Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful mid-century coffee table made by the Drexel furniture company in North Carolina.
Wood
Mid Century Drexel Fontanella Bookmatched Top Fruitwood Coffee Table
By Drexel
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid Century Drexel Fontanella Bookmatched Top Fruitwood Coffee Table, cocktail Table.
Cherry
1960s Drexel Sculptural Faux Bamboo Burlwood Smoke Glass Round Coffee Table
By Drexel
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sculptured bent bamboo rattan coffee table with striking faux shagreen round top in burlwood tones lending rich texture to clean, modern lines.
Glass, Wood
Drexel Gold Paint & Black Lacquer Base Burl Wood & Glass Top Coffee Table MINT
By Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Drexel Gold Paint & Black Lacquer Base Burl Wood & Glass Top Coffee Table MINT
Glass
Edward Wormley for Drexel Precedent Collection Coffee Table
By Edward Wormley, Drexel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An early, modernist Edward Wormley for Drexel coffee table in a trapezoid shape made for the Precedent Collection.
Wood
$1,276Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Kipp Stewart Drexel Coffee Table Bench
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Baltimore, MD
A beautiful, mid-century, modern, retro, 1960’s, Danish style, coffee table/ bench, by Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall for Drexel, from the Declaration series.
Walnut
2 pc. Mid Century Surfboard Coffee Table by John Van Koert for Drexel c. 1960’s
By John Van Koert, Drexel
Located in New York, NY
Rare two part coffee table designed by John Van Koert for Drexel Furniture, as part of their class Profile series, circa 1960’s. As the table consists of two separate pieces, it can...
Wood
Vintage MCM Walnut Coffee Table Designed After Kipp Stewart for Drexel
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table Designed After Kipp Stewart for Drexel This low rectangular shaped table has some cool features with its top door that lifts open to ...
Walnut
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Drexel Heritage Mahogany And Ebonized Chinoiserie Decorated Low Table C1950
By Drexel
Located in Big Flats, NY
Drexel Heritage Mahogany and Ebonized Low Table with Gilt Chinoiserie Decoration Raised on Straight Square Legs C1950 Measures- 17.5''H x 38''W x 38''D A finely crafted low table by...
Mahogany
Mid Century Modern Drexel Projection Coffee Table by Kip Stewart
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Drexel Projection Coffee Table by Kip Stewart Above average vintage condition and structurally sound.
Walnut
Drexel Furniture Esperanto Collection Walnut Buffet
By Drexel
Located in Pasadena, TX
This fabulous buffet is made of a really nice grain of walnut. Its front is crafted to show Spanish influence. It has 4 doors that open to reveal 2 shelves and plenty of storage. It'...
Walnut
Drexel “Declaration” Walnut Coffee Table by Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials Walnut Wood, Brass Pull Handles ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we ...
Brass
$1,293Sale Price|35% Off
Exquisite Barney Flagg cocktail table for Drexel
By Drexel, Barney Flagg
Located in South Charleston, WV
Exquisite and detailed with tapered features abound. Barney Flagg for Drexel, 1962 in Walnut and in exceptional original condition. Delicate balls suspend the table and the book matc...
Walnut
Drexel Sun Coast Brass Coffee Table by Kipp Stewart & Stewart McDougall, USA
By Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall, Stewart MacDougall, Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Deland, FL
Produced by Drexel Sun Coast this coffee table, designed by Kipp Stewart & Stewart McDougall, is an exquisite example of early American mid-century design and craftsmanship.
Walnut
Beveled Smoked Glass Bird's-Eye Maple Brass Square Legs Coffee Table MINT!
By Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Beveled Smoked Glass Bird's-Eye Maple Brass Square Legs Coffee Table MINT!
Glass, Maple
$1,040Sale Price|20% Off
Kipp Stewart Long Board Coffee Table by Drexel
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Pasadena, TX
Danish modern teak Drexel Declaration coffee table 60" long teak coffee table by Kipp Stewart for the Drexel Declaration line. The table has a circle of rosewood button inlays in th...
Rosewood, Walnut
Milo Baughman Storage Coffee Table
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Milo Baughman storage coffee table, Today,s Living line by Drexel in Birch wood with solid turned legs. Flip-up tops for storage, beveled corners.
Birch
Edward Wormley Precedent Line Coffee Table for Drexel / Dunbar Milo Baughman
By Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
An early, modernist Wormley form for Drexel. This vintage item requires refinishing
Wood
Mid Century Modern Walnut X Base Inlayed Octagon Shape Coffee Table MINT!
By Drexel, Dunbar Furniture, Baker Furniture Company, Edward Wormley, Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Walnut X Base Inlayed Octagon Shape Coffee Table MINT!
Brass
Large John Van Koert coffee Table
By Drexel, John Van Koert
Located in South Charleston, WV
38" wide x 16" tall, large walnut coffee table. John Van Korea for Drexel. This table has been refinished but maintains two flaws (photographed and shown in video), otherwise excelle...
