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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John Player Treen Humidor Tobacco Jar By Macabo, Milan, Italy Circa 1950's
By Macabo
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Superb treen mid century tobacco jar with brass pipe decoration to lid
Made by Macabo in Milan, Italy for English tobacco company John Player
Stamped Macabo Cusano to base. Has origi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
Hand Crafted Burl Walnut Wood Box, 1970's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Hand Crafted Burl Walnut Wood Box, 1970's
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Walnut
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
20th century design jewelry or decorative blue abstract ceramic box Rene Maurel
By René Maurel
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Rene Maurel
Blue abstract 20th century design jewelry or decorative ceramic box by René Maurel
Original perfect condition
Signed and dated 1965
Height 11 cm
Large 8 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Florentine Mid-Century Leather Box with Dog
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very charming Mid-Century rectangular Italian hand crafted box in leather and gold embossed with a charming dog affixed on the lid. This box can be used to store your favorite pieces...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Italian Round Red Opaline Glass Hinged Trinket Box
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small round red Italian opaline trinket box. In a rich deep ruby red, this vintage box will be glamourous on a dresser, nightstand, or coffee table. Large enough to hold bobby pins...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Opaline Glass
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Large French Silvered Bronze Box Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered bronze poudrier box "Ammonite" by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997).
In the 1940s, Line Vautrin designed a series that was inspired by the shape of na...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze
American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with straight tab. Box interior velvet lined. Cover interior gilt. Fully marked including maker’s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
1970s Mid-Century Modern Lucite Fake Tortoise Italian Jewelry Box
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A rare lucite rectangular jewelry box designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies, It's in very good conditions considering use and age
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Small American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Poole in Taunton, Mass. Rectangular with straight sides; cover hinged with curved top. Box interior cedar-lined; underside leather-line...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cut Crystal Lidded Box in the Style of Baccarat With Brass Closure
By Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A crystal lidded box - rectangular with cut squares and textured surfaces. A compliment to any cocktail table, work station or desk.
Many purposes - also great in the bath as a cotton ball holder...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Midcentury Rectangular Decorative Box in Wood and Brass, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular decorative box in wood and brass details.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Low Large Square Box in Solid Italian 1970s Brass with Lid
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Low large square box in solid Italian 1970s brass with lid.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
$484 Sale Price
40% Off
Cube Box in Lucite Alessandro Albrizzi Style, Italy, Mid-Century Modern, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Cubic box in purple and transparent Lucite in the style of Alessandro Albrizzi, Italy, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Lino Sabattini Made in Italy Decorative Box in Silver Metal, 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design cylindrical container for breadsticks or decorative box in silver metal designed by Lino Sabattini, engraved Sabattini Made in Italy under the base,...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
$693 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic & Brass Box Tommaso Barbi for B Ceramiche, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Oval box in ceramic with marble effect borders and brass handle by Tommaso Barbi for B Ceramiche made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is stil...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of 10 Plastic Storage Canisters, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of 10 Plastic Storage Canisters, Austria, 1950s
Presumably produced by ETO/Murplastic in Graz, Austria
Crafted from durable early plastic with clean lines and functional eleganc...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Plastic
Studio Craft Exotic Wood Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Studio craft signed jewelry box in exotic burl wood with velvet interior.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Crespi Style Lucite and Chrome Decorative Jewelry Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century decorative jewelry box made in a beautiful combination of chrome and clear lucite. This elegant round box was made in Italy during the 1970s clearly in the styl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Mixed Metal Patchwork Box by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a brutalist, mixed metal keep-sake box by Paul Evans, circa 1970s. It is constructed of patinated copper panels and lined with cork. The design features splashes of solder a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Copper
Mid 20th Century Silver Plated Quail-Shaped Boxin the style of Mauro Manetti
By Mauro Manetti, Gucci
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a highly decorative item, it is a sculptural box that has the shape of a bird, a quail to be exact.
Very realistic in workmanship and size, this box dating back to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Pewter
Bitossi Graphic Pattered Ceramic Box
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bone white hand built keepsake box with a blue and green graphic pattern top. Interior of box is glazed in a vibrant green.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Karl Springer Tessellated Stone Box with Shagreen Interior
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a very handsome and iconic lidded box by Karl Springer. Made of tessellated stone, this example has brass accents and a shagreen interior. There's also a gorgeous wood trim d...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Ruby Red and Gilt Silver Faceted Murano Glass Jewelry Box, Italy 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning jewelry box in faceted ruby red Murano glass and gilt silver. This incredibly rare piece was produced in Italy in the 1920s.
