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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
Vintage Tiered Stretcher Oval Walnut Occasional Card, Tea, Desert or Bar Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A vintage tiered stretcher oval walnut versatile occasional card, tea, desert or bar table in very good condition. Proportioned size measures 32"W x 23.5...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Giuseppe Scapinelli, "Costela" coffee table. Wood and Glass. c. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Giuseppe Scapinelli (1911-1982) Coffee Table with Planter, c. 1960 This exquisite coffee table, designed by the Italian-Brazilian master Giuseppe Scapinelli, exemplifies his signatu...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Mid Century Modern 18x18" Square 29" Tall White Marble Pedestal MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern 18x18" Square 29" Tall White Marble Pedestal MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Lucite Base Sqaure Glass Top Occasional Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern Lucite base thick 3/4" square glass top coffee or side table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Muller & Barringer for Kittinger Coffee Table with Lacquer Top, Circa 1950
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Asian inspired coffee table with black sculpted base and black lacquer top by Muller and Barringer for Kittinger in the 1950's.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Hardwood

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

Organic Kidney Shape Faux Marble Finish Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern faux stone marble finish kidney shape coffee table. Perfect Kagan decor match.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Hardwood

Metal and Glass Vintage Dining Table Style Theodore Waddell 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage dining table from chromium plated steel base style Theodore Waddell, 1980s. A beautiful modern dining table base from chromed plated steel base great to use as center ...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Coffee Table attributed to 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 mahogany wood, circa 1950. We do not include glass for best shipping but ...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Cedar

Mid-Century Modern Center table by Bertomeu & Cia, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Center table by Bertomeu & Cia, Brazil, 1960s Center table featuring a solid wood frame and a white marble top. The design reflects the elegant modernist aesthet...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Rare Maple and Brass Round Center Table by I.S.A. Bergamo 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Stunning maple and brass center table. previously thought to be designed by Gio Ponti the table is manufactured by I.S.A Bergamo . ISA produced many famous pieces designed by some o...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

French Midcentury Metal and Brass Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
This metal, brass, and glass coffee table has the sleek, yet decadent, look that’s reminiscent of French designer Georges Geffroy. The smooth light met...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Brass

Hammered Coper Top Wrought Iron Base Round Dining Dinette Cafe Table
By Giocometti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative midcentury decor round cafe table with hammered coper top.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Copper, Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Two-Tier Quad Pad Pedestal Drum Table with Stenciled Leather Top
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid-century two-tier quad pad pedestal drum table with stenciled leather top in very good condition. Measures 30 inches in diameter and stands 28 i...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Leather, Hardwood

Art Deco Two Tiered Heavy Coffee Table in Figured Joined Solid Walnut circa 1930
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Art Deco two tier central coffee table by Gio Ponti & Emilo Lancia designers for Meroni & Fossati manufacturer in figured massive walnut , circa 1930s. The designs obtained from the...
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1930s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper 'Eros' Round Dining Table in Marquina Marble
Located in Almelo, NL
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper 'Eros' round dining table in Marquina Marble, Italy 1970s. Angelo Mangiarotti created it for Skipper from the 'Eros' series, an iconic round dining ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Italian Modern Brass Center Table With Glass Top
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Brass Center Table With Glass Top. Our lovely Italian Gio Ponti inspired brass center table, dining table, or side table retains the original beveled glass top and the...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Circa 1960s-70s American Circular Table by Herman Miller
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A circular dining or work table, made by Herman Miller, c.1960s-70s. Designed by Charles Eames. Mid century modern Aluminum Group, 4 prong chrome base with white laminate top with bl...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Aluminum, Chrome

Unique Black Lacquer and Brass Maison Jansen Dining Table, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
A rare piece from Maison Jansen, this octagonal dining table was a commission by a private client. With its impeccable design, perfect proportions, and high-end materials like mother...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Percival Lafer, Patchwork Square Coffee Table, Wood and Glass, c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
This exceptional coffee table by Percival Lafer is a striking example of 1970s design, seamlessly blending natural materials with contemporary finishes. The tabletop, crafted from an...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Finn Juhl for Baker Square Walnut Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Finn Juhl for Baker Square Walnut Mid-Century Modern coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Italian coffee table by Sibast, 1960s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian coffee table by Sibast, 1960s. Rosewood top Chromed steel feet Dimensions: H= 41 cm; W= 120 cm; D= 50 cm.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Large Bicolor Brass and Chrome Smoked Glass Coffee Table 1970s Springer Style
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large bicolor / bicolour rectangular centre coffee table with a smoked glass table top "floating" on a curved polished brass frame supported on large, oversized mirrored chrome legs ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

'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

Round Glass Center or Caffe Table Attr. to Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
This outstanding table is made with thick green Nile glass, a typical feature of Fontana Arte's pieces. Elegant design glass center legs on a blu four- leaf clover shaped base with b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass

Midcentury Round Faux Bamboo Pedestal
Located in Sheffield, MA
Mid-Century Modern Faux Bamboo 27.5" tall round cylinder can be used for a dining table base, center table, or breakfast table. The price is for the base only. The 48" round glass to...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Italian Coffee Table by Saporiti, 70s
Located in Medesano, Parma
This unique, elegant Coffee Table was produced by renowned Italian furniture firm Saporiti Italia in the 1970s. This Mid-Century Modern piece of furniture radiates a unique allure th...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Amboyna

Round Marble Coffee Table by Celina Decorações, Midcentury Brazilian, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This round marble coffee table was produced by the Brazilian company Celina Decorações in the 1960s. The piece is composed of a Rosewood structure wi...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Square Coffee Table with Thick Cruciform Base Made with Beautiful Grey Veneer
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

