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Mid-Century Modern End Tables

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

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 celebrated 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.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
20th Century Danish Pair of Beechwood Bedside Tables - Vintage Oak Nightstands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Danish pair of Mid-Century modern bedside tables made of hand crafted Beechwood and Oakwood, in good condition. The Scandinavian nightstands are composed with extendable bo...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Beech, Oak

Racetrack Oval Shape Two Pieces Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass chrome and glass top two pieces coffee table. It could be used separately as pair of end tables stands or occasional tables.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Pair of Sculptural Mid-Century End Tables, Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A set of two complimentary end tables of different size and shape, but of same manufacturer. Both feature sculptural bases with a single storage drawer and curved glass tops. The o...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Milo Baughman Style Brass and Glass Cantilever Side End Tables, Pair
Located in Countryside, IL
Milo Baughman style brass and glass cantilever side end tables - pair End table measures: 9.5 wide x 14 deep x 20.5 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call re...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

1970's Mid-Century Modern Hodges Mersman End Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description be sure to click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this listing. A NOTE ABOUT SHIPPING: The shipping charge and shipping details shown in the listing are set by 1stDibs. We may be able to offer you a lower shipping cost and shorter shipping time on some of our items. Please ask us for details. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A 1970's Mid Century Modern Hodges Mersman...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Smoked Glass, Oak

Pair of Mid-Century Modern White Nightstands by Pierre Cardin in Art Deco Form
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A lovely pair of nightstands designed by Pierre Cardin in the 1970s and produced in France. These feature white lacquer with polished steel trim in a Classic Art Deco design. Each ha...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Ebonized Sheaf of Wheat Table with Glass Top
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Sheaf of Wheat Table Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. TAble has been freshly ebonized. Brass ring and hardware gently cleaned. Replacement glass top is 3/8” thick ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

John Widdicomb Patinated Brass Inlay Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Unique & Rare John Widdicomb Faux Bronzed with Brass Patinated side table. A Side Table Faux Bronzed frame with Brass Patinaed top. Simple elegant parsons style table with simulated...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Mosaic Travertine Occasional / End Table by Harvey Probber, c. 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mosaic Travertine Occasional Table or End Table by Harvey Probber, circa 1950 10 sided decagon travertine / stone faceted top on ply-wood base (ply-wood is not visible). Top is rem...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

Fritz Hansen Danish Mid-Century Modern Folding Coffee Table Stand Tray Top Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fritz Hansen Danish Mid-Century Modern teak folding coffee table stand tray top MINT!.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Large Wrought Iron Coffee Table in the Manner of Gilbert Poillerat, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage Iron forged gilt coffee or cocktail table with original glass top designed in the manner of Gilbert Poillerat. In very good condition with nice age related patina on the fram...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wrought Iron

Lacquered Redwood Occasional Table, California, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Very dramatic and very sensuous. With a very heavy, vintage black lacquer finish, this redwood root table appears to be flowing across the floor. P...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Paint

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sculptural Janus Table with Natzler Tiles Model
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare sculptured walnut Edward Wormley for Dunbar Janus Table with blue-green Natzler tiles. C. 1957.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Pair of Mid Century Modern Floating Top End / Cocktail Tables by Jens Risom
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant pair, (sold and priced individually) of walnut end / cocktail tables by Jens Risom. Tops appear to be floating, sculpted edges part of the Risom design staple. Tab...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Sitka Side Table by Sun at Six, Sienna, Minimalist Accent Table in Wood
Located in San Jose, CA
Sun at six is a contemporary furniture design studio working with traditional Chinese joinery masters to handcraft our pieces using traditional joinery. Great furniture begins with...
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2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Oak

Set of 3 Neoclassical Brass Nesting Tables, in the Style of Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
In the style of Maison Jansen. Set of 3 neoclassical brass nesting tables with fluted legs and smoked glass shelves, French, circa 1940.
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

1960s Hans Andersen Artex Teak Stacking Hexagonal Tables, Set of 3
Located in Basel, BS
This set of three Haxagonal occasional / side tables has been masterfully handcrafted in RARE and 1960s teak. The design on these pieces is top notch, all the way from the teak grain...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Oval Brass Gallery One-Drawer End Side Table in Bleached Rosewood by Baker
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Neoclassical Federal style bleached side end lamp table stand by Baker.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Two Door Cabinet End Side Table by Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Architectural two door cabinet designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. The cabinet features two swing out doors, which open to reveal two interior drawers, and open storage...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Iron

