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
Square Walnut Top Ebonized Base Center Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut top ebonized base square coffee table. Harvey Probber and Directional influence.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
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
Italian Iron Center Table Style of Alberto Orlandi
Located in New York, NY
Italian wrought iron center table. Has round bronze accents. Gueridon table, occasional table.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron, Bronze
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
Glass Top Bent Lucite Legs Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern glass top carved Lucite cabriole leg rectangular coffee table.
The legs are secured and brass ball finial decorative fastener and the whole table easily comes apa...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Faux Bamboo Brass and Glass Rectangular Coffee Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass and glass rectangular coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Brass Chrome Smoked Glass Willy Rizzo Square Coffee Table
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sharp looking Mid-Century Modern coffee table by Willy Rizzo.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Midcentury Oak Center Table
Located in Hudson, NY
American midcentury oak table with curved legs to give the table a graceful and bold hourglass design.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Oak
Thick Wooden Huge Round Gear Shape Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very sharp looking Mid-Century Modern circa 1960s round gear top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Driftwood
Osvaldo and Valeria Borsani Unique Revolving Occasional Table
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Chicago, IL
Unique revolving occasional table by Osvaldo and Valeria Borsani for Tecno
Provenance
Ziuta Gerstenzang Akston (1901-1994) and Joseph James Akston (1895-1983), Palm Beach, Florida.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Steel
French Midcentury Round Aluminum and Glass Center Dining Table by Boris Tabacoff
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century Modern round center or dining table with a cast aluminum base and a smoked glass top by Boris Tabacoff circa 1960.
We can polish the aluminum base to perfection...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Burl Wood Brass Glass Top Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern massive burl wood frame glass top square coffee table. Gorgeous burl wood grain pattern. Nice design proportions.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Massive Wide Rectangle Glass Top Wrought Iron Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Ornate 39 x 34 rectangle heavy gage wrought iron thick glass top coffee table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Maxime Old Centre or Dining Table, France, 1940s
By Maxime Old
Located in New York, NY
Maxime Old (1910-1991)
Elegant modernist dining or centre table by Maxime Old in French walnut with gracefully curving lines in base and table top edge, bronze mounts
France 1940s
Re...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Maison Bagues Brass Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
French vintage square coffee table in solid gilt brass with two glass shelves and ball finials. Iconic Maison Baguès piece with great prop...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Ilmari Tapiovaara, Scandinavian Low Modern Coffee Table, Teak and Oakwood, 1959
Located in High Point, NC
A low Mid-Century Modern coffee table designed in 1959 by Finnish architect and designer Ilmari Tapiovaara for Swedish company Edsbyverken. Teak top mounted on an oak base. Original ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
Cage Table, Mid-Century Modern Center or Coffee Table
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
"Elevate Your Living Space with the Cage Table Mid-Century Modern Center Coffee Table
Add a touch of sophistication and contemporary style to your living room with the Cage Table Mid...
Category
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
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
Midcentury Geometric Sculptural Black Lacquer Coffee Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare find from the 1950s, this original black lacquer coffee table boasts a Cubist-inspired geometric design. Crafted by renowned designer Gail Fury, its sculptural form and lipped...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Coffee Table Ico Parisi Attributed, Walnut and Beech Wax-Polished
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1950s midcentury coffee table, Permanente Mobili di Cantu , Ico Parisi attributed in walnut and beechwood, wax-polished.
Measures cm: height 50, diameter 60 (H shelves 25cm).
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Gio Ponti Coffee Table for Fontana Arte
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Simple, elegant and functional coffee or cocktail table. Suspended on tapered brass legs are two levels of glass. Designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fontana Arte ca. 1955. Gla...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage 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
Rare Midcentury Ship's Wheel Center Table
Located in Essex, MA
Ship's wheel stamped WWII US Navy with brass mounts adaptively reused as a tabletop for a Queen Anne base with a vasiform post and (3) cabriole legs. A second ships wheel serves as a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Squared Dining Marble Table by Gianfranco Frattini, 1985
Located in MIlano, IT
Squared dining marble table by Gianfranco Frattini, 1985
Absolute masterpiece by Gianfranco Frattini coming from his private house in Italy. This sculptural table is composed by a s...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Gesso Washed and Stained Kidney Shape Glass Top Natural Driftwood Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern very nice example of natural driftwood kidney shape coffee table. Nice gesso wash and stain two-tone bone like finish.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Driftwood
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...
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Beautiful Contemporary Modern Custom-Made Octagonal End Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful custom-made table features a sculpted pedestal base with four trapezoid shaped feet. An excellent design with an octagonal base that c...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Wrought Iron Base Abalone Composite Round Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern round top crashed abalone shell in composite top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Abalone
MidCentury Modern Table with Brass and Solid Walnut Wood Structure, France, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Coffee table with brass structure and solid wood with top and bottom shelf glass, brass details finished in a pyramidal shape.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Unique Oak Coffee Table w. Stunning Coromandel Geometric Design Top
By H. Pander
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and very stylish sofa table of practical proportions.
