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Mid-Century Modern Center 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 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.

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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Mid Century French Marble & Iron Centre Table
Located in Wembley, GB
A circular red marble and wrought iron centre or dining table. French, c. 1950s. Stock ref. #2201 In good sturdy order. Small losses to the marble edge. 75 x 108 x 108 cm 29.5 x ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Wrought Iron

'MP-79' Center Table, by Percival Lafer, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Design
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The MP79 center table, designed by the illustrious Percival Lafer, stands as a paragon of mid-century modern Brazilian design, reflecting an era where functionality met elegance in a...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Limestone

Saverio Jannace & Kovac Rosewood Center or Console Table, 1950
By Saverio Jannace, Alex Kovacs
Located in Rome, IT
Rare rosewood center table designed by Saverio Jannace and produced by Jannace & A. Kovacs , circa 1950 important central foot carved and beveled edge of the table brass detail for...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Travertine and Walnut Table Attributed to Harvey Probber
Located in Buchanan, MI
Travertine and walnut table attributed to Harvey Probber, Heritage Drexel.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

Cast Aluminium and Marble Table by Charron
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Dining table by French designer Michèle Charron and Atelier Charron, circa 1972. The base is of cast aluminum, and can be presented in two positions - either as seen in the photos, o...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Rare set of 2 ‘Trompe L’Oeil’ wicker side tables, France 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare set of 2 ‘Trompe L’Oeil’ wicker side tables with ‘draped’ illusion from France, designed and manufactured during the 1970’s. This table features a black lacquered iron base and ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wicker, Rattan

Carlo de Carli centre or dining table by Sormani, Italy
Located in London, GB
Beautiful centre or dining table designed by Carlo de Carli c1964 and produced by Sormani The wood has been sympathetically restored and has a lovely warm patina. The brass band has...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Brazilian Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood & Glass, Giuseppe Scapinelli 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Available in NYC with free domestic shipping included, this Brazilian Modern coffee table in Caviuna Wood and glass by Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1950s is nothing less than spectacular. T...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Vintage Modern Marble Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting marble coffee table featuring a full marble construction including the base. The top sits on without latches or fasteners. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Herbert Saiger for Woodard Round Dining Table in Aluminum and Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Herbert Saiger for Woodard, round dining table, aluminum, glass, United States, 1960s Originally designed as outdoor furniture, this smooth dining or centre table by Herbert Saiger ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Sculpted Walnut & Travertine Coffee Table by Gordon’s Furniture Co.
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Elegant modern sculpted coffee table designed and manufactured by Gordon Furniture Co. (Also seen as Gordon’s Fine Furniture). Made in the USA...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

Muller & Barringer for Kittinger Coffee Table with Lacquer Top, Circa 1950
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Asian inspired coffee table with black sculpted base and black lacquer top by Muller and Barringer for Kittinger in the 1950's.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Hardwood

Aldo Tura coffee table 70's.
Located in bari, IT
Coffee table with generous dimensions and preciousness of materials used just right parchment of Aldo Tura production 70s. Born in 1909, designer-producer Aldo Tura founded his prod...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut, Parchment Paper

Italian Center Table Attributed to Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Beech Wood attributed to Gio Ponti 1960 s . Orange hinter glass on top . US in home delivery 2-3 weeks $300
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

Unique Black Lacquer and Brass Maison Jansen Dining Table, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
A rare piece from Maison Jansen, this octagonal dining table was a commission by a private client. With its impeccable design, perfect proportions, and high-end materials like mother...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Center table by Bertomeu & Cia, 1960s
By Bertomeu & Cia
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Center table by Bertomeu & Cia, 1960s Rectangular coffee table with curved edges, a nested glass top and hollow side cut-outs.
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood, Plywood

Gold metal and smoked glass coffee table 1970s
Located in Premariacco, IT
Gold metal coffee table with wooden legs and smoked glass top. Glass has some cracks in two corners, recommended new glass or cloth top.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Warren Platner for Knoll Wood and Steel Wire Mid Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Warren Platner coffee table for Knoll. A simply stunning piece of design from the mid century modern era. These tables featuring an iconic base design, with a curving cone of steel...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Ico Parisi Round Walnut Dining Table, Three Feet, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Important center or dining table in walnut and mirrored top, attributed to Arch. Ico Parisi mirrored top; the mirror glass is not coeval at the tabl...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Palm Sculpture Gilt-wood and Painted Dining or Center Table, Italy, 1970
Located in Rome, IT
Spectacular Italian design finely carved gilt-wood and ivory painted dining or center table with oval shaped crystal top. Great scenic decorative table provenience from Capri Island...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Brazilian Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood by Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazil, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Available today, with complimentary domestic shipping (NYC) this iconic Mid-Century Modern coffee table made in hardwood & glass by Giuseppe Scapinelli in the fifties is fabulous. ...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Hardwood, Glass

