Mid-Century Modern 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
Wooden Jewelry Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a gorgeous wooden jewelry box handmade with maple and walnut. It has a lift top with nine compartments and a drawer that easily slides out. The entire box has beautiful detai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Mid-Century Bulldog & Scottish Terrier Cigarette Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-Century French Bulldog & Scottish Terrier Cigarette Box, France, 1950s — Dogs Playing Cards Motif. A charming and whimsical mid-century cigarette box from France, dating to the 1...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bakelite, Wood
Vintage Lapis Lazuli, Onyx & Sterling Silver Pill Box - Mexico - Circa 1970's
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage sterling silver pill box - hand made - featuring a chevron pattern hard stone lid set with lapis lazuli and black onyx with silver spacers - round sterling silver box and bas...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Sterling Silver
Russian Fedoskino Lacquered Box "Morning in a Pine Forest", Family Bear 1965
Located in Labrit, Landes
Hand-painted and lacquered box. The illustration is maned "Morning in a Pine Forest" and it represents a bear family the mother and three little bears playing in the forest.
Fedoskin...
Category
1960s Russian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Paper
Handcrafted Cherry Wood Lidded Box, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Handcrafted Cherry Wood Lidded Jewelry Box, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Cherry
Tommaso Barbi Chrome and Wood Modernist Box, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tommaso Barbi designed this extraordinary large scale box. The piece was crafted in Italy circa 1960. The modernist form boasts a substantial square shape, featuring chromed metal an...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Maitland Smith Tessellated Horn and Stone Trinket Box For Jewelry and Treasures
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern architectural tessellated box by Maitland Smith. Both form and function best describe this piece. We see this decorative box holding favorite trinkets as well as s...
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Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
Large Rectangular Baccarat Style Cut Crystal Lidded Box with Brass Hardware
By Baccarat
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large French antique rectangular cut crystal and brass jewelry box, vanity box. This cut crystal box is perfect as a desk accessory, a candy dish, a vanity box or jewelry box. The lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
20th century design brown ceramic and leather decorative box by Longchamps Paris
By Longchamps
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Longchamps Paris
Decorative brown ceramic and leather box
Original perfect condition
Vintage decorative piece
Signed under the base Longchamps Paris
Height 20 cm
Large 11 cm
...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Leather
Mid Century Gilded Aluminum and Walnut Burl Wood Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning original decorative box was crafted in Italy in the 1970s. Its design is reminiscent of Tommaso Barbi's work. The rectangular form, featuring burl walnut wood on the li...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Midcentury Rectangular Box in Wood and Chrome Willy Rizzo Style, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular decorative box in wood and chrome in the style of Willy Rizzo.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
1970s Modern Silver Plated Round Jewelry Box By Renzo Casati Firenze
By Teghini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This elegant and stylish jewelry box, created by the Florentine silversmith Renzo Casati in the 1970s, is a beautiful example of modern Italian metalwork. The box has a sleek, circul...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
"Flying Phoenix", Bold Mid Century Porcelain Box in Gold, White and Black
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This heavy porcelain, lidded box by Waylande Gregory depicts a crested Phoenix bird in flight, its feathers dotted in black and its wing lined in gold. Gregory was one of America's ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Hermès, Paris Equestrian / Horse Box c.1970
Located in Bath, GB
A very rare example of a French mid-century modern silver plate and gold plate box by the iconic French fashion house, Hermès of Paris.
A stunning design in silverplate with a gilde...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate
Handsome Covered Box by Glidden Pottery Likely Designed by Fong Chow
By Fong Chow, Glidden Pottery
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a lovely and rare covered box by Glidden Pottery and most likely designed by Fong Chow who worked for Glidden from 1953 to 1957. This very striking example is glazed in sati...
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1850s American Antique Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Pottery
" Tresor" chest, Mithé Espelt circa 1953.
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
" Tresor" chest. Rare rectangular box with glazed ceramic domed lid.
Set of blue and gold points, framed with crackled gold .
The box in black painted wood.
Original felt lining a...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Felt, Wood
Amazing box by Christian Dior Home, wickerwork, Vintage, 1970s, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
Amazing box by Christian Dior Home, made in the 1970s in Italy.
This exceptionally decorative folding box features a polished brass frame, acrylic, and Viennese wickerwork.
The des...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Sailor Scottish Terrier Drinking Beer Cigarette Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Midcentury sailor Scottish terrier drinking beer cigarette box, France, 1950s. Wood, metal and synthetic. Glass eyes. Measures: Height 8.2" (20.8cm), width 9" (22.9cm), depth 5.3" (1...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid-Century White Marble Jewelry Box with Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Hamburg, DE
This rare Italian jewelry box, crafted in the 1960s, is made from white translucent marble and beautifully echoes the tradition of opaline jewelry caskets produced in Italy, Bohemia, and France between 1850 and 1920. Larger than most boxes of its kind, this hinged mid-century jewelry casket is both a decorative statement and a functional container for precious objects. It rests on elegant paw feet and is enhanced by finely detailed gilt metal mounts. The mounts are delicately ribbed and feature a continuous floral relief ornament, underlining the refined craftsmanship.
