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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
Live Edge Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful live edge coffee-table with a glossy finish. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).  
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Live Edge Coffee Table
Live Edge Coffee Table
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
Sculptural center table by Annibale Oste
Located in Miami, FL
Unique organic design by Italian designer Annibale Oste - Glass top: 140 cm but can easily fit a 160/180 cm glass top.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

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

Limited Edition Alella Table by Lluís Clotet by BD
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alella table designed by Lluís Clotet. Limited edition of 8 units + 2 artist proofs + 2 prototypes. DM, oak veneered and stained in dark blue RAL 5004. Legs in an iron rectangul...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

20th Century Italian Circular Dining Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Stylish mid-20th Century Italian circular dining table. Seats up to eight people. With a polished solid steel table base and four legs with Greek Key Design to the feet. Central b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Knoll Risom One Drawer Oiled Walnut Tapered Legs End Side Table Stand Decor Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Knoll Risom one drawer oiled walnut tapered legs end side table stand decor mint.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Bodil Kjær 'Crossplex Low Table', Polycarbonate and Glass 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

Midcentury Bamboo and Brass Mexican Center Table with Two Crystal Shelves.
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this, midcentury bamboo and brass Mexican coffee table with two crystal shelves, made in two precious kind of woods mahogany and cocobolo. Note: The table not...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Mahogany

Set of MCM Solid Brass Faux Bamboo Glass Top Nesting Side End Tables Stands
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of quality machined brass MCM solid brass faux bamboo glass top nesting side end tables stands nice!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

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

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

Set of Two Peana Coffee Tables, Bench in Natural Oak Wood Finish, Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Set of Two Peana Coffee Tables, Bench in Natural Oak Wood Finish, Joel Escalona Peana, which in English translates to base or pedestal, is a series of tables and different surfaces ...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Oak, Wood, Hardwood

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

Exceptional Thick Lucite Dining Table with Criss-Cross Design 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Dining table in thick lucite with stunning criss-cross design incorporated under top, in the style of Charles Hollis Jones, American 1970's. This artisan lucite table is just beautif...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Walnut Square Crossed Trestle Occasional
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (1950s) walnut occasional / side table with a square top supported by a crossed trestle base with curved sabre feet. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNIT...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Heavy Gage Chrome Plated Steel Base Marble Top Round Gueridon Cafe Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Contemporary heavy and solid design granite top side center gueridon table.
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Granite, Chrome

Large Oversize Boat Shape Rosewood & Walnut Coffee Table Brass Inlay Marble Tile
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern huge marble tile insert brass inlay measure: 48 x 72" boat shape rosewood coffee table on tapered dowel legs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

Italian Midcentury Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Beech Wood 1950 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

Materials

Glass, Wood

Italian Midcentury Center Table
Italian Midcentury Center Table
$1,410 Sale Price
40% Off
Italian Midcentury Steel Table with White Marble Top and Tripod Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian steel table from the mid 20th century, with white marble top and tripod base. Created in Italy during the midcentury period, this steel table features a square-shaped whit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Steel

Italian Mid-Century Brass Black Opaline Console Table 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful thick brass and black opaline glass was made in Italy in the late 1970s. Symmetrical brass elements strike through black opaline glass tops, the result being an impres...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Large Thick Rectangular Glass Coffee Table Huge Massive
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Massive oversize Mid Century Modern style coffee table. Measures: 48 x 64" 3/4".
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wrought Iron

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.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Nickel

Black Tinted Oak Solid Wood Coffee Table, Fishes Series 1 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 masterpiece of modern art, and his Fish sculpture remain an iconic symbol of his artistic vision. The Fishes Coffee Tables...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Oak, Hardwood

New production and re-edition hexagonal coffee table ISA BERGAMO, certified
Located in Milano, IT
The new reissue of the 2024 ISA BERGAMO coffee tables marks a new phase of production for the ISA brand, sold with certifications. These coffee tables, the result of the new collecti...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

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

Materials

Steel

Large Rectangle Faux Egg Shell Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice quality egg shell or coconut shell like finish large Mid-Century Modern style coffee table. 48 x 60.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Circular Walnut, Giltwood and Marble Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century center table with a painted gilt finish and an off-white round marble top featuring gray striations, supported by 3 spool form legs anchored to a central sphere and termi...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone, Marble

Hexagon Shape Chrome Brass & Glass 22" Tall Occasional Side Table Stand MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid Century Hexagon Shape Chrome Brass & Glass 22" Tall Occasional Side Table Stand MINT!
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Italian Modern Center Table By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Center Table Guglielmo Ulrich. This versatile Italian Mid-Century Modern Guglielmo Ulrich sculptural table can be used as a center table, console table, side table...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

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

Bamboo Rattam Coffee Table with Mirror attributet Franca Helg and Franco Albini
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury elegant coffee table, side table, with top mirror and shelf in green glass, Franca Helg and Franco Albini attributed. Measures cm: Diameter 65, height 56 (Shelf height 19c...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Mirror, Bamboo, Rattan

