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Mid-Century Modern Tray 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
Turtle Scale Pattern Top Maison Mercier 1970
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Turtle scale pattern top Maison Mercier 1970 in plexiglass (lucite). Golden brass gallery.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Decorative Tray by Del Campo, Italy 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorative Tray by Del Campo Italy 1970, grisaille d'oro enameled copper Impressed manufacturer's mark to underside ‘del campo Italy’. Dimensions: 1 h × 11½ w × 11½ d in
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Copper

Rare French Side Tray Table Lucite and Brass Maison Jansen, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
Heighten the modern look of your living area with this sophisticated side table with transparent glass top removable tray. Made with solid brass and Lucite, and produced in France by...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

1960s Astonishing Tray By Dogi in Murano Glass. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing tray by Dogi in Murano Glass. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition. Dimension: 14,96" x 12,20" x 1,57 H inches cm 38 x cm 31 x cm 4 H
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Murano Glass

Mid Century Brass Tray Circular Italian Design, 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Midcentury Serving Tray Circular Brass and Glass, Italy 1960s. Of excellent workmanship, consistent brass and pleasant curves.The base is also made of brass with a transparent glass...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Vintage French Brass Drinks Trolley
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very well made vintage French brass drinks trolley, dating from the 1950-60’s. This is beautifully designed and is of lovely quality. It is quite petite, the inset gla...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Folding Bamboo Tray Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-century folding bamboo tray table. Table is versatile in that it can be used as an accent table, a mini bar, or a side table and goes wit...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Faux Bamboo

Tavolino di servizio 'TN6 Cicognino' Franco Albini per Poggi 1953
Located in Milano, IT
Iconico tavolino/servomuto modello 'Cicognino' disegnato da Franco Albini e prodotto a partire dagli anni '50 da Poggi. Una delle tre esili gambe si allunga per diventare “manico-bec...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Wood

Tommaso Barbi Wicker and Chrome Folding Table Barware Tray, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tommaso Barbi designed this elegant large barware folding tray table in Italy in the 1970s. The rectangular butler shape boasts a chromed metal raised gallery and genuine rattan cane...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Tommaso Barbi Rosewood and Brass Tray
Located in Westfield, NJ
Rare Tommaso Barbi rosewood tray with brass detail. Large tray with raised foot detail and brass trim that follows the entire edge of tray. This item includes restricted materials a...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Coastal Style Bent Rattan Side Table with Removable Tray. Circa 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Coastal Style Bent Rattan Side Table with Removable Tray by Whitecraft Rattan Inc, Miami FL. Circa 1970s Features a bent rattan frame with an intricate an...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Rattan

Octagonal Lucite Tray Bowl Straw Brass Italian 1970 Gabriella Crespi Style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Octagonal lucite tray in straw bowl brass Italian design 1970 Gabriella Crespi style.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Luigi Massoni Minimalist Plastic White Bed Tray Element by Guzzini, Italy, 1980s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Plastic tray Design: Luigi Massoni Producer: Guzzini, Italy Decade: 1980s Description: This tray table was designed by Luigi Massoni and produced by Guzzini in Italy in the 1980s. It is made from white-colored plastic and is in very good vintage condition, and would be ideal to serve breakfast in bed. It still features the original Guzzini box...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Plastic

Brass Tray Table Glass Rectangular Midcentury Italian Design 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Tray produced in Italy in the 70s. The rectangular tray was made of transparent glass and printed with geometric decorations and curved brass handles. Note: We try to offer our cus...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Hector Aguilar Meat Carving Tray
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Hector Aguilar with this piece shows us what a born artist he was, the works he did in wood are few, that's why this rare tray is an exceptional piece, we believe that the best way t...
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1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

French Riviera Serving Tray in Bamboo and Rattan W/ Green Interior, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic rectangular serving tray fully made in bamboo canes, curved rattan and hand-woven wicker. This lovely French Riviera style tray was made in Italy during the 1970s. The tra...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Crystal

Piero Fornasetti Large Chinoiserie Tray c1950
Located in London, GB
Large Fornasetti tray . c1950 Printed label Fornasetti Milano,
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Brass Tray Table Decorated Glass Rectangular Midcentury Italian Design 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Tray produced in Italy in the 70s. The rectangular tray was made of transparent glass and printed with geometric decorations and curved brass handles. Note: We try to offer our cus...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Mid Century Danish Arrebo Mobler Extending Teak Serving Table
Located in London, GB
A vintage Danish side table/serving trolley set on casters with fold-out top and removable serving tray. This convenient and rare piece of mid century design is produced in teak and ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Teak