The matte, slightly rough surface shows a few minor scratches but no chips or cracks. Unlike glass, marble reveals its natural veining and subtle color variations, which become particularly enchanting when sunlight shines through the stone. This Italian mid-century marble jewelry box radiates timeless charm and makes a striking addition to any collection of vintage decorative objects, antique jewelry caskets...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Marble
Syrian Style Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box Backgammon Set
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning mosaic Backgammon set featuring a traditional Syrian style design and fine craftsmanship. Made in Morocco.
The board/ box is made of various woods and inlays. A genuine wo...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Walnut
$1,090 Sale Price
27% Off
Turned Wood Hardwood Lidded Box Chess Figurine Style Mid Century Modern c 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lovely small turned hardwood lidded box with a chess style shaped finial, made in Europe probably in the 1960s.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
$230 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Silver and Enamel Box
Located in Newark, England
GUILLOCHE ENAMEL AND SILVER GILT
From our collectables category, we are delighted to offer this incredible quality Italian Mid-Century Modern Silver and Enamel Box. The Silver and E...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
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...
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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Jean Gerbino For Vallauris, France, Ceramic Glazed Sage Mosaic Lidded Pot 1960's
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed mosaic lidded pot
Sage green, terracotta and cream shades, beautifully crafted
Circa 1960's
Signed Gerbino to base
Height 2.5 inch...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modernist Sculptural Teak Jewelry Box Scandinavian Danish
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a modernist teak jewelry box with inside mirror. Stamped "Genuine Teak Wood". Solid teak wood with beautiful grain. Sculptural...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Teak
Japanese Stacking Kokeshi Doll Bento Trinket Box Mid-Century Modern
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a mid-century modern Japanese lacquerware storage box. Stacking Kokeshi Doll Bento Box. Stamped Japan
Dimensions: 7" diameter x 6" H.
Please visit take a l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Fontana Arte Glass Cork and Wood Smokers Cigarette Box, Italy, 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte ashtray-shaped cut glass cover and sculpted wood box, Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Cut Glass, Wood, Cork
Barbini Murano 1950s Red Orange Yellow Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red orange, yellow and clear Italian art glass powder / jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. It is published...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
1970s Petite Silver Trinket Box Mother of Pearl & Abalone Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Tiny Rose Silver Trinket Box Mother of Pearl & Abalone Shell
interior Mahogany wood
alpaca silver metal Mexico
stamped Alpaca
1.13 h x 2 3/16 d x 3.13
Good vintage ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mexican Brass Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay – Aztec Head Motif Taxco
By Los Castillos, Taxco
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A striking mid-century modern brass trinket or cigarette box handcrafted in Mexico, featuring a stylized Aztec or Mayan head motif in cut brass, dramatically contrasted against a viv...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Italian Jewelry Box
By Guzzini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1970s Mid-Century Modern Italian jewelry box is a beautiful example of the era's design sensibilities, combining elegance, functionality, and high-quality craftsmanship. Here's ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Fred & Marilyn Buss Big Leaf Maple & English Walnut Box
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage carved wood box features Modernist abstract organic form and striking choice of solid wood. The combination of Big Leaf maple and English walnut wood...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Italian Mid Century sewing box made of walnut wood with fold-out compartments
Located in München, DE
Original Mid-Century Modern fold-out sewing box in very good vintage condition. Made in Italy.
Made of walnut.
A stunningly beautiful decorative Italian design from the 1950s with ma...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Small Italian Florentine Jewelry Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This vintage gilt wood storage or jewelry box features one drawer and flip up top with mirror. with storage below lined in an orange velvet fabric. The box has has lots of character,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Giltwood, Paint, Fabric, Velvet
French Modernist Silver Plated Cigar Box by Crevillen, Paris c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A lovely quality mid-century modern oval cigar box made from silver plate and signed on the underside "Crevillen, Paris". They were famed in the 1960's and 1970's for making quality...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
1960s Mid-Century Modern Green and Gold Ceramic Italian Box by La Colonnata
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A green and gold ceramic round box by La Colonnata, small factory established in Sesto Fiorentino, town famous for hand-crafted ceramic. The box it's...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Brass Decorative Jewelry Box Brutalist Mid Century Modern
By Line Vautrin
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A heavy beautiful modernist round brass box
Category
1950s Korean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Seguso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Vanity Jewelry Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and elegant, vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass vanity jewelry or powder box. The piece is attributed to designer Archimede Seguso. The entire piece is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Music Play Box, Around 1960s, Made in Switzerland
Located in Wien, AT
Music play box, around 1960s, made in Switzerland.
