Drexel Heritage Game/Dining Table & Matching Chairs
By Drexel
Located in Long Beach, CA
Versatile (lower) table presents uniquely with an inlaid mosaic tile in the center of the walnut top, adding modernity and elegance. This table can be used for entertainment of all s...
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Sold|$3,600
Dining Table by Kipp Stewart
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Walnut dining table by Kipp Stewart for Drexel two 22" leaves.
Walnut
Sold|$1,800
Walnut Dining Table by Kipp Stewart
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a stunning warm walnut circular dining table with two 22" extension boards designed by Kipp Stewart for Drexel, circa 1958.
Walnut
Walnut Drop-Leaf Dining or Console Table by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Pasadena, CA
This table made of a beautifully chosen walnut can be used as a console which may become a dining table. It is stamped "Drexel" on the bottom. This manufacture was known by the perf...
Walnut
Sold|$3,500 / set
Drexel Brass and Wood Pedestals or Dining Table Bases
By Drexel
Located in North Hollywood, CA
RETIREMENT SALE!!! EVERYTHING MUST GO - CHECK OUT OUR OTHER ITEMS. Original 1970s brass veneered pedestals trimmed in lacquered wood with dark wood bases. The height makes them...
Brass
Sold|$2,100
John Van Koert Expanding Dining Table
By John Van Koert, Drexel
Located in Fulton, CA
A 1950s futuristic design by John Van Koert for Drexel Furniture. This Mid-Century Modern expanding dining table includes three 12" leaves extending the table to a maximum of 90".
Walnut
Kipp Stewart Dining Table and Chairs for Drexel
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Kipp Stewart sculpted walnut dining chairs and table for Drexel. This set includes four chairs and one additional leaf. The table top has been professionally restored and refurbished...
Upholstery, Walnut
Sold|$1,500
Kipp Stewart Dining Table
By Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall, Drexel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful Kipp Stewart walnut dining table. The glowing mellow grain pattern on top is gorgeous. Classic Kipp Stewart Declaration series skirt is completed by perfectly proportione...
Walnut
Sold|$2,200
1950 Drexel Parallel Dining Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Offering a 1950 Drexel dining room set. Design is called Parellel, and features a table with two leaves, six chairs (four chairs, two armchairs), and the original white leather uphol...
Wood
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Walnut Extension Dining Table
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Morgan, UT
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Mid-Century Modern walnut extension dining table Drexel Furniture, USA, 1950s 44.13 Wide x 44.13 Deep x 29.25 High.
Walnut
Sold|$2,100
White Lacquer 1-Drawer Console by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Water Mill, NY
Attractive white lacquer 1-drawer console with silvered metal corners by Drexel
Wallace Nutting by Drexel Granite Top Console Table
By Wallace Nutting, Drexel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wallace Nutting by Drexel walnut console table with a granite top.
Granite
Sold|$2,900
Elegant Brass & Wood Bart Cart by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Chicago, IL
Large elegant brass & wood bar cart by Drexel with glass and mirror shelves.
Brass
Drexel Black Lacquered Wheeled Barcart or Server
By Drexel
Located in Raleigh, NC
Fabulous wheeled bar cart or server by Drexel in a wonderful black lacquered finish. Excellent condition and new wheels. Has a splendid brass gallery on the top. Perfect for the ref...
Mahogany
1960s Brown Tawi Wood Dining Table by Edward Wormley 'a'
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Tawi wooden dining table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, USA, 1962. This stunning dining table is designed by American Edward Wormley and comes with a wooden Tawi top which is compo...
Wood
1960s Brown Tawi Wood Dining Table by Edward Wormley 'c'
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Tawi wooden dining table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, USA, 1962. This stunning dining table is designed by American Edward Wormley and comes with a wooden Tawi top which is compo...
Brass
Metamorphic Coffee/Dining Table by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a vintage Mid-Century mahogany table by Drexel that can be used as a coffee table or raised and the sides lifted to be as used as a dining table.
Mahogany
Walnut "Parallel Line" Drop-Leaf Table by Barney Flag for Drexel C.1960
By Drexel, Barney Flagg
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A walnut drop-leaf dining table designed in the 1960s by Barney Flagg for Drexel Furniture's "Parallel Line". This table is distinguished by its "boat" shape when both leaves are rai...
Walnut
Sold|$2,450
Vintage Pedestal Table by Drexel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Pedestal Table with Unusual base on Brass Casters and Trim Detail Made by Drexel Furniture Circa 1960. Restored and French Polished
Brass
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Convertible Dining Table Coffee Table 1950s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Convertible coffee table, dining table with fold down sides, by Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective. Table dimensions 60 inches long x 39 inches wide (27 inches wide with side exten...
