Perfect Size Midcentury Modern Wrought Iron Base & Slate Stone Top Coffee Table
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning handcrafted round shape coffee table. This super sturdy and highly stylish wrought iron table with slate stone top and first tier is in excellent condition. The quality han...
Stone, Wrought Iron
$2,300Sale Price|20% Off
Restored Vintage Large 31" Round "X" Base Rattan Coffee Table With Oak Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired rattan blends vintage charm with modern comfort. It is a round rattan coffee table with an oak top and a two-strand "X" arched table b...
Rattan
"Pinapple" lamp base, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Paris, FR
Large ceramic “pineapple” lamp base with metallic and gold glaze.
Enamel
Very Fine Metal Faux Bamboo Chrome Brass Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
By Maison Baguès, Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Metal Faux Bamboo Chrome Brass Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table In style of Maison Bagues
Metal, Brass
Italian Modern Round Coffee Table with Star-shaped Base by Angelo Ostuni, 1960s
By Angelo Ostuni
Located in Hellouw, NL
Rare Italian modern round coffee table with glass top by Angelo Ostuni, Italy 1960s. This table has a unique star-shaped, wooden, base that gives this table an amazing look and feel....
Glass, Wood
Large Pedestal Natural Blond Wood Tree Stump Base Round Glass Top Coffee Table
By Wendell Castle
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large pedestal natural blond wood tree stump base round glass top coffee table. The blond hardwood seems to be solid maple. The base is heavy and very solid.
Glass, Maple
Teak Cube & Brass X Base Danish Modern Bronze Smoked Square Glass Coffee Table
By Artedi, Durland
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Teak cube & brass x base danish modern bronze smoked square glass coffee table.
Brass
Antique Style Blue Ceramic Lamp with Wooden Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This elegant vintage-style ceramic table lamp captures the timeless beauty of traditional Chinese blue-and-white porcelain design through a mid-20th-century lens.
Ceramic, Wood
Mid Century Welded Dark Iron Rod Table Sculpture on Walnut Block Base
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Handmade patinated Iron Rod, Abstract Tree Form, Table Sculpture on Block Walnut base, Circa 1960. Featuring handcrafted vertical form composed of welded patinated 3/4"D cut, varied ...
Iron
Square Solid Brass Bar Profile Base Rectangle Smoked Glass Top Coffee Side Table
By Paul McCobb, Harvey Probber
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Solid Brass Bar Profile Base Rectangle Smoked Glass Top Coffee Side Table. Glass Measures 1/2'' in thickness.
Brass
Steel Metal Forged X Base Travertine Top Rectangle Coffee Table w/ Brass Studs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Steel and brass l forged base rectangle coffee table with travertine top.
Travertine, Brass, Steel
Heavy Steel Forged Square Bare X Base Thick Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Modernist heavy steel studio forged base 3/4" glass top rectangle coffee table.
Steel
1960s Artimeta Square Coffee Table with Inset Stone Top and Black Enameled Base
By Artimeta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch 1960s Artimeta square coffee table or side table with thin black enameled metal frame and inset black stone top. In original condition with visible wear including chipping and ...
Stone, Metal
Solace 9: Geometric Solid Wood Coffee Table with Heavy Base and Straight Lines
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Round Coffee Table Made of Solid Wood, Center Table Solace S9 by Joel Escalona The Solace table series, designed by Joel Escalona, is a furniture collection that exudes balance and...
Hardwood
"Pinapple" lamp base Italy, circa 1980
Located in Paris, FR
Lamp stand in patinated aluminum cast representing a pineapple on a square base. Overall diameter: 26 cm (10.2 inches) Height: 78 cm (30.7 inches)
Aluminum
1920s Petit Small Solid Brass Base Claw Feet Oak Top Rectangle Coffee Table NICE
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian 1920s Petit Small Solid Brass Base Claw Feet Oak Top Rectangle Coffee Table NICE
Brass
Brass & Chrome Faux Bamboo Base 3/4" Thick Oval Glass Top Coffee Table MINT
By Maison Baguès, Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass & Chrome Faux Bamboo Base 3/4" Thick Oval Glass Top Coffee Table MINT
Brass, Chrome
Ercole Barovier Murano Lenti base lamp.
By Barovier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The domed base supports a long twisting heavy glass rod with ….gold inclusions… Circa 1950.. Hollywood Regency style… Wear consistent with age and use no issues with the glass .. li...
Glass
Elegant Table Lamp with a Slim Teak Body on a Brass Tripod Base, Germany, 1960s
By Vereinigte Werkstätten München, Vereinigte Werkstätten Für Kunst Im Handwerk
Located in Cork, IE
This sleek table lamp was made in Germany in the 1960s and most likely hails from the celebrated workshops of the Vereinigte Werkstätten in Munich. In great condition and in good wo...
Brass
Glass Top Horn Tile Base Square Floating 3/4" Glass Top Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice large square thick glass top coffee table. The base is finished with horn "tile" and lacquer. The glass top rests on large brass spheres.
