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Lane Acclaim “Boomerang” Coffee Table Mid Century Modern
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Lane Acclaim “Boomerang” coffee table. Stunning walnut grain. 47/43 each side. Overall about 48x48
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Boomerang Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern coffee table with boomerang shape top. Inset glass top with walnut frame, set on
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Boomerang Coffee Table
Boomerang Coffee Table
H 16 in W 65.5 in D 32.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Boomerang Shaped Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern Boomerang shaped coffee table. The table is mahogany with a sculptural base and
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Boomerang Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unusual midcentury boomerang table features a sturdy finished walnut construction, sleek
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut, Burl

Mid-Century Modern Boomerang Table
Mid-Century Modern Boomerang Table
H 15.5 in W 46 in D 32 in
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak "Boomerang" Coffee Table
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful Scandinavian modern coffee table in teak wood manufactured in Denmark in the
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Mid-Century Modern Boomerang Coffee Table
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Charleston, SC
This stunning coffee table is so gorgeous that you want to do anything to Make It Work! Although it
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Mid century modern boomerang or kidney shaped sculptural wood coffee table
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Mid century modern mahogany wood boomerang, amoeba or kidney-shaped coffee or end table with
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mahogany

Black Lacquer Boomerang Shape Glass Top Italian Mid Century Modern Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall, Ico Parisi
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black Lacquer Boomerang Shape Glass Top Italian Mid Century Modern Coffee Table
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Mid-Century Modern Boomerang Shape Coffee Table With Mosaic Top, Circa 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spectacular Mid-Century Modern coffee table with mosaic top. This amazing relic is original from
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Antique Early 1600s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mosaic Boomerang Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Greding, DE
Coffee table from the 1960s on three conical, ebonized legs. The interesting table top is designed
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone, Brass

Mosaic Boomerang Coffee Table, 1960s
Mosaic Boomerang Coffee Table, 1960s
H 16.54 in W 43.71 in D 25.99 in
Mid-Century Modern Boomerang or Kidney Shaped Wood Coffee or Cocktail Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Mid-Century Modern boomerang or kidney-shaped coffee table with sculptural wood legs, 1950s-1960s
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mahogany, Oak, Walnut

Lane Mid-Century Brass Accent Boomerang Corner Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Lane mid-century brass accent boomerang corner table The table measures: 68 wide x 50 deep x 16
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Boomerang Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, this coffee table is sure to impress even the most stoic houseguest. It's clear appearance is sure to
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Boomerang Leg Coffee Table by Mersman Furniture
By Mersman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Amazing and unique coffee table from the talented craftsmen of Ohio's famous Mersman Furniture
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Vintage Boomerang Italian Marble & Lucite Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
-Century Modern Boomerang Italian Marble & Lucite Coffee Cocktail Table A fantastic piece of old-world
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Italian Brass and Marble-Top Boomerang Shaped Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian brass and marble-top boomerang shaped small coffee table. The table has faux bamboo brass
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Two-Tier Brass and Glass Boomerang Cocktail Table, Pace
By Pace Collection
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern two-tier tubular brass-plated and glass coffee table. This boomerang
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Boomerang Coffee Table with Aqua Blue Glass by John Keal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Boomerang Coffee Table with Aqua Blue Glass by John Keal, c. 1950's, USA L 65" x W 32.5" x H 14.5
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Oak

Mosaic and Brass Boomerang Coffee Table by Berthold Müller-oerlinghausen
By Berthold Muller
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning Mosaic and Brass Coffee Table by Berthold Müller-Oerlinghausen from Germany 1950s. This
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Black Lacquered Boomerang Coffee Table
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern black lacquered walnut boomerang coffee or cocktail table By
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut, Lacquer

Oiled Walnut Boomerang Kidney Shape Glass Top Stretcher Base Coffee Table Mint!
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oiled Walnut Boomerang Kidney Shape Glass Top Stretcher Base Coffee Table Mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

1950s Mahogany Boomerang Low Table
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A 'V' or boomerang shaped low table in mahogany with black metal legs.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

1950s Mahogany Boomerang Low Table
1950s Mahogany Boomerang Low Table
H 5.52 in W 23.82 in D 17.33 in
Italian Modernist Boomerang Style Cocktail Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
Extra long tapering bronze legs with a stencil cut boomerang top design and a 3/4 inch glass top
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

