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Swan End Table

Italian Nickel and Brass End Table With Swan Motif
Italian Nickel and Brass End Table With Swan Motif

Italian Nickel and Brass End Table With Swan Motif

$2,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 23 in Dm 29.5 in

Italian Nickel and Brass End Table With Swan Motif

Located in Chicago, IL

Lovely round side table with a double curule frame of nickeled steel and brass. The clear glass top is surrounded by a nickel and brass frame that is supported by four long brass swa...

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20th Century Italian End Tables

Materials

Brass

Iron End Table Surmounted By Cast Brass Swans & Glass Top
Iron End Table Surmounted By Cast Brass Swans & Glass Top

Iron End Table Surmounted By Cast Brass Swans & Glass Top

Located in Chicago, IL

Wrought iron side table with cast brass swan heads as glass supports and lacquered in gun metal grey. Lyre-form frame is comprised of stylized swan necks, footed and curved legs with...

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Vintage 1960s American End Tables

Materials

Brass

CIRCA 1940's MAISON JANSEN DUCK / SWAN HEAD SIDE TABLE POLISHED CHROME & BRASS
CIRCA 1940's MAISON JANSEN DUCK / SWAN HEAD SIDE TABLE POLISHED CHROME & BRASS

CIRCA 1940's MAISON JANSEN DUCK / SWAN HEAD SIDE TABLE POLISHED CHROME & BRASS

By Maison Jansen

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1940's polished chrome and brass Maison Jansen France side table or stool with Du...

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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco End Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Swan Lyre End Tables by Samuel Copelon, Brass & Milk Glass, Italy
Swan Lyre End Tables by Samuel Copelon, Brass & Milk Glass, Italy

Swan Lyre End Tables by Samuel Copelon, Brass & Milk Glass, Italy

$2,640Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 26 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in

Swan Lyre End Tables by Samuel Copelon, Brass & Milk Glass, Italy

By Samuel Copelon

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Spectacular pair of vintage side tables designed by Samuel Copelon, ( no signs ). They are original from the Mid 20th Century. These tables are made of metal. They have brass swan h...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Brass Two-Tier End Table with Swan and Webbed Foot Detail
Brass Two-Tier End Table with Swan and Webbed Foot Detail

Brass Two-Tier End Table with Swan and Webbed Foot Detail

$2,200Sale Price|20% Off

H 19.75 in W 32.5 in D 20 in

Brass Two-Tier End Table with Swan and Webbed Foot Detail

Located in Chicago, IL

Brass two-tiered side table with four swan necks supporting the top glass tier. Lower glass tier interposed between the swan necks and the webbed feet. Canted corners and brass ribbo...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

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Neoclassical Form Swan End Table Pair, 1940s
Neoclassical Form Swan End Table Pair, 1940s

Neoclassical Form Swan End Table Pair, 1940s

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H 19.5 in W 19.75 in D 12.5 in

Neoclassical Form Swan End Table Pair, 1940s

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Cream paint iron end table pair with a very stylish form having swan's head brass finial accents.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Swan Tables
Swan Tables

Swan Tables

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H 22 in W 24 in D 14 in

Swan Tables

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pair of painted swan end tables.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Painted Furniture

Materials

Wood

Italian Nickel & Brass End Table With Swan Motif
Italian Nickel & Brass End Table With Swan Motif

Italian Nickel & Brass End Table With Swan Motif

Located in Chicago, IL

Lovely round side table with a double curule frame of nickeled steel and brass. The clear glass top is surrounded by a nickel and brass frame that is supported by four long brass sw...

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian End Tables

Materials

Nickel, Brass

Brass Two-Tier End Table With Swan & Webbed Foot Detail
Brass Two-Tier End Table With Swan & Webbed Foot Detail

Brass Two-Tier End Table With Swan & Webbed Foot Detail

Located in Chicago, IL

Brass two tiered side table with four swan necks supporting the top glass tier. Lower glass tier interposed between the swan necks and the webbed feet. Canted corners and brass ribbo...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian End Tables

Materials

Brass

Iron & Glass End Table With Cast Brass Swans Supporting Top
Iron & Glass End Table With Cast Brass Swans Supporting Top

Iron & Glass End Table With Cast Brass Swans Supporting Top

Located in Chicago, IL

Unusual and artistic, this gray lacquered iron side table has an ogee edge on a one-half inch thick glass top, supported by four brass swans' heads. Lyre-form frame is comprised of s...

