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
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
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
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...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Lino Sabattini Made in Italy Decorative Box in Silver Metal, 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design cylindrical container for breadsticks or decorative box in silver metal designed by Lino Sabattini, engraved Sabattini Made in Italy under the base,...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
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
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
Snuff Box Sterling Silver Green and Sky Stripes Guilloche Enamel Box Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enamelled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleo...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Hinged Wooden Box with Inlaid Brass Strips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hinged wooden box with inlaid brass strips - a unique storage piece, handsome in any setting.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Nanni Valentini Ceramic Container for Ceramica Arcore, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Nanni Valentini ceramic container for ceramica arcore, Italy, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Snuffbox Miniature Pastoral Image Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature pastoral image fired enamelled. 18th century French style. Diameter cm. 8 cm high. 1.8. Weight gr. 171. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1968 on inspiration from previous boxes also manufactured in the Salimbeni company headquarters with manual workmanship by talented artisan artists with a thick plate suitable for supporting numerous glazing firings at high heat at around 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel, Metal, Chrome, Brass
Italian Handmade Maple Leaf Shaped Centerpiece, Aldo Tura for Macabo, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury handmade birchwood maple leaf-shaped centrepiece. This beautiful piece is signed by Macabo on the back and it was probably designed by Aldo Tura in the 1950s in ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Birch
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
Mid-20th Century German Porcelain Painted Liquor Set from Villeroy & Boch
Located in Labrit, Landes
This elegant, porcelain liquor set was crafted in Germany in 1950, and features a hunting scene in a traditional, European style. The hand painted black and white porcelain set compr...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and Brown Stoneware Ceramic Pot or Box by Pierre Digan La Borne, 1970
By Pierre Digan
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pierre Digan
Realised circa 1970 in La Borne
Original stoneware ceramic box by the french artist
Perfect condition
Blue ceramic glaze and brown stoneware color
Measure...
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Late 20th Century French 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
Mid-century German Hammered Copper Dish c.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century kidney shaped, hammered solid copper dish. Stamped "Made in Germany".
CREATOR Unknown. Made in Germany.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960s.
MATERIALS AND T...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Francisco Rebajes African Ubangi Tribe Copper Dish c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century copper trinket dish designed by Francisco Rebajes using his iconic African Ubangi tribe member and necklace motive. Stamped "Rebajes".
CREATOR Francisco Rebajes.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Copper.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 5 in. W 7 in. D 7 in.
HISTORY
"Francisco Rebajes (1905-1990)
He was among the first craft jewelers in Greenwich Village, New York City. Rebajes came to New York in 1922 from his native Dominican Republic at the age of 16. Knowing little English, he found a way to support himself working in cafeterias. In 1932, Francisco married Pauline Schwartz. Still without money, he and Pauline were given shelter, in a basement, from a kind friend. Here is where Rebajes used an old set of plumbers' tools to create a collection of animals from tin cans. Those sculptures were then exhibited on an ironing board at the first Washington Square outdoor show. The result of this showing ended with the director of the Whitney Museum, Juliana Force, buying all...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
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...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Vintage Mid Century Sterling Silver Gilt Enameled Guilloche Card Case
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of a mid century heavy gauge Guilloche and enameled Sterling Silver Gilt hinged lidded Card Case of outstanding quality and condi...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Midcentury Set Majolica Red Fish Ceramic Covered Sauce Tureen Box Salt & Pepper
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous small size set hyper realistic glazed ceramic fish covered sauce tureen and salt and pepper in shades of vibrant red and grey with dark accents ...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery, Majolica, Earthenware, Ceramic
Doyle Lane Blue Craquelure Tile Set in Hand Made Rosewood Box
By Doyle Lane
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand made rosewood box with crackled blue tile created by Doyle Lane. Box measures 2" high by 2 7/8" wide and 5" long. It is signed by the artists hand on verso, Doyle Lane as pict...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage Maitland Smith Tessellated Marble Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite vintage Tessellated Marble Box by Maitland-Smith epitomizes luxury and refined craftsmanship. Made from high-quality marble, the box features a stunning tessellated pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
By Liwan's Janetti Firenze Silver and Glass Italian Decorative Box, 1970s
By Janetti
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible decorative box in laminated silver and mid-century glass. By Liwan's of Rome for Maison Mercier Freres. Signed. Sold by Janetti Firenze, a famous design house founded in 1...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
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
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
Petite Mid-Century Italian Maple and Metal Sewing Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming, petite maple sewing box with black painted metal frame and cane-wrapped handle, all supported by rubber feet (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Minimalist design with simple dual-door con...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Schmid Design White Ceramic Peanut Trinket Decorative Box, Keepsake, Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
Schmid Design Folio Trademark Mid-Century Modern white glazed ceramic peanut shaped box, Keepsake or Trinket Box.
Made out of cast Ceramic molds in America in the 1970s.
