Paul Mccobb Irwin Collection Table
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Brass
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Travertine, Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Aluminum
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Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Brass
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Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Brass
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Brass
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Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Brass
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Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Aluminum
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Brass
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Brass
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Vitrolite, Mahogany
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Wood
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Leather, Rattan
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Brass
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Marble, Brass
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Brass
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Brass, Metal
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Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Brass
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Brass
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Fabric, Maple
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Mahogany
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Brass
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Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Travertine
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Brass
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Mohair, Mahogany
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Dining Room Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Dining Room Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Travertine, Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Brass
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Marble, Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Aluminum
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Aluminum
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Dining Room Tables
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Console Tables
Travertine, Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
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Paul Mccobb Irwin Collection Table For Sale on 1stDibs
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Paul McCobb for sale on 1stDibs
The single aesthetic attribute of vintage Paul McCobb furniture is that the designer completely forsook ornament — his pieces have no flourishes. And yet, because they are honest — McCobb’s chairs, desks and dining tables are made of solid wood, usually maple or birch, often paired with frames and legs of wrought iron; the cabinets are traditionally scaled; the seating pieces have historic antecedents such as the Windsor chair — his mid-century modern work has warmth and presence.
You could call the Massachusetts-born McCobb a man of parts. As a furniture designer, his work combined the attributes of many of his now better-known peers.
Like the work of Bauhaus designers such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, McCobb's furniture had purity of form and line. Like the designs of Florence Knoll and George Nelson and his associates, McCobb’s work was efficient and purposeful. And even like George Nakashima, he was adept at interpreting traditional forms, in particular those of chairs, for the 20th century.
More than any other designer besides Russel Wright, with his ubiquitous ceramic tableware, McCobb was arguably responsible for the introduction of modern design into middle-class American households — if for no other reason than that he designed the 1952 set for the original Today show.
McCobb, a repeat recipient of the Good Design Award from the Museum of Modern Art, also designed cohesive lines of furnishings, such as his best-known Planner Group, that gave homes an instant “look.” He designed for several companies, most notably Directional, which was home to McCobb’s Origami chair.
In 1949, in partnership with New York furniture salesman B.G. Mesberg, McCobb set up the Directional Furniture Company, a brand known to vintage mid-century modern furniture collectors everywhere. Directional opened its doors after McCobb created the high-end Directional Modern line of sofas distributed by the New York-based Modernage Company. Directional also produced designs by other legends such as Paul Evans and Vladimir Kagan.
As you can see from the offerings on 1stDibs, McCobb designs are the pin-striped suit, or the little black dress, of a decor: an essential.
Find vintage Paul McCobb credenzas, bookcases, nightstands and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right tables for You
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 .