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Midcentury walnut coffee table, Czechoslovakia, 1950´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century coffee table, made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1950´s. It´s made of walnut wood
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Walnut

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
Broyhill Brasilia Midcentury Walnut Coffee Table
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Countryside, IL
Broyhill Brasilia midcentury walnut coffee table This coffee table measures: 60 wide x 22 deep x
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Midcentury Walnut Coffee Table by Český Nábytek, 1960s, Czechoslovakia
By Cesky Nabytek
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Midcentury walnut coffee table, made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. Associated with
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Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Beech, Walnut

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

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

Midcentury Walnut Coffee Table with Star Inlay and Curving Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A walnut coffee table from the mid 20th century, with geometric star-inlaid top and curving legs
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Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Midcentury Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fabulous vintage modern coffee table with raised edges around the top and long tapered legs. The
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Midcentury Walnut Coffee Table
Midcentury Walnut Coffee Table
H 17 in W 36.5 in D 19 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
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

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Walnut

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
Midcentury Walnut Coffee Table, Poland, 1950s, Restored
Located in Chorzów, PL
Coffee table, Poland, 1950s After renovation. Wood: walnut dimensions: height 56 ??cm
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Vintage 1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid Century Coffee Table with Drawer Stanley Furniture
By Stanley
Located in Baltimore, MD
A beautiful, mid-century, modern, 1960’s, Danish style, coffee table/ bench, by Stanley Furniture
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Large Lane Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Larger Mid-Century coffee table by Lane Furniture. Pretty rosewood inlays on the top. Unique design
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut, Wood, Rosewood

Large Lane Coffee Table
Large Lane Coffee Table
H 15 in W 66 in D 28 in
Silhouette Table by Lane Furniture
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful midcentury walnut coffee table by Lane Altavista furniture. Please confirm item location
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Silhouette Table by Lane Furniture
Silhouette Table by Lane Furniture
H 15 in W 59 in D 24 in
Danish Mid-Century Coffee Table with Star-Shaped Pattern
Located in Kastrup, DK
Coffee table, Danish mid-century design. Mahogany and walnut, circular tabletop with star-shaped
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mahogany, Walnut

Midcentury Walnut Coffee Table, Knoll International 1960s, Rare Boat Shape
By Abel Sorenson
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare coffee table with walnut top and beech legs. Short production period. Design Abel Sorensen
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Beech, Walnut

Midcentury Walnut Coffee Table by Warren Church for Lane Company
By Lane Furniture
Located in New York, NY
. Crafted in rich oak and walnut, the coffee table is designed with one large functional drawer with
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Mid-Century Coffee Table Serving Table Julius Jirasek Werkstätten Hagenauer 1950
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Julius Jirasek
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern squared coffee table sofa table or side table from walnut in brown color by
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

1960s Midcentury Coffee Table by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Midcentury walnut coffee table designed and manufactured by Adrian Pearsall, circa 1960s. This
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Faux Leather, Walnut

Henry P Glass Intimate Island Suite Walnut Upholstered Mid Century Coffee Table
By Henry Glass, Richbilt MFG
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very rare Mid-Century Modern arched coffee table by Henry P glass from the intimate island suite
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Plywood, Walnut

Vintage "Perception" Stone Inlay Coffee Table by Warren Church for Lane
By Lane Furniture, Warren C. Church
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century coffee table by Lane. This elegant table features walnut and oak wood construction
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone

Mid Century Coffee Table Prelude by Ace Hi, c. 1950/1960's
By Prelude
Located in New York, NY
Classic mid century boat, or Surfboard shaped coffee table, American made in the danish style. This
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Italian Mid-Century ALVEO Coffee Cocktail Table, Willy Rizzo, circa 1970
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian Willy Rizzo ALVEO series mid-century coffee table from 1970s. This table is an exclusive
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

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Brass

1940s Mid-Century Coffee Table Centre Table by Paolo Buffa, Walnut wax-polished
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1940s Mid-Century Art Deco coffee table by Paolo Buffa in walnut with glass top , restored and
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Walnut

1940s Mid-Century Coffee Table , Gio Ponti atributed, in Walnut whis Glass Top
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Mid-Century Modern coffee table Gio Ponti atributed in walnut and veneer walnut with glass
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Crystal, Brass

MCM Mid Century Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville Coffee Table
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Vintage mid century coffee table designed by Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville.. The
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Vintage 1960s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid Century Wood and Glass Coffee Table Designed by Adrian Pearsall c 1970's
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Mid Century coffee table designed by Adrian Pearsall circa 1970's. The table features a
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Smoked Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Triangular Italian Coffee Table, By Fratelli Reguitti, Italy 1960s
By (After) Gio Ponti, Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century coffee table in beech wood. This fantastic object was produced in Italy in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Beech, Walnut

