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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Italian Leather-Clad and Gilt-Tooled Tabletop Jewelry or Trinket Box, Mid-20th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
**Italian Leather-Clad and Gilt-Tooled Tabletop Jewelry or Trinket Box, Mid-20th Century**
This unusually sculptural leather-covered box, marked *Made in Italy and Makers address Pe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Leather
Bovano Enamel Box
By Bovano
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming walnut jewelry box with enamel decoration by Bovano.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Enamel
French Green Majolica Money Bank Typewriter Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Green Majolica Money Bank Typewriter Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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 ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Vintage Tessellated Horn Dome Top Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tessellated horn box from the late 20th century with a dome top shape. Brass hinge and black painted interior. In great vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Horn
Paul Evans Box for America House, Copper, Bronze, and Pewter, Hinged, Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans Box, Copper, Bronze, Pewter, Hinged, Signed. Large scale hinged mixed metal textured box with painted red wood interior and lined with orange...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Pewter
$11,500 Sale Price
23% Off
Tommaso Barbi Goatskin Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
1970s Rectangular goatskin box with wooden interior by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi.
The original label is still attached on the back, as shown in the photos.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte crystal and brass decorative box Italy 1955
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This exquisite decorative box by Fontana Arte, crafted in Italy around 1955, showcases the brand’s exceptional craftsmanship and timeless design. Unlike most Fontana Arte boxes, typi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century German Space Age Newspaper Letter Box, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Space Age Newspaper Letter Box, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969
Additional information:
Materials: Metal, Plastic
Color: Black
Styles: Mid-C...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Rosenthal Netter Box, Ceramic, Yellow, Black, White, Brown, Geometric, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter box, ceramic, yellow, black, white, brown, geometric, signed. Small scale lidded box decorated with angular geometric pattern i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$975 Sale Price
50% Off
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone and Brass Box
Located in New York, NY
Large 1980s Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone and brass box.
Measurements for just the box without the design.
height 4.75'' depth 12.25'' depth 8.25''
Category
20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Mid Century Modern Jatoba and Silver Plated Cigarette Box
By Ottaviani
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing the epitome of sophistication: the Italian Mid Century Modern Jatoba Wood and Floral Decorated Silver Plated Cigarette Box by Ottaviani. Crafted with utmost precision and...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
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.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
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
Stunning 1950s White Murano Glass Hinged Jewelry Box by Cendese Murano, Italy
Located in London, GB
A stunning oval white Murano glass hinged jewelry box by Giovanni Cendese, Murano, Italy with gilt central detail and hinge.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
J’ai perdu ma tourterelle by Line Vautrin – Box in silvered bronze
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
J’ai perdu ma tourterelle (I lost my dove) by Line Vautrin – Box in silvered bronze.
J’ai perdu ma tourterelle (I lost my dove) Box in silvered bronze by Line Vautrin.
Large silvered...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Hand Painted Lidded Wood Box
By Fantoni
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage hand painted lidded wood box, paper mache.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wool
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Ugo Zaccagnini Turquoise Egyptian Blue Ceramic Box with Bullseye Target Motif
Located in Southampton, NJ
Midcentury Egyptian Blue Ceramic Pottery box by Ugo Zaccagnini of Italy. The box features a striking bullseye design on all sides. There is an overall craquelure to the glaze which i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Burl Wood & Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Box, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular box in tortoiseshell-effect lucite and burl wood frame made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Murano Barbini White Black Spots Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, dark purple / black and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity powder or jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
F.B. Rogers Gold Plate Walnut Shaped Trinket Box Keepsake, 1970, America
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage walnut box, trinket box, keepsake made in the USA by F.B. Rogers Silver Company, circa 1970.
Made out of gold plate metal and left intentio...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Los Castillo Mixed Metal Cigarette Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican made humidor, c.1960s, comprised of copper, brass, silver and malachite. The rectangular box is wood lined with a shallow basin to store cigarettes or other smoking paraphern...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Silver, Brass, Copper
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
Murano Barbini White Black Gold Flecks Spike Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, dark purple / black and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity powder or jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Marble and Nickel Box
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Super chic veined marble and nickel-plated box. The bottom and top are 1/2" marble slab while the sides are nickel-plated metal. A handsome box to be sure.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Marble, Metal
$1,500
An amaranth Wood Jewelry Box - Apple Shape - France 1970s
By Odile Noll
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
An unique jewelry box made of turned amaranth wood in the shape of an apple. Opens in two to store small items like jewelry, rings, earrings, pills, coins, etc.
