$5,633Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Fish Shaped Side Tables or Drinks Tables in Glazed Ceramic, Spain 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Pair of Spanish Brown and White Ceramic Fish Cocktail Tables / Side Tables Spain, 1950-1960. Mid-Century Modern fish shaped pedestal tables: One in brown glazed ceramic,...
Ceramic
$468Sale Price|71% Off
Vintage Bamboo Serving Trolley, Mid-Century Modern, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage Bamboo Trolley and Serving Trolley, 1960s This beautiful vintage rattan/bamboo drinks trolley is typical of the 60s and combines perfectly with both vintage and new designs....
Bamboo, Glass
Philip Lloyd Powell Sculptural Tripod End Table Mid Century American Craft
By Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Tripod Walnut End Table, made by Philip Lloyd Powell, American, circa 1960s. This table is a versatile size and can be used as a side or end table, or drinks table, or nig...
Wood, Walnut
Retro Vintage French Plastic French Drinks Stand / Side Table on Wheels, 1960s
Located in Markington, GB
Retro French Plastic Drinks Stand / Side Table on Wheels, 1960s PLAYFUL MID-CENTURY STYLE A fantastic 1960s retro drinks stand, combining function and fun in a sleek, space-age de...
Plastic
Drinks Side Table / Gueridon in Wrought Iron, Parcel-Silvered, Hammered, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Spanish Hand-forged Iron Drink Table, Martini Table, End / Side Table with Silvered Accents ___________________________________________________________________________ ...
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
French 20th Century Brass & Glass Drinks Trolley, c.1970
Located in Beirut, LB
A Stunning Brass mid century Trolley with three-tier Smoked Glass serving cart of glass and reeded legs. Made in France, around 1960-1970.
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Cane and Rattan Bar Cart, 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
This elegant Italian bar cart, dating to the Mid-Century Modern period, is a superb example of the refined craftsmanship that characterized Italian furniture made from natural materi...
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Inlaid Portable Bar Cabinet on Wheels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stylish 1950s Italian portable bar cabinet on wheels, featuring a richly inlaid wood and veneer exterior with a decorative marquetry still-life panel depicting a pitcher, bottle, a...
Mirror, Wood
Mid-Century-Inspired Coffee Table with Shelf in Walnut
By James Loewen
Located in Goshen, IN
The Carry Underwood coffee table is a sleek, mid-century-inspired, coffee table with storage underneath. Real traditional joinery, with wedges on the rail tenons to ensure a lifetim...
Wood, Walnut
Maison Jansen Style Midcentury Set of 3 Nesting Tables, Drink, Serving Tables
By Maison Jansen
Located in Miami, FL
Superb bronze set of Maison Jansen style tables Clear and mirror top glass Dimensions : 22 inches L, 16 inches D, 19 inches H 18 inches L, 14 inches D. 16 inches H 13.5, inches L, ...
Bronze
Moroccan Moorish Star Shape Blue Pair of Side Drinks tables 1960s
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
This Moroccan Moorish-style drinks table hails from the mid-20th century. It boasts a star-shaped top, an octagonal base, intricate polychrome decoration, and finely carved details.
Wood
Retro Vintage French Plastic French Drinks Stand / Side Table on Wheels, 1980s
Located in Markington, GB
A stylish and highly functional French drinks stand / side table dating from the 1980s, featuring a sleek clear plastic body raised on elegant chrome legs. The design is mounted on s...
Plastic
Teak Folding Two-Tier Bar Cart Germany Mid-Century Modern 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This two-tier folding bar cart features rich wood surfaces supported by a sleek metallic frame on smooth-rolling casters. Its clever collapsible design offers effortless storage and ...
Teak
Small Tripod Flower Table or Vintage Plant Holder Stand, 1950s Mid Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Mid-20th century modern garden stool, flower pot seat or side table.
Brass
Midcentury Modern Drinks Trolley / Bar Cart w. Tray, Blackened Wood and Chrome
Located in Lisse, NL
Large in size and very cool looking Mid-Century Modern bar cart. If you have a midcentury or an even more contemporary interior, then this rare 1950/60s drinks cart could be gracing...