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Vintage 1960s American End Tables

Materials

Brass

Rare Carved Full Body Swan Table Base with Marble Top Gueridon End Table
Rare Carved Full Body Swan Table Base with Marble Top Gueridon End Table

Rare Carved Full Body Swan Table Base with Marble Top Gueridon End Table

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a superbly carved full-bodied set of 3 swans all painted and done in realistic fashion. The swans are surmounted by a marble top that is fitted with a brass decorative top. T...

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Vintage 1950s European Hollywood Regency End Tables

Materials

Marble

Empire Style, Mid-Century Modern, Side, End Tables, Mahogany, Swan Motif, Italy
Empire Style, Mid-Century Modern, Side, End Tables, Mahogany, Swan Motif, Italy

Empire Style, Mid-Century Modern, Side, End Tables, Mahogany, Swan Motif, Italy

Located in Stamford, CT

Empire Style, Mid-Century Modern, Side, End Tables, Mahogany, Swan Motif, Italy Each having a circular two drawer drum top supported by a tripod base with full bodied swan carved le...

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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Elegant Brass and Glass Swan Side Tables
Pair of Elegant Brass and Glass Swan Side Tables

Pair of Elegant Brass and Glass Swan Side Tables

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Brass swan base end tables with one inch beveled glass top.

Category

20th Century Italian End Tables

Materials

Brass

Exceptional Italian Ceramic Swan Motif Oval Garden Seat Table
Exceptional Italian Ceramic Swan Motif Oval Garden Seat Table

Exceptional Italian Ceramic Swan Motif Oval Garden Seat Table

Located in Hopewell, NJ

A rare form ceramic garden seat in white and yellow having a flat oval top and romantic decorative base with two swan heads adorning each side.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Neoclassical End Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Philip and Kelvin Laverne "Leda and the Swan" Figural Bronze Occasional Table
Philip and Kelvin Laverne "Leda and the Swan" Figural Bronze Occasional Table

Philip and Kelvin Laverne "Leda and the Swan" Figural Bronze Occasional Table

By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

"Leda and the Swan" bronze side table by Philip and Kelvin Laverne. Bronze occasional table with figural woman and a swan. Signed. From the 1960s. In great vintage condition.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Pretty Resin Swan Tables Signed San Sen with Bevel Glass Tops
Pair of Pretty Resin Swan Tables Signed San Sen with Bevel Glass Tops

Pair of Pretty Resin Swan Tables Signed San Sen with Bevel Glass Tops

By San Sen

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A pretty pair of cast resin tables in the form of swans resting on wood bases. The glass tops are bevelled nicely. Each is signed San Sen, who I believe was a deco sculpture. These t...

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20th Century Unknown End Tables

Pair of Gueridons with Mirrored Top and Swan Neck Legs
Pair of Gueridons with Mirrored Top and Swan Neck Legs

Pair of Gueridons with Mirrored Top and Swan Neck Legs

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pair of candlestand end tables, of mahogany, each round top inset with distressed mirror, with gadrooned apron, raised on a trio of carved swan-neck legs, of ebonized wood, terminati...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian End Tables

Materials

Wood

Brass End Table with Swan Neck and Webbed Foot Details
Brass End Table with Swan Neck and Webbed Foot Details

Brass End Table with Swan Neck and Webbed Foot Details

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Round table, having glass top raised on polished brass legs formed as graceful stylized swans, terminating in webbed feet.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Labarge Gueridon Style Hollywood Regency Brass Glass Swans Side End Table
Labarge Gueridon Style Hollywood Regency Brass Glass Swans Side End Table

Labarge Gueridon Style Hollywood Regency Brass Glass Swans Side End Table

By LaBarge

Located in Lake Worth, FL

Offering one of our recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions of a Labarge Gueridon Style Hollywood Regency brass beveled glass and swans side end table. Approximate ...

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Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Side Tables

Materials

Brass

An Italian Directoire Style Garden Set
An Italian Directoire Style Garden Set

An Italian Directoire Style Garden Set

Located in New York, NY

A set of garden furniture comprised of an Italian Directoire style round iron dining table with inset glass top the ends formed by lyre shaped elements, the black painted frame havin...