Coffee or Side Boomerang Table Style Gio Ponti Wood, Italy, circa 1955
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vienna, AT
Wooden boomerang table in very good condition Italy, circa 1955. Stylish table in very good
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Italian Coffee Table with Marble Top, 'circa 1950s'
By Ico Parisi
Located in London, GB
Mid-century Italian coffee table with marble top in the style of Ico Parisi (1950s). A tan with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Peter Michael Adams, Mid-Century, Sculptural Coffee Table, Walnut, USA, 1970s
Located in Stamford, CT
Peter Michael Adams, Mid-Century, Sculptural Coffee Table, Walnut, USA, 1970s A rare and important
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Italian Coffee Table with Marble Top Attributed to Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Italian coffee table attributed to Ico Parisi (1950s). A mostly reddish, rectangular
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Bronze Resin and Shell Cocktail Table
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern bronze resin and shell cocktail table. Outstanding custom Mid-Century Modern
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Modern Low Profile Travertine Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
boomerang form marble top with porous surface. Original vintage condition showing minor wear / patina
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine

Paul McCobb Raymond Loewy Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in South Charleston, WV
the iron has been repainted in gloss finish with rubber feet replaced. Ideal for use as a coffee table
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Paul McCobb Raymond Loewy Coffee Table
Paul McCobb Raymond Loewy Coffee Table
H 15.25 in W 18 in D 36 in
Elongated Sculptural "Jax" Cocktail Table by Adrian Pearsall Mid-Century Modern
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A super mod cocktail table with an elongated interlocking boomerang form walnut Jax base supporting
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Rare Taichiro Nakay Coffee Table in Organic Shape
By La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Taichiro Nakay (Nakai) for La Permanente Mobili Cantù, coffee table, teak veneer, reed, wood, Japan
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Reed, Wood, Teak

Mahogany Midcentury Table Coffe Italian Design Osvaldo Borsani Attributed
By Arredamenti Borsani
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Boomerang mahogany midcentury table coffee Italian design Osvaldo Borsani attributed. Colored
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Art Glass, Mahogany

Hammered Brass Coffee Table by Illum Wikkelsø
By Illum Wikkelsø
Located in Dronten, NL
Monumental coffee table in hammered and etched brass by Illum Wikkelsø with an oak veneer base and
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Hammered Brass Coffee Table by Illum Wikkelsø
Hammered Brass Coffee Table by Illum Wikkelsø
H 19.69 in W 29.93 in D 58.67 in
Eames for Herman Miller 32 Inch Round White Marble Coffee Table
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This listing is for the coffee table alone. The chair and accessories pictured are not included
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Metal, Aluminum

Pierre Chapo Oak Coffee Table T22C L'oeil, Craftsmanship, France, 1972
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pierre Chapo; Coffee Table; Side Table; Cocktail Table; Living Room; Model T22C; France; 1972
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Organic Kidney Comma Shape Two-Tier Glass Top Brass Leg Walnut Coffee Side Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern unusual irregular boomerang shape coffee side table on tapered brass legs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Otello Rosa Majolica Coffee Table "Cinque Cavalli" San Polo Venezia Italy, 1952
By San Polo, Otello Rosa
Located in Camden, ME
Otello Rosa's majolica cocktail table known as "Cinque Cavalli" (the Fve Horses) and signed "San
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

A Vintage Boomerang Coffee Table, Anonymous, France, circa 1980s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A rare boomerang table by anonymous designer. France, c. 1980s
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal

Vintage Boomerang Coffee Tables by Willy Van Der Meeren
By Willy Van Der Meeren
Located in Bruxelles, BE
This captivating set of three nesting tables showcases the iconic boomerang shape, a hallmark of
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Walnut X-Base Low Table
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A striking and well-crafted X-based low table in walnut having a biomorphic boomerang-shaped glass
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut, Glass

Walnut X-Base Low Table
Walnut X-Base Low Table
H 17.5 in W 46 in D 24 in
Berthold Müller, coffee table / mosaic table, brass, wood, stone, 1950s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Alemania, esta mesa en forma de boomerang se encuentra en un estado excelente, testamento tanto a la
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Mid-20th Century Center Tables

