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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 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
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Round Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar rosewood, chrome and black laminate top center round table from the 1960s. Strips of chrome are inset in the pedestal with chrome round pod feet. The top is...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Percival Lafer, Coffee Table, Patchwork Wood, c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Percival Lafer's table is a remarkable piece of design that embodies the aesthetics of the 1970s. This coffee table in patchwork wood and glass is a harmonious mix of natural materia...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Percival Lafer, Coffee Table, Patchwork Wood, c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Percival Lafer's table is a remarkable piece of design that embodies the aesthetics of the 1970s. This coffee table in patchwork wood and glass is a harmonious mix of natural materia...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Brazilian Modern Coffee Table in Two-Tone Hardwood & Glass, Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in New York, NY
Available in NYC with free domestic shipping included, this Brazilian Modern coffee table in two-tone hardwood and glass by Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1950s is nothing less than spectacula...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

French round slate table circa 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant hand carved French slate table in 3 parts circa 1950 from Trelaze (49) Nice size ( diameter 110 cm) could be a nice center or dining table !
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Slate

Wrought Iron Faux Belts Rinded Together Base 3/4" Glass Top Large Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Wrought Iron Faux Belts Rinded Together Base 3/4" Glass Top Large Coffee Table MInt
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Rectangle Rattan Cane Shelf Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rectangle Rattan cane shelf glass top Mid-Century Modern coffee table mint!.  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bamboo, Rattan, Glass

Gervasino coffee table with bottle holder, Italian, made of wood, 1960 ca.
Located in MIlano, IT
Coffee table, also known as Gervasino table, with wooden frame in natural color, with parts painted white. The white disk placed in the center of the top hides a bar storage compartm...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Italian midcentury modular set of four boxes 1970s
Located in bari, IT
Amazing coffee table Italian midcentury modular set of four 1970s boxes in brown lacquered walnut with small door in fumes glass. Dimensions W 42 ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Aluminum

Martin Eisler for Forma. Mid-Century Modern Folding Center/Dining Table in Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Beautiful folding center table by Martin Eisler, one of the founders of the company Forma, an important and influential name of Brazilian design....
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Formica, Wood

Italian Mid-Century Teak Wood Dining Table by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Dining table well designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s, very stylish and charming as all the items manufactured by him. The round tabletop is teak wood and its base made of precious green Pakistan...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Onyx

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC10 Table by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1929. Revisited by Perriand in 1984, and relaunched by Cassina one year later. Manufactured by Cassina in Ital...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

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

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Iron

Guillerme et Chambron Table 1995
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Guillerme placed equal emphasis on function and aesthetics, creating an aesthetic as staid as it was arresting. While his work was in many ways distinctively conservative and recogni...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Ceramic, Oak

Mid-Century Modern 1966 Richard Schultz for Knoll Square Patio Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic outdoor low cocktail table designed by Richard Schultz for Knoll. It features gray frame with chocolate brown porcelain top. Clean ready to use condition.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Aluminum, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Center Table by Brazilian Designer, 1960s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Center Table by Brazilian Designer, 1970s Center table structured with solid wooden slats, with metal details and marble top, manufactured by Unknown Brazilian Designer...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Metal

Vintage Mason Monterey California Tile Top Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Catalina Style Accent Table with 6 Yellow and Black Colored Tiles. Turned Legs with stretcher. Makers Mark on the Bottom. Vintage Condition Cons...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Italian Modern Tripod Center Table Or Dining Table By Cassina
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Tripod Center Table Or Dining Table By Cassina. Our versatile grand scale Italian modern (65 inch) table with a beautiful geometric design...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Midcentury Formica and Wood Central Table, Czechoslovakia, 1960's
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid-century central table with a formica plate, beech legs and one drawer. It can be used as a writing desk as well. It was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1960´s. In well preserved Vintage...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Formica, Wood, Beech

Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Aluminum

Tavolino Anni 50 Manifattura Argentina in faggio ottone e vetro
Located in Milano, IT
Tavolino da caffè vintage in legno di faggio tinto con quattro gambe raccordati da elementi in legno e dettagli in ottone, piano tondo in vetro. Restaurato.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Karl Springer Attributed Silver Leaf Dining Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two piece center table wrapped in silver leaf. Gorgeous finish with five foot round top on a pedestal column base. Please confirm location NY or NJ
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Silver Leaf

Mid-Century Modern Center Table by Estúdio Branco & Preto, Brazil, 1950s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Center Table by Estúdio Branco & Preto, Brazil, 1950s Center table structured in solid wood, with a nested glass top. A classic design by Estúdio Branco & Preto,...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

'Half Moon' Center Table by CIMO Studio, Brazil, 1950s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
'Half Moon' Center Table by CIMO Studio, Brazil, 1950s Center table structured in wood and plywood, with a half-moon design, supported on three solid wood legs, manufactured by CIMO...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Plywood

Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Aluminum

Faux Bamboo X Base Round Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern faux bamboo X base dining table w/ thick glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Aluminum

Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Aluminum

Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Aluminum

Maison Jansen style coffee table, 20th Century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Maison Jansen style coffee table, 20th Century Beautiful Maison Jansen style coffee table, 70s, circular transparent glass. This particular spike model, when illuminated creates a...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Iron

Square glass coffee table G. Ausenda for NY Form 1970's
Located in Milano, MI
Square coffee table model 'Shilling' designed in the 1970s by Giovanni Ausenda, Guido Baldo Grossi & Gianni Gavioli for NY Form. Gold-colored table with green mirror top divided into...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

