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
Dyrlund Danish Modern Teak Desk Accessory or Jewelry Box
By Dyrlund
Located in South Bend, IN
A nice Mid-Century Danish Modern solid teak dresser box, jewelry box, or desk accessory box
Denmark, circa 1970s
Measures: 12"W × 8.75"D × 3.2...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
1950s Onyx Mineral Stone Jewelry Box / Hinged Box
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern hinged box veneered in fine Onyx stone, Spain, 1950s.
This exquisite vintage 1950s rectangular box is all constructed with onyx and features a brass hinge.
This tr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Brass
Danish Modern Teak Desk Organizer Box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
A super cool and very hard-to-find Danish modern teak desk organizer box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970s. The box has a removable lid and three compartments for storage. G...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Grey and White Stoneware Ceramic Covered Pot or Box by Anne Kjaersgaard La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Anne Kjaersgaard
Realised in la Borne circa 1960
Original stoneware ceramic covered pot or box
Signed under the base with black pigment
Original perfect condition
Heig...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Black and Yellow Vinyl Plastic Scooby Box, France 1950s
By Atelier Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely 1950s French decorative lidded box features a bright yellow vinyl plastic scooby or craft lace (in French scoubidou) with black contrast thread. The box boasts a stunning...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Gustave Tiffoche large 20th century grey and black ceramic decorative box 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Tiffoche
20th century design large black and grey stoneware ceramic decorative box
Signed by Gustave Tiffoche
Original perfect condition
height 21 cm
Large 27 cm
Depth 19 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi for Gump's Box, Ceramic, Gray, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Gump's Box, Ceramic, Gray, Brown, Signed. Small scale, hard to find, lidded box glazed in washed gray with raw clay piping. Retains white paper import label (78/15) and "...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Lucite and Vienna Straw Wicker Italian Box 1970s Christian Dior Style
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful Mid-Century decorative box made of clear lucite enriched inside with Vienna straw wicker. This charming box was designed in Italy in the 70s following the style of Christia...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Straw, Lucite
Studio Craft Exotic Wood Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Studio craft signed jewelry box in exotic burl wood with velvet interior.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
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
Majolica Crab Tureen Caugant, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage French Majolica crab tureen signed Caugant, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$330 / item
Large Italian Rectangular Red Leather Jewelry Box, Signed Antinori circa 1960s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Midcentury Leather Embossed Rectangular Box For Jewelry, Cards etc. Italy, circa 1950s.
The box is gold embossed decoration banner and lions and is si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Wooden Cash Register
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Oak
- Minor signs of use due to age and use
- all seems in functional order
- Missing one key from down part drawer but the drawer is not locked and can be opened
Category
Early 1900s Central American Antique Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Oak
Handwrought Mid-Century Modern Mexican Mosaic and Brass Box by Salvador Teran
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Turquoise/ blue colored mosaic glass tesserae and brass lidded box handmade in Mexico by noted Mexican artist Salvador Teran, circa 1950s. Featuring Aztec-inspired brass symbols on the lid and sides. This colorful box...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
$320 Sale Price
28% Off
Italian Florentine Rectangular Wood Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box with classical scenes. This gilt-wood box with red, gold and black detailing has four comp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Midcentury Squared Box in Black Acrylic and Wood by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful squared decorative box in black acrylic and wood by Tommaso Barbi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
1950s Military Suitcase with Name, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Good original condition
There are no keys
The name of the soldier is Doctor Jaroslav Turek
circa 1950
Beautiful patina
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Rectangular Alabaster Box with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alabaster Box in the brown tones. The box has a lid that is independent from the box and lifts off, not on a hinge.
A compliment to the cocktail table for candy or nuts, the deskto...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
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
Vintage Bank Cases
Located in Copenhagen, DK
50 vintage storage boxes or bank cases from a Danish Bank.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$3,559 / set
Small Italian Mid-Century Modern Lapis & 800 Silver Dresser Box or Table Casket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine small sized Italian Mid-Century Modern dresser or table box.