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Stone, Brass

Pair of Step End Tables by C. E. Waltman for Tonk Mfg.
By Tonk Mfg. Co., Adrian Pearsall, C.E. Waltman
Located in Hanover, MA
. Tonk also made coffee table versions with teardrop and boomerang shaped glass. An available option at
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Original Adrian Pearsall Platform Boomerang Sofa 2300-S for Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This listing is for the sofa alone. The coffee table is sold separately, inquire if interested
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Capri Sofa by Johannes Andersen Reupholstered in White Teddy Fur
By Trensum, Johannes Andersen
Located in Berlin, DE
designed the Capri series consisting of a sofa, armchairs and a coffee table all produced by Swedish
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Metal

Danish Rocker by Holgar Georg Jensen, 1958
By Søren Georg Jensen
Located in Hanover, MA
moved on to Kongevej 17-19, where he produced chairs and coffee tables until 1972. Subsequently he built
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Teak

Superb 'Grand Prix' lounge chairs & sofa by Sculptor Maurice Calka, Arflex, 1960
By Maurice Calka, Arflex
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
little 'mandarine' coffee table sold for £25,000 sterling in 2015 at Philips, London. Importantly the
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel, Nickel

Modernist Mahogany Gloss Geometric Center Cut Medium Alligator Handbag, 1950s
Located in Tucson, AZ
Gina Lollobrigida. 57 Chevys. Boomerang coffee tables. There was a time in the 50s when round was
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1950s American Structured Shoulder Bags

Mid-20th century two tiered boomerang shaped swivel table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-20th century two tiered boomerang shaped swivel table FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW
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Vintage 1950s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Beautiful Set of Three Boomerang Coffee Tables, circa 1960
Located in Megeve, FR
Beautiful set of three Boomerang coffee tables in perfect condition.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Vintage Boomerang Coffee or Side Table by Berthold Müller, 1950s
By Berthold Muller
Located in Ghent, BE
Rare version of a Berthold Muller Mosaic coffee or side table with rare colors and very nice brass
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

California Modern "Boomerang" Magazine Table by Loft Thirteen
By Loft Thirteen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California Modern boomerang table with angled shelf for magazines, produced by Loft Thirteen and is
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

California Modern Maple and Iron Boomerang Magazine Table by Loft Thirteen
By Loft Thirteen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Loft 13 maple and iron magazine coffee table.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Old First Edition of G1 Boomerang Table by Willy Van Der Meeren, 1954
By Tubax, Willy Van Der Meeren
Located in Brussels, BE
Very rare and hard to find, this small first edition G1 boomerang table. Willy Van Der Meeren
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Freeform Coffee Table by Bovenkamp Attributed to Aksel Bender Madsen, 1960s
By Aksel Bender Madsen, Bovenkamp
Located in Winterswijk, NL
A lovely freeform boomerang coffee table produced by Bovenkamp, the Netherlands in the 1960s. We
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Beech

Mid-Century Modern Boomerang Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern boomerang low table, with mahogany surface, and three forged iron wrap legs
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Mid Century Modern Boomerang Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
known to make one-off furniture for some of his homes. This table appears to be a custom piece. Either
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Boomerang Travertine Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century boomerang travertine coffee table - Italy, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine

Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Boomerang Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Gorgeously sculpted Danish teak boomerang coffee table, made in the late 1950s. Scandinavian Modern
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Forest Wilson Mid Century Glass Top Boomerang Coffee Table
By Forest Wilson
Located in Countryside, IL
Forest Wilson mid century glass top boomerang coffee table Table measures: 46 wide x 36 deep x
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

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Mid Century Boomerang Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the mid century boomerang coffee table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each mid century boomerang coffee table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and metal. There are many kinds of the mid century boomerang coffee table you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right mid century boomerang coffee table, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made mid century boomerang coffee table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Lane Furniture, Adrian Pearsall and Brown Saltman are consistently popular.

How Much is a Mid Century Boomerang Coffee Table?

A mid century boomerang coffee table can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,424, while the lowest priced sells for $394 and the highest can go for as much as $12,500.

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

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.

Finding the Right coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You

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.”

Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.