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
Small Rectangular Cut Glass Candis or Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small rectangular cut glass candis or jewelry box with hardware in brass.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
$416 Sale Price
32% Off
Brutalist Sun Box by Emaus Workshops, Mexico, 1960s
By Emaus
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A hand-forged brutalist metal box in the form of a radiant sun, made by the Emaus Workshops of Mexico. The lid features a stylized face with expressive features, encircled by gilt ac...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
MCM Lidded Green Marble Trinket Box with Brass Accents
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM lidded green marble trinket box with brass accents, circa 1970s. The box has well cut lines and features brass feet and a cool brass lizard hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Set of 4 Lucite and Chrome Ashtrays in Dior Style, Dior Style, France 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful set of 4 Mid-Century ashtrays in clear lucite and chrome. These stylish items were designed in France during the 1970s and are attributed to Dior Home production.
In amazi...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Hand-Carved Organic Wooden Box with Lid, France, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A wonderful organically shaped Mid-Century hand-carved wooden lidded storage or jewelry box, crafted in France during the 1950s. It is in very good original, unrestored condition. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Tessellated Abalone Shell Brass Inlaid Cigarette Tobacco Trinket Box Mexico
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
1950s mahogany lined brass and tessellated abalone cigarette box from Mexico.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
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
Capodimonte Porcelain Chest, Jewelry Box, Italy Mid 20th Century
By Capodimonte
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Mid 20th Century beautiful Capodimonte Porcelain Chest or Jewelry Box
Glazed Porcelain with mark on the base.
Chest with a rectangular base with a domed lid, decorated with a galan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Dior Mid-Century Jewelry Box Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Chrome, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Delightful mid-century decorative jewelry box in tortoiseshell effect lucite and chrome. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s for a Dior Home Production.
This...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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
Vintage Silver Plated Peanut Box by FB Rogers - 1960s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Measures : 18x8 cm H:8cm
Materials : Gold Plate,Silver Plate,Steel,Cast,Hand-Crafted
Silver-plated peanut-shaped box by FB Rogers, believed to be from the 1960s.
Made of silver-plat...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Iconic Siver Leafed Mandruzzato Sommerso Murano Box
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning decorative, collectible Murano box for an aficionado of luxury and rarity.
This large vintage silver leaf and black Murano glass sommerso box, made in Italy by Alessandr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Norwegian Solid Birch Expandable Sewing Stand Organizer Made in Norway MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Norwegian Solid Birch Expandable Sewing Stand Organizer Made in Norway MINT
Category
20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Birch
1960s Gorgeous Box in Onyx. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous Box in Onyx. Made in Italy. This box is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
5,31 x 3,74 x 1,57 H inches
13,5 x 9,5 x 4 H cm
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Onyx
ANTOINETTE FARAGALLAH Decorative Sculptural Large Turquoise Pottery Lidded Box
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative pottery box designed by Antoinette Faragalla.
This is a great decorative pottery lidded box created by the artist Antoinette Faragallah...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$5,212 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Mid Century Rosewood and Enamel Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a stunning redwood box with an enamel lid. It is both decorative and functional as it can be used to store jewelry or any item you wish. Unsigned.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Jens Quistgaard Rosewood Box for Dansk, Denmark, c.1960
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jens Quistgaard Lidded Rosewood Box for the Dansk Rare Wood Collection, Denmark, c.1960.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
Fanciullacci Majolica Ceramic Dresser Box with Lid Horse Relief Italy 1950s-1960
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming vintage pottery dresser box features a minimal rectangular form with matching lid and Mid Century Modern relief and sgraffito decor. A prancing horse motif is done in brigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery, Terracotta
Alfred Klitgaard Wood & Enamel Box for Bodil Eje, Denmark, c.1965
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Alfred Klitgaard Wood & Enamel Box for Bodil Eje, Denmark, c.1965.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$440 Sale Price
34% Off
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
Paul Greene Vintage Sculptural Carved Zebra Wood Box
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage small storage or trinket box features rounded, biomorphic shape and simple, but elegant construction. The box is hand carved of solid zebra wood; the storage compartment slid...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Zebra Wood
Vintage Turtle Box by Antony Redmile
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical mid century trinket box crafted in composition in a turtle form having a polished stone lid handle and silver plate on brass head and...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
1950s Brazilian Bronze Souvenir Box with Inlaid Historic Coins by Alberti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Bronze Souvenir Box with Inlaid Historic Coins by Alberti, Brazil, circa 1950s
Dimensions: 2.5" Diameter x 1.25" H
A finely crafted mid-century bronze so...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mother-of-Pearl Mexican Silver Box
By Taxco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mexican silver box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay. Lid opens to a wood lined interior. Very nicely done and a really beautiful object!
