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 legendary 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.
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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Returnable Items Only
Copper Box by Rebajes
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming copper box by Rebajes, signed.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Vintage Limoges Hand Painted Porcelain Yellow Floral Egg Trinket Box, France
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Limoges hand painted porcelain yellow floral egg trinket box, France. Midcentury. Marked.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Rectangular Lucite and Chrome Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular box made in Lucite and with chrome details.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Crystal Decorative Box, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Crystal container - a box for sweets or small items.
Made in Poland in the 1960s
Very good condition
Measures: height 20c, diameter 19cm.
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Footed Italian Brown Alabaster Lidded Box with Brass Closure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Footed brown stash box made in Italy.
Interior of box is 1.5" deep.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Enamelled Ceramic Top Box, Mithé Espelt 60's
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Enamelled ceramic top decorated with 3 blue flowers and a gold crackle glazed frame.
Blackened wood box.
Mithé Espelt (born 1923)
Lunel, south of France, circa 1960
Thi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Wicker Tissue Box Cover Holder in the Crespi Style
Located in New York, NY
A Modern wicker pencil reed tissue box cover holder in the design style of designer Gabriella Crespi, circa 1960s, 1970s, English ruled Hong Kong. A great piece of any bathroom, offi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Reed
Bitossi Rosenthal Netter Box, Ceramic, Stripes, Orange, Black, Yellow, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal netter box, ceramic, stripes, orange, black and yellow, signed. Small scale ceramic lidded box decorated with angled planks, glazed an...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Frances and Michael Higgins American Modernist Glass and Wood Decorative Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Walnut wood box with glass lid created by Frances and Michael HIggins of Riverside, Illinois. Box measures 1.5" high by 7.5" long by 4.25' ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Aldo Londi Bitossi Ochre Glazed Box, Vase Set
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi hand decorated vase and box. An ochre ground provides the backdrop for the colorful stylized floral motif. Signed/Labeled Sold as a set.
Vase measures 8 x 4...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Leather Suitcase "Les Must de Cartier" Burgundy Bordeaux Luggage
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage leather suitcase "Les Must de Cartier" burgundy Bordeaux luggage.
Cartier maroon leather with zip around and gold-tone hardware suitc...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Enamel Ceramic Jewel Box Gold Yellow Mithe Espelt Midcentury, France, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Enamel ceramic jewel box gold yellow midcentury, France, 1960s.
An exquisite ceramic enameled box with jewel encrusted sections and gold enamel. The ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
Old Handmade Box Lovely Embossed Elephant in Patinated Copper India
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Indian elephant box
Old Handmade Box in Patinated Copper Embossed Elephant
2.75 tall x 9 w x 7.25 d
Made in India Label present
Unrestored preowned v...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Rectangular Decorative Box in Travertine and Cork by Marble Art, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
This beautiful square-shaped box in Travertine Marble and cork is a wonderful example of Italian decorative objects production during the 70s by Italian manufacturer Marble Art (Mart...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Bitossi Italian Pottery Box Imported by Rosenthal Netter
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Maker: Bitossi.
Importer: Rosenthal Netter
Period or model: Mid-Century Modern.
Specs: Pottery
Condition:
This Bitossi Italian pottery...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery
Solid Teak Inlaid Jewelry or Trinket Box by Maison Gourmet
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare and hard to find solid teak inlaid jewelry or trinket box by Maison Gourmet of Denmark, circa 1950s. The box has a removable lid with a fine...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
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
Trio of Large Chiseled Brass Pineapple Sculpture Boxes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Perfect table centerpiece!
A set of three vintage chiseled brass pineapple sculpture boxes.
Tallest is 12", medium 11" and shortest 7-1/2".
All...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Seguso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Vanity Jewelry Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Elegant vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass vanity jewelry or powder box. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The entire piece is clear, and profusely covere...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Porcelain Casket, Limoges, France
By Limoges
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain casket, Limoges, France.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
1950s Mid Century Paper and Wood Box by Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in Tampa, FL
Signed mid century signed by the artist, Alessandro Albrizzi box made and out of paper and wood. Italy, late 1950’s. Removable top, two pieces ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Gilded Bronze Box with Poem by French Art Jeweler Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze poudrier box with cast poem on surface by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. The poem "Les 4 ages de la Femme" was an old French lyrical poem th...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Oscar Tusquets and Lluis Clotet Mailbox by Bd Barcelona, circa 1984
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mailbox designed by oscar Tusquets and Lluis Clotet.
