$1,038Sale Price|20% Off
Mid century desk lamp with leather base in the style of J. Adnet, France 1960
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Herentals, BE
Desk lamp with red leather base and brass ribbed column and a very fine, original lampshade. 1 E 27 fitting.
Brass
Paul McCobb Side Table with Brass Base by Calvin
By Paul McCobb
Located in Highland, IN
This exquisite vintage example of Paul McCobb's brass base table features a mahogany top and McCobb's elegant design in square stock brass. The table is entirely original and in very...
Brass
$8,473Sale Price|20% Off
Modern Rectangular Glass Dining Table with Marble Base 1970'
Located in Rome, IT
Striking rectangular glass dining or center table. Elegant design geometric black marble supports. Excellent original vintage condition. Can be used as a dining table or a center ...
Glass
Brass Base Glassed Pottery Art Table Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century modern glassed pottery table lamp.
Chrome Sputnik Base Modernist Coffee Table
By Established Lines, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Established Lines, mid century modern era, solid stainless steel base oiled walnut finish solid acacia top coffee table.
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Large Iridescent Glass Chrome Base Table Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern, circa 1970s table lamp.
Large Ornate Art Pottery Base Table Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice large Mid-Century Modern turquoise and gold decorated pottery table lamp.
Tilting steel table mirror with a Marquinia marble base by Artemide
By Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
Sergio Mazza Tilting steel table mirror with a Marquinia marble base. Made by Artemide, circa 1960.
Steel
Spanish Iron Drinks Table on an Arched Tripod Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant Spanish iron end or drinks table was recently hand crafted by skilled European artisans using traditional iron working techniques. It features a tapered square central s...
Iron
Cedric Hartman Travertine Top AE Side Table on Brass Base
By Cedric Hartman
Located in Ferndale, MI
AE table stamped with Cedric Hartman signature MADE IN USA and the number 860434 . The beauty of this Travertine topped side table by Cedric Hartman is in its simple minimal aesthet...
Travertine, Bronze
Round Italian Accent Table with Marble Top on Painted and Parcel-Gilt Plume Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Side table, having a round top of Carrara marble, on painted and parcel-gilt pedestal base, of a hand-carved plume into a balustrade, on similar carved foot, set upon a graduating sq...
Marble
Vintage Metal Tulip Base Round Marble Top Dining Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
This table has a metal tulip base with a Marble Top. 24”x24x”x22”
Marble
Hollywood Regency-style wooden table lamp base, France, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Hollywood Regency-style wooden table lamp base France 1970s wood, brass Lampshade included Lamp base: H 40 cm x 12 × 12 cm H. with lampshade 70 cm Conditions: excellent, no def...
Brass
$3,864Sale Price|30% Off
Bronze Catalina Side Table by Tuell and Reynolds, Sculptural Base
By Tuell and Reynolds
Located in Glasgow, GB
This Catalina bronze side table by the California studio Tuell & Reynolds features a sculptural milled steel base and reflects the studio’s interpretation of French mid-century m...
Bronze, Steel
Spanish Hand-Forged Gilt Iron Drinks Table with Tripod Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant Spanish drinks table was recently created by skilled European artisans using traditional ironworking techniques. Hand-forged from solid iron, the design features a slend...
Metal, Iron
$4,200Sale Price|20% Off
Sleek Milo Baughman Style Chrome x Base Desk John Stuart Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful Milo Baughman style chrome X base desk retailed by John Stuart-label inside the drawer. The original light lavender enamel shows age-appropriate scuffs, scratches, and sign...
Chrome
White Pickled Oak Finish Brass U Shape Base Console Table
By Thomasville
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid Century Modern brass u-shape base white oak finish sofa or console table.
Handcrafted Teak Side Table by Andrianna Shamaris with Mortar Base
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
A century old mortar originally used to grind rice is repurposed into this unique side table or entrance table. We added a single teak thick bevelled round top and a chocolate stain ...
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Large Oversized Lucite Base Glass Top Base Coffee Table Rectangular Cut Corner
By Neal Small, Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rectangular cut corner top glass lucite base coffee table.
Glass, Lucite
Unique 1950's cherry table with a sculptural base
By Italian school XX ct.
Located in Milano, IT
Unique cherry table with a sculptural base featuring taut lines and soft transitions. The legs open to the floor with a contoured support that defines a dynamic yet restrained struct...