Edward Wormley Midcentury Two Level End Table for Dunbar
Located in New York, NY
A single end table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar with square top and a fixed shelf rising on plinth base. USA, circa 1940-1950. Signed with burnished Dunbar name and paper tag to u...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Fabulous Pair Baker Neoclassical Cylindrical Round Drum End Table Night Stand
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous pair of Baker Neoclassical drum end tables. Feature circular top and base, one hidden drawer, and a single door opening to a storage space with one adjustable shelf. We love...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair of Unusual Side Tables by Dunbar
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of unusual tables by Dunbar ca' 1970's. Large scale-perfect as end tables or lamp tables, walnut tops, legs have a stuctural cut out detail.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany, Walnut

Milo Baughman Rosewood Cube Side Tables Pedestals Vintage Mid-Century Geometric
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair. Classic pairing of white and rosewood, super 60s-70s mcm style! Really nicely made pieces, very heavy, one has hard white formica, the other has a white slightly textured surf...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Palisander

Large Square Modernist Black and White Checkerboard Low Cocktail Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
Square 1970s low coffee table with brushed aluminium sheets and black laminated plywood top, wooden base black laminated.  
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Aluminum

Mid Century Brown Saltman Walnut and Copper Enamel End Table by John Keal
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage walnut side table designed by John Keal for Brown Saltman of California. This piece showcases an enameled glazed orange tile insert made out of copper. Perfect to use as a dr...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Copper

Mid Century Modern Driftwood Tiki Jungle Lamp End Tables w/ Kidney Glass - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Driftwood Tiki Jungle Lamp End Tables w/ Kidney Glass - a Pair. Item features a tall impressive form, kidney shaped glass, white...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Gordon & Jane Martz Square Mosaic Tile Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Square side table by Gordon & Jane Martz. The table top is inlaid with square ceramic tiles in dark gray with six cream, dark brown and green tiles placed randomly throughout the tab...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Ceramic, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Square Glass-Top Hardwood End Table, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Square Glass-Top Hardwood End Table, Brazil, 1960s Structured in molded plywood revested in hardwood veneer, this 1960s square end table features a glass-top over...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Hardwood, Plywood

Mid Centiruy Modern Vintage Alfred Cox BedSide Nightstand End Table Danish Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embrace timeless elegance with these Mid Century Modern Vintage Alfred Cox Bedside tables, a true testament to classic British craftsmanship. At Mid Century Traders, we are passionat...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Pair of Mid Century Modern Night Tables by Lane C 1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant pair of Mid Century Modern night tables by Lane. Pair of doors with brass pulls open to reveal an area for storage. ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Wooden Tray Table Bamboo Style Legs
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning wooden tray table with faux bamboo leg design. hand painted, brass handles. Very good quality Kindel Tea Table, hand painted” Time Period Manufactured Post-1950 Original ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Paint

Side Table, Night Stand in Solid Wood, Auxiliary Table Socle 22 by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Socle side table, auxiliary table, night stand Socle is a small solid wood table designed by the NONO design team. Made of solid wood, its elaborated construction serves as a suppor...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Vintage Pair Brass Wood Kittinger Nightstands End Side Tables Mid Century Modern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage Kittinger end side tables, nightstands. Marked inside drawer Kittinger. The brass pulls and feet have been polished. The wood is orig...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair Parquet Oak Petite Side Tables with Iron x Base Sabre Legs
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Pair of vintage parquet oak side tables with elegant X shaped bases. The transitional side tables are a petite stature and weight. They are perfectly at home placed beside your sofa or armchair. The beauty of these tables lies in their mobility. Because of their size, you can easily move them about. Essentially you have the functionality of portable furniture with the timeless look and craftsmanship of an heirloom piece. The oak parquet veneer accentuates the solid wood table tops...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Iron

Angelo Mangiarotti Carrara Marble Tall Eros Table, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Carrara marble side table by Angelo Mangiarotti. Large cone shaped base holds a large water lily shaped slab of marble with a circular cut out that fits snugly around the to...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Carrara Marble

Pair Mid Century John Keal Brown Saltman Walnut & Glass End Side Tables 1950s
Located in Troy, MI
Unique pair of side tables designed by John Keal for Brown Saltman circa 1950s Square walnut pedestal bases with decorative reverse painted glass surfaces in mottled gold tones Both...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Walnut

1960's Modern Tomlinson Side or End Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
A 1960's side or end table by Tomlinson Furniture of fiery Pecan & Mahogany inlay woods in the Hexagon form. An unusual design suitable for a variety of uses.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