Elegant design with ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large Italian Rectangular Red Leather Jewelry Box, Signed Antinori circa 1960s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Midcentury Leather Embossed Rectangular Box For Jewelry, Cards etc. Italy, circa 1950s.
The box is gold embossed decoration banner and lions and is si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Leather
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Decorative Box in Polished Steel, Brass and Wood by Rue Royale, France 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing rectangular decorative box in polished steel and brass with a wooden interior arrangement.
Its style resembles contemporary products by Romeo Rega.
Made in France in th...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel, Chrome
Set of Three Box Vase Ceramic & Wood by Franco Pozzi Gallarate, Italy 1970s
By Franco Pozzi
Located in Rome, IT
Set of three box vases in ceramic with wooden cover by the Italian designer Franco Pozzi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original signature is still visible on the bottom of...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Midcentury Lucite and Brass Christian Dior Jewelry Box, French 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and tiny Christian Dior style jewellery case, it is made of Lucite, Tortoise plexiglass and brass.
It was produced in France during 1970s and in its simplicity and elega...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Italian 1960s Graphic Playing Card Boxes for Formica
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s Graphic Playing Card Boxes for Formica
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Formica
1960s Vintage Brass Compact Case
By Dunhill
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Brass Compact Case
engraved
.38 thick x 5.25 w x 2.25 d
Hard to open.
Preowned unrestored vintage condition
See all images for details.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century European Ceramic Tobacco Jar with Pipe and Nautical Motifs
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A rare and highly decorative 20th century ceramic tobacco jar, likely of European origin. This finely crafted piece features intricate black transfer designs of assorted pipes, inclu...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Armenian Alphabet by Line Vautrin, Gilt Bronze Compact
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
Line Vautrin was inspired by the Armenian alphabet to create this very pretty compact whose lid and reverse are entirely carved with the characters o...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Louis Vuitton Hat Box
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Louis Vuitton trunk / hat box. Has a silk interior with four corner pockets. Monogrammed on canvas with leather and brass hardware.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Silk
Rare Jewelry Box in Solid Brass with an Antique Finish by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and rare jewelry box made out of solid brass and Lucite designed in the 1960s by Charles Hollis Jones.
The piece is very heavy and well made...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Cigar Box and Ashtray by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1950
By Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, PA
Introducing an exquisite piece of functional art: the Fontana Arte Cigar Box and Ashtray. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this unique item seamlessly combines the elegan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Carrara Marble Small Lidded Canister or Stash Box, Italy, 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Carrara marble small lidded canister or stash container. Italy, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Carrara Marble
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
2 boxes and a vase by tapio wirkkala for rosenthal studio line
Located in Munich, DE
beautiful set of 3 tapio wirkkala porcelain pieces for studio line / rosenthal. 1 vase 6cm diameter + 16cm high. 2 boxes with lid. one 11cm diameter + 16cm high - the other 19cm diam...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Collection of Four Vintage Florentine Scuola del Cuoio Embossed Leather Boxes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collection of four small unlined brown leather boxes with gold inlay/embossed decoration by Scuola del Cuoio (ca. 1970s, Florence, Italy).
Includes a cylindrical snuff box, a matchbo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wastepaper Basket of Genuine Cognac Core Leather, 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Round European vintage wastepaper basket from the 1970s.
It's made of strong genuine cognac colored core leather with incised pattern and visible stitchin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Leather
Midcentury Malachite Azurite and Brass Decorative Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful midcentury malachite azurite and brass decorative trinket box with hard wood lining made in Mexico in the style of Los Castillos, circa 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass
1950s Rare Piero Fornasetti Smocking Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Water Mill, NY
Midcentury rare size P.Fornasetti smocking box.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Acrylic Faux Tortoise and Brass Decorative Box, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Mid-Century Acrylic Faux Tortoise and Brass Decorative Box, 1970s
Gorgeous Italian crafted jewelry box made of acrylic with brass details.
