Mid Century Italian Bar Cart by Tommaso Barbi 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant mid-century bar cart, designed by Tommaso Barbi in the 1970s, embodies the chic and glamorous Italian design of the era. Featuring a bamboo-style brass frame and two-tie...
Marble
Patricia Urquiola Sengu Dining Table for Cassina, Wood & Marble
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Sengu Table For Cassina A design dining room table inspired by the ritual reconstruction of Japanese shrines, a contemporary piece that celebrates light-hearted ch...
Walnut
French Bronze Mounted Center, End or Sofa Table with Black Marble Top, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Side, central or sofa table with black marble top with white veins. This finely crafted walnut wood side table has elegant tapered legs with a brass frame that supports a black marbl...
Marble, Bronze
Metafora coffee table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Casigliani Italy, 1970s
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in amstelveen, NL
Sculptural Metafora travertine coffee table designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli. in the 1970s. Inspired by the four forms of Euclidean geometry, the cube, the pyramid, the cylinde...
Travertine, Marble
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Wrought Iron and Rouge Marble Table after Subes from Hotel Nevele
By Raymond Subes
Located in New York, NY
Incredible wrought iron and rouge marble coffee, cocktail, table in the style French master, Raymond Subes. The table is in good overall condition, however the marble does show some ...
Marble, Wrought Iron
Modern Aire Marble Side Table, Nero Marquina, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Modern Aire Marble Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Aire marble side table stands out as a bold expression of modern sophisti...
Marble, Brass, Metal, Stainless Steel
Contemporary Landscape Nesting Coffee Table Set/2 Travertine Handmade Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Contemporary Landscape Nesting Coffee Tables, Set of 2, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Landscape nesting coffee table draws inspiration...
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Poul Kjaerholm PK 61 Slate and Steel Coffee Table Clean Lined Midcentury Design
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Danish Modern Slate and Matte Steel PK 61 Coffee Table, designed by Poul Kjærholm, Denmark, circa 1960s. Retains wonderful original distressed patina.
Marble, Chrome
Elegant oval coffee table, by Eero Saarinen, Knoll International, USA circa 1970
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Paris, FR
A very elegant oval coffee table from the Tulip collection, designed by Eero Saarinen in the 1940s-1950s for Knoll. The tabletop is made of black and green « Verde Alpi » marble, an...
Marble, Aluminum
Solid Brass and Marble-Top Table, France circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Coffee table with a curule base in polished brass. The white marble top delicately veined with grey.
Large Square Black Granite Top Coffee Table with Center Planter Chrome Base
By Pace Collection, Brueton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Granite top square coffee table on stainless steel legs. Measures: 42'.
Granite, Marble, Stainless Steel
Karl Springer Trompe l'Oeil Faux Marble Cocktail Table
By Karl Springer
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Karl Springer Trompe l'Oeil Faux Marble Cocktail Table
Wood
$1,537Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Bronze Coffee Table with a Top with Different Types of Marbles, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. It features a bronze pedestal and a rectangular top with different varieties of marble. This coffee table is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight tra...
Marble, Bronze
Midcentury Italian Sculptural Modern Square Travertine Marble Cocktail Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple and sculptural square coffee table made of travertine for Italy circa 1970s. It features a very low profile with solid slab travertine construction with beautiful veining an...
Travertine
Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Walnut Root, Handmade Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Nesting Coffee Table, Set/2, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Dornes nesting coffee table is a tribute to Portu...
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Modern Landscape Nesting Coffee Tables, Set/3, Walnut, Brass, by Greenapple
By GF Contemporary, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Modern Landscape Nesting Coffee Table, Set/3, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Landscape nesting coffee table draws inspiration from the ...
Marble, Travertine, Quartz, Onyx, Brass, Stainless Steel
Marble low table by W. Katavolos, R. Little and D. Kelley by ICF, italy, 1970s
By ICF Group, Douglas Kelly, Ross Littell and William Katavolos
Located in Milano, IT
Metal and marble low table by W. Katavolos, R. Little and D. Kelley manufactured by Icf, 1970s low table with metal frame and Calacatta gold marble top. Good condition, signs of ...
Marble, Metal
$9,131Sale Price / set|30% Off
Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Nesting Coffee Table, Set of 2, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Dornes nesting coffee table is a tribute to Po...
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Nesting Coffee Table, Set/2, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Dornes nesting coffee table is a tribute to Portu...
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Chic French 1940s Iron and Marble Side Table (2 Available)
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very lovely, almost-pair of side or coffee tables. The wrought iron bases have elaborate curlicue motifs, and are painted dark green, with details picked out in gold. The design of t...
