Italian Walnut Flip-Top Console Table, Italy, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
An Italian walnut flip-top console table with elegantly carved apron and tapered legs, with a
Walnut
Harvey Probber Flip-Top Rosewood Console Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Versatile flip-top console table to be used as console or small dining table. 20 inches deep closed
Rosewood, Walnut
Flip Top Dining or Console Table by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in Pasadena, TX
Flip top dining or console table by Harvey Probber Versatile Walnut with gatefold base that
Walnut
Vintage Swedish Walnut Metamorphic Console / Dining Table
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made vintage Swedish walnut metamorphic console / dining table. This
Walnut
$16,895
H 31.75 in W 61 in D 23 in
Giuseppe Scapinelli Mid Century Brazilian Walnut Console Flip Top Dining Table
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Giuseppe Scapinelli Mid Century Brazilian Walnut Console Flip Top Dining Table This flip flap
Walnut
$18,000
H 29.25 in W 64 in D 38 in
Gio Ponti Singer & Sons Model 2134 Walnut & Brass Flip Top Dining Console Table
By M. Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
sophisticated. Four carved walnut oval legs support a walnut top, which flips out and extends to a depth of 38
Brass
Flip-Top Burl Wood Dining Large Console Table Deco Figural Base
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern deco base flip-top expandable console dining table. Beautiful honey amber tone
Walnut
$7,800
H 32 in W 51.25 in D 19 in
Giuseppe Scapinelli Brazilian Modern Flip Top Console and Dining Table
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Flip Top Console / Dining Table, designed by Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazil, circa 1950s
Metal
$3,500
H 29 in W 72 in D 34 in
Expertly Restored-Edward J. Wormley "Flip Top" Dining / Console Table for Dunbar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this
Brass
$2,600
H 32 in W 40 in D 20 in
Lift Flip Top Burl Wood Campaign Style Server Bar Liquor Cabinet Mid Century
By Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
American Light Walnut Tambour Door Cabinet Storage Console King Bed Headboard MINT
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Server Bar Cart By White Furniture Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mid-Century Modern server (also referred to as a credenza, bar cart, or console table
Brass
$4,600
H 30 in W 56 in D 18 in
Travertine Fliptop Insert Drop Front Door 3 Drawers Server Credenza Console
By Tomlinson, Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Travertine Flip Top Insert Drop Front Door 3 Drawers Server Credenza Console Table on Wheels MINT!
Brass
19th Century Italian Portefeuille or folding Walnut Dining Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Italian portefeuille dining table made of solid walnut. This space-saving
Iron
$2,550
H 10.75 in W 38.75 in D 11.75 in
Danish Modern Teak Wall Mounted Console Table and Arched Mirror with Brass Trim
By Mogens Kold Møbelfabrik, Arne Hovmand-Olsen
Located in Atlanta, GA
other items when you come in and out of the house. The console table has a flip top storage compartment
Brass
$34,000 / set
H 41 in W 32 in D 32 in
Karpen Wingback Chairs in Luxuriously Soft Milk Chocolate Shearling, circa 1950s
By Karpen of California
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Stunning one of a kind pair of Mid-Century Modern wingback chairs by Karpen upholstered in super
Hide, Sheepskin, Walnut
Dunbar Flip-Top Console Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
famous. The flip top is manageable by one person and easily converts from a console table into a dining
Baker Furniture Hollywood Regency Walnut and Burl Flip Top Console Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie flip top console or game table By Baker Furniture
Walnut, Burl
Gio Ponti Flip-Top Console for Singer & Sons
By M. Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Iconic Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons flip top console or dining table. Executed in figured walnut
Brass
Sold
H 29.53 in W 64.38 in D 18.9 in
Gio Ponti, Walnut Flip-Top Console/Dining Table, model 2134, Singer &Sons, 1950s
By M. Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gio Ponti (Italian 1891-1979) Walnut Flip Top Console/Dining Table Model 2134 for Singer & Sons
Brass
Edward Wormley Flip-Top Console Table For Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Wormley for Dunbar Console in Walnut with splayed legs Also functions as a small dining table
Walnut
Flip Top Console Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Walnut Flip Top Console Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Walnut
Italian Modern Ponti Style Flip-Top Console Table Brass Accents
By Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti
Located in Houston, TX
Italian modern walnut flip-top console table with storage below, circa 1950s in excellent condition
Brass
Sold
H 30 in W 64.25 in D 19 in
Gio Ponti 'Model 2134' "Flip-Top" Console Table for Singer & Sons, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Coronado, CA