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver
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
Signed Gabriella Crespi Decorative Jewelry Box in Lucite and Brass, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century decorative box designed and signed by Gabriella Crespi. Made in a beautiful combination of gilt brass and clear lucite, this stylish box was made in Italy during...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Alessandro Albrizzi Lucite Storage Cube, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Plexiglass/lucite cube by Alessandro Albrizzi elegant decorative element from the 1970s.
The cube opens and inside we find a concave spherical part suitable for holding small object...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Lucite
MCM Abalone Shell and Brass Lidded Trinket Box in the Style of Los Castillios
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MCM abalone shell and brass lidded trinket box with hard wood lining made in Mexico in the style of Los Castillios, circa 1960s. The piece is stamped on the underside “Made...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Green Onyx Marble Box, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Discover a captivating handmade trinket or jewelry box, crafted with utmost care from exquisite onyx. Its hinged lid and gilded feet exude a timeless elegance. This versatile masterp...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Onyx
Lucite and Silver Plate Large Modernist Box, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
Enhance your interior with this striking modernist decorative box, evoking the sophisticated artistry of renowned Italian designers such as Tommaso Barbi, Gabriella Crespi, or Willy ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abalone Shell Box, Alpaca Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abalone Shell Box, Alpaca Silver
Offered for sale is a Mexican Mid-century Modern Alpaca silver decorative box that is clad in brightly colored abalone sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Wood Box by Don Shoemaker
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Designed by Don Shoemaker and handcrafted by SEÑAL, S.A. Mexico, circa 1960s. Using exotic local wood in Mexico such as Granadillo, excellent vintage condition.
The box has beautifu...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
La Sirène au Bateau (The mermaid with the boat) by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
La Sirène au Bateau (The mermaid with the boat) by Line Vautrin, silvered bronze box.
Silvered bronze box whose lid is decorated with a Mermaid carrying a boat at arm’s length.
This ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Large Italian Rectangular Silver Plate Cigar Box, circa 1960s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Classic Italian Cigar Box in Thick Silver Plate With Striking Striped Decor on the Top and Fitted with the Original Cedar Wood Lining. Great additio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Maitland-Smith Bronze Hippopotamus on a Marble Jewelry Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Slightly eccentric vintage jewelry box with a cast bronze hippopotamus standing on a three drawer chest clad in marble veneer and set on four bro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Park Sherman Art Deco Bakelite Tambour-Top Jewelry Cigarette Box
By Park Sherman
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic vintage art deco cigarette box called the “Rollette” designed by Park Sherman. The tambour door rolls back to show a two tone striped chrome finish inside. Highly collectable...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
XL Mid Century Modern Tessellated Trunk Chest Coffee Table Box by Robert Marcius
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Large and Heavy Mid Century Modern Tessellated Bone Trunk Chest Coffee Table Box. Lots of storage room with velvet lined interior. Pagoda for top. By Robert Marcius and in very good ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bone
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
Italian Jewelry Music Footed Box Reuge Ste-Croix Love Story Hollywood Regency
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1970s vintage reuge wood music box Italian inlaid marquetry jewelry box. Elegant footed music box crafted fruitwood. Glossy...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Velvet
Italian Florentine Mid-Century Leather Card Holder Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Italian hand crafted box in leather and gold embossed and decorated with playing cards on the exterior. The two piece box can be used to store two decks of cards or small...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Leather
Vintage Gucci, Italy - Solid Sterling 800 Silver Box c.1968
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
A truly striking and very rare box by the iconic designer, Gucci, Italy. What makes this one so very special is that is made from solid 800/100 silver rather than the usual silver p...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver
1950s Onyx Mineral Stone Jewelry Box / Hinged Box
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern hinged box veneered in fine Onyx stone, Spain, 1950s.
This exquisite vintage 1950s rectangular box is all constructed with onyx and features a brass hinge.
