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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 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
Vico Magistretti Arcadia White Rectangular Coffee Table by Artemide 1970s
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Arcadia 100 low coffee table with a rectangular shape (the squareshaped model 80 also exists) designed in 1969 by the famous Italian designer Vico Magistretti and produced by Artemide starting from 1970. The coffee table is made of reinforced resin. More exactly the material used is called GRP (Glass fibre Reinforced Plastic), a very resistant thermosetting plastic material consisting of a thick meshwork of glass fibres impregnated with polyester resin. The item is characterized by its S-shaped legs typical of the Magistretti's design poetics (shapes used in many other furnishings from the Selene chair to the Chimera lamp...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Plastic

Mid-Century Modern Long Rectangle Walnut Parsons Style Coffee Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Long Rectangle Walnut Parsons Style Coffee Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Italian Vintage Marble and Brass Table, 1980s by Alexander McQueen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian side/coffee table made with brass base and black marble, beautiful shape made with 3 circular marble top. Nothing touches, nothing clashes, which gives this piece ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Italian Coffee Table with Marble Top, 'circa 1950s'
Located in London, GB
Mid-century Italian coffee table with marble top in the style of Ico Parisi (1950s). A tan with white highlights, rectangular (with curved ends) marble top sits upon a very stylish b...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

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.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

1950s Italian Fume' Glass Top Dining Table in the Manner Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury chrome star base table with smoked glass Oval top in the manner Gastone Rinaldi. Chrome in nice condition. Spectacular midcentury chrome starburst dining table...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

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

Mid Century Modern Wood Table After Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid Century Modern Wood Table After Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950 By unknown designer. Manufactured in France, circa 1950. In original condition,...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Mahogany Italian table 1950 Saverio Jannace Milano
By Jannace e Kovacs
Located in PARIS, FR
A mahogany console center or dining table Italy 1950 attributed to Savario Jannace Beautifull vintage condition
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Henredon Six-Legged 2-Tier Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern mahogany bronze base / legs two-tier coffee table by Henredon. Very heavy and sturdy design table standing 25" tall for those who like to seat higher. Beveled glas...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Mahogany

Mid-Century Wooden Centre Table with Distinctive Legs
Located in Milano, IT
A beautiful Italian dining table of fine Italian manufacture from the 1950s. The Italian dining table features wood grain and small special elements in the legs. The legs of the It...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Tavolino "Saratoga" - Massimo e Lella Vignelli per Poltronova - Italia Anni '60
Located in Milano, IT
Proponiamo un elegante tavolino della prestigiosa linea Saratoga, una collezione iconica progettata negli anni ‘60 dai celebri designer Massimo e Lella...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Mid Century Coffee Table by Decalage Art Group, manufacturer Cumino & C, Turin
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Scene with two sailing ships, original technique on resinated wood panel, designed and created by the Gruppo d'Arte Decalage of Turin, hand painted. On the back is the Group's authe...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Steel

20th Century Renato Polidori Skipper Table Mod. Faraone Marble and Crystal, 80s
Located in Turin, Turin
Renato Polidori, an italian designer born in 1934, is not so know as many others. He worked for a long time alongside Angelo Mangiarotti at Skipper Ita...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Crystal, Marble, Steel

Round Glass Center or Caffe Table Attr. to Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
This outstanding table is made with thick green Nile glass, a typical feature of Fontana Arte's pieces. Elegant design glass center legs on a blu four- leaf clover shaped base with b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass

ICO PARISI - coffee table magazine rack - 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
ICO PARISI - A fine coffee table with magazine rack, designed byL architect ICO PARISI, in the 1950s, made of solid beech wood , with a glass top and brass magazine rack rods. Very n...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Large Harvey Probber Style Terrazzo Octagon Shape Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Walnut base octagon terrazzo top coffee table in the style of H. Probber. Nice brass inlay.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Spectacular 1970's Brutalist Amethyst Geode Table
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular 1970's Amethyst Geode table. The brass Brutalist base is formed around a large Amethyst Geode that sparkles when illuminated. The ta...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Amethyst, Brass

La Permanente di Cantù - coffee table - Made in ITALY 1940
Located in Milano, IT
Walnut center table with black plastic laminate top, original 1940s. Attributed for quality and design, to PERMANENTE MOBILI DI CANTÙ. .MADE IN ITALY 1940.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Altuglas, Nutwood, Walnut

