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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 celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Kazuhide Takahama Djuna Low Table For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Kazuhide Takahama Djuna Low Table For Cassina A designer low table that exudes understated elegance, crafted by Japanese architect Takahama as a tribute to female writer Djuna Barne...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Italian 1950s Circular Dining table Att. to Ico Parisi
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1950s Circular dining table att. to Ico Parisi. Cream under painted glass top.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

Brass Chrome Glass & Copper Square Coffee Table Atr. to Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Maison Jansen style square coffee table.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Copper, Chrome

Mid Century Italian Post Modern Travertine Marble Dining Table with Steel Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple modern Italian travertine dining table ideal for smaller spaces. It features a polished stainless steel base with a travertine slab top. In ve...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine, Stainless Steel

Burl Wood Henredon Square Game Card Small Dining Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burl wood henredon square game card small dining table mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Burl

Elegant Brass Gueridon ca' 1970's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming and elegant brass gueridon or center table measuring 30" diameter and 29" high. Stylized hoof feet, smoked glass top.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Memphis Style Pyramid Coffee Table Inspired by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely, Paolo Piva and Ettore Sottsass inspired, Memphis style, Italian, 1980's coffee table. Table has a geometric, architectural, black enameled metal frame which consists of four...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

Roger Capron French Mid-Century Ceramic and Oak Sunburst Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century (1960s) round coffee table with a stained four leg oak frame and stretcher supporting a beige ceramic sunburst design tile top with leaf decoration. (signed: ROGER...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Ceramic, Oak

Round Decorative Gilt Wrought Iron Base Glass Top Sunburst Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round Decorative Gilt Wrought Iron Base Glass Top Sunburst Coffee Table MINT! Inspected vintage condition.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Mila Dining Table in Solid Walnut, Built to Order by Petersen Antiques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom dining table in solid walnut. Shown here in in a 60" diameter and low sheen lacquered finish, however it can be ordered in any size, wood and finish.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian Modern Table By A. Castelli Ferrieri & Ignazio Gardella For Kartell
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Table By A. Castelli Ferrieri & Ignazio Gardella For Kartell. This iconic Italian mid century modern center table or dining table was created in the 1960's by Kartell ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Pencil Reed Bamboo Circular or Round Dining Table with Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A lovely form pencil reed dining table. It features a bamboo wrapped drum base with large clear glass top.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Glass, Wood

Dassi Marble and Wood Mid-Century Center Table, 1950
Located in Roma, Lazio
This round dining table by Vittorio Dassi aesthetically represents a cult thanks to its simple lines and its exemplary character. Produced by "Dassi Mobili Moderni" around the year 1...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Stainless Steel and Granite Centre Table or Dining Table
Located in Miami, FL
Stainless steel base with granite top. High quality.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Granite, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful vintage modern propeller shaped metal base and a thick round glass top is sure to make an impression in any modern interior. An elegant design that boasts a tripod base w...
Category

1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

Original Mexican Modernist Cocktail Table
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Original Made in Mexico, circa 1950s We offer this table base. We can make the glass of the top at the request of the client.
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Harvey Probber Marble Top Rectangular Coffee Table w/ Brass Rectangular stretche
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern rectangular coffee table by Harvey Probber. Nice around perimeter solid brass stretcher.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Square Coffee Table Made with Beautiful Black and Grey Veneer Wood by Nono
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Coffee table made with a top quality mdf structure with a beautiful wood veneer finish. All the pieces are coated with polyurethane with a semi-matt finish. — NONO is a Mexican desig...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Oak

Pierre Chapo Style Circular Elm Dining Table
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A stunning circular dining table crafted in the manner of Pierre Chapo, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship and timeless French design. The beautifully grained elm top is accentuat...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Elm

Dark Wood Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is hand cast by the artisans at Sloss Furnaces historic foundry in Birmingham to look b...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Iron

Mid Century French Twelve Sided Slate Table
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful slate table from the Ardennes region of France with a twelve sided top. Found in Paris. Excellent patina. Circa 1950.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Slate

