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
Lucite and Chrome Decorative Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Oval decorative box made of acrylic glass and brass. Good condition, patina of time. Also perfect for jewellery, for your desk or for collecting small items. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
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
Piet Zwart "Koksmaat" for Bruynzeel
By Piet Zwart, Bruynzeel
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
$2,763 / set
Tiffany American Midcentury Modern Box with Chinese Dragon Finial
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and flat with scalloped corners and slight overhanding. Cast C...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bruno Gambone Ceramic Italian Modernist Design Covered Box Desk Set
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ceramic covered box with target design and cup desk set created by Bruno Gambone of Florence, Italy. Box measures 5.5" in diameter by 3.5" in heigh...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$845 Sale Price / set
32% Off
Large Rare French Gilt Bronze Box "Pinocchio" by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare cast gilt bronze box "Pinocchio" by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The elongated lidded box depicts a silouette portrait of the famous boy. The interior...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
1970s Small Lidded Wood Vessel Container
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Round Wood container vessel with Lid
Unmarked
small midcentury keepsake Trinket holder
2.5 diameter x 2 tall inches
Preowned unrestored vintage condition.
Refer to images.
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1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Paul Evans Style Cityscape Mixed Metal Patchwork Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Paul Evans style cityscape mixed metal patchwork chest.
Handsome Paul Evans style cityscape mixed metal patchwork chest, box, coffer or document box. ...
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1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Negora Lacquer Circular Storage Bin with Vertical Stripes
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Burmese negora lacquer round storage bin box from the mid-20th century, with vertical stripes. Created in Burma during the 20th century, this large decorative box features a negora lacquered body resting on a circular base. Showcasing red lacquer on the inside, this vintage Burmese box...
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Octagonal Box in Brass
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Antique brass box. Rectangular in shape with a hinged lid and two movable handles, evoking the style of lunchboxes from the 1940s-50s. Lithographed decoration on all sides, with colourful prints depicting figures in traditional Portuguese costumes...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chapman / Mastercraft Lacquered Walnut and Brass Strong Box Chest
By Mastercraft
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century strong box / chest with a painted and lacquered walnut hinge top case with wire wrapped brass handles, resting on a four-legged brass base. (CHAPMAN / MASTERCRAFT).
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
LEGO DACTA 9550: Typesetters Shop, composing set, collectible from the 90's
By Lego
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Lot of 2 Vintage Lego Dacta 9550 Typetters Shop from the 90s – Educational Edition (composing set, collectible from the 90's)
The Lego Dacta 9550 is not only a toy but a piece of L...
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1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic, Paper
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
Handwrought Midcentury Mexican Mosaic and Brass Lidded Box by Salvador Teran
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coral colored mosaic glass tesserae and brass lidded box handmade in Mexico by Salvador Teran, circa the 1950s. Featuring Aztec inspired brass symbols...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$400 Sale Price
33% Off
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
Large Enameled Painted Floral Pattern Art Glass Round Dresser Box
By Limoges
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice large enameled art glass jewelry dresser box center piece. Measures: 10" Diameter.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Milk Glass
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
1974 Ice Box/Bucket by Cini & Nils Studio O.P.I. Milano, White Acrylic, Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
MarCo Melocchi and Franco Bettonica of O.P.I. Design, designed this extraordinary table design in 1974. This is an original design from the early Seventies. It’s iconic minimal desig...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Wonderful Mid Century Lorin Marsh Faux Marble Rock Crystal Nickel Box Casket
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid Century Modern Lorin Marsh Faux Marble With Rock Crystal Resting On Nickel Handel And Inset And Ball Feet Large Box Casket
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rock Crystal, Nickel
Trio of Large Chiseled Brass Pineapple Sculpture Boxes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Perfect table centerpiece!
A set of three vintage chiseled brass pineapple sculpture boxes.
Tallest is 12", medium 11" and shortest 7-1/2".
All...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
John Richard Vintage Beige Tessellated Shell Bone Decorative Wood Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage handmade and hand painted John Richard beige, gold leaf and Brass tessellated Shell Bone decorative jewelry box.
