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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Vintage Italian Raymor Ceramic Lidded Flower Box Turquoise and White
By Raymor
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely vintage Italian hallmarked lidded ceramic flower box by Raymor is from the 60's. The colors are turquoise, white with outlines of gray charcoal. The hallmarks read 03529 ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Mid-Century Modern Fake Tortoise Shell Lucite Round Jewelry Box
By Dior Home
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This lucite jewelry box designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies embodies the mid-century modern style with its sleek, minimalist form and use of synthetic materials. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Enameled Metal / Wood Drawer Piero Fornasetti Box
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage enameled metal box with a slide out wooden drawer. The box was designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950's / 1960's and is listed in th...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Brass Decorative Jewelry Box Brutalist Mid Century Modern
By Line Vautrin
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A heavy beautiful modernist round brass box
Category
1950s Korean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Squared Box in Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing squared decorative jewelry box in tortoiseshell-effect lucite in Christian Dior style.
Made in Italy in the 1980s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Paul Evans Box for America House, Copper, Bronze, and Pewter, Hinged, Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans Box, Copper, Bronze, Pewter, Hinged, Signed. Large scale hinged mixed metal textured box with painted red wood interior and lined with orange...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Pewter
The sweeper of the Sacred Heart by Line Vautrin – Gilt bronze box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
La balayeuse du Sacré-Coeur (The sweeper of the Sacred Heart) by Line Vautrin, gilt bronze box.
Generously sized gilt bronze box.
The lid chiselled with a decoration of a multitude o...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Rare Vintage Gucci "G" Logo Polished Steel & Gilded Box
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
A rare find and in such pristine condition. I have only ever seen these with much of the gold missing, this one is in absolutely superb condition retaining all of it's gilding and m...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Murano Barbini White Black Spots Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, dark purple / black and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity powder or jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wood carved box marked by Honduras around 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Wood carved box marked by Honduras around 1970s
Original condition
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1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Murano Barbini White Black Gold Flecks Spike Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, dark purple / black and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity powder or jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ugo Zaccagnini Turquoise Egyptian Blue Ceramic Box with Bullseye Target Motif
Located in Southampton, NJ
Midcentury Egyptian Blue Ceramic Pottery box by Ugo Zaccagnini of Italy. The box features a striking bullseye design on all sides. There is an overall craquelure to the glaze which i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Bitossi Floral, Mustard Yellow Ceramic Box, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Mustard yellow ceramic box with a contrasting stylized floral pattern lid in umber, orange, yellow, and white. Signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Maitland Smith Vintage Tortoise Shell and Mother of Pearl lidded Box or Caddy
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout mid century bin or coffer handcrafted with a brass handle on a faux tortoise shell lid over a mother of pearl bin with a mahogany lining. Signed Maitland-Smith on the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
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...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
A german 1960ties cigarette box with enameled lid with stylized fish motive
By Scholz & Lammel
Located in Aachen, DE
A german box from the 1960, probably used for Cigarettes with a turned teak wood base and an enameled copper lid with matte finish, nicely decorated with a stylized pattern of three fish. The box is unsigned and is most likely the work of Schibensky, or Scholz and Lammel...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Unusual Ceramic Box By Bitossi Raymor, Italy
By Bitossi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual ceramic box by Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter, Italy, ca' 1960's, signed. Geometric design, beautifully decorated in yellow, brown, black.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Pair of Decorative Box in Travertine Enzo Mari Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury pair of cylindrical decorative box in travertine in the style of Enzo Mari.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Large box: Height 8 cm, Diameter 12.5 cm.
Little box: Height 6 ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
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
MCM Lidded Green Marble Trinket Box with Brass Accents
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM lidded green marble trinket box with brass accents, circa 1970s. The box has well cut lines and features brass feet and a cool brass lizard hand...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Hermès Sterling Silver Box circa 1950s by Ravinet d’Enfert
Located in Bath, GB
A truly luxurious find, I have only ever seen these before in silver plate, this one in sterling silver with the "Minerva" mark (corresponding to 950/1000 for French silver).
The ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
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 compartments and can be used to s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Italian Alabaster Dresser Box, 1960s
Located in Savannah, GA
5 ¼ inches wide by 3 ¾ inches deep by 2 ⅜ inches tall
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Decorative Box in Polished Steel, Brass and Wood by Rue Royale, France 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing rectangular decorative box in polished steel and brass with a wooden interior arrangement.
