Paul Frankl Tables
Austrian, American, 1886-1958
Born in Vienna, Paul Frankl came to the United States in 1914 as part of a wave of Central European design luminaries — among them Kem Weber, Rudolph Schindler, and Richard Neutra — who were drawn by the energy and optimism of the American scene. Prolific and protean, Frankl would go on to design furnishings that are emblematic of nearly every key stylistic chord in American modernism, from the streamlined Art Deco to free-form organic shapes.
Frankl's Skyscraper cabinets, bookcases and more — introduced in 1924 — are his earliest and best-known designs (and the work by which he is most often represented in institutions, such as New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art). Tall and narrow, the pieces have staggered shelves meant to mimic the setbacks of Manhattan office towers. A later visually expressive line — the Speed chairs and sofas, which have a raked profile suggesting motion — links Frankl to Donald Deskey, Raymond Loewy and other creators of Streamline Moderne design.
Frankl moved to Los Angeles in 1934 and luxuriated in the climate and lifestyle. His designs became lighter and simpler and found an audience among the Hollywood élite. (Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Fred Astaire were clients.) Fascinated by Asian arts, Frankl produced numerous pieces — tabletops with edges that curve upward; sofas, chairs and other seating with rattan frames — inspired by Chinese and Japanese forms and materials. In the 1940s, Frankl became one of the first designers to incorporate free-form, biomorphic shapes in his work, as well as novel upholstery fabrics such as denim and nubby wool.
Frankl biographer Christopher Long argues that the designer’s easy, elegant aesthetic had an enormous influence on movie set design. As the furniture below attests, Paul Frankl’s work is ready for its close-up.
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Creator: Paul Frankl
Paul Frankl Round Cork Coffee Table for Johnson Furniture Co.
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Frankl’s cork furniture pieces are among his longest-lasting contributions to American modernism and are highly sought after to this day. This round cork top coffee table design...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Cork
1950s Paul Frankl for John Stuart Mid Century Modern Coffee Table
By John Stuart, Paul Frankl
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Vintage Paul Frankl for John Stuart Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
This vintage coffee table is a must-have for any collector of mid-century modern furniture. The iconic design and...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Cork Top Dining Table by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Co, c1950
By Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Excellent and very rare cork top dining table by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Co, circa 1950.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Cork
Paul Frankl Rectangular Cork Coffee Table or Bench for Johnson Furniture Co.
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Frankl’s cork furniture pieces are among his longest-lasting contributions to American modernism and are highly sought after to this day. This example produced by Johnson Furnit...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Cork
Paul Frankl Ebony Nightstands for John Stuart
By Paul Frankl, John Stuart
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely rare Paul Frankl nightstands for John Stuart. Made of mahogany with espresso satin finish. USA, circa 1940. Each nightstand features a pull-down top drawer with two additio...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Birch, Maple
Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Expanding Serving Cart
By Paul Frankl
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Expanding Serving Cart
Super cool and rate vintage mahogany Paul Frankl serving/bar cart. One side has a drawer and 2 pullout shelves. The other side ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Paul Frankl, Coffee Table, Cork, Mahogany, USA, 1950s
By Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl
Located in High Point, NC
A mahogany and beige-lacquered cork coffee table designed by Paul Frankl and produced by Johnson Furniture Company, USA, 1950s
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Cork
Paul Frankl Cork and Ebonized Oak Console Table
By Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal, Paul Frankl model 5008 console table for Johnson Furniture Company features a natural beige cork top with folded ebonized oak legs.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Cork, Oak
Art Deco Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Mahogany and Cork Dining 9 Piece Set
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Deco Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture mahogany and cork dining set - 9 piece set.
An exquisite, iconic and truly timeless and unparalleled classic dining set...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany, Cork
Paul Frankl Midcentury Rosewood Cocktail Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Dallas, TX
Greek Key design cocktail table. New French polish finish. Interior shelves.
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1950s American Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Midcentury Paul Frankl Painted Rattan End Tables -A Pair
By Paul Frankl
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic pair of vintage end tables. Made by the iconic Paul Frankl. A gorgeous matte black painted finish. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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1950s American Organic Modern Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
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Rattan
Restored Rattan 3-Strand "Hour Glass" Dining Table & Chairs Dining Set
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored Mid-Centyury 4-person 3-strand mahogany dining table and 4 "Hour Glass" rattan back chairs.
Dimensions:
Chair: 32" H x 24" W x 22" D
Ta...
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1950s Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Fabric, Rattan, Mahogany
Rare Paul Frankl Station Wagon Nightstands End Tables
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Paul Frankl station wagon nightstands end tables.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Wood
Cork-Topped End Table by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Co.
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Tapered dowel legs support a bleached mahogany two (2) drawer end table with a cork top, having hammered brass round pulls.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Brass
Glass End Table from USA
By Paul Frankl
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A two-tiered end table with ash dowel legs and thick industrial green-tinted glass having rounded and textured edges. Shelf is 5.75" H.
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Glass, Ash
Paul T. Frankl Cork and Mahogany Occasional Table, Model 5026, 1948, USA
By Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paul T. Frankl Cork and Mahogany Occasional table, Model 5026, Johnson Furniture Company, USA, 1948-1952. 22 h × 30 w × 20 d in. Stenciled manufacturer's mark to underside '5026 #280...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Cork, Mahogany
Paul Frankl for Brown Saltman Black Lacquered Coffee Table, Newly Refinished
By Paul Frankl, Brown Saltman
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency black lacquered oak coffee table
By Paul Frankl for Brown Saltman
USA, 1940s
Measures: 47.75"W x 21"D x 16.5"H.
Newly refi...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
Paul Frankl Continental Mid-Century Walnut and Brass 2-Drawer Console Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Mid-Century walnut contole table having two drawers with X-shaped brass drawer pulls, resting on four tapered round legs ending in brass sabots. (PAUL FRANKL)
Wear to fi...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Walnut
Paul Frankl Wood & Glass Side Tables, Pair of 2
By Paul Frankl, Brown Saltman
Located in Alhambra, CA
Pair of "Stepped" side tables by Paul Frankl for Brown Saltman. Classic Frankl Machine Age design built from solid oak. Newly refinished in walnut with gloss laquer. Brand new bronz...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Cut Glass, Oak
Restored Rattan Original Paul Frankl 4 Person 3-Strand Mahogany Dining Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored rattan mid-century four-person square dining table resting on three single strands "loop" legs with mahogany dark stain top featuring a slip rattan trim. The piece is finish...
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Mid-20th Century American Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Mid Century Cork Top Side or End Table by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Co.
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Cork top side or end table designed by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Company, rendered in lacquered cork for the top with mahogany legs and brass sabot feet.
Marks to finish on ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Brass
Paul Frankl Cork Nightstands for Johnson Furniture
By Paul Frankl
Located in Dallas, TX
Great looking pair of Paul Frankl cork top nightstands by Johnson Furniture. Nightstands feature two drawers each, a cork top and brass cross pulls.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Brass
1940s Paul Frankl Eight-Drawer Desk Art Deco Style By Johnson Furniture Co.
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Paul Frankl designed eight-drawer desk for the Johnson Furniture Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Re-furbished and newly lacquered cork top, in a satin lacquer white finish.
Body of desk also mahogany brown finish. Handles appear to be Bakelite, with brass brackets, also newly polished.
Exposed concave cut-out to center back of desk for storing books, much like a sculptural effect of a Sol LeWitt or Donald Judd floating square cut-outs piece of art and we say art, because it is an art form to pull off stunning design, with function as the forefront to any furniture, as the body floating has an ethereal quality. As does the body of the desk prove...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Brass
Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Company Black and White Cork and Wood End
By Paul Frankl
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century rectangular end / side table with a white painted cork top resting on a white painted wooden frame with a lower rectangular stretcher shelf and four square legs. (PAUL FR...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Wood, Cork, Paint
Paul Frankl Dining Table with Architectural Base
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Elegant Walnut top dining table, designed by Paul Frankl for The Johnson Furniture Company, American, circa 1940. This table has been refinished in a slight red hue on the tabletop w...
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1940s American Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Wood
Paul Frankl Custom Dining Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Frankl custom dining table, designed for a project in La Jolla, California 1930c.
Sold with two 24-inch leaves when both are inserted the tabl...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Cork
Mid-Century Modern Bleached Walnut Cork Tops Paul Frankl End Side Tables MINT!
By Paul Frankl, John Stuart Inc.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Bleached Walnut Cork Tops Paul Frankl Two Drawers End Side Tables MINT!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Walnut, Cork
Paul Frankl American Mid-Century Square Cork Top Cocktail / Coffee Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Queens, NY
American mid-century square cocktail / coffee table with a cork top and cork veneer, resting on four squared legs. (PAUL FRANKL).
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Cork
Paul Frankl Lacquered Cork Top Dark Mahogany Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Westport, CT
Rare Paul Frankl crème lacquered cork top dark mahogany square designed base. In exceptional condition and nice size.
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Cork, Mahogany
Mid Century Modern Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Cork Top Nightstand
By Johnson Furniture Co., Paul Frankl
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Cork Top Two Drawer End Table / Nightstand
This amazing cork top nightstand/side table is a great piece to bring together any ty...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Brass
Paul Frankl Cork Side Table for Johnson Furniture Co.
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Frankl’s cork furniture pieces are among his longest-lasting contributions to American modernism and are highly sought after to this day. This side table produced by Johnson Fur...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Brass
Paul Frankl Dining Table & Buffet Cabinet by Johnson Furniture
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Elegant Walnut dining table with matching buffet cabinet, designed by Paul Frankl for The Johnson Furniture Company, American, circa 1940. The table ha...
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1940s American Vintage Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Wood
Classy Paul Frankl Writing Desk for Johnson Furniture
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant proportions, conical tapering legs and brass X-handles. Reminiscent of Tommi Parzinger. This item should be purchased with the intent to refinish. Structurally sound.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of Elegant Paul Frankl Cork Side Tables
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Elegant Paul Frankl Cork Side Tables
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl Tables
Materials
Cork
Paul Frankl tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Paul Frankl 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 Paul Frankl tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables by Paul Frankl were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Brown Saltman, George Nelson, and Directional.
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