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Mid-Century Coffee Table, 1960's
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Danish mid-century coffee table made of teak wood and metal base.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Coffee Table, 1960's
Mid-Century Coffee Table, 1960's
H 15.75 in Dm 24.02 in
Mid-Century Coffee Table W/Shelf
Located in Hudson, NY
Mid-Century Coffee Table W/Shelf in very good condition for age and use
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Coffee Table W/Shelf
Mid-Century Coffee Table W/Shelf
H 20 in W 59 in D 19.5 in
Acrylic Frame Mid-Century Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage mid-century coffee table with thick glass top set on four clear lucite T-frame legs. Each
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Acrylic, Lucite

Mid Century Coffee Table
By Paul Laszlo, James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Voguish, chic, architectural mid century coffee table, having a floating organic form top, on
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Oak

Mid Century Coffee Table
Mid Century Coffee Table
H 15.75 in W 36.25 in D 22 in
Mid Century Coffee Table, Czechoslovakia, 1970´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century coffee table, made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1970´s. It´s made of wood with
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Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Mid Century Coffee Table, Czechoslovakia, 1970's
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century coffee table, made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1970´s. It´s made of wood with
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Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Mid Century Coffee Table, Czechoslovakia, 1970's
Mid Century Coffee Table, Czechoslovakia, 1970's
H 21.26 in W 27.17 in D 27.17 in
Mid-Century Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This Mid-Century coffee table is from Denmark and made from teak wood. Teak wood is a very strong
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

Mid-Century Coffee Table
Mid-Century Coffee Table
H 20.5 in W 22 in D 61 in
Jens Risom Mid Century Coffee Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Countryside, IL
Jens Risom mid century coffee table. Coffee table measures: 32 wide x 32 deep x 16 inches high
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mastercraft Brass Mid Century Coffee Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Countryside, IL
Mastercraft brass mid century coffee table Table measures: 38 wide x 38 deep x 16 high All
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Coffee Table by Jitona, 1970's, Czechoslovakia
By Jitona
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid-century coffee table produced in JITONA company in the 1970's. Made of stained beech wood
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Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Beech

Italian Mid-Century Coffee Table in Glass and Steel, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century coffee table in glass and steel, 1970s. Coffee table with steel structure and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

James Mont Rectangle Black Lacquer Glass Top Deco Mid Century Coffee Table
By James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
James Mont rectangle black lacquer glass top Deco mid-century coffee table. Two tier glass top
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

1960's Mid Century Coffee Table
By Mier Furniture
Located in Brno, CZ
A Mid Century coffee table produced by the Mier Factory in the 1960’s. This piece was clearly
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Beech

1960's Mid Century Coffee Table
1960's Mid Century Coffee Table
H 25.2 in W 25.99 in D 25.99 in
Mid Century Coffee Table in Silver Color from the 1970s Design with Vegetable
By Willy Daro
Located in Brussels , BE
Mid century Coffee table in silver color from the 1970s design with vegetable pattern.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Low Slung French Mid Century Coffee Table in the manner of Jean Prouve
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Atlanta, GA
Low Slung Mid Century Coffee Table or Gueridon, in the manner of Jean Prouve, French, circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Mid century coffee table by De Ster Gelderland, 1950s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Elegant mid century coffee table by De Ster Gelderland. The coffee table has a beautifully crafted
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Lacquer

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Coffee Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 60 wide x 19 deep x
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Coffee Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar mid century coffee table This table measures: 28 wide x 28 deep x 26
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Ebonised Walnut Tile Top Dowel Tapered Leg Knife Edge Mid-Century Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber, Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Ebonised walnut tile top dowel tapered leg knife edge mid-century coffee table mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Twisted Metal Ribbon Base 3/4" Rectangle Glass Top Mid Century Coffee Table MINT
By Silas Seandel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Twisted Metal Ribbon Base 3/4" Rectangle Glass Top Mid Century Coffee Table MINT
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Lucite Bow Tie Butterfly Wing Shape Base Oval Glass Top Mid Century Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lucite Bow Tie Butterfly Wing Shape Base Oval Glass Top Mid Century Coffee Table
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Lucite

