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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 Modern Italian Chrome Table with Round Glass Top from 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian chrome stainless steel dining or side table with round glass top.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Modern Mid-Century Round Glass Dining or Center Table Attr. to Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
Striking Mid-Century round glass Dining or Center Table Attributed to Ico Parisi Elegant design geometric brass center cone , supported by three black painted legs. Excellent orig...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass

Lane Tripod Trileged Round Beveled Chestnut Bezel Glass Top Side End Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lane tripod trileged round beveled chestnut bezel glass top side end table stand.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Chestnut

Bent Lucite Z-Shape Base Thick Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Z-shape compact thick glass top coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Square Walnut Mid Century Modern "Floating" Top Coffee Center Table Risom Style
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Walnut Mid Century Modern "Floating" Top Coffee Center Table Risom Style
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Square Granite Top Chrome Base Occasional Coffee Side End Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century square granite top chrome base occasional coffee side end table MINT.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Granite, Marble, Chrome

Sergio Rodrigues Brazilian Jacaranda Rosewood Dining or Center Table, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous 1960s Jacaranda Rosewood dining table by Sergio Rodrigues, named the 'Alex' table, features one of the most vivid and vibrant Brazilian Rosewood tops that we've ever se...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rosewood

Rectangle Mid Century Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Rosewood Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rectangle Mid Century Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Rosewood coffee table MINT!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rosewood

Carved Walnut Rouge Marble Top Lamp Side Occasional Table Stand Pedestal
By J. Horner
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Carved walnut rouge marble top lamp side occasional table stand pedestal.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Large Oval Solid Brass Glass Top Hoof Feet Italian Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large oval solid brass glass top hoof feet Italian coffee table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Large Rectangle 3 Smoked Glass Panes Top Solid Oiled Walnut Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Rectangle 3 Smoked Glass Panes Top Solid Oiled Walnut Coffee Table MINT! Pearsall Kagan decor match.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Smoked Glass, Walnut

Mid-Century Carl Springer Inspired Wood Dining Table with Grasscloth Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dive into the design brilliance of the mid-century era with our splendid dining table, echoing the signature styles of Carl Springer. Expertly handcrafte...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Glass Top Solid Brass Trim Cross Shape Base Chrome Base Round Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Glass Top Solid Brass Trim Cross Shape Base Chrome Base Round Coffee Table MINT!
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Modern Rosewood Westnofa Coffee Table
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Unknown. Manufacturer: Westnofa. Period/Model: Mid-Century Modern. Specs: Rosewood Condition: This modern rosewood Westnofa coffee table is in excellent restored c...
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1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Rosewood

20th Century Vivai del Sud Pair of Night Tables in Bamboo and Wicker '60s
Located in Turin, Turin
Pair of Night stands in wicker and bamboo by Vivai del Sud and designed in '60s. This pair of night stands are ideal for the vacation house, where also in the bedroom you like the ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker

Wrought Iron Art Ornament Brass Tips Feet Oval Glass Top Side End Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Wrought Iron Art Ornament brass tips feet oval 3/4" glass top side end coffee table. STUNNING!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Lucite Bow Tie Butterfly Wing Shape Base Oval Glass Top Mid Century Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lucite Bow Tie Butterfly Wing Shape Base Oval Glass Top Mid Century Coffee Table
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Slats Triangular Base Glass Top Coffee Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid Century Modern teak slats triangular base glass top coffee table mint.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Teak

Large Oval Glass Top Brushed Stainless & Brass Base Coffee Table Nice
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large oval 3/4" thick glass top brushed stainless & brass base coffee table nice.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Mid Century Modern Long Oval Inlaid Travertine Brass Base Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Italian Modern Long Oval Inlaid Travertine Brass Base Coffee Table MINT!
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Vintage Center Table in Wood and Travertine, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb vintage center table with base in sculpted and french polished wood and travertine stone top. Italy, 1970s. Pair available.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Travertine