Chrome
Pair of Midcentury French Iron Twig Drinks Table Bases with Cross Stretchers
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of French iron twig drinks table bases from the mid-20th century exemplifies a whimsical yet elegant approach to design.
Iron
Fish Shaped Drinks End or Side Table in White Ceramic, Spain 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cool Spanish White Ceramic Fish Cocktail Table / Side Table Spain, 1950-1960 Mid-Century Modern fish shaped pedestal table in white glazed ceramic.
Ceramic
Minimalist Vintage Mid Century Modern White Metal Bar Cart 1960s France
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Minimalist vintage two tiered bar cart in the style of Mathieu Mategot, circa 1960 from white lacquered metal. A fabulous bar cart lacquered in white color from p...
Metal, Steel, Sheet Metal
1960's Vintage Italian Brass Drinks Trolley
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage Italian Brass drinks trolley in solid brass and formica. This was made in Italy, it dates from the 1960’s. It has a gorgeous, angular design and is a lovely size....
Brass
Drinks Trolley by David Lange
By David Lange
Located in London, England
French Perspex trolley / side table on roller casters with pull-out shelf. Circa 1970.
Perspex
Maison Bagues Faux Bamboo Drinks Side Table in Gilt Iron with Magazine Rack
By Maison Baguès
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Hollywood Regency gilt iron faux bamboo drinks table with magazine rack and foliage details, France, 1950s. In the manner of Maison Baguès. This beautiful rectangular ...
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
1970s Plastic Fantastic 'Whiskey Barrel' Drinking Table and Stools Emsa Germany
By Emsa Germany
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Unique drinking table and stools manufactured by Emsla in Germany in the 1970s. This 'Whiskey Barrel' set consisting of a table with 4 stools 1 of the 4 stools has a pressed sty...
Plastic
Mid-Century Brass Side Tables with Smoked Glass, Attributed to Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Dallas, TX
This refined pair of mid-century French side tables is attributed to Maison Jansen and exemplifies the firm’s sophisticated blend of classicism and modern restraint.
Brass
Vintage Italian Brass Drinks Trolley
Located in London, GB
A stylish, beautifully designed vintage Italian brass drinks trolley, dating from the 1970’s. This has a gorgeous design, the top and lower surfaces are Formica and have a gorgeous ...
Brass
Ward Bennett Inspired Pair Enameled Steel I-Beam Side or End Tables Mid-Century
By Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In creating a prototype, Ward Bennett actually cut off a section of a steel I-beam to achieve the raw aesthetic he was after. Here, a pair of solid enameled steel side tables after h...
Enamel, Steel
Maison Bagues Gilt Iron Faux Bamboo Drinks Side Tables with Magazine Rack, Pair
By Maison Baguès
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Hollywood Regency gilt iron faux bamboo drinks tables with magazine rack and foliage details, France, 1950s. In the manner of Maison Baguès. These beautiful rectangular tab...
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Vintage French Brass Drinks Trolley
Located in London, GB
A beautiful vintage French brass drinks trolley. This was recently imported from France, it dates from the 1960’s. It is of amazing quality, the oval frame stands on beautifully sha...
Brass
Chain Link Floor, Ashtray Drinks Side Table in Gilt Iron and Brass, 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Spanish drinks side table / floor ashtray with chain design, giltt iron, brass Spain 1950s This floor ashtray, side table or stand features an sculptural construction wi...
Metal, Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid Century Black Rattan Accent Tables in Chevron Pattern-a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting Mid Century Modern Black Rattan Cocktail tables in a Chevron Pattern.
Rattan
Set of 3 Maison Lancel Nesting Tables Brass Wood Top French Mid-Century Modern
By Maison Lancel
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Design from France and made in the 1960.
Brass
Vintage French Brass Drinks Trolley
Located in London, GB
A beautiful vintage French brass drinks trolley. This was recently imported from France, it dates from the 1960’s. It is of amazing quality, the oval frame stands on beautifully sha...