Manufacturer by BD Barcelona. Spain, circa 1984.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preservi...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Metal
1940 Mid-Century Modern Blue Glass and Sterling Silver Italian Vanity Box
Located in Catania, Sicilia
It's a large Italian vanity box made in the 1940s. The heavy blue glass and the sterling silver are in perfect conditions.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Thin Edge Jewelry Chest by George Nelson 1954, Original, Rosewood & Teak, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare early George Nelson for Herman Miller nine drawer jewelry / miniature cabinet in rosewood and teak with porcelain pulls. Completely original, never refinished very good conditio...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Rosewood, Teak
Box Piero Fornasetti
Located in Krefeld, DE
Box. Piero Fornasetti. Marked with a sticker: Fornasetti made in Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Bodil Eje Danish Boxes / Humidors by Alfred Klitgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Three beautifully crafted solid wood trinket boxes / humidors by Danish craftsman Alfred Klitgaard, circa 1960s. Very detailed construction and exquisite finish with a eight gorgeous...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood, Ceramic
20th Century Gabriella Crespi Decorative Box in Brass and Plexiglass '70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Decorative box designed in '70 by Gabriella Crespi. The box is in plexiglass and brass, on the brass is present the signature of the author.
Good condition, patina of time. Perfect ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Alfredo Barbini Murano White Gold Spike Top Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity powder or jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Collection of Ernest Sohn Enamels, circa 1970s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A collection of four enamel pieces by Ernest Sohn, including 2 boxes and 2 dishes. Made of walnut and enamel on brass.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Dior Style Mid-Century Tortoiseshell Lucite and Silver Pocket Emptier, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century pocket emptier in lucite with tortoiseshell effect and silver. This fantastic piece was designed in France following the style of Christian Dior Style during th...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
Exquisite Austrian Cigarette and Cigar Box in the Style of Carl Aubock
Located in Vienna, AT
Hand-crafted Ostrich-leather box for cigarettes and, by removing the inner wood wall, cigars.
The leather on the top and the front is beautifully ribbed. The sides and the handle to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Box with Comb and a Brush, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck brush and comb in a box, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Horn
Pair of Sculptural Studio Pottery Boxes in Sage Green and Black
Located in London, GB
Sculptural square Studio Pottery boxes with slanting tops, signed PS. The geometric pattern in sage green and brown on the black boxes is designed t...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Comb and Brush in a Box, Austria, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck brush and comb in a box, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Tessellated Horn & Stone Large Box, Tavola by Oggetti
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Mid-Century Modern Tessellated Horn & Stone large box, designed by Eugenio Tavola for Oggetti, of saracphagus shape with a hinged lid, the interior lined with original fabric, with a single drawer, the reverse with foil stamp, 'TAVOLA by OGGETTI.'.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
1970’s Mid Century Egg Shape Coffee Storage Container With Coffee Beans Cover
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Egg Shape with a coffee bean cover - probably to store coffee grains or anything you feeling to put inside. That unique object will have your guest talking about it. Brought i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite
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...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Steel
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
Alessandro Albrizzi Rectangular Box in Purple Lucite and Chrome, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular box in purple Lucite and chrome by the Italian designer Alessandro Albrizzi. Made in Italy, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Squared Decorative Box in Solid Brass and Wood, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Squared box in solid brass embellished with decorative engravings and wood.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Total weight of 2.5kg.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Two Green Boxes, Bogucice, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Two porcelain green boxes - boxes. Very good condition. Made in Poland in the 1960s. Signed Bogucice - Hand painted.
Measures:Height 9 cm, height with a l...
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
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
Set of 16 Vintage Painted Wood Weighted Beach Blocks in Various Colors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool assortment of Vintage Weighted Beach Blocks. Each block has unique colors, paint splatter, and in varying sizes with heavy signs of wear. Heavy patina, with varying degrees...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Lucite and Brass Christian Dior Jewelry Box, French 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 elega...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Lacquered Cork Trinket Box in the Style of Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool vintage lacquered cork trinket box in the style of Paul Frankl, circa 1960s. The box is well crafted with a removable lid and measures 7" W x 4.25" D x 1.75" H. #1079.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cork
Gabriella Crespi Wood and Brass Box, 1970s
Located in San Diego, CA
Wood and brass box by Gabriella Crespi. Signed, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Tiny Round Wood Box Secret Stash Keepsake Container with Lid 1970s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Tiny Box
Round Wood Secret Stash Box
Unmarked
Midcentury Keepsake Trinket Box with Lid
2.5 diameter x 1.75 tall inches
Preowned unrestored vintage condit...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Round Box in Thick Heavy Crystal Italian Design 1950s Midcentury Wisteria Color
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Box in Thick Heavy Crystal Italian Design 1950s Midcentury Wisteria Color.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
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 ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Tommaso Barbi Goatskin Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
1970s Rectangular goatskin box with wooden interior by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi.
The original label is still attached on the back, as shown in the photos.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Decorative Box, 1950's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Art Glass
Chipped glass(see foto)
Original condition.
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Hand Painted Lidded Wood Box
By Fantoni
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Vintage hand painted lidded wood box, paper mache.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wool
Tin box Theme Pirate, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage biscuit tin theme Pirate - Piracy.
This 1950s tin box is a great decorative box or storage box with beautiful design of the material of the sea rove...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
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
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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