Mid-Century Modern Raw Marble Side Table, Dover White, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Marble Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Raw marble side table celebrates the interplay between refined...
Onyx, Marble, Travertine, Statuary Marble, Quartz, Metal, Brass, Stainle...
White Lacquer Raised Greek Key Ornament Top Coffee Table
By Tommi Parzinger, Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice white lacquer greek key ornamented rectangle coffee or large side table.
Lacquer
Walnut Long Rectangular Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern solid walnut rectangular coffee table.
Vintage Eero Saarinen Off White Tulip Base Coffee Table Knoll Associates 1960s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Classic Eero Saarinen Mid-Century Modern Tulip Coffee or Cocktail Table for Knoll, circa 1960.
Iron
Solid White Oak Wood Coffee Table, Fishes Series 7 by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Fishes is a series of sculptural coffee tables inspired by the famous Fish (1930) sculpture of Rumanian artist Constantin Brancusi. Brancusi's work has been widely regarded as a mast...
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Afra & Tobia Scarpa White Square Coffee Table with Smoked Glass, Italy, 1960s
By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Mid-Century square coffee table in beautiful ivory-white lacquered wood, completed by a smoked glass top.
Glass, Smoked Glass, Wood, Walnut
Vintage Lucite “Waterfall” Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A striking example of 1970s American design, this vintage sculptural coffee table is crafted from exceptionally thick, crystal-clear Lucite. Defined by its dramatic curved waterfall ...
Lucite
Gianfranco Frattini Cassina Italian Midcentury Black & White Coffee Tables 1960s
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design modular and stackable coffee table set model “780”, designed by Gianfranco Frattini and produced by Cassina Meda from 1966 with walnut solid wood fra...
Laminate, Wood
Modular white coffee table designed by Carlo Hauner for Forma
By Forma, Carlo Hauner
Located in RIDDERKERK, NL
A distinctive and versatile design by Carlo Hauner for Forma , produced in Italy in the early 1960s. This elegant coffee table is constructed from a white lacquered plywood structu...
Plastic, Plywood
Mid-Century Modern White Lacquer Wood Cocktail Table With Nickel and X Frame
Located in North Miami, FL
This Mid-Century Modern cocktail table is fashioned in wood and lacquered in white high gloss. The legs have inverted frames with ‘X’ centers and the table has two identical sides ea...
Nickel
Italian Extra Large Antonio Pavia White Lacquer Brass Steel Coffee Table, 1970s
By Antonio Pavia
Located in Paris, IDF
Following the glamorous mid-century look of other classic Italian design from the 1970s, the gleaming white lacquered table is inset with an eye-catching brass and steel insert on th...
Brass
English Folding Coffee Table White Wood and Leather, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
English white wood and leather coffee table. Two drawers. Width when the table is unfolded: 37.40 in. (95 cm). In good condition. Shipping: 50 / 95 / 44 cm (mousse)
Leather, Wood
Mid Century Italian Post Modern Black & White Kidney Shape Cocktail Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large free form coffee table from Italy circa 1980's. It features cast concrete legs with textured wood and clear inlayed glass.
Concrete
Ceramic Coffee Table Vintage
By Atelier Cerenne of Vallauris
Located in Paddington, NSW
Charming mid-century ceramic coffee table in the style of Auguste Vallauris, crafted in France circa 1950.
Iron
William Plunkett 1971 White Formica & Curved Steel Modernist Coffee Table
By William Plunkett
Located in Reading, Berkshire
William Plunkett 1971 White Formica & Curved Steel Modernist Coffee Table. By British Designer William Plunkett (1928 - 2013) His Designs Sold by Heals and Libertys of London. L...
Steel
Florence Knoll Coffee Table, White Laminate, Black Steel Frame
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Kansas City, MO
Signed Florence Knoll cocktail table. Original white laminate and lacquered steel legs and frame. Very heavy duty construction and super durable.
Steel
1981 White Marble Coffee Table with Round Glass Top, Italy
Located in Arosio, IT
A light and prestigious coffee table with three polished "pencil-shaped" legs in precious Italian white marble "bianco neve" (snow white) with a felt tip and a round crystal top, wit...
Marble
White Caori Coffee Table by Vico Magistretti for Gavina, Italy, 1960s
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Brussels, BE
White Caori Coffee Table by Vico Magistretti for Gavina, Italy, 1960s
Stainless Steel
$6,110 / item
Rhombhaus Coffee Table
By CG capelletti
Located in Milan, IT
Imbued with mid-century modern flair, this coffee table complements any interior aesthetic—from vintage to contemporary.
Wood
Round White Carrara Marble Coffee Table by Peter Draenert, 1970s
By Peter Draenert
Located in Brussels, BE
Round white carrara marble coffee table by Peter Draenert, 1970s Germany.