Paul McCobb for Planner Group Mid Century Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul McCobb for Planner Group mid century coffee table The table measures: 60 wide x 18 deep x
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Tripartite Marble Insert Top Mid-Century Coffee Table Made in Malaysia
By Teck Cheong Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Mid-Century coffee table, marked "Teck Cheong Shanghai Furniture Company Kuala Lumpur
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Vintage 1950s Malaysian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Coffee Table in Burr Walnut, Swedish Design 1940’s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful circular mid-century coffee table / sofa table in burr walnut by a Swedish cabinetmaker
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid Century Coffee Table, Beige Marble Stone and Chrome, Bauhaus, Germany, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Mid Century Coffee table from the 1960s. It was manufactured in Germany in 1960s. The table was
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Stone, Marble, Chrome

Darrell Landrum for Avard Steel Mid Century Coffee Table Bench
By Avard, Darrell Landrum
Located in Countryside, IL
Darrell Landrum for Avard Steel Mid Century Coffee Table Bench This coffee table measures: 48 wide
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Italian mid-century Coffee table with magazine rack in wood and metal, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Coffee table with magazine rack in wood and metal, 1960s Coffee table with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Coffee Table
Located in High Point, NC
Mid-20th century rosewood coffee table from Europe with a fabulous top made of exquisitely grained
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Coffee Table
Mid-Century Coffee Table
H 15.13 in W 59 in D 29.13 in
Danish Mid-Century Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classic mid-century Danish coffee table with a beautiful natural teak grain. Slender, carved legs
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Teak

Danish Mid-Century Coffee Table
Danish Mid-Century Coffee Table
H 21 in W 60 in D 23 in
Lane Mid-Century Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful coffee table from Virginia's Lane Furniture Company. Quality, American-made piece
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Lane Mid-Century Coffee Table
Lane Mid-Century Coffee Table
H 13 in W 71 in D 19 in
Italian Mid Century Coffee Table
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A nice and easy to place two tired coffee table with a convenient drawer made in Italy during the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood

Italian Mid Century Coffee Table
Italian Mid Century Coffee Table
H 16.15 in W 35.44 in D 20.48 in
Mid-century Coffee Table, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage coffee table produced in Germany in the 1960's to 1970's.
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-century Coffee Table, Germany
Mid-century Coffee Table, Germany
H 23.63 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
Mid Century Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Rare type.
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Wood

Mid Century Coffee Table, 1960s
Mid Century Coffee Table, 1960s
H 23.63 in Dm 29.14 in
Two-Tiered Mid-Century Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a unique two-tiered swiveling design, this vintage coffee table can be adjusted to fit
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Two-Tiered Mid-Century Coffee Table
Two-Tiered Mid-Century Coffee Table
H 15.5 in W 74 in D 20.5 in
Lane Furniture Mid-Century Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern coffee table with faux stone top and walnut wood frame. Please confirm location
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Wood

Lane Furniture Mid-Century Coffee Table
Lane Furniture Mid-Century Coffee Table
H 15.25 in W 56.25 in D 22.75 in
Mid-century coffee table Italy 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Elevate your living space with this exquisite vintage coffee table, hailing from the charming era
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Resin

Mid-century coffee table Italy 1950s
Mid-century coffee table Italy 1950s
H 17.33 in W 35.44 in D 17.72 in
Mid-Century Glass Coffee Table, Germany, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Mid-century coffee table. Good original condition.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Coffee Table By Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This collector's edition coffee table by Baker features exquisite vintage design, with unique brass
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Antique 1870s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Mid-Century Coffee Table By Baker
Mid-Century Coffee Table By Baker
H 16.5 in W 42.25 in D 42.25 in
Asian Style Mid-Century Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Long and low coffee table with a subtle Asian influence. Beautiful walnut grain runs down the top
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Coffee Table, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- practical.
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Wood

Mid Century Coffee Table, Denmark, 1970s
Mid Century Coffee Table, Denmark, 1970s
H 19.69 in W 32.29 in D 32.29 in
Mid-Century Coffee Table /Mier, 1953
By Jindrich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of wood, umakart - Good condition.
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Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Coffee Table /Mier, 1953
Mid-Century Coffee Table /Mier, 1953
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 16.54 in
Mid-Century Teak Coffee Table with Ceramic Details
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Mid-century coffee table in teak and ceramic. 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak, Ceramic

Mid-Century Metal Floral Base Round Glass Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century coffee table with painted shaped metal floral base and circular glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Danish Teak Coffee Table
By Roger Capron
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Mid-century coffee table in teak and ceramic. 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