Its style resembles contemporary products by Romeo Rega.
Made in France in th...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel, Chrome
Midcentury Hand Carved Solid Ebony Wood Box France, 1950s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French handcrafted solid ebony wood box made in the 1950s.
Can be used as a jewellery box or as a decorative object.
Good condition.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Ebony
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
Round Negora Lacquer Storage Bin with Snakeskin Patterns
Located in Yonkers, NY
A round vintage lacquered storage bin from the mid-20th century with snake skin patterns. Immerse your home in the rich traditions and captivating beauty of Asian craftsmanship with ...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Small Decorative Round Brass Box by Gabriella Crespi, 1960s, Signed
Located in Bagnolo Mella, 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
Higgins Violet/Green Art Glass Keepsake Box
Located in New York, NY
Modernist Violet/Green keepsake/desk box featuring a walnut case and Higgins Glass top. Signed
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Walnut
Jim Rose Two Door - Six Drawer Cupboard Maquette, Solid Cast Iron Furniture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Jim Rose
Two Door - Six Drawer Cupboard Maquette
Solid Cast Iron w/ Steel Nail Heads
6h x 4.25w x 2d in
15.24h x 10.79w x 5.08d cm
JR0274
Jim Rose
b. 1966, d. 2023
Bio:
Born in I...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel, Iron
1940s Mark Cross Luxurious Vintage Wood Box Italy
By Mark Cross
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1940s Mark Cross Italian Wood Yellow Box
2.25 h x 8 w x 6 d
Preowned original vintage unrestored condition
Refer to all images.
Stamp present.
Made in Italy
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Gucci, Italy - Solid Sterling 800 Silver Box c.1968
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
A truly striking and very rare box by the iconic designer, Gucci, Italy. What makes this one so very special is that is made from solid 800/100 silver rather than the usual silver p...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
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
Antonio Botta Ice Bucket or Decorative Box in Lucite and Chrome, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Italian decorative box or ice bucket made in smoked lucite and chrome. This incredibly stylish and rare piece was designed by Antonio Botta and produced by Rexite in Italy ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
a mid-century Italian wood and glass table top box in the manner of Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in London, Fitzrovia
a mid-century Italian wood and glass table top box attributed to Fontana Arte.
Please note that we often have a much shorter handling tim...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Blue Glazed Ceramic Box Handsigned by Cases, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage blue glazed ceramic box, handsigned base by Cases. By unknown artist from Spain, circa 1960. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preservin...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Large French Sculpted Bronze Box by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large bonze box (based on the size, it is likely a card case) by French Parisian art jewelry designer Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1950s. The box features an interesting design i...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic & Brass Box Tommaso Barbi for B Ceramiche, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Oval box in ceramic with marble effect borders and brass handle by Tommaso Barbi for B Ceramiche made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is stil...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Sterling Silver & Polished Brass Box of Apollo signed Lalaounis
By Lalaounis
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist sterling silver and polished brass box, created by the esteemed Lalaounis in Greece circa 1950, is a remarkable exemplar of the elegance and innovation cha...
Category
1950s Greek Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Italian Jewelry Decorative Box in Cut Crystal and Metal, Italy 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning decorative jewelry box in cut multifaceted crystal and polished metal. This marvelous box was produced in Italy during the 1930s.
In fantastic condition, with no chips or...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Paul Evans & Phillip Lloyd Powell Box for Designers Inc. USA, 1960's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Paul Evans & Phillip Lloyd Powell Box for Designers Inc. USA, 1960's
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
An Italian 1970s travertine box with green glazed tile detail.
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1970s travertine box with green glazed tile detail.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine
1960s Beautiful Brown Alabaster Box, Handmade, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Beautiful alabaster brown box handmade carved. Made in Italy. Not easy to find it in these color. This vintage box is amazing and in excellent condition.
Dimension:
3,14" x 3...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Midcentury Box in Lucite, Rattan and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large rectangular 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
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
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
Wilhelm Kienzle Tool Box for Mewa, circa 1950, Switzerland
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Wilhelm Kienzle tool box for MEWA, circa 1950, Switzertland.
Yellow and grey lacquered metal. Black handle, black hammer and pliers patterns.
Original good condition.
