Gordons of Tennessee Walnut and Travertine Cocktail / Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century coffee / cocktail table with a shaped walnut frame supporting a surfboard-shaped travertine tabletop. (GORDONS OF TENNESSEE)(Companion end tables: DUF0387)
Travertine
1965 Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft of SOM Credenza for Chase Manhattan Bank
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
There is a very shallow chip on the travertine top at the back corner. Overall, this piece is in very good condition with some light wear apparent.
Travertine, Steel
1960s Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft for SOM 66 inch Credenza/Cabinet in Walnut
By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Four Position Credenza, originally designed by Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen in the late 1950s.
Travertine, Steel
1963 Gordon Bunshaft's Personal Ezra Stoller Photographs of Beinecke Library
By Ezra Stoller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are artifacts from Gordon Bunshaft's Travertine House in East Hampton and came directly from the estate of Gordon and Nina Bunshaft.
Paper
Gordon Furniture Pair of Travertine Step End Tables
By Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Hudson, NY
Restored frames. Travertine in very good condition. Sometimes wrongly attributed to Bertha Schafer. Made in Tennessee.
Travertine
Walnut and Travertine Cocktail Table
By Gordons Inc.
Located in Baltimore, MD
Walnut and Travertine coffee/cocktail table. Walnut base with flowing serpentine sides and travertine marble top. Very good restored condition.
Travertine
Walnut and Travertine End Tables
By Gordons Inc.
Located in Baltimore, MD
Pair of walnut and travertine end tables. Two tier walnut bases with flowing serpentine sides and travertine marble tops. Classic design can be sold as a two tier table or, if you pr...
Travertine
1960 Gordon Furniture Pair of Stone Top Stands
By Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Hudson, NY
Fully restored walnut frames. Travertine top has a honed finish; off-white with hints of black and tan. Very good condition, no chips or cracks.
Travertine
Milo Baughman Credenza for Arch Gordon with Travertine Top
By Milo Baughman, Arch Gordon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Milo Baughman for Arch Gordon credenza, USA, circa 1950s. The cabinet features an oiled walnut frame, painted metal legs and drawer pulls, polished travertine top, and sliding doors ...
Travertine, Metal
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H 22 in W 23 in D 24 in
Midcentury Sculpted Walnut & Italian Travertine Side Tables by Gordon Furniture
By Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of stylish modern sculpted side tables designed and manufactured by Gordon Furniture Co. in the United States, circa 1950s.
Marble
Sold
H 14.5 in W 54 in D 19.5 in
Midcentury Sculpted Walnut & Italian Travertine Coffee Table by Gordon Furniture
By Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant modern sculpted coffee table designed and manufactured by Gordon Furniture Co. In the United States, circa 1950s.
Marble
Sold
H 22.75 in W 22.5 in D 27 in
Travertine and Sculptural Walnut End / Side Table for Gordon Furniture Company
By Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A dark walnut end / side table with wonderful Italian travertine marble top and sculptural designed frame designed for Gordon Furniture Company.
Marble
Milo Baughman Credenza for Arch Gordon
By Milo Baughman, Arch Gordon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Milo Baughman for Arch Gordon credenza, USA, c.1950s. The cabinet features an oiled walnut frame, painted metal legs and drawer pulls, polished travertine top, and sliding doors with...
Travertine, Metal
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H 15 in W 39.5 in D 38 in
Mid-Century Sculpted Walnut & Travertine Coffee Table by Gordon’s Furniture Co.
By Bertha Schaefer
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elegant modern sculpted coffee table designed and manufactured by Gordon Furniture Co. (Also seen as Gordon’s Fine Furniture).
Travertine
Sold
H 15 in W 54 in D 20 in
Gordon's Johnson City, TN Mid-Century Surfboard Travertine Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in West Hartford, CT
A stunning contoured walnut frame suspends a gorgeous piece of original travertine designed and manufactured in the 1960s by Gordon's of Johnson City, TN.
Travertine
Sold
H 22.5 in W 23.75 in D 23 in
Pair of Gordons of Tennessee Travertine and Walnut End / Side Tables
Located in Queens, NY
(GORDONS OF TENNESSEE)(PRICED AS PAIR)
Travertine
Mid Century Modern Credenza by Milo Baughman for Arch Gordon
By Arch Gordon, Milo Baughman
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Sleek tapered black metal legs. A solid travertine top. Solid wood drawer fronts that alternate between walnut and teak.
Travertine, Metal
Sculptural Italian Modern Side Table
By Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Modern Side Table designed for Gordon Furniture Company, circa 1950s. This piece is a versatile size and can be used as a side or end table, or as a night stand.
