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.
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Onyx and Stainless Steel Nesting Tables by Brueton, 1980s
By Brueton
Located in Hamburg, PA
A gorgeous set of three stainless steel and onyx nesting tables by Brueton. This aesthetically pleasing set of side tables is very functional. This set came out of a high-end executi...
Onyx, Stainless Steel
$1,920 / set
H 17.72 in W 35.44 in D 17.72 in
1970s Postmodern Nesting Tables by Romeo Rega, Brass, Glass and Steel
By Romeo Rega
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. These three tables feature a brass and steel frame with glass tops. They are vintage, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but they can be considere...
Brass, Steel
$2,295 / set
H 24 in W 20.5 in D 11.75 in
Set of Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture Mahogany Nesting Tables Circa 1980s
By Barbara Barry, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Peabody, MA
Set of three nesting tables in mahogany with elegantly curved legs, designed by Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture, circa 1980s. Largest table measures 24" high, 20.5" wide, 11.75" d...
Mahogany
$19,517 / set
H 14.97 in W 60.24 in D 40.16 in
Mid-Century Modern Bordeira Nesting Coffee Table, Onyx Brass, by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Bordeira Nesting Coffee Table, Set/2, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Bordeira nesting coffee table was designed to b...
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Amethyst, Quartz, Brass, Stainless Steel
$6,000Sale Price|40% Off
H 16.5 in W 71.75 in D 29.75 in
Stainless Steel Waterfall Cocktail Table by Brueton
By Brueton
Located in Wilton, CT
A marvellous piece of modernist design from the renown experts of stainless steel manufacturing. This waterfall design cocktail table is exquisitely crafted, expecting nothing less f...
Stainless Steel
$35,000 / item
H 20 in W 60 in D 43.75 in
Carrocel Custom Shagreen and Stainless Steel Cocktail Nesting Tables
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
These cocktail nesting tables are part of the Carrocel custom collection. The larger coffee table has a faux shagreen finish with brushed stainless-steel ends and two smaller tables ...
Metal
$25,488 / set
H 17.72 in W 96.46 in D 59.06 in
Mid-Century Style Bordeira Nesting Coffee Table, Onyx Brass, by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Style Bordeira Nesting Coffee Table, Set/3, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Bordeira nesting coffee table was designe...
Marble, Onyx, Statuary Marble, Quartz, Travertine, Brass, Stainless Steel
$296 / set
H 16.34 in W 19.69 in D 16.34 in
Postmodern Perforated Metal Nesting Side Tables from Ikea, 1980s, Set of 2
By IKEA
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern metal nesting side table from Ikea from the 1980s. A delicate design. The finely crafted frame forms runners. A perforated metal sheet serves as the table top. The table ...
Metal
$11,258 / set
H 23.63 in W 13.78 in D 24.81 in
Melting Nesting Side Table Set of 3 in Shagreen, Onyx and Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The melting nesting side table...
Onyx, Brass
$1,250Sale Price / set|67% Off
H 19.75 in W 25.75 in D 19.75 in
R&Y Augousti Pair of Mosaic Inlay Nesting Side Tables, 1980s, Signed
By R & Y Augousti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This ingenious pair of nesting side tables designed by Ria & Yiouri Augousti for R&Y Augousti (France circa 1980), feature mosaic i...
Wood
$1,800 / set
H 22 in W 22 in D 22 in
Solid Stainless Steel Chrome Cube Nesting End Side Step Occasional Tables Set
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid Stainless Steel Chrome Cube Nesting End Side Step Occasional Tables Set MINT!
Stainless Steel, Chrome
$1,518 / set
H 12 in W 23.5 in D 23.5 in
A Pair of Post Modern Faux Marble Resin Nesting Tables. Circa 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of Vintage Post Modern Faux Marble Cast Resin Accent / Nesting Tables. Circa 1980s Feature a minimalist design with rounded edges and beatiful faux stone veins design in shade...
Resin
$10,785 / set
H 23.63 in W 13.78 in D 23.63 in
Melting Nesting Side Table Set of 3 in Shagreen, Onyx and Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The melting nesting side table...
Onyx, Brass
Set of 3 Nesting Stainless Steel and Glass Nesting Tables by Brueton
By Brueton, J. Wade Beam
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful set of 3 stainless steel nesting tables by Brueton circa 1982. These tables are flawless and show almost no wear. Small Table: 12" Dia, 12.5" H Medium Tabl...
Stainless Steel