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Brazilian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood console table likely designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use, including natural wood cracking. Old replacement to veneer as illustrated. ...
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Wood
Brazilian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Brazil, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable wood coffee table, console table or dining table, Brazil, c. 1960s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 13.25"H x 43.0"W x 20.25"D Variabl...
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Wood
Brazilian Designer, Console Table, Rosewood, Brass, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A rosewood console table designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 34.75"H x 47.25"W x 12.25"D All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Brass
Brazilian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Marble, Brazil, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and marble console or side table designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1960s. Minor wear to corners of marble top. Dimensions: 29.9” H x 48.4” W x 21.625” D
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Marble
Brazilian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Glass, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and glass console table designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use. Design ideal for delicate use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 34.5"H x 43...
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Glass, Wood
Jorge Zalszupin, Console Table, Rosewood, Brazil, 1975
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in High Point, NC
A rosewood console table designed by Jorge Zalszupin and produced by L'Atelier, Brazil, 1975. Overall Dimensions (inches): 27.5"H x 44.375"W x 17.875"D All items ship from High Poi...
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Rosewood
Jorge Zalszupin, Console Table, Rosewood, Brazil, 1970s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in High Point, NC
A rosewood console table designed by Jorge Zalszupin and produced by L'Atelier, Brazil, 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 27.75"H x 33.125"W x 17.75"D All items ship from High Po...
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Rosewood
Celina Decorações, Console Table, Wood, Brazil, 1960s
By Celina Decoracoes
Located in High Point, NC
A wall-mounted console table or shelf produced by Celina Decorações, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, c. 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 10.25"H x 31.5"W x 8.25"D All items ship from Hi...
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Wood
Giuseppe Scapinelli, Console Table, Wood, Glass, Brazil, 1950s
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and glass console table designed and produced by Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazil, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 31.75"H x 59.0"W x 20....
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Glass, Wood
Moveis Teperman, Console Table, Wood, Brass, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and brass console table produced by Moveis Teperman, Brazil, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use, including natural wood cracking. Overall Dimensions (inches): 38.0"H...
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Brass
José Zanine Caldas Rare Console in Brazilian Hardwood
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in Waalwijk, NL
José Zanine Caldas, hand-carved console, Brazilian hardwood, Brazil, 1980s This beautifully sculpted console was made during a time in which Caldas abandoned the rigid design aesthe...
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Vintage 1980s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Hardwood
Carlo Hauner, Console Table, Wood, Formica, Brazil, 1950s
By Carlo Hauner, Forma
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and green formica console table designed by Carlo Hauner and produced by Forma, Brazil, c. 1950s. In unrestored original condition with lively wear and patina. Overall Dime...
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Formica, Wood
Brazilian Stone Console Table with Glass Top, 1980s
$4,200 / item
Brazilian Stone Console Table with Glass Top, 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking 1980s console table, crafted from natural Brazilian stone in beige, taupe, and ivory hues. An architectural composition, the table's stone legs are intentionally angled, l...
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Vintage 1980s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Stone
Jorge Zalszupin For L'atelier, Brazil, 1960s Imbuia Console
By L'Atelier San Paulo, Jorge Zalszupin
Located in London, GB
An original 1960s L'atelier console table designed by Jorge Zalszupin, Brazil. This versatile console table also works as a small desk. It has his iconic patchwork pattern Imbuia wo...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Imbuia
Trofelli & Favaro, Flip-top Console Table, Wood, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood flip-top console table produced by Trofelli & Favaro, Brazil, c. 1950s. Minor wear at the sides of the middle crease where the two halves meet/fold over. Touch ups carried ou...
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Wood
Midcentury Modern Console in Hardwood & Chrome Wheels. Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
Executed in solid Brazilian rosewood (jacarandá), this console reflects the material richness and structural clarity that define mid-century Brazilian modern design.
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Chrome
Zanine Caldas Hand-Carved Console Table, Solid Wood, Brazil, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-sculpted demilune console by Zanine Caldas, created in the 1970s–1980s. Crafted from solid wood with an organic carved form and curved silhouette, the piece reflects Caldas’ scu...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Console Tables
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Wood
Mid-Century Modern Console in Hardwood & Chrome Wheels, Sergio Rodrigues, 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
This mid-century console is executed in Brazilian rosewood (jacarandá), combining solid construction with richly figured veneer panels.
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Dressing Table by Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler, 1960s
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in New York, NY
Designed between the mid-1950s and early 1960s, this vanity exemplifies the designs that defined Hauner and Eisler, two influential names in Brazilian modernism. The piece features...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Metal
White & Grey Carrara Marble Single Pedestal Console Sofa Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern white and gray Carrara marble single pedestal base console sofa table.
