$2,347Sale Price|20% Off
Brutalist Coffee Table with Copper Top and Wooden Base 1970
Located in Oirlo, LI
This striking Brutalist coffee table, crafted in Belgium during the 1970s, features a beautifully hand-worked copper top resting on a sculptural solid wood base. Its bold yet minimal...
Copper
Swedish modern Pedestal Coffee Table in Figured Oak, 1940s, Sculptural Base
Located in Hammarö, SE
A refined example of early Swedish Modern craftsmanship, this pedestal coffee table embodies the quiet transition between Nordic classicism and the emerging ideals of Swedish Modern ...
Oak
Round Pedestal Dining Table Solid Pecan Wood Top Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top.
Steel
Double X Base Glass Top Rectangular Coffee Table on Wheels
By John Widdicomb, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern double X-base design coffee table from c.1970's.
Brass
Tall Mutual Sunset Walnut & Brass Table Lamp on Footed Oval Base, 1950s
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Shade shown for display only and not for sale (10 H x 18 D top x 19 D bottom). American Mid Century. Rarity.
Brass
Doria Big Ball Table Lamp, Hand-Blown Glass, Chrome Base, 1970
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
A Big Ball table lamp in the rare version with an extra large glass body. The hand-blown glass diffuser shows no signs of damage and has the typical bubbles in the glass which additi...
Glass
Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp, Red and Black Swirl, Chrome Base, 1990s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Murano glass table lamp crafted during the nineteen nineties showcases extraordinary post-modern Venetian glass artistry. Handcrafted in Italy, this eye-shaped glass lamp fea...
Chrome
Single Pedestal Base Oval racetrack Shape Two Leaves Cerused Oak Dining Table
By Brueton, Dux of Sweden, Pace Collection, Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Single Pedestal Base Oval racetrack Shape Two Leaves Cerused Oak Dining Table MINT! two leaves 20 inches each 112 inches extended table length
Oak
1970s Chrome Coffee Table Base After Poul Kjaerholm Pk61 Denmark
By Fritz Hansen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Angular Coffee Table Base attributed style Poul Kjaerholm model PK61 Coffee Table designed 1955 Denmark for Fritz Hansen Unmarked. Solid steel and chrome plate construction. Discree...
Steel, Chrome
Polished Chrome Mirror Finish Chrome Shade & Large Base Table Lamp Mint!
By Curtis Jeré, Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Polished Chrome Mirror Finish Chrome Shade & Large Base Table Lamp Mint!
Chrome
Bent Lucite Z-Shape Base Thick Glass Top Coffee Table
By Karl Springer, Neal Small
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Z-shape compact thick glass top coffee table.
Glass, Lucite
Ico Parisi Coffee Table, Onyx Top with Palisander Base, Italy, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Italian 1950's coffee table attributed to Ico Parisi. The rectangular inset onyx top sits flush with the palisander border and is a stunning contrast to the base, also constructed en...
Onyx
Custom Midcentury Style Round Oak Dining Table with Pedestal Base by Adesso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom round dining table with pedestal leg made in American oak. Made in Los Angeles by Adesso Imports. Can be done in different woods, finishes and sizes.
Oak
Italian Oval Marble Coffee Table with Brass Wire Base, circa 1960s
Located in London, GB
Italian Oval Marble Coffee Table with Brass Wire Base, circa 1960s A stylish mid 20th Century Italian oval marble coffee table with brass wire base.
Marble, Brass
Vintage Italian Murano Glass Mushroom Form Table Lamp on Aluminum Base
By Murano 5
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Murano glass mushroom-form table lamp supported by a circular aluminum base (ca. 1970s, Italy). Attractive pattern in amber and honey tones. Excellent, vintage condition with light w...
Aluminum
$1,946Sale Price|48% Off
Brutalist Coffee Table with Copper Top and Wooden Base 1970
Located in Oirlo, LI
This striking Brutalist coffee table, crafted in Belgium during the 1970s, features a beautifully hand-worked copper top resting on a sculptural solid wood base. Its bold yet minimal...
Copper
Ceramic Studio Pottery Table Light Base by Soholm Ceramic, Denmark, 1970
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic table light base Producer: SOHOLM, Denmark Decade: 1970s This original vintage ceramic Pottery light base was designed and produced...
Ceramic, Pottery
Midcentury French Porcelain Bulbous Table Lamp with Floral Décor on Lucite Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Midcentury porcelain table lamp with floral décor and bulbous shape, mounted on circular lucite base. Experience the charming elegance of this French Midcentury porcelain ta...
Porcelain, Lucite
1960s Temde table lamp with a brass frame, teak base, and green lampshade
Located in München, DE
Rare, large, original 1960s table lamp featuring a brass frame and a teak base.
Metal, Brass
Custom Midcentury Style Walnut Oval Dining Table with Pedestal Base by Adesso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom oval dining table with pedestal leg made in American walnut. Made in Los Angeles by Adesso Imports. Can be done in different woods, finishes and sizes.
Walnut
Milo Baughman Style Double Pedestal Olive Wood Cube Base Dining Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Milo Baughman Style double pedestal olive wood base dining table with thick glass top. We love the chunky olive wood clad cube pedestals with the chromed plinth bases. Check out the ...