Pair of Hexagon Walnut End Side Tables W/ Two Door Cabinets Storage Compartments
Located in Southampton, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Hexagonal end side table cabinets by Lane Furniture featuring gorgeous book matched tops with vibrant walnut grains and two doors allowing for generous st...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair of Paul McCobb End Tables for Winchendon, Planner Group Series
Located in Berlin, DE
Nice pair of blonde Paul McCobb Planner group side tables. A McCobb Classic. Very good original condition.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Maple

Drexel Walnut Square Occasional Side Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut occasional side table stand with butterfly joints on ball shape feet.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Janus Group, Pair of End Tables on Casters 1958
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar - Janus Group Pair of End Tables on Casters, 1950s Model: 5811 Materials: Solid walnut with offset box joints, oil-finished exterior, brass key, and Dunbar ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair Marcel Breuer Laccio Side Tables Black Laminated Top Tubular Chromed Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Marcel Breuer Laccio side tables black laminated top tubular chromed base.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

Space Age Vintage Side "GAME" Table in Smoked Plastic with Wheels, by Longato
Located in Miami, FL
Space Age vintage side "GAME" table in smoked plastic by Longato with bottles or magazine compartment.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Plastic

White French Midcentury Side Table, 1950s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This 'Snow White' side table was designed and manufactured in France in the 1950s. It is made of white lacquered perforated metal and brass details in the manner of Mathieu Matégot.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass, Metal

Guillerme & Chambron Bedside Table a Pair Oak and Ceramic, France, 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Guillerme & Chambron bedside table a pair Oak and ceramic France 1950 Made of Oak with a ceramic top, handle in ceramic. Rare model with lower ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Ceramic, Oak

1950s Paul McCobb Iron Rod Birch Sofa End Tables Vintage Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1950s rare early Paul McCobb iron rod sofa end tables. Pair of solid staved Canadian Birch surfaces on 1/2 inch iron rod bases and plastic feet on each leg ti...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Iron

Hand-Carved Japanese Stump Table with Slate Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand-carved Japanese stump table with slate top, believed to be circa 1950s, possibly earlier. This table has an incredible hand-carved base, made out o...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Slate

Maison Jansen Octagonal Tables in Brass and Glass, France, 1970s Coffee Tables
Located in Roma, IT
Octagonal coffee table in brass and smoked glass by Maison Jansen. Can be used as a side table or as a coffee table. France, 19...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair of Michael Taylor for Baker Large Nightstands or End Tables in Mahogany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pair of large end tables or nightstands were designed by Michael Taylor for Baker's Far East Collection. Featuring a rich mahogany construction, its finish is dramatic and elega...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair of Adrian Pearsall Walnut Bases Slate Like Tops End Side Tables Stands MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Walnut Bases Slate Like Tops End Side Tables Night Stands MINT!
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Smoked Glass Oak Base Floating Shelf Side End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern smoked glass top oak base side end table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Oak

French Two-Tiered Side or End Table of Brass and Smoked Glass
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French Mid-Century Modern rectangular end or side table, featuring two tiers of smoked glass and a stretcher frame of brass with finials and tapering legs with a faux bamboo d...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Brass

John Keal for Brown Saltman Hexagonal End Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of two hexagonal John Keal for Brown Saltman tables. Frames are walnut with enameled textured design under glass tops. Price per table, 4 available
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Enamel

1960s Milo Baughman for Glenn of California Bookcase End Tables - a Pair
Located in Waxahachie, TX
This is a great pair of Milo Baughman designed end tables for Glenn of California with a magazine shelf and book cubby. Numbers 26 and 30 Classic mid cent...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Paul Frankl-Style Stacked Rattan Side Tables with Mahogany Top, Pair, circa 1930
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Frankl two-tier stacked rattan end tables with cut-out sides and mahogany wood top, circa 1930. This listing includes two matching end tables that were professionally restored i...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany, Rattan

Pair of Iron and Wood Tiered End Tables by Paul Ferrante
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Pair of very well-made and solid feeling tables by Paul Ferrante. Interesting black swirled iron legs with disk details above and below the lower tier. With inset brown wood top an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome and Crystal Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful coffee table in chromed metal and crystal, Italian production of the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Crystal, Chrome

Heywood Wakefield M1574 Step End Tables
Located in Highland, IN
These Heywood Wakefield end tables are a classic mid-century form– the two-tiered "Step" end table. Wakefield produced a few different mod...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Birch

Mid-century Modern end tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern end tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage end tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern end tables made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original end tables, popular names associated with this style include Edward Wormley, Dunbar, Paul McCobb, and Lane Furniture. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for end tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $180 and tops out at $40,000 while the average work can sell for $2,600.

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