Brass
Sharp Square 2 Tier Modern Chrome Base Smoked Glass Coffee Table w/ Shelf MINT
By Knoll, Milo Baughman, Gavina, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern two tier square chrome and smoked glass coffee table in style of M. Baughman.
Chrome
Hollywood Regency Brass Lamp on Wood Base, Etched Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Resting on a classic carved wood base, this lamp captures the spirit of mid-20th-century Hollywood Regency style while drawing inspiration from Asian export décor of the 1960s–70s.
Metal, Brass
Regency Style Small Scale Brass Frame Glass Top Coffee Table Faux Bamboo Base
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Stamford, CT
Great looking Regency style small scale coffee table, perfect proportions for an apartment or guest room. The heavy gauge brass shaped top sits on a faux bamboo base. A very appealin...
Brass
Brass hoof Feet 40x40 3/4" Square Glass Top Chrome Base Coffee Table Italy MINT
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass hoof Feet 40x40 3/4" Square Glass Top Chrome Base Coffee Table Italy MINT!
Chrome
Art Deco Green Marble Coffee Table, Oval Top, Pedestal Base by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
Rooted in the elegance of Art Deco architecture, this sculptural green marble coffee table brings timeless glamour to a modern form. Handcrafted from richly veined Verde Alpi marble,...
Marble
1960s Italian Desk Lamp with Marble Base
Located in London, London
Desk lamp Industrial look Marble base Black half cylindrical metal shade Italy 1960s.
Marble, Steel
Baker Oval Walnut Top Burl Base Thick Queen Ann Leg Coffee Side Occasional Table
By Henredon, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Baker Oval Walnut Top Burl Base Thick Queen Ann Leg Coffee Side Occasional Table MINT!
Burl
Contemporary Italian Mediterranean Style Marquetry Inlay Pedestal Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Contemporary Italian Mediterranean Style Marquetry Inlay Pedestal Base Side Table. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 27" H x 22" W x 22" D.
Wood
Modernist table lamp base from the 40s and 50s in solid brass discs in the Desny
By La Maison Desny
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French table lamp from the 40s and 50s. Lamp base made of solid brass disks in the style of Maison Desny's work of the period. Lamp base covered with green Skaï. Presentation shade o...
Brass
J. Wade Beam for Brueton, Monolithic Triangular Base and Glass Top Coffee Table
By Breuton, J. Wade Beam
Located in St. Louis, MO
Triform coffee table designed by J. Wade Beam for Brueton, circa 1980s having a polished stainless monolithic triangular base with square glass top. Top of triangular base does show ...
Stainless Steel
Hoof Brass Feet Chrome X Shape Base 3/4" Glass Square Coffee Table Clean
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Hoof Brass Feet Chrome X Shape Base 3/4" Glass Square Coffee Table Clean.
Brass, Chrome
Square Coffee Table with Cruciform Base Made with Beautiful Veneer Wood by Nono
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Coffee table made with a top quality mdf structure with a beautiful wood veneer finish. All the pieces are coated with polyurethane with a semi-matt finish. — NONO is a Mexican desig...
Oak
$1,120Sale Price / set|20% Off
White Bertoia Steel Wire Side Chair with Sled Base by Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This is a classic pair of Harry Bertoia Side Chairs, originally designed in 1952 for Knoll, it comes in white with sled base. The chair is crafted from welded steel rods, creating a ...
Steel
Midcentury Rock Crystal Specimen Lamp with Brass Base
Located in Toronto, ON
This beautiful and unusual midcentury rock crystal specimen lamp is a striking blend of natural beauty and craftsmanship. Sourced in Paris, the lamp showcases a rock crystal specimen...
Rock Crystal, Brass
Lift Top Two Tone Elegant X Shape Base Serving Cart Table on Wheels MINT
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lift Top Two Tone Elegant X Shape Base Serving Cart Table on Wheels MINT
Brass
Bauhaus 3/4" Thick Glass Top Round Stainless Steel Base Coffee Center Table MINT
By Knoll, Nicos Zographos
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bauhaus 3/4" Thick Glass Top Round Stainless Steel Base Coffee Center Table MINT!
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Italian modern wood top and metal base desk or dining table by Formanova, 1970s
By Formanova
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern wood top and metal base desk or dining table by Formanova, 1970s. Dining table or desk, with solid wood top with steel finish on the edge and solid steel structure wit...
Metal
American Clear Tubular Lucite Pedestal Faceted Platform & Base Sculpture Stand
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern transparent pedestal, columns, sculpture stand in Lucite. Tubular middle part & square faceted top and base makes this pedestal so interesting. Stunner done and u...
Lucite
Dino Martens Aureliano Toso Vetri Lamp Base
By Dino Martens
Located in Sharon, CT
Just the glass lamp base 'vase', easily customized into a lamp. Pink and gold filigree. Model# 6038 in the Aureliano Toso Archives. Retains remnant of old paper label. Hole in bottom.
Glass
Bugle Base Vanity Mirror by Charles Hollis Jones, USA 1960's
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the Bugle Base Vanity Mirror by Charles Hollis Jones, a true vintage gem from the 1960s that exudes timeless elegance. This striking piece of furniture showcases exceptio...