Roll Coffee Table, Serving Tray, Walnut Wood, 1960
Located in Lejre, DK
Small round coffee tables with 4 wheels and a serving tray both above and below made in walnut from around the 1960s. Measurements in cm: H:56.5 W:47 D:42.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Walnut

Mathieu Matégot Set of 3 Extra Large French, 1960, Tray
Located in Miami, FL
Exceptional set of 3 huge Mathieu Matégot tray, Classic Matégot Rigitulle pattern with a polished brass trim Dimensions: 1 red 1 1/8 H, 25 3/8 L, 16 1/4 D 1 white 1 5/8 H, 35 1/8 ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass, Steel

Italian 1970s Serving Round Tray in Indian Yellow Lucite and Faux Tortoiseshell
Located in Roma, IT
The style of this large vintage tray is glamorous, elegant but above in full 70s style. Certainly made in Italy between the 60s and 70s but we don't...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Lucite

Set of 4 Black Lucite & Nickel Serving Trays & Stand by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Set of 4 Black Lucite & Nickel Serving Trays & Stand, a timeless masterpiece meticulously crafted by renowned designer Charles Hollis Jones in 1975. This st...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Nickel

20th century Italian Lacquer Tray
Located in Toronto, CA
Fabulous 20th Century lacquered wood tray from Italy. Gorgeous colour and patina and in excellent condition. Perfect as a desk tray, or to serve drinks or coffee. Makes a wonderful h...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Wood

1960s Maurice Duchin Brass and Glass Breakfast Serving Tray
Located in Waxahachie, TX
For the best breakfast in bed/ mothers day surprise/ apology... 1960s Maurice Duchin faux bamboo, brass and glass breakfast tray. Detachable serving tray with handles. Separate hand...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Plastic Trolley Bar Container Table by Marcello Siard for Longato
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
What an iconic and vibrant piece Italian 1960s furniture this container table on wheels is. It is marked.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Plastic

Midcentury Folding Serving Trolley Table, 1960s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Midcentury serving trolley table, Germany, 1960s. Folding table. Chrome, metal and plastic. Measures: Height 30.3"(77cm), width 25.4"(64.5cm), de...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal, Chrome

1970s Astonishing Oval Metal Tray By Piero Fornasetti. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Astonishing oval metal tray by Piero Fornasetti. Made in Italy It's in excellent condition and is signed at the bottom. Dimension: 20,47" x 16,14" x 1,57 H inches cm 52 x cm 41...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Wooden Trolley, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Trolley, Italy, 1960s
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Wood

Tommaso Barbi Tray Table, 1970s
Located in Savannah, GA
A Tommaso Barbi tray table, 1970s. Woven bamboo tray on chrome base. 26 ¾ inches wide by 22 ½ inches deep by 29 inches tall
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Chrome

Circa 1950s-60s Salton "Hot Tray" Serving Trolley, American
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1950s-60s Salton "Hot Tray" serving trolley, American. The epitome of mid century modern America home entertaining conveniences. Walnut & brass with wor...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Wood

Mid-century modern Jens Quistgaard Teak Wood Side Table and Tray
Located in Madrid, ES
Side table in teak wood designed by Jens Quistgaard. Denmark, 50s Jens quistgaard is a Danish sculptor and designer. Well known internationally for popularizing Scandinavian design i...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Teak

Nest of Three Brass & Glass Trolley Tables by Maison Bagues France, Midcentury
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning set of three original mid century modern Maison Bagues trolley nested tables A very good looking highl...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

20th Century Vivai del Sud Elephant-Shaped Table in Rattan, 70s
Located in Turin, Turin
In the late 1960s Vivai del Sud consolidated its position with integrated architecture firms with a place in design excellence and furniture and furnishings production through its ow...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Rattan

Italian mid-century modern brass structure and crystal top service table, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern brass structure and crystal top service table, 1960s Rectangular service or coffee table. The structure is in brass rod and is foldable, it has a small cha...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Crystal, Brass

Serving trolley in brass
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Mid century serving trolley in brass by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden.
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Mid- Century Bed Tray Table "Centurion" made by Paragon, 1950's London
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid- Century modern period teak faced bent plywood and beech breakfast tray known as the “centurion” the tray was designed and made by Paragon in London late 50s. This fine piece w...
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1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Teak, Bentwood, Plywood

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Rolling Accent Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern rolling accent table Dimensions. 27 1/2 W ; 20 D ; 23 3/4 H.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Wood