ICO PARISI - coffee table magazine rack - 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
ICO PARISI - A refined coffee table with magazine rack designed by ll' architect ICO PARISI, in the 1950s, of solid beech wood , with glass top and brass magazine rack rods. Very ni...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

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

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Glass, Lucite

MidCentury Modern Table with Brass and Solid Walnut Wood Structure, France, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Coffee table with brass structure and solid wood with top and bottom shelf glass, brass details finished in a pyramidal shape.  
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Brass and Marble Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern marble and brass base large square glass top coffee table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Round Chrome and Plate Glass Coffee Table by Metaform, 1970's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Round double banded steel chrome plated metal coffee table with 3/4" thick glass top is made by Metaform, Netherlands, 1970's. Minor scratches in glass. In original condition with we...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Solid Brass Square Posts Legs Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern 3/4" thick glass top coffee table standing on polished brass legs.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Rustic Wooden Food Cart 1950's Mid Century Design
Located in Taranto, IT
Double Shelf Food Cart In Rustic Wood 1950's Mid Century Design. Structure in good conservative condition, signs of time due to use and age are present. (Please see photos) Its aut...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Heavy Thick Bent Lucite Propeller Shape Round Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern heavy bent and polished lucite glass top coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Lucite

Solid Wood Black Tinted Coffee Table, Fishes Series 10 by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Fishes is a series of sculptural coffee tables inspired by the famous Fish (1930) sculpture of Rumanian artist Constantin Brancusi. Brancusi's work has been widely regarded as a mast...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Hardwood, Oak

20th Century Franco Albini Pair of TN6 Cicognino Coffee Tables in Wood, 50s
Located in Turin, Turin
An iconic design with a refined and essential taste, which in its playful form evokes a reassuring feeling of familiarity. Franco Albini created the table by reducing its structure t...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Single Suspended Pedestal Base Square Glass Top Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual "Suspended" top illusion side or center table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone, Steel

1950s Florence Knoll Coffee Table in Walnut and Chrome Steel
Located in Madrid, ES
Center or coffee table designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll international in Walnut wood and Chrome Steel. Excellent vintage condition with slight signs of use, United States, 1950’s...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Extraordinary Trompe L'oiel Dining or Centre Table by Betty Cobonpue, circa 1980
Located in Atlanta, GA
A remarkable Tromp L'oiel style dining or center table by the wickedly Talented Betty Cobonpue, circa 1980. Steamed reed rattan with a stunning ribbon detail over solid mahogany cons...
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1980s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rattan, Mahogany

Vintage 70s glass and brass coffee table Maison Charles design
Located in None, IT
Coffee table with black lacquered wood frame and gilt brass, smoked glass top resting on four gilt horses. Design Maison Charles, 1970s. CONDITION: In good condition, shows signs of...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Oiled Walnut Tile Insert Floating Top Mid-Century Long Surfboard Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oiled walnut tile insert floating top mid-century long surfboard coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Giuseppe Scapinelli, Coffee table "Aranha", Wood and Glass. c. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Giuseppe Scapinelli (1911-1982) "Aranha" coffee table, c. 1960 Solid wood and glass 78 x 80 x 42 cm 30 71/100 x 31 1/2 x 16 27/50 in Giuseppe Scapinelli's Aranha table is an emblema...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Design Rodolfo Dordoni Boboli Table For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Design Rodolfo Dordoni Boboli Table For Cassina A tribute by Rodolfo Dordoni to the legendary gardens in Florence, Boboli is a symbol of culture and historic beauty visible in the f...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Aluminum

Travertine Cube Base Square Glass Top Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Travertine cube base square 3/4" glass top Italian Mid-Century Modern coffee tableglass.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

1970s Knut Hesterberg Round Sculptural Aluminum Tripod Coffee Table
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a classic and unique Mid-Century Modern piece designed by the talented Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt. This amazing round tripod coffee table is made of aluminum and feat...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Aluminum

Sweet Gum Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is hand cast by the artisans at Sloss Furnaces historic foundry in Birmingham to look b...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Iron

