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Back Painted Glass Table

Handmade Fiber & Back-Painted Glass Side Table – Natura Cone by R’Kan
Located in Giza Governorate, EG
combines a sculptural fiber base with a refined back-painted glass top, creating a bold yet elegant
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21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Natural Fiber

21st Century Modern Side Table With Copper Base And Back-painted Glass Shelves
By Alberto Colzani
Located in Milan, IT
: an essential but rich copper structure supporting two circular shelves made of back-painted glass
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Copper

Handmade Fiber & Back-Painted Glass Side Table – Natura Cone (small) by R’Kan
Located in Giza Governorate, EG
The Natura Side Tables celebrate a plethora of colours, allowing for a customizable experience that
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21st Century and Contemporary Egyptian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Natural Fiber

Mid-Century Modern Dining Table, Beech Wood, Original Back Painted Glass - Italy
Located in Girona, Girona
Oval dining table, stained and French polished beech wood, original false marble back painted glass
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Glass, Beech

Dining Table, Back Painted Glass Top with Brass Frame, Oak Base
Located in Maçka-İstanbul, 34
& Finish  Top: Back painted glass  Top Frame: Oxidized brass  Base: Oak, oak veneer, antique brass
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Dining Table, Back Painted Glass Top with Brass Frame, Oak Base
Dining Table, Back Painted Glass Top with Brass Frame, Oak Base
$12,391 / item
H 29.53 in W 78.75 in D 39.38 in
Black Beech Console Table with Red and Green Back-Painted Glass Top, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
and green back-painted glass top and brass handles and feet caps. It is a vintage item, therefore it
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass

21st Century Modern Side Table With Copper Base And Back-painted Glass Shelves
By Alberto Colzani
Located in Milan, IT
: an essential but rich copper structure supporting two circular shelves made of back-painted glass
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2010s Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Copper

Handmade Coffee Table in Fiber & Back-Painted Glass – Natura Tabla by R’Kan
Located in Giza Governorate, EG
. These carved wood tables with glass tops pay homage to the traditional Egyptian “table” drum. Each piece
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21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Console, Back Painted Glass Top with Lacquered Wood Frame, Oak Legs, Waterfall
Located in Maçka-İstanbul, 34
are designed to create a fluid transition resembling a waterfall flow. The top is back painted glass
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Console Tables

Materials

Metal

1970s Chinoiserie Style Oval Hand Painted Coffee Side Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1970s with this exquisite hand painted
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Vintage 1970s Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Paint

1970s Greek Key Faux Bamboo Ebonized Painted Bronze Coffee Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Indulge in the timeless elegance of this exquisite, hand crafted, iron faux bamboo coffee table
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Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

1970s Faux Bamboo Glass Bone Color Brass Coffee Table
By Maison Baguès
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1970s with this faux bamboo bone white/brass
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1950s Italian Oak Bedside Tables with Gray-Green Back-Painted Glass Tops
Located in Rome, IT
and a top in back-painted glass, finished on the reverse in a muted gray-green. The front houses a two
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Brass

2013 Brad Ascalon for Holly Hunt Ten Carat Coffee Table in Walnut with Glass Top
By Brad Ascalon, HOLLY HUNT
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. The table's frame is comprised of walnut and features a back-painted smoked glass top. The table
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut, Glass

1980s Thomasville Chinoiserie Painted Green Hexagonal Wood Dining, Set of 9
By Thomasville
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1980s dining set. The ultra rare set exudes
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Vintage 1980s American Chinoiserie Dining Room Sets

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Laurameroni "Tray" Coffee Tables Set in Custom Materials
By Laurameroni, Romani Saccani Architetti
Located in Monza, IT
back-painted glass. The Tray coffee tables, with a modern and creative design, are designed to
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21st Century and Contemporary Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble, Steel

Laurameroni "Tray" Coffee Tables Set in Custom Materials
Laurameroni "Tray" Coffee Tables Set in Custom Materials
$4,363 / item
H 17.72 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Moroso ROWS Large Table by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, available in wood, back-painted glass or marble.The Vertical table, designed with a nod to classical
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Moroso ROWS Large Table by Patricia Urquiola
Moroso ROWS Large Table by Patricia Urquiola
$12,485 / item
H 29.14 in W 118.12 in D 39.38 in
Moroso ROWS Small Table by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, available in wood, back-painted glass or marble.The Vertical table, designed with a nod to classical
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Moroso ROWS Small Table by Patricia Urquiola
Moroso ROWS Small Table by Patricia Urquiola
$11,297 / item
H 29.14 in W 70.87 in D 37.41 in
Moroso ROWS Medium Table by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, available in wood, back-painted glass or marble.The Vertical table, designed with a nod to classical
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Moroso ROWS Medium Table by Patricia Urquiola
Moroso ROWS Medium Table by Patricia Urquiola
$13,129 / item
H 29.14 in W 94.49 in D 39.38 in

