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
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.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Milk Glass
Midcentury Vintage Lacquer Wood Cylinder tin Metal Tea Canister Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and Minimalist tea canister box from Japan. This rare beauty is a unique box or decorative box that brings midcentury shape with organic beauty. Constructed of wood panels ...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
XX Century Silver Plated Hare Inkwell
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Decorative XX century inkwell or box representing a silver plated hare.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Lidded Wooden Box with Brass Hinges by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage box with a brass hinged lid. The box was designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s / 1960s. The box is composed of what appears to be a mahogany dovetailed wooden box, bras...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
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.
Category
1970s Slovak Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
Mid-century Silver and Enameled Box Spain 1960
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful midcentury enameled silver decorative box, Spain, 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
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).
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Small Hand Carved Wood Box, 1950's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of wood, Veneer
Good original condition.
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
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...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Three-Piece Lucite Powder Room Set
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An amazing group of three vintage Lucite accessories for the powder room; wastebasket, tissue holder and soap-dish. Each piece has meticulou...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite
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
Large Vintage Lucite Gem Ice Bucket by Allesandro Albrizzi
Located in Chicago, IL
A large vintage Lucite gem ice bucket by Allesandro Albrizzi. 1970s
Lucite shows nice age with some craqueling. some the tiny pl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Italian Decorative Box 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Italian decorative box from the 1970s is a stylish container originating from Italy during that era. It likely features unique designs, materials, and craftsmanship typical...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plexiglass
Ten Sided Polyhedral Wood Puzzle Box Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Appears to be a rosewood grain laminate or plywood. Fine workmanship marked Paul Ruhlman #7 and p g R 1992.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plywood
Mid century colourful hinged box, enamel on brass
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Mid century enamel brass box,
good design,
beautiful colours.
Please note that we often have a much shorter handling time than advertised.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
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
Smålandsslöjd, Stig Johansson Pine Kit
Located in Västra Frölunda, SE
Beautiful pine wood set designed by Stig Johnsson for Smålandsslöjd, Sweden in 1960/70´s
The set consists of three round boxes (two of them has a inner glass jar) with lids, a round candle holder...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
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
Antique Chinese Carved Wicker and Bamboo Lunch Box Basket.
Located in Seattle, WA
Believed to once have been used as a Linch Box, this decorative wicker basket has many layers inside and a unique carved charm tied to the handle. This Piece has nice patina and Char...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker
Haberdashery chest of drawers by Thiriez & Cartier Bresson. 1910 - 1920
Located in CADALSO, ES
Good condition
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Paper
Fornasetti "Tartaglia" Box from the Estate of Jose Ferrer
By Fornasetti
Located in Westport, CT
Fonasetti Metal enameled box sliding wood compartment
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
1940s Elizabeth Bensley Enamel and Zebrawood Decorative Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a nice example of artist, Elizabeth Bensley's enamel work from the late 1940s contrasting a primitive, crudely assembled box with refined, expert enamel decoration. Note that...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Two Lucite And Silver Plate Boxes Designed By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Doraville, GA
A pair of vintage lucite and silver-plate lidded boxes. The boxes were designed by Gabriella Crespi in the 1970's and made in Italy. The small box is approximately 3 1/4 inches tall ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Brass Desk Box, Fine Decorative Case, Brass
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Desk Box - Decorative Box Set - Fine Brass Case
Vintage decorative box set in metal and brass, with a finely interwoven straw-like pattern ...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
A Black Leather Box
Located in London, GB
A saddle-stitched leather box with brass accent
France, Circa 1950
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Lorin Marsh Lacquered Brass Howlite Semi Precious Stone Leather Box
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful midcentury Lorin marsh turquoise and grey lacquered with brass and Howlite semi precious stone inset box, the interior with brown leather lining.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mommy kissing Santa plastic figures with Box.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage, believed to be 1960s Hong Kong. Comes with box. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. Box H4
Dimensions. 2.5” W ; 1.5” D ; 3.75” H
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
Decorative Glass Box with Murrine Lid, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana Venini Murano
Located in Uccle, BE
Pretty and rare decorative box or candy box in transparent straw-colored glass topped with a lid with delicate murrine work in coral tones.