"Two Colors" Coffee Table by Branco & Preto, Brazilian Midcentury, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
The "Two Colors" coffee table was designed in circa 1950 and produced by Branco & Preto, an architecture and design firm that opened in 1952 in São Paulo. Branco & Preto was one ...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Giuseppe Scapinelli, Table-Gardener "Costela", circa 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
This table inspired by the coffee table model "Aranha", an iconic piece by Scapinelli, the artist gives here a different version presenting in its center a location for a planter. Re...
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Mid-20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Vintage Oval Coffee Table - 1960s Charm with Faux Marble Top and Brass Accents
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Transport yourself back to the early 1960s with this exquisite Italian vintage coffee table, a timeless piece that exudes vintage elegance and versatility. Crafted with meticulous at...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Brass

Teak coffee table with smoked glass top
Located in Premariacco, IT
Teak wood coffee table with double shelf, one main shelf in smoked glass and one in wood. Great furniture idea of 1970s Italian design and modernism.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Teak

Faux Bamboo X Base Round Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern faux bamboo X base dining table w/ thick glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Split Reed Rattan Bamboo Large Coffee Table After Gabriella Crespi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Extra Large Octagonal Split Reed / Pencil Reed Large Coffee Table, Italy, 1960-1970. Amazing split bamboo low table made in the manner and style of Gabriella Crespi and Paul Frankl. This eye-catching octagonal coffee table is all covered with split bamboo reed thorought. It has a beutiful design with cut shaped corners and a thick construction on the four legs. It has been carefully cleaned and restored. Structurally strong and sound. Minor wear commensurate with age. To complete the scene: The Bitossi Aldo Londi ceramic bowls show at the images are avaliable at our 1stdibs marketplace. Measures: 122 cm W x 76 cm D x 39 cm H // 48,03 in W x 29,92 in D x 15,35 in H Midcentury Pencil Reed Coffee Table // Bamboo Split Reed Table...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Cane, Rattan, Reed

Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen Coffee table model FD-516 , Teak
Located in Braga, Braga
Classic coffee table from the 1960s by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for France & Daverkosen. Rare model FD- 516. Frame and table top made of solid teak with an additional shel...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Rectangle Rattan Cane Shelf Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rectangle Rattan cane shelf glass top Mid-Century Modern coffee table mint!.  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bamboo, Rattan, Glass

Danish rosewood coffee table 1960s. Extendable
Located in Braga, Braga
Extendable rosewood coffee table Denmark, 1960s Made of rosewood and rosewood veneer Dimensions: 52 cm hight x 52 cm depth x 130 cm width. Extended 92 cm depth The table is in mint ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rosewood

Danish mid-century teak surfboard table by Hovmand-Olsen for Mogens Kold, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Danish mid-century teak surfboard table by Hovmand-Olsen for Mogens Kold, 1960s Surfboard model coffee table, in teak wood, with an elongated top ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Teak

1970 Stone and Resin Table
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Resin and stone table In the stvle of Ado Chale Resin and stone with texture on the surface Belgique 1970
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone

Beautiful Lacquered System Table, France 1980
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
This superb table, made in France in the '80s, features two lacquered tops, black and white. The ingenious extension system allows it to be converted from a round to an oval table. T...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Wonderful and rare Xavier Fréal Stainless Steel Table
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Outstanding table designed by French designer Xavier Fréal. This airy design is based on an aesthetic construction with an architectural spirit. The slen...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stainless Steel

Alessandro Albrizzi Table Base in Brass & Lucite, Italy 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Alessandro Albrizzi table base in lucite and patinated brass. It can be used with a variety of tops from wood to stone and in any shape.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

"Les Herbiers" Coffee Table by Roger Capron for Vallauris, France, 1960s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Investing in the Les Herbiers Coffee Table by renowned designer Roger Capron from France, originating in the 1960s, is a testament to acquiring a piece of artistry that seamlessly co...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Ceramic, Wood

Mid Century Center Café Table in White Metal in style of Mathieu Matégot, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century round dining garden table in white lacquered metal in style of Mathieu Matégot. Produced in France, 1950s. In good original condition. Dimensions: H: 65 cm / 25.60...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

