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
Mid-Century Italian Rectangular Blue Marble Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming marble box with gilt brass frame as well as mounted feet. The blue box is a beautiful addition to a vanity or as a desk accessory.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Modernist Stone Trinket Box attributed to Pepe Mendoza (Mexico)
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and sculptural piece. This vintage stone box attributed to the modernist Mexican artist Pepe Mendoza is unique and special. The box has inlaid stones and a cast brass May...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass, Copper
Hand Crafted Burl Walnut Wood Box, 1970's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Hand Crafted Burl Walnut Wood Box, 1970's
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver and Ebony William Spratling Dominoes Set
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Amazing Wiliam Spratling Dominoes set made of ebony wood and silver inlay.
William Spratling (September 22, 1900–August 7, 1967) was an Americ...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$3,000 / set
Lucite and Silver Plate Large Modernist Box, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
Enhance your interior with this striking modernist box, evoking the sophisticated artistry of renowned Italian designers such as Tommaso Barbi, Gabriella Crespi, or Willy Rizzo. The ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
Capodimonte Porcelain Chest, Jewelry Box, Italy Mid 20th Century
By Capodimonte
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Mid 20th Century beautiful Capodimonte Porcelain Chest or Jewelry Box
Glazed Porcelain with mark on the base.
Chest with a rectangular base with a domed lid, decorated with a galan...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Black Leather Jewelry Box, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern black leather jewelry box. Sweet petite jewelry box in butter soft black leather with red felt interior. This little box i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
$324 Sale Price
28% Off
Weighted Wood Chess Set by John Jaques of London in Wood Box 7cm Kings, ca 1950
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English handmade wood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in its original box with a sliding lid, made by John Jaques of London and dating to the mid 20th century period.
The chess pieces are made of turned and carved varnished wood. The bases of ALL pieces are weighted with metal pieces and the bases have a green felt/paper cover.
Weighted sets like this one have a much nicer "feel" when playing.
The pieces in the set are in the Staunton style.
Sizes: Kings: 70mm ( ~ 2.75 inches); Pawns: ~45mm (~1.7 inches)
The set comes complete with its original wood storage box, having a sliding lid and complete with a paper makers sticker to the lid.
Overall a good "weighted" John Jaques chess...
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Solid Cocobolo Lidded Box, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Solid Cocobolo Lidded Box, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Cocobolo
Cube Box in Lucite Alessandro Albrizzi Style, Italy, Mid-Century Modern, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Cubic box in purple and transparent Lucite in the style of Alessandro Albrizzi, Italy, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Murano Orange Gold Fleck Bubbles Pear Top Italian Art Glass Container Vanity Jar
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown rich persimmon orange over white, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass candy container or vanity jewelry box. The piece has a beau...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
20th century design jewelry or decorative blue abstract ceramic box Rene Maurel
By René Maurel
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Rene Maurel
Blue abstract 20th century design jewelry or decorative ceramic box by René Maurel
Original perfect condition
Signed and dated 1965
Height 11 cm
Large 8 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Green and Gold Lacquer Decoupage Turtle Box With Faux Tortoise Shell interior
Located in Stamford, CT
Green and gilt lacquered box with decoupage turtle decoration, the interior lined with faux tortoise shell paper. This is a charming box, my new favorite item. The top, front, back a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Midcentury Lucite, Tortoise Plexiglass and Brass Christian Dior Jewelry Box 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and tiny Christian Dior style jewellery case, it is made of Lucite, Tortoise plexiglass and brass.
It was produced in France during 1970s and in its simplicity and eleg...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century German Ceramic Box with Lid, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Ceramic Box with Lid, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Color: Beige
Styles: Mid-Century Modern
Co...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Fornasetti Architecture Tin
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tin can in black and white architectural motif / designed by Piero Fornasetti for DROPS / made in Italy
Diameter: 3.5 inches / height: 11 inches
1 available in stock in Italy
Order r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Shirley Rosenthal Enamel & Walnut Box, New York, c.1970
By Studio Del Campo, Shirley Rosenthal
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Shirley Rosenthal Enamel & Walnut Box, New York, c.1970. Retains the original label to the bottom.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Large French Wood Fleur De Lis Painted Domed Shaped Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Exquisite French wood box featuring the ever classic fleur-de-lis surrounding the exterior. This 1960's box could be used for storage or jewelry and would certainly make a statement ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
F.B. Rogers Silver Plate Walnut Shaped Sculpture Trinket Box Keepsake 1970 Japan
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage walnut box, trinket box, keepsake made in Japan for F.B. Rogers Silver Company, circa 1970.
