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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
Italian Modern Table By A. Castelli Ferrieri & Ignazio Gardella For Kartell
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Table By A. Castelli Ferrieri & Ignazio Gardella For Kartell. This iconic Italian mid century modern center table or dining table was created in the 1960's by Kartell ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

French Mid-Century Modern Center Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This mid-century modern center table from France is sure to make a statement in your interior. The large round white marble top is smooth and worn with patina. The tubular metal base...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Metal

Brutalist Steel Center, Dining or Console Table in the Style of Silas Seandel
Located in Miami, FL
Oval glass top center or dining table with welded steel base in the style of Paul Evans and Silas Seandel. Manufacturer unknown, circa 1970s. Use with the existing glass or have a ne...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

1950's French Mid-Century Mathieu Mategot Garden Table
Located in Paris, FR
A beautiful circular garden table by the iconic French mid-century designer Mathieu Mategot. This collectible piece is made of his signature perforated sheet and white tubular lacque...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Don Shoemaker\ Jacaranda, Coconut & Mesquite Dining/ Center/ Games Table
Located in Queens, NY
Mexican Modern Jacaranda, Coconut and Mesquite Dining/ Center/ Games Table (DON SHOEMAKER)
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

De Pas D'Urbino Lomazzi 1983 Dining Table Cream Lacquer Square Glass Top Sormani
Located in Arosio, IT
Table with bevelled clear glass top in special square size cm 110 x 110, 12 mm thickness, base cm 69.5 x 69.5 x H 71.5 Total height 72 cm. Sculptural zig-zag wooden base cm 69.5 x ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

Cube Shape Oiled Walnut Pedestal Base Square Slate Too Coffee Center Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cube Shape Oiled Walnut Pedestal base square slate too coffee Center Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone, Slate

Burl Wood Henredon Square Game Card Small Dining Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burl wood henredon square game card small dining table mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Burl

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.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Smoked Glass, Walnut

French Modern Neoclassical Wrought Iron Dining / Center Table, Gilbert Poillerat
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions shown are H 31 x D 51 The base alone is H 30.5 x D 36.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wrought Iron

Magnificent Lucite Pedestals Base Glass Top Dining Conference Table 7' Long
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Magnificent Thick Lucite Pedestals Base 3/4" Glass Top Dining Conference Table 7' Long Mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Lucite

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Centre Table in Afra & Tobia Scarpa Style, 1970s
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern coffee centre table in Afra & Tobia Scarpa Style 1970s in turned beech and walnut applied. Restored and finished to shellac Measure cm: H 37, W 80, D 80.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Beech, Walnut

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

Tavolino da salotto in Solido Ottone e Lucite con Fenicotteri Francia 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Tavolino in solido Ottone e lucite con Fenicotteri, probabile manifattura di Maison Jansen francia 1950/60.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Italian Iron Blue Enamel Top Center Table Attributed to Ignazio Gradella
Located in Houston, TX
1960s Italian center table attributed to Ignazio Gradella featuring black iron base with brass sabots supporting a multi colored and mixed blue enameled top.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Solid Wood Black Tinted Coffee Table, Fishes Series 7 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

Cantieri Carugati low coffee table, Italy, 1960s.
Located in Palermo, PA
Low coffee table for living room by Cantieri Carugati, Italian production from the 1960s. Completely made of wood, excellent workmanship, excellent quality of wood. Good condition, s...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Midcentury Modern Oval Wood Coffee Table, Italy 1960
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Mid Century Modern Solid Walnut Coffee Table, Italy 1960s This Mid-Century Modern solid walnut coffee table, crafted in Italy in the 1960s, embodies the refined creativity of the er...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Hardwood

Clouds Modern Coffee Table Decorated with Gold Leaf and Plane Tree Bark
Located in Novedrate, IT
Clouds is a coffee table inspired by a classical style. The top is covered with gold leaf and an inlay made with plane tree bark. The bark was cut into several cloud-shaped pieces th...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Gold Leaf

Dada Est. Contemporary Solid Oak Low Table
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table by Dada est. manufactured in Barcelona, 2021. Material: Oak Dimensions: 32 cm D x 43 cm W x 40 cm H There is the possibility of making it in different measures and wood...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Oak

Bamboo Center Table
Located in Clermont, FL
1970s Bamboo rectangular table with removable glass top.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bamboo, Glass