Makers Mark ...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Bodil Eje Danish Rosewood Box / Humidor by Alfred Klitgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully crafted solid rosewood trinket box / humidor with divider by Danish craftsman Alfred Klitgaard. This pieces was produced in the late 1950s-early 1960s. The construction i...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Table or Bench Container in Steel and Plastic, Italy Box 1970s Vintage
Located in Roma, IT
Table or bench container in steel and plastic. Sliding opening, suction cup feet.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Vintage Wooden Box, circa 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of wood
Fully functional
Good original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Fontana Arte Wood & Glass Box , Italy / C.1940
By Fontana Arte
Located in Montréal, QC
Fontana Arte, founded in Milan in 1932, is well-known for its innovative lighting and furniture designs that combine traditional craftsmanship with modern style.
Today, the company...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cut Glass, Walnut
Vintage Barton's Creation Italy Hand Painted Art "Gears" Modern Lacquered Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Barton's Creation Italy Hand Painted Art "Gears" Modern Lacquered Wooden Narrow Box. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 1.5" H x 14.25" W x 4.5" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Walnut Trinket Box Signed "JW"
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Large walnut trinket box signed "JW".
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Decorative Light Brown Ceramic Box Signed by French Artist, circa 1975
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La grande aux potiers
Elegant and decorative midcentury ceramic box.
Beautiful light brown ceramic color.
Mid-20th century design realized circa 1975
Signed under the bas...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
3 in 1 Nesting Vintage Brass Enamel Round Shaped Trinket Boxes, Keepsakes 1970s
By Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass and Metal nesting set of trinket box in an enamel beige Finish.
Three in one, graduated from small to big.
Very good original vintage condition and h...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Bodil Eje Danish Rosewood Box by Alfred Klitgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully crafted solid rosewood trinket box by Danish craftsman Alfred Klitgaard, circa 1960s. Very detailed construction and exquisite finish with a gorgeous Bodil Eje orange / l...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood, Ceramic
Vintage Parchment Pillbox
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful parchment pill box designed in the 1950s of fine Italian manufacture.
The pill box is small with a rectangular shape, made entirely of light green parchment on the outside...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
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
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
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
Vintage Detmer Woolens Advertising Store Display or Salesman's Sample Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This promotional advertising store display box was made for the Detmer Woolens Company of the United States in circa 1945. This box was either sent to various clothing retailers or t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Chinese Wicker Puppy Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century Chinese puppy box from the Shanghai collection ambitiously crafted in bamboo wicker with carved wood feet and tail.
Category
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker
French Octagonal Cut Crystal Box with Brass Closure Detaling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful octagonal box acquired in France. The box, similar to Baccarat, glistens in the light and is. compliment to the dressing table, or vanity. The perfect piece for small and special jewelry items, or for knick / knacks
Also works on a desk or work station for office supplies.
We have found the price guidance...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Piet Zwart "Koksmaat" for Bruynzeel
By Bruynzeel, Piet Zwart
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Painted plywood coffin attributed to Piet Zwart.
Manufactured by Bruynzeel (Netherlands) in circa 1938.
Painted plywood coffin "Koksmaat" (Cook's mate).
Dimensions: H 49 cm / ...
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1930s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plywood
Wah Ming Chang "Bronze Originals of California" Ashtray c.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An impressive, heavy solid bronze mid-century ashtray designed by California artist and sculptor Wah Ming Chang. Known later in life for his sculptures and the props he design...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Copper
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
Set of Three Nesting Brass Boxes with Clam Shell Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful set of three brass containers that all next inside each other. Apart they are perfect for use as planters, floral arrangements, desk accessories, mail, and the list goes on.
A compliment to any space and also each one has a lovely clam shell detail in the front , all have side handles as well.
We have found the price guidance...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Tessellated Antler, Chrome & Granite Box by Jonson & Marcius
Located in New York, NY
This bold and sophisticated decorative box was realized by the esteemed artisans Gene Jonson and Robert Marcius in the United States, circa 1970. This is a particularly stunning exam...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Granite, Bronze, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Silver Plated Accessory Box
Located in New York, NY
This handsome early Mid-Century Modern accessory box was realized in the United States circa 1940. It features a volumetric rectangular body in silver pl...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Unusual Italian Octagon Box in Brass and Lapis Lazuli
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant and unusual octagon shaped, Italian box made of brass and lapis lazuli, ca' 1970's. Signed made in Italy.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Silvered Bronze and Etched Glass Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Sculptural foliate motif cast and silvered bronze box with interior etched glass.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Faux Bamboo Woven Rattan Box
Located in Miami, FL
Faux bamboo and woven palm box from the 1970s.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage John Players Navy Cut Cigarette Advertising Shipping Crate or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made in the mid-1860s, this wooden and silk screened shipping crate was made for the iconic Player's Navy Cut cigarettes. The crate appears to have been shipp...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
1960s Modernist Huon Pine Small Wood Box
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist Wood Vintage Jewelry Box
Huon Pine Wood
1.75 h x 3.38 diameter
Signed Rodeo Creations Myrtle Box.
Original Vintage Unrestored Conditi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Pine
Mid-century Modern decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
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