Solid Walnut Coffee Table by Ace Hi
By ACE-HI
Located in San Diego, CA
Classic mid century coffee table, made in California, by Ace-Hi as part of the Prelude line. This
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Solid Walnut Coffee Table by Ace Hi
Solid Walnut Coffee Table by Ace Hi
H 13.5 in W 57.75 in D 20 in
Carl Aubock Design Coffee Table Walnut with Copper Legs, 1950s Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Carl Aubock Design Coffee Table Walnut with Copper Legs, 1950s Austria Mid-century walnut and
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Angular Coffee Table in Walnut, c. 1960's
By Drexel, Paul McCobb, Kipp Stewart
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a splendid Mid-Century Modern angular coffee table constructed from a mix of solid and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Vintagae Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
This walnut coffee table balances stylish warmth of Scandinavian Modern chic and the clean curves
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
tapered legs. Versatile design with elegant walnut wood grain can be used as a coffee table, end table, or
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table
H 19.5 in W 29.75 in D 29.75 in
Mid Century Sculpted Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Raleigh, NC
An outstanding sculpted walnut coffee table with glass top. An excellent vintage example
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous vintage modern coffee table features unique carved legs with stretchers on each side
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table
H 16.25 in W 60 in D 20 in
Mid-Century Round Walnut Lattice Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, 30 inch round walnut coffee or side table features a curved lattice pedestal
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern walnut rectangular coffee table
By American of Martinsville
Located in Charleston, SC
Mid century modern coffee table by American of Martinsville with diamond patterned walnut veneer
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Jen Risom Walnut Coffee Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Pasadena, TX
40? Mid-century Jen Rison walnut coffee table. Jens Risom coffee table in walnut laminate
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee a...

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Walnut

Mid-Century Travertine Walnut Base Coffee Table
Located in Baltimore, MD
Superb Travertine and walnut Coffee Table with modernist design of remarkable quality. Features a
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Mid Century English Modern Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Tulsa, OK
. * * * Mid Century English Modern Walnut Coffee Table. Above average vintage condition and structurally sound
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Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Walnut Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Countryside, IL
Adrian Pearsall mid century walnut coffee table This table measures: 60 wide x 18 deep x 12
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid Century Stone Top Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid century stone top walnut coffee table This table measures: 64 wide x 21 deep x 17 inches
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone

Mid Century Lane Style Walnut Coffee Table with Travertine Inserts
By Lane Furniture
Located in Doylestown, PA
Great mid-century walnut coffee table with travertine inserts, styled after Lane. The table
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail T...

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Travertine

Lane Mid-Century Modern Walnut Octagonal Stretcher Base Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lane Mid Century Modern Walnut Octagonal Stretcher Base coffee table. Item features a cross
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Round Decorative Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Round Decorative Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a round
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table in Walnut
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern coffee table in in walnut and mahogany. Danish cabinet maker work.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table in Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table in Walnut
H 22.05 in W 37.8 in D 19.89 in
Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaimed Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaimed Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Oak, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Inspired Burl Walnut Coffee Table
Located in North York, ON
but also elevates the aesthetic of the space. This Mid-Century Modern Inspired Burl Walnut coffee
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Walnut Coffee Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Jens Risom Walnut Coffee Table Above average vintage condition and structurally
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

1960s Mid Century Walnut Lane Rhythm Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century walnut coffee table designed and manufactured by Lane in the United States circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Designer Coffee Table in Walnut and Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful designer coffee table shows off an elaborate walnut base through a clear glass top
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern walnut coffee table. Rather than your common long and narrow coffee table, this
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
H 14.5 in W 48 in D 30 in
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Walnut Jacks Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Countryside, IL
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Walnut Jacks Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 50.25 wide x
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Mid-Century American Modern Walnut Coffee Table, 1960
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-century American modern walnut coffee table, 1960.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage walnut coffee table is full of Mid-Century style, with a surface of contrasting white
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
H 15.5 in W 31 in D 31 in
Walnut and Acrylic Mid Century Low Coffee Table
Located in San Mateo, CA
Walnut and acrylic slat coffee table. This table has the feeling of a Jens Risom design but we have
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Acrylic, Walnut

Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut Round Coffee Table
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Countryside, IL
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut Round Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 40 wide x 40
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking walnut finish coffee table features a glass top and stylish Mid-Century Modern design
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Walnut Danish Style Round Coffee Table
Located in Esperance, NY
The coffee table has very nice wood grain and is made out of walnut. The table is light weight and
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

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Midcentury Walnut Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal midcentury walnut coffee table for your home. Frequently made of wood, walnut and glass, every midcentury walnut coffee table was constructed with great care. There are 182 variations of the antique or vintage midcentury walnut coffee table you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect midcentury walnut coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right midcentury walnut coffee table, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one midcentury walnut coffee table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Adrian Pearsall, Lane Furniture and Craft Associates produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Midcentury Walnut Coffee Table?

Prices for a midcentury walnut coffee table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $295 and can go as high as $15,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,950.

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.