$2,400 / set
H 24 in W 23 in D 22 in
Pair Kent Coffey Tableau Walnut & Metal Nightstands or End Tables MCM
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and made in-house by Kent Coffey, these nightstands feature classical American walnut
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut & Rosewood Mirror
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut & Rosewood Mirror. Featuring
Mirror, Wood, Rosewood, Walnut
$3,440
H 31.5 in W 50 in D 20 in
American Mid Century Iconic Walnut & Rosewood Desk by Kent Coffey Rare
By Kent-Coffey
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful walnut a classic MCM desk by Kent Coffey a rare piece to find nice original finish and
Rosewood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut High Chest
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
walnut finish. This is an exceptional combination of quality and MCM design by Kent Coffey!
Wood, Rosewood, Walnut
Sold
H 51.75 in W 40.75 in D 19.25 in
Kent Coffey Perspecta MCM Walnut and Rosewood Armoire Gentlemans Chest Highboy
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kent Coffey Perspecta mid-century walnut and rosewood armoire gentlemans chest highboy dresser
Rosewood, Walnut
Sold
H 31.25 in W 77.5 in L 31.25 in
Kent Coffey Perspecta MCM Walnut Rosewood 12 Drawer Lowboy Dresser Credenza
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kent Coffey Perspecta Mid Century Walnut and Rosewood 12 Drawer Lowboy Dresser Credenza Dresser
Brass
Sold
H 78 in W 62 in D 20 in
Kent Coffey Perspecta MCM Walnut and Rosewood China Cabinet Sideboard Buffet
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kent Coffey Perspecta mid century walnut and rosewood China cabinet sideboard buffet and hutch
Glass, Rosewood, Walnut
Sold
H 31.25 in W 72 in D 19 in
Kent Coffey Tableau MCM Walnut and Stainless 9 Drawer Lowboy Dresser Credenza
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kent Coffey Tableau mid century walnut and stainless 9 drawer lowboy dresser credenza Credenza
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 25.25 in W 25 in L 25.25 in
Kent Coffey Perspecta Mcm Semi Round Walnut and Rosewood Nightstands, a Pair
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kent Coffey perspecta mid century semi round walnut and rosewood nightstands - A Pair Each
Rosewood, Walnut
Sold
H 31.25 in W 56 in D 19 in
Kent Coffey Tableau MCM Walnut and Formica Top 6 Drawer Lowboy Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kent Coffey Tableau mid century walnut and formica top 6 drawer lowboy dresser The dresser
Wood, Walnut, Formica
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
of quality and MCM design by Kent Coffey!
Rosewood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut High Chest
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut High Chest. Featuring a
Wood, Rosewood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Tableau 9-Drawer Walnut Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
is an exceptional combination of quality and MCM design by Kent Coffey!
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Tempo 12-Drawer Walnut Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
walnut finish. This is an exceptional combination of quality and MCM design by Kent Coffey!
Wood, Walnut, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut 9-Drawer Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
combination of quality and MCM design by Kent Coffey!
Wood, Walnut
American Mid Century Iconic Walnut & Rosewood Desk by Kent Coffey Rare
By Kent-Coffey
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful walnut a classic MCM desk by Kent Coffey a rare piece to find nice original finish and
Rosewood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Townhouse Walnut Nightstands - Set of 2
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
finish. This is an exceptional combination of quality and MCM design by Kent Coffey!
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Tableau Walnut Nightstands - Set of 2
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
walnut finish. This is an exceptional combination of quality and MCM design by Kent Coffey!
Brass
Sold
H 49 in W 83 in D 20 in
William Hinn Style Kent Coffey "The Auburn" MCM Walnut Pecan Highboy Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
William Hinn style Kent Coffey "The Auburn" mid century walnut and pecan highboy dresser Dresser
Chrome
Sold
H 45 in W 22 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Catseye Dining Chairs - Set of 6
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
and MCM design by Kent Coffey!
Faux Leather, Wood, Walnut
Sold
H 18 in W 22.25 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Catseye Walnut Dining Chairs - Set of 4
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a set of four Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut Catseye Dining
Faux Leather, Wood, Walnut
Sold
H 25 in W 25 in D 17 in
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut Commode Nightstands - Set of 2
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
quality and MCM design by Kent Coffey!
Wood, Rosewood, Walnut
Sold
H 37 in W 20 in D 16.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut Dining Chairs - Set of 10
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a set of ten Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut Dining Chairs
Faux Leather, Wood, Walnut
Sold
H 33 in W 63 in L 33 in
William Hinn Style Kent Coffey MCM Auburn Walnut Pecan 9 Drawer Lowboy Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
William Hinn style Kent Coffey mid century auburn walnut and pecan 9 drawer lowboy dresser Dresser
Brass
Sold
H 25 in W 25 in D 17.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Demi-Lune Walnut Nightstands - Set of 2
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
newly refinished. This is an exceptional combination of quality and MCM design by Kent Coffey!
