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
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
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tiffany Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with flat molded rim. Box interior cedar lined and p...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th century grey and black stoneware ceramic decorative or jewelry box La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne
Unique handmade stoneware ceramic pottery decorative or jewelry box
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Height 13 cm
Large 11 cm
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Mid-Century Small Rectangular Leather Embossed Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Beautifully molded Italian leather box with a raised style and features crests of coat of arms with lions and fleur de lis on the top. Additionally this piece has been enhanced with ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Lucite and Silver Squared Italian Decorative Box, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing Lucite and silver squared decorative box. This item was designed in the 1970s.
This piece is made of a crystal Lucite and silver with a crystal Lucite removable top, the way...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Jewelry Box Silver Plated in the Shape of a Hippopotamus
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960 we offer this rare jewelry box made in bronze and Silver Plated in the shape of a hippopotamus with fantastic patina.
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
1950 Felice Galbiati Fornasetti Italian Midcentury Design Metal Play Card Box
Located in Brescia, IT
Playpen
Felice Galbiati _ Milan
Italy, 1950
Serigraph metal and wood
Very good condiction
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Squared Decorative Box in Lucite and Chrome, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful squared decorative box in lucite and chrome in the style of Gabriella Crespi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
F.B. Rogers Gold Plate Walnut Shaped Trinket Box Keepsake, 1970, America
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage walnut box, trinket box, keepsake made in the USA by F.B. Rogers Silver Company, circa 1970.
Made out of gold plate metal and left intentio...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Monkey Ceramic Box Sculpture by Vivai del Sud, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
White ceramic box animal sculpture in the shape of a monkey by Vivai del Sud. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is still attached on ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Mid-Century Acrylic Faux Tortoise and Brass Decorative Box, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Mid-Century Acrylic Faux Tortoise and Brass Decorative Box, 1970s
Gorgeous Italian crafted jewelry box made of acrylic with brass details.
Can be used as a jewelry box as we...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rare Vintage Set of 4 Nesting Teak Canisters from Japan Mid-Century 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful set of teak canisters. This vintage set is aesthetically pleasing visually and current, as it is full of purpose. The practicality of the nes...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Gucci Vintage Leather Box Tom Ford, 1990s
By Tom Ford, Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Gucci vintage black leather jewellery box with aluminium brushed frame and stitched leather rims designed by Tom Ford. Signed with Gucci. Ver...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
1970 Italian Decorative Box Decorative box in wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1970 Italian Decorative Box
Decorative box in wood and inox.
Italy. 1970
H. 6 cm W. 30 cm D. 20 cm
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Small Vintage Italian Leather Jewelry Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Three small Mid-Century jewelry or trinket boxes, Italy, Circa 1930's. The boxes, two oval and one round, are hand crafted in leather and gold embossed. One is embossed around the to...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Meissen porcelain box with red dragons
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Meissen porcelain box with red dragons
Beautiful hand-painted Meissen porcelain box, both on the lid and around it there are dragons represented in red with gold details, making it a...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Brown Leather Red Velvet Lined Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Brown Oval Leather Lined Decorative Jewelry Box, 1950-60's Italy
Vintage decorative box in brown leather with gold embossed decoration. This Mid-Century box was handcrafted in Italy...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Velvet
Rounded Wooden and Rope Box in Wood France 1960, Brown Color Audoux Minnet Style
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Rounded Wooden and Rope Box in Wood France 1960, Brown Color Audoux Minnet Style
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Rope
Mother-of-Pearl Mexican Silver Box
By Taxco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mexican silver box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay. Lid opens to a wood lined interior. Very nicely done and a really beautiful object!
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Midcentury Malachite Azurite and Brass Decorative Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful midcentury malachite azurite and brass decorative trinket box with hard wood lining made in Mexico in the style of Los Castillos, circa 1...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Modernist Italian 800 Silver Desk/Jewellery Box c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A great looking box, Italian in origin made from 800 silver wrapped around a wooden interior.
Both the base and lid are hallmarked "800" together with an additional mark "833 F1"....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
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...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Diminutive Midcentury Stone Box on Chrome Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A variegated purple stone box with black interior and brass hinged lid. With a separate brushed chrome stand with patinated metal bars. V shaped stretcher...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Chrome
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Lidded Box, Onion Decor
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A wonderful lidded box by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Decorated in what is often referred to as “Onion” or "Pumpkin" decoration. Excellent colorway. Very reminiscent of Guido Gambone wor...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Glass and Vienna Straw Wicker Italian Box 1970s Christian Dior Style
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful Mid-Century decorative round box made in clear crystal glass with a stylish lid in brass and Vienna straw.
This elegant box was designed in Italy in the 70s following the...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Straw, Lucite
Fornasetti Playing Cards Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage poker playing cards box in walnut wood that holds two packs of cards / designed by Piero Fornasetti, made in Italy in the 1970s
Length: 7 inches ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Alessandro Albrizzi Cube Box in Purple Lucite and Gold Metal, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
This auction is for a purple cube Lucite box with gold color metal in the centre by Italian Designer Alessandro Albrizzi. Overall the piece is beautiful wi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Steel
Midcentury Owl Dish in Pewter
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and unique midcentury pewter owl dish with striking blue eyes. The dish is very heavy and well made with a very small hallmark on the back.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Rare Mid-Century Leather, Oak Wood and Aluminum Cigarette Box by Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautiful vintage box, realized by renowned Austrian designer Carl Auböck, is a rare Mid-Century piece. The combination of the employed materials and techniques - oak wood, anod...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
Wood Box Bowl by Aldo Tura for Macabo Italy 1950s Art Deco
Located in Rome, IT
Decorative wooden box with metal handle in the shape of acorns by the Italian designer Aldo Tura for Macabo Cusano Milanino. Made in Italy, circa 1950.