A french ceramic center table "Les Herbiers" by Roger Capron, 1960s.
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The French ceramic center table "Les Herbiers" by Roger Capron from the 1960s stands as a remarkable testament to the artist's mastery of ceramics and innovative design sensibilitie...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Ceramic, Wood

Brazilian Modern Coffee Table in Two-Tone Hardwood & Glass, Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in New York, NY
Available in NYC with free domestic shipping included, this Brazilian Modern coffee table in two-tone hardwood and glass by Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1950s is nothing less than spectacula...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Round Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar rosewood, chrome and black laminate top center round table from the 1960s. Strips of chrome are inset in the pedestal with chrome round pod feet. The top is...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Percival Lafer, Coffee Table, Patchwork Wood, c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Percival Lafer's table is a remarkable piece of design that embodies the aesthetics of the 1970s. This coffee table in patchwork wood and glass is a harmonious mix of natural materia...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Percival Lafer, Coffee Table, Patchwork Wood, c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Percival Lafer's table is a remarkable piece of design that embodies the aesthetics of the 1970s. This coffee table in patchwork wood and glass is a harmonious mix of natural materia...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Rectangular living room coffee table covered in vintage 1960s briarwood
Located in Milano, MI
Elegant 1960s coffee table designed and made in the style of willy rizzo coffee tables. the special feature of this model is the special veneer with a briar effect. good condition wi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Modernist Vintage Stone Dining Table Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti 1973 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage dining table Paracarro from stone by Giovanni Offredi 1973, Italy and executed by Saporiti. The circular base from stone shows a chrome cross for placing t...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone

Mid-Century Modern Italian Aluminum and Onyx Side or Center Table, 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian side or center table with aluminum base and beautiful onyx top with beveled edges.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Onyx, Aluminum

French round slate table circa 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant hand carved French slate table in 3 parts circa 1950 from Trelaze (49) Nice size ( diameter 110 cm) could be a nice center or dining table !
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Slate

Martin Eisler for Forma. Mid-Century Modern Folding Center Table in Caviúna Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Beautiful folding center table by Martin Eisler, one of the founders of the company Forma, an important and influential name of Brazilian design....
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Formica, Wood

Wrought Iron Faux Belts Rinded Together Base 3/4" Glass Top Large Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Wrought Iron Faux Belts Rinded Together Base 3/4" Glass Top Large Coffee Table MInt
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Gervasino coffee table with bottle holder, Italian, made of wood, 1960 ca.
Located in MIlano, IT
Coffee table, also known as Gervasino table, with wooden frame in natural color, with parts painted white. The white disk placed in the center of the top hides a bar storage compartm...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Guillerme et Chambron Table 1995
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Guillerme placed equal emphasis on function and aesthetics, creating an aesthetic as staid as it was arresting. While his work was in many ways distinctively conservative and recogni...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Ceramic, Oak

Italian midcentury modular set of four boxes 1970s
Located in bari, IT
Amazing coffee table Italian midcentury modular set of four 1970s boxes in brown lacquered walnut with small door in fumes glass. Dimensions W 42 ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Aluminum

Vintage Mason Monterey California Tile Top Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Catalina Style Accent Table with 6 Yellow and Black Colored Tiles. Turned Legs with stretcher. Makers Mark on the Bottom. Vintage Condition Cons...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Karl Springer Attributed Silver Leaf Dining Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two piece center table wrapped in silver leaf. Gorgeous finish with five foot round top on a pedestal column base. Please confirm location NY or NJ
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Silver Leaf

Italian Modern Tripod Center Table Or Dining Table By Cassina
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Tripod Center Table Or Dining Table By Cassina. Our versatile grand scale Italian modern (65 inch) table with a beautiful geometric design...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

60s Coffee Table
Located in Milano, IT
Center table with enameled metal base and teak veneer wood top. Good conditions.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Center Table by Estúdio Branco & Preto, Brazil, 1950s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Center Table by Estúdio Branco & Preto, Brazil, 1950s Center table structured in solid wood, with a nested glass top. A classic design by Estúdio Branco & Preto,...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

Restored Six-Pole Rattan Coffee Table W/ Floating Glass Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Circa 1940 Mid-century six-pole rattan coffee table with stacked rattan round base. The six rattan poles organically branch outward to a circular top made of a single piece of bent r...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

'Half Moon' Center Table by CIMO Studio, Brazil, 1950s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
'Half Moon' Center Table by CIMO Studio, Brazil, 1950s Center table structured in wood and plywood, with a half-moon design, supported on three solid wood legs, manufactured by CIMO...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Plywood

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

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern center tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage center tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, murano glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern center tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 center tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $66,749 while the average work can sell for $3,900.

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