20th Century Metamorphic Games Table / Dining Table, Romeo Rega For Metalarte
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb metamorphic games table and dining table attributed to the esteemed Romeo Rega for Metalarte, crafted in Italy circa 1980. This exquisite piece showcases a distinguished bra...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Restored Six-Pole Rattan Coffee Table W/ Floating Glass Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Circa 1940 Mid-century six-pole rattan coffee table with stacked rattan round base. The six rattan poles organically branch outward to a circular top made of a single piece of bent r...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Tronco coffee table by Ignazio gardella
Located in Milano, IT
The Tronco coffee table, a masterpiece conceived by visionary Ignazio Gardella, is an astonishing creation that transcends simple furniture. Crafted with an extraordinary passion for...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Iron

20th Century Meret Oppenheim Traccia Side Table by Simon Gavina Golden '70s
Located in Turin, Turin
This table is a surrealist piece of furniture made while International Style was popular. Meret Oppenheim was a German-born Swiss artist and designer best known for her teacup lined ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

Square Rosewood Geometrical Base Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern solid rosewood bar base coffee table.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

Sculptural Italian Center Table in Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Center table, mahogany, lacquered mahogany, Italy, 1960s Multi-layered center table with modernist look. The table has a sculptural, yet open look which is achieved by the different...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Mahogany

Tubular chromed smoked glass italian coffee table, 1970s
Located in Lisbon, PT
A tubular coffee table, designed and produced in Italy during the 1970's. The structure is made of chromed metal with the top in smoked glass, in good condition, circa 1970 Milan, ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Smoked Glass

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

Materials

Brass

Osvaldo Borsani & Eugenio Gerli for Tecno Oval Dining Table in Marble
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, dining table 'T102', lady onyx marble, brass-plated steel, Italy, 1964 The designers Borsani and Gerli created an outstanding piece of f...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Steel, Brass

Roger Capron small green ceramic sofa end table Vallauris
Located in Lyon, FR
Small coffee table or side table of the French ceramist Roger Capron from the 60's. Structure of the base in black lacquered metal and top made with glazed tiles in green and brown t...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

'Alex' Coffee Table in Marble and Wood, Sergio Rodrigues, Brazilian Mid-Century
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The Alex coffee table, designed by the esteemed Brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues in 1960, is a testament to his ability to create furniture that captures the essence of Brazil's c...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone, Marble

1950's French Mid-Century Mathieu Mategot Garden Table
Located in Paris, FR
A beautiful circular garden table by the iconic French mid-century designer Mathieu Mategot. This collectible piece is made of his signature perforated sheet and white tubular lacque...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Small But Extendable Steel Tube and Glass Table From the 70s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Small but extendable steel tube side or caffe table from the 70s 45W 35D 40H Extended 120 cm Ideal table for small spaces Coffee or coffee table made of...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

Italian bamboo coffee table, 1960s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian bamboo coffee table, 1960s. Dimensions: H= 55 cm; W= 86 cm; D= 50 cm.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bamboo

Amazing Floating Coffee Table by Eugenio Escudero
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this coffee table with the amazing and characteristic design of Eugenio Escudero, made in México in painted wood, circa 1950.
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Cedar

Contemporary Design '2001' N2 Side Tables by Ramon Úbeda and Otto Canalda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Side table model '2001' designed by Ramon Úbeda and Otto Canalda. Manufactured by Bd (Spain). The 2001 side tables are made from an ultra-clear glass and a Pyrex tube mirrored base,...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass

Tavolino da caffè Gae Aulenti Jumbo per Knoll in marmo Nero Marquina
Located in Milano, MI
Jumbo firmato da Gae Aulenti per Knoll è il tavolino completamente in marmo con coppia di gambe ad ogni angolo. I marmi sono della migliore qualità, selezionati per eliminare i difet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Geometric Coffee Table, by Branco & Preto, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Embodying the essence of Brazilian mid-century modern design, this center table by Branco & Preto studio is a statement piece that harmoniously blends the sleek lines of contemporary...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Nordic Destruction Rectangular Center Table
Located in Coulsdon, GB
Inspired by the beauty found in imperfection, the Nordic Destruction design embraces a raw aesthetic, celebrating the authenticity of natural materials. The juxtaposition of the slee...
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Travertine

Mid-Century Modern Italian Stainless Steel Dining or Center Table with Glass Top
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian dining or center table with stainless steel chrome round basement and glass top. 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stainless Steel

Vittorio Dassi Elegant Console Table
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vittorio Dassi, console table or center table, marble, wood, brass, Italy, 1950s. Elegant console or center table by Vittorio Dassi with an Alpi Verdi marble top and base, which mat...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

1950's French Garden Table Attributed to Mathieu Mategot
Located in Paris, FR
A stunning circular garden table attributed to the iconic French mid-century designer Mathieu. This collectible piece is made of his signature perforated sheet and white tubular lacq...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Set of 3 stackable coffee tables, brass and smoked glass, 1970s.
Located in Palermo, PA
Set of 3 stackable coffee tables, brass and smoked glass, 1970s. 1) 47x47 H=41 cm; 2) 39x39 H= 38 cm; 3) 33x33 H= 31 cm.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Large Round Glass Top Figural Black Lacquer Bent Wood Brass Base Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Round 3/4" Glass Top Figural Black Lacquer Bent Wood Brass Base Dining Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

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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