A beautiful and uncommon "flip-top" console or dining table by Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons, 'Model
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Flip-top Walnut Dining / Console Table
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
Measurements open: 72” x 34.25” x 29”. This exceptional Mid-Century Modern flip-top dining table
Wood, Walnut
Console By Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sleek and elegant flip-top console table in polished and ebonized walnut having splayed and
Walnut
Bert Englund For Johnson Furniture Console Dining Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
design with a flip top that allows it to be used both as a console table and a dining table. Walnut with
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta Walnut Flip-Top Server
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This stunning Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Perspecta walnut flip-top server is a rare and highly
Laminate, Wood, Walnut
Sold
H 29.25 in W 30.13 in D 17.38 in
Antique Victorian Flip Top Figured Walnut Games & Work Table, circa 1860-1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
foremost as a beautiful object, the table is very finely crafted in bleached burl walnut in the top and
Ebony, Satinwood, Walnut
Sold
H 28 in W 61.5 in D 19 in
Danish Walnut Credenza Style RCA Console Stereo, Fully Serviced and Working
By RCA, Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Chattanooga, TN
multiple records on the pin to listen to music uninterrupted by the need to flip each record one at a time
Walnut
Midcentury Walnut Flip Top Console Dining Table on Cylinder Legs
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern flip top long console dining table with storage compartment.
Walnut
Modernist Italian Flip-Top Console Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Italian flip-top console table, possibly in the manner of Gio Ponti for Singer and Sons
Walnut
Edward Wormley Flip-Top Console for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Astoria, NY
A Mid-Century Modern console table by designer Edward Wormley for Dunbar, produced in the United
Wood, Walnut
Sold
H 29.25 in W 72 in D 17 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut Flip Top Console / Dining Table, Circa 1950s
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Peabody, MA
Walnut flip top console table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, ca. 1950s. Measures 72" x 17" x 29.25
Walnut
Flip Top Console Dining Table by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous flip top console dining table designed by Jens Risom. This example is in clean, original
Walnut
Sold
H 30 in W 60 in D 18.25 in
Walnut Flip-Top Console Table in Style of Gio Pont, Dining Table, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Miami, FL
Solid walnut flip-top console table. Can be used as a dining table. Opened tabletop measures 36.25
Walnut
Mid Century Modern Expandable Walnut Console Dining Table
By Børge Mogensen
Located in San Jose, CA
expanding flip top that slides over converting the console into a dining table. Equipped with brass hinges
Brass
Sold
H 28.25 in W 36 in D 18 in
John Widdicomb Walnut Satinwood Marquetry Watertown Slide Console Game Table
By John Widdicomb
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful John Widdicomb solid walnut and satinwood Marquetry console or game table. Iconic
Satin, Walnut
Three in One Faux Bamboo Solid Walnut Console, Game and Dining Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful and versatile solid walnut table. Very elegant console table. Flip the top Open to unveil
Mahogany
Jens Risom Console or Dining Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Mid Century Walnut Console Table, designed by Jens Risom, American, circa 1950s. This
Metal
Stan Silbert Custom Craftsman Console Table, circa 1970
By Stan Silbert
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant custom-made console by craftsman Stan Silbert. Fabricated from walnut and burled maple this
Maple, Walnut, Burl
Louis Philippe Walnut Flip Top Demilune Game Table Console
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century French Louis Philippe flip top demi-lune console, game table, or tea table. Features a
Brass
Sold
H 29.5 in W 31.75 in D 19.75 in
Transforming Flip-Top Cafe Table / Console by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1960s
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. This flip-top table by Dunbar would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandanavian Modern or Danish
Wood, Cork
Mid Century Broyhill Brasilia Drop Leaf Tile Top Bar Cart Console Table
By Oscar Niemeyer, Broyhill
Located in Baltimore, MD
Absolutely beautiful and functional Mid-Century Modern drop leaf tile top bar cart console table
Brass
Sold
H 31.89 in W 35.44 in D 17.92 in
Biedermeier Walnut Veneered Flip-Top Game Table on Pedestal Base, circa 1850
Located in Ulm, DE
This Biedermeier flip-top game table from circa 1850 showcases the refined elegance of early 19th
Leather, Nutwood
Sold
H 29.25 in W 64 in D 19 in
Gio Ponti Convertible Console / Dining Table for M. Singer & Sons in Walnut 1950