Nickel
Vintage Carved Wood Horse Lamps on Lucite Base - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This distinguished pair of vintage carved wood horse head table lamps beautifully combines organic craftsmanship with the clean sophistication of Mid-Century Modern design. Expertly ...
Metal
1960s French Brutalist Resin Lamp with Steel Base
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A rare and decorative piece, perfect for adding a colorful mid-century touch to any interior.
Steel
Vintage American Lucite Coffee Table Base By Lion In Frost, Signed, 1970s
By Lion in Frost
Located in Bristol, GB
AMERICAN MID-CENTURY TABLE BASE Lion in Frost was one of six original high-end American furniture makers working in Lucite.
Lucite
La Borne ceramic lamp base in pyrite stoneware
By La Borne Potters
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Table lamp from the 1960s by the La Borne workshops. The stoneware base is typical of this manufacturer. The display lampshade is available upon request and quotation. Very good vint...
Ceramic
West African Sculptural Table with Elephant Base Mid 20th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
The Akan peoples of present-day Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire have long been celebrated for their sophisticated artistic traditions, in which carving served both practical and symbolic pur...
Wood
Italian Midcentury Spiral Brass Dining / CenterTable Base, Luciano Frigerio 1970
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern Spiral Form Brass Dining / CenterTable Base Attributed to Luciano Frigerio, Italy, circa 1970.
Brass
Vintage Cast Conch Shell Lamp with Chrome Base
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage coastal style conch shell lamp. Blending elements of mid century modern with Hollywood regency to create a simple yet fascinating lamp. Cast conch shell with an off white...
Chrome
Vintage Bronze Three-Tier Stand with Scrolled Motifs and Tripod Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage bronze three-tiered stand from the mid-20th century, with scrolled motifs. This vintage three-tiered bronze stand, crafted in the mid-20th century, is a masterpiece of eleg...
Bronze
Acid Etched Copper and Agate Coffee Table on a Black Base, Lova Creations, 1980s
By Lova Creation
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Polished acid etched brass coffee table made by the Lova Creations, Belgium, 1980s. The beautiful copper tabletop is inset with agate decorations and rests upon a black Brutalist st...
Agate, Brass
Italian 3/4" Glass Top Square Coffee Table Chrome Brass Hoof Feet Base MINT!
By Pace Collection, Mastercraft, Brueton, Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Jansen style chrome and brass hoof feet coffee table. Excellent craftsmenship quality.
Brass, Chrome
Fused Glass "Ice" Blocks Round Base Studio Made 3/4" 48" Glass Top Coffee Table
By Brueton, Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fused Glass "Ice" Blocks Round Base Studio Made 3/4" 48" Glass Top Coffee Table.
Glass
English 1850s Oak Gate Leg Oval Table with Carved Decor and Barley Twist Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak gate leg oval table from the mid-19th century, with carved top and barley-twist base.
Oak
Minimalist Round Coffee Table with Cast-Iron Base and Silver-Colored Wooden Top
Located in Naples, IT
A tall coffee table with a round top, featuring a minimalist and sophisticated design. The design combines contrasting materials: the heaviness of the cast iron base and the brightne...
Cast Iron
$1,500Sale Price|40% Off
Vintage Murano Glass Lamp Base attributed to Barovier
By Barovier
Located in Chicago, IL
A tall Vintage Murano Glass Lamp Base. Will need to a base with piping and wiring assembly. Sold as shown. The Murano Glass Base of Lamp.
Blown Glass
Round Coffee Table with Brass Base and Pink Marble Top, Italy, 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Elegant coffee table from the 1960s with The supporting structure is made of polished brass and features geometric star-shaped legs that intersect at the center, evoking the designs...
Marble, Brass
Large Driftwood Lamp on Custom Travertine Base
Located in New York, NY
Large sculptural driftwood lamp on a travertine base. The lamp has been Newly rewired with silk rayon cord and adjustable Antique brass double cluster that take standard size ligh...
Travertine
Carved Regency Style Walnut Base Oval Marble Top Coffee c1960s MINT!
By Grosfeld House
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Carved Regency Style Walnut Base Oval Marble Top Coffee c1960s MINT!
Marble
Mid-Century Modern Original Animal Black Horn Table Sculpture, Centerpiece Base
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern original cow Horn table sculpture or centerpiece mounted on a round base.
Horn
Pair of Art Deco Side Cabinets or Nightstands with Ebonized Base
Located in Miami, FL
This pair of circa 1930s French Art Deco side cabinets could be used to flank a sofa or as nightstands. Each has a storage compartment and one interior drawer and one ceramic box. Ca...
Walnut
Italian Aldo Tura two-tier Gilt bar cart Server Caddy with Tri-pod Base
By Aldo Tura
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian Aldo Tura two-tier bar cart Server Caddy. about 31" tall 12 5/8" top diameter 15 3/4" bottom diameter bottle rings have an inside diameter opening of 4"
Wood
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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