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20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Marble
Abraham Palatnik, Rare Kinetic Console, c. 1960. 75 x 61 x 26 cm
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020) Kinetic console, c. 1960 Label Arte Viva Painted metal and glass 75 x 61 x 26 cm 29 53/100 x 24 1/50 x 10 6/25 in Figure incontournable de l’art cinétiq...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Metal
Late 20th-C. Organic Modern Exotic Kingwood Console Table - Pair Available
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a striking organic modern exotic kingwood console table with clean lines. There are two available. It has a nicely carved cross stretcher and sloping legs. They are unmarked ...
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Early 2000s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Kingwood
1970s Parchment Console Desk and Chair, Set of 2
$3,895 / item
1970s Parchment Console Desk and Chair, Set of 2
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, table and chair you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the be...
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Brass
Wonderful Mixed Metal Patchwork Brutalist Console in the Style of Paul Evans
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
Wonderful Mixed Metal Patchwork Brutalist Console in the Style of Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful mixed metal oatchwork brutalist console table In the Style of Paul Evans. Rarely seen copper etched, patchwork style console table by Brazilian modernist Furniture maker Pe...
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Metal
Giuseppe Scapinelli Mid Century Brazilian Walnut Console Flip Top Dining Table
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Giuseppe Scapinelli Mid Century Brazilian Walnut Console Flip Top Dining Table This flip flap table measures: 61 wide x 23 deep x 31.75 inches high, with a chair clearance of 29.75 ...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
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Walnut
1950s Giuseppe Scapinelli Brazilian Dining Table or Console Table Mid Century
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Monrovia, CA
Giuseppe Scapinelli - Giuseppe Scapinelli Dining / Console Table. Gorgeous Brazilian Solid Peroba de Campos. Curvaceous Soft Lines. Sculptural Sloping Trestle That Is Iconic To Scapi...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
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Wood
Geraldo De Barros, Console, Wood, Brazil, 1970s
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in High Point, NC
A small wall-mounted console or wall shelf designed by Geraldo De Barros and produced by Hobjeto, Brazil, 1970s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 11.7...
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
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Wood
Geraldo De Barros, Console, Wood, Brazil, 1970s
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in High Point, NC
A small wall-mounted console or wall shelf designed by Geraldo De Barros and produced by Hobjeto, Brazil, 1970s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 11.7...
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
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Wood
Geraldo De Barros, Console, Wood, Brazil, 1970s
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in High Point, NC
A small wall-mounted console or wall shelf designed by Geraldo De Barros and produced by Hobjeto, Brazil, 1970s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 11.7...
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
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Wood
Brazilian Midcentury Modern - Geraldo de Barros Unilabor Desk / Console, 1950s
By Geraldo de Barros, Unilabor
Located in São Paulo, SP
Rare desk / console designed by Geraldo de Barros for Unilabor, Brazil, circa 1950s. The piece is an authentic period example of Brazilian modern design and reflects Unilabor’s pione...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables
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Iron
Giuseppe Scapinelli Brazilian Modern Flip Top Console and Dining Table
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Flip Top Console / Dining Table, designed by Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazil, circa 1950s. We originally thought this table was a Vladimir Kagan design when we first saw it, d...
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
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Metal
Brazilian Modern Console with Drawer and Chair in Hardwood, Unknown, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
This console and chair ensemble reflects the restrained elegance characteristic of mid-century Brazilian design, where proportion, material clarity, and functional precision define t...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
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Faux Leather, Hardwood
Brazilian Modern Console with Chair in Hardwood, Unknown, 1950s - Lot 732A
Located in New York, NY
Additional information: Materials and Techniques: Yvory Wood & leather Style: Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period) Place of Origin: Brazil Date of Manufacture: Circa 1950s Condition: G...
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20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
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Wood, Leather
Console/Night Stand in Wood att. Jose Zanine Caldas, c. 1950s
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in New York, NY
A concise architectural object—materially direct, formally assured, and aligned with the spirit of mid-century Brazilian modernism.
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20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
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Plywood
Mid-Century Modern Petit Brazilian Exotic Hardwood Console
Unavailable|$3,000
Mid-Century Modern Petit Brazilian Exotic Hardwood Console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant console from Brazil. The top portion has two tiers that are different sizes, they both have an open shelf for storage. The base has four legs that splay outwards and have ...
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Wood
Brazilian Mid-Century Caviuna Sculptural and Granite Console Table
Unavailable|$5,200
Brazilian Mid-Century Caviuna Sculptural and Granite Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Console table from Brazil made out of solid Caviuna wood with sculptural legs and a curved support for a cream/tan granite top.
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Granite
Console in Brazilian Walnut, 1960s by Binnehuis, a South African Retailer
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This side table, in solid Brazilian walnut ('Imbuia'), was manufactured in the 1960s for 'Binnehuis', a sought after midcentury Furniture manufacturer in South Africa renowned for th...
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Mid-20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Imbuia
Vintage Brazilian Jorge Zalszupin Exotic Hardwood Console with Mirror
Unavailable|$6,150 / set
Vintage Brazilian Jorge Zalszupin Exotic Hardwood Console with Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Jorge Zalszupin attributed pairing of Console and Mirror from Brazil in solid rosewood. Console dimensions: Width 59 inches Depth 1 inches Height 22 inches.
