Brown Saltman End Tables
American
The enduring modern design legacy of Brown Saltman was born from the collaboration between designer Paul Frankl and furniture manufacturer David Saltman. Together, they created stunning mid-century modern solid wood furniture with Art Deco influences. Brown Saltman side tables, cocktail tables and credenzas are known for their thoughtful designs and exquisite details.
Frankl was a leading American designer who came to prominence in the 1930s by making rattan furniture for Hollywood stars. However, he dreamed of bringing his designs to the public. That chance came in 1939, when he met Saltman at a party. Saltman was the head of the Los Angeles-based Brown Saltman, which, at the time, specialized in furniture reproductions.
He asked Frankl to create a furniture line, which was released in 1941. It was a hit, with sales exceeding expectations. Frankl quickly started work on a new line for mass production. It featured simplified designs and less expensive materials like combed wood and textured plywood. This line was even more successful, and Frankl started on a third.
In 1942, Frankl and Saltman signed an extended contract to continue their collaboration. However, Saltman died in a traffic accident the next day. World War II also brought Brown Saltman production to a standstill. After the war ended, Frankl decided not to renew his contract.
Brown Saltman partnered with many other designers over the years. A walnut sideboard by Van Keppel-Green for Brown Saltman was featured in the Museum of Modern Art’s 1950-51 Good Design exhibition. Architect and interior designer Paul Laszlo also designed a commercial furniture line for the company in the 1950s.
Brown Saltman dissolved in 1960, but its well-built and beautifully designed furniture remains in high demand today.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Brown Saltman tables, storage cabinets, seating and more.
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Creator: Brown Saltman
John Keal for Brown Saltman Glass Top End Table Solid Walnut
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Fulton, CA
A Mid-Century Modern end or side table crafted in solid walnut with a smoked glass top. Designed by John Keal for Brown Saltman of California, circa. 1960's. Features storage or disp...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brown Saltman End Tables
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Smoked Glass, Walnut
Art Deco Two-Tone Geometric Side Tables by Gilbert Rohde for Brown Saltman, Pair
By Brown Saltman, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Two-tone Gilbert Rohde Side table for Brown Saltman 1940s made of Pearwood. Fantastic Side Profile with a great geometric round cantalevered stacking table and curio display for any ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
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Wood
Pair Paul Frankl Ebonized Oak Side Tables For Brown Saltman
By Paul Frankl, Brown Saltman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a pair Paul Frankl designed side tables for Brown Saltman.
Ebonized oak, with glass, table tops have a step down design, with a small...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
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Glass, Oak
Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Nesting Tables by John Keal for Brown Saltman
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage set of three nesting side tables by John Keal for Brown Saltman in mahogany, circa 1950s. This versatile set features a rounded edge detail that taper into the legs complete ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
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Mahogany
Pair of Hexagonal 'Domino' Side Tables by John Keal for Brown-Saltman
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Occasional hexagonal tables by John Keal for Brown-Saltman.
Stamped and labeled.
Practical and versatile.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
1960s John Keal For Brown Saltman Blue Constellation Tile Side Tables
By John Keal, Brown Saltman
Located in San Gabriel, CA
1960s Square walnut tile table with unique enameled copper or blue insets called the ‘Constellation’ table designed by John Keal and produced by Californian furniture manufacturer Br...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Copper
1960s John Keal For Brown Saltman Gold Constellation Tile Side Table
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in San Gabriel, CA
1960s Square walnut tile table with unique enameled copper or blue insets called the ‘Constellation’ table designed by John Keal and produced by Californian furniture manufacturer Br...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Copper
Pair of Mahogany Nightstands by John Keal for Brown Saltman
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of mahogany nightstands by John Keal for Brown Saltman, c.1950s, USA. This minimal design features an upper drawer with a wood and nickel plated drawer pull. Below is an open sh...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Nickel
John Keal for Brown Saltman Hexagonal End Tables
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of two hexagonal John Keal for Brown Saltman tables. Frames are walnut with enameled textured design under glass tops. Price per table, 4 available
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Enamel
Pair Mid Century John Keal Brown Saltman Walnut & Glass End Side Tables 1950s
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Troy, MI
Unique pair of side tables designed by John Keal for Brown Saltman circa 1950s
Square walnut pedestal bases with decorative reverse painted glass surfaces in mottled gold tones
Both...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
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Glass, Walnut
Mid Century Brown Saltman Walnut and Copper Enamel End Table by John Keal
By John Keal, Brown Saltman
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage walnut side table designed by John Keal for Brown Saltman of California. This piece showcases an enameled glazed orange tile insert made out of copper. Perfect to use as a dr...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Copper
Brown Saltman Solid Walnut End Table with Burl Walnut Inset
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Soquel, CA
Brown Saltman Solid Walnut End Table with Burl Walnut Inset
Elegant end table designed by John Keal and manufactured by Brown Saltman. This piece is clean and modern, which highlights the gorgeous burl of the top. It will fit well with a variety of decor and design choices.
