Initially known as Spanish Metal Arts — a supplier of fencing for stately homes on Long Island — the principals at New York furniture manufacturer Brueton were artistically minded from the start, ensuring that their furniture company would become a major player in the world of stylish, modern stainless steel-based design. The company’s sculptural glass-topped dining tables and vintage mid-century modern chrome-framed armchairs are welcome additions to any contemporary interior.
Brueton got its start with the Manufacturers Hanover Trust building in Manhattan. When award-winning architect Gordon Bunshaft of engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) was designing what would become a modernist marvel in the 1950s — a structure that traded sleek glass facades for the stone columns typically associated with banks — SOM worked with Spanish Metal Arts’s Bruno Saudino and Tony Vitale to furnish the property.
For Bruno and Tony, it marked the start of the aptly named Brueton — the pair produced understated side tables and seating made of glass and aluminum for SOM’s project. Revolutionary for its time, instead of traditional narrow windows, the Manufacturers Hanover Trust building was practically transparent — allowing passers-by to see the vault from the outside. (Celebrated photographer Ezra Stoller, who chronicled iconic New York buildings like Mies van der Rohe’s Seagram Building and the soaring silhouette of Eero Saarinen’s TWA Terminal, shot the building in 1954.)
Much like the material associated with so many of its offerings, Brueton built a reputation of being a strong, dependable and polished manufacturer. The brand worked with designers such as J. Wade Beam, who created cylindrical tables of polished chrome and exquisite marble mirrors during the 1970s, as well as Massimo and Lella Vignelli, a pair of innovative polymaths who left a profound mark on design and wider visual culture.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Brueton case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and seating on 1stDibs.
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
J. Wade Beam Zephyr Table Base for Brueton, 1980c.
By J. Wade Beam, Brueton
Located in Chicago, IL
J. Wade Beam “Zephyr” Table Base for Brueton – Polished Stainless Steel, 1980c. Description: A stunning example of mid-century modern minimalism, this “Zephyr” table base by J. Wade ...
Stainless Steel
Brueton Glass Topped Enameled Steel Side or End Tables
By Brueton
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful pair of Breton Steel and enamel side or end tables. These were custom painted to match the decor in two different rooms so while similar are slightly different shades. Th...
Steel
$2,500Sale Price / set|29% Off
H 19.75 in Dm 24 in
Pair of Lucite Glacier Iceberg Sculptural End Side Tables Glass Top
Located in Wayne, NJ
Pair of Lucite Glacier Iceberg end side tables glass top. Please see our other items for matching Coffee Table. If you are in the New Jersey , New York City Metro Area , please conta...
Acrylic
Pair of Brass and Glass End or Side Tables
By Milo Baughman
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Hollywood Regency Brass and Glass end tables with mirrored bottom shelves. Art deco 1980's post modern style. These...
Brass
$1,295
H 22 in W 25.75 in D 25.75 in
Vintage Modern Brass & Glass Side End Table w/ Glass Top Style Pace or Springer
By Karl Springer, Pace Collection
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome modern design somewhat Hollywood Regency style brass and glass side table or end table similar to pieces by Pace or Karl Springer. It is in wonderful vintage condition. Ther...
Brass
$2,160Sale Price|40% Off
H 16.5 in Dm 36 in
Brueton Attributed Stainless Steel Pedestal Base Coffee Table
By Brueton
Located in Dallas, TX
This is very much of the quality of Brueton. Polished stainless steel base with glass top. In beautiful condition.
Stainless Steel
$900
H 15 in W 36 in D 36 in
J Wade Beam for Brueton Cantilevered Glass and Steel Postmodern Coffee Table
By Brueton
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A J Wade Beam for Brueton cantilevered coffee table. A wonderful postmodern style coffee table with a clean, simple design. A rounded glass table top floats through a polished steel ...
Steel
Wade Beam for Brueton Cantilevered " Zephyr" Cocktail Table
By Brueton, J. Wade Beam
Located in Peabody, MA
Cantilivered zephyr coffee table by J. Wade Beam for Brueton in white lacquered finish circa 1970s. Measures: Height to glass, 14 7/8". Height t...
Glass, Wood
Brueton Chrome and Glass Cylindrical Pedestal Dining Table, 1980
By Brueton
Located in Chicago, IL
Brueton Chrome and Glass Cylindrical Pedestal Dining Table, 1980’s. Polished chrome base. Measures glass 44” diameter 25.25” tall
Chrome
Brueton Pinnacle Glass Dining Table by Jay Wade Beam
By Brueton, J. Wade Beam
Located in Chicago, IL
Please contact for details on this item. We no longer have the top. We have the polished metal base in beautiful condition. Also have the semicircle glass in clear (not frosted) (wit...
