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Italian Mid Century Modern Brass Chrome Glass Top Square Coffee Table MINT
By Pace Collection, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Maison Jansen, Brueton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid Century Modern Brass Chrome Glass Top Square Coffee Table MINT
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Mid-Century French Brass Smoked Glass Coffee Table
By Jacques Adnet, Maison Jansen
Located in Forney, TX
A large, square, French tubular polished brass table, circa 1960s/1970s. The vintage mid-century
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Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Brass Travertine Base Glass Top Square Mid-Century Modern Coffee Center Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass Travertine Base Glass Top Square Mid Century Modern Coffee Center Table
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine, Brass

Renato Zevi Italian Mid Century Chrome Brass and Glass Square Coffee Table
By Renato Zevi
Located in Countryside, IL
Renato Zevi Italian Mid Century chrome brass and glass square coffee table This table is 36 wide x
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Mid-Century Brass and Smoked Glass Squared Coffee Italian Table Mirror, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing small mid-century brass and smoked bronzed glass square coffee table with mirrored frame on
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Chrome Solid Cast Brass Glass Top Square Coffee Table MINT!
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Solid Cast Brass Glass Top Square Coffee Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Large Square Italian Mid Century Modern Brass Chrome Glass Top Coffee Table MINT
By Romeo Rega, Knoll, Milo Baughman, Brueton, Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice large 48" square mid-century modern coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Brass Hoof Feet Polished Chrome Glass Top Square Coffee Table Mid-Century Modern
By Maison Charles-Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass hoof feet polished chrome glass top square coffee table Mid-Century Modern.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Wonderful Brass Widdicomb Mastercraft Square Coffee Table Mid Century Modern
By Mastercraft, John Widdicomb
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful John Widdicomb square brass coffee table. We love the sleek modern design with the
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Chrome Brass Glass Top Square Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Jansen style mid century modern square coffee table. Measures: 36 x 36".
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Faux Bamboo Brass X Base Square Glass Top Coffee Table Mid Century Modern
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice vintage faux bamboo side coffee table. In style of Maison Bagues
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Large Mid-Century Modern Brass and Glass Square Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Large modern brass and glass cocktail table with a 42" square glass top.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian Square Coffee Table in Glass and Brass
By Italian school XX ct.
Located in Milano, IT
, this square coffee table is an exceptional choice. Skillfully crafted by Italian master artisans in the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Italian Square Coffee Table in Glass and Brass
Italian Square Coffee Table in Glass and Brass
H 14.18 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Brass and Glass Square Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Elegant coffee table in chromed metal and brass. Smoked and mirrored glass with geometric design
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome, Brass

Mid Century Modern X Base Brass Faux Bamboo Square Glass Top Coffee Table MINT!
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice midcentury modern faux bamboo coffee table with 3/4" thick glass top. In style of
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Solid Polished Brass Square Tube Rectangular Coffee Table
By Brueton, Mastercraft, Paul McCobb, Harvey Probber
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very fine metal craftsmanship solid brass tube coffee table in style of Paul McCobb.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Transitional Modern Square Cocktail Table in Brass & Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek and modern cocktail table circa 1970's. It features 4 polished brass legs with thick clear
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Brass and Marble Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern marble and brass base large square glass top coffee table.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Large Square Chrome and Brass Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern square glass top coffee table, 42x42.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Solid Brass Square Posts Legs Glass Top Coffee Table
By Mastercraft, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern 3/4" thick glass top coffee table standing on polished brass legs.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Hollywood Regency Mid Century Modern Jansen Style Square Glass Top Coffee Table
By Baker Furniture Company, Maison Baguès, Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Hollywood Regency Mid Century Modern Jansen Style Square Glass Top Coffee Table Mint! 3/4" thcik
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern French Brass Wood and Smoke Glass Coffee Table
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this Mid-Century Modern French Coffee Table features a dark smoke
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Mastercraft Brass Greek Key Glass Top Large Square 42" Coffee Cocktail Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mastercraft brass greek key glass top large square 42" coffee cocktail table. Item features
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Milo Baughman Style Mid-Century Modern Metal and Glass Square Coffee Side Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern square coffee table featuring a tubular polished chrome frame with brass plated
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Sculptural Modern Tessellated Stone Glass & Brass Square Coffee Table, Marcius
By Maitland Smith, Karl Springer
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stunning Mid-Century Modern tessellated stone coffee table designed by Robert Marcius for Casa
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Vintage 1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Brass With Glass Square Cocktail Table with X Stretcher
By Harvey Probber
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant square brass cocktail table by Harvey Probber. X stretcher giving an
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Square Brass and Glass Coffee Table, France 1970s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Chic and minimalist square coffee table. The bass is brass and the top smoked glass. Also
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Mid-Century Modern Square Brass and Rattan Coffee Table, Milo Baughman DIA Style
By Milo Baughman, Design Institute America
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern square brass-plated and wicker rattan coffee table. Brass toned metal frame with
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Metal

Brass Chrome Glass & Copper Square Coffee Table Atr. to Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Maison Jansen style square coffee table.
Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Copper, Chrome

DIA Mahogany and Brass Square Coffee Table Milo Baughman Style Mid Century
By Design Institute America
Located in Philadelphia, PA
table features a mahogany surround sitting on a brass base with glass in the center. The brass tubes
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Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail ...

