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Laverne Festival

Rare And Exceptional Bronze Door Stands By Philip And Kelvin Laverne “Festival”
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An incredible Pair of Bronze door stands from the celebrated “Festival” line developed in the 1960
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Pewter

Philip And Kelvin LaVerne Spring Festival Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A gorgeous Spring Festival Coffee table from the iconic father/son duo, Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Pewter

Philip And Kelvin LaVerne Spring Festival Coffee Table
Philip And Kelvin LaVerne Spring Festival Coffee Table
$18,500
H 15 in W 27.75 in D 19.75 in
Philip and Kelvin Laverne Spring Festival Console Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Acid-Etched and enameled bronze patinated surface. The console depicts multiple figures and structures. Signed. Clean original surface
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Vintage 1960s American Console Tables

Materials

Bronze

Extraordinary Phillip And Kelvin LaVerne Bronze “Festival” Bronze Console
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From master Furniture and Art creators Philip and Kelvin LaVerne and created in the 1960’s. The
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Pewter

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Spring Festival hexagonal occasional tables
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From the incredible father/son duo Philip and Kelvin LaVerne are these rare and extremely sought
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Pewter

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "Spring Festival Console" Console Table, 1960s
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Hamburg, PA
A rare "Spring Festival" console table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, 1960s. "This amazing sculpture
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter

Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, Large Spring Festival Console Table, Bronze, 1960s
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Manhasset, NY
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Mid-Century Modern, Large Spring Festival Console Table, Bronze, 1960s
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Mid-20th Century American Console Tables

Materials

Bronze

Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Mid-Century Modern Spring Festival Console Table, Bronze
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Manhasset, NY
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American Mid-Century Modern, 'Spring Festival' Console Table, Bronze, c
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Spring Festival Cocktail Table signed Philip & Kelvin Laverne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
This rare and highly sought after Mid-Century Modernist Spring Festival Bronze Cocktail Table is
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

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Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Festival Console
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "Festival" console table. Signed on top and a paper label to underside
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Vintage 1960s American Console Tables

Materials

Bronze

Philip and Kelvin Laverne Festival Console Tables
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chance to own a pair (or a single) Laverne "Festival" Console Tables. Both tables are signed.PRICE
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Vintage 1970s American Console Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Pewter

Philip and Kelvin Laverne “Festival” Console Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne “Festival” console table. Etched and patinated bronze and pewter retains
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Pewter

Beautiful Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "Festival" Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Montreal, QC
scene. Signed "Philip & Kelvin Laverne".
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

LaVerne Etched Brass "Spring Festival" Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Laverne etched brass and pewter chinoiserie style "SpringFestival" coffee table.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Laverne "Spring Festival" Etched Bronze Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite "Spring Festival" etched bronze and pewter waterfall style coffee table with
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20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter

Philip & Kelvin Laverne Rare "Festival" Coffee Table, 1960s
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
Rare "Festival" coffee table in engraved and patinated pewter and bronze with enamels on French
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Spring Festival Console Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Spring Festival Console Table, LaVerne Collection, USA. Etched, patinated
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Spring Festival Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Dallas, TX
A Philip and Kelvin Laverne designed Spring Festival waterfall coffee table.
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Vintage 1970s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Philip & Kelvin LaVerne "Spring Festival" Console Table, 1937
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Manhasset, NY
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne "Spring Festival" Console Table, 1937. A large and impressive console table
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Bronze

Philip & Kelvin LaVerne "Spring Festival" Console Table, 1937
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Manhasset, NY
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne oriental console or sofa table, bronze clad table with polychrome oriental
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Bronze

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne “Spring Festival” Console Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Manufacturer: Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Period/Style: Mid-Century Modern Country: United States
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Bronze

"Spring Festival" Console Table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Beautiful spring festival console table with Greek key design in patinated bronze and pewter with
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Brass Spring Festival Low Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
Coffee table in patinated brass over pewter and wood with acid-etched and enameled “Spring Festival
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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne 'Spring Festival' Waterfall Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne's rare sculptural 'Spring Festival' coffee table in a waterfall form
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Pewter

"Autumn Festival" Waterfall Coffee Table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Dallas, TX
LIMITED EDITION 1969 "Autumn Festival" cocktail / coffee table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter, Enamel

"Spring Festival" Waterfall Coffee Table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Dallas, TX
a LaVerne signed coffee table titled "Spring Festival." The table is in very good condition
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Rare Pair of "Festival" Coffee Tables 1960s 'Signed'
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of “Special Festival Coffee Tables” in patinated bronze and pewter with painted enamels
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Pewter

Rare "Spring Festival Dip" Console Table by Philip and Kelvin Laverne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
"Spring Festival Dip" console table in patinated bronze and pewter with hand-applied enamel
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Vintage 1960s American Console Tables

Large Philip & Kelvin Laverne Etched Bronze Spring Festival Bamboo Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An exceptional and large Philip & Kelvin Laverne bronze and pewter acid etched coffee table with
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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter

Mid-Century Spring Festival Bronze Cocktail Table signed Philip & Kelvin Laverne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
This rare and highly sought after Mid-Century Modernist Spring Festival Bronze Cocktail Table is
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Acid Etched Bronze "Spring Festival" Coffee Table by Philip and Kelvin Laverne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Montreal, QC
Acid etched a patinated bronze "Spring Festival" coffee table by Philip and Kelvin Laverne Signed
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Spring Festival Philip and Kelvin Laverne Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
Philip and Kelvin Laverne's table is compose of bronze,pewter,and enamel w/ the top depicting the
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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Pewter