On the bottom the original s...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Geometric, Red, Yellow, White, Orange, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, geometric, red, yellow, white and orange, signed. A small scale box from Aldo Londi's Líneas Rotas (Broken Lines) series. The lid is decorated with a puzzle pie...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Low Large Square Box in Solid Italian 1970s Brass with Lid
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Low large square box in solid Italian 1970s brass with lid.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Small Rectangular Cut Glass Candis or Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small rectangular cut glass candis or jewelry box with hardware in brass.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large 20th century colored deocrative or jewelry box by Fernande Kohler 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Fernande Kohler
Large 20th century decorative or jewelry ceramic box
Signed by Fernande Kohler - Vallauris
Realised circa 1950
Original perfect condition
Height 17 cm
Longer 30 ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Cut Crystal Lidded Box in the Style of Baccarat With Brass Closure
By Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A crystal lidded box - rectangular with cut squares and textured surfaces. A compliment to any cocktail table, work station or desk.
Many purposes - also great in the bath as a cotton ball holder...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Square Polished Brass Box with Wood Lining
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A square brass box with a slightly raised top. The piece is lined with wood and green for office or work station supplies. Also, a handsome decorative box on the cocktail table hol...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Pair of mid 20th century Swedish pine ammo boxes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of mid 20th century Swedish pine ammo boxes circa 1950.
Great talking point and solution to storage problems.
Useful for storage. Partially fitted with pine partitions which w...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Storage Box by Metalux the Netherlands
By Metalux, Joost Teders 1
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stylish and decorative sewing box / storage box designed by Joost Teders for Metalux Netherlands in 1955. The original lacquered wooden boxes colo...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
An Italian 1970s travertine and gilt metal jewellery accessories box
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1970s travertine and gilt metal accessories jewellery box in the style of Fratelli Mannelli , with grooved detail on the top
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Metal
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 ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Squared Box in Green Goatskin and Brass Attributed to Aldo Tura, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Rome, IT
Squared box in green goatskin with brass details attributed to the Italian designer Aldo Tura.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Round Box in Brass, Lucite & Rattan Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful round decorative box in brass, lucite and rattan in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Maitland Smith Extra Large Tessellated Travertine and Brass Box
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful Extra large Tessellated Travertine and Marble box by Maitland Smith.
The hinged Travertine box is complemented by a burgundy border with brass inlays,
The box sits on br...
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1980s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Brass
1950s Italo Casini Mid-Century Modern Italian Pink and Gold Ceramic Box
By Italo Casini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A Pink and gold ceramic box manufactured in Sesto Fiorentino in the 1950s, good conditions overall, normal signs of the time and use. It's marked on the bottom. A lovely example of h...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Murano Faceted Glass & Brass Hinged Box / Jewelry Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This beautiful hinged Murano glass box in pristine clear faceted glass and brass trim and original decorative key and tassel. It is a wonderful desk or...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Metal
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...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Brown 20th century design decorative ceramic box or jewelry box by Giraud 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Marcel Giraud - Vallauris
Realised circa 1950
Jewelry or decorative box by french artist
Original perfect condition
Signed
height 14 cm
Large 15 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
wondeful carl auböck peau porc box
Located in Munich, DE
wondeful wooden carl auböck box covered with peau porc.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Nickel
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
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 black 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
Rectangular Decorative Box in Solid Brass and Lacquered Wood, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular box in solid brass embellished with decorative engravings and lacquered black wood.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Total weight of 3.3 kg.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large 20th century design red ceramic decorative box pot 1970 style of Ruelland
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Jacques and Dani Ruelland
Large 20th century design ceramic box or decorative pot
Shiny red color
Original perfect condition
Height 25 cm
Large 21 cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Three Box Vase Ceramic & Wood by Franco Pozzi Gallarate, Italy 1970s
By Franco Pozzi
Located in Rome, IT
Set of three box vases in ceramic with wooden cover by the Italian designer Franco Pozzi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original signature is still visible on the bottom of...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Midcentury Decorative Box in Polished Steel and Glass by Liwan's, Italy 1970s
By Liwan's Rome
Located in Rome, IT
Midcenury beautiful rectangular decorative box in polished steel and glass by Liwan's.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The signed on the bottom as shown in the pictures.
Perfect desk ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Rectangular Art Deco Walnut and Walnut-Root Box, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s - 1940s.
Made in walnut and walnut-root.
It is a vintage piece, but it's been recently restored, therefore it can be considered as in excellent condition and re...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Tommaso Barbi Bamboo and Wood Squared Box, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
1960s squared burgundy box made of bamboo and wood by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi.
It comes with its original label still attached on the bottom, as shown in the photos.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Vintage 1980 RYKRiSP metal cracker tin canister
Located in Seattle, WA
Retro 1980s graphic tin kitchen box decor. Vintage pop art storage. Vintage condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. Box H4
Dimensions: 4.5"L 9"H 4.5"W
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Hand painted ceramic box by Arte Casa Albisola, 1940s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Delightful and rare painted ceramic box made in the 40s by the Arte Casa factory in Albisola. Fairly good condition, slight defects in the ceramic. Manufacturer's mark on the base.
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1940s Italian 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.