$3,152Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.75 in W 60.25 in D 18 in
Sexy Italian Gio Ponti style Black Marble Rectangular Coffee Table Brass legs
By Gio Ponti
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Sexy Gio Ponti style Italian black marble rectangular coffee table with interesting solid brass
Marble, Brass
$1,054Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 25.99 in D 22.05 in
Rectangular Brass and Varnished Metal Coffee Table by Pierluigi Colli, Italy
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. This coffee table features a brass and varnished metal frame and a glass top
Brass, Metal
$1,650
H 14.5 in W 60 in D 25 in
Vladimir Kagan Selig Danish Modern Walnut Chrome Glass Propeller Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vladimir Kagan Selig Danish Modern Walnut Chrome Glass Propeller Coffee Table. Item features curved
Chrome
$1,424Sale Price|20% Off
H 18.12 in W 22.84 in D 46.46 in
Rectangular Glass Coffee Table with Brass and Acrylic Glass Frame, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This coffee table features a plexiglass and brass frame with two beveled
Brass
$3,250
H 17 in W 55 in D 30 in
Hollywood Regency Mastercraft Rectangular Greek Key Brass & Glass Coffee Table
By Mastercraft
Located in St. Louis, MO
. From a one owner estate, a unique Mid-Century Modern home built in the early 70s with Frank Lloyd
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Teak Veneer and Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
Scandinavian Modern rectangular coffee table with a teak veneer top and a chrome base and legs
Metal
$1,365
H 15.75 in W 51.19 in D 17.72 in
Italian mid century wood and glass Acca coffee table Takahama Gavina, 1960s
By Gavina, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid century modern wood and glass Acca coffee table by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina, 1960s
Glass, Wood
$1,975 / set
H 17.5 in W 41.25 in D 21.25 in
Mid-Century French Nickel and Brass Coffee Table with Glass Top
By Maison Baguès
Located in Dallas, TX
Executed in France circa 1950, this refined mid-century coffee table is designed in the manner of
Brass, Nickel
$1,495
H 15.5 in W 30 in D 30 in
Mid Century Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Walnut Coffee Table Square Unmarked 1950
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Forest Grove, PA
This Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin coffee table is in very good condition. Professionally
Wood, Walnut
$2,968 / set
H 13.19 in W 20.48 in D 15.75 in
Italian Mid-Century Plastic Scagno Coffee Tables by Stoppino Elco Scorze, 1970s
By Giotto Stoppino, Elco
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century plastic Scagno coffee tables by Stoppino for Elco Scorze, 1970s Set of 4
Plastic
Mid Century Brass and Glass Coffee Table, by Jean-Danial Salvat
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mid Century Brass and Glass Coffee Table, by Jean-Danial Salvat This wonderful piece is signed by
Art Glass
$1,567Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.57 in W 40.16 in D 21.26 in
Large Italian Rectangular Coffee Table in Bamboo, Wicker and Smoked Glass, 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning French Riviera style rectangular organic coffee table fully made in bamboo and woven
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Glass
$19,948
H 12.6 in W 39.38 in D 51.38 in
Coffee Table rectangular in mosaic brass, stainless steel by Jean Claude Dresse
By Jean Claude Dresse
Located in Brussels, BE
Jean Claude Dresse, rectangular coffee table, mosaic brass an stainless steel, Belgium, 1980
Brass, Stainless Steel
$2,195
H 18 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Alvar Aalto Scandinavian Y805 Birch Plywood and Glass Rectangular Coffee Table
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
lines that evoke harmony and make it a timeless piece of Mid-Century modern elegance. In excellent
Glass, Birch, Plywood
$3,680
H 15.75 in W 48.82 in D 25.2 in
Organic Rectangular Coffee Table in Bamboo, Leather and Glass by McGuire, 1970s
By McGuire
Located in Rome, IT
Organic stunning rectangular coffee table with four legs designed by John McGuire. This coffee
Metal, Iron
$3,400
H 14 in W 58.5 in D 28 in
Mid-Century Walnut Coffee Table with Travertine Inset and Cane Shelf by Heritage
By Heritage Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful large rectangular coffee table circa 1950s by Heritage. Walnut with a travertine inset
Travertine
$3,200
H 16 in W 35.5 in D 19 in
Mid-Century French Maison Bagues Blackened and Gilt Bronze Coffee Table
By Maison Baguès
Located in Dallas, TX
condition commensurate with age and use. A timeless piece that blends mid-century modern lines with
Bronze
$1,995
H 18 in W 34 in D 20 in
Late 20th Century Modern Brushed Steel Tube Coffee Table Removeable Black Glass
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Modern brushed steel tube coffee table with a removeable rectangular black glass
Steel
$1,009 / item
H 8.08 in W 25.6 in D 32.68 in
Lyora FSC Teak Wood Rectangular Low Modular Coffee Table by SNOC
Located in Geneve, CH
Lyora FSC Teak Wood Rectangular Low Modular Coffee Table by SNOC Dimensions: D 83 x W 65 x H 20,5
Teak
$1,800
H 15.5 in W 60 in D 18 in
