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
Architectural Cylinder Box
Located in New York, NY
Architectural cylinder box. Small lacquered cylindrical container with black and cream engraving of the Arc de Triomphe de L’Étoile, from the Neuilly side, with black edging to top a...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
1960s Astonishing Red and Green Jar in Empoli Glass by Rossini. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Astonishing Red and Green Jar in Empoli Glass by Rossini. Made in Italy
The item is in excellent condition.
Dimensions:
diam 5,51" x 9,05" H inches
diam cm 14 x cm 23 H
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Decorative Box in Polished Steel and Glass by Liwan's, Italy 1970s
By Liwan's Rome
Located in Rome, IT
Midcenury beautiful rectangular decorative box in polished steel and glass by Liwan's.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The signed on the bottom as shown in the pictures.
Perfect desk ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Large Stoneware Ceramic Animal Rabbit Decorative Box by Claude Gaget La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Claude Gaget
Large stoneware ceramic decorative box realised in La Borne
original perfect condition
Measures: Height 18 cm
Large 17 cm.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
authentic yellow metal and brass post letter box element, Germany 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
letter post box element, useable for outdoor post receiving at private home.
Origin:
Germany
Age:
1950s
Description:
This original v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage clock and calendar and box, 1970.
Located in Praha, CZ
A leatherrette case that has a battery-operated clock embedded in a circular brass frame on the top hinged side, a calendar consisting of a grid with numbered days from 1 to 31, the ...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tessellated Horn Jewelry Box with Adventurine Green Stone Border
Located in New York, NY
Tessellated horn box with green stone border on top. Mahogany lined interior and felt bottom. Maitland Smith, 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
$950 Sale Price
20% Off
1940s Distressed Military Ice Cooler Tote Portable Chest Leather Canvas
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Distressed Military Ice Bucket Portable Insulated Chest
US vintage military surplus ice cooler chest
designed in metal, canvas, cotton and leather
23...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Set of 6 Pine Boxes by Jordi Vilanova, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of 6 pine boxes by Jordi Vilanova.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
Wood
Dimensions:
L: D ...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,512 Sale Price
30% 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
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Midcentury Rectangular Box in Travertine and Brass Enzo Mari Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular box in travertine and brass in the style of Enzo Mari.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Metal, Brass
Unique Danish 1960s Enamel Lidded Teak Canister, Manner of Alfred Klitgaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Measurements and info:
Type: Teak jar or canister.
Diameter: Approximately 7.5 cm (3 inches).
Height: Approximately 9.5 cm (3.75 inches).
Material: Solid siamese teak wit...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
$220 Sale Price
37% Off
Set of Three Box Vase Ceramic & Wood by Franco Pozzi Gallarate, Italy 1970s
By Franco Pozzi
Located in Rome, IT
Set of three box vases in ceramic with wooden cover by the Italian designer Franco Pozzi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original signature is still visible on the bottom of...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Karl Springer American Mid-Century Lemon Yellow Python Skin Jewelry Box
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century Lemon Yellow Python Skin Jewelry Box (KARL SPRINGER)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Animal Skin
Metal, 1970s Stars and Stripes Roadie Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Roadie or Evil Knievel stage box, ready for goggles to boots, from bags to books... reminiscent of.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Midcentury Travertine and Brass Rectangular Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing rectangular box in travertine and brass.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Vellum Hued Textural Box Signed "Allessandro"
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated and highly usable Mid-Century Modernist Vellum Hued Textural Box Signed "Allessandro" originates from Italy, Circa 1970. Features a clean rectilinear profile with ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Round Box in Thick Heavy Crystal Italian Design 1950s Midcentury Wisteria Color
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Box in Thick Heavy Crystal Italian Design 1950s Midcentury Wisteria Color.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
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
Native American Pottery Bowl
Located in Seattle, WA
Excellent Vintage Condition. Pueblo Decorated Bowl. Possibly Circa 1930. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. Box H6
Dimensions. 5.5 Diameter ; 2.50 H
Category
1930s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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
$525 Sale Price
30% Off
Wicker Duck Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Wicker duck box from the Shanghai collection with its notorious intricate wicker structure, removable lid, carved beak, and bamboo trim.