This tr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Brass
$1,046 Sale Price
20% Off
Weighted Wood Chess Set by John Jaques of London in Wood Box 7cm Kings, ca 1950
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English handmade wood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in its original box with a sliding lid, made by John Jaques of London and dating to the mid 20th century period.
The chess pieces are made of turned and carved varnished wood. The bases of ALL pieces are weighted with metal pieces and the bases have a green felt/paper cover.
Weighted sets like this one have a much nicer "feel" when playing.
The pieces in the set are in the Staunton style.
Sizes: Kings: 70mm ( ~ 2.75 inches); Pawns: ~45mm (~1.7 inches)
The set comes complete with its original wood storage box, having a sliding lid and complete with a paper makers sticker to the lid.
Overall a good "weighted" John Jaques chess...
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
Italian Florentine Green Gilt Rectangular Wood Tissue Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box. This painted green gilt-wood box can be used to elegantly hold tissues but also store your favorite pieces of jewelry on a v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Alvino Bagni Box for Raymor
By Alvino Bagni, Raymor
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful example of mid century Italian pottery. Alvino Bagli for Raymor lidded box in a great period orange with yellow, brown and black accent.
It is a beautiful box and hard to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Pottery
Tiffany & Co. 1980 by Elsa Peretti Pumpkin Trinket Lidded Box In .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Pumpkin box designed by Elsa Peretti (1940-2021) for Tiffany & Co.
Beautiful vintage rounded trinket box with a lid, designed in the shape of a pumpkin by...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,048 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Decorative Brass Box Mid-Century Modern Safe Jewelry
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage decorative brass box mid-century modern safe jewelry. Unmarked. Patina present.
Dimensions: 2.25" H x 3.88" D x 6" W
Delivery within 200 miles fro...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Italian Murano Faceted Glass & Brass Hinged Box / Jewelry Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This beautiful hinged Murano glass box in pristine clear faceted glass and brass trim and original decorative key and tassel. It is a wonderful desk or...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Midcentury Vintage Lacquer Wood Cylinder tin Metal Tea Canister Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and Minimalist tea canister box from Japan. This rare beauty is a unique box or decorative box that brings midcentury shape with organic beauty. Constructed of wood panels ...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Tin
Kenji Fujita Ceramic on Oak Jar Box Japanese Studio Craft Tea Caddy Tobacco
By Kenji Fujita
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Tottori Japan, c.1950s
Turned Oak Tea Caddy with Ceramic Inlay by ceramicist Kenji Fujita.
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Mid Century Murano Glass Sommerso Box, Bucella Cristalli, Italy c. 1960
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous authentic and original emerald green and gold sommerso Murano glass casket, made in Italy c. 1960 and retaining its original label for Bucella Cristalli of Murano, Venice....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Maitland Smith Lidded Shagreen Box, c.1985
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Maitland Smith Lidded Shagreen Box, c.1985.
Category
20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Shagreen, Wood
Italian Leather Jewelry Tray
Located in New York, NY
An Italian leather and suede jewelry tray, Modern/Midcentury Modern design, made exclusively for B. Altman & Co. New York, NY, circa mid-20th century or e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Leather, Suede
Italian Onyx Stone Trinket Box by Romano Bianchi, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative natural marble onyx stone trinket, jewelry or cigarette box. Hand-made in Italy during the 1970s by Romano Bianchi.
Measurements: 14x9x7.5 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Marble
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Applied Discs, Blue, Purple, White, Brown, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, applied discs, blue, purple, white, brown, signed. The lid is a coarse dark chocolate clay decorated with rows of applied glazed discs in violet (purple) and bl...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Large Oak Sewing Box, 1950s, Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Solid Oak wood sewing box ,on wheels . opened with two hinged doors on the top, while the accordion style (with layered shelves that used external hinges to store more stuff in...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Italian Round Marble Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming marble box with gilt brass, marked Made in Italy. The lidded box is perfect for jewelry, trinkets, small collectibles. The box is a beautiful addition to a vanity or as a de...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Marble
1970s Ottaviani Italian Design Enamel Silver Wood Box
By Ottaviani
Located in Brescia, IT
Playpen
Ottaviani
Italy, 1970
Enameled Silver
Wood Box
Perfect Condiction
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver
Debladis Paris Modernist Silver Plate and Lucite Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite decorative box, designed by French silversmith Debladis Paris, exudes sophistication and elegance. The piece was expertly crafted in France circa 1960. Its sleek, roun...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
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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