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Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Andrianna Shamaris Mid Century Couture Espresso Stained Side Table
Located in New York, NY
An impressive antique single slab of teak wood taken from my finest collection, is hand carved to produce this beautiful side table with a four inch deep bevelled top. We added three...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Small Spanish Iron Drinks Table with Pointed Stem
Located in Buchanan, NY
This lovely Spanish iron side table was recently hand crafted by skilled artisans and features a distinctive design with a central stem that tapers to a fine point, attached to a stu...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Iron

Pair of French Riviera Square Coffee Table in Rattan and Wicker, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning pair of Mid-Century square coffee table fully made in bamboo, hand-woven wicker and rattan. This lovely organic cocktail tables were made in Italy during the 1970s and are a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Pair of Italian Modernist Wooden Bedside Tables with Glass Top
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of 1950s Italian side tables or nightstands with one drawer. Made of hardwood with glass top and brass details.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

1950s Circular Oak Side Table
Located in London, London
Oak side table Circular top Light oak Four tapering legs Simple style Oak  1950s
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Italian Coffee Table in Granite, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee or side table handcrafted out of granite, 1980s. It has a very nice 3-leg base and a triangle plate. It is made of beautiful granite. Please take notice of ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Granite

Mid-Century Modern Two-Tier Tri-Leg Side Table by Henredon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Chromed Steel and Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Square Coffee Table, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century square Italian coffee table in chromed steel with a stunning tortoiseshell-effect lucite top. This gorgeous and unique piece was designed in Italy during the 19...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel, Chrome

John Dickinson Style Plaster Faux Bois Draped Rope and Tassel Side Table
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
John Dickinson Style Plaster Faux Bois Draped Rope and Tassel Side Table This unique side table is a true work of art, crafted entirely in plaster to create a stunning sculptural p...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Plaster

Solid oak coffee table Model: 5350 by Borge Mogensen 1950 Shaker syle side table
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Sophisticated & Timeless! This rare danish design classic model 5350 Coffee Table designed by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik A/S, Denmark 1950’s. Gorgeous Mid-century desi...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Midcentury Round Top Side Table with Column Supports and Tambour Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Midcentury wooden side table with round top, column-shaped supports and tambour base. This Midcentury wooden side table exudes timeless charm and elegance, featuring a round top su...
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20th Century Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Eero Saarinen 22" Oval Tulip Base Side Table with Walnut Top
Located in Tucson, AZ
This Eero Saarinen Tulip Base side table was designed in 1957 and manufactured in 1978, delivered to a stationary store in Houston Texas based on...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum

Iron and Marble Cedric Hartman Style Side Table
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful solid marble top side table with triangular iron base in the style of Cedric Hartman, circa 1980s. The table is well constructed and in very good vintage condition; it mea...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Iron

Pierre Chapo Special Black Wood Edition T23 Side Table
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Side table designed by Pierre Chapo in 1960s. Manufactured in France by Chapo Creations in 2020. Stamped by the manufacturer. Special black edition. In good original condition, with...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Rodolfo Bonetto '4/4' Table 1969 for B-Line
Located in Tilburg, NL
Rodolfo Bonetto '4/4' Table for B-Line. Designed in 1969. New, current production. From the drawing board of Rodolfo Bonetto in 1969, 4/4 represents the typical multi-functional pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Plastic

1970s Pair of Jan Kalous Side Tables for ULUV, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Rattan

1970s Jan Kalous Side Table for ULUV, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Frères Cloutier Side Table
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Rare red enameled lava tile low table by Robert and Jean Cloutier dating from the 1950s. This mid-century Lava Tile Coffee Table by the Cloutier Brothers...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Lava, Metal

Modern Vintage Brass Pastel Colors Mosaic Side Table 1990 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage circular cute and tiny side table or flower table from brass and pastel colored mosaic elements 1990 Italy. An amazing side table with brass base with three legs and a...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Black Glass and Metal Side Table by Arredamenti Allegri Parma Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Modernist side table with castors. Made by Areddamenti Allegri Parma in the 70s. Made of laquered steel and smoked glass top.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Modern Small Square Side Table Teak with White Laminate Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely Mid-20th Century Mid Century Modern small square side table comprised of a teak frame and a white laminate top. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and n...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Plastic, Laminate, Teak