It does not matter where you are planning to place or where you want to use this table for, its design, quality and pres...
Category
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Branco e Preto 'Carlos Milan' Brazilian mid-century coffee table jacaranda, 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Branco e Preto (Carlos Milan).
Coffee table.
Manufactured by Mahlmeister & Cia,
Brazil, 1950s.
Solid jacaranda, ebonized wooden structure.
Measurement...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Jacaranda
Long Surf Board Boat Shape Terrazzo Top Oiled Walnut Base Floating Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Floating terrazzo top oiled walnut base long surfboard shape coffee table Kagan decor.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut, Terrazzo
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
Heavy Thick 3/4" Glass Round Top Chrome & Brass Tripod Base Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern round chrome and brass base glass top coffee table. Thick 3/4" glass top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Large Square Rattan Coffee Table with Formica Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large 31" long square coffee table with pole rattan legs and wood grain formica top with a rattan trim along the borders.
Restored to new for you.
All rattan, bamboo and wicker f...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Rattan
1970s Modernist Chromed Center Table by Karl Springer
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A superb polished stainless steel "tulip" center table having a thick disc base and three flaring brass accented arms supporting a round glass top.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Postmodern Walnut Coffee Table Top Cristal Fumè, Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Mid-Century Post Modern massive walnut centre coffee table, top cristal fumè, designer A.&T Scarpa for Cassina. Labelled
Measures cm: H 35, W 77, D 77.
About Afra & Tobia Sc...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Crystal
Jean-Charles Moreux Gilt Iron Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French midcentury low table by Jean-Charles Moreux in gilt forged iron. Measures: 30" wide x 19.5" deep x 17.5" high. Heavy glass top in size specified ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Iron
Glass X Cross Base Coffee Table w/ Marble Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern square marble top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Midcentury Oak Coffee Table with Brass Architectural Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Midcentury wood coffee table with brass architectural base.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Cloth Wrapped Burgundy Finish Black Glass Chrome Bezel Rectangle Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cloth wrapped and lacqured mid century modern rectangular coffee table with thick black glass top in chrome frame.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Grasscloth
Harvey Probber Rosewood Top & Mahogany Legs Rectangular Parson Coffee Table
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Harvey Probber rosewood top with contrasting mahogany legs rectangular coffee table. Label
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Italian Rectangular Wood and Metal Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian rectangular wood and metal coffee table, 1950s
Rectangular wooden top coffee table with magazine rack and legs in meta...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Chrome Brass Glass Two-Tier Coffee Table with X-Stretchers
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice size rectangular Mid-Century Modern chrome and brass coffee table.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Tommaso Barbi Midcentury Italian Modern Porcelain Square Coffee Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Porcelain and brass glass mirrored top side coffee table made in Italy designed by Tommaso Barbi. "Twisted rope" white porcelain base or frame. No visible scratches or signs of wear.
Category
20th Century Italian 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
Forged Round Faux Bamboo Metal Stand with Marble Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy and solid design vintage round faux bamboo stand with marble top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
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
Custom Brass Coffee Table with Pink Reverse Painted Glass Top by Adesso Imports
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom brass coffee table with reverse painted apricot pink glass top and a base of three brass rings. Handmade in Los Angeles by Adesso Imports. C...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Mosaic Tile Top Table with Brass Legs
Located in New York, NY
Circular mosaic tile top table with squared brass legs and stretcher. The top has a Roman Key motif in brass tone tile with metallic and off whit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
1950s Italian Fume' Glass Top Dining Table in the Manner Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury chrome star base table with smoked glass Oval top in the manner Gastone Rinaldi. Chrome in nice condition.
Spectacular midcentury chrome starburst dining table...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Brass and Glass Round Gueridon Center Table Pedestal
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern decorative brass claw feet ball finials elegant bend metal legs.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Circular Grey Chrome Glass Steel Italian Center Table, 1960
Located in Madrid, ES
Circular coffee/center table with structure in chromed steel and glass top.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Centre Table Tobia Scarpa Manner Lacquered Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern square coffee centre table, Afra e Tobia Scarpa manner, in lacquered walnut top fumé crystal. Polished with oil.
Measures cm: H 34, W 75, D 75.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Crystal
Model 'Langerak' Coffee Table by Kho Liang for 't Spectrum. Netherlands, 1960s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
Wengé frame with a glass top. Designed in the 1950s and in production from 1958 till 1971 by 't Spectrum. Playful corners that also have the function of keeping the glass top on it's...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Wenge
Mid-Century Modern Style Triangular Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This uniquely designed triangular coffee table features a fantastic chrome finish and makes a stylish addition to any modern interior. The heavy flat bar chrome base offers sturdines...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
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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