15"H x 18"D x 18"W
At a time when many furniture makers were turning to cheaper materials for mass production, mid-century modern designer John Keal didn't shy away from utilizing quality woods in his work, like mahogany and walnut to create his coffee tables, cabinets and benches.
While little is known about Keal, he was part of a powerhouse group that collaborated with Los Angeles furniture manufacturer Brown-Saltman in the 1940s and ‘50s. Other designers who had partnered with the firm during the mid-20th century included Greta Magnusson Grossman, Paul Frankl, Paul Laszlo, and Gilbert Rohde, a New York City-born designer who would help legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer Herman Miller avert financial disaster during the Great Depression.
Brown-Saltman was established in 1923 and initially specialized in reproductions of furniture in period styles. When cofounder David Saltman met Frankl, the firm had discontinued its Early California collection and was producing modern furniture.
Keal’s work also fit snugly into what we now call California modernism, which derived from the Bauhaus and International Style movements, and revolutionized the way we build homes today, not only in the Golden State but across the globe. Keal created sleek end tables...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Walnut
John Keal for Brown Saltman Snowbell Tree Tile Top Design, Walnut Side Tables
By John Keal, Brown Saltman
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of Mid-Century Modern John Keal for Brown Saltman walnut side tables with colorful ceramic art tiles in an abstract of a Japanese Snowbell Tree. Newly refinished and reglued. No...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Paul Frankl Two-Tier Side Table for Brown Saltman
By Brown Saltman, Paul Frankl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Frankl two-tiered occasional table by Brown Saltman of California, circa 1950.
Solidly crafted and elegantly designed.
Signed and marked.
We have not refinished or restore...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Maple
John Keal Square Reverse Painted Glass and Walnut End / Side Tables
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century square end / side tables with reverse painted glass tops mounted in a walnut frame, supported by a smaller square walnut pedestal base. (JOHN KEAL FOR BR...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
John Keal for Brown Saltman Wedge Table with Magazine Rack mid century modern
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A mahogany wedge shaped table designed by John Keal for Brown Saltman. The wedge shape allows it to nest between a pair of chairs. Tapered stiletto brass capped legs A sleek floati...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Brass
John Keal Mid-Century Square Reverse Painted Glass and Walnut End / Side Tables
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American mid-century square end / side tables with reverse painted glass tops mounted in a walnut frame, supported by a smaller square walnut pedestal base. (John Keal for Br...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Walnut
Brown and Saltman Set of Three End Side Tables in Dark Oiled Walnut Art Tile Top
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of 3 Brown and Saltman end coffee side occasional tables stands in dark oiled walnut with art tile top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Art Glass, Walnut
Mid-century Walnut Nightstands by John Keal for Brown Saltman
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous mid-century walnut nightstands designed by John Keal for Brown Saltman in the United States, circa 1950s. These nightstands have a very particular and avant-garde geometric ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of End Tables by John Keal for Brown Saltman of California
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of early Brown Saltman of California teak end tables with brass details designed by John Keal, circa 1950s.
These tables can be used as side tabl...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Brass
John Keal for Brown Saltman Constellation End Tables
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of walnut with enamel copper tile tables titled ‘Constellation’ produced by high-end Californian furniture manufacturer, Brown Saltman. These two solid walnut wood tables each fe...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Labeled Brown Saltman Side / End Tables
By Brown Saltman
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Labeled Brown Saltman Side / End Tables
Set of rectangular mid-century end tables in a chic ash driftwood grey matte finish. Each having step...
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1950s American Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
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Driftwood
MCM John Keal for Brown Saltman Mahogany Occasional Tables with Travertine Tops
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern John Keal for Brown Saltman mahogany occasional or end tables with travertine tops on colosseum form base. Original condition, no labels.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Travertine
Pair of Understated Walnut End Tables by Brown Saltman
By Brown Saltman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chic understated polished walnut end /side tables by Brown Saltman.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Walnut
3 John Keal Hexagonal Reverse Painted Glass and Oak Occasional / End Tables
By John Keal, Brown Saltman
Located in Queens, NY
2 American Mid-Century walnut occasional / end tables with hexagonal bases and tops with an open center structure and reverse painted glass table tops...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Glass
Brown Saltman Hexagonal End Coffee Table with Sunburst Inlay
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oiled walnut hexagonal centre side table by John Keal for Brown Saltman.
High quality walnut wood in combination with high quality Mid-Century Modern craftsmanship accent table. Nat...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Walnut
Wood and Brass Nightstand by John Keal for Brown-Saltman
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Pasadena, CA
Precious night stand by John Keal for Brown-Saltman. Drawers are made of particleboard looking very much like cork, accented with a sculptural brass pull. Retains original labels.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brown Saltman End Tables
Materials
Brass
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Set of Mahogany Bedside Tables by Brown Saltman, C. 1950s
By Brown Saltman
Located in Westport, CT
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Located in Rockaway, NJ
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Brown Saltman end tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Brown Saltman end tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Brown Saltman end tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original end tables by Brown Saltman were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider end tables by John Keal, John Widdicomb, and Adrian Pearsall. Prices for Brown Saltman end tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $425 and can go as high as $4,750, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,250.
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