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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Period: 1970s
Midcentury box designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Box designed by Gabriella Crespi
Wooden and golden brass box by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Signed.
Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rare Giorgio Facchini Numbered 11/12 Brass and Plexiglass Box, 1970s, Italy
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Discover the elegance of this numbered masterpiece by Giorgio Facchini, this brass and Plexiglass box, numbered 11 out of 12, is a stunning find for collectors and connoisseurs alike...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Christian Dior for Dior Hone Silver Plate Decorative Box Pumpkin Design, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Elegant decorative box in the shape of a pumpkin designed by Christian Dior for his 1970s Home collection. This beautiful decorative box with lid...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Rectangular Decorative Box in Travertine Fratelli Mannelli Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular box in travertine and green glazed tile in the style of Fratelli Mannelli.
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
Travertine
Japanese Storage Box With Hidden Compartments and Crane Motif.
Located in Seattle, WA
This beautiful piece is covered in crane images, even the inside of the drawers have them. Two compartments for drawers, one revealed through a hinge door and the other through slidi...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Hinged Box Covered in Reptile Skin with Brass Accents 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully crafted hinged box in reptile skin with brass Chinese accents on the sides, custom design, American 1970's. Interior is covered in suede. Bottom is covered in silk moir...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Philippe Cheverny Style Geometric Lucite and Gilded Metal Box, France 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning rectangular decorative lidded box has a design reminiscent of Philippe Cheverny's work. Crafted in the 1970s, the lovely decorative piece boasts a geometric shape with ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Gabriella Crespi Decorative Box in Brass and Plexiglass '70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Born in 1922, Gabriella Crespi studies architecture at the Politecnico in Milan, where her work is permeated by her perspective on Le Corbusier’s and Frank Lloyd Wright’s design expe...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Italian Natural Alabaster Stone Trinket Box by Romano Bianchi, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative natural orange alabaster stone trinket, cigar, jewelry, vanity or cigarette box. Hand-made in Italy during the 1970s by Romano Bianchi. Measurements: 11x8x5 cm.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
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.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Lucite and Silver Plate Decorative Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
The massive geometric shape boasts a silver plate metal base and a thick crystal clear Lucite lid. There is no visible maker's mark.
The box is in good condition, with minor wear on ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Midcentury box designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant small box by Gabriella Crespi
Decorated wooden box designed by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Teghini, Firenze - Modernist Silver Plated Desk Box c.1970
By Teghini
Located in Bath, GB
A highly collectable silver plated desk box with a novelty lid in the form of the back of an envelope.
Just back from our silversmiths workshop, the bo...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Gabriella Crespi Decorative Box in Brass and Plexiglass '70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Born in 1922, Gabriella Crespi studies architecture at the Politecnico in Milan, where her work is permeated by her perspective on Le Corbusier’s and Frank Lloyd Wright’s design expe...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Marble-Like Lucite Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely modernist Lucite box was crafted in the 1970s. The rectangular shape boasts a crystal clear Lucite or Acrylic and faux marble textured pattern. The stunning milky honey a...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Willy Rizzo Style Ice Effect Lucite and Chrome Decorative Box, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined modernist Lucite and chrome box has its design commonly attributed to Willy Rizzo, Italy. Crafted in the 1970s, the lovely decorative piece boasts a rectangular shape wi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1970s Original Gorgeous Box by Piero Fornasetti. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Original gorgeous box by Piero Fornasetti in walnut wood. It's in excellent condition. The box is signed on the bottom.