The box feature an exquisite 12 sided faceted ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Spanish Wooden Box with Silver & Enamel Lid
By Gio Ponti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Spanish table or glove box.
In .915 fine (plata de ley) solid silver.
The wooden box with a silver lid with an enameled Moderist depiction of a recumbent woman with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Cylindrical Wood Box, circa 1960, France
Located in Labrit, Landes
Cylindrical rosewood box, France, circa 1960
Please see also "French Cylindrical Wood Box, circa 1960"
Good condition with minor marks of use
For shipping:
11.5/11.5/11 cm ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
$161 Sale Price
31% Off
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio-Linie Black Porcelain Bird Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely made and stylish mid-century Rosenthal porcelain lidded jar decorated with birds amidst foliage designed by renowned Danish born artist Bjorn Wiinblad (1918-2006). The lidde...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Don Shoemaker - Senal Exotic Mixed Hardwoods Rosewood Trinket Box Made in Mexico
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by eccentric woodworker and designer Don Shoemaker, this trinket box was made by Senal in Mexico. It employs a cacophany of exotic woods, including cocobolo, jacaranda, and ...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Jacaranda, Mahogany, Rosewood, Cocobolo
1960s Mancer Raymor Italian Borsalino Hat Box
By Raymor
Located in Garnerville, NY
Form and function with a lot of fun. Hide your keepsakes and valuables or use it a a serving piece or just as an object. The ceramic hat form, to me fits more into the Borsalino styl...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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 Boxes
Materials
Enamel
a mid-century Italian wood and glass table top box in the manner of Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in London, Fitzrovia
a mid-century Italian wood and glass table top box attributed to Fontana Arte.
Please note that we often have a much shorter handling tim...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Walter Bosse Austrian Lacquered Brass Cigarette Box
By Herta Baller
Located in New York, NY
Walter Bosse for Herta Baller polished cast brass square box with patinated stripe lid, Austria, circa 1950's.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Brass Letter Envelope Box Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This ever so chic and obscure vintage Italian brass box is simply a pop art design of a form of an opened up envelope that is a box. it is from the lat...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Gabriella Crespi Signed, Cylindrical Brass Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Small box cylindrical beautifully crafted by Italian designer Gabriella Crespi, dating back to the 1970s. This exquisite piece is crafted in brass, showcasing Crespi's signature min...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Danish Bog Oak Box with 'The Little Mermaid' in Silver, by AS 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare and Beautiful handmade Box by Andersen and Søhoel. It is made of danish Bog Oak 400 to 1000 years old. The Lid has a silver henge and mechanism and is inlayed with a motif of ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver
$451 Sale Price
20% Off
Les roseaux à visage humain by Line Vautrin, double-sided silvered bronze box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“Les Roseaux à visage humain” (“Reeds with Human Faces”) is a double-sided silvered bronze box by Line Vautrin.
The front side representing reeds (rushes) in motion, with their flowe...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Yellow and Orange, Geometric, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, yellow and orange, geometric, signed. Small scale box from Aldo Londi's "Torcello" series, with an orange bottom and yellow l...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Small Mid-Century Majolica Blackberries Tureen
Located in Austin, TX
Small Mid-Century Majolica Blackberries Tureen.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
French Mid-Century Oval Crystal Glass Jewelry Casket with Gilt Metal Rim
Located in Hamburg, DE
This elegant oval crystal glass casket from France dates back to the 1950s and captivates with its timeless design and refined craftsmanship. Made from thick crystal glass with a cla...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Glass
Large Red Majolica Money Bank Squirrel Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large Red Majolica Money Bank Squirrel Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Black Leather Jewelry Box, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern black leather jewelry box. Sweet petite jewelry box in butter soft black leather with red felt interior. This little box i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Leather
$324 Sale Price
28% Off
Russian U.S.S.R Papier Mache Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Signed and Dated 1961 USSR
From our Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this unusual Russian Papier Mache Box. The box of slim rectangula...
Category
20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
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 Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Boho Tessellated Horn Tissue Box Cover
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your decor with this Vintage Boho Tessellated Horn Tissue Box Cover, a luxurious accessory that combines natural beauty with artisanal craftsmanship. Crafted from intricately...
