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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Luxury Vintage Six Person Fortnum & Mason Wicker Picnic Hamper Crystal
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Vintage large Fortnum & Mason six person wicket picnic hamper RRP £2550
A very well made and decorati...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker
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
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
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Haberdashery chest of drawers by Thiriez & Cartier Bresson. 1910 - 1920
Located in CADALSO, ES
Good condition
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Decorative Chrome Box Italy 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage Italian decorative chrome box from the 1960s features an elegant brass top detail, exemplifying mid-century Italian craftsmanship and style.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Maitland Smith Decorative Box
Located in Houston, TX
Maitland Smith Decorative Box.
Offered is a handsome cork box by Maitland Smith. This good sized well made box if felt lined makes a great table or bookcase accessory. A great spot ...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Cork
A Baccarat Apricot Crystal Paperweight Box Mounted w/ Ormolu Bezel, Mid 1900's
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Very Fine, Antique Mid-Century Modern French Baccarat (attributed) Paper-Weight Glass, Apricot Color Rectangular Shaped Box Mounted With a Very Fine Hand-Chiseled Ormolu Mounted Be...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Rare Bitossi Ceramic Box, Orange & Brown , Made in Italy 1970's
By Bitossi
Located in Milano, IT
Jewellery Box - Ceramic Box - Decorative Container
Bitossi is one of the foremost ceramic makers in Italy. Skilled artisans and celebrated designers have come together since the in...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$1,366 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Handmade Nautical Mother of Pearl & Seashell Decorative Box
Located in Miami, FL
Tiffany Style handcrafted Mid-Century Modern nautical décor mother of pearl shell box or keepsake.
The big Seashell is the handle to open it.
Beautiful...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Peacock Ceramic Box by Mithé Espelt
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Rectangular wooden box topped with a ceramic lid by Mithé Espelt. The ceramic showcases a unique peacock design, adorned with a cream glaze and crackled gold accents.
Bibliographie:...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Modernist 18ct White Gold & Lapis Lazuli Cufflinks 1970's
Located in Norwich, GB
A superb pair of Modernist 18ct white gold and lapis lazuli cufflinks. Stamped 'seven hundred and fifty' along with maker's mark 'R'. Circa 1970's. European.
Each having rectangul...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Gold
Palofierro wood Don Shoemaker Dominoes Set
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Beautiful Don Shoemaker Dominoes set made Palofierro wood. Includes designer label Don Shoemaker Santa Maria de Guido Mexico.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,500 / set
Mid Century Portuguese Wooden Stamp Box
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Wooden stamp box. With the word ‘Stamps’ applied in metal on the front, it has a central rectangular handle at the top, also in wood, and decorative e...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
carl auböck leather and chrome box.
Located in Munich, DE
rare box by carl auböck. signed inside with persil.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Ceramic candy dish by Michel Carlin, Vallauris
By Michel Carlin
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ceramic candy box by French artist Michel Carlin from Vallauris. Black and white enamels with a ceramic-inspired design, sculpture-style lid. Very good vintage condition, artist's si...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$2,373 / set
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
1980s Italian Vintage Decorative Oversize Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian decorative vintage box made with wood and silver plate, the box is in good conditions and is ready to be inserted in a mid century modern room.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Romeo Rega Italian Chrome Brass Jewellery Box 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Mid-Century square box signed by Romeo Rega in Italy in the late 1970s. This chrome jewellery or make-up box features a beautiful round brass on the top, and black acrylic ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Roberto Rida 'Diamante Murano' Large Glass Box
Located in New York, NY
Roberto Giulio Rida exquisite purple 'Diamante Murano' glass box with thick glass ground and polished to create faceted fitted top with gilt brass base covered inside with steel, Ita...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel, Brass
Vintage Money Bank Drum in Blue Glass & Silver Plate, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small decorative Money Bank in the shape of a drum. It's made from silver plated metal and cobalt blue glass. You get access to its content by turning the lid. Manufactured by Viener...
