Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pay a visit to the town of High Point, North Carolina — long the capital of American-made furniture — and, from nearly any location in the city, you’ll see a tall smokestack bearing the name Tomlinson. It’s a name with deep roots there: In 1901, Sidney Halstead Tomlinson, Sr., and his brother founded the Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Co., producing adaptations of 19th-century European antiques for an enthusiastic American audience. Later the Tomlinson Furniture Company grew rapidly over the ensuing decades, becoming a significant contributor to High Point’s thriving manufacturing economy.
Although Tomlinson began with a focus on antique-style furniture, by the middle of the century the company had adopted aesthetics from the modern style that was rapidly growing in popularity around the world.
Throughout the 1950s and 60s, Tomlinson Furniture produced coffee tables, storage cabinets and seating in the low-slung, sleek silhouettes that were typically characteristic of what we now know as mid-century modern designs.
Working with designers like John Lubberts and Lambert Mulder, the company experimented with materials like woven cane and unique styles such as neoclassical lounge chairs in cherrywood that were seen as thoughtful modern interpretations of Biedermeier furniture.
During the mid-1950s, Tomlinson Furniture introduced its dramatic and decorative Sophisticate line, a collection of case pieces, seating, tables and more, available in a variety of woods. Today, designs that originated in the collection, such as its pecan-framed chairs with seats and backs of woven leather straps, are increasingly sought after by collectors.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Burl
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Nutwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Burl
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1950s American Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1960s American Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Late 20th Century American Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete, Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Smoked Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Burl
2010s Mexican American Craftsman Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Burl
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut