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Mid-Century German White Porcelain Box with Lid with Shell Design, 1960s
By Kaiser
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German White Porcelain Box with Lid with Shell Design from Kaiser, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional i...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Brass tube Box / Cigarette Case Signed by Gabriella Gabriella Crespi, Italy 70s
Located in Roma, IT
I'm offering for sale a rare cylindrical box, designed and signed in the 1970s by Italian designer Gabriella Crespi.
The cylindrical tube shape suggests that this vintage box was mos...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
1970s Keepsake Box Octagonal Oak Wood Marquetry
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Octagonal Lidded Oak Box
Wood marquetry Hinged
3.13 x 10.25 d
Preowned vintage
Refer to images
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Oak
Italian Florentine Giltwood Painted Dome Shaped Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian Florentine Box. This 1960's box has been hand-painted in soothing green and ivory white and could be used for storage or jewelry and would certainly look great on a ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint, Paper
1950s by Piero Fornasetti Midcentury Italian Design Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Brescia, IT
Serigraphy on metal, wood box
Excellent condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Set of 6 Enameled French Canister Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Six French Enameled Canisters – Sucre, Farine, Café, Pâtes, Chicorée, Poivre Infuse your kitchen with vintage elegance through this striking ensemble of six enamelware caniste...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Steel
1960s Italian Florentine Hand-Crafted Giltwood Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box. This lined gilt-wood box can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well a stand alone piece on a coffee table ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Italian Florentine Gold Gilt Wood Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted 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 as dec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Midcentury Box in Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular decorative box in tortoiseshell-effect lucite in Christian Dior Home style.
Made in Italy in the 1980s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century German Tosca Sorena 4711 Collectors Ceramic Box with Lid, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Tosca Sorena 4711 Collectors Ceramic Box with Lid, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
Color: Blue
St...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Maison Cartier Modernist Copper Enigma Box, circa 1950
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier designed this stunning luxury copper and brass box. An extraordinary and captivating creation by Cartier, this rare copper and brass box—crafted in France circa 1950—is a mas...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Philippe Cheverny Style Geometric Lucite and Gilded Metal Box, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning, rectangular, decorative lidded box features a design reminiscent of Philippe Cheverny's work. Crafted in the 1970s, this outstanding decorative piece boasts a geometri...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Squared Box in Black Acrylic and Wood by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful squared decorative box in black acrylic and wood by Tommaso Barbi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Bisque fossil Box by Kaiser Germany
By AK Kaiser
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A beautiful, delicate box in white matte finish with fossil (ammonites) motifs,
Marked at the bottom
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Hermès Sterling Silver Box circa 1950s by Ravinet d’Enfert
Located in Bath, GB
A truly luxurious find, I have only ever seen these before in silver plate, this one in sterling silver with the "Minerva" mark (corresponding to 950/1000 for French silver).
The ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$3,712 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul Evans & Phillip Lloyd Powell Box for Designers Inc. USA, 1960's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Paul Evans & Phillip Lloyd Powell Box for Designers Inc. USA, 1960's
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Trianon or Les pavés du Roy silvered bronze compact by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“Trianon” or “Les pavés du Roy”, silvered bronze compact by Line Vautrin.
Silver-plated bronze compact depicting the cobblestones of the Château de Versailles. On the upper part, a h...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Marble-Like Large Rectangular Lucite Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning modernist Lucite box was crafted in the 1970s. Its rectangular shape boasts a crystal-clear Lucite or Acrylic and faux marble textured pattern. The luminous, milky hone...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
20th Century Fontana Arte Decorative Box in Wood and Glass, 50s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Turin, Turin
FontanaArte is an Italian company founded in Milan (as Fontana Arte) in 1932 by Luigi Fontana and Giò Ponti and specializing in glass processing and the production of furnishing acce...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
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 Wooden Decorative Box with Wind Rose, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Wooden Decorative Box with Wind Rose, 1970s
Enchanting wooden box with inlay work made from various types of wood.
This box is made from various European woods and features ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Scatola decorativa Italiana in Bambù e Ottone 1960s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Particolare Scatola Decorativa in bambù intrecciato e Ottone design Italiano 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$568 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-Century Hand-Painted Ceramic Sunflower Box with Lid from Gallo, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Hand-Painted Ceramic Sunflower Box with Lid from Gallo, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio-Linie Black Porcelain Bird Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely made and stylish mid-century Rosenthal porcelain lidded jar decorated with birds amidst foliage designed by renowned Danish born artist Bjorn Wiinblad (1918-2006). The lidde...