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Buffet in Brazilian Rosewood
Unavailable|$5,000
Buffet in Brazilian Rosewood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This charm has four drawer and four doors in rosewood and midcentury style.
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Rosewood
Country Table Console
Unavailable|$3,800
Country Table Console
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Console, Brazil mid-19th century.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Brazilian Console Tables
Commode by Giuseppe Scapinelli
Unavailable|$15,750
Commode by Giuseppe Scapinelli
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Original commode by Giuseppe Scapinelli designed and produced in Brazil. Made out of Caviuna wood handcrafted with marcheterie technique.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Wood
Brazilian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Brazil, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood console table with Thonet-style bentwood details, likely designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 30.0"H x 55.2"W x 15.8"D All items ship from...
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Wood
1950s Brazilian Console Table
Sold|$3,800
1950s Brazilian Console Table
Located in Astoria, NY
A Brazilian console table, in deep jacaranda wood, including three drawers to the front, each with diamond shaped pull handle, raised on round tapered legs, circa 1950s. This piece r...
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Metal
Brazilian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Marble, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and marble console table designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1950s. A handful of chips present on marble top. Inconsistencies in wood color on one leg. Dimensions: 35.5” H ...
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Marble
Scapinelli 1960s Brazilian Console Table
Sold|$7,400
Scapinelli 1960s Brazilian Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant 60's Brazilian console table by Scapinelli, newly restored
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Wood
Giuseppe Scapinelli, Console Table, Wood, Glass, Brazil, 1950s
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and glass console table designed and produced by Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazil, c. 1950s. Release to joinery and hairline cracks present as illustrated. Structurally stable. To...
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20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Glass, Wood
19th c. Gothic Revival Console Table of Solid Brazilian Rosewood
Located in Oakland, CA
Exquisite 1850's Gothic revival console table handcrafted of richly figured solid Brazilian Rosewood with scalloped edge, decorative carved finials, florets and paw feet. W 55.50 ...
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Antique 19th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Rosewood
José Zanine Caldas '1919-2001', Unique Console, Brazil, circa 1977
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
José Zanine Caldas (1919-2001), unique console, Raw wood, Brazil, circa 1977. Certificate of authenticity from the son of the artist. Measures: Height 75 cm, Length 127.5 cm, Dept...
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Wood
Scapinelli Brazilian Wood Console Table with Three Drawers and Glass Top, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Brazilian console table from the 1960s by Giuseppe Scapinelli with glass top and three drawers with brass pulls. Measures: Base length 59" Base height 29.5".
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Glass, Wood
18th Century Portuguese Table in Brazilian Rosewood
Located in Vista, CA
18th century Portuguese table in Brazilian rosewood.
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Antique Mid-18th Century European Console Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Zalszupin Attr. Modern Leather & Rosewood Console
Located in Astoria, NY
Jorge Zalszupin (Polish/Brazilian, 1922-2020) Attributed Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Leather and Rosewood Console Table, with four suspended raspberry leather faced drawers flanked ...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Rosewood
1960s Floating Console in Brazilian Rosewood by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil Modern
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Lightness and simplicity strike on this amazing wall hanging console by Joaquim Tenreiro. Designed for the 'superquadras' apartments in the town of Brasilia, this piece has solid ros...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood and Wrought Iron Console or Shelving Unit, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Amazing wide console with sliding door, produced in rosewood veneer and wrought iron. This beautiful minimalist piece floats on your desired height and looks great against light wall...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
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Wrought Iron
Brazilian Midcentury Jacaranda Wall Console by Sergio Rodrigues and Mirror
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Astoria, NY
A 1960s Brazilian wall console designed by Sergio Rodrigues and crafted in Jacaranda wood, offered as a set with an unmarked Jacaranda mirror. In good vintage condition, with wear co...
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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Mirror, Jacaranda
Giuseppe Scapinelli Floating Console in Caviúna Wood with Brass Handles, 1950s
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in New York, NY
Designed in the 1950s, this floating console by Giuseppe Scapinelli exemplifies the refined, linear language that distinguishes his Brazilian production.
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
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Brass
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Jacaranda Wood Wall Console
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid-Century Modern wall console, produced circa 1960s in Brazilian jacaranda wood, with four exterior drawers.
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Modern Console Tables
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Brazilian Mid Century Console For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Brazilian mid century console for your home. Each Brazilian mid century console for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and metal. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Brazilian mid century console, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right Brazilian mid century console, those designed in mid-century modern, modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. Giuseppe Scapinelli, Sergio Rodrigues and Jorge Zalszupin each produced at least one beautiful Brazilian mid century console that is worth considering.
How Much is a Brazilian Mid Century Console?
Prices for a Brazilian mid century console start at $600 and top out at $700,000 with the average selling for $7,000.
A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.
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 .
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