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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
Danish Teak Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern Danish made side table in teak wood. Doweled legs and magazine shelf. Please confirm location.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Roger Sprunger for Dunbar 'Radius' Form Wooden End Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century 'Radius' form rectangular end / side table with a wooden frame, a slightly lighter raised wooden tabletop with rounded edges, and a middle stretcher shelf, resti...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Angelo Mangiarotti Carrara Marble Tall Side Table from Eros Series, 1971
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper from the 'Eros' series, Carrara marble tall side table or console with top fitted on a conical base. This elegantly organic table has beautiful subtle veining throughout. Original Skipper label on underside. As the label attests, this Mangiarotti Carrara...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Carrara Marble

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Clear Acrylic Lucite Pedestals or Side Tables
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple matching pair of acrylic pedestals in 2 sizes. The taller measures 36 inches in height and the smaller measures 24 inches.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Acrylic

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut End Side Tables w/ Shelf MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern rectangle rounded corners walnut end side tables w/ Shelf MINT!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Small Square Table in Brass & Travertine, Inlay & Arabesque Details, USA 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century square side table in brass & travertine, USA, 1960's. Chic inlay in a star motif and arabesque brackets enhance the piece. Original travertine is very handsome.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Blue Daisy Flower Glass Table by Glas Italia, Italy, 1990s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Daisy Flower table or coffee low cocktail side end table in glass and silver nickeled metal feet. In the mood of Mid-Century modern space age furni...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Simple Danish Set of Metal Nightstands from the 1960´S
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Simple set of minimalistic nightstands from the 1960´s scandinavia.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Karl Springer Style Goatskin Side Table with Drawer
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Vintage Karl Springer style goatskin side table with a single drawer and shelf. A chic Mid-Century Modern table in pale yellow color
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Goatskin

Pair Mid-Century Side Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern triangle tables with brass caps. Walnut grain with thick wood trim. Great for living room display. Please confirm loc...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

MCM to Modern Square Tube Chrome & Round Glass Top Z Shaped End or Side Table
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely Mid-Century Modern to modern square tube chrome and round glass top Z shaped end table. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Mid to Late 20th Century. Sometimes you need that “just right” end table. We have EXACTLY the end table you’ve been looking for! This is a simple, mid-century modern to modern stunning end table comprised of a square tube chrome frame. The top and base are formed into circles with a Z shaped body in between, and it has a lovely round glass top raised with spacers. It will be wonderful in your sitting room next to a lounge chair for a convenient and stylish place to set your book and beverage, in the living room between a pair of chairs or in the corner of a bedroom adorned with a plant or sculpture. Possibilities are as endless as your imagination! You can’t go wrong with chrome and glass and this end table exudes a timeless, classic design! Plus, you can move it from here to there with ease! We absolutely LOVE this wonderful Z shape square chrome tube end table...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Low Profile Italian Travertine Octagonal Side Table
Located in San Diego, CA
Low profile mid-century Italian travertine octagonal side table, circa 1970s. The two piece table is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Franco Albini Cicognino Wood Side Table by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Side table designed by Franco Albini in 1953. Relaunched in 2008. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Dubbed Cicognino, or “little stork”, this iconic design, is clean-cut and refi...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Wing Table by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Wing Table is handmade studio pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Please note exact dimensions may vary. Born in New York City and raised in...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic

Set of Mid Century Solid Walnut Bases Travertine Tops End Side Occasional Tables
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of 3 Square Mid Century solid walnut bases travertine tops end side occasional coffee tables MINT!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Walnut Travertine Marble Side End Table by Stone International
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering one of our recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions of A Vintage Mid-Century...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Travertine

Peter Ghyczy T24 Pioneer Glass and Cast Brass Square Coffee or Side Table, 1970s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Peter Ghyczy 'T24 Pioneer' square end or coffee table in cast brass. Designed by Hungarian born designer Peter Ghyczy circa 1975 / 1980s featuring his pioneering casting techniques a...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bronze, Brass

Side table, Henning Kjærnulf, 1960
Located in Lejre, DK
Side table in rosewood, designed by Henning Kjærnulf for Vejle chairs & møbelfabrik A / S from around the 1960s. This product will be inspected thoroughly at our professional worksh...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Mid-Century Two Tone End Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique two tone table with blonde mahogany grain and black accenting supports. Please confirm location
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Mahogany