Materials

Brass

Square X Base Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass chrome and glass X base mid century modern square coffee table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Square Travertine Legs Brass X Shape Base Glass Top Coffee Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern heavy grade materials square travertine legs glass top coffee table.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine, Brass

Midcentury Squared Coffee Table Brass and Bronzed Smoked Glass Mirror, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing small mid-century brass and smoked bronzed glass square coffee table in with mirrored frame
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Large 37x37 Square 2 Tier Chrome Brass Glass top Coffee Table
By Romeo Rega, Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Glass polished chrome and brass Mid-Century Modern square two-tier coffee table. Measures: 37 x 37.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Heavy Polished Brass x Base Thick Glass Square Coffee Table Nice!
By Paul Evans
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy polished brass x base 3/4" thick glass square coffee table nice! Paul Evans attributed decor
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Squared Brass and Glass Coffee Table Made in Italy 1970’s
Located in New York, NY
Sophisticated brass and glass coffee table of rectangular form, with a squared brass frame, and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Maison Lancel Three Part Brass & Glass Coffee Table Mid-Century Modern France
By Maison Lancel
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern 1960 Maison Lancel three parts Brass coffee table, original patina, new glass
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Square Coffee Table In Casted Brass And Glass, Italy 1960's
Located in Hellouw, NL
degree of elegance. That is the case with this coffee table, which remains a bit enigmatic if we want to
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Stacked Polished Lacquered Brass Bars Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
By Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass "pyramid" shape base coffee table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

1970s French Jean Charles Brass Chrome & Clear Glass Square Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
1970s French Maison Jean Charles brass and chrome square coffee table with a floating bevelled
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Square Crome Brass Hoof Feet X Base Glass Top Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass hoof tips chrome base coffee table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Polished Aluminum Profile Brass Basel Smoked Glass Top Square Coffee Table MINT!
By Romeo Rega, John Mascheroni
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Polished Aluminum Profile Brass Basel Smoked Glass Top Square Coffee Side
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Large Square Cut Corners Style Glass Top & Legs Brass Joint Coffee Table
By Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Square Cut Corners Style Glass Top & Legs Brass Joint Coffee Table Inspected vintage
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Polished Aluminum Brass Basel Smoked Glass Top 37" Square Coffee Table MINT!
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Polished Aluminum Profile Brass Basel Smoked Glass Top Square Coffee Table MINT!
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Square Chrome and Brass Hoof Feet Base Thick Glass Top Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass hoof feet chrome frame 3/4" thick glass top coffee table.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Mid Century Glass and Steel Coffee Table with Brass Mounts Maison Jansen style
By Maison Jansen
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A rare neoclassical style coffee table attributed to Maison Jansen. Square steel legs with brass
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Mid-20th Century Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Midcentury Rega Smoked Glass, Brass and Chrome Square Coffee Table, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant midcentury smoked glass, brass and chrome squared coffee table. This amazing piece was
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Mid Century Modern Lucite Cylinder Leg Brass Glass Coffee Cocktail Table by Pace
By Pace Collection
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large vintage 1970s coffee table by Pace collection. Item features a large square .75" thick glass
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Peter Ghyczy for Ghyczy Brass and Glass Square Coffee Table, 1970's
By Peter Ghyczy, Ghyczy
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Square coffee table by Peter Ghyczy. Solid brass legs and a thick glass plate. Architect and
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Black Cube Shape Marble Base Brass Stretchers Square Glass Top Coffee Table
By Artedi, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black cube shape marble base brass stretchers square glass top coffee table. Cantilever design
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Brass

Square Chrome and Brass Hoof Feet Base Coffee Table Thick Glass Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Midcentury Italian modern brass hoof feet chrome X stretcher base coffee center table of Maison
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Large 39" Square Brass Chrome Tinted Glass Top Coffee Center Table Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega, Mastercraft, Charles Hollis Jones, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 39" Square Brass Chrome Tinted Glass Top Coffee Center Table Atr. Romeo Rega MINT 39x39
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Romeo Rega Brass, Chrome and Smoked Glass Square Italian Coffee Table, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant brass, chrome and smoked glass square coffee table. Romeo Rega designed this elegant coffee
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Grand Mid-Century French Black Enamel Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand Mid-Century French Black Enamel Coffee Table with Glass Top is perfect for a large family
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

1970s Hollywood Regency Maison Jansen Style Brass and Glass Square Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning and elegant Maison Jansen style Hollywood Regency brass and glass square coffee table
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Late 20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Beveled Smoked Glass Bird's-Eye Maple Brass Square Legs Coffee Table MINT!
By Drexel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Beveled Smoked Glass Bird's-Eye Maple Brass Square Legs Coffee Table MINT!
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Maple

Very Fine Metal Faux Bamboo Chrome Brass Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
By Maison Baguès, Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Metal Faux Bamboo Chrome Brass Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table In style of
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Regency Maison Jansen Style Brass Chrome and Glass Square Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning and elegant looking Hollywood Regency Maison Jansen style Brass Chrome and Glass square
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Teak Cube & Brass X Base Danish Modern Bronze Smoked Square Glass Coffee Table
By Durland, Artedi
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Teak cube & brass x base danish modern bronze smoked square glass coffee table.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Square Solid Brass Bar Profile Base Rectangle Smoked Glass Top Coffee Side Table
By Paul McCobb, Harvey Probber
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Solid Brass Bar Profile Base Rectangle Smoked Glass Top Coffee Side Table. Glass Measures 1
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

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Mid Century Glass Brass Square Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mid century glass brass square coffee table you’re looking for. Each mid century glass brass square coffee table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and glass. Your living room may not be complete without a mid century glass brass square coffee table — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A mid century glass brass square coffee table, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made mid century glass brass square coffee table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Mastercraft, Romeo Rega and Willy Rizzo are consistently popular.

How Much is a Mid Century Glass Brass Square Coffee Table?

Prices for a mid century glass brass square coffee table start at $463 and top out at $9,251 with the average selling for $2,600.

A Close Look at mid-century-modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Finding the Right coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You

As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.

Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.

It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.

Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.

If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.

Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”

Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs. Browse a vast selection of antique, new and vintage coffee table and cocktail tables today.