Metal
$3,900
H 15.5 in W 36 in D 36 in
Pair of Mid-Century J Wade Beam Chrome and Glass Cocktail Table Signed Brueton
By J. Wade Beam, Brueton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A super classy looking coffee table designed by J. Wade Beam for Brueton furniture company. It consists of an extremely polished stainless steel triangular base that holds a thick pi...
Steel, Stainless Steel
$9,095
H 30.25 in W 60 in D 12 in
J. Wade Beam for Brueton Mid Century Stainless Steel Tee Console Table
By Brueton, J. Wade Beam
Located in Franklin Park, IL
J. Wade Beam for Brueton Mid Century Stainless Steel Tee Console Table This console table measures: 60 wide x 12 deep x 30.25 inches high Excellent Vintage Condition. We take our...
Stainless Steel
J. Wade Beam for Brueton Mid Century Cantilevered Coffee Table
By Brueton, J. Wade Beam
Located in Franklin Park, IL
J. Wade Beam for Brueton Mid Century Cantilevered Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 60 wide x 31.5 deep x 16 inches high Great Vintage Condition. We take our photos in a co...
Metal
J Wade Beam Vintage Black Marble Console Table
By J. Wade Beam
Located in Bensalem, PA
Amazing console table with a lacquer faux black and white marble finish table designed by J. Wade Beam
Fiberglass, Lacquer
Brueton Polished Stainless Steel/Marble Drum side/end Table, 1970
By Brueton
Located in Chicago, IL
Brueton Polished Stainless Steel/Marble Drum side/end Table, 1970. Original with beautiful black marble. Measures 18.75" tall, 23.5" diameter, marble .5" thick
Marble, Stainless Steel
Stunning Pair of Tables by Brueton
By Poul Kjærholm, Knoll, Brueton
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Wonderful pair of marble and bronze side or end table by Brueton Circa 1980's. Elegant design showing little wear. Marble is perfect.
Marble, Brass, Steel
Illuminated Pair Brueton Chrome Drum Cantilevered Side/End Tables, 1970
By Brueton
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Brueton Chrome Drum cantilevered Side/End Tables, 1970. Illuminated Lucite table tops. Sold as a pair.
Chrome
Illuminated Pair Brueton Chrome Drum Cantilevered Side/End Tables, 1970
By Brueton
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Brueton Chrome drum cantilevered side/end tables, 1970. Illuminated Lucite table tops. Sold as a pair, we have 4 in stock.
Chrome
J. Wade Beam for Breuton Cantilevered Coffee Table
By Brueton, J. Wade Beam
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An angled long coffee table designed by J. Wade Beam for Brueton of New York. The company pioneered the use of stainless steel in home furnishings, and this example is typical of Bea...
Stainless Steel
J Wade Beam Zephyr Polished Steel Cantilever Table for Brueton, 1970s
By Brueton, J. Wade Beam
Located in Miami, FL
Original condition polished steel cantilever table designed by J Wade Beam and manufactured by Brueton circa 1970s. The base is weighted and is angled at 45 degrees. Use as side, end...
Steel
Brueton White Lacquer End Tables, circa 1970
By Brueton
Located in Chicago, IL
Brueton white lacquer end tables, circa 1970’s. Fully restored.
Lacquer
Vintage Polished Steel "Zephyr" Table by J. Wade Beam for Brueton
By Brueton, J. Wade Beam
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning pair of vintage polished steel "Zephyr" end / side tables, circa 1970s. Designed by J. Wade Beam for Brueton in the United States. Mirror polished stainless steel cylinders ...
Metal, Stainless Steel
Sold
H 15 in W 13 in D 20 in
J Wade Beam Green Marble Zephyr Side or End Occasional Drinks Table for Brueton
By Brueton, J. Wade Beam
Located in Miami, FL
Cantilever side table rendered in solid green marble designed by J Wade Beam for Brueton, 1980s.
Marble
Brueton Cantilevered Side Table in Chrome and Glass, 1970s
By Brueton
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Cantilevered side table in chrome with inset glass top by Brueton Industries, American, 1970s. This is a very cool design.
Chrome
Contemporary Modern Brueton Round Gunmetal Glass Side End Table Asymmetrical
By Brueton
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a lovely, asymmetrical, round side or end table, with a glass top on a gunmetal base, by Brueton, circa 1980s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 20...
Metal
J. Wade Beam "Zephyr" Table for Brueton Is Solid Brass
By J. Wade Beam, Brueton
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice vintage Zephyr table by Brueton from the 1970s in solid brass. This table has not been made in solid brass for quite a while, as they now make it i...
Brass