Wood inlays.
Plays " Love story " Music
Hight when open: 19cm.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
Table Box mechanical musical movement and miniature fired enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular table box with concave corners, with mechanical musical movement with 3 different motifs by the Swiss company Reuge S.A. in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated wit...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Christian Dior Midcentury Brass, Lucite, Vienna Straw Decorative Box, Italy 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century decorative box in brass, clear lucite and Vienna straw. This incredibly elegant jewelry box was designed in Italy during 1970s and is attributed to a Christian ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Italian Navy Blue and Gold Lidded Round Box Candy Dish, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Italian navy and gold round lidded box. The dark blue shade contrasts beautifully with the gold ribbed accents along the sides and on the finial. The size makes this piece ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Carole Stupell Lucite Ice Bucket
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mid Century Modern Carole Stupell Lucite Ice Bucket
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Lucite
$1,260 Sale Price
20% Off
South Indian Brass Box Jewel Box Droga Art circa 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Little jewel box in openwork metal with floral and plant motifs.
Brass. Typical of the droga art.
Mid 20th century
Shipping:
9 / 13 / 8 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Medium Size Enameled Metal Hefty Utility Bins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Medium sized multi-color enameled metal stacking utility bins in original condition with visible patina and wear. Mostly in shades of gray, brown and blue...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Flavio Poli Murano Sommerso Smoked Grey Faceted Glass Box
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Sommerso faceted Murano lidded box in grey and clear glass. Attributed to Flavio Poli, Italy, 1950s.
Rectangular faceted box in grey gl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
International Silver Vintage Velvet Heart Ring Box
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Silver Plate Velvet Heart Ring Box
4.5 x 4 x 2
maker stamped International Silver Company
Vintage unrestored condition marks and...
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Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
FORNASETTI Cigar Humidor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wooden cigar humidor box with cammei design on faux marble / made in Milan Italy by Fornasetti, in the 1980s
Original metal label inside
Measures: width 10 inches, de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
$3,000
Mexican Silverplate Box in Owl Shape
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Mexican Silverplate Box in Owl Shape. Fantastic patina.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Modern Japanese Secret Puzzle Box Wood Inlay Mt Fuji Floral
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a mid-century modern Japanese decorative secret puzzle trick box wood inlay Mt Fuji floral.
Dimensions: 1.75" H x 4.5" W x 3.25" D.
Please visit take a loo...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
$168 Sale Price
25% Off
Piero Fornasetti Box with Butterflies, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Original and decorative box from the 1960s designed by Piero Fornasetti, a celebrated Italian artist and designer known for his dreamlike and surreal approach to design. The box is r...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Jewelry Box from Chapman
Located in San Diego, CA
Large, mid-century modern solid brass jewelry casket by Chapman measuring 15 1/4 by 8 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches. Commanding size and presence that will add style and glamour to your decor...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Jewelry Box Hand Carved Wood Boob 1960s
By Dean Santner
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a beautiful hand carved wood jewelry box in the style of Dean Santner. The boob shaped box twists open easily to reveal a compartment w...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
Fornasetti Enamel Metal Mahogany Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage decorative matches box with enamel metal portraying a hot air balloon and mahogany wood insert / designed by Piero Fornasetti, made in Italy in the 1960s
Length: 4.5 inches /...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Hand Crafted Burlwood Humidor Cigar Storage Box
By Dunhill
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 20th mid-century hand crafted burlwood humidor cigar storage box. In the manner of Dunhill and Davidoff. Burl wood with exotic woods.
Dimensions: 4.75 h x ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Burl
$704 Sale Price
36% Off
Rectangular Box Gold Brass Cigarette Case, Italy, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rectangular box gold brass cigarette case, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
$431 Sale Price
40% Off
A 1950s Murano turquoise opaline and gilt metal, hinged box by Gino Cenedese
Located in London, GB
A 1950s Murano turquoise opaline and gilt metal, hinged box by Cenedese
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Green Onyx Marble Box, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A handmade trinket or jewelry box, crafted with utmost care from exquisite onyx. Details in guilded metal such as the lion feet. This versatile box will work for your treasures, whil...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Onyx
Vintage Louis Vuitton Jewellery / Jewelry Case
Located in Northampton, GB
Containing a Moveable Watch Tray
From our Jewellery Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Vintage Louis Vuitton Jewellery Case. The Jewellery Case of elongated rectangular...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Modern boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern 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 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 boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original 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 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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