With sheets of lapis lazuli on black marble and mounted with a fine 800 silver mount and hinge.
Simply a won...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Midcentury Leather Box - Gilded Details - Wood Lined - Italy - circa 1950s
Located in Chatham, ON
Mid Century kid leather box with gilt details - wood lined - moire fabric to the base - unsigned - very faint 'Made in Italy' blind stamp to the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Delightful Hand Painted Ceramic Nightstand Carafe From Vieux Vallauris, France
By Vallauris
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Absolutely delightful, hand painted ceramic lidded tripod pot from Cerenne, Vallauris, France
Beautifully decorated with delicate pale pink, lemon and tangerine flowers on cream grou...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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
Midcentury Wood and Gold Plate 24 KT Box Afra & Tobia Scarpa Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful rectangular large decorative box in wood and gold plate 24KT in the style of Afra & Tobia Scarpa.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
J’ai perdu ma tourterelle by Line Vautrin – Box in silvered bronze
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
J’ai perdu ma tourterelle (I lost my dove) by Line Vautrin – Box in silvered bronze.
J’ai perdu ma tourterelle (I lost my dove) Box in silvered bronze by Line Vautrin.
Large silvered...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
1960s Gorgeous Box in Onyx. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous Box in Onyx. Made in Italy. This box is in excellent condition.
Dimensions:
5,31 x 3,74 x 1,96 H inches
13,5 x 9,5 x 5 H cm
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
Dior Mid-Century Jewelry Box Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Chrome, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Delightful mid-century decorative jewelry box in tortoiseshell effect lucite and chrome. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s for a Dior Home Production.
This...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Robert and Jean Cloutier Sculpture Horse, circa 1960, France
Located in Girona, Spain
Robert and Jean Cloutier sculpture horse.
Made with glazed ceramic.
Ceramic box.
A fine black enameled sculptural horse shaped box.
Signed
Circa 196...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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
Box in wood, for jewelry or candle, France 1980
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box has a beautiful Patina. In perfect condition, you can use it as a jewlery box, or even to put a candle in the glass inside part.
It has been made in France circa 1980
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Decorative Round Brass Box by Gabriella Crespi, 1960s, Signed
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A beautifully crafted small round box by the renowned Italian designer Gabriella Crespi, dating back to the 1960s. This exquisite piece is crafted in brass, showcasing Crespi's signa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tiger Eye Lidded Semi Precious Stone Box
Located in New York, NY
Tiger eye lidded semi precious stone box. Gold, brown and yellow richly changing colour hardstone box with gold-wash silver hinge attributed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Silver
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
Aldo Londi Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Mondrian, Abstract, Red, Yellow, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Mondrian, Abstract, Red, Yellow, Signed. Small scale Mondrian box decorated with rectangles and lines and glazed in red, yellow, and black. Signed f...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
“Tout ou Rien” (“All or Nothing”) by Line Vautrin, silvered bronze box.
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“Tout ou Rien” (“All or Nothing”) by Line Vautrin, silvered bronze box.
A “toutou” in familiar french language is a dog. It’s inscribed “RIEN” on the necklace, introducing the expres...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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
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
American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Box
By Boardman Silversmiths 1
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by JC Boardman & Co. in Connecticut. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged with gently curved top and rectangul...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carrara Marble Small Lidded Canister or Stash Box, Italy, 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Carrara marble small lidded canister or stash container. Italy, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Carrara Marble
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Carved wooden box 60's folk art
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lovely 60's carved and stained solid wood box, quality folk art and handcrafted work. Beautiful vintage condition, with traces of age and use throughout (see photos).
