Edward Wormley Tables
American, 1907-1995
As the longtime director of design for the Dunbar furniture company, Edward Wormley was, along with such peers as George Nelson at Herman Miller Inc., and Florence Knoll of Knoll Inc., one of the leading forces in bringing modern design into American homes in the mid-20th century. Not an axiomatic modernist, Wormley deeply appreciated traditional design, and consequently his vintage seating, storage cabinets, bar carts and other work has an understated warmth and a timeless quality that sets it apart from other furnishings of the era.
Wormley was born in rural Illinois and as a teenager took correspondence courses from the New York School of Interior Design. He later attended the Art Institute of Chicago but ran out of money for tuition before he could graduate. Marshall Field hired Wormley in 1930 to design a line of reproduction 18th-century English furniture; the following year he was hired by the Indiana-based Dunbar, where he quickly distinguished himself. It was a good match.
Dunbar was an unusual firm: it did not use automated production systems; its pieces were mostly hand-constructed. For his part, Wormley did not use metal as a major component of furniture; he liked craft elements such as caned seatbacks, tambour drawers, or the woven-wood cabinet fronts seen on his Model 5666 sideboard of 1956. He designed two lines for Dunbar each year — one traditional, one modern — until 1944, by which time the contemporary pieces had become the clear best sellers.
Many of Wormley’s signature pieces — chairs, sofas, tables and more — are modern interpretations of traditional forms. His 1946 Riemerschmid Chair — an example is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art — recapitulates a late 19th-century German design. The long, slender finials of his Model 5580 dining chairs are based on those of Louis XVI chairs; his Listen-to-Me Chaise (1948) has a gentle Rococo curve; the “Precedent” line that Wormley designed for Drexel Furniture in 1947 is a simplified, pared-down take on muscular Georgian furniture. But he could invent new forms, as his Magazine table of 1953, with its bent wood pockets, and his tiered Magazine Tree (1947), both show. And Wormley kept his eye on design currents, creating a series of tables with tops that incorporate tiles and roundels by the great modern ceramicists Otto and Gertrud Natzler.
As the vintage items on 1stDibs demonstrate, Edward Wormley conceived of a subdued sort of modernism, designing furniture that fits into any decorating scheme and does not shout for attention.
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Creator: Edward Wormley
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut, Rosewood and Aluminium Inlaid End Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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...
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1960s American Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Walnut Low Table by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rectangular dark walnut low table having a black laminate top and distinctive triangular legs.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Nesting Tables
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Kansas City, MO
Beautiful set of Edward Wormley for Dunbar nesting tables. Signed with big brass D.
Largest table measurements are below.
Sm...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Brass
Dunbar Chrome and Walnut Occasional Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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 Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Chrome
Tambour Drum Cabinet by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A remarkable end table discreet bar with butterfly hinged top drawers and a tambour cabinet with adjustable shelf.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley Set of Three Walnut Nesting or Side Tables
By Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
Newly refinished set of two-tone nesting tables by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Light walnut tops, banded in contrasting borders, ebonized legs and brass stretchers. Beautiful grain o...
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1960s American Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Brass
Bold Coffee Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
Bold mahogany coffee table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. USA, circa 1950. Signed with Dunbar tag. U-shaped legs supporting...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Excellent Rosewood Roll Top Desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid-Century Modern
By Edward Wormley
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Classic roll top desk by Edward Wormley for Dunbar with leather footrest. This stately executive desk is beautifully constructed of rosewood and mahogany. With two sliding roll-tops,...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Brass
Wormley for Dunbar Cantilevered End Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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 Edward Wormley Tables
Burl Olive Wood Glass Top Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar # 6302G
By Edward Wormley
Located in Stamford, CT
A faceted burl olive wood pedestal base with glass top, coffee or low table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar model # 6302G. Metal tag & paper label on bottom of base. Photo to be added...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Glass, Olive
Triangular Table by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A geometrically pure and finely detailed two-tiered table in bleached walnut of triangular form with distinctive beveled edging at a 45 degree angle.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut
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).
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Teak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Solid Brass and Marble Coffee Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Clean lined Dunbar brass and marble coffee table designed by Edward Wormley. Solid brass bar frame with solid brass rod stretchers and brass square plate feet. Beautifully veined rou...
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1950s American Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
End Table by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A fine and uncommon pair of end tables having sculptural exposed frames in stained mahogany and expressive floating tops of molded birch with upturned edges.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Birch
Cork Low Table by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A simple and elegant square low table with a raised cork top on a mahogany 'Parsons' base.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Cork
Early Edward Wormley Dunbar Long Oriental Cork Coffee Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Edward Wormley Dunbar long oriental cork coffee table. Early green rectangular label attached. This version of this table is rarer in the longer length.