Travertine
Sculptural Italian Modern Coffee Table
By Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Italian Modern coffee table, circa 1950s. Executed in walnut and the original travertine top.
Travertine
Sculptural Italian Modern Side Tables
By Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Italian modern side tables, circa 1950s.
Travertine
Sold
H 15 in W 54 in D 19.75 in
Travertine and Walnut Coffee Table by Gordon Furniture, c 1950s, Refinished
By Bertha Schaefer, Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover timeless elegance with this exceptional refinished Walnut and Travertine coffee table from Gordon Furniture Co., crafted in the United States during the 1950s.
Travertine
Gordon’s Furniture Round Coffee Table
By Gordons Inc.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Round travertine stone is set into a sculpted walnut frame. Stylish Danish style design with an Italian stone that floats in the middle. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Travertine
Coffee Table with Travertine Top
By Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Coffee table with travertine top and a sculpted walnut frame, by Gordon Furniture Co.
Travertine
Travertine Coffee and End Table Set
By Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Italian three-piece table set designed for Gordon's Furniture Co, circa 1960s. They feature sculpted Italian walnut frames with thick travertine tops.
Travertine
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H 22.25 in W 28.25 in D 22.5 in
Walnut & Travertine Two Tiered End Table In the Style Of Bertha Schaefer
By Gordons Inc.
Located in Chicago, IL
Excellent walnut and travertine end table often attributed to Bertha Schaefer but actually manufactered in the USA by Gordons Inc.
Travertine
Sold
H 15 in W 40.5 in D 38.5 in
Bertha Schaefer Attributed Travertine and Walnut Coffee Table, 1960's
By Gordons Inc., Bertha Schaefer
Located in Round Rock, TX
An elegant coffee table featuring a solid walnut base and Italian travertine top that appears to float within the frame.
Travertine
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H 22.5 in W 23 in D 24 in
Pair of 1960s Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Italian Walnut Travertine End Tables
By Bertha Schaefer, Gordons Inc.
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of Mid-Century Modern 1960s sculptural form walnut frame end tables with Italian walnut Travertine tops, manufactured by Gordon's. Often Attributed to Bertha Schaefer for Singer...
Travertine
Pair of Rustic Modern Turned Walnut & Travertine Marble Pedestal Side Tables
By Harvey Probber, Gordon & Jane Martz, Nanna Ditzel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Maker unknown, manufacturers possibly; Drexel, Probber, Martz and Lane. Good weight, tight and strong, stone without damage. Base diameter is 12 inches.
Travertine
Gordon Furniture Travertine Coffee Table
By Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Hudson, NY
Restored walnut frame. Travertine top is in very nice condition. This piece is sometimes wrongly attributed to Bertha Schafer. Made in Tennessee.
Travertine
Sold
H 23 in W 22.5 in D 28 in
Midcentury Walnut and Travertine End Tables, Gordon's Fine Furniture, circa 1959
By Bertha Schaefer, Harvey Probber, Gordons Inc.
Located in Framingham, MA
Pair of exquisite walnut and travertine step side tables by Gordon's Fine Furniture, Johnson City, TN.
Travertine
Travertine Coffee Table
By Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Stamford, CT
Travertine and walnut coffee table designed for Gordon's Fine Furniture, Johnson City, Tenn.
Travertine
Sculptural Travertine and Walnut Coffee Table by Bertha Schaefer
By Gordon Furniture Co., Bertha Schaefer
Located in Pau, FR
Elegant round walnut coffee table with curved walnut sides and finest Italian travertine top, designed by Barbara Schaefer for Gordon's Fine Furniture of Johnson City, TN.
Travertine
Pair of Sculpted Walnut and Travertine Side Tables
By Bertha Schaefer, Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Singer and Sons; however it is actually by high end Gordon's Fine Furniture of Johnson City, TN. Gordon's handcrafted beautiful pieces with imported elements in the 1950s and 1960s p...
Travertine
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
By Bertha Schaefer
Located in Canaan, CT
Beautiful mid century modern table by Berths Shaefer for Gordon International. A Lovery round travertine top gently wrapped by a walnut frame. 2 available.
Travertine
Travertine and Sculptural Walnut Coffee Table
By Bertha Schaefer, Gordon Furniture Co.
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Singer and Sons; however it is actually by high end Gordon's Fine Furniture of Johnson City, TN. Gordon's handcrafted beautiful pieces with imported elements in the 1950s and 1960s p...