Mid Century Probber Travertine Top Wood Base Coffee Table c 1950/60's
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural Mid Century coffee table having a rectangular travertine style marble top
Marble
$7,718
H 13.78 in W 50.99 in D 34.06 in
Luigi Sormani Rectangular Modular Coffee Table in Wood and Glass, Italy, 1960s
By Luigi Sormani
Located in Rome, IT
This modular rosewood, metal and glass coffee table produced by Luigi Sormani in the 1960s in Italy
Metal
$1,899Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.33 in W 33.47 in D 18.9 in
Rectangular Beech Coffee Table by Paolo Buffa with a Pink Travertine Top
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. This coffee table features a beech frame with brass feet caps and a pink
Travertine, Brass
$2,564Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.59 in W 53.55 in D 29.93 in
Walnut Coffee Table with Rectangular Glass Top Attributed to Ico Parisi, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Late 1950s, made in Italy. Its design is ascribable to Parisi's. This coffee table features a solid
Brass
$6,250
H 17 in W 49.75 in D 26.5 in
Mid-Century Style Parchment Veneer Coffee Table in the Manner of Ico Parisi
Located in Queens, NY
Italian 1940s-style (modern) rectangular coffee table with parchment veneer applied in squares of 3
Wood
$5,788Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 13.78 in W 37.41 in D 59.06 in
Bodega Rectangular Coffee Table in Black Wood Marquetry Veneer by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
BODEGA COFFEE TABLE Bodega Collection refers to cellar art or better known as chiaroscuro, a
Plywood
Pair of Petrified Wood Top Modern Style Coffee Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of modern style custom petrified wood top coffee tables. This pair of coffee tables each
Metal, Iron
$3,324
H 21.26 in W 49.22 in D 24.81 in
COFFEE TABLE with rectangular top. The feet surmounted by horse heads circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
COFFEE TABLE with rectangular top. circa 1970 The feet surmounted by horse heads and joined by a
Oak
Oriental Hardwood 19th Century Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive And Good Quality 19th Century Oriental Hardwood Rectangular Low Coffee Table
Hardwood
$1,377Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.26 in W 23.63 in D 15.75 in
Midcentury Brass and Black Metal Rectangular Coffee Table with Smoked Glass 1970
By Maison Jansen
Located in Roma, IT
rectangular coffee table is incredible as it comes with four legs in enamelled metal, two glass tops with
Brass, Metal
$19,800
H 17 in W 50 in D 21.5 in
Mid-Century Modern P.E. Guerin Faux Bois Gilt Bronze Table w/ Stretcher
By P. E. Guerin
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous Mid-Century Modern P.E. Guerin Faux bois gilt bronze coffee table/center table with
Bronze
$1,759
H 21.26 in W 55.12 in D 25.59 in
Mid-Century Danish Teak Coffee Table by Ole Wanscher for Poul Jeppesens, 1960s
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original Danish teak coffee table by Poul Jeppesen, designed by Ole Wanscher from the 60s. Plain
Wood
$4,800
H 16.25 in W 47.75 in D 31.75 in
Thick Lucite Coffee Table With a Rectangular Form after Charles Hollis Jones 48
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1970s Thick lucite coffee table in a classic rectangular form. Glass inset top. Very nice in
Glass, Lucite
$1,500
H 14 in W 52.5 in D 18.75 in
Marcel Breuer for Gavina / Knoll Mid-Century Black Mica Laccio Coffee
By Knoll
Located in Queens, NY
American International-Style (circa 1924) 'Laccio' coffee table with a gloss black mica rectangular
Metal, Chrome
$3,800
H 20.5 in W 48 in D 33 in
Mid-Century Modern French Maison Baguès Style Glass-Top Steel/Gilt-Bronze Table
By Maison Baguès
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An exquisite example of late 20th century French design, this cocktail or coffee table is crafted
Metal, Brass
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 23.63 in
Mid-Century Modern Phone Table in Wood, Black & White, 1950s, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
expressive, this table stands as a refined example of Brazilian mid-century design and the inventive spirit
Plywood
$1,645Sale Price|30% Off
H 20 in W 31 in D 47 in
Bohemian Modern Sculptural Woven Wicker Rattan Bamboo Coffee Table Ottoman 47"
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare vintage / mid century Bohemian / Boho wicker / rattan / bamboo coffee table or ottoman
Bamboo, Rattan
$2,909Sale Price|30% Off
H 17.72 in W 31.5 in D 51.19 in
Willy Rizzo Style Mid-Century Brass and Chrome Bicolor Coffee Table, circa 1970s
By Romeo Rega, Willy Rizzo
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
midcentury rectangular coffee or centre table, circa 1970s. Perfect for the Hollywood Regency style
Metal, Brass, Chrome
$1,800
H 15.5 in W 50 in D 23 in
Mid Century Chevron Base Glass Top Coffee Table by Gordon's Inc. c. 1950's
By Gordons Inc., Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
Chic, voguish mid century coffee table having a chevron form wood base which supports a thick ( .50
Glass, Mahogany
Large Glass Rectangular Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
Large glass rectangular cocktail table with four cylindrical polished chrome supports.