Dimensi...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Christian Dior Midcentury Brass, Lucite, Vienna Straw Decorative Box, Italy 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century decorative box in brass, clear lucite and Vienna straw. This incredibly elegant jewelry box was designed in Italy during 1970s and is attributed to a Christian ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Walter Bosse Austrian Lacquered Brass Cigarette Box
By Herta Baller
Located in New York, NY
Walter Bosse for Herta Baller polished cast brass square box with patinated stripe lid, Austria, circa 1950's.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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
Fornasetti Alphabet Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage decorative rectangular "Alphabet" box with wooden structure and cream enameled top and sides decorated with letters of the alphabet in an ancient baroque style transferred wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
1970s Petite Silver Trinket Box Mother of Pearl & Abalone Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Tiny Rose Silver Trinket Box Mother of Pearl & Abalone Shell
interior Mahogany wood
alpaca silver metal Mexico
stamped Alpaca
1.13 h x 2 3/16 d x 3.13
Good vintage ...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Black Lucite and Rattan Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This superb decorative Lucite lidded box was crafted in Italy circa 1970. The piece boasts a rounded shape, with a base in licorice black Lucite topped by a lid in crystal clear Luci...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Resin, Lucite
Mid-Century Valenti Spain Modernist Wood and Metal Box, 1960s
By Valenti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Valenti, Spain, designed this lovely high-end quality modernist decorative lidded box in the 1980s. The yachting style has a tropical wood faceted body with a brass lid and handles. ...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Danish Rosewood and Maple Trinket Box
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
This handsome Mid-Century Modern decorative box is handcrafted from hardwoods and featuring mostly rosewood with elements of maple wood. The three-sided top has a hinged lid which op...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Felt, Maple, Rosewood
Silver Plate Hand Hammered Lidded Box with Rounded Corners
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and simply designed Hammered silver plate lidded box with rounded corners.
A compliment to any space as a decorative item, storing everything from notes, to candy, and office or work space supplies... also a great place for 420.
The box is large and in great condition.
We have found the price guidance...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Rectangular Box Ice Effect Lucite, Willy Rizzo Style, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular box made of ice-effect Lucite in the style of the Italian designer Willy Rizzo, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass
Tiffany Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover has flat top and molded rim. Box interior cedar-lined and partitioned...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pastoe Sewing Box 1950s Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
So very rare this standing sewing box. Early design by Cees Braakman all Wood in primary colors. 4 boxes. Typical Holland 1950s This piece is still all original.
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Gabriella Crespi Lucite and Chrome Decorative Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rare box in lucite and chrome in the shape of a rhombus signed by the Italian designer Gabriella Crespi as shown in photos. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Conditions are good consid...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Montagnani Gilded and Marquetry Box, circa 1970
By Montagnani
Located in Atlanta, GA
Montagnani Firenze, Italy designed this luxury decorative box. The piece was crafted in Italy circa 1970. Its Mid-Century modernist form boasts an elongated rectangular flat shape, w...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Decorative Wood Box Inlay Detail
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Late 20th Century Decorative Wood Box Inlay Detail
2.25 h x 4 d x 6.75
Original vintage unrestored
Refer to images provided
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Porcelain Casket by Weimar, Germany
By Weimar Porcelain
Located in Bastogne, BE
Porcelain casket on legs from Weimar Manufactory. 1970s. Germany.
The box is almost like a woman's handbag – you open it and you can get lost in e...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Travertine Box Pier Alessandro Giusti and Egidio Di Rosa for Up & Up Italy 1970s
By Up & Up
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing round box in travertine marble attributed to the Italian designers Pier Alessandro Giusti and Egidio Di Rosa for Up & Up.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Set of Two Italian Rectangular Florentine Gilt Wood Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of 2 charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted boxes. These gilt-wood boxes can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well as stand alone pieces on a cof...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Giltwood, Paint, Paper
Hand Painted Ceramic Decorative Oval Lidded Trinket Box by Hedwig Bollhagen
Located in Troy, MI
A decorative hand painted box by Hedwig Bollhagen
Oval form in black glaze with hand painted blue modernist decoration to the inset lid
Signed to underside
3 inch width
2 inch dept...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Mid-Century Modern Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern 800 silver box. Rectangular with straight sides and thumb rest. Cover flat and hinged with tab. Allover engine-turned curvili...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
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