Carrara Marble
1970s Substantial White, Grey, Black, Pink Marble Coffee Table, sculptural Base
Located in Miami, FL
Absolutely gorgeous octogonal marble coffee or cocktail table from the 1970s, in fantastic, virtually unused condition. Features incredibly stunning sculptural bases. The top comes ...
Marble
Vintage italian marble coffee table, 1950s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century italian marble coffee table with a white marble top and a brass and black metal base.
Marble, Metal, Brass
Florence Knoll Coffee / Side End Table with White Marble Top
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
Shown here we have the Florence Knoll Coffee Table, a design staple. This table has a handsome white stone top with a hint of light gray veins. Matching this piece with one's décor w...
Stone, Marble, Stainless Steel
White Oak Oval Coffee Table, Fishes Series 14 by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Fishes is a series of sculptural coffee tables inspired by the famous Fish (1930) sculpture of Rumanian artist Constantin Brancusi. Brancusi's work has been widely regarded as a mast...
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Original 1960 Maurice Burke White Round 47 3/4” Tulip Coffee Table
By Maurice Burke
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Original Maurice Burke Large White Tulip Coffee Table. This table is a very early model designed in 1960 while Burke was still in Dallas before moving to the UK..
Metal
Coffee Table in White Metal and Marble Top Attributed To George Nelson, 1960's
By George Nelson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Coffee Table in White Lacquered Metal and Marble Top Attributed To George Nelson, 1960's Additional Information: Material: White lacquered metal and marble top Style: Mid century, S...
Marble, Steel
Paul McCobb for the Irwin Collection Brass & White Glass Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A Paul Mccobb for the Irwin Collection of Calvin Furniture Brass bottom coffee table with a white glass top. The table has a 72 inch top and while we believe it to be original it ma...
Brass
large round 60s mosaic tile top COFFEE TABLE white mosaic walnut chrome base
Located in Mannheim, DE
A very beautiful large coffee table from the 1960s. The tabletop is made of white mosaic stones arranged in a star-shaped pattern. The 15 cm wide edge is veneered with walnut veneer ...
Chrome
Silas Seandel Attrb. Brutalist Torch Cut White Lacquer Steel Coffee Table Base
By Silas Seandel
Located in Miami, FL
White lacquered torch cut steel coffee or cocktail table base attributed to Silas Seandel, 1960s. Base only, no glass. Unsigned, no markings.
Steel
Vintage 1950s Tulip Coffee Table with Metal Base and White Top
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table from France in the manner of Knoll with a circular top finished with a white laminated surface. The base is a metal tulip shaped base with a white finish as well. This p...
Metal
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Thomas O'Brien "Vintage Modern" Teak and White Laminate Coffee Table
By Thomas O'brien
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic rendition of the style of coffee table that is typical of the form from the mid 20th century.
Laminate, Teak
Pair Tommaso Barbi White Ceramic and Brass Coffee Tables, Italy 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Almelo, NL
Stunning pair of two large Tommaso barbi white ceramic and brass coffee tables made and designed in Italy 1970s .These tables features one of Barbi's signature techniques, which is p...
Brass
Lawson-Fenning Bronson Coffee Table - Square, Modern Marble Cocktail Table
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Bronson Coffee Table - Square features a stone top with notched corners that rests atop a detailed American walnut or white oak base. The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed a...
Marble
Classic Modernist oval Tulip Coffee Table white laminate Eero Saarinen / Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist oval Tulip Coffee Table white laminate Eero Saarinen / Knoll.. Wonderful original condition,, Retains original EARLY KNOLL LABEL..Hand delivery avail to New York Ci...
Aluminum
1960s White Low Coffee Side Table by George Nelson for Herman Miller Model 5452
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This iconic pedestal coffee table, model 5452, was designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller in the 1950s. It’s perfect coffee table height, or equally could be used as a side tabl...
Aluminum, Steel
Artisan Chain Link Coffee Table Iron White Enameled Large, Belgium, 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
One of a kind white chain-link table Dimensions are 46" x 27.55" Artisan chain link coffee table iron white enameled large, Belgium, 1970. Very rare white enameled table with extra...
Iron
Milo Baughman Attr. Black & White Laminate Checkerboard Coffee Table c. 1970s
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made in the 1970s, this piece was probably designed by Milo Baughman. It bears striking similarity to other, well-documented designs, and features elements found in other areas of hi...
Laminate, Wood
Vintage French Brass and Marble Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very well made vintage French brass and marble coffee table. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1960’s. It is of super quality, with tubular legs and a ...
Marble, Brass
Florence Knoll Coffee Table in White Enameled Steel and Black Laminate, 1952
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Dronten, NL
This is an exceptionally rare and early execution of Florence Knoll’s iconic T-angle coffee table, produced by Knoll International. A masterclass in proportion and material integrity...
Steel
Karl Springer Mid Century Lacquered Goat Skin Side End Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Karl Springer Mid Century lacquered goat skin side end table Table measures: 36.5 wide x 24.5 deep x 25.75 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as ...