Made out of Silver Plate and Gold Plate Steel an...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Steel, Gold Plate
1950s Brazilian Bronze Souvenir Box with Inlaid Historic Coins by Alberti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Bronze Souvenir Box with Inlaid Historic Coins by Alberti, Brazil, circa 1950s
Dimensions: 2.5" Diameter x 1.25" H
A finely crafted mid-century bronze so...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Signed Gabriella Crespi Decorative Jewelry Box in Lucite and Brass, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century decorative box designed and signed by Gabriella Crespi. Made in a beautiful combination of gilt brass and clear lucite, this stylish box was made in Italy during...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Italian Florentine Mid-Century Leather Ring Box Fleur-de-Lis Decoration
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very charming Mid-Century small rectangular Italian hand crafted box in leather and gold embossed with fleur-de-lis decoration. This tiny box can be used to store your favorite piece...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
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, ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Turned Wood Hardwood Lidded Box Chess Figurine Style Mid Century Modern c 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lovely small turned hardwood lidded box with a chess style shaped finial, made in Europe probably in the 1960s.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
$227 Sale Price
20% Off
Maitland-Smith Bronze Hippopotamus on a Marble Jewelry Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Slightly eccentric vintage jewelry box with a cast bronze hippopotamus standing on a three drawer chest clad in marble veneer and set on four bro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Vintage Italian Lady's Gentleman's Faux Leather Gilt Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Italian Faux Leather Ladys or Gentlemans Jewellery Box of compact size. First quarter of the Twentieth Century.
The hinged lid with a very decorative cushioned surface whi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Faux Leather
Midcentury Box in Lucite, Wicker and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large rectangular box in lucite, wicker and brass in the style Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for any modern interior.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Oak Sewing Box, 1950s, Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Solid Oak wood sewing box ,on wheels . opened with two hinged doors on the top, while the accordion style (with layered shelves that used external hinges to store more stuff in...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Italian Agate Hard Stone Round Box With Lid, Brass Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian 1970's carved and polished agate cylindrical box with brass molding. The top knob carved in cushion form. The stone is just beautiful, you can get lost gazing into this small...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Brass
Odette Dijeux Mid-Century Signed Ceramic Box, circa 1950, Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Odette Dijeux mid-century decorative box, circa 1950, Belgium.
White and brown enameled ceramic.
Signed underneath Odette Dijeux .
Each piece of this artist is unique and po...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Christian Dior Midcentury Lucite Tortoiseshell Effect and Brass Jewelry Box 1970
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous mid-century square shaped decorative jewelry box in an elegant tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This fantastic piece was designed in France during the 1970s for Christ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Burl Wood & Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Box, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular box in tortoiseshell-effect lucite and burl wood frame made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Alfred Klitgaard Wood & Enamel Box for Bodil Eje, Denmark, c.1965
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Alfred Klitgaard Wood & Enamel Box for Bodil Eje, Denmark, c.1965.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$440 Sale Price
34% Off
1960s Studio Art Walnut Wood Box Slide Open
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Studio Art Walnut Wood Box Slide Open
No label. George Nakashima inspired. Clean Modern Design
3.75 h x 11.5 w x 5.5 d
Walnut wood Double dove tail joints
Preowned original v...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Christian Dior for Dior Hone Silver Plate Decorative Box Pumpkin Design, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Elegant decorative box in the shape of a pumpkin designed by Christian Dior for his 1970s Home collection. This beautiful decorative box with lid...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid 20th Century Silver Plated Quail-Shaped Boxin the style of Mauro Manetti
By Gucci, Mauro Manetti
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a highly decorative item, it is a sculptural box that has the shape of a bird, a quail to be exact.
Very realistic in workmanship and size, this box dating back to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Pewter
Tessellated Stone Veneered Trunk
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a wonderfully simple yet beautiful tessellated stone veneered trunk. The manufacturing tag is still on the underside of the trunk and reads "Alexvale Furniture, Inc/ Philippines// item number///date. The featured stone specimens have been placed closely together and their sizes range from about 1" x 3" to 2"x 5" of different sizes. Different shades of beige dominate the color scheme while subtle hints of grey, yellow , and orange can be seen throughout the piece. Fine brass inlays run vertically on the top and front of the trunk. A brass inlaid circle...
