Dunbar Side Tables
American
Revered for its handcrafted and highly collectible mid-century modern sofas, coffee tables and other furnishings, Dunbar Furniture was founded in 1910 in Berne, Indiana, but it didn’t gain widespread recognition until the ’30s, following the introduction of its president to a designer who would leave an indelible mark on the company’s legacy: Edward Wormley.
After a stint at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Oswego, Illinois-born Wormley worked as an interior designer for Marshall Field’s before joining Dunbar in 1931. Initially focused on developing the company’s cheapest furniture line, which could be bought with soap coupons, he was soon leading Dunbar Furniture into a new era of residential furniture for modern American homes. He would serve as the company’s design director for over three decades, designing about 150 pieces each year.
During that time, he oversaw the production of designs in a wide range of materials, with influences ranging from Scandinavian modernism to Art Deco. There were modern upholstery pieces, like swiveling lounge chairs and low-slung sofas, and experiments with textural wood on bar carts and cabinets as well as minimal, sculptural tables and functional office furniture. A passionate collector of Tiffany Studios lamps, Wormley used their glass tiles in Dunbar tables in 1956. He also worked on the reproduction of pieces by designers such as Jean-Michel Frank and Richard Riemerschmid.
One standout Dunbar Furniture collection was Janus, introduced in the 1960s, with Austrian-born ceramicists Otto and Gertrud Natzler. These pieces see the Natzlers’ uniquely artful ceramic tiles set into several styles of wooden tables. They remain some of the most sought-after mid-century modern Dunbar pieces on the vintage market today. During the peak of his design career and, indeed, the height of Dunbar Furniture’s history, Wormley amassed a whopping 30 Good Design awards between 1950 and 1955 through the “Good Design” exhibition, hosted by the Chicago Merchandise Mart and the Museum of Modern Art. Dunbar today produces a limited selection of archival Wormley designs, but many sales of original Dunbar pieces are through the resale market.
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Creator: Dunbar
1950s Walnut 'Janus' End Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A walnut 'Janus' end table of Asian inspiration, with raised edges to the legs and diagonal cloud-lift stretchers.
Accented with green inlaid ceramic tiles.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Mahogany and Brass Side End Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Mahogany and Brass Side End Table
22 wide x 28 deep x 22.25 high
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Cube End Tables by Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Mid-Century Modern end or side tables by Dunbar Furniture in an espresso brown lacquered finish.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Trapezoidal Walnut Side Table with Brass Sabots by Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Dunbar and handcrafted in Berne, Indiana, this elegant side table was realized in the United States circa 1950. Featuring a hand rubbed walnut trapezoidal top and ebonize...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley Dunbar Burl Wood Pedestal Accent Drum Table 6302F Mid Century
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley for dunbar burl wood pedestal side table 6302F. Item features a beautiful faceted columnar exterior, figured burl...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Burl
Edward Wormley Ebonized Mahogany Side Tables
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Denton, TX
Edward Wormley ebonized mahogany side table with storage.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley Lamp Table for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish Mid-Century Modern Dunbar lamp table features rich mahogany finish, dovetailed drawers, and uniquely sculpted single drawer design. Unique drawer pull and raised edge st...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Dunbar Magazine Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
Triangular magazine table model 5313 by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Table consists of two mahogany magazine bins, sap grain walnut top with mahogany base, ...
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Dunbar Snack Table Floor Lamp, Model 4856, Designed by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Hanover, MA
Rare Dunbar floor lamp/snack table combo, Model 4856, designed by Edward Wormley circa 1948. Original Dunbar tag on underside. Slender tapered walnut leg and lamp stem. Round top, 25...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley Side Table in Mahogany with Conical Brass Legs 1940s 'Signed'
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Rare side table with chest in mahogany with recessed pulls and conical brass legs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American 1940s (signed on drawer with Dunbar tag). This is a rare Wormley...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Dunbar Edward Wormley Polygon End Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
A mahogany end table with polygon top. Made by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. USA, circa 1960. Signed with Dunbar brass tag. Dark brown finish.
Dimensions: 20" L × 19" D x 19.5" H.
Loc...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Dunbar Midcentury Rectangular Tri Level End Table
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
A single end table with rectangular shape and an adjustable middle shelf by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. USA, 1975.
Features a tooled leather top.