Midcentury Colonial Tray Table Brass Bamboo Style Maison Jansen, France 1960s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury Tray Table Brass Bamboo Style Maison Jansen, France, 1960s. colonial style removable tray. base can be folded.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Ico Parisi, Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Table in Marble and Mahogany, 1950
Located in Milan, IT
Ico Parisi, Italian Mid-Century Modern side table in marble and mahogany, 1950 A sleek, neat small settee, perfect for multiple uses. This design by Ico Parisi from 1950s is modern ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Marble

Italian trolley bar from fifties
Located in bari, IT
1950s brass and wood liquor bottle holder trolley, glass shelves, mid-1950s Italian production
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Pr. Mid-Century Folding Garden Patio Poolside Tables Att. to Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural folding side, occasional, end tables, attributed to Salterini. Tripod legs, disk form metal mesh tops. These fun tables fold to flat, and ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Mid Century Rosewood Flip-Top Tea Trolley by Grete Jalk, Denmark
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Grete Jalk mid century Rosewood flip top table with removable serving tray. Swivel top allow surface space to double in size. Brass h...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Rosewood

Austrian Side Table, 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Austrian side table and troley, 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Modern Engholm & Willumsen for Fritz Hansen Teak Tray Table, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid-Century Modern Engholm & Willumsen for Fritz Hansen teak tray table with circular dish form top and folding base circa 1960. The free standing ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Teak

Accent Table with Brass Tray
Located in Seattle, WA
Accent Table with Brass Tray. Dimensions. 25 W ; 25 D ; 24 1/2 H.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Wood

Italian Mid Century Modern Brass and Glass Tray Bart Cart Table by MB, 1970s
Located in Meda, MB
This unique tray table was produced in Italy in the 1970s. It is composed by a gilt brass structure and a gilt brass bottle holder, with two glass shelv...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Two-Tier Bar or Tea Serving Cart
Located in Plainview, NY
An elegant Mid-Century Modern two-tier bar or tea serving cart. The cart features large carriage style wheels, two glass shelves and a free-wheeling r...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Maison Mercier Folding Tray Table Brass and Tortoiseshell Lucite, France 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Maison Mercier, Paris, designed and crafted this elegant Mid-Century-Modern barware folding tray table in the 1960s. The large-scale square butler tray is made of Lucite with a faux ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal, Brass

Mid Century Black Metal Serving Tray on Folding Stand by Crest Line
Located in Miami, FL
Two elegant antique metal butler trays in black, on an original stand dating to around 1960. Two good-size folding trays on an X-frame stand, all in an original finish. A quality and...
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Early 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Tray and Stand with Butterfly Motif
Located in New York, NY
Removable Piero Fornasetti tray with a foldable stand. Screen printed butterfly motif. Original label on the back of the tray. Condition: Excellent vintage condition, minor wear c...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Teak Tray Side Table, Danish Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful teak tray side table, top is removable and legs fold together. Ready for a new home.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Teak

1940s Stunning Tray in Wood, Made in Italy
Located in Milan, IT
1940s Stunning tray in wood. Made in Italy inexcellent conition.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Wood

Christian Dior Folding Tray Table Tortoiseshell Lucite and Silver Plate, 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely Mid-Century modernist barware folding tray table was designed for the Christian Dior Home Collection circa 1960s by Maison Mercier, Paris. It is widely recognized that Ga...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal, Silver Plate

Tray Table in Solid Brass with Engravings, Italy, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Tray Solid Brass with engravings, Italy, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Midcentury Folding Tray Table "City of Cards", Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1950s
Located in Firenze, IT
Midcentury folding coffee table. Fantasia “Città delle Carte” (City of Cards). The rarest and most fascinating Fornasetti’s pattern. Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1950s French la...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal, Brass

Vintage Tray and Bucket Ice Lino Sabattini Italy 1970, 2 Pieces
Located in Biella, IT
Lino Sabattini Italy design years ’60’70 tray and bucket ice in silverplate. All signed.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Spanish Wood and Brass Folding Tray Table, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Brass Tray table or Folding table with Turned Wood Base, Spain, 1960s. Wooden folding X-base stand holding a brass removable tray...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

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

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern tray 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 tray tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern tray tables 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 tray tables, popular names associated with this style include Charles Hollis Jones, Piero Fornasetti, Aldo Tura, and Jens Quistgaard. 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 tray tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $160 and tops out at $12,500 while the average work can sell for $1,450.

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