Category
20th Century German 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...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Velvet
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Italian 800 Silver Small Playing Card Box, C.1950/1960
By Jean Despres
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...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Majolica Dresser Box with Lid Horse Handle, Blue White Flowers, Italy
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage majolica ceramic round dresser box with lid features hand-painted abstract flowers and leaves decor on white background. The blue, teal, and brown colors of the flower decor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Box with Lid from Töpferei Bücking, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Box with Lid from Töpferei Bücking Börnsen, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional in...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Round Ceramic Box by L. Hjorth for Hjorth Pottery, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Round Ceramic Box by L. Hjorth for Hjorth Pottery, Denmark, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional informat...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Wood and Gold Plate 24 KT Box Afra & Tobia Scarpa Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful rectangular large decorative box in wood and gold plate 24KT in the style of Afra & Tobia Scarpa.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
20th century design jewelry or decorative blue abstract ceramic box Rene Maurel
By René Maurel
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Rene Maurel
Blue abstract 20th century design jewelry or decorative ceramic box by René Maurel
Original perfect condition
Signed and dated 1965
Height 11 cm
Large 8 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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
$660 Sale Price
30% Off
Giorgio Facchini Limited Edition Lucite and Brass Box, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
Giorgio Facchini Limited Edition Sculptural Box in Brass and Lucite, Italy, circa 1970 — No. 11 of 12
A museum worthy collectible by celebrated Italian designer Giorgio Facchini, thi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hand-Painted Flamingo Scenic "Ecuador" Hardwood Trinket Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late 1940s hand-painted flamingo scenic "Ecuador" hand-carved round hardwood trinket box. The trinket box is perfect for a vanity or dresser setting.
Measurements: 3" H x 3...
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1940s Ecuadorean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Boho Butterfly Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This elegant vintage shadow box features a striking display of real preserved butterflies, encased beneath a clear acrylic lid. The collection showcases various species, including a ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plexiglass
Studio Craft Exotic Wood Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Studio craft signed jewelry box in exotic burl wood with velvet interior.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Decorative Cube Shaped Box in Clear and Black Lucite, 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Midcentury Square Lucite Box with Lid, Italy, 1960-1970
This decorative cube shaped box is made in thick clear lucite with black lucite accents.
Large enough to be used for dec...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Gabriella Crespi Signed Lucite and Brass Pencil Cup, 1970s
Located in San Diego, CA
Gabriella Crespi Lucite and Brass Pencil Cup. Signed, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Style Lacquered Brush or Pencil Box Painted Butterfly, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
Lacquered paintbrush or pensil box, made in the chinese style.
In this painting features a butterfly and flowers.
The key is not the original but it does correspond to the lock.
Good...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Gabriella Crespi Lucite and Chrome Decorative Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rare box in lucite and chrome in the shape of a rhombus signed by the Italian designer Gabriella Crespi as shown in photos. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Conditions are good consid...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stoneware
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Long and Flat Silver Plate Box with Crocodile Pattern, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This extraordinary modernist silver plate covered box, meticulously crafted in France circa 1960, is a true testament to elegance and refined craftsmanship. Its elongated, flat silho...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
"Fantastical Bird, " Mid Century Box by Ottaviani in Silver, Enamel and Rosewood
By Ottaviani
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...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Orange Box Decorative Geometric Gold Accent
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage hinged orange box geometric accent
no signature or label.
Not perfect, original paint has minor scuffs on finish.
Structure is firm and solid. Open...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Pair of Cenedese Lidded Italian Pink Apothecary Glass for Vanity
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand Blown Italian Murano Cenedese apothecary Jar. The piece is a unique shade of pink. A compliment to any vanity, desk or work station.
Can hold anything from Candies, to cotton...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Turned Treen Jar, Circa 1960
Located in High Point, NC
Sleek mid-century turned treen jar with lid.
The jar is made from mahogany and walnut and is uniquely shaped. The wood has attained a gorgeous warm patina ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Decorated Hand-Crafted Gourd Vintage Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Decorated Hand-Crafted Gourd Art
10.25 h d x 9 diameter
Original vintage
Refer to images listed
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood, Beads
Midcentury Box in Lucite, Wicker and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large rectangular box in lucite, wicker and brass in the style Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for any modern interior.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Brass Pear Form Lidded Table Box on Leaf Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1970s Italian Brass Pear Form Lidded Table Box on Leaf Base
A bold and playful 1970s Italian sculptural box in the form of a stylized pear, crafted in polished brass and resting on...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Meindert Zaalberg Studio Pottery 'Stop' Lidded Box 1962
By Zaalberg
Located in Meer, VAN
Meindert Zaalberg Studio Pottery 'Stop' lidded box. The Netherlands, 1962. Beautiful lidded box or pot designed by famous Dutch pottery artist Meindert Zaalberg (1907-1989) for hi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Zaccagnini Turquoise Ceramic Box
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant Turquoise glazed keepsake/desk box adorned with dimensional appliqués. Signed on bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Turtle box in brass and turtle shell - France circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Turtle box in brass and Turtle shell.
France circa 1970
W. 20 cm, D. 14 cm, H. 12,5 cm
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Pear-shaped silver-plated steel ice box, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Pear-shaped ice box in silver-plated steel, Made in Italy, 1970s.
Pretty 1970s pear-shaped silver-plated steel ice box from the 1970s. It has the 3009 mark at the bottom. There are ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
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...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Tessellated Horn Dresser Boxes by Enrique Garcel, Colombia
Located in Chicago, IL
Tessellated Horn Dresser Boxes by Enrique Garcel, Colombia. Pair is in excellent original condition. Both have brass trim. Smaller bowl sits inside large bowl.
Large measures 6.75...
Category
1960s Colombian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Delightful Hand Painted Ceramic Nightstand Carafe From Vieux Vallauris, France
By Vallauris
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Absolutely delightful, hand painted ceramic lidded tripod pot from Cerenne, Vallauris, France
Beautifully decorated with delicate pale pink, lemon and tangerine flowers on cream grou...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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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