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Rectangular Mid-Century Chrome Thick Lucite Box by Albrizzi
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Thick Lucite and Chromed Jewelry Box by Alessandro Albrizzi, MCM
A vintage lucite lidded box, the top being clear, the bottom being chromed. The box was designed by Alessandro Albriz...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Karl Springer Hinged Lid Kyoto Box / Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Outstanding hinged and lidded Kyoto box by Karl Springer. Fair amount of storage with suede panel lining on bottom and top. Brown and ivory lacquer is hand applied. Sits in a parsons...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$3,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Gilt bronze box by Line Vautrin "The Armenian alphabet'' - 1940
By Line Vautrin
Located in Girona, Girona
Very beautiful gilt bronze box or mirrorless compact. This object has two sides with different motifs representing the Armenian alphabet. Patina re-gilded with fine gold.
Design: Li...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Italian Round Marble Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming marble box with gilt brass, marked Made in Italy. The lidded box is perfect for jewelry, trinkets, small collectibles. The box is a beautiful addition to a vanity or as a de...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Cartier Art Deco 18K Gold Box with Sapphires
By Cartier
Located in Norwood, NJ
Signed Cartier 18K yellow gold and sapphire box. Of rectangular outline with rounded corners, with square cut cabochon sapphires revealing a single compartment. Hallmarks. Signed Car...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
Vintage White Marble Jewelry Trinket with Bird Intarsia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A beautifully hand-crafted trinket or jewelry box in white marble. Featuring an organically crafted oval shape and the lid is decorated with intarsia of a bird. Unknown European make...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
$261 Sale Price
20% Off
Handcrafted Octagonal Wood Parquet Box
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Octagonal Wood Parquet Box
3.75 h x 9.25 x 9.25
Original vintage
Refer to images
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Formica and Ceramic Box by Einar Johansen & Søholm for Torben Ørskov
Located in Esbjerg, DK
High-quality desk cigarette or decorative box composed of a glazed ceramic lid with a globe in shallow relief, box-sides in solid rosewood upon af plate in black formica. The lid was designed by ceramist Einar Johansen and made at Søholm in Denmark for Torben Ørskov who made the box for the company AIU in Denmark circa 1965-69. The style of this box is reminiscent to boxes by Alfred Klitgaard and...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Formica
$261 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Box Lucite Ice effect and Brass Chrome Willy Rizzo Style, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular box in lucite ice effect and brass chromated in the style of Willy Rizzo.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Small Square Early Florentine Blue and Gilt Wood Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box. This gilt-wood box can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well a stand alone piece on a coffee table as dec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Midcentury Cloisonné Lidded Box, Käthe Ruckenbrod
Located in London, GB
Cloisonné lidded box attributed to jeweller Käthe Ruckenbrod (1905 - 1989). Germany, mid-20th century.
The box is rounded, smooth and tactile to to...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Bitossi Rimini Blue Box
By Bitossi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Intense Rimini blue box by Bitossi, Italy, ca' 1960's.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Walnut Wood Round Decorative Box with Amethyst Crystal Finial, c. 1960's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Danish Modern box handcrafted from walnut wood with stylized rounded design. Removable lid features a gold plated amethyst finial. Can be used as a ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Amethyst, Gold Leaf
1960s Mid-Century Modern Green and Gold Ceramic Italian Box by La Colonnata
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A green and gold ceramic round box by La Colonnata, small factory established in Sesto Fiorentino, town famous for hand-crafted ceramic. The box it's...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Box in Lucite, Wicker and Chrome Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular box in lucite, rattan and chrome 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, Steel, Chrome
Rectangular Form Silvered Hinged Natural Stone Box with Lid
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A hinged Rectangular light beige stone box with silvered frame.
Perfect for jewelry, keepsakes or on a desk to hold paperclips..........
Why not place it on a table just for good loo...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Silver Plate
Mid Century Ben Seibel design for Jenfred Ware Brass Coffee Table Cigarette Box
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Lovely brass cigarette box designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware.
Wood inlay on top. Cork lined. Fabulous vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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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