Large Danish Teak Art Sofa or Coffee Table by Ox-Art
Located in Berlin, DE
Coffee table with ceramic tiles featuring a circular pattern. The base is made of solid teak and shows beautiful joinery. The design is signed "OX ART". Made in Denmark in the 1970s,...
Ceramic, Teak
Coffee Table in Teak w/ Ceramic Mosaic Inlay, Johannes Andersen, Denmark, 1970s
By Johannes Andersen
Located in Deland, FL
Ideal for collectors and designers alike searching for an authentic, signed art piece that can also serve as functional furniture this table can blend seamlessly against a multitude ...
Teak
Large Danish Teak Art Sofa or Coffee Table by Ox-Art
Located in Berlin, DE
Ceramic art tiles on top of a solid teak base. Very nice wooden connections and the table is in excellent condition.
Ceramic, Teak
$2,024Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Glass Topped Spice Table, Far Eastern, Coffee, Lamp, Art Deco, C.1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage glass topped spice table. A Far Eastern, carved mahogany coffee or lamp table with brass mounts, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940. Pleasingly prese...
Wood
Oak Tiled Top Coffee Table with Lower Slatted Shelf Vintage 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage coffee table features an inset ceramic tile top with stylized floral motifs set within a rich oak frame.
Oak
$3,052Sale Price|20% Off
Bamboo Coffee Table with Ceramic Tiles designed by Audoux Minnet, France, 1950s
By Roger Capron, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Fantastic Boho rectangular coffee table in natural bamboo, designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet and Roger Capron designed the glazed tiles, mid-20th-century French design.
Ceramic, Bamboo
Frères Cloutier Side Table
By Cloutier Freres
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
This mid-century Lava Tile Coffee Table by the Cloutier Brothers is truly a one-of-a-kind piece.
Lava, Metal
$1,370Sale Price|20% Off
Retro Vintage Juliette Belarti Ceramic Tile Wall Art, Belgian Mid-Century, 1960s
Located in Markington, GB
Juliette Belarti Ceramic Tile Wall Art, Belgian Mid-Century, 1960s BOLD CERAMIC DESIGN — A striking piece of mid-century wall art by Juliette Belarti, celebrated for vibrant ceram...
Ceramic
Iconic 'Mexico' Low Table by Roger Capron, France c.1960
By Roger Capron
Located in St Ouen, FR
An elegant coffee table in a contrasting color scheme. The top is made of hammered ceramic tiles, partially glazed with stylized patterns reminiscent of a subtle rug.
Ceramic
Vintage Rosewood and Ceramic Table by Johannes Andersen for C.F.C.S. - 1960s
By CFC Silkeborg, Johannes Andersen
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Rosewood & Ceramic Tile Coffee Table by Johannes Andersen for C.F.C.
Wood, Ceramic
Les 2 Potiers Michelle and Jacques Serre Deux Potiers French Ceramic Side Table
By Jacques Serre, Les 2 Potiers
Located in Chicago, IL
Important piece unique ceramic side table or small coffee table by Les 2 Potiers France, circa 1956. The table has a green blue glazed ceramic tiles with the iconic unusual textured ...
Ceramic
Rotating Top Maitland Smith Tessellated Travertine Side Tables with Brass Inlay
By Maitland Smith
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Photographed along with and also currently available in our shop - Adrian Pearsall Angular Settee in Cafe au Lait Bouclé c. 1980 Mom & Pop Pair Vladimir Kagan Wingback Swivel Chairs ...
Travertine, Brass
1960s Severin Hansen Fully Restored Rosewood Side Table with Shelf by Haslev
By Severin Hansen Jr., Haslev Mobelsnedkeri
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish furniture designer Severin Hansen Jr. is best remembered for his table and desk designs in the Classic, Danish Mid-Century Modern style.
Rosewood
$3,123Sale Price|20% Off
French Vintage Ceramic Table Lamp by Roger Capron, 'circa 1950s'
By Roger Capron
Located in London, GB
He eventually expanded his production of vases, pitchers and other functional wares to include coffee tables with hand glazed tiles, lamp bases, wall plaques and other interior decor...
Ceramic
Bertu Side Table, Modern Tile Top End Table, Powder-coated Metal
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Tile tables were a mid-century icon and I felt they were missing in the modern day furniture market.
Metal
Bertu Side Table, Modern Greywash and Charcoal Tile Side Table, Sapele Mahogany
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Tile tables were a mid-century icon and I felt they were missing in the modern day furniture market.
Mahogany
$1,225Sale Price|50% Off
Large Coffee Table John Wisner Patio
By John Wisner, Ficks Reed
Located in South Charleston, WV
Circa 1960s table in rattan and tiles. 38x38 and 14.75" tall. Table area 31" x 31". suitable indoors or covered patio. Chinoiserie motifs present. Dark ebony colored. Minor wear to t...