Amazing Pair of Cobra Side Tables Attributed to Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this amazing pair of cobra side tables attributed to Arturo Pani. Great vintage conditions.
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Square Solid Brass or Bronze Base Travertine Top Side End Occasional Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Solid Brass or Bronze Base Travertine Top side end occasional table MINT!.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Bronze, Brass

Pair of Triangular Side Tables
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of triangular end tables, manufactured by Stella in the 1960's. Their rounded triangular shape is quite unique, and their tall legs make them quite stylish. They're in good cond...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Walnut & Brass Nightstands by Furnette
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fantastic pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern walnut and brass nightstands designed by Mark Furst and Robert Fellner for Furnette Inc. in New York. Terrific natural wood grain is acce...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Henning Norgaard for Komfort Mobler Mid Century Rosewood and Glass Side Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Henning Norgaard for Komfort Mobler mid century rosewood and glass side table This table measures: 19.5 wide x 19.5 deep x 15.25 inche...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Rosewood

A. Bueno de Mesquita for Spurs Side Table w/ White Metal Hairpin Legs and Glass
By A. Bueno de Mesquita, Spurs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small and Stylish Square White Enameled Metal Side Table with Hairpin Leg and Textured Glass Top. This Series of Tables was Designed During the 1950s by Arnold Bueno de Mesquita and ...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Enamel

Pair of Helikon Open Grain Travertine Marble on Stainless Steel Base Tables
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of minimalist side tables manufactured by Helikon Furniture Circa 1970s before the Herman Miller Buy out. Beautiful open grained Travertine marble tops on stainless steel four p...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Stainless Steel

Midcentury Walnut Side Table by Milo Baughman for Glenn of California
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Midcentury walnut side table by Milo Baughman for Glenn of California manufactured in the United States circa 1970s. This vintage side table was beautifully constructed from walnut, ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

60s Italian Three Tiered White Carrara Marble and Wood Small Etagere Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern three tiered marble small etagere or side end table. This piece is structured around three black wo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Carrara Marble

Philippe Starck Style Metal and Acrylic Side Table, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Italian coffee table or bedside table of variable height with steel frame, base with black moulded shell and black acrylic top. The shape of the table immediately defines the aesthet...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Italian Design Travertine Coffee Table, 1970
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Beautiful travertine coffee table. The heavy eye-shaped top rests on two marble V blocks.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Architectural Oval Two Tier Serving Table with Handles, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Architectural oval two tier serving table with handles, Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Nickel

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Pair of Walnut Nightstands, Vintage Side Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian pair of nightstands made of hand crafted polished Walnut, in good condition. Each of the rectangular bed...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Table by Motif
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Low side table with brass handle drawers. Simple mid-century modern design for home use. Please confirm location NY or NJ.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Mid Century Vintage Bamboo Plant Table / Side Table, 1960s
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Vintage bamboo and rattan low french plant table, 1960s. In beautfiul condition.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bamboo

Tommi Parzinger Finely Crafted Pair of Mahogany Tables with Leather Tops 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of highly refined end tables model 210 in mahogany with shelves and custom original tortoishell leather tops by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern, Ameri...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Italian Design Marble Coffee Table, 1970
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Beautiful grey, white and pink marble table. The heavy eye-shaped top rests on two marble V blocks.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Articulated Wood Side Table, Circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Articulated side table manufactured by unknown designer in Spain. In a traditional style with a beautiful design. Circa 1940 In original condition, with minor wear consisten...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Russel Wright Conant Ball Pair Mid Century Modern Blond Birch Night Stands MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Russel Wright Conant Ball Pair Mid Century Modern Blond Birch Night Stands MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Maple, Birch

Santos Rosewood and Aluminium Coffee Table by Poul Cadovious for France and Son
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
A very nice coffee table, sometimes by Poul Cadovious, the nicely figured Santos Rosewood ( a species which does not require CITES certification) with aluminium edges and legs. A ver...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum

Walnut and Hand-painted Copper Side Tables by John Keal for Brown Saltman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful pair of Constellation walnut side tables with painted copper inlaid trays. Designed by John Keal and produced by Brown Saltman furniture company. The wood has been cleaned ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Copper