Category
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker
$695
Signed Karl Springer Tessellated Stone Box with Shagreen Interior
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a very handsome and iconic lidded box by Karl Springer. Made of tessellated stone, this example has brass accents and a shagreen interior. The box is in very good condition w...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Egg Shaped Box Made by Lalique France, Boîte Angelots
By Lalique
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful crystal box, shaped like an egg, made by the French maker Lalique. Beautifully decorated with a decoration of angels, satin-finished crystal. The original name of this bo...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Metales Casado Mexican Brass and Copper Hinged Box
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hinged box by Mexican company, Metales Casado has a lid of geometric copper, brass and stainless steel with a wood lined interior. A fun cigarette or trinket box. Stamped Hencho En M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Stainless 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
Wonderful Mid Century Lorin Marsh Black Lacquered Rock Crystal Gilt Box Casket
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid Century Modern Lorin Marsh Style Black Lacquered Rock Crystal Large Box Casket
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rock Crystal
Vintage Fish Shaped Storage Box
Located in Seattle, WA
possibly cardboard or sturdy paper mache. Nice patina and character. Vintage condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. Box H7
Dimensions: 11"L 8" W 3.25"H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Blue Sodalite Stone Box, Hinged, Signed 800 Silver
Located in New York, NY
Blue Sodalite Stone Box, Hinged, Signed 800 Silver. Small scale stone box with gilt hinge - hallmarked 800 silver.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Italian Box In Brass And Tiger's Eye
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant Italian box made of brass and tiger's eye, ca' 1970's.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Continental Mid-Century Grey and Rose Marble Lidded Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A perfect box to hold remotes or other slim but long items.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
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
Brown 20th century design decorative ceramic box or jewelry box by Giraud 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Marcel Giraud - Vallauris
Realised circa 1950
Jewelry or decorative box by french artist
Original perfect condition
Signed
height 14 cm
Large 15 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Rectangular Decorative Box in Travertine and Cork by Marble Art, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
This beautiful square-shaped box in Travertine Marble and cork is a wonderful example of Italian decorative objects production during the 70s by Italian manufacturer Marble Art (Mart...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
La Borne 1970 20th Century Brown and Abstract Ceramic Decorative Box or Jewelry
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne
Original abstract stoneware ceramic box
Jewelry or decorative box
Signed
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 18 cm
Large 14 cm.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Bronze Snuff Box, Trinket with Inlaid Minerals Samples, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Cylindrical small trinket box fashioned from bronze. It features a removable lid covered with enamel and 3 samples of cut natural Scandinavian minera...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Unusual Italian Box in Brass and Lapis Lazuli
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant Italian box made of brass and lapis lazuli, ca' 1970's.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Polia Pillin California Studio Pottery Seated Girl with Bird Lidded Trinket Box
By Polia Pillin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large ceramic lidded trinket box in shades of blue with decoration of a seated woman and bird. Created by Polia Pillin of Los Angeles, California,...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$1,395 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Decorative Wooden Box
Located in Beirut, LB
Decorative wooden box with fluted sides with a top in several wood veneer marquetry inlays executed in geometrical shapes.
Interior covered wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large Floor Stoneware Red Ceramic Box by Christine, 1982
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Christine - 1982.
Large floor stoneware ceramic box.
Red ceramic glazes colors.
Signed under the base.
Measures: height 50 cm
Large 32 cm.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Pair of Cylindrical Box in Chrome, Brass and Lucite by Romeo Rega, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing pair of cylindrical box in chrome, brass and lucite by the Italian designer Romeo Rega.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
His signature is engraved on the pair of box as shown in...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome, Steel
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
Brown Ceramic Decorative Jewelry Boxes Realised in La Borne circa 1960
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne
Realised circa 1960-1970
Original stoneware decorative jewelry ceramic box
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 17 cm
Large 15 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Anthony Redmile Box with Nickle Plated Mounts and Inset Opal
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautifully made vintage steer horn box by Anthony Redmile. With polished horn body and hand hammered nickle plated brass mounts. The top with an i...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Opal, Nickel
1970s Don Shoemaker for Señal Carved Root Wood Box Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Free form lidded box designer Don Shoemaker Mexico
Retains original label Señal
Cocobolo root wood
6.5 h x 4 d x 10 w
Original vintage unrestored condition.
Expect signs of vin...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cocobolo, Wood
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Rounded Wooden Box in Wood France 1960, Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box in Wood, the shape is round, and the color Brown. It has been made in France around 1960.
Signed A Hoerdts.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$259 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
Mid Century Modern Cobalt Blue Fused Glass Teak Trinket Box by Robert Brown
By Robert Brown
Located in Troy, MI
Striking glass lidded trinket or jewelry box by Robert W Brown circa 1960s
Teak construction with cobalt blue sculptural fused glass inset top
8" wide
4" deep
2" height
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Teak
Midcentury Oval Lucite and Brass Decorative Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing oval decorative box in lucite and brass.
Good condition, patina of time. Perfect also for jewelry, for the desk, or for collecting little objects.
Made in Italy...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-century Copper and Silver Applique Dish c.1960
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Copper
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
Steen Kepp 20th 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
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
Set/7 Ceramic Pots & Vases, Blue White Bronze, Handmade Portugal Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/7 ceramic vases and porcelain pots with lids, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Porcelain Pot w/Lid "Wang" L
Diameter 23.5 x height ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Bodil Eje Danish Rosewood Box / Humidor by Alfred Klitgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully crafted solid rosewood trinket box / humidor by Danish craftsman Alfred Klitgaard, circa 1960s. Very detailed construction and exquisite finish with a eight gorgeous Bodi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Rosewood
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
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