20th Century Italian Modern Veneered Walnut Table - Vintage Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian salon table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Walnut in good condition. The center table ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Brutalist Steel Center, Dining or Console Table in the Style of Silas Seandel
Located in Miami, FL
Oval glass top center or dining table with welded steel base in the style of Paul Evans and Silas Seandel. Manufacturer unknown, circa 1970s. Use with the existing glass or have a ne...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Baker Furniture Pedestal Games Table with Craquelure Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
Baker Furniture oxblood lacquer pedestal games table with craquelure finish. The finish is offset by a black glaze that really makes the crackle finish pop. The base is a brass detai...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Designer Coffee Table in Brass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful coffee table features a bold brass base with an elegant glass top. Simple in design this table will perfectly accent your home in any room it is placed in. Please conf...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Bodega Square Coffee Table, in Warm Wood Marquetry Veneer Table by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
BODEGA COFFEE TABLE Bodega Collection refers to cellar art or better known as chiaroscuro, a technique of extreme contrast of light and shadow use...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Plywood

Romeo Rega Verdigris and Lucite Pedestal Table Base with Glass Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pedestal table base, by Romeo Rega, having a round top of glass, on its base of graduated disks of copper with verdigris finish, raised on a column of Lucite rods with chromed-metal ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Copper, Chrome

Mid-Century Cerused Oak Octagonal Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century cerused oak pedestal base center / dining table having a round octagonal top with a fluted edge and dark wood & metallic insets.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

1950's Mid Century Modern Solid Mahogany Center Table
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1950's Mid Century Modern Solid Mahogany Center Table. This center table can be used for all types of styles, there are hints of Rococo etc. Highly detailed foyer table.
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Smoked Glass Square Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak smoked glass square coffee table MINT!.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Smoked Glass, Teak

Round Wheat Bamboo Sheaf Base Coffee Table Mid-Century Modern McGuire
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern white wash finish bamboo sheaf base coffee table by McGuire.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bamboo

Danish Teak Mid-Century Modern Rectangular Coffee Table with Cane Shelf
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish medium size rectangular teak coffee table with rattan shelf.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Teak

Mid-century Modern Italian Chromed Steel and Smoked Glass Console, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Italian console in smoked glass and steel, 1970s. Chromed steel structure, with two round pedestals and two smoked glass tops.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Light Wood Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Bronze Amicalola Base
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is hand cast by the artisans in Birmingham, Alabama to look beautiful and function out ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Piero Lissoni Set of Two Mex Low Table For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Piero Lissoni Set of Two Mex Low Table For Cassina A family of low tables, ideal for the living room, designed by Piero Lissoni. Distinguished by their bold stylistic identity, the...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass

Glass top table by Antonio Citterio
Located in Tarrytown, NY
"Panama" round table with wireframe pedestal base and frosted glass top by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia. 22.75" diameter base.
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

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...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Iron

Rodolfo Dordoni Boboli 476 Low Table For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rodolfo Dordoni Boboli 476 Low Table For Cassina Taking inspiration from the greenery in classic Italian gardens, the Boboli low table is defined by its architecturally ordered geom...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Vintage 60s brass bamboo and glass coffee table Italian design
Located in None, IT
Coffee table with bamboo-shaped gilt brass frame and double smoked glass shelf, Italian design, 1960s. CONDITION: In good condition, may show signs of wear given by time. DIMENSION...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Oval Grey Bird's-Eye Maple Top Heavy Steel Base Coffee Table by Saporiti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern nice oval shape ash lacquered birds-maple coffee table by Saporiti. Made in Italy.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Geometric Coffee Table, by Branco & Preto, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
An elegant example of Brazilian modernism, this rectangular coffee table by Branco & Preto, created in the 1960s, showcases the collective's dedication to clean lines and functional ...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Italian Iron Blue Enamel Top Center Table in the style of Ignazio Gradella
Located in Houston, TX
1960s Italian center table in the style of Ignazio Gradella featuring black iron base with brass sabots supporting a multi colored and mixed blue enameled top.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Modern Rosewood Westnofa Coffee Table
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Unknown. Manufacturer: Westnofa. Period/Model: Mid-Century Modern. Specs: Rosewood Condition: This modern rosewood Westnofa coffee table is in excellent restored c...
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1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Rosewood

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

Materials

Rattan, Glass, Bamboo

T61 Coffee Table by Osvaldo Borsani 1956
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
A rare example produced by Tecno Italy. Constructed of Teak and iron, It is in its original finish.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Teak

Iconic Brutalist Paul Kingma Schist Center Table
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Rectangular assembled schist table with rounded corners and brass inlay, very rare octagonal legs, signed on the top H: 47 cm Top: 80 x 120 cm. Paul KINGMA (1931 - 2013) Dutch s...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Slate, Schist, Metal, Brass

Ebonised Centre Table with Verde Alpi Marble Top, Italy, 1950s
Located in London, London
Ebonised Centre Table with Verde Alpi Marble Top, Italy, 1950s A striking Italian centre table from the 1950s, pairing sculptural rigour with rich materiality. The circular top is r...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Sculptural Center or Dining Table in Solid Oak 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Sculptural Pedestal Table in Solid Oak, Europe, mid 20th century. This is a wonderful and very distinct center or dining table with a sculptural pedestal base, made in Europe in the...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Oak

Extending Brass and Glass Table by Romeo Rega, Italy, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Octagonal dining table by Romeo Rega with brass framing and smoked glass tops. At the center it has a folding leaf to extend the piece by 28”. The two ends can also be used as consol...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Leon Rosen Center Table by Pace
Located in Highland, IN
This elegant design by Leon Rosen for Pace has a base of glass, three .75" sheets held together by two chrome connectors, which supports a round glass top. Used by the original owne...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

Carlo Ratti Walnut Center or Dining Table, Italy, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
An elegant walnut and brass center or dining table designed by Carlo Ratti circa early 1950's. The circular top is supported by a pedestal base which terminates in a four footed des...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair of Midcentury Square Lucite Coffee Tables with Chromed Metal Details
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of midcentury square Lucite coffee tables with chromed metal details. Measurements: H 15.74 in. x W 39.5 in. x D 39.5 in. H 17.71 in. x W 27.5 in. x D 27.5 in.
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century, Attributed to Fontana Arte Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Turin, Turin
Fontana Arte was launched in 1932 with a mission to develop products with a more artisanal feel. The Italian design company's offerings range from stained glass to furnishings and li...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

John Vesey, Center Table, Wrought Iron, Marble, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable black-painted wrought iron and marble center table designed and produced by John Vesey, USA, c. 1950s.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Modern Cylinder Drum Shape Burl Wood End Side Table Nightstand Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern cylinder drum shape burl wood end side table nightstand mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Burl

Coffee Center Table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta Chrome and Smoked Glass
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury table 'Marcuso' by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta steel chrome and large tempered thickness smoked cristal. Excellent condition. Measures cm: H 33, W 103, D 56 About This...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Crystal, Steel

Mid Century Coffee Table by Decalage Art Group, manufacturer Cumino & C, Turin
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Scene with two sailing ships, original technique on resinated wood panel, designed and created by the Gruppo d'Arte Decalage of Turin, hand painted. On the back is the Group's authe...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Large Travertine Round Dining Table with Fluted Groove Base
Located in Amsterdam, NH
This Minimalist table is made from travertine, featuring a column fluted leg and a circular travertine tabletop that balances perfectly and securely with its own weight. Not all tr...
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2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Osvaldo Borsani round dining table, walnut, four feet, circa 1951
Located in Rome, IT
Osvaldo Borsani round dining or center table, circa 1951 produced by Arredamento Borsani Varedo 1951 the table is one of a series od table designed as prototype of model T40 walnut...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

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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