Travertine
Sold
H 15 in W 54 in D 19.25 in
Italian Travertine and Walnut Coffee Table by Walker Zanger, USA, circa 1960
By Gordons Inc., Walker Zanger
Located in Hudson, NY
Made by Walker Zanger for Gordon's Furniture, USA, circa 1960. Travertine is stamped WZ made in Italy.
Travertine
Travertine and Walnut End Table by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage end table designed by Milo Baughman for Arch Gordon. Polished travertine top with brass frame and walnut drawers.
Travertine, Brass
$4,400Sale Price|50% Off
H 34 in W 207 in D 68 in
Hans Weiss King Bed Headboard with Nightstands, Walnut & Brass, 1960
By Hans Weiss
Located in Hanover, MA
BG SUMMER SALE Custom L shaped headboard cabinet wall with floating nightstands and bookshelves designed by Hans Weiss in 1960 for the master bedroom of an Upper West Side apartment...
Brass
$16,477 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
Florence Knoll Eight-Drawer Credenza in Teakwood
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Knoll Eight-Drawer Credenza in Teakwood, features Notch pulls with chrome details, Four file drawers and Four pencil drawers, chrome plated adjustable feet, with lock. [Kno...
Chrome
Brutalist Sideboard 'Torino' by Frans Defour, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
This brutalist sideboard model 'Torino' crafted by Frans Defour, showcases a geometric pattern. Its spacious shelves and two drawers provide practical storage solutions without compr...
Wood
1960's Midcentury Jens Risom Walnut Cabinet Credenza
By Jens Risom
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
An exceptional midcentury walnut file cabinet/credenza by iconic designer Jens Risom, circa 1960s, manufactured in the USA. This absolutely stunning piece features gorgeous walnut, s...
Chrome
$9,000 / set
H 21 in W 68 in D 20 in
Mid-Century Modern 3 Piece Walnut Chrome Tobocman Wall Hanging Floating Credenza
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A gorgeous 3 piece walnut and chrome Tobocman hanging/floating credenza set. This stunning wall unit set features a walnut construction with a semi-glossy finish, and rectangular chr...
Walnut
$4,179
H 19.63 in W 39.38 in D 19.63 in
Raymond Loewy DF-2000 Console, Rosewood & Chrome, 1970s Vintage Design
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Proudly display your turntable and receiver on this compact console. Mount your flat-screen TV above to complete your setup. The restoration team pulled no punches on this authenti...
Chrome
$12,850 / set
H 21 in W 32 in D 15 in
Wall Mounted Cabinets by Finn Juhl for Baker, Walnut and Birch, Great Condition
By Finn Juhl, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Kansas City, MO
Set of six wall mount cabinets / wall unit designed by Finn Juhl and manufactured by Baker, 1950s. The entire set is in very good condition, Beautiful grain pattern in the walnut doo...
Birch, Walnut
Gordon Bunshaft Mid Century Walnut and Marble File Credenza
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Gordon Bunshaft Mid Century Walnut and Marble File Credenza This credenza measures: 95.75 wide x 19 deep x 26.75 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call res...
Marble, Chrome
$4,500
H 29.25 in W 75 in D 20 in
C. 1968 Myrtle Desk of High Point 900 Series Four Position Credenza in Walnut
By Myrtle Desk Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a substantial 900 Series Walnut and Chromed-Steel Credenza, model 9CR 75, designed in the late 1960s by Myrtle Desk of High Point, North Carolina. They referred to the piece ...
Steel, Chrome
$12,000
H 26.5 in W 19 in D 72.25 in
1960s Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen of Teak Credenza for Chase Manhattan Bank
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a substantial teak credenza, designed ca. 1965 by Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen for Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. It is a custom-made piece, created to grace the offices o...
Steel
$8,500
H 26.25 in W 65.5 in D 20 in
1970s Davis Allen of SOM Custom Oak / Chrome Credenza General Fireproofing Co.
By Davis Allen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a large oak credenza, designed in the early 1970s by Davis Allen during his forty-year tenure at SOM. SOM refers to the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. This pi...
Steel, Chrome
$6,000 / item
H 20.5 in W 36 in D 19 in
1965 Davis Allen & Gordon Bunshaft w/ Steel, Marble & Teak 2-Position Credenzas
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are custom 2-position credenzas, designed C. 1965 by Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen within Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. The listed price includes one credenza, and we have 2...
Marble, Steel
1965 Olive Ash Burl and Marble Credenza by Gordon Bunshaft of SOM
By Som American, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a monumental custom 2-position credenza, produced in 1965 by Gordon Bunshaft for the interior of the Chase Manhattan Bank headquarters, one of Bunshaft and SOM's most notable...
Marble, Steel
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
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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 .
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