Walnut
Heavy Large 30x54 Spanish Colonial Solid Mahogany Italian Coffee Table w/ Drawer
By Drexel, Bloomingdale's
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy Large 30x54 Spanish Colonial Solid Mahogany Italian Coffee Table w/ Drawers MINT
Mahogany
Mid-Century Coffee Table in Walnut and Travertine
Located in Highland, IN
This pretty coffee table has a base of solid walnut turned in a pleasing shape reminiscent of Nanna Ditzel's "Toad Stool" design which supports a top of rich travertine. We've seen ...
Travertine
Drexel Eastrend Pecan and Burl Biedermeier Style Pedestal Cocktail Side Table
By Drexel, Karl Johan, Henredon, John Van Koert
Located in Chattanooga, TN
In mid‑century formality with modern flair, this Drexel Eastrend occasional table unfolds as a luxurious fusion of Art Deco grandeur, the restrained elegance of Biedermeier, and the ...
Walnut, Burl
Drexel Declaration Cocktail Table by Kipp Stewart
Located in Trenton, NJ
A fully authenticated and precisely documented example of one of the most celebrated pieces in the Drexel Declaration collection — the cocktail table designed by Kipp Stewart and Ste...
Wood
$1,640Sale Price|20% Off
1960's Hollywood Regency Gold Leaf Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber, Drexel
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Mid century round coffee table for sale. From the 1960's, and very rare and beautiful. Has a gold leaf finish on the wood with black accents and gold. It's a very unique tabl...
Gold Leaf
Rare "Et Cetera" Faux Book Coffee Table, John Dickinson, Drexel, USA, c. 1960s
By John Dickinson
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a very rare coffee / end table designed by John Dickinson for Drexel and produced between 1961-1962 as part of a very limited edition design from Drexel's 'Et Cetera' col...
Oak
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
1960s John Dickinson et Cetera Series Coffee Table John Dickinson Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A rare John Dickinson designed Faux-Book Coffee Table for Drexel, part of the short lived Rare et Cetera series. Three large stacked Shakespeare books make up the tabletop, with the ...
Oak
$875Sale Price|30% Off
2 Drexel Heritage Grand Tour Mid Century Oak Slate Side Tables Sculpture Stand
By Drexel
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of 1960s Drexel Grand Tour pedestal side tables. Made from oak with inset slate top over a central column with round carved medallion and stepped plinth base. Marked along unde...
Slate
Flip Top Folding Double Parquet Top Chestnut Coffee Cocktail Table Carved Legs
By Henredon, Drexel, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Flip Top Folding Double Parquet Top Chestnut Coffee Cocktail Table Carved Legs MINT!
Chestnut, Oak
Walnut Hair Pin Leg Smoked Glass Marquetry Top Long Rectangle Coffee Table MINT
By Andrew Szoeke, Adrian Pearsall, Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Walnut Hair Pin Leg Smoked Glass Marquetry Top Long Rectangle Coffee Table MINT.
Smoked Glass, Walnut
1960s Drexel Faux Bamboo Leather Wrapped Parsons Table
By Drexel
Located in Vero Beach, FL
1960s Drexel ET Cetera Faux Bamboo Leather Wrapped Chinoiserie Coffee or Side Parsons Table The vintage brown leather wrapped brass nail head studded side or coffee table was made i...
Brass
Round Two Tier Greek Key Pattern Laminate Top Occasional Side End Table Stand
By Drexel, Heritage-Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round Two Tier Greek key pattern laminate top occasional side end table stand.
Walnut, Laminate
Barney Flagg, Coffee Table, Walnut, Birch, USA, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and birch modular coffee table or set of three side tables designed by Barney Flagg and produced by Drexel, USA, c. 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 18.25"H x 40"W x 35....
Birch, Walnut
Phillip Lloyd Powell Long Coffee Table in Solid Walnut
By Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Phillip Lloyd Powell, coffee table, walnut, United States, 1960s This unique coffee table is designed by the American designer Phillip Lloyd Powell. The piece rests on four circular...
Walnut
$1,840Sale Price|42% Off
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin MCM Burl & Chome Coffee, Cocktail Table
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Plainview, NY
Designed by the renowned American furniture designer Milo Baughman (1923-2003) for Thayer Coggin, this Mid-Century Modern coffee table is a testament to timeless mid Century modern d...
Chrome
Large Square Coffee Table by Erwin Lambeth, Brass, Glass, Wood, 1960
By Erwin Lambeth
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Handsome fireplace fender style brass, glass, and wood large square coffee table. In the style of Baker, Drexel, or Henredon but unmarked. However, attributed to Erwin Lambeth. It is...
Aluminum
Italian Chrome Coffee Cocktail Table Milo Baughman Manner with Top Smoked Glass
By Milo Baughman
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1960s minimalist Italian thin line chrome coffee or cocktail table Milo Baughman manner with top smoked glass Measures cm: H 28, W 90, D 90. Milo Ray Baughman, Jr. (October 7, 192...