Features a lined with black Ultrasuede Fruit Wood Box to stor...
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1970s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ultrasuede, Wood, Shell
$437 Sale Price
30% Off
Three Silk Chinese Nesting Boxes with Velvet Ties and Symbols of Good Luck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of three nesting boxes in Asian Chinese Fabric with symbols for good luck and double happiness. The boxes fit inside each other as well as have vel...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silk, Velvet, Ribbon
Carl Auböck Box with Comb and a Brush, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck brush and comb in a box, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Horn
Mid Century Sterling Silver and enamel box with fish signed by Ottaviani.
By Ottaviani
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid Century Sterling Silver and enamel box with fish signed by Ottaviani.
Marked, Italy, Ca. 1960.
Blue, yellow and turquoise enamel.
Ottaviani (1945) is a jewelry and silver firm located in the small...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Carl Auböck Comb and Brush in a Box, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck brush and comb in a box, Austria, 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood
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...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 10 Plastic Storage Canisters, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of 10 Plastic Storage Canisters, Austria, 1950s
Presumably produced by ETO/Murplastic in Graz, Austria
Crafted from durable early plastic with Murplastic’s signature clean lines...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
4-Tier Stacking Metal Canister Set by Lincoln Beauty Ware, USA, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
1960s Lincoln Beauty Ware 4-Tier Stacking Metal Canister Set – Green Retro Kitchen Storage
Vintage 4-tier stacking metal canister set by Lincoln Beauty Ware, USA, circa 1960s. Featu...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Italian 1960s pewter monkey shaped box
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid pewter monkey-shaped box.
Signed F.M.C Italy
yellow fabric lining.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
$780 / item
Mid-Century Ceramic Jewelry Box by Perignem - Belgium 1950s
By Perignem
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Mid-Century Ceramic Jewelry Box by Perignem - Belgium 1950s
The Perignem ceramic workshop in Beernem, Belgium was the foundation of modern Flemish ceramics which flourished in the 19...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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
Vintage Modern Studio Craft Carved Wood Artist Signed Puzzle Box in Walnut 1982
Located in Troy, MI
Signed vintage Studio Craft Walnut Puzzle Box
Signed Bob Goldsmith puzzle box titled Rosie's Desire 1982
Carved walnut abstract form with two slide through drawers
Signed to unders...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Decorative Wooden Box in the Manner of Michael Coffey, US, 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Very well crafted wooden box in the manner of Michael Coffey in excellent condition, US - 1970s.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Unique Silver Box by K Anderson Stockholm Sweden 1932 Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Unique silver box by K Anderson Stockholm Sweden 1932 signed K anderson and has all the embossed with all stamps for Swedish silver.
This unique model probably custom made by K Ande...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
Beautiful Italian Decorative Big Box 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful decorative Italian oversize box made with wood , the box is divided into 2 spaces as you can see from the photo the box is in vintage conditions. STUNNING.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Italian Brass Leopard Fur Jewellery Box 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful mid-century box made in Italy in the late 1970s. This brass jewellery or make-up box is covered by leopard fur, with burlwood veneer inside. The mix of brass and leopard fu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Fluted And Twisted Brass Mid-Century Modern Box with Ball Lid
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous vintage fluted and twisted brass Mid-Century Modern box has a lid with a ball on top. The box is from the 50s and has been professionally polished. it makes a great des...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Wooden Box with Silver Knot Lid by the French Firm Hermès Paris
By Hermès
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century wooden box with silver bow/knot lid by french brand Hermès Paris
By: Hermès Paris
Material: fabric, silver, wood, leather, metal, silver plate
Technique: cast, plat...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Metal, Silver Plate
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...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
1970's Plastic Box in the Shape of an Apple, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage red plastic box in the shape of an apple. Very popular in the late 1970's. Made in former Czechoslovakia in a company Združená Výroba Mich...