Italian Black Lacquered Wood Coffee Table with Inset Glass & Steel Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian black lacquered wood coffee table with inset glass and black painted steel legs. Inside display compartment under glass. In original condition with some wear to frame and lig...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chic Scandinavian Teak Table with Durable Black Laminate Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Scandinavian teak table with durable black laminate top. Very well constructed and sturdy.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian T69 Round Table by O. Borsani and E. Gerli for Tecno
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian "T69" table with round carrara marble top and gold and black aluminum saber legs by Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno. 1970s The marble top pres...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Aluminum

Mini Tulip Table, Designed by Eero Saarinen and Edited by Knoll, USA, 1956
Located in Madrid, ES
A special “TULIP” side table designed by Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) for Knoll. Its characteristic foot is made of white enameled aluminum and a white lacquered wooden base that suppo...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Lucite Base Glass Top Compact Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern lucite bases thick 3/4" glass top rectangular coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Mid Century Wooden and Formica Central Table, Czechoslovakia, 1960's
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century side table with one drawer. It was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1960´s. The table is made of wood and formica and painted in ivory. Overall is in good Vintage...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Formica

Restored 1970 Mid Century Travertine Marble & Chrome Steel Circular Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the world of 1970s sophistication with our stunning travertine top dining table, a magnificent piece that embodies the sleek design ethos of the mid-century era. Expertly crafted from steel and travertine marble, this table has been newly restored to its original splendor by our professional craftsman team. At the heart of this dining room table is a circular Italian travertine marble top, known for its durability and unique natural patterns. The tabletop features a flat polished edge, a soft ivory color, and intricate stone inlaid insert design details at the center. The marble has been carefully cleaned and polished, preserving its original patina finish and highlighting its timeless beauty. The table sits on a circular pedestal base made of steel, finished in chrome. This base has been newly cleaned and polished, reflecting the sleek, clean lines typical of mid-century design. The combination of the travertine marble with the chrome steel base creates a harmonious balance between natural elegance and modern industrial style. This fabulous mid-century dining table is not just a functional piece; it's a statement of style and sophistication. It can comfortably accommodate up to four dining chairs, making it an ideal choice for both intimate gatherings and everyday meals. Perfect for adding a touch of mid-century elegance to a sophisticated living space or an outdoor area, this table is ready to be enjoyed, displayed, and used for many more years. Measurements for your convenience: Base: 28 inches in Height and 20 inches in Diameter Top: 48 inches in Diameter and 1 inch in Thickness Add this extraordinary 1970s travertine top dining table...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Travertine, Steel, Chrome, Metal

Mid-Century Modern Onyx Tripple Cylinder Base Side Table Stand Pedestal Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern onyx tripple cylinder base side table stand pedestal lamp table.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Bamboo and Glass McGuire "Wheet" Dining Table, U.S.A, 1970's
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Black bamboo dining table with glass top. The glass has a small (inside) crack at the edge.
Category

1970s Central American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Glass

1970s Red and White Marble Dining or Centre Table
Located in London, London
Marble dining table. Red marble top with white stone inlay. Double skin marble top. Carrara marble base. 1970s/1980s Italy.
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Square Rolled Edges Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern teak square rolled edges coffee table MINT!.
Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Teak

Romeo Rega Verdigris and Lucite Pedestal Table Base with Glass Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pedestal table base, by Romeo Rega, having a round top of glass, on its base of graduated disks of copper with verdigris finish, raised on a column of Lucite rods with chromed-metal ...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Copper, Chrome

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Stand
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern table stand Dimensions. 18 W ; 24 D ; 29 1/2 H.
Category

1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Tessellated Stone Brass Inlay Square Pedestal Stand End Table Black & Grey Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tessellated Stone Brass Inlay Square Pedestal Stand End Table Black & Grey MINT.
Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Diamond Shape Pedestal Travertine Base Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Diamond shape pedestal Travertine base glass top rectangle coffee table mint.
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Travertine, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Leather and Wood Circular Coffee Table by Angel I. Pazmino
Located in London, GB
The work of Ecuadorian furniture maker Angel Pazmiño has been internationally recognized since the 1960s, when he was part of an initiative by the US Agency for International Develop...
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1960s Ecuadorean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