Wood, Walnut
Sold
H 44 in W 22.25 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut Catseye Dining Chairs - Set of 6
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
MCM design by Kent Coffey!
Faux Leather, Wood, Walnut
Sold
H 46.25 in W 38 in D 20 in
Kent Coffey The Sequence MCM Bedroom Set Lowboy Highboy Nightstand Mirror
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Kent Coffey "The Sequence" mid century modern bedroom set. This is a lovely, classic mid century
Wood
Sold
H 34.5 in W 83 in D 58 in
Kent Coffey Mid-Century Modern Eloquence Sculptural Walnut Full Double Bed MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage sculptural shaped full size bed by Kent Coffee. Made from continental walnut with tapered
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut Armoire
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
exceptional combination of quality and MCM design by Kent Coffey!
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Tableau Walnut High Chest
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
an exceptional combination of quality and MCM design by Kent Coffey!
Brass
Sold
H 51.75 in W 40.75 in D 19.25 in
Kent Coffey Perspecta MCM Walnut and Rosewood Armoire Gentlemans Chest Highboy
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kent Coffey Perspecta mid century walnut and rosewood armoire gentlemans chest highboy dresser
Rosewood, Walnut
Sold
H 52 in W 42 in D 20 in
Kent Coffey Perspecta MCM Walnut and Rosewood Armoire Gentlemans Chest Highboy
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kent Coffey Perspecta mid century walnut and rosewood Armoire Gentlemans chest highboy dresser
Rosewood, Walnut
Sold
H 72.25 in W 32 in D 13.5 in
Keller Furniture MCM Lighted Display Cabinet Bookcase Style of Broyhill Brasilia
By Broyhill Brasilia, Kent-Coffey, Keller Furniture 1
Located in Topeka, KS
Broyhill’s Brasilia line or some of the MCM furniture by Kent Coffey. It is a narrower width at 32 inches
Wood
KENT COFFEY Impact MCM Walnut Nightstand
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid Century Modern nightstand by Kent Coffey, of Lenoir, North Carolina, USA, from their Impact
Brass
KENT COFFEY Impact MCM Mahogany Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid-Century Modern dresser by Kent Coffey, of Lenoir, North Carolina, USA, from their Impact line
Brass
KENT COFFEY Impact MCM Walnut King Size Headboard
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid Century Modern king size headboard by Kent Coffey, of Lenoir, North Carolina, USA, from their
Metal
KENT COFFEY Impact MCM Walnut Gentleman's Chest
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid Century Modern gentleman's chest by Kent Coffey, of Lenoir, North Carolina, USA, from their
Brass
KENT COFFEY Impact MCM Walnut Dresser / Wall Mirror
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid-Century Modern dresser or wall mirror by Kent Coffey, of Lenoir, North Carolina, USA, from
Mirror, Walnut
$1,990 / set
H 23 in W 22 in D 15 in
A Pair of Mid Century Modern Nightstands by John Stuart. Circa 1960s
By John Stuart Inc.
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of Vintage Mid Century Modern Nightstands by John Stuart. Circa 1960s Feature a sleek Mid Century Modern Design with anodized legs, one drawer with brass hardware, and one sh...
Aluminum, Brass
Kent Coffey "Forum" Series Bedroom Set
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Full mid-century modern bedroom set designed by Kent Coffey. Warm walnut grain with accents of brass trim. Tall dresser: 53"h, 44"w, 20.5"d Nightstands: 24"h, 23"w, 15.75"d Long dres...
Walnut
$2,731Sale Price / set|35% Off
H 21.66 in W 24.61 in D 14.18 in
Fully Restored Pair of Italian Bedside Tables with Glass Top, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of nightstands, manufactured in Italy during the fifties Set of two nightstands, Italy, 1950s We have carried out a long and complete restoration on these bedside tables a...
Glass, Wood
$6,947 / item
H 21.66 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Pair Various Positions Nightstand in Walnut and Oak by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Inspired by his fascination with the aesthetic allure of interiors depicted in films and literature, Yaniv Chen endeavors to capture the essence of captivating spaces. Reflecting upo...
Oak, Walnut
$2,237 / set
H 21.66 in W 19.69 in D 11.03 in
Minimalistic vintage 1960´s Danish mid century teak nightstands
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A pair of Danish teak nightstands from the start of the 1960´s. Each with two drawers in a original untouched version. They used to be common in Denmark, but nowadays very hard to fi...
Teak
Set of Danish Teak Nightstands from the 1960's
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A set of Danish teak nightstands from the 1960´s. Fully functional with minor signs of wear.
Teak
$3,200
H 25 in W 22 in D 16 in
Pair of Young Manufacturing Carved Walnut Nightstands or End Tables MCM
By Young Manufacturing Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These nightstands or end tables were made in the USA in the 1960s. Each nightstand features walnut cases, two large drawers with carved walnut pulls, and a concaved front design that...