Category

Vintage 1950s Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Iron, Brass

Sculptural Swan Motife Carved Wood End Table
Sculptural Swan Motife Carved Wood End Table

Sculptural Swan Motife Carved Wood End Table

Located in Hopewell, NJ

A lovely carved wood side or drinks table with rectangular top and sculptural swan form base.

Category

Vintage 1970s North American End Tables

Materials

Wood

English Circa 1880 Ornately Hand Carved Swan Oak Side End Table Solid Marble Top
English Circa 1880 Ornately Hand Carved Swan Oak Side End Table Solid Marble Top

English Circa 1880 Ornately Hand Carved Swan Oak Side End Table Solid Marble Top

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this rare and highly collectable circa 1880 hand carved depicting Swans solid oak with marble top side or occasional table. A very decorative an...

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Antique 1880s English High Victorian End Tables

Materials

Marble

French Two-Tier Painted Swan Side Table
French Two-Tier Painted Swan Side Table

French Two-Tier Painted Swan Side Table

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H 23 in W 22 in D 13 in

French Two-Tier Painted Swan Side Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Painted French two-tiered painted swan side or drinks table.

Category

20th Century French End Tables

Materials

Wood

Neoclassical Style Brass and Ebony Steel Bouilliotte Table with Swan Heads
Neoclassical Style Brass and Ebony Steel Bouilliotte Table with Swan Heads

Neoclassical Style Brass and Ebony Steel Bouilliotte Table with Swan Heads

Located in Stamford, CT

A fine custom quality neoclassical style brass and ebony steel bouilliotte / center or end table with swan heads. This Hollywood Regency end or bouilliotte table is seemingly timeles...

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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Center Tables

Vintage Art Deco Stone Swan End Table
Vintage Art Deco Stone Swan End Table

Vintage Art Deco Stone Swan End Table

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H 22 in W 23 in D 28 in

Vintage Art Deco Stone Swan End Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Rare Vintage Hollywood Regency Solid Stone Swan Table. Functional art custom made and uniquely carved from a block of stone. This piece is one of a kind! We truly have not seen anyth...

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Vintage 1970s Unknown Art Deco End Tables

Materials

Stone, Chrome

Pair Regency Iron End Tables with Swan Heads
Pair Regency Iron End Tables with Swan Heads

Pair Regency Iron End Tables with Swan Heads

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H 26.25 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in

Pair Regency Iron End Tables with Swan Heads

Located in High Point, NC

Pair white painted Regency style end tables with original white glass tops and Swan heads and Lion paw feet

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Early 20th Century French End Tables

Materials

Iron, Brass

Swan Table
Swan Table

Swan Table

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H 28 in Dm 30 in

Swan Table

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Antique Swan table base with glass top

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20th Century End Tables

Materials

Glass

Samuel Copelon Lyre Harp Regency Swan Head Wrought Iron Brass Side Table
Samuel Copelon Lyre Harp Regency Swan Head Wrought Iron Brass Side Table

Samuel Copelon Lyre Harp Regency Swan Head Wrought Iron Brass Side Table

Located in Jacksonville, FL

White wrought iron side table features brass swan heads and brass claw feet. By Samuel Copelon (unsigned). Excellent vintage condition. Small imperfections in paint and one very sma...

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Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency End Tables

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Swan End Table For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal swan end table for your home. A swan end table — often made from brass, metal and glass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect swan end table — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A swan end table, designed in the Hollywood Regency, Mid-Century Modern or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Swan End Table?

Prices for a swan end table start at $495 and top out at $6,400 with the average selling for $2,000.

Finding the Right End-tables for You

Beyond just providing additional tabletop space for your living room, an attractive vintage end table can help you organize as well as display books and decorative objects.

The term “end table” is frequently used interchangeably with “coffee table,” and while these two furnishings have much in common, each offers their own distinctive benefits in your space.

Your end table is likely going to stand as tall as the arms of your sofa, and its depth will match the seating. These attributes allow for tucking the table neatly at the end of your sofa in order to provide an elevated surface between your seating and the wall. End tables are accent pieces — they’re a close cousin to side tables, but side tables, not unlike the show-stealing low-profile coffee table, are intended to be positioned prominently and have more to do with the flow and design of a room than an end table, which does a great job but does it out of the way of everything else.

End tables with a drawer or a shelf can easily stow away books or television remotes. Living-room end tables frequently assist with lighting, specifically as they’re often positioned adjacent to a wall. Their height and compact tabletop render them ideal for table lamps and plants, particularly if parked near a window.