Fruitwood
Vintage Dinette Table on a Chrome Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
This table has a white laminate top Aluminum base with gliders Circa 1975 Made In USA
Wood
Spanish Gilt Iron Drinks Table with a Curved Tripod Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This recently made drinks table, measuring just 21½ inches high and 11 inches in diameter, is the perfect little table for a cocktail or a cup of tea. We recently designed a series o...
Iron
Koch and Lowy Marble Base Chrome Table Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage marble base chrome table lamp by Koch and Lowy. Shade Not Included* Manufacturer: Koch and Lowy Year: 1960s Style: Mid-Century Modern Dimensions: 4" long x 4" ...
Marble, Chrome
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
42" ICF Helikon Pedestal Base Table w/ Flame Mahogany Top
By Helikon
Located in Pasadena, TX
ICF Helikon Flame Mahogany Game Table Helikon was a family-owned manufacturer since its founding in 1959 with a history of making fine office furniture. ICF Group, acquired Helikon ...
Mahogany
Italian Midcentury Steel Table with White Marble Top and Tripod Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian steel table from the mid 20th century, with white marble top and tripod base.
Marble, Steel
Custom Industrial Maple Console Table With Cast Iron Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This custom industrial console work table is created by cityFoundry in Brooklyn NY for our cFsignature line of limited editon and one-of-a-kind furniture. This unique console is comp...
Iron
Midcentury Style Brass Base Walnut Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic mid-century modern space age designed desk featuring a spider leg polished brass base. Contemporary desk produced by Restoration Hardware after a 1960's Italian design. The ...
Brass
MCM to Modern End or Side Table Polished Solid Aluminum Base & Round Glass Top
By Milo Baughman
Located in Topeka, KS
Mid to Late 20th Century MCM (Mid-Century Modern) to Modern end or side stable composed of a solid polished solid aluminum base and a round glass top.
Aluminum
Round Glass Top Lucite Base Gueridon Center Cafe Dining Table
By Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern small round dining center table.
Chrome
Vintage French Empire Style Brass Corinthian Column Marble Base Table Lamps Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Brass Corinthian Column Marble Base Table Lamps - a Pair. Lamp design slightly different between lamps with examples pictured (see pic 5).
Marble, Brass
Italian Square Travertine Coffee Table with Steel Base, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Its clean, minimalist lines make this table a perfect centerpiece for contemporary, mid-century, or classic interiors.
Travertine, Steel
Coffee Table With Metal Base, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Mid-century coffee table produced in Czechoslovakia in the 1970s, originally designed as part of a garden set.
Metal, Steel
Brass and Glass Table Lamp Base, GK, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
The combination of solid brass and translucent glass details gives the piece both visual weight and lightness, characteristic of mid-20th-century European lighting design. The sculp...
Brass
Moroccan Moorish Copper Tray Table with Hand-Carved Folding Base
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
An exceptional Moorish Moroccan folding tray table, featuring a beautifully hand-hammered round copper top resting on an intricately hand-carved wooden base. The removable tray is r...
Brass
Travertine Pedestal Base Glass Top Console Sofa Hall Table
By Artedi
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Travertine pedestal base glass top console sofa hall table.
Travertine, Chrome
Antique Italian Regency Plume Carved Gilt Wood Pedestal Coffee Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listing is for base only. Does not include top. Circa Mid 20th Century.
Wood
$800Sale Price|50% Off
Custom Built Stainless Steel Base Pedestal or Table in Style of Pace
By Brueton, Pace Furniture Company
Located in Ferndale, MI
Listing is for one table. There are two of these available. Incredibly well made overbuilt steel frame inside of seamless stainless steel pedestal. 3/8 thick steel top flange holds t...
Stainless Steel
Spanish Iron Drinks Table on an Elevated Hammered Tripod Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This ornate and unusual Spanish gilt metal side or drinks table was recently handcrafted by skilled artisans using conventional iron-working techniques with an emphasis on superior q...
Iron
Tessellated Stone Organic Shape Base Rectangular Sofa Console Table
By Enrique Garcel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative tessellated stone base glass top console sofa table.
Stone
Pair Laverne International Carrara Marble & Chrome X Base End Tables
By Laverne International
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Laverne International Carrara Marble & Chrome X Base End Tables, Mid Century Modern.