Chrome
$1,899
H 19.69 in W 59.85 in D 20.08 in
Danish Mid Century Peter Hvidt & Orla Molgaard-Nielsen FD-516 Coffee Table
By Peter Hvidt, Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, France & Søn
Located in Rochester, England
& Søn in Denmark. Constructed from Teak, the coffee table has a large rectangular table top with
Teak, Rattan
$3,800
H 15.75 in W 59.5 in D 18 in
Paul McCobb Modern Tobacco Brown Maple and Wrought Iron Cocktail / Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular coffee / cocktail table with a tobacco brown maple top resting on
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
$3,799
H 15.56 in W 29.53 in D 11.82 in
Mid-Century Modern Organic Maple Side Table Sofa Table by Max Kment Vienna 1955
By Max Kment
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage organic coffee table or side table from maple by Max Kment for
Cord, Glass, Wood
$1,710
H 20.08 in W 30.12 in D 23.82 in
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Formica Red Side Coffee Table 1960s Mid Century
By Milo Baughman
Located in London, GB
A slightly rectangular/near square side table with eye-catching coral red colour made from formica
Formica, Wood
$1,995
H 1,525 in W 26 in D 50 in
Ming Style Rosewood Coffee Table with Rectangular Glass Inset Top Made in China
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Ming style rosewood coffee table with rectangular glass inset top, made in China
Glass, Rosewood
Rectangular Brass and Glass Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber, Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice actual brass (not plated) base glass top Mid-Century Modern coffee table.
Arden Riddle American Mid-Century Wooden Low Table
By Arden Riddle
Located in Queens, NY
American mid-century low table with an elongated rectangular plank surface resting on four slightly
Wood, Walnut
Mosaic Glass Tile Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular mosaic glass tile coffee table with patinated brass supports. The table features
Brass
$2,089Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.72 in W 48.43 in D 22.84 in
Rectangular Golden Brass and Black Varnished Metal Coffee Table by G.Urs, Italy
By G. Urs
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in 1950s - 1960s. This coffee table is made etched brass and features varnished metal and
Metal, Brass
Scandinavian Modern Large Danish Teak Coffee Table 1950s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Executed in rich, warm-toned teak, this substantial coffee table exemplifies the refined elegance
Teak
$12,000
H 28 in W 46 in D 20 in
Brazilian Modern “Amelia” Coffee Table in Rosewood & Chrome, Sergio Rodrigues
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
A masterclass in structural restraint and material richness, the “Amelia” coffee table by Sergio
Chrome
Vintage Mid-Century Rosewood Side Table
By Aakjaer Jorgensen
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
Lovely vintage Danish mid-century modern table made of rosewood. It has a rectangular top with
Rosewood
$4,995
H 10.75 in W 47 in D 27 in
Modern Burl Chrome & Polished Stainless Steel Floating Coffee Table Plinth Base
By Pace Collection, Milo Baughman
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome vintage late 20th century Modern burl veneer, chrome, & stainless-steel floating coffee
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Post-Modern Style of Karl Springer Gray Goatskin Coffee Table
By Taller Maria Teresa Mendez, Karl Springer
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration Post-Modern Goatskin Coffee Table. Rectangular shape with angled legs. Wood
Goatskin
$6,475
H 18 in W 56 in D 32 in
Mid-Century Modern Two-Drawer Cocktail Table in Walnut and Brass, Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
interior from Classic Mid-Century Modern to contemporary. It is in mint restored condition. The original
Brass
Stylish Mid Century Scrolled Cocktail Table In James Mont Style
By James Mont
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rarely seen Marble Top Cocktail Table with particularly fine form. With black finished Chinese
Marble
$44,500
H 13.75 in W 48 in D 32 in
Marc D'haenens Belgian Modern Etched Aluminum and Agate Coffee Table
By Marc D'haenens
Located in Queens, NY
Belgian Modern design rectangular acid etched aluminum low coffee table with an lighted inSet agate
Agate, Aluminum
$5,168 / item
H 11.82 in W 59.06 in D 23.63 in
Patricia Urquiola Sengu Coffee Table in Walnut & Glass, Modern Design
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Sengu Coffee Table For Cassina Asian-inspired, this design coffee table by
Walnut
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.”
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.
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