Walnut
$1,766 / set
H 22.45 in W 20.08 in D 13.39 in
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Art Deco Nightstands Bedside Tables Walnut Glass Top
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant and refined Italian 1950s Mid-Century Modern pair of bedside tables with front door, grey glass top and wood veneer decors on the sides and doors, and brass details such...
Brass
Pair of Brutalist Modern Walnut Nightstands
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This midcentury pair of sculpted front nightstands adds distinctive brutalist modern style and spacious bedside storage. Interior cabinet offers a shelf for additional organization o...
Walnut
$1,800 / set
H 29 in W 20 in D 17 in
Matching Pair of Mid Century Danish Modern Night Stands or End Tables in Teak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1970s very unique pair of Danish modern nightstands in teak. These will add a funky twist to any Scandinavian bedroom design. They are both in very good condition showing some light ...
Wood
$1,240Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 24 in D 16.5 in
Pair of Mid Century Modern Nightstands with Cabinet & Shelf
By Thomasville
Located in Freehold, NJ
This pair of mid century modern nightstands feature hardwood construction, walnut veneer with original finish, cabinet with interior shelf and unique carved wood design, and tall tap...
Walnut
$2,950
H 49.75 in W 44 in D 19 in
Broyhill Brasilia, Mid-Century Modern, Walnut, Brass, Highboy, USA, 1960s
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Manhasset, NY
Broyhill Brasilia, Mid-Century Modern, Walnut, Brass, Highboy Dresser, USA, 1960s Modernist highboy dresser designed and produced by Broyhill Brasilia in the United States circa 196...
Brass
$2,700Sale Price|25% Off
H 23 in W 23.5 in D 17 in
Pair of Declaration Nightstands by Kipp Stewart for Drexel
By Stewart MacDougall, Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This is an exceptional pair of all original Mid-Century Modern nightstands side tables, designed by Kipp Stewart and Stewart McDougall for Drexel furniture. They are part of the Decl...
Brass
$4,500
H 24.5 in W 21 in D 14 in
Rare Pair Edmond Spence Checkerboard Walnut Nightstands End Tables 1950s Sweden
By Edmond J. Spence, Walpole Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Edmond Spence in the 1950s, this unique model of nightstands or end tables shows characteristics of a European creation, but with the class of a post-war American flair. ...
Walnut
$2,295 / set
H 18.25 in W 21 in D 14.25 in
Vintage Art Deco to MCM Low Asymmetrical Nightstands or End Tables a Pair
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage Art Deco to MCM or Mid-Century Modern low asymmetrical nightstands or end tables, a pair. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so wi...
Plastic, Wood, Burl
Peter Deeble Classic Modern Nightstand Set - Solid Walnut
By Pete Deeble
Located in Long Beach, CA
The Classic Modern night stand was designed to compliment my Classic Modern bed design but these look great in any context. They are handcrafted from solid wood with mortise and teno...
Walnut
Established in 1907 by Finley H. Coffey and Dr. A.A. Kent, a contemporary and competitor of furniture makers John Bernhardt and James Broyhill, the Kent-Coffey Manufacturing Company in Lenoir, North Carolina, developed a name for itself by designing and mass-producing durable, affordable and stylish bedroom furniture, dressers, tables and other items.
Consider Kent-Coffey a precursor to IKEA, with sturdy oak and mahogany furniture rather than particleboard structures and an American-design bent rather than a Swedish one. The company's mid-century modern furniture, under the leadership of Finley’s son Harold, took off. A magazine ad from the era for the brand’s Perspecta collection positioned a minimalist bedroom set front and center, with its walnut and rosewood dresser, an elegant nine-drawer piece that rested on tapered legs and featured gorgeous sculptural details carved into its drawer fronts, occupying most of the page’s real estate. The materials for Kent-Coffey furniture were sourced locally, as the company touted its relationship with the Lilly Company in nearby High Points, North Carolina, as a supplier of its mahogany, for example.
In 1964, Kent-Coffey Manufacturing Company was sold to Magnavox (but reportedly operated as a wholly owned subsidiary thereafter), and later, in 1983, the company became part of the furniture branch of the Singer Company (of the sewing-machine fame). Singer shuttered its furniture division in the late 1990s.
Today, as is the case with most of the sophisticated furniture designed in postwar America, work that originated at Kent-Coffey is hard to come by.
Previously owned walnut headboards and vintage bedroom dressers with Formica tops from the company’s Perspecta line and sandalwood continental dressers, for example, are highly valued by collectors. Kent-Coffey’s various mid-century modern lines — such as Goldenaire and Town House — were always clearly branded with identifiers such as drawer markings or stamps on the underside of its coveted end tables.
Find vintage Kent-Coffey case pieces and cabinets, nightstands and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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.