Vintage Italian glass coffee table with metal feet
Located in Milano, IT
In the vibrant era of the 1970s, Italian design was at its peak, and from that creative cauldron emerged a true gem: the Italian coffee table. With its minimalist and modernist desig...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Vintage 60s brass bamboo and glass coffee table Italian design
Located in None, IT
Coffee table with bamboo-shaped gilt brass frame and double smoked glass shelf, Italian design, 1960s. CONDITION: In good condition, may show signs of wear given by time. DIMENSION...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Dada Est. Contemporary Solid Oak Low Table
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table by Dada est. manufactured in Barcelona, 2021. Material: Oak Dimensions: 60 cm D x 60 cm W x 40 cm H There is the possibility of making it in different measures and wood...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Oak

Large 40" Square Single Pedestal Cut Corners Italian Mid Century Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 40" Square Single Pedestal Cut Corners Italian Mid Century Modern Coffee Table
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Travertine

Dyrlund Mixed Wood Cocktail Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
Beautiful cocktail table by Dyrlund of Denmark. In the style of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Table has been reconditioned and all of the corners have been touched up as shown in ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Vintage bamboo living room TABLE
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Beautiful bamboo SALTING TABLE year 1960. The frame of this vintage coffee table is made of bamboo and wicker, with a glass top. The 'object is original in structure, while the mold...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bamboo, Wicker, Glass

Table basse carrée moderniste vintage en teck et métal noir des années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table basse moderniste vintage des années 60, plateau carré en teck, piétement en métal noir, dans le style des tables de Florence Knoll, Georges Frydman, Wilhelm Renz ou UMP Pastoe ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Bodil Kjaer Cross Plex Table For Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Cross Plex Table For Karakter The Cross Plex table was created as part of Kjær’s forward-thinking functional Elements of Architecture furniture program developed betwee...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass

Coffee Table by Carlo Hauner for Forma, 1960s
Located in Correggio, IT
Elegant Coffee Table designed by Carlo Hauner for Forma, Italy 1960s. The patina of the wood is gorgeous and vibrant. The coffee table consists of 4 compartments, one of which is an ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Plastic, Wood

Vintage Italian Polished Brass Base Glass Top Coffee Table Rounded Scallop
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Vintage Italian polished brass bass rectangular glass top coffee table with rounded scallop shape corners.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Vintage 60's wood and brass coffee table Italian design
Located in None, IT
Round wooden coffee table for living room with black top, gilt brass feet, Italian design, 1960s. CONDITION: In good condition, shows signs of wear given by time. DIMENSIONS: Heigh...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Rosewood Square Top Thin Chrome Square Bar Legs Danish Mid-Century Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rosewood square top thin chrome square bar legs danish Mid-Century Modern coffee table mint!
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

1970s Midcentury Coffee Center Table, Afra & Tobia Scarpa Style, Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern coffee centre table, Afra & Tobia Scarpa Style, 1970s in turned beech and walnut applied. Restored, finished to shellac and wax Measures cm: H 38, W 70, D 70.
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Beech, Walnut

Midcentury Aluminium and Glass Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
Three aluminium moulded legs, held together by two chromed metal parts with a glass top. All in a very good condition with some signs of age and use. This table is of unknown origin...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Spanish Mid Century Modern Octagonal Side or Center Table in Walnut
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spanish mid-century modern octagonal side or center table in walnut. The design features two horizontal tiers separated by a simple frieze containing a drawer with a block-shaped han...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Pierced Caved Ornament Round Walnut Banded Mid-Century Modern Side End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pierced caved ornament round walnut banded Mid-Century Modern side stand end occasional table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Brass Glass Side Couch Table from Vereinigte Werkstätten, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Filigree Mid-Century side table made of brass and glass by the renowned manufacturer Vereinigte Werkstätten, Munich.The table consists of … Read more Filigree Mid-Century side table made of brass and glass by the renowned manufacturer Vereinigte Werkstätten, Munich.The table consists of a fine brass frame with an inlaid glass table...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass

Frits Henningsen Rosewood Occasional Table, Denmark 1940s
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A rosewood occasional table featuring 4 drawers, two on each side. Traditional trimming allows for a great transitional piece blending danish modern and traditional looks. Designed b...
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Reversible top around Danish Mill Century modern coffee table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern danish teak round coffee table with reversible top of exceptional quality. Durable black laminate waterproof option t...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Teak

Group of Three Small Tables in Rattan and Midollino, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Set of 3 coffee tables for living room or outdoor use, each individual cubic coffee table is made of thick bamboo canes with woven rattan top, made in Italy in the 1970s
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bamboo, Rattan