Category
1970s Hong Kong Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
1940s Italian Wood and Glass Box by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in London, London
This elegant trinket box by Fontana Arte, showcases a refined design that combines luxurious materials and minimalist aesthetics. The base of the box is crafted from rich wood, which...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Gabriella Crespi Signed Lucite and Brass Pencil Cup, 1970s
Located in San Diego, CA
Gabriella Crespi Lucite and Brass Pencil Cup. Signed, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Box Made In Rosewood With A top Made Of Ceramic From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This elegant box, crafted in rosewood with a ceramic top, hails from the 1960s, showcasing the refined craftsmanship typical of mid-century Danish design. The rich, dark hues of the ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
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
David Andersen Sterling Silver & Guilloche Teal Enamel Box with Lid, 1960's
Located in New York, NY
David Andersen Sterling Silver & Guilloche Teal Enamel Box with Lid, 1960's. Overall excellent condition with age appropriate wear and minor tarnishing to silver. No Damages. Slight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage Brass Desk Box, Fine Decorative Case, Brass
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Desk Box - Decorative Box Set - Fine Brass Case
Vintage decorative box set in metal and brass, with a finely interwoven straw-like pattern ...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Hand-Painted Ceramic Sunflower Box with Lid from Gallo, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Hand-Painted Ceramic Sunflower Box with Lid from Gallo, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Lidded Wooden Box with Brass Hinges by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage box with a brass hinged lid. The box was designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s / 1960s. The box is composed of what appears to be a mahogany dovetailed wooden box, bras...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Modernist Brass Box with Gilt Decor, France 1940s
By Metal Arts Studios
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning decorative box was crafted in France in the 1940s. The geometric square shape has a modernist, minimalist design with industrial flair. The quality brass metal has an i...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Modernist Long and Flat Silver Plate Box with Crocodile Pattern, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This extraordinary modernist silver-plated covered box, crafted in France circa 1960, is a true testament to elegance and refined craftsmanship. Its elongated, flat silhouette embodi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Porcelain Gucci Lidded Box with Incense 420 Holder
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful porcelain box with the Gucci logo. Originally sold as a set for Incense, the holder is also included with some incense. We would suggest usi...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Mid-Century Small Gilt Metal Red Diamond Enamel Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very charming Mid-Century round metal black and red enameled box with a diamond shape on the lid. The interior features gold gilt metal. This versatile box can be used to store stamp...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Decorative Box 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Decorative Box 1950s: A beautiful and collectible decorative box from 1950s Italy. Crafted with attention to detail an...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Limoges Porcelain Jewelry Box or Lidded Candy Dish
By Limoges
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Limoges porcelain hand crafted and hand painted gold trimmed trinket, jewelry box or lidded candy dish, circa 1930.
Marked, see photos.
...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$295 Sale Price
26% Off
Silvered Bronze Box with Relief Cast Poem by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful jewelry box in silvered cast bronze by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). From a small special series, the designer created circa 1945-55. on which poems were cast in relief on the cover. Most existing examples features poems that are well-known. This poem, however, was not identified by us, and possibly is a creation of the artist herself. It is a very soulful prose (see the full poem in French below). Signed on the base as shown.
We have a gilt bronze box with the same relief cast poem that comes with a three-page Certification in French by Comite Line Vautrin, shown in some photos as well.
Reference: For other boxes with poems see "Line Vautrin Sculptor, Jeweller, Magician by Line Vautrin and Patrick Mauries, page 42.
"Les glaciers vagabonds qui ébranlent les murs
et les anges frileux qui cherchent un asile quand la nuit de décembre
anesthésie la ville t’effraient plus que les morts tutélaires et durs
Ils désertent pour toi...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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
Pair of Vintage Crackled Abalone Jewelry Boxes
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of vintage crackled abalone jewelry boxes. Unmarked. Attributed to Maitland Smith.
Measures:
Larger box dimension:
7 7/8".
4 7/8".
3 3/8".
...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone
$1,250 / set
Karl Springer Hinged Box in Green Lacquer with Gold Foil 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully crafted hinged box in mottled vibrant green and yellow lacquer with deep green lacquer geometric sections and applied gold foil by Karl Springer, American 1970s. The inte...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Foil
Rounded Wooden Box in Wood France 1960, Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box in Wood, the shape is round, and the color Brown. It has been made in France around 1960.