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Giuseppe Scapinelli: Dining Table in Mahogany & Back-Painted Glass, Italy 1950's
Located in New York, NY
-Brazilian designer Giuseppe Scapinelli, in mahogany with a fully opaque, back-painted glass top and brass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Beech and Back-Painted Glass Table, Manufactured in Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A table, beech and back-painted glass. Manufactured in Italy, 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Beech, Glass

Table Beech Back-Painted Glass Vintage Manufactured in Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A table, beech, back-painted glass. Manufactured in Italy, 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Glass, Beech

Table Rosewood Veneer Back-Painted Glass Brass Vintage, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A table, rosewood veneer, back-painted glass, brass. Manufactured in Italy, 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

Elliptical Table Rosewood Back Painted Glass Decorated Basement, 1940s-1950s
Located in Milano, IT
An elliptical table, rosewood veneered and decorated basement, back painted glass top. Manufactured
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

Table Rosewood Veneer Back-Painted Glass Vintage Italy Cantù, 1940s-1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A table, rosewood veneer, back-painted glass. Manufactured in Italy by Consorzio Esposizione Mobili
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

Table Burl Veneer Back-Painted Glass Marble Manufactured in Italy, 1940s
Located in Milano, IT
A table, burl veneer, back-painted glass, marble, manufactured in Italy, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Marble

Table Rosewood Veneer Parchment Paper Back-Painted Glass Vintage, Italy, 1940s
Located in Milano, IT
A table, rosewood veneer, parchment paper inserts, back-painted glass. Manufactured in Italy, 1940s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Glass, Parchment Paper, Rosewood

Table Lacquered Wood Back-Painted Glass Vintage Manufactured in Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A table, lacquered wood, back-painted glass. Manufactured in Italy, 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Brass and Back Painted Glass Coffee Table, Italy 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
oval back painted glass shelf. The base supports an oval glass top with subtle scalloped edges. Sourced
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Console Table Beech Mahogany Veneer Back Painted Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A console table, beech, mahogany veneer, back painted glass on the top. Manufactured in Italy
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Beech, Glass, Mahogany

Decorated and Stained Beech Table with Back-Painted Glass Top, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A table, decorated and stained beechwood, back-painted glass top. Manufactured in Italy, 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Beech, Glass

Table Rosewood Veneer Ebonized Wood Back-Painted Wood Glass Marble, 1940s-1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A table, rosewood veneer, ebonized wood, back-painted glass, brass, marble. Manufactured in Italy
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble, Brass

Console Table Beech Fabric Skai Plastic Back-Painted Glass Italy 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A console table, beech wood covered with fabric and skai leatherette, plastic profile, back-painted
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Beech, Fabric, Glass

Walnut Dining Table with Blue Back Painted Glass Top, Italy 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
A Mid Century Italian dining table sourced in Italy. This table features an original 1960s back
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Table Rosewood Veneer Back-Painted Glass Marble Ebony Stained Wood Vintage
Located in Milano, IT
A table, rosewood veneered band, back-painted glass, marble and ebony stained wood basement
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

Elegant Ebonized Wood and Back-Painted Glass Dining Table, Italy, 1950s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
It is in ebonized wood and varnished metal and features a back-painted glass top. It in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Beech Dining Table with a Copper Back-Painted Glass Top, Italy, 1950s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in beech and back-painted glass. It may show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it
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Vintage 1950s Italian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Glass, Beech

Brass and Back-Painted Glass Top Coffee Table in the Style of Guy Lefevre
By Guy Lefevre
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning brass coffee table featuring bronze hued back painted glass top. We love this piece for
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Metal and Brass Console with Back-Painted Glass Vintage, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A metal and brass console with back-painted glass. Manufactured in Italy, 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass, Metal