1950's Mid Century Modern Solid Mahogany Center Table
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1950's Mid Century Modern Solid Mahogany Center Table. This center table can be used for all types of styles, there are hints of Rococo etc. Highly detailed foyer table.
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Aldo Bakker Two Set Coffee Table Lounge For Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Aldo Bakker Two Set Coffee Table Lounge For Karakter A single sheet of steel rolled in one smooth motion into a self-supporting construction. Aldo Bakker’s exquisite sense of mergi...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Glass and Wood Table Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Piacenza, Italy
The wood structure with four legs has the iconic tapered shape with crossed design of Osvaldo Borsani . The original top is a thick clear glass in excellent condition.  
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

Lucite Dining Table by Charles Hollis Jones, "Blade" Line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pedestal dining table with a 2" thick, beveled Lucite top designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones as part of the "Blade" line. The table is generous in size ac...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Lucite

Large 41" Square Italian Mid Century Modern Single Pedestal Coffee Table Beveled
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 41" Square Italian Mid Century Modern Single Pedestal Coffee Table Beveled Edge
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine, Marble

Paul Evans Inspired Brutalist Steel Toned Coffee or Side Table with Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutalist, Paul Evans inspired Mid-Century side or coffee table with round, clear glass top and a textured, sculptural base. Lovely marriage of clean lines and tactile relief. White ...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Aluminum

Hexagonal Wood Marquetry Moroccan Handmade Center Table Fruitwood Midcentury
Located in Miami, FL
Hexagonal Wood Marquetry Moroccan handmade center table fruitwood midcentury. Beautiful Pattern of Marquetry in beige, green, orange and brown. All origin...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Fruitwood, Mahogany

Very Fine Carved Solid Mahogany Round Occasional Coffee Side Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative c.1970's extremely fine carved round solid mahogany coffee side occasional table.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Mahogany

Percival Lafer, Patchwork Square Coffee Table, Wood and Glass, c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
This exceptional coffee table by Percival Lafer is a striking example of 1970s design, seamlessly blending natural materials with contemporary finishes. The tabletop, crafted from an...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Brushed Steel Brass Mounts Rosettes Square 3/4" Glass Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Jansen Atr. Brushed Steel Brass Mounts Rosettes Square 3/4" Glass Coffee Table
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Set of 3 stackable coffee tables, brass and smoked glass, 1970s.
Located in Palermo, PA
Set of 3 stackable coffee tables, brass and smoked glass, 1970s. 1) 47x47 H=41 cm; 2) 39x39 H= 38 cm; 3) 33x33 H= 31 cm.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Unique Organic Wood Base Coffee Center Table
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Unique Organic Wood Base Coffee Center Table. Made of a piece of solid wood that was eroded by the waves of the sea for many years, due to time shells forme...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Midcentury Round Faux Bamboo Pedestal
Located in Sheffield, MA
Mid-Century Modern Faux Bamboo 27.5" tall round cylinder can be used for a dining table base, center table, or breakfast table. The price is for the base only. The 48" round glass to...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Antelope Horn Oval Coffee Table Dikran Khoubesserian for Fondica France Patina
By Dikran Khoubesserian, Fondica
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antelope horn oval coffee table Dikran Khoubesserian for Fondica France Patina.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Square Lucite Coffee Table with Chromed Metal Details
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of midcentury square lucite coffee tables with chromed metal details. We have matching pair square coffee table available 60cm x 60cm.
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

talian Gilt Brass Faux Bamboo Coffee Table with Black Opaline Glass Top, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Small brass coffee table with black opaline glass top and X-shaped cross legs, from the mid-20th century period. The glass top has several surface scratches.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Charlotte Perriand Black Lacquered Wood and Marble Rio Table
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Black Lacquered Wood and Marble Rio Table Manufactured by Cassina FUNCTIONALITY AND BEAUTY The historic Rio design low table combines uncommon beauty and utmost functionality in an asymmetrical structure that, over time, has proven itself to be a true interior decor work of art. The low table by Charlotte Perriand is composed of six segments of different radius, arranged in a circle but offset from one another to create an uneven outer border in solid wood with a hole in the center, envisioned as a spatial center of gravity. Thanks to Cassina’s outstanding artisan skills, the model from 1962 has been reissued in its original form, alternating the use of oak with inserts in Viennese cane, with versions in stained or natural wood with elements in white or black marble. TOP Solid oak frame with transparent matt finish with hand-woven Rattan mesh. BASE Solid oak with transparent matt finish. EDGE Outer edge in solid steam bent oak. Currently available in just one size, the Rio low table...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

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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