Category
Late 20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood
Vintage Mexican Box with Stone Mosaic Copper Silver & Brass Details Taxco
By Los Castillos, Taxco
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite vintage box from Mexico features a richly textured stone mosaic design on its surface, combining deep shades of blue and green. The geometric ornamentation is crafted ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Stone, Multi-gemstone, Metal, Brass, Silver, Copper
Gabriella Crespi Lucite and Chrome Decorative Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rare box in lucite and chrome in the shape of a rhombus signed by the Italian designer Gabriella Crespi as shown in photos. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Conditions are good consid...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1950 Felice Galbiati Italian Midcentury Design Metal Play Card Box
Located in Brescia, IT
Playpen
Felice Galbiati _ Milan
Italy, 1950
Serigraph metal and wood
Very good condiction
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Brass and wood Desk Box, Fine Decorative Case, jewelry box, object
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Desk Box - Decorative Box Set - Fine Brass and wood Case
Vintage decorative box set in metal and brass with internals made with wood perfec...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
$554 Sale Price
15% Off
Vintage Dunhill Leather and Brass Cigar Humidor, 1960s
By Dunhill, Jacques Adnet
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Jacques Adnet Style - 1960s - Mid-Century
Measures : Ø 17cm H:11cm
Materials : Leather - Brass - Glass
A stylish mid-20th century brass box modeled as a porthole with stitched leath...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Delightful Hand Painted Ceramic Nightstand Carafe From Vieux Vallauris, France
By Vallauris
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Absolutely delightful, hand painted ceramic lidded tripod pot from Cerenne, Vallauris, France
Beautifully decorated with delicate pale pink, lemon and tangerine flowers on cream grou...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Brass and Walnut Pocket Emptier by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous vide poche in walnut wood and solid brass. This elegant item was designed by Tommaso Barbi in Italy in the 1970s.
This lovely item is made in the shape of a crate combining...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mahogany Wood Tobacco Box with Golden and Blue Brass Lid, 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mahogany wood tobacco box with golden and blue brass lid, 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
$462 Sale Price
40% Off
1960s Wood and Metal Italian Jewelry Box by Galbiati Milano
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A wooden and enameled metal box designed and manufactured in Italy by Galbiati in the Sixties. The red box it's decorated with jewels . It's in good condition overall and marked on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
PIERO FORNASETTI Milano 1960 Enameled Sliding Box With Racing Car & Horse
Located in Miami, FL
An enameled sliding box designed by Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988).
This is a very rare rectangular sliding box created in Milano Italy by Piero Fornasetti. The box is from the mid-century period, crafted in the 1960's in steel and wood. The outer steel is embellished with applications of multicolor enamel depicting a double wheel racing car with a horse . The box is very decorative and in very good preserved condition. These kinds of boxes are highly collectable and desirable among the mid-century and Italian design collectors.
Piero Fornasetti
He was an Italian artist and designer that born in Milan into a middle-class family, Fornasetti creative pursuits encompassed design, decoration, painting, curating, and printing. His oeuvre, spanning over 13,000 works, displayed a wide range of objects and furniture with a unique emphasis on decorative diversity. Collaborating with figures like Gio Ponti, Fornasetti's atelier became synonymous with bringing art into everyday lives through practical yet artistically adorned objects. Fornasetti's artistic philosophy emphasized the production of series over one-of-a-kind pieces, reflecting his commitment to democratizing art. A central motif in his work was the "variations," notably exemplified in the iconic "Tema e Variazioni" series featuring over 400 renditions of opera singer Lina Cavalieri's face. His creative genius extended across different mediums, from furniture to paintings, demonstrating a coherent stylistic code. Although Fornasetti faced...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
$1,387 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Colombes Mithé Espelt Box with Glazed Ceramic Lid
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
This exquisite piece showcases a rectangular wooden box topped with a ceramic lid.
The ceramic features two doves facing each other, circling a heart, adorned with alternating glazes...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Midcentury Decorative Box in Travertine by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Cylindrical box in travertine marble by Fratelli Mannelli.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Travertine
Austrian Rectangular Rosewood Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large charming hand crafted box in rosewood. This rectangular box can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well a stand alone piece on a coffee table as decoration. A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Doyle Lane Blue Craquelure Tile Set in Hand Made Rosewood Box
By Doyle Lane
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand made rosewood box with crackled blue tile created by Doyle Lane. Box measures 2" high by 2 7/8" wide and 5" long. It is signed by the artists hand on verso, Doyle Lane as pict...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Astonishing Red and Green Jar in Empoli Glass by Rossini. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Astonishing Red and Green Jar in Empoli Glass by Rossini. Made in Italy
The item is in excellent condition.
Dimensions:
diam 5,51" x 9,05" H inches
diam cm 14 x cm 23 H
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Glass
Barbini Murano 1950s Blue Gold Flecks Bubble Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass powder / jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The piece ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
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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