Chrome
1960s Arturo Pani Gold Leaf Coffee Table Base Mexico City
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Arturo Pani Gold Leaf Coffee Table Base Sculptural Base No tabletop glass is included. Unmarked Measures: 15 tall x 14.25 D x 29 W. Preowned original vintage condition unrestore...
Metal, Gold Leaf
Large 48x90 Rectangle 3/4” Thick Glass Top Teak Base Modern Conference Table
By Cassina
Located in Rockaway, NJ
MINT Large 48x90 Rectangle 3/4” Thick Glass Top Teak Base Modern Conference Table
Glass
Chinese Terracotta Buddha Base, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the mid-19th century, this low, terracotta pedestal base from Shanxi province likely originated as a column base or as the display plinth for a large Buddha statue. The roun...
Terracotta
Richard Kuehne Silver Leaf Trestle Base Dining Table And Pair Of Benches
Located in Essex, MA
Richard Kuehne of Rockport Massachusetts was the son of prominent artist Max Kuehne. During his lifetime he served as a curator at the Cloisters in New York City as well as Curator o...
Silver Leaf
Vintage Green Glass Table Lamp With Ornate Bronze Base & Marble Footed Stand
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A striking antique French Louis XVI–style table lamp featuring a vibrant green opaline glass body adorned with ornate gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts. The bulbous glass reservoir is enci...
Marble, Brass
Round Burl Wood Adjustable Height Single Pedestal Base Dining-Coffee Table MINT!
By Baker Furniture Company, Heritage-Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round Burl Wood Adjustable Height Single Pedestal Base Dining-Coffee Table MINT! Rare adjustable height Table 25-29"H
Walnut
Square Cast Brass X Shape Base Glass Top Side End Center Lamp Table Stand MINT
By Maison Jansen, Giocometti, Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Cast Brass X Shape Base Glass Top Side End Center Lamp Table Stand MINT
Brass
$3,600Sale Price|28% Off
Stilnovo Italian Table Lamp Brass and Perspex Shade on Marble Base
By Stilnovo
Located in Chicago, IL
Stilnovo attributed table lamp. Tubular brass column with lacquered gray brass center supporting a circular perspex and brass shade, with iconic Stilnovo brass pegs on the shade and ...
Marble, Brass
$2,096Sale Price|20% Off
Table Lamp with Metal Base and White Glass Lampshade, Italy 1960s
Located in Greding, DE
Table lamp on cylindrical metal base and opaque glass shade with attached colored glass elements.
Metal
Modernist White Satin Glass Table Light Base by Doria Lights, 1970s, Germany
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Table light Producer: Doria lights, Germany Origin: Germany Age: 1970s This vintage table light was made by Doria lights in Germany in th...
Metal
Brass Tulip Base and Crackle Glass Sphere Table Lamp, Germany, 1970s
Located in London, GB
A unique small table lamp with a tulip brass base and a crackle glass globe shade that diffuses a warm light. Unique and easy to place in any room to add light and warmth. Measure...
Brass
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Italian Sculptural Dining Table Brass and Metal Base, and Glass Top
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spectacular dining table made of metal with some brass details and a rectangular glass top. The glass reminds in good condition it has minor scratches, but no chips or broken parts, ...
Brass
Ceramic Studio Pottery Table Light base by SOHOLM Ceramic Denmark 1970
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic table light base Producer: SOHOLM, Denmark Decade: 1970s This original vintage ceramic Pottery light base was designed and produced by SOHOLM in Denmar...
Ceramic, Pottery
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
Large Formal Style Silver Gilt and Glass Top Pedestal Base Dining Table
By Florentine
Located in New York, NY
Phenomenal Hollywood Regency style dining table having two fluted squared pedestal column bases , which support the large rectangular white glass top. The table features a silver gil...
Glass, Giltwood
$352Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage 70s Italian Table Lamp with Swirled Glass Globe and Brass Base
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Whether styled on a nightstand, console, or side table, this authentic 70s swirl glass lamp effortlessly enhances any retro, mid-century, or eclectic interior.
Brass
$3,120Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Helikon Burled Top Desk Table on a Bronze Base
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mid century table or desk with a burled wood top and a bronze base.
Bronze
Original Table Lamp, Lead Glass Shade, Base with Acorn Pulls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early American lead glass lamp with double sockets. Has the acorn pull chains. Not original cap and finial. One small piece of foil missing on top about an inch. Easy to repair. No m...
Glass
Vintage Pair of Modern Chrome Table Lamps Lucite Base Newly Wired
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage Italian chrome table lamps with lucite base. These have been newly wired, 3 way sockets, new chrome hardware, lucite bases. Dimensions: 25 H (to top of lamp sockets) ...
Chrome
Spanish Rustic Walnut Round Coffee Table with Carved Lyre Trestle Base, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
A striking Spanish rustic coffee table handcrafted from solid walnut, dating to the mid-20th century.
Walnut
Art Tile Top Rosewood Cone Shape Base Round Coffee Table
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern art tile top large round coffee table.