Dimension:
7,87 x 5,51 x 1,96 inches
cm 20 x cm 14 x cm 5 H
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Sermel Mexico Hand-painted Heart Shaped Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Sermel Mexico hand-painted heart shaped box. Brown Papier mache box. Signed Sermel Mexico on the underside.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Le Must de Cartier Vintage Playing Card Game Box, 1976
By Cartier
Located in Munich, DE
Never in use Cartier playing cards box, one deck plus joker, poker, bridge playing cards in Cartier red 2-doors case. Les Must de Cartier playing...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Paper
Enameled Glazed Ceramic Box by Nanni Valentini for Ceramica Arcore
Located in Koper, SI
Beautiful ceramic box produced in the 1970s a small series by Ceramica Arcore, crafted by Marco Terenzi and finished by Nanni Valentini, featuring an abstract organic decor in earthl...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Text Cube Sculpture Sheldon Rose, 1970's
By Sheldon Rose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Decorative 1970s MCM cube sculpture in aluminum adorned with text, lettering and graphic design by artist Sheldon Rose.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
1970s Sectioned Rosewood Tray Tic Tac Toe Board
By Digsmed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Sectioned Tray in Rosewood
Tic Tac Toe Board
1.88 h x 12 x 12
Preowned vintage unrestored condition, please see images provided.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Italian Decorative Box 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Italian decorative box from the 1970s is a stylish container originating from Italy during that era. It likely features unique designs, materials, and craftsmanship typical...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plexiglass
Rectangular Carved Travertine Box in the style of Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
An essential and elegant box made in Italy that can contain whatever you want, cigarettes, business cards or use as a jewelry box.
Dating back to around the 70s, it is made of traver...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Metal
Rectangular Decorative Box in Brass and Wood Luciano Frigerio Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular box in solid brass embellished with decorative engravings and wood in the style of Luciano Frigerio.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Total weight o...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Brass Three Tier Turtle Heavy Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid century heavy brass turtle box. Three tiered shell with small storage compartments. Box is heavy and well made. Remnants of makers mark/ brand tag...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Italian Decorative Round Box 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Decorative Brass and Blue Glass Box from the 1960s is an elegant and unique piece of retro decor. Crafted in Italy during the mid-20th century, this box features ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Italian Marble and Brass Decorative Box 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Vintage Italian Marble and Brass Decorative Box from the 1970s is a sophisticated piece of functional art. This box seamlessly combines luxurious marble with brass accents, showcasing the elegant design aesthetics of 1970s Italian decor.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Wicker, Lucite an Wood Decorative Box, Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century decorative box made in clear lucite enriched with Vienna straw wicker a light oak lid. This wonderful box was designed in Italy in the 70s following the style of...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Straw, Oak, Wicker, Lucite
Mid-Century Brushed Aluminum and Blue Enamel Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful 1970s decorative lidded box was crafted in Italy. This piece features a rectangular shape with a brushed aluminum base and enamel-on-copper lid with a geometric styliz...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Copper, Aluminum
1970s Original Gorgeous Box by by Gabriella Crespi. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Original gorgeous box by Gabriella Crespi in metal and plexiglass. It's in excellent condition. The box is signed. Made in Italy
Dimension:
7,08" x 3,93" x 2,75 inches
cm 18 x ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Cylindrical Box in Chrome and Lucite Romeo Rega Style, Italy 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing cylindrical decorative box in chrome and lucite attributed to the Italian designer Romeo Rega.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Beautiful desk accessory or piece...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Steel
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
Modernist Geometric Lucite and Chrome Metal Decorative Box, France 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant diamond-shaped decorative lidded box has a design reminiscent of Philippe Cheverny's work. Crafted in the 1970s, the lovely decorative piece boasts a geometric shape wit...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Black Lucite and Rattan Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This decorative Italian Lucite lidded box was crafted in the 1970s. The piece boasts a rounded shape with a base in true licorice black Lucite topped with a lid in crystal clear Luci...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Lucite, Acrylic, Resin, Rattan, Cane
Midcentury Box in Rattan, Lucite and Cork Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular decorative jewelry box in lucite, rattan and cork in the style of Christian Dior Home.
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
Wicker, Cork, Plexiglass, Lucite, Acrylic, Rattan, Straw
Vintage Style Accent Stand Box With Kai Pond Scene Depiction.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Box Features Unique Hardware and Kai Pond Decorative Art. The Box and the Stand are One Piece , non Removable. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 17...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Maison Mercier Paris, Tortoiseshell Lucite and Chrome Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 1970s rectangular-shaped decorative lidded box was designed by the Parisian luxury house Maison Mercier Freres. It features a thick tortoise (tortoiseshell) pattern Luci...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Dior Style Jewel Box in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Chrome, API Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely Midcentury box in Christian Dior style produced by API in Italy in the 1970s.
This charming box is made in a gorgeous tortiseshell effect lucite and chrome.
A fantastic it...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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
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
Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois Smoked Gray Lucite and Chrome Lidded Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Michel Dumas Creations designed this sophisticated modernist Lucite and chrome box for Roche Bobois Stores in France. Crafted in the 1970s, the lovely decorative piece boasts a recta...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
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.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Wooden Box Inlayed Wooden Mosaic
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique Style Wood Box with Checker Board Design on Top. Wear and Tear Consistent with Age as Pictured. Unsigned.
Dimensions. 9 W ; 6 1/2 D ; 2 H
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Wooden Box With Pyrography Mosaic and Hinge Clasp.
Located in Seattle, WA
Red Stained Wooden Box with Burned Motifs on All Sides and Top.Cracks and wear Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 11 W ; 9 D ; 5 1/2 He
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Chrome, Lucite and Rattan Tall Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This gorgeous decorative tall box is perfect for a living space or vanity. The chrome-plated framing is complemented with clear Lucite and rattan or wicker cane work. The rattan is e...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Italian painted ceramic jewel box or casket
Located in Milano, IT
In the midst of the 1970s, in the heart of the enchanting Italian island of Sicily, artisans crafted a masterpiece of elegance and sophistication—a jewel of a jewelry box, if you wil...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Norwegian Wood.chest With Hand Painted Floral Motif
Located in Seattle, WA
Intricate Detailing of Flowers and Letter Markings as Pictured. Features a Small Compartment inside.
Dimensions. 9 W ; 5 D ; 6 H
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
1970s Don Shoemaker for Señal Carved Root Wood Box Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Free form lidded box designer Don Shoemaker Mexico
Retains original label Señal
Cocobolo root wood
6.5 h x 4 d x 10 w
Original vintage unrestored condition.
Expect signs of vin...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cocobolo, Wood
Chrome and Tortoiseshell Lucite Box, France 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 1970s decorative lidded box is perfect for living space or vanity decoration. The chrome-plated framing is complimented with Lucite elements in a tortoiseshell (tortoise...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Red Amber and Clear Lucite Box, France 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning modernist Lucite, acrylic lidded box was crafted in France in the 1970s. The piece boasts transparent and red tea amber marble colors with a geometric rectangular shape...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Don Shoemaker Spice Rack for Señal SA
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
In theory, this piece was part of a set of kitchen spice racks, the lid is missing, it can be used as a storage for pens or a sweet bowl
Born in Nebraska, Don S. Shoemaker studied p...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Italian Modernist Alabaster Trinket Box by Nordstrom
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and sculptural alabaster trinket box. This beautiful piece comes from Italy and dates to the 1970s. The alabaster marble is translucent and softly glows with the light in the room. The box has a modernist design with hardware in black that delineates the piece. The top of the box includes a double inlay “L” design that adds personality and modernist cool factor. This piece was made in Italy for Nordstrom. This piece is special and sculptural. Multipurpose and incredibly luxurious at the same time...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Maison Romeo set of 4 painted wood boxes brass stone 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful set of four Maison Romeo Paris decorative boxes made in France in the late 1970s. These boxes are carved from oak wood, with hand painted decor, brass accents and details, ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
Vintage Italian Chrome and Stone Decorative Box 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Italian decorative chrome box with a stone top, crafted in the 1960s, embodies the elegance of mid-century Italian design, showcasing a harmonious blend of polished chrome ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Metal
Giacomo Sinopoli for Liwan's Rome Modernist Chrome Metal Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite modernist decorative covered box was designed by Giacomo Sinopoli and crafted by Liwan's Rome in the 1970s. The box features a large rectangular shape in chromed metal...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Small Decorative Box 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and unique small decorative Italian box.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Modern decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern decorative boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative boxes, popular names associated with this style include Bitossi, Line Vautrin, Piero Fornasetti, and Gabriella Crespi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $34,396 while the average work can sell for $850.
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