Edward Wormley Side 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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Period: 1950s
Creator: Edward Wormley
Magazine Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
An Edward Wormley for Dunbar magazine table with bentwood holders and sap grain top.
Category
1950s Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Leather Top Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
A mahogany table with inset leather top designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
1950s Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Magazine Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
An Edward Wormley for Dunbar magazine table with bentwood holders.
Category
1950s Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat Tables, Travertine and Ash
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare pair of matching Edward Wormley Sheaf of Wheat Tables. Composed of an ash body with brass ring, they are complete with travertine tops. A timeless design with exciting use of ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Travertine
Janus Side Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar with Natzler Tiles
By Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare Janus side table with 25 inset tiles by Otto and Gertrud Natzler. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Base of walnut with brass edging on legs.
Category
1950s American Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Table with Marble Terrazzo Top
By Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare occasisonal table # 5928, designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar ca' 1950's. Richly grained tripod base in walnut/brass, marble terrazzo top, from the "New Career Collection".
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Brass
A Pair Dunbar Gueridons With Green Marble Tops
By Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of classic Edward Wormley for Dunbar gueridons or tripod base tables. Green marble tops.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Edward Wormley Janus Side Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare Edward Wormley side or lamp table made by Dunbar ca’1950’s. Sculptural and elegant design that remains timeless.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Dunbar Sheaf Of Wheat Table With Glass Top
By Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Edward Wormley for Dunbar sheaf of wheat side table. Original 1950’s label. Comes with 3/4” thick 24”glass. Could be used with stone or...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Ash
Set of Palle Suenson Side Table in Solid Teak with Edward Wormley Armchairs
By Edward Wormley, Robert Sonneman
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Palle Suenson, side table, teak, Denmark, c. 1940
Striking Scandinavian Modern side table by Danish architect and designer Palle Suenson (1904-1987). This particular table is spec...
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Edward Wormley For Dunbar Magazine Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar magazine table. Model 5313. Beautiful striations throughout the mahogany top contrasted by the ebonized base. Note the small divot found on the table top an...
Category
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley Precedent End Tables
By Edward Wormley, Drexel
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Edward Wormley tiered end tables precedent line for Drexel. An early pair of Edward Wormley modernism designed end tables. Architecturally brilliant and stunning these tables...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Leather, Elm
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Large Square Coffee Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Edward Wormley for Dunbar large square coffee table or low side with parson legs. Price includes refinishing, custom color option available. No lab...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar 3-Tier Side Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Architectural Edward Wormley design in mahogany with curved bentwood drawer pull, gallery trimmed top, reverse leg taper, and leather capped feet.
An interesting modern update on an Arts & Crafts form. Works equally well as side or occasional table or nightstand. Dunbar metal...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Dunbar Table with Otto and Gertrude Natzler Tiles by Edward Wormley, Signed
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Kansas City, MO
Exquisite side table in African Mahogany with embedded Otto and Gertrude Natzler ceramic tiles designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Look closely at ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Mahogany
Sheaf of Wheat Coffee Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Travertine, Mahogany
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare coffee table version of the Edward Wormley Sheaf of Wheat designs. Round Travertine top and dark mahogany base. Brass connectors. This example is completely original and well ca...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat End Table, Itailian Travertine Marble
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat End Table, 3/4" Itailian Travertine Marble, Dark stained oak with structural brass ring.
Dunbar Label on underside.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Side Table Model # 5425
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Occasional table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, model 5425. Rosewood and Walnut folding x-base with removable mahogany tray top. Labeled with Dunbar gold metal tag
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Mahogany
Small Cube Side Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Edward Wormley, this small, subtly grained cube table was part of the Dunbar for Modern line. The glass top is 18" x 18" x 3/4".
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Occasional Table with Murano Mosaic Tiles
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Occasional Table with Murano Mosaic Tiles, model 5425, Mahogany wood base, glass tiles with brass edge.
Label on underside [Du...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mahogany Two-Tier Occasional Side Table, Refinished
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern mahogany two-tier occasional side table
By Edward Wormley for Dunbar
USA, 1950s
Measures: 25" W x 25" D x 24.25" H.
Newly refinished. Excell...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Walnut Side Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Mid-Century Modern round-topped side table in figured oiled walnut having sculpted and tapered legs and an organic shaped lower stretcher. Designed by Edward Wormley, manufactured ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Rosewood Occasional Side Table, Newly Refinished
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern occasional side table
By Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture
USA, 1950s
Rosewood top, with ebonized banding and legs.
Measures: 28" W x 20.8...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Early Edward Wormley for Dunbar Step End Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three-tiered step up side table designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, circa 1950.
This table is in wonderful condition and can be used as an end ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Occasional Table with Murano Mosaic Tiles
By Edward Wormley
Located in Montreal, QC
Walnut X form side table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar , the brass bound top inset with various shades of green Murano glass pieces, model 5425 .
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of Stone Top Dunbar Wedge Tables
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of walnut wedge side tables with stone tops. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
1950s Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley Magazine Table for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Edward Wormley magazine table for Dunbar, Berne Indiana. Classic mid-century design by Edward Wormley, sophisticated yet modern. Newly refinished with original order tags intact, rea...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley Magazine Table for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
Magazine table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1959. Table constructed of oak, brass and leather, very good original condition.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Brass
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 Edward Wormley Side Tables
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...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Edward Wormley Dunbar End Table with Shelf, 2 Available
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
A mahogany end table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Two (2) available. Priced individually.
USA, circa 1950. Refinished in an ebony stain.
Dimensions: L 28" L × 19" D × 22" H.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Edward Wormley Dunbar Burl Wood Pedestal Accent Drum Table 6302F Mid Century
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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 Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Burl
1950s Walnut 'Janus' End Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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 Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Dunbar Janus Collection Walnut Table by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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 Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
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 Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Wood
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 Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Cantilever End Tables by Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
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 Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Dunbar X-Base Table with Murano Glass Tile Top
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare form with solid rosewood base and Murano glass tile top. Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
1950s Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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 Side Tables
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 Side Tables
Materials
Teak
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
Category
1950s American Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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 Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
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 Edward Wormley Side 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 Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
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...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair Edward Wormley for Dunbar Side Tables, Model 279
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare and sophisticated lamp tables in dark stained mahogany. The simple, architectural configuration is surprisingly contemporary for a 70 year old design. Original finish, with rect...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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 Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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 Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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 Side Tables
Materials
Travertine
Edward Wormley side tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Edward Wormley 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 Edward Wormley side tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original side 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 side tables by Dunbar, Paul McCobb, and Baker Furniture Company. Prices for Edward Wormley 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 $32,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,195.
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