Italian Vintage Pair of Coffee Tables in Brass and Opal Glass
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful pair of fine Italian-made coffee tables from the 20th century. The frame is made of brass tubing in perfect patina of very asymmetrical and playful geometric shapes, simp...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Antwerp Bedside Tables by DeMuro Das with Solid Antique Bronze Handles and Legs
Located in New York, NY
The sculptural legs and handles of the Antwerp bedside tables contrast the soft color shifts in the Carta sheathing the table's body. Made with r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bronze

Pair of Brazilian Stools, Rosewood and Taboa Straw, Unknown Designer, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This pair of stools produced in the 1960s is composed of a solid wood rectangular structure with hand-woven taboa straw seats. The pieces still have the authorship unidentified by our team. The stool is one of the first forms...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood, Straw

Pair of Side Table by E. Allemeersch Black Resin Inlay Tiger Eyes
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of side table by E. Allemeersch black resin inlay tiger eyes, mosaic in tiger eyes, signed by the artist, circa 1980. base in black metal.
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1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stone, Steel

Pair of Stunning Long Two Tiered Side Tables with Large Drawers & Faux to Back
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of long Flamed Mahogany side end lamp wine tables with large single drawers to the front and faux dummy drawers to the rear A g...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Hardwood

Paul McCobb Irwin Collection Black Lacquer, Brass, and Cane Side Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern three-tier side table or nightstand By Paul McCobb for Directional and produced by Calvin Furniture, "Irwin Collection" USA, 1950s Black lacque...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

1960's Side Table or Nightstand by Arch. František Jirák
Located in Praha, CZ
Mid-century wooden side table or nightstand designed by Architekt František Jirák. Carefully refurbished.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Wood

Expertly Restored - Paul McCobb “Irwin Collection” Marble & Brass Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul McCobb "Irwin Collection" marble & brass side table for Calvin Furniture. ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Brass

Marcel Breuer Nesting Plywood Table for Isokon, England, 1936
Located in Antwerp, BE
Marcel Breuer; Nesting; Plywood; Table; Isokon; Coffee Table; Side Table; Modernism; Walter Gropius; Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; Bauhaus; Architecture; Architect; New York; USA; England; Isokon Furniture; 1936; 1930s; Wood; Lacquered; Minimal; Modern; Minimalism; Marcel Breuer Nesting plywood coffee table for Isokon, designed in 1936 in England. This Nesting table was originally part of a series of five pieces. As a true landmark in 20th-century furniture design, these Nesting tables were re-issued in collaboration with Margaret Howell...
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1930s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Plywood, Lacquer

Mid-Century Bentwood and Glass Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Chic mid-century side, or end, table having an arched bent wood base and center with slide in plate glass top. Sophisticated architectural Japanese influenced design, probably Americ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Italian Design Marble Coffee Table, 1970
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Beautiful grey, white and pink marble table. The heavy eye-shaped top rests on two marble V blocks.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

French Maison Jansen bamboo brass portor marble coffee table 1960s
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful coffee table by French house Maison Baguès was created with solid bamboo shaped brass and a beautiful black Portor marble top in the early 1960s. The black top is time...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Italian Design Travertine Coffee Table, 1970
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Beautiful travertine coffee table. The heavy eye-shaped top rests on two marble V blocks.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Burl Drum Pedestals
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern pedestal tables in the style of Milo Baughman. Great as sofa side tables or plant pedestals. Please confirm location.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Burl

French Stools in Elm with Organic Seat
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Stools, elm, France, 1970s. Beautiful natural stools made in France in the 1970s. These pieces can be used for various occasions, as a chair to sit on or serve as a pedestal to disp...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Elm

Side table, Aksel Kjersgaard, rosewood, Odder Møbler, model 381
Located in Lejre, DK
Side table, designed by Aksel Kjersgaard in the wood type rosewood for Odder Møbler. Model number 381. In very good condition. Aksel Kjersgaard is known for his detail for craftsmans...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Mid-Century Modern Bamboo and Rattan Side Table, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-Century Modern bamboo and rattan side table, circa 1960 Traditionally manufactured in Spain. By unknown designer. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bamboo, Rattan

Italian Design Marble Coffee Table, 1970
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Beautiful grey and white marble table. The heavy eye-shaped top rests on two marble V blocks.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

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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