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 legendary 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.
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
Walnut Coffee Table with Stone Insert by Harvey Probber
Located in Atlanta, GA
A circular coffee or center table by Harvey Probber for Harvey Probber, Inc. circa 1958. The walnut top feature a central insert and two stone discs are available: one terrazzo and t...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Bronze Faux Bamboo Glass Top Rectangular Coffee Table
By La Barge
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern faux bamboo bronze coffee table by La Barge.
Category
20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Coffee or Center Table Carved from Solid Marble Bonnie and Clyde, in Stock
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
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
Medium to Large Black Granite Rectangular Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black granite not marble Mid-Century Modern rectangular coffee table. Measures: 51 x 28.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Granite
Stacked Polished Lacquered Brass Bars Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass "pyramid" shape base coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Glass Zodiac Cocktail or Coffee Table Attributed to Gio Ponti
By Fontana Arte
Located in Rome, IT
Rare Fontana Arte midcentury "verre églomisé" glass top reverse painted with a Zodiac motif.
Resting on black metal and brass legs. Attributed to Gio Ponti.
Glass in perfect vintag...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Art Glass
Square Suspended Base Glass Top Coffee or Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Single "suspended" pedestal Mid-Century Modern square glass top coffee table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stone, Iron
Single Suspended Pedestal Base Square Glass Top Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual "Suspended" top illusion side or center table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stone, Steel
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Walnut/Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Italian Midcentury Glass, Iron and Brass Coffee Table by Angelo Ostuni, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian midcentury glass, iron and brass coffee table by Angelo Ostuni, 1950s
Coffee table with rhomboidal section iron structure that hol...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Rosewood Elliptical Coffee Table
Located in Rome, IT
A long and low table manufactured in Italy in 1960s
Iron and rosewood frame, rosewood oval plane
Completely restored.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Iron
Charles Hollis Jones "Le Dome" Table
Located in Highland, IN
Many consider Charles Hollis Jones "Le Dome" his finest work. Part of his "Signature Collection" in 1977 and crafted by Swedlow (an aviation specialist in Southern California) this r...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Lacquered Parchment Tray Stainless Steel Base Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Super high studio quality metal work stainless steel base coffee table with tray shape lacquered white goat skin top. Fine pattern lines in the...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Center Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Midcentury center table with Amara ebony veneer and ebonized mahogany with brass accents.
Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
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.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Paul Mccobb Maple Centre Table for Planner Group, circa 1965
By Paul McCobb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an iconic Planner Group table by Paul McCobb. This solid maple table has been professionally refinished.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Maple
Rare Solid Teak Mid-Century Modern Retro Dyrlund Coffee or Centre Table
By Dyrlund
Located in Markington, GB
Rare solid teak Mid-Century Modern Dyrlund coffee table in mint vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Teak
Six Legged Hoof Feet Solid Brass Round Hexagon Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass hoof feet coffee table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
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.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
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".
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Osvaldo Borsani circular dining table in wood and brass details, Italy, 1960s
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Milan, IT
Osvaldo Borsani circular dining table in
sculpted wood and brass details, Italy, 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Forged Metal Twisted Rope Effect Silver Gilt Base Rectangle Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative gilt silver twisted rope style metal base coffee table on ball shape legs.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Paul Evans coffee table signed and dated
Measure: Base is 24" round.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
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.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
1940s Coffee Table Oak Structure Glass Top Italian, Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
A very organic, rare, iconic and beautiful coffee table. 1940s Italian design by Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Original thick crystal top on a solid oak wood base a v...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Thick Bent Lucite Organic Shape Base Rectangle Glass top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern thick Lucite and glass top organic shape coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Double Lucite Pedestal Oval Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and machined brass "gills" form pedestal bases oval glass top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Olive Burl Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern coffee table features a unique two-tone "X' base that joins together underneath. A wonderful square top design with elegant burl wood grain throughout. T...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Rounded Corners Square Coffee Table on Thick Bent Tube Chrome Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Massive Mid-Century Modern thick 3/4" glass coffee table on heavy chrome bent pipe base. In style of or attributed to John Mascheroni.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Table
Located in New York, NY
“Ballet Dancer” Unique Center Table by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne. Studio made table with welded, hammered and hand-worked base. Sculptural base with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Round Glass Top Lucite Base Gueridon Center Cafe Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern small round dining center table. Chrome and Lucite tripod base. In the style of Pace.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Italian Dining Table, Marbled Glass, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Dining Table, Marbled Glass, 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Harvey Probber Round Walnut Game Center Table with Travertine Insert
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Harvey Probber round walnut game or center table with travertine insert.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Large Blue Molten & Bent Glass C-Shape Base Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern cobalt blue molten and bent art glass C-shape base wide square coffee table. Murano glass decor complement.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cherry Teal Dining Table Franz Schuster Vienna 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage cherrywood dining table or center table from cherrywood and teal green formica plate design attributed to Franz Schuster Vienna, 1950s.
