Calvin Coffee and Cocktail Tables
American
The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company Calvin Furniture opened its doors in 1953 and became a sought-after contract manufacturer for the day’s top furniture designers and brands. Its appealing mid-century modern and Hollywood Regency offerings — nightstands, dressers and more — graced the showrooms of department stores all over North America during the 1950s and 1960s.
Calvin’s relationship with the work of Massachusetts-born designer Paul McCobb is well known to enthusiasts of mid-century modern furniture. McCobb, whose unadorned and efficient storage pieces, seating and desks drew on Shaker simplicity and Bauhaus minimalism, wasn’t exactly a designer for Calvin — in partnership with New York furniture salesman B.G. Mesberg, McCobb set up the Directional Furniture Company in Manhattan in 1949, and Calvin was one of the manufacturers contracted to produce the furniture he designed for Directional (and later, for pieces designed under his own name).
Among McCobb’s most acclaimed lines made by Calvin Furniture were the Calvin Group and the Irwin Collection. The travertine-topped sideboards and mahogany nightstands of those lines as well as the other Calvin-produced dressers, bookcases and chests of drawers designed by McCobb were elegant and spare, free of unnecessary embellishments.
Calvin also manufactured the very popular American Design Foundation line of furniture that Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall designed. The Pennsylvania-born, California-raised MacDougall enjoyed a postwar collaboration with West Coast native Stewart that resulted in great success with manufacturers such as Glenn of California and Drexel Furniture. The duo’s celebrated Declaration line for the latter featured streamlined credenzas, dressers and more made in walnut with comely porcelain hardware. The dining chairs, tables and coffee tables manufactured by Calvin flaunt the pair’s signature clean lines, gentle curves and organic shapes.
In the late 1950s and early ‘60s, Calvin Furniture continued its business relationship with B.G. Mesberg National Sales and Directional Furniture. Calvin finally closed their doors during the early 1970s, but their legacy can be found in enduring pieces of modern furniture that remain popular today.
On 1stDibs, find a selection of vintage Calvin Furniture tables, credenzas, chairs and more.
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Creator: Calvin
Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid Century Vitrolite Coffee Table
By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid Century Vitrolite Coffee Table
This table measures: 54.25 wide x 32.25 deep x 16 inches high
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Calvin Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Paul McCobb for Calvin Round Mahogany Table with Reed Shelf & Brass Edge Trim
By Paul McCobb, Calvin Furniture
Located in Southampton, NY
Paul McCobb for Calvin Round Mahogany Table with Reed Shelf & Brass Edge Trim.
A great looking side table or round coffee table. Brass edging around round top. Mahogany top and frame...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Calvin Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Brass
Paul McCobb "Irwin Collection" Travertine Stone Top Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb, Calvin Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul McCobb "Irwin Collection" Travertine Stone Top Coffee Table
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Calvin Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Travertine, Brass
Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid Century Walnut and Cane Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb, Calvin Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid Century Walnut and Cane Coffee Table
This coffee table measures: 32 wide x 32 deep x 20.25 inches high
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Calvin Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Paul McCobb Irwin Collection Brass and Travertine Coffee Table by Calvin
By Paul McCobb, Directional, Calvin Furniture
Located in Miami, FL
Large all original Paul McCobb mahogany and brass plateau table model 8705-L with travertine marble top from the Irwin Collection by Calvin Furniture. The Mid-Century Modern cocktail table features: rectangular Italian travertine top; three drawers with brass pulls; brass frame; label. 100% original finish and condition. The perfect vintage table to accent any decor. We have all the pieces (other coffee table and sectional sofa with loveseat...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Calvin Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Travertine, Brass
Paul Mccobb for Calvin Mid Century Large Walnut Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb, Calvin Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul Mccobb for Calvin mid century large walnut coffee table
This table measures: 54 wide x 32 deep x 16.5 inches high
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Calvin Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Walnut
Large Rectangle Walnut One Drawer Paul McCobb Coffee Table for Calvin 1960s Mint
By Paul McCobb, Calvin Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large rectangle walnut one drawer Paul McCobb coffee table for Calvin 1960s MINT.
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Brass
Paul McCobb for Calvin Furniture Black Lacquered Coffee Table, Newly Refinished
By Paul McCobb, Calvin Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A sleek and stylish mid-century modern coffee or cocktail table
By Paul McCobb for Calvin Furniture, "Linear Group"
USA, 1950s
Black lacquered walnut, with aluminum accents....
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Calvin Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Aluminum
Coffee Table by Paul McCobb for Calvin, USA, 1950s
By Paul McCobb, Calvin Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mahogany coffee table designed by Paul McCobb for Calvin Furniture, 1950s. Features brass trim around the original leather top. Two drawers with brass pulls. Recently refinished. Lea...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Calvin Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Brass
Mid-Century Modern Expandable Walnut Coffee Table by Directional
By Milo Baughman, Calvin Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rectangular Mid-century modern parson walnut coffee table on 4 square legs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Calvin Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Laminate, Walnut
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Calvin coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Calvin coffee and cocktail tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Calvin coffee and cocktail tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original coffee and cocktail tables by Calvin were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider coffee and cocktail tables by J. Wade Beam, Ward Bennett, and Lion in Frost. Prices for Calvin coffee and cocktail tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,695 and can go as high as $7,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,450.
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