Midcentury Danish Teak Coffee Table
Midcentury Danish Teak Coffee Table
H 16.54 in W 33.86 in D 18.12 in
Midcentury Danish Teak Coffee Table
By Tue Poulsen
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Mid-century coffee table in teak and ceramic. 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

Midcentury Danish Teak Coffee Table
Midcentury Danish Teak Coffee Table
H 19.3 in W 54.14 in D 30.12 in
Midcentury Danish Teak Coffee Table
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Mid-century coffee table in teak and ceramic. 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

Midcentury Danish Teak Coffee Table
Midcentury Danish Teak Coffee Table
H 16.93 in W 37.8 in D 20.08 in
Midcentury Danish Teak Coffee Table
By Roger Capron
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Mid-century coffee table in teak and ceramic. 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak, Ceramic

Midcentury Danish Teak Coffee Table
Midcentury Danish Teak Coffee Table
H 16.15 in W 33.86 in D 18.31 in
Mid century Coffee table with Copper Top
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Mid Century circular teak coffee table on tripod base with embossed copper inset top, Scandinavian
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Copper

Paul Evans Deisgned Mid-Century Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern coffee table features a cityscape style base with a textured pattern
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Metal & Glass Coffee Table
By Design Institute America
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting glass-top mid-century coffee table. Designed by Design Institute of America (DIA
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Brass

Rosewood and Chrome Mid-century Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Oakland, CA
Midcentury rosewood coffee table with book-matched rosewood on heavy chrome legs. Chrome shows
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Mid-Century Coffee Table from Younger, 1960s
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
This teak coffee table was manufactured by Younger Ltd. in the 1960s in Great Britain. A teak table
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Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

 Mid-Century Coffee Table from Younger, 1960s
 Mid-Century Coffee Table from Younger, 1960s
H 16.54 in W 42.13 in D 18.12 in
Mid-century Coffee Table with Brass Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This simple yet decorative midcentury coffee table features a wonderful brass base with a wood
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Marble and Brass Mid Century Coffee Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Marble and Brass Coffee Table, American, circa 1960s. Retains warm original patina.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Coffee Table with Vitrolite Panels
Located in Denton, TX
Modernist ebonized cocktail table with milk glass tiles.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Vitrolite, Wood

Mid-Century Coffee Table with Vitrolite Panels
Mid-Century Coffee Table with Vitrolite Panels
H 15.75 in W 69.75 in D 22.25 in
Mid-Century Coffee Table / Uluv, 1960's
By ULUV Krásná jizba
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia. Made of wood. Re-polished. Original condition.
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Coffee Table / Uluv, 1960's
Mid-Century Coffee Table / Uluv, 1960's
H 26.78 in W 27.17 in D 17.33 in
Mid-Century Coffee Table/ ULUV, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia - made of wood - good original condition.
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Coffee Table/ ULUV, 1960's
Mid-Century Coffee Table/ ULUV, 1960's
H 26.38 in W 27.17 in D 17.33 in
Mid-Century Circular Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting mid-century coffee table. Attractive wood grain pattern on the circular tabletop
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Round Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique mid-century coffee table with side flares. Built from beautiful maple wood which is less
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Maple

Mid-Century Double Tray Bronze & Glass Coffee Table in Maison Jansen Style
Located in Miami, FL
Double tray Mid-Century coffee table in Maison Jansen Style. Neoclassical style Bronze frame and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

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Midcentury Modern Coffee Tables For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of midcentury modern coffee tables available for sale. Frequently made of wood, metal and glass, all midcentury modern coffee tables available were constructed with great care. Find 1548 antique and vintage midcentury modern coffee tables at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 30 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Midcentury modern coffee tables have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Midcentury modern coffee tables are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made midcentury modern coffee tables over the years, but those made by Andrianna Shamaris, Lane Furniture and Adrian Pearsall are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Midcentury Modern Coffee Tables?

Midcentury modern coffee tables can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,047, while the lowest priced sells for $153 and the highest can go for as much as $37,000.

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 legendary 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.

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. Browse a vast selection of antique, new and vintage coffee table and cocktail tables today.

Questions About Midcentury Modern Coffee Tables
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Modern coffee tables tend to be low because they’re most commonly placed in front of couches and chairs. Historically, coffee tables were placed behind the couch which necessitated a taller table. Over time, as styles changed and coffee tables came to be positioned in front of couches, their heights were lowered to accommodate the modern arrangement. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage and contemporary coffee tables from some of the world’s top sellers.