Kidney Shaped Vanity with Back Painted Green Glass, Italy 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
topped with back painted glass in a soft, green hue. This vanity has two front drawers accented with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Large Side Table Attr. to Quarti in Walnut, Back-Painted, 1950s
By Eugenio Quarti
Located in Milano, IT
glass painted dark back. The table is ideal for large living rooms or as a smoking table of great class
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Three-Tier Back Painted Glass Bar Cart by Guy Lefevre, France 1960s
By Guy Lefevre
Located in Chicago, IL
glass top and two back-painted glass shelves. This beauty is on wheels and the second shelf slides
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Stainless Steel Glass Top Center Table by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A round back painted glass dining table with stainless steel base. Designed by Maison Jansen
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Custom Geometric Base Glass Top Dining Table
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
setting for this round back painted glass dining table, custom made by Carrocel. Price includes
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2010s Canadian Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Two Bedside Tables Rosewood Veneer Back-Painted Glass Brass, Italy, 1940s-1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A pair of bedside tables, rosewood veneer, back-painted glass, brass handles and tips. Manufactured
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Table Stained Beech Back-Painted Glass Top Vintage, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A table, stained beechwood, back-painted glass top. Manufactured in Italy, 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Beech, Glass

Italian mid century modern solid wood and back-painted glass dining table, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid century modern solid wood and back-painted glass dining table, 1960s. Dining table with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Paolo Buffa Bedside Tables
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
pulls and mounts and back-painted glass, inset tops. Each table features one drawer and a lower shelf
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Paolo Buffa Bedside Tables
Paolo Buffa Bedside Tables
H 23.5 in W 17.5 in D 14.5 in
Pair of Bedside Tables by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
Elegant tables of teak with pale wood inlays. Brass pulls and mounts and back-painted glass, inset
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair of Bedside Tables by Paolo Buffa
Pair of Bedside Tables by Paolo Buffa
H 23.5 in W 17.5 in D 14.5 in
A Modernist Back Painted Glass Top Occasional Table by Ceccotti
Located in New York, NY
naturally shaped back painted glass top featuring a black background with white abstract design. Italian
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Vintage 1950s Italian End Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Glass

A Back Painted Glass Topped Cocktail Table by Bragalini
By A. Bragalini
Located in New York, NY
support a back painted glass top featuring an abstract gold foil center with a lizard detail ringing the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Rare Bronze and Back Painted Glass Cocktail Table by Max Ingrand
Located in New York, NY
green glass asymmetrical shaped top which has been back painted in overlapping metallics in a abstract
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Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Rooted Floor Lamp With Walnut Shade And Spalted Maple Base
By Brett Paulin
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2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Art Glass, Cut Glass, Walnut

Mazzega Tulip Pendant Lamp Plum & Clear Murano Glass by Carlo Nason Italy 1960s
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Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Set of Four Chairs by Matteograssi in Leather red Mod Sistina, Label
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Ledge Floating Console (61") in Black by Simon Johns
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Ledge Floating Console (61") in Black by Simon Johns
Ledge Floating Console (61") in Black by Simon Johns
$10,000 / item
H 27 in W 61 in D 14 in
Wilde Bench by DeMuro Das with Sculpted Seat and Hand-Cast Bronze Legs
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Carlo Nason 'Gelato' Portable Table Lamp in Azure Glass for Established & Sons
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Pair of French Art Deco Side Tables with Etched Glass Tops
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Side Tables

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Glass, Wood, Walnut

Pair of French Art Deco Side Tables with Etched Glass Tops
Pair of French Art Deco Side Tables with Etched Glass Tops
$4,895 / set
H 16 in W 25.5 in D 11.75 in
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By Paolo Buffa
Located in Rome, IT
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Danish Dining Set, Extendable Round Table & 6 Chairs, Denmark, 1960s
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Brass

Italian Bamboo Framed Wall Mirror, 1960s, Italy
Italian Bamboo Framed Wall Mirror, 1960s, Italy
$1,778
H 25.2 in W 14.18 in D 1.19 in
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Brass

Murano Glass Bell Chandelier
Murano Glass Bell Chandelier
$9,350 / item
H 57.25 in Dm 22.5 in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Rare Stilnovo chandelier Italy c1950
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$9,093
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Back Painted Glass Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the back painted glass table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, glass and beech, every back painted glass table was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect back painted glass table — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each back painted glass table bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Back Painted Glass Table?

A back painted glass table can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,436, while the lowest priced sells for $745 and the highest can go for as much as $5,613.

Finding the Right Tables for You

The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.

Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.

Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.

Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.

The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte

Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life. 

No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .