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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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Wonderful and rare Xavier Fréal Stainless Steel Table
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Outstanding table designed by French designer Xavier Fréal. This airy design is based on an aesthetic construction with an architectural spirit. The slen...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stainless Steel

A french ceramic center table "Les Herbiers" by Roger Capron, 1960s.
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The French ceramic center table "Les Herbiers" by Roger Capron from the 1960s stands as a remarkable testament to the artist's mastery of ceramics and innovative design sensibilitie...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Ceramic, Wood

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

Mid Century Center Café Table in White Metal in style of Mathieu Matégot, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century round dining garden table in white lacquered metal in style of Mathieu Matégot. Produced in France, 1950s. In good original condition. Dimensions: H: 65 cm / 25.60...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Modernist Vintage Stone Dining Table Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti 1973 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage dining table Paracarro from stone by Giovanni Offredi 1973, Italy and executed by Saporiti. The circular base from stone shows a chrome cross for placing t...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone

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

Rectangular living room coffee table covered in vintage 1960s briarwood
Located in Milano, MI
Elegant 1960s coffee table designed and made in the style of willy rizzo coffee tables. the special feature of this model is the special veneer with a briar effect. good condition wi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Walnut

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

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

Angelo Mangiarotti Dining Table in Arabescato Marble
Located in London, GB
Italian dining table by Angelo Mangiarotti carved in white Arabescato marble, c.1970s. Dimension: H71 x D130 cm.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Warren Platner for Knoll Wood and Steel Wire Mid Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Warren Platner coffee table for Knoll. A simply stunning piece of design from the mid century modern era. These tables featuring an iconic base design, with a curving cone of steel...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

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

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

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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

Mario Bellini 'Gli Scacchi' Pieces for C&B Italia, Italy, 1971
Located in Almelo, NL
Mario Bellini 'Gli Scacchi' Pieces for C&B Italia, 1971 A set of three pieces from the Gli Scacchi series, translated meaning 'The Chess' designed in 1971 by renowned Italian arc...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Plastic

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mid-Century Modern Italian Aluminum and Onyx Side or Center Table, 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian side or center table with aluminum base and beautiful onyx top with beveled edges.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Onyx, Aluminum

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

Vintage 70s Italian Turntable by Possibly Morex in the style of Milo Baughman
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

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Steel

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

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

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

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Travertine

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

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Glass, Hardwood

Side Tables by Jorge Zalszupin, Molded Rosewood and Mable, Brazil, 1964
Located in New York, NY
This fantastic side table was designed by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) and produced by his company L'Atelier circa 1960. The table presents an iron structure with rosewood feet and a ...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

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

Tavolino in Teak - Piano in Legno Curvo Attrib. a F.lli Tagliabue - Italia 1950
Located in Milano, IT
Piccolo tavolino da appoggio composto da una struttura tripode leggera in metallo verniciato che termina, nei suoi tre raggi, con delle palline a far da piedini. Il piano è un sempli...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Early Pierre Chapo 'T21 D' Dining Table in Solid Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, dining table model 'T21 D', elm, France, 1970s This table is one of the early editions designed by Pierre Chapo, known for his hallmark use of solid elmwood and a comm...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Elm

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

Extendable Italian Dining Table attributed to Gio Ponti
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Mid-Century Marvel: Extendable Dining Table Attributed to Gio Ponti A Statement Piece for Grand Gatherings: This captivating extendable dining table, attributed to the le...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Beech

Wooden coffee table with glass top, 1940s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Wooden coffee table with glass top, 1940s, Made in Italy.  Hand inlaid wooden coffee table with glass top.  Condition is perfect, some slight signs of use due to time.  The price of ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

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

Vintage Coffee Table from the 1960s
Located in Matosinhos, 13
Rectangular coffee table from the sixties with double frame in chrome and brass, top is in smoked bronze mirror. Structure in black painted wood.T imeless and elegant it is in a very...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

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

Vintage Italian glass coffee table with metal feet
Located in Milano, IT
In the vibrant era of the 1970s, Italian design was at its peak, and from that creative cauldron emerged a true gem: the Italian coffee table. With its minimalist and modernist desig...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Ignazio Gardella Occasional marble and brass round table
Located in Milano, IT
An elegant and modernist Italian occasional table from the 1950s-60s, designed by the visionary Ignazio Gardella, is truly a sight to behold. Its round shape, adorned with a black m...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass, Iron

Aroa Marble Travertine Design Table Midcentury Original Marble Marquetry & Brown
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
Aroa Marble Travertine Design Table Midcentury Original Marble Marquetry & Brown The Aroa coffee table is an original piece from the 80's, manufactured by Creaciones Moll in Segovia,...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Crystal, Travertine, Marble

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

Mid Century Modern Parson Style Large Rectangle Coffee Table w Bottom Shelf MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Parson Style Large Rectangle Coffee Table w Bottom Shelf MINT
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

ICO PARISI - coffee table magazine rack - 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
ICO PARISI - A fine coffee table with magazine rack, designed byL architect ICO PARISI, in the 1950s, made of solid beech wood , with a glass top and brass magazine rack rods. Very n...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

1960s teak center coffee table with glass top
Located in Milano, IT
Double-top center table, teak veneer wood, chrome metal finials.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Tavoli da caffè estraibili italiani in legno, Afra e Tobia Scarpa, Cassina 1965
Located in MIlano, IT
Tris di tavolini da caffè, estraibili uno dall'altro, italiani e di metà secolo circa, completamente in legno, progettati da Afra e Tobia Scarpa per Cassina e prodotti nel 1965. Tris...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Large Brass Oval Mirrored Top 39"h Bar Hight Table Display Center Console MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual shape and size perfect oval display or center console table. 39" Bar Height. Nice design and high quality craftsmanship.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Midcentury center table mod. Trilogia by Gabetti & Isola, Italy 1970s
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Iconic coffee table model "Trilogia" designed by Roberto Gabetti, Aimaro Isola and Guido Drocco. Original chromed metal structure with solid wood details and crystal glass top. Italy...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Crystal, Metal

Vintage bamboo living room TABLE
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Beautiful bamboo SALTING TABLE year 1960. The frame of this vintage coffee table is made of bamboo and wicker, with a glass top. The 'object is original in structure, while the mold...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bamboo, Wicker, Glass

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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