Brass
Mid-Century-Inspired Coffee Table with Shelf in White Oak
By James Loewen
Located in Goshen, IN
The Carry Underwood coffee table is a sleek, mid-century-inspired, coffee table with storage underneath. Real traditional joinery, with wedges on the rail tenons to ensure a lifetim...
Hardwood, Oak
Mid-Century-Inspired Coffee Table with Shelf in Red Oak
By James Loewen
Located in Goshen, IN
The Carry Underwood coffee table is a sleek, mid-century-inspired, coffee table with storage underneath. Real traditional joinery, with wedges on the rail tenons to ensure a lifetim...
Hardwood, Oak
Italian Midcentury Rattan Cane and Bamboo Drinks Cart
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Italian handcrafted mid-century rattan and bamboo bar cart or drinks trolley. Featuring a two-tiered body with decorative accents - the top tier with a gallery and handle over...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Mixed Metal and Brass Rolling Bar Cart Trolley
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Charming Mid-Century Modern cream painted wrought iron bar cart or drinks trolley with removable navy blue stained wood top. Design features include two oval shaped tiers, nine wine ...
Metal, Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Iron and Maple Bar Cart / Tea Trolley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal, modernist bar cart / tea trolley featuring two perforated iron surfaces with four larger glass holders on one side, and six on the other (given the age of production, these ...
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Danish Style Teak Slatted Rolling Cart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish mid-century modern teak trolley featuring clean Scandinavian-inspired lines and a practical, versatile design.
Teak
Vintage Tribal Carved Wood Figural Drink Stands/Pedestals – Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Tribal Carved Wood Figural Drink Stands / Pedestals – Pair A striking pair of hand-carved tribal figural stands featuring elongated ancestor figures with distinctive headdre...
Wood
Maison Bagues Faux Bamboo Drinks Side Table with Magazine Rack in Gilt Iron
By Maison Baguès
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Hollywood Regency gilt iron faux bamboo drinks table with magazine rack and foliage details, France, 1950s. In the manner of Maison Baguès. This beautiful rectangular ...
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Vintage French Brass Drinks Trolley
Located in London, GB
A fabulous vintage French brass drinks trolley. This was recently imported from France, it dates from the 1970’s. It is of superb quality, the circular frame stands on beautifully f...
Brass
Ward Bennett Inspired Pair Enameled Steel I-Beam Side or End Tables Mid-Century
By Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In creating a prototype, Ward Bennett actually cut off a section of a steel I-beam to achieve the raw aesthetic he was after. Here, a pair of solid enameled steel side tables after h...
Enamel, Steel
$530Sale Price|47% Off
Bar Cart Drinks Cocktail Smoked Lucite and Chrome Table Foldable Trolley, 1977
Located in Labrit, Landes
Vintage bar cart drinks or cocktail folding trolley. Chrome and smoked lucite. Clean lines typical of the 1970s. The top trolley can be used as a serving tray. French, circa 1970...
Chrome
Pierre Vandel Drinks Cart Shelf Two Tiered Table Mirror Hollywood Regency 1970s
By Pierre Vandel
Located in London, GB
Cream and brass trimmed drinks cart or side table on wheels by Pierre Vandel. Clear glass top and a smoked antique mirror on the bottom is just a great and practical piece. This desi...
Metal, Aluminum
$524Sale Price / item|30% Off
Restored Rare Portable Rattan Side Table Drink Shelf Stand w/ Handle 2 Available
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Mid-Century era rattan side table drink stand features a bent structure suspending two floating mahogany table tops. it blends style and vintage charm with ...
Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart in Black Metal and Brass, Italy, 1960s
Located in Catania, IT
Elegant drink trolley in black metal and brass. Two brass handles and a removable top that could be used as a tray. Excellent vintage condition
Brass
$770Sale Price|30% Off
Restored Rattan & Formica Mini Side Drink/Smoke Stand with Handle
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored rattan drink stand blends style and vintage charm with modern comfort. A charming example of mid-century tropical design, this restored 1950s rattan drink s...