Signed A Hoerdts.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$256 Sale Price
20% Off
Lidded Pot in Wood 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Lidded Pot in Wood, Europe, 1950s.
Wonderful lidded pot in solid turned wood. Great design with rings all over - even the handle on the lid is a ring itself. Would be wonderful as a...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,038
Decorative Cigar Box in Brass, Malachite and Wood, Mexico, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful hinged inlaid malachite and sodalite (or lapis lazuli) brass metal box with wood interior.
Two roosters grace the lid. The metalsmiths of Taxco, Mexico were known for p...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Metal, Brass
French 1950s Bird Tiles Trinket Box in Ceramic and Wood
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern hinged wooden box with colorful birds ceramic tiles top, France 1950s.
This exquisite vintage rectangular box is all constructed in wood. Beautiful hand-painted ti...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Wood
Vintage Italian Rectangular Oversize Wood Box 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Rectangular Oversize Wood Box from the 1980s is a stylish and spacious wooden container, showcasing Italian craftsmanship and 1980s design aesthetics. With oversi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Glazed Terracotta Studio Pottery Bowl - Canada - Signed - Circa 1954
Located in Chatham, ON
Mid Century wheel thrown studio pottery glazed terracotta bowl - random splash decoration - contrasting navy interior with hand painted design - signed/initialed and dated on the bas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Terracotta
Marble-Like Large Rectangular Lucite Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning modernist Lucite box was crafted in the 1970s. Its rectangular shape boasts a crystal-clear Lucite or Acrylic and faux marble textured pattern. The luminous, milky hone...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
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
Brown Ceramic Decorative Jewelry Boxes Realised in La Borne circa 1960
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne
Realised circa 1960-1970
Original stoneware decorative jewelry ceramic box
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 17 cm
Large 15 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Potpourri Box in Rosewood Filigree, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A beautifully crafted rosewood box with filigree lid with pin-inlays. Suitable for pens, pencils, jewelry or potpourri. It was made in Scandinavia durin...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Bakelite Minaudière Box
Located in New York, NY
Bakelite minaudière box. Vintage Italian bakelite tortoise box with hinged mirrored removable lid, hinged lid double compartments and two open comp...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Pair of Box in Lucite & Rattan Christian Dior Home Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of boxes in lucite and rattan in the style of Christian Dior Home. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The boxes come in different dimensions:
- Big box: 9.5...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Bitossi for Raymor Box, Ceramic, White, Black, and Brown, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Raymor box, ceramic white, black, and brown, signed. Small lidded box glazed in chocolate brown, white and black from Aldo Londi's Piastrelle Bi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Two Round Florentine Mid Century Leather Boxes with Fleur-de-Lis Decoration
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Mid-Century set of two Italian hand crafted boxes in leather and gold embossed with fleur-de-lis decoration. The boxes can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Maison Mercier Tortoiseshell Lucite and Chrome Box, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
Designed by the prestigious Parisian house Maison Mercier Frères and crafted in France circa 1970, this striking lidded box epitomizes refined modernist design. The piece enhances a ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Arnoldo Pomodoro Cast Sculptural Bronze Box Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Arnoldo Pomodoro cast bronze box abstract sculptural box with lid decorated organic abstract motifs, c1960-1970
The box is part of a series of four boxes made by the two brothers Gio...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
“La ville à la campagne” a set of two gilt bronze boxes by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“La ville à la campagne” a set of two gilt bronze boxes by Line Vautrin.
Rare set of two gilt bronze boxes, the lid of the main box is chiseled with a decoration representing a town,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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
Vintage Italian Red Decorative Box 1980
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the allure of vintage Italian design with this exquisite Red Decorative Rectangular Box from the 1980s. Meticulously crafted, it ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Tessellated Horn Dome Top Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tessellated horn box from the late 20th century with a dome top shape. Brass hinge and black painted interior. In great vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn
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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