Paul McCobb Side Table with Brass Base by Calvin
Located in Highland, IN
This exquisite vintage example of Paul McCobb's brass base table features a mahogany top and McCobb's elegant design in square stock brass. The table is entirely original and in very...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Pair Italian Mid Century Ash Side Cabinets
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this pair of ash wood side chests dates from the 1950s. Warm, medium blond in color, the cabinets each have an open compartment with a single fixed shelf and decorati...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Ash

Saarinen Knoll Tulip Table
Located in New York, NY
Early Knoll Saarinen tulip table, cast iron base, oval laminate top. Minor cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Danish Solid Teak Mid Century Side Table by Finn Juhl for France & Søn, c1950s
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Step into a realm of timeless elegance with this exquisite vintage mid-century modern Teak Coffee Table, a testament to the visionary prowess of renowned Danish designer, Finn Juhl. ...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Maison Bagues France side table
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Maison Bagues France side table 3-plane side table Materials: bronze and mirrored crystals Design: bamboo Its legs are slightly open at the bottom. for better support and stability G...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bronze

Vintage Italian Sheaf of Wheat Side Table with Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Gilt Metal, Original Glass Top Condition: Original Patina on Base, Glass In Very Good Condition
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

French side table by Michel Duffet
Located in Long Island City, NY
French side table by Michel Duffet featuring a round tabletop and rectangular base in sycamore wood with rosewood details. Michel Dufet (1888-1985) was a French furniture designer w...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood, Sycamore

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Tripod Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

Mid Century Leather Top Side Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
a sophisticated addition to any living space or bedroom. This table stands out with its elegant top finished in a subtle shagreen texture overcast leather, providing a luxurious feel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Bruno Rey for Dietiker Round Coffee Tables
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bruno Rey for Dietiker, coffee tables, lacquered wood, Switzerland, 1970s These coffee tables, designed by Swiss designer Bruno Rey, have a distinctive design that adds character to...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Ipanema Stool, Wood Lacquered Feet by Duistt
Located in Leça da Palmeira, PT
Ipanema Stool, Wood Lacquered Feet by Duistt Following the Ipanema series that refers to the imagination of the well-known sidewalk in Rio de Janeiro. The Ipanema Stools, come in tw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut Pedestal Cube Side Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Bossa Side Table, Estremoz Marble, Handcrafted in Portugal by Duistt
Located in Leça da Palmeira, PT
Bossa Side Table, Estremoz Marble, Handcrafted in Portugal by Duistt The “bossa” collection is inspired by the subtlety, particular charm and harmonious simplicity of the brazilian ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Mid-Century Modern Burled Wood Side Table
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Burled Wood Side Table. Featuring a straight line design, rectangular top, four modern legs, and a combination of burled wood and walnut. Thi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Burl

Pair of Walnut and Tile Mosaic Side or End Tables
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very nice vintage Mid-Century Modern mosaic tops walnut end tables.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Stone

Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Walnut Glass Top Side Tables - Set of 2
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a pair of Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Walnut Glass Top Side Tables. Featuring round glass tops and crisscross walnut bases. This is an exceptional combinat...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood, Walnut

Mid-Century Danish Modern Teak High Chest
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a pair of Mid-Century Modern Lane Octagonal Walnut Side Tables. Featuring a two-tier octagonal design, modern legs, and a beautiful walnut finish. This is an exce...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Lane Walnut Side Tables - Set of 2
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a pair of Mid-Century Modern Lane Walnut Side Tables. Featuring a straight line design, rectangular top with curved edge, single drawer for storage, four modern l...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern walnut side table in the manner of Haywood-Wakefield, with rounded rectangular top above four tapering square splayed legs.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Set of 3 Wood Side Tables by Kai Kristiansen
Located in Toronto, CA
Almost as if by magic, the 3 wood side tables nest neatly into each other to create a single cube. Use the set as a single cube side table, or individually as a trio of tables. Magic...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of MarbleCraft Round Side Tables
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of round three legged round top side tables consisting of an 18 inch diameter "Capri Blue" simulated marble resin top by MarbleCraft on three 16 inch tapered brass-tone legs wit...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Side Table Exposition 1958 by Lucien De Roeck for Bois Manu
By Lucien De Roeck, Bois Manu
Located in Lasne, BE
Side table in the shape of a painter's palette de Lucien de Roeck . Wear due to time and age of the table.
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Side Table Franco Albini Style, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing side table in rattan and bamboo in the style of Franco Albini. These stunning bedsides feature a structure made in bamboo with rattan decorations on the sides. M...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan

