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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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
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 ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Sycamore
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
Materials
Bronze, Gold
Vintage Wood and Brass Living Room Table by Ettore Sottsass, Published
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous wooden living room table designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1959, belonging to the T72 model, for the fine Italian manufacture Poltronova. Published on Ettore Sottsass book...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Grasscloth and chrome center table
Located in New York, NY
Grasscloth and chrome center/ card table attributed to Karl Springer.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Lucite Base Sqaure Glass Top Occasional Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern Lucite base thick 3/4" square glass top coffee or side table.
Category
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.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian White Marble and Brass 1970s Coffee Table
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This elegant coffee table was produced in Italy around the 1970s. It is made from a brass structure with a white marble top.
The table remains in very good vintage condition: unifor...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Round Glass Top Chrome Legs Solid Brass Stretchers & Feet Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round glass top chrome legs solid brass stretchers & feet coffee center table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Teak Danish Modern Wrap Around Fan Shape Coffee Table Dowel Tapered Legs Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual teak Danish modern wrap around fan shape coffee table dowel tapered legs mint!
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Teak
Oval Marble Cocktail Table on Black Spider Legs Italian, 1950s
Located in London, GB
Peach colored oval marble coffee table on a frame of black metal frame with spider-legs and brass feet.
The marble is in old-rose having peach color chunks on a background of beige ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Rounded Triangle Shape Large Solid Marble Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern large triangle custom marble coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Brass & Lucite Round Glass Top Coffee Occasional Table Clean!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass & Lucite round glass top coffee occasional table clean!.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Brass Oval Mirrored Top 39"h Bar Hight Table Display Center Console MINT!
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual shape and size perfect oval display or center console table. 39" Bar Height.
Nice design and high quality craftsmanship.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
1970s round coffee table in wood and smoked glass
Located in Premariacco, IT
Vintage 1970s coffee table with circular wooden frame and smoked glass top.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Midcentury Cerused Oak Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Midcentury cerused oak pedestal base center / dining table having a round octagonal top with a fluted edge and dark wood and metallic insets.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Oak
Two-Tier "L" Shape Glass and Brass Organic Kidney Shape Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern DIA style "L" shape or kidney shape glass top brass frame coffee center table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Leon Rosen design for Pace Glass and Chrome Foyer Table
By Leon Rosen
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...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Modern Lucite and Glass Dining / Kitchen Table, American Designer, 2000s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Modern Lucite and glass dining / kitchen table, center table, American Designer, 2000s
This strong and sturdy dining table is sleek and stylish having a thick Lucite base with curved legs leading to a bow top supporting a thick glass table...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
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.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome, Brass
Center Table Caldas with Portuguese Tiles
Located in Lisbon, PT
Well-known for its ceramics tradition, Portuguese tiles production dates back to XVI century.
Inheriting this rich crafts knowledge, the table tops of ...
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2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Coffee or Center Table in Pine Wood and Laminate, France, 1970's
Located in Barcelona, ES
Coffee or center table from 1970's, France. Solid construction in pine wood with four panels in black laminate.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Pine
Very Rare and Impressive Coffee Table by Antoine Philippon and Jacqueline Lecoq
Located in Munich, DE
Huge walnut top and chromed steel base.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Square Granite Top Chrome Base Occasional Coffee Side End Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century square granite top chrome base occasional coffee side end table MINT.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Granite, Chrome
James Mont Rectangle Black Lacquer Glass Top Deco Mid Century Coffee Table
By James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
James Mont rectangle black lacquer glass top Deco mid-century coffee table. Two tier glass top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Heavy Steel Forged Square Bare X Base Thick Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Modernist heavy steel studio forged base 3/4" glass top rectangle coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Walnut Patchwork Large Checker Pattern Top Large Rectangle Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oversize chrome base large rectangle coffee table in style of M. Baughman. Floating top on chrome profile frame.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Blue Top Dining or Center Table attr. to Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Rare midcentury round blue top dining or center table resting on four brass sabots legs.attribution to Gio Ponti.
Similar tables were designed by Ponti for the iconic Roman Hotel Par...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Art Glass
Danish Mid-Century Modern Rectangle Coffee Table on Chrome Cylinder Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rectangle teak coffee table on chrome cylinder legs with solid teak cone shape leg tips. Made in Holland.
Category
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Bruno Mathsson Swedish Mid-Century Drop Leaf Wood and Steel Rolling Work Table
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Mid-Century rectangular drop leaf work table with a rectangular wooden top and leaves resting on a steel frame with four legs ending in c...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel
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.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Modern Glass Coffee Table by Pace
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sleek mid-century modern glass and chrome coffee table by Pace, featuring a teardrop designed glass top.
Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass
Black lacquered wicker coffee table with two glass tops, 1970s
Located in Premariacco, IT
Vintage 1970s black lacquered wicker coffee table with double clear glass top.
Height from base to first shelf 31cm
Second shelf height 46cm
New windows.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wicker, Glass
Large Oversize Thick Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table with Singing Birds
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern tree bark motif black lacquer base 3/4" thick glass top designers coffee table. Unusual very decorative sharp looking piece in very good near excellent condition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Composition, Metal
Single Pedestal Square Travertine Coffee Side End Occational Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern square travertine top end side occasional table stand. Measure: 28".
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Travertine
Set of three nesting tables, Gallotti Radice
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of 3 smoked glass nesting tables, Gallotti and Radice, circa 1970
Condition: Good, small surface marks
Materials: Glass, Steel
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Figural Base Glass Top Side End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice vintage figural base coffee table with glass top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Mid-Century Modern Square Glass and Brass Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern glass coffee table by Pace Collection.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
American Mid-Century Limewood Round End Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (1950s) limewood round end table supported on a geometric shaped pedestal base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Square Solid Brass Bar Profile Base Rectangle Smoked Glass Top Coffee Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Solid Brass Bar Profile Base Rectangle Smoked Glass Top Coffee Side Table.
Glass Measures 1/2'' in thickness.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Tall Round Center Coffee Table Chrome and Glass
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome and glass round coffee table by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar. This table is 22" higher which higher then usu...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Painted Cast Aluminum Banana Leaf Base Center Table 3/4 Inch Thick Round Glass
By Dickinson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Thick 3/4" thick glass top cast aluminum base cafe dinette gueridon center table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Bauhaus Stacked Chrome Frames Base Glass Top Square MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Bauhaus stacked chrome frames base glass top square MINT!.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
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.
Ava...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Wrought Iron Art Ornament Brass Tips Feet Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Wrought Iron Art Ornament Brass Tips feet glass top rectangle coffee table MINT!.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Iron, Brass
Unique Italian Metal and Chrome Center Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A unique piece featuring all metal and chrome appearance with a cylindrical base. A one of a kind table that would be the topic of conversation in any living space. Please confirm it...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Wooden side table by WK Möbel, Germany, 1960
By WK Möbel
Located in Premariacco, IT
German coffee table from the 1960s by WK Möbel in wood and teak.
Oil-polished.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Faux Bamboo Chrome Glass Top Brass Balls Finials Elongated Hexagon Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Faux bamboo chrome glass top brass balls finials elongated hexagon coffee table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Birch and Laminate Coffee Table by Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A simple, egalitarian coffee table by Knoll in birch, with a white laminate top supported by blonde squared tapered legs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Heavy Polished Brass x Base Thick Glass Square Coffee Table Nice!
By Paul Evans
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
Forged Rounded Brass Base Oval Goat Skin Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Massive oval coffee table consisting of forged brass bases and lacquered goatskin parchment top. Matches Karl Sptinger decor and possibly designed by him. Unsigned.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Hummered Forged Copper & Iron Round Coffee Table & Pair of Stools Seats
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Vintage Hummered Forged Copper & Iron Round Coffee Table & Pair of Stools Seats.
Table: 36 x 18
Stool: 16 x 15.5.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Copper, Iron
Bent Polished Stainless Glass Top Gary Gutterman "Odyssey" Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Signed & dated 1975 bent polished stainless steel base wide rectangle rounded corners thick 3/4" glass top coffee table by Gary Gutterman.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Expanding Brass Dining Table with a Smoked Glass Top
By Mastercraft
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage eye-catching Mastercraft style brass adjustable table with beautiful smoked/tinted glass conveniently expands to accommodate guests. Easily slides open to the length of ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Square Black Marble Single Pedestal Side End Table Night Stand Pedestal
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square black marble single pedestal side end table night stand pedestal.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Square center/game table
Located in New York, NY
Square center/game table in wood and etched aluminum by Heinz Lilienthal.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Glass Top Solid Brass Trim Cross Shape Base Chrome Base Round Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Glass Top Solid Brass Trim Cross Shape Base Chrome Base Round Coffee Table MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Swivel Adjustable Round Top Black Tessellated Marble Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Swivel Adjustable Round Top Black Tessellated Marble Coffee Table on Cylinder Base MINT!
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
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.