Century Furniture End Tables
Known for its durable vintage display cabinets, nightstands and dressers made of cherry, oak, walnut and more, Century Furniture of Hickory, North Carolina, began as an upholstered goods company in 1947 but added case goods and sophisticated mahogany dining-room furnishings shortly thereafter.
Launched by Harley Ferguson Shuford Sr., a Hickory native who was born to a family of textile mill owners, Century Furniture was intended to be “the best furniture company in the world.” With respect to speed and efficiency, the brand found its footing midway through production on a government contract that Shuford had secured in the early days to manufacture thousands of five-drawer chests. The effort was significant, but it was also a teachable moment as far as Shuford and his team’s learning the ropes of running a factory.
After hiring designer Raymond K. Sobota in 1950 and introducing the enormously popular Citation Collection in 1954, Century established its reputation as a leader in stylishly designed high-quality furniture. Sobota had furniture in his blood — after graduating from Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he worked for his uncle Karl Schmidt, who was at the time a well-known furniture designer for Berkey and Gay and other makers in the Grand Rapids area, then known as America’s furniture capital. Sobota soon launched his own studio, designing furniture as a freelancer for various local manufacturers. Shuford found him by happenstance, journeying to Michigan’s second-largest city to offer a job to another designer who turned him down but recommended Sobota instead.
Century’s Citation line — a sizable collection for the brand that spanned furnishings for the bedroom, dining room and more — is revered in the world of vintage mid-century modern furniture collectors. The pieces sold very well during the 1950s, and the line is an oft-cited success story for Sobota, who would go on to win awards for his work and whose own catalogue of designs for the brand is massive.
In his 40-year career at Century, until he retired in 1995, he designed well over 100 furniture lines. Sobota’s nightstands, cabinets, side tables and more are characterized by his interest in Asian design, distinctly and brilliantly expressed in his Hollywood Regency–style Chin Hua line, which debuted during the 1970s. With its geometrically decorative brass drawer pulls and door handles as well as dining-chair seat-back carvings — all inspired by Asian motifs — this collection has rendered vintage pieces that saw Century’s craftsmen working with alluring ebonized walnut and more, some of the company’s most sought-after work today.
Also in the 1970s as well as in the 1980s, Manhattan interior designer Jay Spectre introduced an Art Deco–informed spirit at Century Furniture, creating oversize, inviting lounge chairs and bentwood benches that featured plush tufted leather cushions. Spectre’s Eclipse collection was at one point among the largest-selling lines for the brand.
Century licensed collections with celebrity interior designers such as Thomas O’Brien, Charlotte Moss and Bunny Williams among others. In 2013, when Alex Shuford III was named president of Century Furniture, the move marked the succession of the third generation to lead this company, which is today one of the world’s largest privately held manufacturers of high-end furniture.
Find Century Furniture lounge chairs and dining chairs as well as vintage mid-century modern credenzas, dressers and more on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Century Furniture
CENTURY Cardella Collection Cherry Italian Provincial Serpentine Lamp Side Table
By Century Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
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Pair Century Burled Burl Wood & Brass End Side Tables Nightstands
By Century Furniture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage side end tables or nightstands with drawer, brass legs, finished all the way around. Marked Century inside of drawer. These have there original burl burled walnut woo...
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1970s Century Furniture Chin Hua Table by Raymond K. Sabota
By Raymond Sabota, Century Furniture
Located in Waxahachie, TX
A rare monotone Chin Hua by Raymond K Sabota Burl Nightstand/ end table/ coffee table.
Features beautiful walnut burlwood and Chinese style brass hardware on 2 hinged doors.
It is in...
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CENTURY Chin Hua by Raymond Sobota Asian Chinoiserie End Side Table
By Raymond Sabota, Century Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Asian style side table by high-quality furniture maker Century, from their Chin Hua" line designed by Raymond K Sobota. Burl maple hardwood with brass hardware, inlaid banded top ...
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Century Furniture End Tables
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Pair of Mother of Pearl Oscar De La Renta Side Tables
By Oscar De La Renta, Century Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mother of pearl glamorous side tables designed by OscarDe La Renta for Century Furniture.