Goatskin
Danish Petite Pedestal Coffee Table in White Oak by Dyrlund, Denmark, c. 1960s
By Dyrlund
Located in Deland, FL
Constructed from solid white oak this modern coffee table is ideally suited for living rooms or a spacious lounge area, complementing interiors that favor clean lines and natural mat...
Oak
Eero Saarinen Round Tulip Pedestal Coffee Table in White Laminate by Knoll, 1960
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Dronten, NL
This example is presented as a coffee or center table, featuring a 90 cm diameter white laminate top paired with the signature cast aluminum pedestal base in a matching white finish.
Aluminum
Unique Heinz Lilienthal Agate Coffe Table
By Heinz Lilienthal
Located in Munich, DE
Until now unknown version of the famous E8 coffee table by Heinz Lilienthal. Custom made for a private client or a prototype - signed by the artist, who also worked for Aristoteles O...
Agate
1980s Coffee Table, Italian White Marble Cylindric Legs and Glass Top
Located in Arosio, IT
This round, low table has three sculptural cylindric legs in a rare white marble originating from Brescia, Italy. It is a very white marble with crystal inclusions. The legs are poli...
Marble
Vintage Danish Modern Coffee Table in White Oak By Borge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Trestle base white oak coffee table with a nice warm patina. Designed by Borge Mogensen. Professional, skilled furniture restoration is an integral part of what we do every day. Our...
Oak
Bistro coffee table with cast iron base and white veined marble top - France
Located in Madrid, España
Bistro coffee table with cast iron base and white veined marble top - France - 20th century Dimensions: 75 x 86 cm (diameter)
Marble, Iron
French Midcentury Gilt Iron Coffee Table with White Marble Top and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French vintage gilt iron coffee table from the Mid-20th Century with white veined marble top, cabriole legs and curving X-Form stretcher.
Marble, Iron
Cloutier Lava Stone Tile Top Coffee Table in White, Grey Abstract design, France
By Robert and Jean Cloutier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Robert (1930-2008) & Jean (1930-2015) Cloutier Lava Stone Tile Top Coffee Table in white grey abstract design H: 15.5 D: 18 W: 30 inches It is special in that is the white and g...
Lava, Metal
$2,421Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Brass and White Formica Italian Coffee Table Willy Rizzo Style, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic and large mid-century low table in brass and white formica laminate.
Metal, Brass
Large 40x60 Rectangle Cerused White Wash Solid Oak Dovetailed Coffee Table MINT!
By Jay Spectre
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Custom Large 40x60 Rectangle Cerused White Wash Solid Oak Dovetailed Coffee Table MINT!
Oak
Vintage French Brass and Marble Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very well made vintage French brass and marble coffee table. This was made in France, it dates from around the 1960’s. It is of super quality, with fluted legs and a c...
Marble, Brass
Large 42" Square Single Pedestal Base Italian Mid Century Travertine Table MINT!
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 42" Square Single Pedestal Base Italian Mid Century Travertine Table MINT!
Travertine
Coffee or Center Table Carved from Solid White Marble Bonnie and Clyde
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Coffee or center table carved from a solid block of Estremoz white marble, a sculptural piece that is hand polished to the finest detail. Sensual curves and straight lines embody th...
Marble
Brass Inlay Tessellated Maitland Smith Coffee Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern tessel stone work rounded edge square coffee table by Maitland Smith.
Stone, Brass
Piet Hein Superellipse Coffee Table In White Laminate For Fritz Hansen From 2008
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Lejre, DK
Superellipse coffee table designed by Piet Hein, Bruno Mathsson and Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen. White laminate with aluminium edge. Classic Danish design. — Origin: Denmark — De...
Laminate
Vintage Italian Live-Edge Travertine Stone Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elevate your living space with this remarkable vintage Italian modernist travertine coffee table, masterfully crafted in Italy in the 1970s. The table’s bold square silhouette is acc...
Travertine
Pair of Vintage Italian White Coffee Tables by Antonio Citterio for Flexform
By Antonio Citterio, Flexform
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This Carlotta model table set was designed by Antonio Citterio for the Italian manufactory Flexform in 1997. The lightweight structure is created from flat, chrome-plated metal. The ...
Chrome
Cees Braakman TU04 Coffee Table with Reversible Teak & White Top for Pastoe, NIB
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From the family that originally owned it comes this 1958 TU04 Cees Braakman Modernist coffee table with black enameled metal frame and reversible top in teak and white Formica with l...
Metal
Large in Size Italian Design MidCentury White Marble Coffee or Cocktail Table
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and functional Italian, marble square shape table. This large size, two-piece square marble table with comes with an attractive, symmetrical and strong base and both are in...
Carrara Marble, Iron
$2,227 / item
Vintage Travertine Hidden Bar Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage travertine hidden bar coffee table. The two table tops slide open to reveal a storage space. Elegant shaped base and top. Beautiful natural coloured travertine. G...
Travertine
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
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