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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
Large Mid Century Modern c.1970's Lucite Brass Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Mid Century Modern c.1970's Lucite Brass Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Cityscape Aluminum Base Lucite Rectangle Top Rounded Corners Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cityscape aluminum base 3/4" lucite rectangle top rounded corners coffee table mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Brass Chrome Thick 3/4" Glass Top Mid Century Modern Oval Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass chrome thick 3/4" glass top Mid-Century Modern oval coffee center table.  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Brass Frame Marble Top Rectangular Coffee Table McCobb Attributed
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass frame 3/4" marble top coffee table Paul McCobb match.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

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

Large Brass and Chrome Mid-Century Coffee Table Attributed to Maison Jansen
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A stunning large brass and chrome coffee or centre table attributed to Maison Jansen, circa 1970s. Perfect for the Hollywood Regency style enthusiast or vintage Mid-Century Modern lover although, this table would sit very well indeed within any contemporary home Decor design. Not dissimilar to the designs of Italian furniture designer Romeo Rega - this large centre table...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

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

Fruitwood

Lucite "Ice Crystals" Base Rectangle Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lucite "Ice Crystals" base rectangle glass top Mid-Century Modern coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Vintage Tile Top Catalina Accent Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Tile Top Catalina Accent Table Dimensions. 20 W ; 30 D ; 22 H
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

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

Materials

Glass, Lucite

1970s round coffee table made of bamboo and smoked glass
Located in Premariacco, IT
Bamboo coffee table with round smoked glass top, perfect for living rooms lounges or waiting studies. Normal signs of wear from age and use as pictured.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Glass

Lucite X-Base Base Gueridon Center Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice butterfly of X-base round guerdon center or game table with thick glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Lucite

'Annika' Coffee Table by Bruno Mathsson, 1936
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this "Annika" coffee table designed by Bruno Mathsson, the table is composed of three elegantly sculpted birch legs which anchor the circular, teak top. The detail, richness...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Elm

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.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Faux Bamboo Glass Wide Rectangle Coffee Table Hollywood Regency Mid Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Faux Bamboo 3/4" glass wide rectangle coffee table Hollywood Regency Mid Century.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

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.
Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Fruitwood

Machined Brass Tripod Base Rouge Round Marble Top Center Side Occasional Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian machined brass tripod base rouge round marble top center side occasional lamp table stand pedestal mint.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Modernist Sculpture Coffee Table after Carlo Mollino Arabesque in Sculpted Iron
Located in Las Vegas, NV
From the showroom of Barneys New York to your living room, this massive sculpted iron and white enamel coffee table designed after the Carlo Mollino's 1949 "Arabesque" table. 3rd li...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Enamel, Iron

Vittorio Introini Table with Marble Base and Crystal Top, circa 1980
Located in Milan, IT
This table shaped by the simple and cohesive ideas of Vittorio Introini is an absolute example of Italian manufacturing beauty. The large crystal top highlights its expressive and st...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Phenomenal 1" Thick Bent Stainless Steel Square Coffee Table Glass Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual and unreal craftsmanship coffee table folded out of continuous 1" thick sheet of stainless steel and beautifully connected at the bottom. Overall dimensions: 48" x 48". Round...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Solid Stainless Steel Center or Dining Table by Ron Seff, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A monumental center table or dining table in solid stainless steel by Ron Seff, 1980. Very expensive new: retailed originally for $29,000.00. Has original glass but some scratches, y...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Octagonal Lucite Base Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Round Coffee Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Octagonal Lucite base glass top Mid-Century Modern round coffee table mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Chrome Base Square Thick Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome base square glass top coffee table with thick 3/4" glass.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Coffee or Center Table Carved from Solid White Marble Bonnie and Clyde
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Coffee or center table carved from a solid block of Estremoz white marble, a sculptural piece that is hand polished to the finest detail. Sensual curves and straight lines embody th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Smoked Glass Round Top X-Base Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern smoked bronze glass round top coffee table. Barcelona style.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

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

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Italian manufacture, Low three-legged coffee table for living room, 1950s
Located in Firenze, IT
Polished wood coffee table in mahogany colors, 1950s, Italian made. It features a binding combination in the forms, supported by three legs and a distinctive and peculiar grissin on ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Oak Coffee Table with Brass Architectural Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Midcentury wood coffee table with brass architectural base.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Splendid 1970's curved wood table
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2793 Splendid curved wood table with cut crystal mosaic top. Italian manufacture around 1970s. 160x90xh75
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass

Splendid 1970's curved wood table
Splendid 1970's curved wood table
$11,452 Sale Price
20% Off
French Mid-Century Hourglass Form Iron Slat and Circular Glass Occasional Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century (circa 1950) occasional table with an hourglass form base comprised of curved iron slats, supporting a thick circular clear glass top. (Matching end / side tables:...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass

Ico Parisi Italian Mid-Century Circular Faceted Apron Dining / Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century circular wooden center / dining / breakfast table in a dark finish, with a faceted apron and four tapered cylindrical legs. (ICO PARISI)
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Tessellated Stone Fossil Top Brass Inlay Square Coffee Table on Cabriole Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tessellated Stone Fossil Top Brass Inlay Square coffee table on Cabriole Legs
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20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stone, Brass

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

Black Lacquer Cloth Wrapped 36" Square Center Coffee Table Mid Century 1970 MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black Lacquer Cloth Wrapped 36" Square Center Coffee Table Mid Century 1970 MINT
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Canvas

Thick Smoked Glass Top Chrome Base Rectangle Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern 3/4" thick smoked glass coffee table Milo Baughman decor match.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Tables, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes coffee table, contemporary collection, handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Dornes coffee table was crafted to tell a story of scenic beauty...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Square Solid Bronze Tassels Decorated Base 3/4" Glass Top Coffee Center Table
By Giocometti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Solid Bronze Tassels Decorated Base 3/4" Glass Top Coffee Center Table. glass is 3/4'' thick
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

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

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.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Large Wide Rectangle Rounded Corners Thick Glass Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern bent Lucite thick 3/4" glass top rectangle coffee table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Burnished Steel Center Hall Table or End Table Made to Order
Located in Chicago, IL
Center hall table that we hand-form from solid steel (or optionally in solid bronze of brass) and then burnish to a brilliant finish. This particular center hall table was clear-coat...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Steel

Hollywood Regency Style Glass and Brass Chromed Vintage Dining Table, 1970 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Hollywood Regency Style brass and chromed vintage dining table or center table, 1970s, Italy. A beautiful octagonal shaped vintage dining table or center table in the style of Romeo ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

John Vesey attr, Mid-Century Modern, Cast Aluminum, Center Table, USA, 1970s
Located in Manhasset, NY
John Vesey Attribution, Mid-Century Modern, Cast Aluminum, Center Table, USA, 1970s A cast aluminum and glass center table or large side table attributed to John Vesey (1924-1992). ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Large 1970s Rosewood & Chrome Rectangular Coffee Table By Merrow Associates
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
A large 1970s centre coffee table in rosewood and chrome by Richard Young for Merrow Associates. A beautiful minimalist statement, it is the larger size of rectangular tables made b...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Midcentury French Silver Leaf Iron Table with Glass Top and Greek Key Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French vintage silver leaf iron center table from the mid-20th century, with circular glass top and Greek Key motifs. Created in France during the midcentury period, this table fea...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Iron, Silver Leaf

Mid-Century American Embossed Beige Faux Reptile Leather Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American table desk having an embossed off-white faux reptile leather veneer featuring a shaped top with canted corners and matching sculptural legs resting on 4 exposed ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

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

Materials

Brass

Dining Table Made In Dark Oak, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This Danish-designed dining table from the 1960s exudes a timeless appeal with its elegant silhouette and rich dark oak finish. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, it showca...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Oak

Mid Century Italian Modern Bend Glass C Shape Base Coffee Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century Italian modern bend glass c shape base coffee side table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass

Heavy Chrome Jacks Style Spikes Base Round Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern chrome jack base 3/4" glass top coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Heavy Polished Brass x Base Thick Glass Square Coffee Table Nice!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy polished brass x base 3/4" thick glass square coffee table nice! Paul Evans attributed decor match.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Rectangular Single Marble Pedestal and Top Dining Conference Table Deep Green
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern simple lined single rectangle marble pedestal and top dining conference table. The color is very dark emerald green almo...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

50s-60s Coffee Table
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Coffee table with under-top open compartment in stained mahogany veneer wood with turned legs in stained beech wood. Good Condition
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Beech, Mahogany

50s-60s Coffee Table
50s-60s Coffee Table
$477 Sale Price
20% Off
Tommy Parzinger Occasional Rectangular Side Table Brass and Satinwood
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Early midcentury Art Deco satinwood and brass small occasional table by Tommy Parzinger.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Very Ornate Delicate Lines Walnut Inlay Stretched Hexagon Lamp Side Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very ornate delicate lines walnut inlay stretched hexagon shape end lamp side occasional table Gueridon mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Jean Claude Dresse Sculptural Stainless Steel and Brass Coffee Table
Located in Voorburg, NL
A rare and exquisite coffee table by Jean Claude Dresse, a celebrated Belgian designer known for his innovative fusion of geometric rigor and artistic abstraction. Crafted (and signe...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

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

Materials

Rosewood

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.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

20th Century Glass and Sycamore Table by Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
20th Century Italian circular centre table with three swans necks and heads supporting a bevelled circular glass top. The base has brass decoration. This wonderful table is believed ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Sycamore

French Neoclassical Maurice Hirsch Black Gilded Mirror Table, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
This luxurious hexagonal dining or center table is signed by French neoclassical designer Maurice Hirsch, and was made as a bridge table in the early 1970s. Typical of the designer, ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Mirror, 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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