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
Elegant Box in Polished Cast Aluminum and Palm Wood, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elegant box in polished cast aluminum and palm wood, circa 1970.
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
Moraccan Thuya Wood Box Marquetry, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Little wood box decorated with symetrical marquetry representing a flower.
Made circa 1960 in Morocco.
Good condition, very few signs of use.
Shipping:
11 / 15 / 6 cm 0.5 kg
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pair of Box in Lucite & Rattan Christian Dior Home Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of boxes in lucite and rattan in the style of Christian Dior Home. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The boxes come in different dimensions:
- Big box: 9.5...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Midcentury Box in Wood, Brass and Steel Tommaso Barbi Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large rectangular box in wood, brass and steel in the style of Tommaso Barbi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
Italian Florentine Moss Green and Gold Petite Lidded Round Jar Urn, 1960s
By Florentine
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Italian moss green and gold round lidded ceramic jar/ urn. The green shade contrasts beautifully with the gold accents and white pattern that wraps around the piece. The pe...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$156 Sale Price
20% Off
Aldo Londi Bitossi-Style Green Fused Glass "Fritte" Ceramic and Wood Box
By Aldo Londi
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This is a very attractive wood box with a ceramic lid. We are unsure of the maker or designer, but from all its characteristics, we believe it to be of Italian origin and definitely ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood
1970s Iconic Modern Floral Lucite Italian Luxury Box by Ulderico Cavinato
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Iconic 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floral Box by Ulderico Cavinato
This exceptional vintage box is a definitive statement piece from the celebrated Italian designer Ulderico Cav...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Grey 20th century egg ceramic decorative or jewelry box by Yves Marian 1970 4/6
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Yves Marian. 2/6
Realised circa 1970
Signed at the base
original perfect condition
20th century design light grey egg ceramic decorative or jewelry box
Height 18 cm
Large 11 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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
Mid-century Gladmark Teak Canisters c.1950
By Gladmark
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Mid-century teak canisters. Set of two.
CREATOR Gladmark, Burbank, California.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1950-1960.
MATERIALS AND TECHN...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Large Green Majolica Money Bank Squirrel Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large green Majolica Money Bank Squirrel Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Rectangular Patinated Bronze Art Deco Golf Themed Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Art Deco cigarette or jewelry box in thick heavy patinated bronze with white painted golf clubs and gilded golf ball as lid decoration. The interior of the box has two compartments m...
Category
1920s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$368 Sale Price
36% Off
Anne Kjaersgaard Decorative Stoneware Ceramic Box or Pot Grey and Black, 1960
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Anne Kjaersgaard
Original stoneware ceramic pot or decorative box
Signed undert he base with black pigment
Perfect condition
Measures: height : 18 cm large : 10 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Wood carved box marked by Honduras around 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Wood carved box marked by Honduras around 1970s
Original condition
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Wood Studio Box Safe Keep Jewelry Handmade
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a wooden box, likely a keepsake box, jewelry box, or a decorative storage box.
The box appears to be handmade and features a simple, rectangular design with ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Rectangular Alabaster Box with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alabaster Box in the brown tones. The box has a lid that is independent from the box and lifts off, not on a hinge.
A compliment to the cocktail table for candy or nuts, the deskto...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
Mexican Box, c. 1960s
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this beautiful mid century Mexican box. Made in wood and stone.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Midcentury Formica and Ceramic Box by Einar Johansen & Søholm for Torben Ørskov
Located in Esbjerg, DK
High-quality desk cigarette or decorative box composed of a glazed ceramic lid with a globe in shallow relief, box-sides in solid rosewood upon af plate in black formica. The lid was designed by ceramist Einar Johansen and made at Søholm in Denmark for Torben Ørskov who made the box for the company AIU in Denmark circa 1965-69. The style of this box is reminiscent to boxes by Alfred Klitgaard and...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Formica
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Box in Lucite, Rattan and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large rectangular box in lucite, rattan 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
1960s Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Italian Boxes by Deruta
By Deruta
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two Mid-Century Modern ceramic boxes made in Deruta, small Italian city very famous for ceramics. They are in perfect condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$330 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Elegant 1960 Black and Brown Stoneware Ceramic Tureen or Box by Pierre Digan
By Pierre Digan
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pierre Digan,
circa 1960
Elegant black and brown stoneware ceramic tureen or decorative box
Original perfect condition
Signed at the base
Measures: Height 22cm, large ...