Art Glass, Rosewood
Osvaldo Borsani Round Table, Walnut Base & Crystal Top, Italy, 1960s
Located in bari, IT
Stunning round wooden and crystal table, attributed to the famous Italian designer Osvaldo Borsani. The wooden base with its characteristic shape and clear crystal top give the table...
Crystal
Asian Influenced Gilt Table Lamp with Profusion of Flowers, Rosewood Base
Located in Lomita, CA
This lamp features the most beautiful profusion of chrysanthemums with gilt touches resting on a rosewood base. The novel shape stands out and is unusual. It presents beautifully. Th...
Ceramic, Rosewood
Vittorio Dassi 1940s Dining Table with a Very Nice Mahogany Oval Column Base
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Milano, IT
COD-1754 Vittorio Dassi Unique 1940's dining table with a very nice mahogany oval column and green "Verde Alpi"marble base. Splendid top with geometrical inlays in maple wood. ...
Mahogany
Dutch Modernist Coffee Table with Square Rod Base and Teak Top, 1950s
By Pastoe
Located in Dronten, NL
An understated yet striking piece, ideal for both modern and mid-century interiors. Design Period: 1950s Origin: The Netherlands Style: Dutch Modernist / Mid-Century Modern Materials...
Steel
Pair of White Swirl Murano Glass Table Lamps With Chrome Base 1970s Italian
Located in London, GB
An exquisite pair of 1970s Murano glass table lamps. Hand-blown in Italy, these grand statement pieces perfectly encapsulate late Mid-Century Modern Italian artistry, showcasing a fl...
Chrome
1940s New Era Modernage Glass Console or Dinette Table Black Ebonized Oak Base
By Modernage Furniture Company
Located in St. Louis, MO
New era glass table made for Modernage, circa 1940. Thick glass top on pedestal of glass, ebonized oak and mirror. Appropriate height for dining or can be used as a console.
Cut Glass, Mirror, Oak
French Jean Prouvé Style Industrial Table Lamp with Marble Base, 1970's
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French, Mid-Century table lamp from the 1970's, designed in a Jean Prouvé influenced style.
Marble, Metal
Large Travertine Marble Fratelli Mannelli Style Table Light Base, Italy, 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Impressive large travertine marble light base stand Origin: Italy Decade: 1970s Description: This original vintage light base element is made of high quality trav...
Travertine, Marble, Metal
Large Black Lacquer Cloth Covered Chrome Base Rectangular Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Massive solid looking Mid-Century Modern black lacquer cloth or raffia crome coffee table. Unsigned matches Karl Springer Decor.
Chrome
Vintage Table Lamp With Ceramic Base and Walnut Toned Wood Accents.
Located in Seattle, WA
Ceramic Base is off White Tinted Green as Pictured. Pleated Tall Lamp Shade is Included. Operational Ability Unknown. Brass Toned Hardware,walnut Tone Wood. Nice Aged Aspects through...
Ceramic
Vintage McGuire Rattan Dining Game Table Base Braided Wicker Sheaf of Wheat
By McGuire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage McGuire Rattan Bamboo Dining Game Table Base Braided Wicker Sheaf of Wheat. Dimensions: 28 H x 25 D.
Wicker, Rattan
$607Sale Price|55% Off
Postmodern Mirrored Glass Top Coffee Table with Chrome Accented Base
Located in Freehold, NJ
This postmodern coffee table features chrome accented legs and base with mirrored glass top. Matching side table available separately. Dimensions: 54w 24d 15.75h Condition: Chro...
Chrome
Heavy Gold Gilt Metal Base Large Rectangle Dining Table Hollywood Regency Mint!
By Paul Evans, Alberto Giacometti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy gold gilt metal base large rectangle dining table Hollywood Regency mint! Paul Evans decor match. Glass measures 3/4''thick.
Iron
Rare X-Base Brass and Marble Travertine Top Console Table with Planter or Vanity
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rare X-Base Brass and Marble Travertine Top Console Table with Planter or Vanity
Travertine, Brass
Dining Table Contract Base by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful early dining table with contract base by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. The table has an aluminum contract base and white formica table top framed with rubber ed...
Aluminum
Octagonal Slate Flag Stone Coffee Table Solid Oak Base, France 1960
By Pia Manu
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Equally suited to a refined contemporary interior or a collectible mid-century setting, this coffee table effortlessly complements icons by Pierre Chapo, Charlotte Perriand, De Sede,...
Concrete, Slate, Cast Iron
Stainless Steel Chrome Base Amber Burl Wood Dining Conference Table Two Leaves
By Brueton, Mastercraft, Milo Baughman, Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Stainless Steel Chrome Base Amber Burl Wood Dining Conference Table Two Leaves The two 18x42 leaves are slightly darker then the rest of the table. Full price includes refinishing...
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Brutalist Paul Evans Inspired Side or Coffee Table with Sculptural Base
By Paul Evans
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutalist Paul Evans inspired Mid-Century side or coffee table with round glass top and sculptural base.
Metal
Italian Travertine Single Pedestal Diamond Shape Base Glass Top Coffee Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Travertine Single Pedestal Diamond Shape Base Glass Top Coffee Table
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.
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