Crystal, Brass
Travertine and Walnut Table Attributed to Harvey Probber
Located in Buchanan, MI
Travertine and walnut table attributed to Harvey Probber, Heritage Drexel. Would make a great centerpiece
Travertine
Light Walnut Oversize 32" Wide Two Drawers Dowel Leg Step End Coffee Table MINT!
By Drexel, American of Martinsville
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Light Walnut Oversize 32" Wide Two Drawers Dowel Leg Step End Coffee Table MINT!
Leather, Walnut
$1,880Sale Price|20% Off
Drexel “Casa Del Sol” Table Bench by John Van Koert Vintage, 1950s
By John Van Koert, Drexel
Located in San Diego, CA
Designed by John Van Koert for his Casa del Sol Collection and produced by Drexel Furniture in the 1950s. This "Table/Bench" as it is referred to on the makers mark, could be used eq...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Buffet by John Van Koert, 1950s
By Karl Johan, Henredon, John Van Koert, Drexel
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This Drexel Profile K37 buffet credenza by John Van Koert stands as a commanding exemplar of mid-century modern elegance—defined by precision, craftsmanship, and sculptural detail.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Henredon Sofa Modified Lawson Style Yellow & Beige Striped
By Henredon
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Henredon Modified Lawson style sofa with original yellow & beige striped fabric, 3 loose seat cushions with Poly wrapped feather down in...
Fabric, Polyester, Wood, Feathers
Long Six-Legged Blood Cherry Lacquer Finish Display Bench
By Drexel, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative seven foot long carved frame bench or coffee table in thick dirty red lacquer enamel finish.
Hardwood
Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Sofa by Henredon w/Chinese Red Floral Brocade
By Henredon
Located in Topeka, KS
We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Mid-20th Century. Is there anything quite as MAGNIFICENT as a Henredon piece?
Fabric, Foam, Polyester, Wood
John Van Koert, Bench, Walnut, Iron, USA, 1950s
By John Van Koert
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and bronze-painted iron bench or coffee table designed by John Van Koert and produced by Drexel, USA, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use Overall Dimensions (inches...
Iron
Unavailable|$1,800
Burl Wood Inlay Coffee or Side Table by Drexel, US, circa 1950
By Drexel
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful massive wood minimalistic style coffee or side table manufactured by Drexel in the 1950s in the United States. In great condition.
Burl
Unavailable|$895 / set
DREXEL HERITAGE Woodbriar Campaign Style Glass Top Cocktail Tables - Pair
By Drexel
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of campaign style glass top square coffee / cocktail tables by Drexel Heritage, from their Woodbriar Collection.
Glass, Nutwood
Unavailable|$2,700
Edward Wormley for Drexel Trapezoid Coffee Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Spokane Valley, WA
Mid century Trapezoid coffee table. Edward Wormley for Drexel.
Wood
Mid-Century Drexel Heritage Marble Cocktail Table Attributed to Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful 1960s dark mahogany and marble cocktail table attributed to Edward Wormley. It rises on scrolled legs joined by stretchers and a central shelf. Simple design enhanced by be...
Marble
Unavailable|$2,000
Wonderful MCM Drexel Casa del Sol Coffee Table by John Van Koert
By John Van Koert
Located in Raleigh, NC
Rare John Van Koert Mediterranean style coffee table in walnut and cast metal excellent condition, circa 1957, as dated on the base.
Unavailable|$3,200 / set
Brass, Cane and Walnut End Tables by Kipp Stewart for Drexel
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of tables are architecturally perfect in as much as they incorporate glass, wood, brass and metal yet the design is understated. Perfect size end tables or use them togethe...
Unavailable|$7,900
Extremely Rare Milo Baughman Tray Table for Arch Gordon, 1950’s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Hampstead, QC
Milo Baughman (1923-2003) was a premier American designer and furniture pioneer who left an indelible mark on the progression of American furniture designs for many decades. He is b...
Metal, Brass
Unavailable|$2,500
Milo Baughman Coffee Table in Exotic Mindoro Wood for Drexel
By Milo Baughman
Located in santa monica, CA
Tops slide back and forth for storage. Made of wood and cork. Really cool and funky table. Measures: W 42, D 32, H 20.
Unavailable|$1,950
1960 Milo Baughman Wood Bench or Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Hudson, NY
Milo Baughman for Drexel. Restored. Exotic sapele wood. Fabulous dark color with interesting grain pattern. A versatile piece-could be used as a bench or coffee table.
Drexel Guildhall Carved Mid Century Coffee Table
By Drexel
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This Mid-Century parson's styled table has patina marks and faux wear giving it a warm glow and would work with many interiors including farmhouse chic to slick modern, a versatile p...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Drexel Declaration Coffee Table Kipp Stewart
By Drexel
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid-Century Modern walnut coffee table by Kipp Stewart for Drexel.
Walnut
Mid Century Long Coffee Table for Drexel / Lane
By Drexel
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Manufactured by the Drexel Furniture company, well made and the perfect piece for that Mid Century room.
Wood
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.
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
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