Polished Stainless Steel & Brass Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table Mid Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Polished stainless steel & brass 3/4" glass top rectangle coffee table Mid-Century Modern.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Maison Jansen Mid-Century Modern French Coffee Center Tables, 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Two beautiful Mid-Century Modern, coffee center tables. In blackened lacquered wrought iron and elegant ornementations in gilt bronze. The top black opaline glass is original, Fran...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bronze, Wrought Iron

Tapered Faux Bamboo Leg Oval Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern decorative tapered faux bamboo coffee table. Carved in leaf top design.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Paul Mayen Aluminum and Glass Coffee Table for Habitat
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage aluminum coffee table designed by Paul Mayén for Habitat. Table base is comprised of four aluminum plates that lock into each oth...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Ceramic Centerpiece by M.G.a
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Iconic ceramic centerpiece by M.G.A, Italy 1970 circa. Hand painted light blue ceramic centerpiece decorated with small beautiful polar white bears.
Category

1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Modern Glass Coffee Table by Pace
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sleek mid-century modern glass and chrome coffee table by Pace, featuring a teardrop designed glass top. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).
Category

1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass

Vintage Tiered Stretcher Oval Walnut Occasional Card, Tea, Desert or Bar Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A vintage tiered stretcher oval walnut versatile occasional card, tea, desert or bar table in very good condition. Proportioned size measures 32"W x 23.5...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Table Stand
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique table stand Dimensions. 30 W ; 23 D ; 29 H.
Category

1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Maison Jansen Stamped Black Table, French, Louis XVI Style, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Maison Jansen Stamped Black Table, French, Louis XVI Style, Mid-Century Modern Versatile Dining Table, bearing the clear Maison Jansen marking, and all the hallmarks of a Maison J...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Coffee Table in Caviuna wood, Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Discover the breathtaking beauty and elegance of the Giuseppe Scapinelli coffee table, a true masterpiece designed by the master Italian-Brazilian designer during the 1960s. This rem...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

Round Decorative Gilt Wrought Iron Base Glass Top Sunburst Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round Decorative Gilt Wrought Iron Base Glass Top Sunburst Coffee Table MINT! Inspected vintage condition.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Non Matching Pair of Rosewood & Crome Square Knoll Side End Tables Stands Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Measure: Big table: 30 x 30 x 17. Small table: 24 x 24 x 17.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

20th Century Afra & Tobia Scarpa Dining Table Model Tobio with Marble Top B&B
Located in Turin, Turin
Since their first meeting at IUAV in Venice to their move to the Venetian countryside, Tobia Scarpa and Afra Bianchin shared first a degree, then a marriage and a career that marked ...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Mid-Century Modern Glass Dining Room Table with Glass Legs in the Pace Style
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern glass dining room table with glass legs and metal cylinder like an stretcher.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass

Florence Knoll Square Marble Top Solid Chrome Base Side End Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Florence Knoll square marble top solid chrome base side end coffee center table.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Large Oversize Fused Marine Chain Base Rectangle Coffee Table Thick Glass Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large oversize fused marine chain base rectangle coffee table thick glass top Studio made custom coffee table with 3/4" thick glass top.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

Karl Springer Brass Hexagonal "Jansen" Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Karl Springer "Jansen" center, dining, entry table in polished brass, with black oxide accents, with thick smoked glass top. Professionally polished, near perfect condition. Unsigned...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Large Stained Wood & Glass 1930s-40s Coffee Table Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Fine and rare coffee table attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich. This beautiful table was manufactured in Italy around the 1940s in solid wood, stained and polished with a round glass tabl...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chrome Brass Ram Heads Hoof Feet Square Side End Stand Table Made in Italy Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome brass ram heads hoof feet square side end stand table made in Italy mint! Glass measures .5'' in thickness.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Six Legged Hoof Feet Solid Brass Round Hexagon Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass hoof feet coffee table.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Antler Grouping Base Glass Rectangle Top Coffee Table Folk Art Mid Century Mod
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antler Grouping base glass rectangle top coffee table Folk Art Mid-Century Modern. Artist signed. Glass top measures 1/2'' thick.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bone, Antler, Glass

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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