Wood
Drexel Declaration Walnut Table by Kipp Stewart & Stewart McDougall, 1960s
By Drexel, Stewart MacDougall, Kipp Stewart
Located in Amherst, NH
Vintage Drexel declaration Model 851-311 walnut drop-leaf X-stretcher base sofa table designed by Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall, dated 1964. Refinished condition. Open, 42" W.
Walnut
Pair of Midcentury Ming Dynasty Style White Lacquered Pedestals, 1960s
By Drexel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This pair of Ming Dynasty style pedestals were created in the 1960s by Drexel Heritage. They are most likely mahogany and have recently been lacquered white. Please feel free to ...
Wood
Sold|$3,400
Edward Wormley for Drexel Serving Cart
By Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant serving cart with three shelves. Glass top and natural wood throughout.
Mid 20th Century Mahogany Hepplewhite Drop-Leaf Pembroke Table
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Hepplewhite style Pembroke table, unbranded, similar in quality to Drexel and Hickory Chair. Mahogany with inlaid details, drop leaves, brass hardware, tapered straight legs and br...
Brass
Set of Six Edward Wormley Modernist Dining Chairs From 1947
By Edward Wormley
Located in Portland, OR
An elegant and simple set of six dining chairs from Edward Wormley most successful line for Drexel Furniture Company. Wormley only did one line for Drexel in 1947 and it was his most...
Birch
Flair 1970's Wood and Chrome Vintage Console Table in the Style of Milo Baughman
By Flair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage mid to late 20th century circa 1970s console table made of a beautifully grained wood top with chrome plated metal legs and supports. The maker, Flair has created a clean, ...
Metal, Chrome
Sold|$6,500
Extremely Rare Olga Lee Baughman Table Lamp
By Olga Lee Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely rare table lamp by Olga Lee Baughman wife of Milo Baughman Together they ran a successful design shop in Los Angeles, working both collaboratively and independently. After ...
Sold|$3,250
Heritage-Henredon Gateleg Table
By Henredon, Heritage-Henredon
Located in Vancouver, BC
Heritage-Henredon was a collaboration between Drexel Heritage and Henredon Furniture Manufacturers. Approximately 75 designs were made, 40 by Henredon and 35 by Heritage. This wa...
Walnut
Vintage Inlaid Mahogany Hepplewhite Pembroke Table
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Hepplewhite style inlaid mahogany pembroke table, unbranded, similar in quality to Drexel and Hickory Furniture. One drawer of dovetail construction and brass hardware. Inlaid deta...
Brass
1960s Brown Mahogany Console by Edward Wormley
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Dark brown, mahogany, brass handles, console by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, USA, 1960s. Plain and sleek design with three drawers with brass handles. Very elegantly worked console ...
Brass, Magnets
Sold|$1,875
1960s Drexel Tempo Walnut Wood Dining Table
By Drexel
Located in Amherst, NH
Vintage 1960s walnut wood dining table by Drexel Furniture in the Tempo line. The table has a beautiful walnut grain with tapered legs. No additional boards. Marked underneath.
Walnut
Drexel Long Dining Table with Unique Woodgrain Design
By Drexel
Located in Geneva, IL
Mid-Century Modern Parson style dining table. Table includes three leaves, each 20" wide. Beautiful design of wood on top as seen in close ups. Fabulous vintage condition. Length wit...
1960s Double-Leaf Dining Table with Eight Chairs by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Alhambra, CA
1960s Mid-Century Modern dining table with 8 chairs by Drexel Heritage.
Walnut
Butternut Dining Table and Chairs from the Meridian Collection for Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Denton, MD
Dining table in butternut wood with two matching arm chairs and four side chairs.
Wood
Round Greek Key Solid Walnut Dining Table
By Drexel
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple elegance here. Add the fact that this handsome piece is made of solid walnut and carries the Classic Greek key design, and is ROUND! Small space? Pied-A-Terre? Why settle for ...
Laminate, Walnut
Sold|$1,800
Burlwood Pedestal by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic pedestal is fabricated with burlwood veneers and was sold by originally by Drexel Furniture in the 1970s, and was made in Italy. Note: The piece has been pr...
Burl
Sold|$1,800
Burlwood Pedestal by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish burlwood pedestal dates to the 1970s and was created in Italy for the Drexel furniture company. Note: The piece has been professionally restored/refnished as of July ...
Burl
Sold|$1,750
Burl and Chrome Console by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic and simple burl wood console perfect for under a large mirror, behind a sofa or in an entryway.
Chrome
Sold|$2,400
Elliptical Wall Console by Kipp Stewart
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Hadley, MA
From Drexel's Sun Coast line.
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 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.
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 .