Laura De Lorenzo and Stefano Stefani 80s Design Table
Located in bari, IT
Pallucco opening table mod. Achab, design Laura De Lorenzo and Stefano Stefani, 1980s production. Comparative bibliography G. Gramigna, 1950-2000 I...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Mario Gottardi, Rationalist Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table, 1950
Located in Milan, IT
Mario Gottardi, Rationalist Mid-Century Modern coffee table, 1950. Mid-century incredible coffee table designed by Mario Gottardi in 1950. Beautiful rare design appropriate as a ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Midcentury Coffee Table Ico Parisi Attributed, Walnut and Beech Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1950s midcentury coffee table, Permanente Mobili di Cantu , Ico Parisi attributed in walnut and beechwood, wax-polished. Measures cm: height 50, diameter 60 (H shelves 25cm).
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Beech, Walnut

Vintage 70s brass and lucite coffee table design Sandro Petti for Metalarte
Located in None, IT
Lucite and brass frame coffee table with glass top. Design Sandro Petti for Metalarte, 1970s. CONDITION: In good condition, may show signs of wear and tear given by time, glass has ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Bamboo and Glass Double-Shelf Coffee Table - Maugrion/Roche Bobois - France - '80s
Located in Milano, IT
For sale is a beautiful vintage coffee table, designed by the Magrion company for the "Le Rotin Prestige" collection and produced in France in the 1980s by Roche Bobois. The coffee t...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Leather, Bamboo, Glass

Tall Contemporary Bronze Rope Table in the manner of Fournier or Jansen
Located in Yonkers, NY
A contemporary bronze dining table or center table base with nautical rope theme, tassels and dark patina. Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax (à la cire perdue) t...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

Bodega Rectangular Coffee Table in Black Wood Marquetry Veneer by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
BODEGA COFFEE TABLE Bodega Collection refers to cellar art or better known as chiaroscuro, a technique of extreme contrast of light and shadow use...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Plywood

Large Varnished Driftwood Organic Base Rectangle Glass Top Console Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Varnished Driftwood Organic Base Rectangle Glass Top Console Table MINT! Glass measures 3/4'' thickness.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Driftwood

Midcentury Brass, Chrome and Glass Italian Coffee Table After Romeo Rega, 1970
Located in Roma, IT
This iconic coffee table was designed by Romeo Rega, one of the few 1970s-era. Like most of Rega's production, this clean-lined modernist piece is characterized by a two-level squ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Custom for William (table and bench)
Located in Birmingham, AL
Amicalola Table (cast iron base) - walnut - 72 x 54 oval 1" thick stingray edge - 8" W walnut planks - 2PK urethane finish Sheen 10 Walnut Knife Beam Bench - 26" L x 17" H x 12" D -...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel, Bronze, Iron

Hand-painted Illustrated Wood Coffee or Center Table, 1950s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Italian unique hand-painted illustrated Wood Coffee Table with black iron newspaper shelf, 1950s, Italy Measurtements : Top: 86 x 42 cm Height: 41 cm Newspaper shelf to...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Brass

Round Coffee Table Made of Oak Veneer by Nono Furniture
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
A brutalist coffee table made of premium mdf with beautiful wood veneer finish. All pieces are covered with polyurethane semimatte finish. The sturdiness of construction and excep...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Oak

Bodil Kjær 'Crossplex Low Table', Polycarbonate by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959. The CrossPlex low table was created as part of Kjær’s forward-thinking functional Elements of Architecture furniture program developed betwe...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Plastic

Folding Coffee Table with Brass Charger Tray
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Fabulous folding table with a scalloped brass charger. The brass charger features beautiful etchings inspired by Eastern Asia with a large Chinese charac...
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1950s Chinese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

1950s coffee table made of brass and pink marble
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Rare 1950s coffee table with machined brass base and round top in pink marble. Perfect as a side table for a living room but also as a stand for an entryway or bedroom.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

Italian Black Lacquered Wood Coffee Table with Inset Glass Top and 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

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Steel

Free-Form Decorated 1950s Uncommon Coffee Table, Gio Ponti & De Poli Attributed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Free-form artistic decorated 1950s coffee table Gio Ponti & De Poli attributed, all solid mahogany wood, with the top decorated and lacquered wit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Beech

Eero Saarinen Style Oval Tulip Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Eero Saarinen Style Oval Tulip Table, on round patinated aluminum pedestal base, apparently unmarked. 30" H x 78.5" W x 47.5" D. Provenance: From a Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Collection.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Aluminum

Spirali Coffee Table by Spazialismo Artist Roberto Crippa, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
A "Spirali" coffee table by Roberto Crippa, member of the Italian Spazialismo Art movement. Enameled glass, metal and bamboo.  
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

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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