Can be used as a jewelry box as we...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Glass Mosaic and Brass Lidded Box by Salvador Teran
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool midcentury glass mosaic and brass lidded box by noted Mexican artist Salvador Teran, circa 1950s. The piece is in very good vintage condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
$550 Sale Price
20% Off
Rectangular Decorative Box in Travertine and Cork by Marble Art, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
This beautiful square-shaped box in Travertine Marble and cork is a wonderful example of Italian decorative objects production during the 70s by Italian manufacturer Marble Art (Mart...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Blue Alabaster Box with Sliding Attached Round Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful shimmery round alabaster box with sliding lid. Unique custom blue colored box is perfect for your mementos, coins, jewelry or 420. Slide ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Wooden Decorative Box with Wind Rose, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Wooden Decorative Box with Wind Rose, 1970s
Enchanting wooden box with inlay work made from various types of wood.
This box is made from various European woods and features ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
Paul McCobb for Directional Black Lacquered Jewelry Chest, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern dresser top two-drawer jewelry chest
By Paul McCobb for Directional Furniture
USA, 1950s
Black lacquered mahogany, with original brass drawer pul...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large French Sculpted Bronze Box by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large bonze box (based on the size, it is likely a card case) by French Parisian art jewelry designer Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1950s. The box features an interesting design i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze
POSTMODERNISM 1992 Decorative Pyramidal Box In Polychromate & Gilded Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A postmodernism pyramid shaped box.
This is an amazing and very decorative vintage box created during the postmodernism period and dated by the artist 1992. The decorative box is an...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$748 Sale Price
25% Off
1960s Mid-Century Modern Cigarette Box Le Porte Di Milano by Piero Fornasettì
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A beautiful and rare mid-century modern cigarette box designed by the renowned Italian artist, Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988), in the 1960s. This piece is part of the iconic "Le Porte ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Small Decorative Round Brass Box by Gabriella Crespi, 1960s, Signed
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A beautifully crafted small round box by the renowned Italian designer Gabriella Crespi, dating back to the 1960s. This exquisite piece is crafted in brass, showcasing Crespi's signa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Portable Box Italian Tobacco Pouch in Enamel and Square Copper, 1950 Midcentury
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Portable box Italian Tobacco Pouch in enamel and square copper, 1950, midcentury.
The upper part has a stylized and very elegant glaze, the box is in ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$853 Sale Price
40% Off
Midcentury box designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant box designed by Gabriella Crespi
Wooden and golden brass small box.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Signed.
Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Travertine and Brass Rectangular Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing rectangular box in travertine and brass.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Metal, Brass
1960s Jean Gillon Tobacco Jar for Italma Wood Art Brazil
By Jean Gillon
Located in London, GB
Cigar humidor or tobacco jar from the 1960s.
This iconic piece from the Italma Wood Art collection was created by Brazilian designer Jean Gillon. Very well crafted from the finest st...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
Wilhelm Kienzle Tool Box for Mewa, circa 1950, Switzerland
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Wilhelm Kienzle tool box for MEWA, circa 1950, Switzertland.
Yellow and grey lacquered metal. Black handle, black hammer and pliers patterns.
Original good condition.
Dimensi...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
$711 Sale Price
50% Off
Midcentury Mosaic and Wood Lidded Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool midcentury mosaic and wood lidded box, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with some wear and patina. #1444.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Glass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Coco De Mer Nut Sculptural Box by Antony Redmile, London
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a rare and magnificent object fashioned from a rare coco de mer nut and Ostrich egg by Antony Redmile. The box is secured to a wooden base with a silvered stand, holding both sides of the coconut. The coconut is a rich dark chocolate brown and appears to be warmly polished. The top of the box is silvered and adorned with beautiful malachite specimens. 2 small cast resin boar's teeth set with malachite are present on either side of the box, much like handles. Decorative silvered fittings hold ostrich eggs that serve as the lids to the box. Finally, a silvered fitting holds an oval malachite finial...
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Malachite, 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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