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Mid-20th Century French 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...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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
Vintage Potpourri Box in Rosewood Filigree, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A beautifully crafted rosewood box with filigree lid with pin-inlays. Suitable for pens, pencils, jewelry or potpourri. It was made in Scandinavia durin...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
$278 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Birch
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.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Box with Lid in Portuguese Sant’Anna Faience
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Box with lid, in Portuguese Sant’Anna faience. Polychrome decoration with floral motifs, rectangular in shape, with rounded corners and a slightly wavy body. The decoration is hand-p...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Earthenware
Beate Kuhn Abstract Ceramic Bowl 1960s
By Beate Kuhn
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful early work of the famous German ceramic Artist Beate Kuhn from the 1960s. The bowl is designed in red, white and black glazed ceramic with an abstract forms. Artist signatu...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Acrylic Rattan-Effect Box, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
This striking rectangular box from the 1970s is crafted from acrylic with an unusual and eye-catching design. At first glance, it appears to be made of finely woven rattan, but in fa...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rattan, Acrylic
Italian Alabaster Dresser Box, 1960s
Located in Savannah, GA
5 ¼ inches wide by 3 ¾ inches deep by 2 ⅜ inches tall
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Mid-Century Small Rectangular Leather Embossed Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Beautifully molded Italian leather box with a raised style and features crests of coat of arms with lions and fleur de lis on the top. Additionally this piece has been enhanced with ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
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
Wood Handcarved Box After Alexandre Noll
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wood handcarved box after Alexandre Noll
Signed Tony to the underside.
Late 20th century.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a be...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$957 Sale Price
67% Off
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
Mixed Metal Patchwork Box by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a brutalist, mixed metal keep-sake box by Paul Evans, circa 1970s. It is constructed of patinated copper panels and lined with cork. The design features splashes of solder a...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
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
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood, Beads
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.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
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
Mid-Century Decorative Wood Box Inlay Detail
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a mid-century decorative wood box inlay detail.
Dimensions: 2.25" H x 4" D x 6.75" W
Please visit take a look at o...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Mid-Century Modern Sectioned Rosewood Tray Tic Tac Toe Board
By Digsmed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage sectioned wood tray in rosewood. Tic Tac Toe game board board only. Custom made, no information on the designer.
Di...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
1950s Italian Decorative Box in Silver
Located in Catania, IT
This mid-century decorative box displays the best of Italian craftmanship The exterior features a textured Sterling silver 800 surface reflecting the Italian meticulous attention t...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Signed Gabriella Crespi Silver-Plated Decorative Fish Bottle, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning silver-plated flask designed by Gabriella Crespi in Italy during the 1970s and signed on the bottom.
This incredibly rare bottle designed by G. Crespi, one of the most icon...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Metal Ice Bucket Pineapple Sculpture 1970 Manetti Design Italian Florence Silver
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Metal ice bucket pineapple sculpture 1970 Manetti design Italian florence silver.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$744 Sale Price
30% Off
Hawkes Sterling Silver and Crystal Rectangular Box, 1950's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
T.G. Hawkes & Co. was founded in 1880 by Thomas Gibbons Hawkes in Tiffin Ohio. This impressive cut crystal and sterling silver box by Hawkes features a classic sterling lid. The inte...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Noel BC Chrome and Brass Desk Agenda and Box, circa 1970
By Noel BC
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian designer Noel BC Italy designed these stunning modernist desk accessories in the 1970s. The ensemble comprised a rectangular box and a contact book. The pieces boast a geomet...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
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
Vintage Italian Swirled Alabaster Lidded Box 60's Brown, Tan, Champagne, Black
Located in North Miami, FL
This gorgeous vintage Italian alabaster round lidded column box is from the 60's. Swirls of different abstractions of forms lay with multi colors of tan, champagne, off white, beige,...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Large 20th century colored deocrative or jewelry box by Fernande Kohler 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Fernande Kohler
Large 20th century decorative or jewelry ceramic box
Signed by Fernande Kohler - Vallauris
Realised circa 1950
Original perfect condition
Height 17 cm
Longer 30 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Florentine Rectangular Wood Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small and Charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box. This gilt-wood box with flowers on the top can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well a stand al...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
White 20th century egg ceramic decorative or jewelry box by Yves Marian 1970 2/6
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Yves Marian. 2/6
Realised circa 1970
Signed at the base
original perfect condition
20th century design white egg ceramic decorative or jewelry box
Height 15 cm
Large 10 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Dior Style Mid-Century Tortoiseshell Lucite and Silver Pocket Emptier, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century pocket emptier in lucite with tortoiseshell effect and silver. This fantastic piece was designed in France following the st...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
Vintage Padlock Key Box in Patinated Brass, Japan 1980s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Japanese novelty wall mounted key hanger in the shape of this jumbo padlock in patinated brass. Curious details with xl revits and key.shaped handle. ...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$278 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Beautiful Brown Alabaster Box, Handmade, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Beautiful alabaster brown box handmade carved. Made in Italy. Not easy to find it in these color. This vintage box is amazing and in excellent condition.
Dimension:
3,14" x 3...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
20th Century Handmade Silver Vase by Asian Artisans, Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage handmade silver Vase. Sorry we don't know anything about it, but its beautiful. It is marked with a sign of the silversmith. I am unsure of the age of this object an...
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20th Century Central Asian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
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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