Measures: 62" x 14.7...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Cork
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Occasional Tables with Natzler Tiles
By Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of rare Edward Wormley for Dunbar occasional tables with Natzler tiles from the Janus Collection. Custom ordered from Dunbar, tiles described as "Jade." Mahogany construction ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid-Century Modern Three Nesting Tables in Sap Walnut
By Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Beautiful set of three nesting tables designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar with SAP walnut tops, and picked mahogany frames. Model number 4783, which denotes they were designed in 1...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Dunbar Parsons End Table by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Edward Wormley for Dunbar end table.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of His and Hers Step side Tables by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very nice pair of end tables, his and hers, it has the original top, and the original patina is nicer in person.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Wood
Edward Wormley Tulip Side Tables
By Edward Wormley
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rarely seen pair of tables designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Label below
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1950s American Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Magazine Table by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A triangular ash table with an inset cream leather top over two web strap magazine holders.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Ash, Leather
Edward Wormley Bleached Mahogany Corner Table for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Minimalist design bleached mahogany corner table number 4977. Nicely grained woods with open design and expert craftsma...
Category
1950s American Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early Elegant Custom Edward Wormley Console for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant Wormley console with 9 x 9 travertine marble tile insets to form one long marble rectangular form. Most likely a custom form. This console bares the early green Dunbar label.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Wood
Uncommon Edward Wormley Five-Leg Walnut Coffee Table for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Dunbar five-leg walnut coffee table. Another uncommon Wormley design with the addition of a fifth canted leg. Excellent wood grain, recessed apron and brass sabots.
Category
1950s American Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut
Parsons End Table by Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A bleached walnut 'Parsons' end table.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Bleached and Glazed Walnut Parsons End Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegantly simple bleached and glazed walnut square Parsons end table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
1950s American Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut
Parsons End Table by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rare low Dunbar "Parson's" end table with the original yellow-orange lacquered frame and a black epoxy top with a constellation of random walnut doy inlays.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut
Tiered End Table by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A two-tiered round end table on three legs with single drawer. Shelf height is 16.5".
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut
Low Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An ebonized mahogany low table with a lower shelf and singe drawer on cylindrical dowel legs.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Low Table or Bench by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A low table or bench with an ebonized walnut frame which rises slightly above the table surface and can hold a loose cushion if used as a bench.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut
Occasional Table by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An interesting and uncommon occasional table on casters having a cruciform structure intersected by two circular planes, the top of the table surfaced with leather.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Brass
Dunbar Janus Side Table by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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 Edward Wormley Tables
Rare Edward Wormley Lamp Table by Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Highland, IN
This table lamp by Edward Wormley is an exceedingly rare variation on the model 5410 by Dunbar. The model 5410 was produced with a couple base variations, but this example has severa...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley Bleached Mahogany Reeded Curule Leg Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
An uncommon and early Edward Wormley design for Dunbar, this reeded Curule leg end table has a three-sided gallery framed top, three part stretcher connecti...
Category
1940s American Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
End Table by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A tailored two-level square end or lamp table in walnut having splayed tapering legs.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Wood
End Table by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Dunbar's low walnut "Janus" end table of Asian inspiration, with raised edges to the legs and diagonal "cloud-lift" stretchers.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut
Dining Set for Six by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A drop-leaf console table opens to seat, six (6) for dining. Set complete with two banquette chairs and four side chairs.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Edward Wormley Long John Bench for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in San Diego, CA
The iconic Long John bench designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Features a solid walnut construction with bent hairpin plywood legs. The edge of the table has a slight raised edge....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut, Plywood
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Circular Walnut Veneer Two Tier End / Side Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century two-tier end / side table with a circular top above a circular stretcher shelf supported by three tapered legs, finished in walnut v...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Oval Walnut Drop Leaf Gate Leaf Dining Table by Edward Wormley, 1960
By Edward Wormley
Located in Basel, BS
Stunning Oval shaped vintage American Edward Wormley dining table that can also be used with its leaves down as a console table behind the couch or a buffet table.
Featured beaut...
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut
Dunbar Side / End Table. Bleached Mahogany. Expertly Refinished. Signed.
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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 Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Desk and Chair in Matching Leather
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
An elegant and early design by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Desk model 4725 in mahogany with original green leather and matching swiveling stool.
Category
1940s Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Sheaf of Wheat Side Table, Mid-Century Modern
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Decatur, GA
Mid-Century Modern sheaf of wheat side pedestal table designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, circa 1960s. Solid walnut base with scarce resin terrazzo top. Wormley's designs exude a ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Resin, Terrazzo, Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Rosewood Cocktail Table, Newly Refinished
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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 Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Edward Wormley Model 5900 Dining Table by Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Highland, IN
A beautiful example of Ed Wormley's refined aesthetic and Dunbar's quality construction, this dining table has a very pleasing mix of straight lines and elegant curves. The octagonal...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut
Dunbar Dining/Conference Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Roger Sprunger for Dunbar dining table, could seat 6 to 8 people.
Rounded edged walnut top with good figured patterns, dark walnut pedestal base.
Dunbar Berne Indiana metal tag on ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Walnut
Modern Dunbar Lamp Table by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very unusual lamp or center table designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar,,Superior quality, Solid mahogany ,, Two-tone finish...,bevel drawer and hand pull.Elegant brass trim to botto...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Wood
Gueridon Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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 Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Travertine
Two-Tone Mahogany Side Table on Brass Casters by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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 Edward Wormley Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Edward Wormley 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 Edward Wormley tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables by Edward Wormley 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 tables by Dunbar, Paul McCobb, and Knoll. Prices for Edward Wormley tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $750 and can go as high as $58,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,400.
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