Vintage Macassar Ebony Side Table With Chrome Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Macassar ebony side table with chrome base. Add some modern style to your home. Nice original wear to surfaces.
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Chrome

Square Ceramic side table with Calligraphic pattern, France 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Square ceramic side table with Calligraphic pattern, France 1970s. Beautiful and well proportioned table showing a black calligraphic pattern on a dark warm brown / taupe colored gla...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Pair of Mid-Century Brass, Chrome and Glass Top Side Tables by Willy Rizzo
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of mid-century Italian side tables made of brass and chrome frame with smoked glass top and lower shelves. Heavy and solid, very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

French Brass Two-Tier End Table Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
Simple lines point to this two-tier end table French mid-century roots. Designed by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen, it features silky brass legs and transparent glass tops. Its symmet...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid Century Pair of Plastic Parsons Side Tables White Style Kartell or Syroco
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful pair of heavy plastic parsons square side tables. They are both antique white but just a shade different. Done in the style of Kartell or Syroco although unsigned. They are in fabulous vintage condition with normal wear and tear but no outstanding flaws apart from a small rust ring on the top of one table, circa 1960s-1970s. Please see photos. Sometimes you just need a versatile, simple, and light weight little table so you can move it here………and…….there! Inside. Or outside. This pair of heavy plastic parsons tables...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Plastic

Signed Silas Seandel ' Ortago ' Bronze Side Table
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Signed Silas Seandel ' Ortago ' Bronze Side Table
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

Wire Side Table by Warren Platner
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nickel plated steel wire rods side table by Warren Platner for Knoll International with transparent glass tabletop. Exquisite craftsmanship, all rods are completely hand welded. P...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel, Nickel, Wire

Pair of "Montecarlo" Brass low tables by Corrado dall'Acqua, Azucena, Italy 1949
Located in Argelato, BO
A rare and splendid pair of "T12" Montecarlo model brass coffee tables, designed by the Italian Architect and Designer Corrado Corradi dall'Acqua for the legendary Azucena company, I...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Expertly Restored - Paul Frankl Cork Top Side Table for Johnson Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-century vintage gold Gilded decorator side tables/a pair
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a pair of mid-century vintage gold Gilded decorator side tables. These side tables feature four columns in the center with a square base. The tables have been gold gilded wit...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Sigurd Ressell Set of 2 Side Tables for Vatne Mobler, Norwegian Design, 1960s
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Set of 2 chrome side tables with a smoked glass top designed by Sigurd Ressell and produced by Vatne Mobler in Norway during the 1960’s. Few using marks as shown in the pictures. In ...
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1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Pair of Mid-Century Brass, Chrome and Glass Top Side Tables
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Mid-century Italian side tables made of brass and chrome frame with smoked glass tops. Heavy and solid, very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Set Of Side Tables Made In Rosewood By Severin Hansen From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Crafted from beautiful rosewood, these side tables add a warm and sophisticated atmosphere to any living room. They are practical and versatile and can be used as side tables, coffee...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

MarbleCraft Simulated Onyx Occasional Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Three legged round top table consisting of a 23 inch diameter simulated onyx resin top by MarbleCraft on three 16 inch tapered brass-tone legs with self-leveling feet. Both the top a...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-century Modern side tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern side tables 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 side tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern side tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side tables, popular names associated with this style include Edward Wormley, Lawson-Fenning, Dunbar, and Paul McCobb. 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 side tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $76 and tops out at $250,000 while the average work can sell for $2,247.

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