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Traditional Georgian Style Mahogany Tripod Base Lamp Table, Adjustable Height
Located in valatie, NY
Traditional Georgian Style Mahogany Tripod Base Lamp Table, With Adjustable Height. The table is raised on a snake footed base with a triangulated shaft containing 2 oval shelves. Th...
Brass
Minimalist Steel and Ebonized Wood Circular Table w/ tripodal legged base
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York City, NY
( A pair is available ) A Minimalist Mid Century Modern tulip design, splay leg end table in steel and lacquered wood in the style of Osvaldo Borsani. The austere and streamline de...
Steel
$4,800 / set
Sold Brass X-Base Square Side or End Tables
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very fine solid brass X base side or end tables.
Brass
Antiqued Gold Finish Baroque Style Dining Table Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Table can be used as a conference table, desk, sofa table, garden porch or patio table, indoor or outdoor table, entry hallway table, metal dining table base.
Iron
Glass dining table on chrome base, Italy, 1970s
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnificent glass table on a chrome base designed in the 1970s. It can be attributed to Giovani Offreddi for Saporiti but we cannot certify it. The design of the base and the struc...
Chrome
Chrome Base Glass Top Table Att. to Ronald Schmitt
By Ronald Schmitt
Located in New York, NY
Chic, stylish, architectural table having a bright chrome base and original thick (.50 in ) plate glass top. Design after Baughman, attributed to Ronald Schmitt, unsigned.
Chrome
Vintage Marble Top Three Legged Side Table With Wood Base
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A gorgeous vintage side table with removable marble top with Serge Roche inspired carved detail.
Marble
Design Technics Table Lamp with Textured Base
By Design Technics
Located in Highland, IN
A delightful design, this table lamp features a ceramic base that has a richly textured and patterned surface. It is topped with a tall cylindrical shade that creates a wonderful ten...
Ceramic, Fabric
Curved Glass Base Brass Stretchers Glass Top Side Console Table
By Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern curved glass base side end occasional table.
Glass
Cocoon Table Lamp, Bakelite Base & Silk Shade, Space Age Table Lamp - 1970s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Cocoon Table Lamp, Black Bakelite Base & Silk Shade, Space Age Lamp 24" - 1970s Very elegant and tall table lamp dates from the 1970s and stands 61 cm high. Base made of black...
Silk, Bakelite
Charles Hollis Jones Double Bugle Base Table "CHJ 1005"
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Charles Hollis Jones accessory table forms part of the "Ball" line named after Lucille Ball due to the fact that many of these pieces were originally designed for the Hollywood ...
Aluminum
Paul Evans Cityscape Patchwork Burlwood Console or Dining Table Base
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Houston, TX
Paul Evans for Directional cityscape patchwork burlwood console table, center table or dining table base. This stunning Mid-Century Modern Evans attributed table was acquired from a ...
Burl
Cityscape Aluminum Base Lucite Rectangle Top Rounded Corners Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones, Paul Evans
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cityscape aluminum base 3/4" lucite rectangle top rounded corners coffee table mint!
Aluminum
French Vintage Table with Inlay Wood Top on a Beautiful Scrolling Iron Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French mid-20th century wood top table with scrolling iron base.
Iron
French Empire Neoclassical Cornucopia Base Round Pink Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 17.5" H x 36" Diameter.
Marble
Laurel Table Lamp with Italian Glass Base
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Highland, IN
A fantastic design by Laurel that has a beautiful Italian glass base in white and frosted clear glass. The base is illuminated and the 3-way switch allows for the choice of light fro...
Chrome, Steel
Onyx Coffee Table with Carved Wood Base
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Mid-Century Modern onyx & black patinated wood coffee table / side table, 1950s The onyx top stands up on a curule shaped base made of carved wood patinated in black color.
Onyx
Italian Black Marble Top Double Pedestal Base Rectangle Coffee Table MINT!
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern black marble top double pedestal base rectangle coffee table MINT!
Marble, Steel
$14,400Sale Price|20% Off
Roman Pietra Dura Inlaid Marble Table Stone Putti Base
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Roman Pietra Dura Inlaid Marble Table Stone Putti Base.
Cast Stone, Marble
Glass Top Octagonal Shape Lucite Base Dining Conference Table Mint!
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Rockaway, NJ
A large glass top octagonal shape lucite base dining conference table mint! Glass is 3/4 inch thickness.
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.
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