An outstanding dini...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Formica, Cherry
Large Black Lacquer Cloth Covered Chrome Base Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Massive solid looking Mid-Century Modern black lacquer cloth or raffia crome coffee table. Unsigned matches Karl Springer Decor.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Iron Centre or Side Tables Style Maison Charles Golden Palm Trees, circa 1955
Located in Vienna, AT
Iron centre or side tables style Maison Charles, circa 1955
Mid century Iron centre or side tables style Maison Charles, circa 1955. Rare and elegant 28" high iron palm tree tables with a floating 20" glass top. Heavy and detailed cast foot...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Iron
French Midcentury Metal and Brass Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
This metal, brass, and glass coffee table has the sleek, yet decadent, look that’s reminiscent of French designer Georges Geffroy. The smooth light met...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Round Italian Table, 1940s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
An elegant round Italian table made off wrought iron (base and legs), gold brass spheres and a thick Saint Gobain glass .
1940s style with a modern vibe d...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Fossil Stone Round Dining Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
The round cast stone top is embedded with authentic fossils. The round Lucite base is made of Lucite rods. There is a slight crack in the bottom round p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stone
Midcentury Cerused Oak Center Table
Located in New York, 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
Spun Fiberglass Round Cone Shape Base Outdoor Dining Table Woodard
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern tussle woodard outdoor large 44" fiberglass dining table. Base only no glass.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Raffia Cloth Covered Rectangular Glass Top Coffee Table Black
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern raffia covered rectangular glass top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Raffia, Glass
Bull Horns Shaped to Legs Lucite Stretchers Base Square Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern 3/4" thick square glass top coffee table on bull horns legs. Skillfully put together a combination of bull horns and Lucite to from the table base.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Horn, Glass, Lucite
Square Chrome and Brass Hoof Feet Base Coffee Table Thick Glass Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Midcentury Italian modern brass hoof feet chrome X stretcher base coffee center table of Maison Jansen style.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Heavy Iron Base Glass Top Console Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern style heavy iron base glass top sofa console table.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Oval Black Glass Brass French Center Table, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
Coffee table with oval glass top and black lacquered metal base with pivoting brass pad supports.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
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...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pace Collection Coffee Table by Leon Rosen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking vintage modern coffee table features brass plated cantilever base, thick glass top, and the striking midcentury style design of Leon Rosen for Pace collection. This circular brass plated coffee table makes an impressive addition to home or business interior...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Giuseppe Scapinelli. Mid-Century Modern "Spider" Coffee Table in Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Giuseppe Scapinelli. "Spider" coffee table made of solid caviuna wood with glass top. This Brazilian modern coffee table represent the approximation of Scapinelli with biomorphism, T...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
1950 Freeform Mahogany Coffee Table Cocktail Table Side Table
Located in Grenoble, FR
Freeform mahogany coffee table
Mahogany tray brought back to France in the 1950s, transformed into a coffee table in the spirit of Charlotte Perriand or José Zanine Kaldas.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage French Midcentury Steel Round Table with Swan Motifs and Mirrored Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French vintage steel round center table from the mid-20th century, with new mirrored top, swan motifs and duck feet. This French midcentury table features ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Restored Round "x" Base Rattan Coffee Table with Oak Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Round rattan coffee table with oak top and two strand "X" arched table base.
Designed in the manner of Paul Frankl.
Restored to new for you.
All rattan, bamboo and wicker furnitur...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Rattan
Pierre Guariche Adjustable Extension Dining Table for Meurop, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Adjustable Extension Dinning Table designed by Pierre Guariche.
Manufactured by Meurop (France) around 1950.
Bent and painted iron frame, wood table top.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a nice patina.
Guariche Pierre...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Mosaic Marble-Top Solid Brass Bracket Legs Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rectangle mosaic multi-color marble-top coffee table on solid polished brass legs.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Hans Wegner Signed Rosewood Coffee Table on Chrome Cylinder Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rosewood rectangular coffee table by Hans Wegner.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Rosewood
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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