The design of the murrine imagined by Lu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
A possibly Antique Decorative Round Laquered Box with animal floral motif
Located in Seattle, WA
This box is thought to be a middle eastern antique but not confirmed. The lid slides to reveal the storage compartments inside. This Piece has nice patina and character. Vintage Cond...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Mid Century Italian Ceramic Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mid century Italian ceramic box
Crab design on its lid
Circa 1950 Origin Italy
Mid-Century
Color Green and red
no visible signature.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Multicolored Heart Flowers Vintage Splint Box, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Folk Art splint box shows multicolored hand painted rural decor like flowers and hearts.
It was designed and made in the 1950s, Austria.
The oval shaped box features a base part and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Scrap Wood
Vintage Handcrafted Live Edge Lidded Bark Box
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Vintage Handcrafted Live Edge Lidded Bark Box
Handcrafted lidded bark box. Featuring a unique live edge design, this vintage-inspired piece showcases the natural beauty of wood, enha...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Roberto Rida Amber 'Diamante Murano' Large Glass Box
Located in New York, NY
Roberto Giulio Rida exquisite amber olive 'Diamante Murano' glass box with thick glass ground and polished to create faceted fitted top with gilt brass base covered inside with steel...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Alessandro Albrizzi Acrylic Ice Bucket, Italy, 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant acrylic ice bucket or box designed by Alessandro Albrizzi for Bella Modern, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic
A red Venini Murano glass box with "murrine" glass lid from the late 1960ties
Located in Aachen, DE
A Venini Murano glass box with a "murrine" glass lid from the late 1960ties. The vessels base is white "lattimo" glass, cased red to give it a nice opaque appearance and a strong red...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Vintage 1950's Mexican Storage Box, Brass Decorated with Marble, Copper, Silver
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Created by the Los Castillo of Mexico, decorative box dating from the 1950s. The hand-wrought box is in mixed-metal inlays of copper, brass, silver plate and sodalite with a rosewood...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Mid Century Italian Decorative Round Box 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Decorative Brass and Blue Glass Box from the 1960s is an elegant and unique piece of retro decor. Crafted in Italy during the mid-20th century, this box features ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Two Green Boxes, Bogucice, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Two porcelain green boxes - boxes. Very good condition. Made in Poland in the 1960s. Signed Bogucice - Hand painted.
Measures:Height 9 cm, height with a l...
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Printed Metal and Mahogany Box
Located in Munich, DE
Metal box with soldier print. Mahogany interior.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Vintage Boho Woven Rattan Lidded Box
Located in west palm beach, FL
Embrace natural textures and timeless charm with this vintage boho woven rattan lidded box. Crafted with intricate woven patterns and a sturdy bamboo frame, this piece exudes rustic ...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rattan
Rare Box by Piero Fornasetti from 50's
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare and original metal Boxe by Piero Fornasetti from 50's, decorated with pipes, with the original package. in very good and original condition, used for matches, cigarettes jewelry...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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
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...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Vintage Crackled Abalone Jewelry Boxes
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of vintage crackled abalone jewelry boxes. Unmarked. Attributed to Maitland Smith.
Measures:
Larger box dimension:
7 7/8".
4 7/8".
3 3/8".
...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone
Vintage Italian Rectangular Decorative Box 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Rectangular Decorative Box from the 1980s exudes Italian craftsmanship and elegance. Characterized by its sleek lines and refined design, this box serves as both ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Janetti Mid-Century Geometric Box
By Janetti
Located in Westport, CT
Janetti Italian Mid Century Brass Copper geometric Lucite Plexiglass interior top..
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Old Ceramic Box circa 1950, Brand to Decipher
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Old ceramic box circa 1950, brand to decipher.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Large Marble Square Midcentury Object
Located in London, GB
A large marble square objet.
Belgium, circa 1970s.
Good vintage condition.
Heavy in weight as it is solid.
Location: Belgium Galler...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
David Deakin Silver and Malachite Box for Deakin & Francis England 1970 Signed
Located in Paris, FR
David Deakin, a silver box, Deakin & Frances, Birmingham, England, 1973, signed.
Gilded inside. Height 10 cm. Total weight: 343 grams.
Unique piece made o...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Silver, Sterling Silver
Set of Ceramic Vase, Ashtray and Box by Ditmar Urbach, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of 3 items produced by Ditmar Urbach in Czechoslovakia in the 1960's. All imperfections can be seen in the photos. The vase is 21 cm high and 6 cm wide, the ashtray is 5 cm high,...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern decorative boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative boxes, popular names associated with this style include Bitossi, Line Vautrin, Piero Fornasetti, and Gabriella Crespi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $34,396 while the average work can sell for $850.