By Gio Ponti, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Model 2134 Italian walnut flip-top table designed by Gio Ponti for M. Singer & Sons. Two
Walnut
Sold
H 24.38 in W 59.5 in D 17.13 in
Danish Walnut Credenza Style GE Console Tubed Stereo, Fully Serviced and Working
By General Electric
Located in Chattanooga, TN
multiple records on the pin to listen to music uninterrupted by the need to flip each record one at a time
Walnut
Jens Risom Console Table Opens to Dining Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Atlanta, GA
numerous roles. It functions as a console, sofa table or desk, and then the top easily flips open to
Walnut
1950 Dunbar Gold Label Flip-Top Walnut Console Table
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Hudson, NY
Nicely restored compact console that flips open to make a 34 inch x 54 inch table. Can easily be
Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Flip-Top Console/Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sturdy and practical flip-top table/console by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Circa 1950’s. Minimalist
Walnut
Gio Ponti Flip-Top Console or Table
By M. Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in Waltham, MA
Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons flip-top console or dining table. Executed in walnut with brass hinges
Brass
Fabulous 1950 Dunbar Flip-Top Console Table by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Hudson, NY
Restored, solid walnut legs, walnut veneer top. Hinges all work well. Gold label. Measures 34" deep
Walnut
Sold
H 30 in W 72 in D 20 in
Versatile Bert England Walnut and Mahogany Sliding Top Console Table or Desk
By Johnson Furniture Co., Bert England
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
. Second, as a desk. The top slides back and flips open to reveal a large surface area big enough for an
Brass
Kent Coffey Perspecta Server or Bar in Grey Lacquer
By Kent-Coffey
Located in New London, CT
with shelf and flip-top with original black laminate. Size is: 39" wide 18.5" deep 29" high 62
Wood
Moveis Teperman, Console Table, Wood, Brass, Brazil, 1950s
By Móveis Teperman
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and brass console table produced by Moveis Teperman, Brazil, c. 1950s. Patina brass drawer knobs. Refinished with minor imperfections. Overall Dimensions (inches): 35.15"H ...
Brass
Pair of Paolo Buffa bedside tables Original 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Catania, IT
Pair of Paolo Buffa Bedside Tables Original 1950s. Imagine adding a touch of authentic Italian elegance to your bedroom, the kind that only 1950s design can evoke. This pair of mahog...
Mahogany
Tulip Console Table in Walnut by Kope Woodcraft
Located in Manson, WA
Tulip Console Table – Minimalist Elegance Meets Functional Design Elevate your home with the Tulip Console Table, a sleek and sophisticated accent piece that brings effortless style...
Walnut
French 19th Century Console from a Dairy Farm
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An early 19th century French console table made from solid beech wood from a dairy farm. The rustic, well patinated top–featuring chamfered front corners– is incredibly thick (1 ⅞”) ...
Wood, Beech
Italian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood console table designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. A 2”x3” inconsistency in color near top middle of top surface. Minor presence of old worm pinholes to inside of frame....
Wood
On Hold|$9,800
H 30.25 in W 41.25 in D 13.5 in
Italian Designer, Console Table, Walnut, Marble, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and marble console table designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Minimal wear. Minor natural imperfections in marble. Natural cracking to back panel. Drawer inside has...
Marble
Harvey Probber Bleached Rosewood Console Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in Highland, IN
This elegant Probber console table features a top of bleached rosewood supported by a mahogany base with two drawers.
Mahogany, Rosewood
Trofelli & Favaro, Flip-top Console Table, Wood, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood flip-top console table produced by Trofelli & Favaro, Brazil, c. 1950s. Minor wear at the sides of the middle crease where the two halves meet/fold over. Touch ups carried ou...
Wood
$44,000
H 37.5 in W 59 in D 17.75 in
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa Rare Ash Wood Console, Italy, 1950s
By Giordano Chiesa, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa rare and important ash wood console table with two drawers and six legs ending in brass sabots, Italy, circa 1955. This exquisite sculptural console has...
Brass
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.
The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.
Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.
Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.
Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.
The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte.
Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life.
No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
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