Low Midcentury Italian Modern Square Travertine Marble Cube Cocktail Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple and natural square coffee table made of travertine for Italy circa 1970s. It features a very low profile with solid slab travertine construction with beautiful veining and m...
Travertine
Modern Landscape Nesting Coffee Table, Set/3, Nilo Onyx, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Modern Landscape Nesting Coffee Table, Set of 3, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Landscape nesting coffee table draws inspiration from t...
Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Pair of coffee tables-ends of sofa, by Florence Knoll, Knoll Intl, circa 1960
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of chrome-plated metal coffee tables with Calacatta marble tops and original varnish. Width: 60 cm (23.6 inches) Depth: 60 cm (23.6 inches) Height: 42.5 cm (16.7 inches) Biogra...
Marble, Metal, Chrome
French Modern Bronze, Patinated Bronze, Marble & Glass Low Table, Maison Charles
Located in Queens, NY
French Modern Bronze, Patinated Bronze, Marble & Glass Low Table, Maison Charles
Glass
Massive Custom 10ft Marble & Brass Cocktail / Display Table from Neiman Marcus
Located in Dallas, TX
Massive ten foot stone coffee table cut from a single slab of green tavertine with polished brass legs attributed to William Billy Haines. Acquired from a Fort Worth collection, poss...
Travertine, Brass
Patricia Urquiola Set of Two Sengu Low Wood and Marble Tables For Cassina
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Set of Two Sengu Low Table For Cassina A collection of three designer low tables by Patricia Urquiola in combination with the eponymous sofa, they are the answer t...
Walnut
Faux Tusk Coffee Table in the Style of Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen, Ralph Pucci
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid Century Modern Faux Elephant Tusk Coffee table with brass details and stepped marble base.
Travertine, Brass
1960s French Sculptural Table
Located in Houston, TX
The softened edges and organic shaping highlight the era’s shift toward expressive, freeform furniture. Rooted in the Mid-Century Modern tradition, the table reflects the influence ...
Marble
Rare Irish Armorial Pietra Dura Low Table with Seashells
By J. Darmanin & Sons
Located in New York, NY
The double serpentine form top made of various specimen marbles and inlaid with the armorial for the Baker family of County Tipperary, with motto "Hono Virtutis Satelles" s...
Marble
Steel & Stone Table by Brueton
By Brueton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic mid-century metal table with marble insert, made by Brueton. Polished steel frame, shaped into a C, with a marble topper. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Marble, Steel
Waterfall Metal Table by Brueton
By Brueton, Stanley Jay Friedman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stanley Jay Friedman designed coffee table for Brueton. Polished steel frame with marble insert. Artistically crafted waterfall shaped table with stone topper. Please confirm locatio...
Marble, Steel
Mid Century Modern Chrome & White Marble Circular Side Table or Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This 1970's table is extremely heavy and well made. It features all chrome weighted base with white and grey round marble top.
Marble, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Infinity Marble Coffee Table, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Infinity Marble Coffee Table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Carrara Marble, Marble, Onyx, Brass, Gold Leaf, Stainless Steel
$10,350
Sainte Croix Cocktail Table
By Century Furniture, Tara Shaw
Located in New Orleans, LA
The French midcentury brass cocktail table with lion detail and paw feet, featuring a neoclassical X-base, illustrates the continued influence of neoclassical design motifs in mid-20...
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
$3,782 / item
The Eclectic Cocktail Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from an array of layered veneers - walnut burl, cerajeira, ebony, maple, chestnut, and eucalyptus—this table boasts a rich and captivating appearance. The various finishes hi...
Marble
$2,096
Low table, Italy 1970s
By Another Human
Located in Napoli, IT
Low table
Marble
Cocktail Table Tommi Parzinger
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Westport, CT
Round cocktail table.
Marble
'Alex' Coffee Table in Marble and Wood, Sergio Rodrigues, Brazilian Mid-Century
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The Alex coffee table, designed by the esteemed Brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues in 1960, is a testament to his ability to create furniture that captures the essence of Brazil's c...
Stone, Marble
Table basse vintage en marbre des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table basse vintage des années 70, en marbre veiné dans les tons vert jade, rose saumoné, noir, gris, écru, pied en V avec petit plateau porte-revue. Bon état général avec signes d’u...