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Portuguese Rectangular Wooden Box
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Rectangular wooden box. With a vertically opening lid, made from unpainted or unvarnished natural wood planks. The outside faces show the natural marks of the material, such as veins...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Ceramic Round Box / Lidded Jar by Raymor
By Raymor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ceramic round box / lidded jar with concentric circle and petal motif by Raymor (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Attractive palette and design in excellent, vinta...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Irwin Whitaker Abstract Enameled Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Trinket box, velvet-lined, enamel on copper plate by Irwin Whitaker. Irwin Whitaker - Oklahoma-born artist who was prolific in California, Taos, Austin...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Vintage Unique Leather Italian Box 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unique vintage piece is a decorative box designed to resemble a leather-bound book titled "Desmoulins Oeuvres." The box features intricate gold-embossed detailing on the spine a...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Italian Alabaster Pill Box with Harlequin Motif by Oscar Vita
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite small, round alabaster pill box is a timeless piece of Italian craftsmanship. Designed by the renowned artist and stonecutter Oscar Vita from Genoa, it retains its ori...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Mid-Century Portuguese Wooden Sewing Box
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Wooden sewing box. The lid is hinged, with marquetry and in the centre is an image of an ox cart with driver, typical of the island of Madeira, decorated all around with a geometric ...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Decorative Round Box in Glass Steel Gilded Brass Italian Design 1970 Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round box in glass steel and gilded brass Italian Design 1970 Romeo Rega.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vintage Italian painted ceramic jewel box or casket
Located in Milano, IT
In the midst of the 1970s, in the heart of the enchanting Italian island of Sicily, artisans crafted a masterpiece of elegance and sophistication—a jewel of a jewelry box, if you wil...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$1,730 Sale Price
20% Off
Sterling Silver Box Samodorok technique Russia unknown marquer 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Sterling Silver box made with Samodorok technique in Russia 1960 Unknown maker
The inside of the lid is gilded, 9.5 x 14.5 cm, height 4.5 cm. Total weight C. 330 g.
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Mid-century vanity mirror and jewelry box, Paul Larsen, Denmark 1956
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century eclectic grotesque vanity mirror and jewelry box
Orange, yellow, blue lacquered papier-mâché
Signed on the bottom Hanne + Paul Erik Larsen Denmark 56
Mirror: 26 × 20 c...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Paper
Mid-Century Plastic Box, Apple, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia.
Made of Plastic.
Re-polished.
Good Original condition.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Enamel Metal & Mahogany Box by Piero Fornasetti - Horse & Buggy
Located in North Miami, FL
Serigraphy of a period horse and buggy on enameled metal and mahogany interior box by Piero Fornasetti, 1950's.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Vintage Maitland Smith Coral or Pink Jewelry Box in Style of Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Maitland Smith coral or pink jewelry box. Unmarked.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Vintage Hand-Turned Birch Rosewood Lidded Box (1945) with Interior Lid
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Vintage Hand-Turned Lidded Box (1945) with Interior Lid
**Description:** This exquisite hand-turned lidded box, dated 1945, is a beautiful example of mid-20th century woodworking ar...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Stylish perforated metal, brass and glass mategot style cosmetic lidded tin
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stylish perforated metal, brass and glass mategot style cosmetic lidded tin, 1950s
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Letter Press Box Trinket Shelf with Glass Door
Located in Seattle, WA
Everything in shelf included. Repurposed Letter press box into a trinket shelf with lots of unique trinkets and a glass door.Vintage condition as picture...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Decorative Wood Box 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Decorative Wood Box from the 1980s is a beautifully crafted box with intricate woodwork, originating from Italy. Adorned with t...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Italian Horn Marquetry Brass Trunk Box, 1960
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful midcentury decorative trunk box made in Italy in the 1960s. This large jewellery or make-up box is covered in Horn tessellated pieces, with brass f...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of Mid-Century Plastic Boxes, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Plastic
Apple measures. Height:19cm, Depth:16, Width:16cm
Pear measures. Height:21cm, Depth:14, Width:14cm
Re-polished
Original condition.
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1970s Slovak Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
$312 / set
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.