Rattan
$4,371Sale Price|34% Off
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Ceramic Art Tiles Hibachi Grill Table, 1960s
By Rosenthal, Bjorn Wiinblad, Bjørn Wiinblad
Located in Los Angeles, CA
It makes a striking coffee table, conversation piece, or sculptural accent for a living room, sunroom, covered patio, or design-forward hospitality setting.
Concrete
$597Sale Price|47% Off
French Coffee Table with Ceramics Signed Jean d'Asti Vallauris, 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Coffee table modern yet vintage ceramic top tiled coffee table signed Jean d'Asti and made in Vallauris.
Faience, Wood
Pair of 1950s Cocktail Lounge Chairs Mid Century Lloyd Loom Lusty Satellite MCM
By Lloyd Loom, LUSTY
Located in London, GB
All in all this is a timelessly elegant and fabulously-1950s, rare pair of strikingly smart cocktail lounge chairs by an iconic Mid Century maker. Photographed here with a Danish til...
Steel
Mexican Modernism Coffee Set in Solid Brass & Glass by Salvador Teran, Signed
By Salvador Teran, Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking and highly collectible mid-century modern coffee service by Salvador Terán, one of the most innovative figures of Mexican Modernism and Mexican silversmithing design.
Brass
Bertu Side Table, Modern Indoor/Outdoor Side Table, Sapele Mahogany
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Tile tables were a mid-century icon and I felt they were missing in the modern day furniture market.
Mahogany
Vintage Wood and Bone Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
It complements Traditional, Organic Modern, Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, and Colonial interiors.
Wood, Bone, Burl
Vintage Tessellated Stone Trinket Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This precision-crafted vintage trinket box features a sophisticated geometric design composed of intricately arranged stone tiles in muted grey tones, bordered by a contrasting light...
Stone
$6,746Sale Price / set|25% Off
7-Piece John Wisner for Ficks Reed Far Horizons Rattan Modular Sofa Group
By John and Elinor McGuire, Ficks Reed, John Wisner
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Only minor imperfections remain on original rattan frames. End tables and laminate tops have no visible flaws. (2) additional hexagon side tables and (2) additional independent armc...
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan, Laminate
Willy Rizzo Mother-of-Pearl & Brass Serving Tray or Centerpiece, Italy, 1970s
By Christian Dior, Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant and unique large rectangular serving tray or centerpiece entirely made of solid brass and exquisite mother-of-pearl. This refined piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s...
Brass
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Attributed Swivel Lounge Chairs in Ivory Bouclé
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Saint Louis, MO
So sculptural so fresh, this pair of 1970s modern Adrian Pearsall attributed throne swivel chairs were professionally reupholstered in soft ivory bouclé and swivel atop walnut bases ...
Bouclé, Walnut
Modernist Red Leather Lounge Chair Eileen Gray Bibendum Armchair Deco MCM 1980s
By Eileen Gray
Located in London, GB
Photographed here with a 1970s Belgian tiled, chrome coffee table and a 1960s Danish tiled, teak nest of tables.
Chrome
Maitland-Smith Egg-Shaped Lidded Box, 1980s Postmodern Design
By Armani Casa, Maitland Smith, Paloma Picasso, Gucci, Fendi Casa
Located in San Diego, CA
Placed on a console, coffee table, bookshelf, or credenza, this egg becomes an instant focal point.
Stone, Marble
Roger Capron, Rectangular Tile-top Coffee Table, France, 20th century
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This beautifully...
Ceramic, Wood
Tiled Coffee Table, Glazed Ceramic Tile Top, Metal Base, France, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
An elegant rectangular coffee table with a pared down dark metal frame and a tiled top arranged in a Mondrianesque pattern of black, red, and white rhombuses.
Ceramic
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak & Smoked Glass Coffee Table, France, Mid-Century
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in New York, NY
Robert Guillerme studied design and architecture at the École Boule, graduating in 1934. After the Second World War he moved to Lille, in the north of France, where he decorated home...
Ceramic, Oak
Roger Capron, "L'Herbier, " Coffee Table with Tiled Top, France, Midcentury
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
A coffee table with a simple, elegant, iron base, and a top of rectangular tiles punctuated by beautifully inscribed images of grasses. Inscribed: R. Capron.
Iron
Jacques Blin, Rectangular Tiled Coffee Table, Oak and Ceramic, France circa 1970
By Jacques Blin
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oak and ceramic coffee table by famed French ceramist Jacques Blin, this piece features his beautiful, stripped down design aesthetic and his characteristic cave painting...
Ceramic, Oak
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Guillerme et Chambron, Pair of Side Tables with Lamps, France, Midcentury
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in New York, NY
This pair of midcentury, polished light oak reading tables by the celebrated French designer Robert Guillerme, was created as part of a line of design he produced for the company Vot...
Ceramic, Oak
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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