Marble
Mid-Century Italian Marble Inlay Coffee Table with Gilt Bronze Base, 1950s
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant mid-century round coffee table made in Italy in the 1950s, featuring a richly detailed marble top with inlaid patterns, supported by an ornate gilt bronze base.
Marble
$6,021 / item
Meret Oppenheim Traccia Low Table For Cassina
By Meret Oppenheim
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Meret Oppenheim Traccia Low Table For Cassina A synergy of geometry and imagination sparked the idea for the iconic Traccia design low table that Swiss artist Meret Oppenheim design...
Marble
$6,021 / item
Meret Oppenheim Traccia Low Table For Cassina
By Meret Oppenheim
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Meret Oppenheim Traccia Low Table For Cassina A synergy of geometry and imagination sparked the idea for the iconic Traccia design low table that Swiss artist Meret Oppenheim design...
Marble
French Cantilevered Oval Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and rare coffee table in the modern neoclassical spirit with a polished dark wood frame resting on tapered solid brass legs. A piece of original Carrara marble gives the a...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Table basse vintage en marbre des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table basse vintage des années 70, en joli marbre avec très beau veinage dans les tons gris, blanc, écru, noir et vieux rose, forme carrée arrondie sur deux angles (ou forme d’oeil) ...
Marble
Table basse vintage en marbre gris des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table basse vintage des années 70, en joli marbre avec très beau veinage dans les tons gris, gris foncé et blanc, forme carrée arrondie sur deux angles (ou forme d’oeil) et deux pied...
Marble
Gruppo NP2 Nerone & Patuzzi table "Conchiglia", Italy, 1970s, Signed
By Nerone and Patuzzi
Located in Paris, IDF
Very rare table Gruppo NP2 Nerone & Patuzzi "Conchiglia" Italy, 1970s, Signed and documented Made of marble with a special sculpting treatment in shape of a shell. Good condition...
Marble, Metal
$919Sale Price|20% Off
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Rectangular White and Black Side Table
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A white marble Eames coffee table is also available. Complete your office with Charles Pollock Executive chairs (sold separately) in blue velvet.
Marble, Metal, Aluminum
Meret Oppenheim Set of Two Traccia Low Table For Cassina
By Meret Oppenheim
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Meret Oppenheim set of Two Traccia Low Table For Cassina A synergy of geometry and imagination sparked the idea for the iconic Traccia design low table that Swiss artist Meret Oppen...
Marble
Contemporary Triora Tables in Dark Wood and Brass Details
Located in Freamunde, PT
This sculptural set of coffee tables stands out for its refined balance between architectural form and luxurious materiality. Composed of three elements at varying heights, the desig...
Marble, Brass
Contemporary Triora Tables in Light Wood and Brass Details
Located in Freamunde, PT
This sculptural set of coffee tables stands out for its refined balance between architectural form and luxurious materiality. Composed of three elements at varying heights, the desig...
Marble, Brass
$5,241Sale Price|28% Off
Architectural Low Table by Cassina, Italy, 1960s
By Cassina
Located in Milan, IT
Architectural low table by Cassina, Italy, 1960s.
Marble
Table basse rectangulaire vintage en marbre noir et verre fumé des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table basse vintage des années 70, en marbre effet terrazzo dans les tons noir, gris, blanc, écru, 2 plateaux, plateau supérieur rectangulaire en marbre, plateau inférieur rectangula...
Marble
Charlotte Perriand Set of Two Table À Plateau Interchangeable For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Set of Two Table À Plateau Interchangeable For Cassina The first model of this historic design table was crafted in 1937 for Charlotte Perriand’s studio in Montpa...
Marble
Table basse vintage en marbre blanc des années 70
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Très belle table basse vintage en marbre blanc veiné gris des années 70, type marbre de Carrare, design italien, plateau carré aux bords arrondis, pied cubique central, très bon état...
Marble
Italian mid-century modern coffee table with marble top, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern coffee table with marble top, 1950s Coffee table with rectangular marble top with rounded corners.
Marble, Metal
Modern Oval Table Semi precious stone-BLUE ONYX/MARBLECircles and Stones
By Kelly Behun Studio
Located in New York City, NY
Handcrafted by skilled artisans, this Capsule or " Rounded Oval" Table features a base crafted from bent plywood and edged with matte brass. The top made by layering Bianca Carrara (...
Onyx, Alabaster, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass
Charlotte Perriand Table À Plateau Interchangeable for Cassina, Italy, new
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Price varies dependent on the choice of material and size. The piece is also available in 102cm (diameter) and 28cm (height). The top is available in different types of marble (Carra...
Marble
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.”
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