And given their practicality, there is no shortage of simple, streamlined end tables from mid-century modern favorites such as Baker Furniture Company, Dunbar and Knoll that will serve your clutter-clearing minimalist efforts or wide-open loft space well. But over the years, furniture designers have taken to venturesome experimentation, crafting tables from fallen trees, introducing organic shapes and playing with sculptural forms, so much so that your understated end table might eventually become the centerpiece of a room, no matter where you choose to place it. One-of-a-kind contemporary designs prove that there are endless options for what an end table can be, while furniture makers working in the Art Deco style have proven that end tables can be stacked, staggered and nested at will, creating all kinds of variations on this popular home accent.

Find an extraordinary variety of antique, new and vintage end tables on 1stDibs today.

Questions About Swan End Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    End tables are small tables that sit beside a larger piece of furniture. The height of an end table is generally that of an arm of a chair.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024
    How high end tables are varies. Most pieces are 18 to 24 inches tall. To ensure easy access to the tabletop from a sofa or chair, choose a table that is within 2 inches of the height of its arm. For example, if your sofa's arm is 20 inches tall, you could choose a table between 18 and 22 inches in height. Shop a wide range of end tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    End tables typically hold lamps, coasters and other items to keep them within easy reach from the sofa or chair they are next to.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
    Yes, end tables are generally taller than coffee tables.

    The term “end table” is frequently used interchangeably with “coffee table,” and while these two furnishings have much in common, each table type offers its own distinctive benefits in your space.

    Your end table is likely going to stand as tall as the arms of your sofa, and its depth will match the seating. These attributes allow for tucking the table neatly at the end of your sofa in order to provide an elevated surface between your seating and the wall. End tables are accent pieces — they’re a close cousin to side tables, but side tables, not unlike the show-stealing low-profile coffee table, are intended to be positioned prominently and have more to do with the flow and design of a room than an end table, which does a great job but does it out of the way of everything else.

    Find all kinds of antique and vintage tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
    The difference between an accent table and an end table comes down to how you use them. Accent tables function primarily as decorations and may be placed almost anywhere in a room. The purpose of an end table is to provide storage space next to a sofa or loveseat. Most people use them in pairs, with one placed on either side of the focal furnishing in a seating area. Find a large collection of accent tables and end tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    There are two differences between end tables and side tables: function and size. Typically, end tables go beside a chair or at opposite ends of a sofa and have smaller tabletops, while side tables go toward the sides of seating areas or against walls and feature a larger surface area. However, many people use the words side and end tables interchangeably, so these differences may not always apply. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of end and side tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    An end table should be within two inches as high as the chair or sofa it stands next to and equal in depth.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    Bedroom end tables are often called nightstands if they have drawers or cabinet doors included in their designs. Open pieces without built-in storage are sometimes referred to as bedside tables. Shop a collection of nightstands and bedside tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    The best height for an end table depends on the sofa or chair beside it. Generally, an end table should be around 3 inches shorter than the arm. A table that is the same height as the arm may also work, but avoid buying tables that are higher than the arm because taller pieces could make it hard to reach objects stored on the tabletops. On 1stDibs, shop a range of end tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    You can use a number of things in place of an end table. Place a stool, chest, trunk, barrel or crate beside your sofa or chair, or use a bar cart or freestanding tray to rest a lamp and other objects on. If there is a wall nearby, you can even install a floating shelf within arm’s reach. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of living room furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
    What the tables at the end of couches are called can vary. However, the most common name for tables in this position is end table. You may also see them referred to as side tables, accent tables or occasional tables. On 1stDibs, explore a wide range of end tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    End tables and coffee tables do not need to match. Nevertheless it can be nice to have a similar color scheme or have one set of end tables match and perhaps have the coffee table match a TV stand.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The end chairs are called an armchair. Typically found at the head of the table, these specific chairs have armrests and give off a more formal feel. You can shop a collection of armchairs and dining tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    Generally, end tables should be about the same height as the arm of your couch. When the tables aren't significantly taller or shorter, you can reach the tabletop to access items or switch on a lamp with greater ease. Shop a range of end tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
    The difference between a nightstand and an end table is their location: A nightstand is in a bedroom, while an end table is in a living area.

    Find end tables on 1stDibs.