Signed with Dunbar burnished ink st...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Mid-Century Edward Wormley Side Table by Dunbar Furniture
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish midcentury end-table adds a splash of vintage elegance with a rich mahogany finish and Parson's style legs. Designed by Edward Wormley and manufactured in Berne Indiana ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Dunbar Janus Collection Walnut Table by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Dunbar Janus Collection walnut table by Edward Wormley, with dark chocolate finish circa 1950s. Brass label on underside.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Wonderful Pair of Trapezoidal Walnut Side Table with Brass Sabots by Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful set of trapezoidal end tables by Edward Wormley with dark walnut tops. The leg bases are ebonized heavyweight wood with antiqued brass fe...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley Side Table for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley side table for Dunbar. The scarcer form with two-tier tabletop.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Rosewood and Mahogany Side Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar in the late 1950s, this lovely square side table sets a deeply grained rosewood top into a mahogany frame with curved edges and gracefully shape...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Wormley for Dunbar Cantilevered End Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Cantilevered end table by Wormley for Dunbar. Original condition, and finish.We have separately listed the other end table, and matching coffee ta...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Set of 2 Cantilever End Tables by Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
A set of two cantilever top end tables--one with shelf and the other without—for a less "matched" look. Made by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. USA, circa 1950.
Made of mahogany and pr...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Pair of Folding Side Tables by Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Rare matched pair of tables by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Folding solid rosewood frames with inset Murano glass tile tops. Table model #5425.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Parsons Style Side Table by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
Parsons style side table in walnut by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American, 1960s (Dunbar tag and label on bottom).
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut, Rosewood and Aluminium Inlaid End Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley figured walnut Parsons style side table with unusual aluminium inlaid legs. Incised corners start at the top and move all the way down the legs with aluminium inlay. R...
Category
1960s American Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Dunbar X-Base Murano Tile-Top Table
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare X-base mosaic top side table designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Co. Both in excellent original condition, base made from solid ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Pair of Large Square Lamp End Tables by Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of large Mid-Century Modern Dunbar lamp end tables or nightstands.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Side Tables
Dunbar Chrome and Walnut Occasional Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic and rarely seen Edward Wormley design that can function as a lamp table, end table or small cocktail table. Dunbar label on bottom.
Category
1960s American Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Clean-Line End Table in Teak by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
Clean-line end table in teak by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American, 1950s. (Dunbar metal tag on bottom).
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Teak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Bleached and Glazed Walnut Parsons End Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegantly simple bleached and glazed walnut square Parsons end table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
1950s American Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Dunbar Side / End Table. Bleached Mahogany. Expertly Refinished. Signed.
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Edward Wormley for Dunbar side / end table. Expertly refinished and ready to use. Signed with the gold metal Dunbar Medallion to the underside.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Rosewood Cocktail Table, Newly Refinished
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern cocktail table, occasional side table, or tea table
By Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture
USA, 1950s
Book-matched rosewood top, with ebonized ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Dunbar Janus Side Table by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning tripod side table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar from the Famous 'Janus' Collection. Stunning exotic wood top and solid brass feet. Original condition. Retains brass rectangul...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Dunbar Side or End Table with Inlaid Brass Detail
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Highland, IN
Subtle, simple, and sophisticated, this Parsons style side or end table by Dunbar is well made and features an ebonized finish and an inlaid brass detail on the top.
We have quali...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Gueridon Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Houston, TX
Occasional table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
USA, circa 1950s.
Travertine top with tripod mahagony base.
Dunbar label to underneath.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Travertine
Two-Tone Mahogany Side Table on Brass Casters by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Dorchester, MA
Edward Wormley designed this mahogany side table for Dunbar. The case, whose warm honey tone contrasts with the dark-stained frame, features a wide drawer with a rosewood and brass p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dunbar Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Dunbar side tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Dunbar side 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 Dunbar side tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original side tables by Dunbar were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider side tables by Paul McCobb, Edward Wormley, and Knoll. Prices for Dunbar side tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $995 and can go as high as $18,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,600.
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Questions About Dunbar Side Tables
- Where is Dunbar Furniture made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Dunbar furniture is made in High Point, North Carolina. The original location of the company was Berne, Indiana. Its relocation occurred after Currey & Co. bought Dunbar from founder James Wormley in 1970. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Dunbar furniture.