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Early 2000s American Modern Century Furniture End Tables
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Square Parsons Style Sunburst Inlay Zebra Wood Occasional End Side Lamp Table
By Century Furniture, Andrew Szoeke
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Parsons style sunburst inlay zebra wood occasional end side lamp table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Century Furniture End Tables
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Zebra Wood
Century Furniture Mid-Century Burlwood Side Table
By Century Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Century Furniture mid-century burlwood side table
The side table measures: 19 wide x 19 deep x 29.5 inches high
All pieces of furniture can ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Century Furniture End Tables
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Burl
Unusual Pair of Cerused Faux Bamboo Chests by Ray Sabota
By Century Furniture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Wonderful pair of cerused faux bamboo small chests by Ray Sabota for Century Furniture Company, circa 1970's. Brass hardware and lovely Greek Key motifs a...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Century Furniture End Tables
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Fabulous vintage Ming Style black & burl coffee table Attributed to Chin Hua Collection by Raymond K. Sabota for Century Furniture. This piece has been attributed based upon archived research including online sources, vintage documentation and catalogs, designer literature, and other materials. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, it has small nicks, dings, & scratches in the black lacquer frame that we have touched up and possible scratches on the burl top. Please see photos and zoom in for details as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 20th Century.
There are lots of coffee tables in this world. But once in a blue moon you come across a TREASURE of a coffee table like this one!!! This piece is attributed to the original Chin Hua Collection designed by Raymond K. Sobota for Century Furniture in 1975. The entire collection was retired in1998 after a 23-year successful run. So successful that Century Furniture reissued the collection in 2012. And it is no wonder they revived it. The Chin Hua Collection was one of Century’s most revered collections of all time. And although not marked, this incredible piece bears a striking resemblance to his masterpieces and the paper label on its underside, although hard to read, bears a strong resemblance to the Century Furniture labels. Playing with Ming Style and a bit of Chinoiserie flair this piece has been designed oh-so-handsomely. It is comprised of a sultry black or ebony square wood frame and Ming style legs with a beautiful burl wood inset top. It’s simple and stunning and will add an exquisite presence to your living or family room and will harmonize with or accent many other design styles from mid-century modern to industrial and more.
Raymond Karl Sobota (1914-2010) is an award-winning American furniture designer. He attended and obtained his degree in design from Kendall College of Art and Design in his native home of Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating in 1946 Sobota apprenticed with his namesake and uncle, a furniture designer as well, Karl Schmidt, who designed for Berkey and Gay Furniture Company. He apprenticed for seven years leading to his designing for Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Co., the Mt. Airy Furniture Co., Hekman Furniture and finally Century Furniture for whom he designed from 1952 until 1995. He designed all the company’s wood furniture during that time totally, over 150 collections. The most notable being Citation, Chin Hua, Claridge, and the Henry Ford Museum and the British National Trust collections...
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Vintage Modern Lane Solid Walnut Square Parsons Side Table Style #1124-18, 1970
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
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H 15 in W 20 in D 19.75 in
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CENTURY Chin Hua by Raymond Sobota Asian Chinoiserie Round Side Table
By Raymond Sabota, Century Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
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H 22.5 in W 25.25 in D 25.25 in
Pair of End Tables by Century Furniture
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Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great pair of large scale end tables or night stands by esteemed Century Furniture, ca' 1960's. Unusual tapering legs in the style of Gio Ponti, finished on the back, with open spa...
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Century Furniture Chin Hua Burl Wood Black Lacquer Round Chinoiserie Side Table
By Century Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
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CENTURY Chin Hua by Raymond Sobota Asian Chinoiserie End / Side Table
By Century Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
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CENTURY Chin Hua Raymond Sobota Asian Chinoiserie End Table
By Century Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
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By Century Furniture, Raymond K. Sobota
Located in West Hartford, CT
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By Century Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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H 14.75 in W 51 in D 33 in
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Located in South Bend, IN
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H 24.25 in W 23 in D 16 in
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By Century Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round mahogany lamp table stand.
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Black Lacquer Burl Wood Brass Hardware 1 Drawer Double Door Compartment Stand
By Century Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
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H 25 in W 25 in D 16 in
Century Furniture end tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Century Furniture end 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 Century Furniture end tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original end tables by Century Furniture 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 end tables by Paul Mayen, Mersman, and Conant Ball. Prices for Century Furniture end tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $795 and can go as high as $5,950, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,600.
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