Category
1990s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
1970 Ingo Knuth DNK Daniela Mola Italian Design Wood Leather Box
By Ingo Knuth
Located in Brescia, IT
Wood Box
Design Ingo Knuth
Prod. DNK Daniela Mola
Milan, 1970
Wood and Leather
Adjustable Height
Sticker Label under the base
Excellent Condiction
h max: 36 cm
H min: 27 cm
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Box in wood end metal top, Italy 70s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a small rectangular case with a metal top featuring a grid pattern and wooden sides. It has a latch on the front and appears to be used for holding small items like cigarette...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Maria Pergay, Metal Box and Agathe, France, 1970
By Maria Pergay
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Maria Pergay (1930), Large flat box in silver metal, France 1970. A red-veined Agathe stone is set on the lid, the interior is dressed in exotic wood. Excellence of the realization, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Decorative Malachite and Brass Hinged Box by Los Castillo of Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful inlaid detail of three swans in brass and bronze on a malachite and sodalite background adorn the top of this hinged box which was made by Los Castillo of Mexico, circa 196...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass, Bronze
$400 Sale Price
23% Off
Mid-Century Modern Hand Painted Ceramic Trinket Box by Giovanni Desimone
By DeSimone
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful and colorful Giovanni Desimone hand painted lidded trinket box, circa 1970s. The handcrafted ceramic box was made in Italy and measures 4.4"W x 4.5"D x 3"H; it is in exce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Extremely Rare Austrian Cigarette Box or Tin Signed by Walter Bosse, circa 1951
By Walter Bosse
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
An extremely rare brass box or tin designed by Walter Bosse for storing cigarettes or tobacco in.
We have yet to find this example in any publication on Bosse's work although simila...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$2,450 Sale Price
30% Off
Christian Dior Midcentury Large Jewelry Box Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass, 1970
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning large Mid-Century square jewelry or decorative box in a charming combination of tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This stylish object was made in Italy during the 1970s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with straight tab. Box interior velvet lined. Cover interior gilt. Fully marked including maker’s...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tessellated Pen Shell Hinged Box Attributed to Maitland Smith
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a very handsome tessellated box in a rich, amber-colored pen shell material. The box is hinged and lined with a black felt-like material. This box is in very good condition w...
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1970s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
MCM Shell Veneered Box with Wood Interior Marked Taxco
By Taxco
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Abalone shell veneered box of rectangular form with domed top and lined with rosewood. Marked Taxco on the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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
Maitland-Smith Steer Horn Lidded Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage lidded box crafted in steer horn elements with metal spacers and having a carved penshell handle and feet.
Category
20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn
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
$414 Sale Price
30% Off
Midcentury Box in Lucite, Rattan and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing little round box in lucite, rattan and brass in the style Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Great accessory for any modern interior.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Multi Color Brass and Enamel Box in the Style Of Hermes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Mid Century Enamel box with brass divisions - the colors are phenomenal and inviting. A compliment to any cocktail table, Desk or W...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
1950 Felice Galbiati Italian Midcentury Design Metal Play Card Box
Located in Brescia, IT
Playpen
Felice Galbiati _ Milan
Italy, 1950
Serigraph metal and wood
Very good condiction
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Pair of Rattan Round Boxes with Lid, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of rattan boxes with lid, Italy, 1960s
These decorative Italian rattan lidded boxes were hand- crafted in the 1960s.
To be used as rings boxes or toilette boxes, vide-poches or ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rattan, Wicker, Cane
$756 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Ruby Red and Gilt Silver Faceted Murano Glass Jewelry Box, Italy 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning jewelry box in faceted ruby red Murano glass and gilt silver. This incredibly rare piece was produced in Italy in the 1920s.
The box feature an exquisite 12 sided faceted ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Small Mid-Century Majolica Blackberries Tureen
Located in Austin, TX
Small Mid-Century Majolica Blackberries Tureen.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$192 Sale Price
20% Off
Large French Silvered Bronze Box Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered bronze poudrier box "Ammonite" by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997).
In the 1940s, Line Vautrin designed a series that was inspired by the shape of na...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Silver Plated Peanut Box by FB Rogers - 1960s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Measures : 18x8 cm H:8cm
Materials : Gold Plate,Silver Plate,Steel,Cast,Hand-Crafted
Silver-plated peanut-shaped box by FB Rogers, believed to be from the 1960s.
Made of silver-plat...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
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
Mid-century Modern decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern decorative boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative boxes, popular names associated with this style include Bitossi, Line Vautrin, Piero Fornasetti, and Gabriella Crespi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $34,396 while the average work can sell for $850.
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