Leon Rosen design for Pace Glass and Chrome Foyer Table
Located in Las Vegas, NV
1970s Leon Rosen for Pace Glass and chrome foyer table. Thick glass base sides with chromed steel corners. Matching thick round glass top. Gorgeo...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

Bodega Square Coffee Table in Black Wood Marquetry Veneer Table 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

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

Materials

Brass

Danish Mid-Century Modern Walnut Long Rectangle Coffee Table W Rolled Edge Mint!
By Milo Baughman, Morredi
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern walnut long rectangle coffee table w rolled edge mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Hans Wegner Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak & Brass X Base Coffee Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Hans Wegner Danish Mid-Century Modern teak & brass x base coffee side table.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Stone, Slate

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

Unusual Silvered Metal and Glass Center / Display Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century silvered metal center / displaly table designed with 4 round glass shelves and a centered tall shelf resting on 4 splade legs (each glass shelf is 24" diameter)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

Italian Brass and Chrome Center or Dining Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Italian Brass and Chrome Center or Dining Table, Italy, circa 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Square Glass and Brass Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern glass coffee table by Pace Collection.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

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

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

Stacked Glass "Ice Block" Base Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice glass top stacked "Ice" base side or end table. Imperial Imagineering.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

White Oval Carrara Marble Top Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Brass Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
White oval Carrara marble top Italian Mid-Century Modern coffee table tapered brass legs.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

travertine Top Horn Like Pillars Tripod Base Round Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern round floating travertine top coffee table. Horn like base solid mahogany elements and finish. Gibbing decor match and influence.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Travertine

Round Solid Thick Oiled Teak Top Lucite Legs Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round 48 " in diameter Mid-Century Modern thick solid top Nakashima influence dining table. Unusual wood and bent Lucite combination design legs. Measures: 1.5". There is one line n...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Teak

Oval Black Lacquer Console or Center Table Gilt Cobra Legs After Salvador Dali
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A phenomenal and rare polished oval black lacquer table. The oval shape adds to the wonderful style, however it is the 24k gilt Bronze Serpent legs that make this piece a showstopper. A compliment to any room as an entry, center table or in a main room display piece as a console table. The table is likely from the 1970s and is in very good condition. Black Lacquer is a piano finish...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Gold, Bronze

Contemporary Italian Sculptural Brass and Glass Top Console Table
Located in Rome, IT
Fabulous modern brass sculpture console table or center table with a Mondrian motive glass top. Handmade by a master artisan. The glass top color we can customize on request. Availa...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Twisted Rope Forged Gold Finish Glass Top Console Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern studio made "twisted rope" console table with very nice "patinated gold " faux finish.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Vintage Mastercraft Brass Gold & Burl Wood Dining Table Center Entry Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Mastercraft Burl Wood and Gold Metal Brass. This can be used as a game table, dining table, center. or entry table base. Some surface scratche...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Brass Claw Feet Crome and Brass Glass Round Top Gueridon Center Cafe Game Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative brass and chrome base claw feet round 3/4" glass top dinette cafe gueridon table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Glacier 03 Contemporary Center Table in Onyx and Steel by Bestia
Located in Mexico City, MX
Understood as the material of progress and as an emblem of the modern movement from the middle of last century, steel is the fundamental axis of the Glacier collection. The item ...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Onyx

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Walnut Crossed Trestle Occasional Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (1950s) walnut occasional / side table with a square top supported by a crossed trestle base with curved sabre feet. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNIT...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Tris tavolini impilabili, Italia, anni '60.
Located in Palermo, PA
Tris di tavolini in ottone, metallo laccato e vetro fumè, produzione italiana degli anni '60 circa. La caratteristica principale è che si possono impilare, cosi da poter risparmiare ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Brass

Brazilian Design. Liceu de Arte e Oficios. Coffee table, wood and metal. c. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Liceu de Artes e Oficios Coffee table, c. 1960 Contains the workshop label Solid wood, wood veneer and Metal 33 x 100 x 80 cm 12 99/100 x 39 37/100 x 31 1/2 in Dating from the 1960s,...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

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

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Carrara Marble, Aluminum

Oval Glass Gold Gilt Wrought Iron Metal Base Hollywood Regency Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oval glass gold gilt wrought iron metal base hollywood regency coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Modern Transition Brushed Silver Steel Bronze Gueridon Table Stone
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Mid-Century Modern transition brushed silver steel bronze inset ormolu-mounted gueridon table with black granite stone by Mansfield Manor.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Granite, Bronze, Steel

Italian Coffee Table by Vittorio Gregotti top glass
Located in Milano, IT
A coffee table of extraordinary elegance, made in Italy by Vittorio Gregotti in the 1960s, a golden era for Italian design. This unique piece stands out for its imposing and sculptur...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

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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