Rattan, Formica
Polished Chrome Drinks Trolley or Bar Cart with Smoked Glass Trays from England
Located in Austin, TX
A vintage Mid-Century Modern circular bar cart table or drinks serving trolley of polished chrome from England, featuring two removable round smoked glass trays, the upper tray - bes...
Metal, Chrome
French Mid-Century Ceramic Tile and Wrought Iron Side Table from Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
A charming vintage occasional table featuring six richly glazed ceramic tiles in vivid shades of orange, amber and brown. Each tile is molded with a radiating floral medallion motif,...
Iron
1950s Italian Lacquered Drinks Trolley or Bar Cart
Located in London, London
Drinks trolley or bar cart Lacquered frame Brass details Three glass shelves 1950s Italy.
Brass
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Metal White Bar Cart Mategot Style France 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Metal White Bar Cart Mategot Style France 1950s A beautiful and elegant two-tiered bar cart consists of wire steel white lacquered perforated sheet m...
Metal
1950s Scandinavian Modern Table – Clean-Lined Design from Finland by Oy Stockman
Located in Stockholm, SE
Occasional table, anonymous for Oy Stockmann AB, Finland. 1950s. Elm. The most compelling aspect of this occasional table is the relationship of its legs to the surface. With splay...
Elm
1960s Bar Cart Drinks Trolley Brass Table Smoked Glass Hollywood Regency Italian
Located in London, GB
An exquisite 1960s Mid-Century bar cart featuring a gleaming brass frame with its distinctive square bottle insertions on the lower tier, designed to securely hold and display spirit...
Metal, Brass
Rare Bitossi Drink Stand, Italy 1950's
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
An amazing ceramic drink stand on a teak pedestal, the ceramic is filled with tricolors crackled fused glass, a process called “Fritte.”
Ceramic, Glass, Teak
$770Sale Price|20% Off
Poplar Cart Drinks Cocktail Table Trolley Three Trays on Wheels, France C. 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
Bar cart drinks or cocktail carved trolley with brass studs. Interior dimension of the tray: 14.98 in. x 14.98 in. (38 x 38 cm) This tray is removable Massive poplar Very neat fi...
Poplar
French Collapsible Rolling Cart or Drinks Trolley of Textured Acrylic
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French bar cart table or drinks trolley, from the Mid-Century Modern period, featuring three tiers of textured acrylic, mounted to four legs with rolling casters.
Metal, Brass
Wabi Sabi Rustic Drinking Trough, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wabi Sabi; Rustic; Drinking Trough; France; 1950s; Mid-Century Modern; A rustic wabi-sabi wooden drinking trough made out of wood. The design reminds us of the wabi-sabi philosophy...
Wood
1970s Square Bar Cart Drinks Trolley Chrome Table Rega Glass Hollywood Regency
By Romeo Rega
Located in London, GB
A stylish vintage 1970s nearly square bar cart larger than the usual ones, in the manner of Renato Zevi and Romeo Rega. It usually attributed to Romeo Rega. The chrome frame bars su...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Bar Cart Drinks Trolley Brass Chrome 1970s Table Rega Glass Hollywood Regency
By Romeo Rega
Located in London, GB
A stylish vintage 1970s square bar cart in the manner of Renato Zevi and Romeo Rega. The chrome frame supports two tieres of brass framed glass and mirror panels for the bottles and...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
German Mid-Century Folding Chrome Serving Bar Cart, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Origin: Germany Period: 1960s Style: Mid-Century Modern / Modernist / Space Age Materials: Plastic and chrome-plated metal Condition: Good condition with minor signs of use and age.
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Mid-Century "Dinett" Folding Serving Cart by Bremshey & Co.
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Rolling smoothly on its four original swivel casters, this multi-functional piece serves beautifully as an entryway display, a mobile kitchen station, or a chic retro drinks bar cart...
Chrome
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 .
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
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