Spring Festival Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Phillip and Kelvin Laverne coffee table
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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Spring Festival Coffee Table
Spring Festival Coffee Table
H 15.5 in W 53 in D 20 in
Mid-Century Modern "Spring Festival" Cocktail Table by Philip & Kelvin La Verne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Dallas, TX
Philip (1907-1987) and Kelvin (b. 1937) La Verne's "Spring Festival" coffee/cocktail table, circa
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter

Bronze Chinoiserie Coffee Table by Philip and Kevin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
with the Chinese theme of the "Spring Festival”. Maker: Philip LaVerne (1908-1988) and Kelvin LaVerne
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Mid-20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Two Philip & Kelvin Laverne Festival Coffee Tables
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Laverne "Spring Festival" coffee table Signed Philip & Kelvin Laverne 1 table is 15.25"h and the
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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

LaVerne "Spring Festival" Bronze Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in North Hollywood, CA
LaVerne "Spring Festival" etched bronze coffee table.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "Spring Festival" Cocktail Table, 1972
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Hamburg, PA
A rare "Spring Festival" cocktail table or coffee table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, 1972. "This
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "Spring Festival" Hexagonal Side Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Chicago, IL
Bronze side table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne. Beautiful acid etching.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Bronze

Philip and Kelvin Laverne Modern Bronze Coffee Table Spring Festival
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Miami, FL
Coffee table by Philip and Kelvin Laverne. Modern angular design on the frame juxtaposed with their
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Mid-Century Modern Bronze Spring Festival Side Tables
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair Mid-Century Modern Philip & Kelvin LaVerne 'Spring Festival' End, Side Tables Highly
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Bronze

Philip and Kelvin Laverne Bronze Side Tables "Chan" a Pair 1965
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in North Hollywood, CA
LaVerne Spring Festival hexagonal occasional end tables. Pair of rare Modernist Philip & Kelvin LaVerne
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Side Tables

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Philip and Kelvin LaVern Spring Festival Tea Cart Single Edition
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
Philip and Kelvin Laverne Spring festival tea cart Bronze with pewter and mahogany, circa late
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Vintage 1940s American Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Festival Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Baltimore, MD
This Philip and Kelvin LaVerne coffee table features an acid-etched village scene.
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Mid-20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Pewter

Philip & Kelvin Laverne "Spring Festival Waterfall" Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
DESIGNER & MANUFACTURER: Philip & Kelvin Laverne MARKINGS: marked COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Signed Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Bronze "Festival" Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
and Kelvin LaVerne.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Mid-Century Cocktail Table "Chan Spring Festival": Phillip and Kevin LaVerne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare bronze waterfall table in the Chan Design Spring Festival by Phillip and Kevin LaVerne
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
Signed Philip and Kelvin LaVerne coffee table. "Festival" Features etched and patinated bronze with
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Coffee Table
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Coffee Table
H 17.25 in W 60 in D 21 in

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Laverne Festival For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal laverne festival for your home. Each laverne festival for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and pewter. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect laverne festival — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each laverne festival bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Laverne Festival?

The average selling price for a laverne festival at 1stDibs is $15,000, while they’re typically $7,350 on the low end and $35,000 for the highest priced.

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne for sale on 1stDibs

Look closely at any vintage furniture designed by father-son duo Philip and Kelvin LaVerne and a cacophony of stylistic influences reveals itself.

The LaVernes’ position at the intersection of art and design was the result of their combined backgrounds: Philip (1907–87) studied painting with Ashcan School artist John Sloan at the Art Students League of New York, while his son, Kelvin (b. 1937), attended the Parsons School of Design, taking classes in art history, furniture design and metalwork. The resulting merge of stylistic elements and innovative processes make for singular designs that defy categorization, striking a balance between modern and traditional, intricate and minimal, art piece and functional item. Their work was also strikingly different from the modern furniture created by Philip’s brother Erwine and his wife, Estelle, of Laverne Originals.

The LaVernes began producing one-of-a-kind furniture and sculpture in the mid-1950s out of a studio on Wooster Street in New York City before opening a showroom on Manhattan’s East 57th Street. As their 1960s advertisements declared: “It’s not just functional and not just art, it’s an investment.”

The LaVernes married a stunning array of techniques and styles to achieve their singular, deeply layered look for one-of-a-kind and limited-edition pieces. Chinoiserie motifs abound on many of their acid-etched tables, but art from ancient Greece and Egypt also served as inspiration. The influence of figurative sculptors is evident in designs like coffee tables and side tables with bronze bodies serving as frames or bases; other pieces, meanwhile, have deeply detailed surfaces and strikingly simple silhouettes.

The duo developed their own unconventional methods — sometimes to an extreme — for finishing their pieces: Techniques employed by the LaVernes included acid washing and burying furniture underground in a mixture of soil and chemicals to achieve a desired patina through oxidation. While they sometimes used pewter and silver, bronze was one of their most commonly employed materials, either etched or cast and sometimes paired with glass tops. Their partnership ended when Philip died in 1987 and Kelvin shifted his practice to sculpture.

Find an extraordinary range of vintage Philip and Kelvin LaVerne tables, decorative objects 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 .