Midcentury Italian Glass Top Center Table with Sculptural Steel and Brass Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
Combining sculptural form with refined materiality, this Italian center table from the Midcentury period strikes a confident balance between strength and elegance. The circular glass...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Steel

Organic Vintage Bamboo Dining Table Sheaf of Wheat Mc Guire c 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Organic vintage sheaf of wheat bamboo dining table or center table by Mc Guire circa 1970 United States. Inspired by nature the table shows an organic shape l...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bamboo, Glass

Rattan Bamboo Rectangle Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Mnt!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rattan bamboo rectangle glass top Mid-Century Modern coffee table MNT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bamboo, Glass

Large Pedestal Natural Blond Wood Tree Stump Base Round Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large pedestal natural blond wood tree stump base round glass top coffee table. The blond hardwood seems to be solid maple. The base is heavy and very...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Maple

Jules Leleu low table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Mid-Century low table, circa 1950, by Jules Leleu in sculpted gilt wood. Documented in Ensembles Mobiliers, 1952. See photos. JULES-EMILE LELEU (1883-1961) French sculptor...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Infinity Coffee Table Calacatta Marble Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Infinity coffee table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Infinity marble coffee table ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Carrara Marble, Marble, Onyx, Brass, Gold Leaf, Stainless Steel

Jacques Adnet Center Table in Stitched Leather, Bronze and Gllass, France, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional center table by Jacques Adnet clad in tobacco brown leather, its four legs joined by an X-stretcher and a large brass frame supports the glass top, it rests on bronze feet.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

1940's Elegant walnut table with sabre legs
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2766 Elegant walnut table with sabre legs, striped band and cut glass top. Italian manufacture from the 1940s. dia 104 h 79
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass

Octagon Shape 3/4" Glass Top White Wrought Iron Base Dining Center Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Octagon Shape 3/4" Glass Top White Wrought Iron Base Dining Center Table MINT!
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

France & Son Round Solid Teak Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Piter Hvitd for France & Son round solid teak Danish Mid-Century Modern coffee table.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Teak

Knoll Black Granite and Stainless Steel Coffee Table, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Knoll Black Granite and Stainless steel coffee table, 1970. Original.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Granite, Stainless Steel

Vintage Octagonal Stone Composite Top Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning mid-century design that boasts a sculpted walnut base with unusual cut-out designs. This pedestal style coffee table makes the perfect addition to any home, business. or office. The unusual heavy tabletop is made of a stone composite...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone

Italian coffe table Attr. to Gio Ponti in top glass
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant and refined Italian coffee table attributed to Gio Ponti, made in the 1950s, a piece that perfectly embodies the essence of Pontian design. This coffee table, with its wooden...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

Large 41" Square Italian Mid Century Modern Single Pedestal Coffee Table Beveled
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 41" Square Italian Mid Century Modern Single Pedestal Coffee Table Beveled Edge
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine, Marble

Italian Elica Table Design by L. Campanini In Steel and Smoked Glass, 1970s
Located in Meda, MB
The Elica Table, designed by Luciano Campanini for Cama in 1970, perfectly embodies the experimental spirit that defined Italian design in the 1970s....
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper 'Eros' Round Dining Table in Marquina Marble 1970
Located in Almelo, NL
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper 'Eros' round dining table in Marquina Marble, Italy, 1970s. This is the Skipper 'Eros' series round dining table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in t...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Lucite and Brass Bolt Coffee Table
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Lucite and brass bolt coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Large Varnished Driftwood Organic Base Rectangle Glass Top Console Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Varnished Driftwood Organic Base Rectangle Glass Top Console Table MINT! Glass measures 3/4'' thickness.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Driftwood

Mid-Century Modern Oval Carrara Marble Top Organic Lucite Base Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern oval carrara marble top organic Lucite base coffee table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Folding Coffee Table with Brass Charger Tray
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Fabulous folding table with a scalloped brass charger. The brass charger features beautiful etchings inspired by Eastern Asia with a large Chinese charac...
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1950s Chinese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Square Lucite Coffee Table with Chromed Metal Details
Located in Miami, FL
About A square Lucite coffee table with chromed brass details, French, circa 1970   Dimensions big table: H 15.74 in. x W 39.5 in. x D 39.5 in.
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Edward Wormley for Dunbar MCM Burl Wood Centre or Cocktail Round Table
Located in Plainview, NY
Edward Wormley Mid Century Modern for Dunbar burl wood center or cocktail round Table. A timeless 1950s mid century modern faceted burl olive wood pedesta...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood, Burl

Reconfigurable Dining / Cafe / Center Table in Gilt and Smoked Glass, c. 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful puzzle style dining table features four reconfigurable sections of gilt metal and smoked glass panels with beveled edges. You can convert from full size dining table, ...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Portuguese Olaio Coffee Table
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Olaio coffee table. With modernist lines typical of Portuguese furniture from the second half of the 20th century, the table has a rectangular shape with straight edges and a smooth ...
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1960s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Solid Walnut Wood Coffee Table, Fishes Series 5 by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Fishes is a series of sculptural coffee tables inspired by the famous Fish (1930) sculpture of Rumanian artist Constantin Brancusi. Brancusi's work has been widely regarded as a masterpiece of modern art, and his fish sculpture remain an iconic symbol of his artistic vision. The Fishes coffee tables...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Landscape Coffee Table Calacatta Marble Handmade Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Landscape Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Onyx, Travertine, Brass, Stainless Steel

Floating Rosewood Top Chrome Stainless Base Square Side End Coffee Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Knoll style floating rosewood top chrome stainless base square side end coffee table mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Ico Parisi Round Walnut Dining Table, Three Feet, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Important center or dining table in walnut and mirrored top, attributed to Arch. Ico Parisi mirrored top; the mirror glass is not coeval at the tabl...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Danish Mid-Century Modern Hexagon Top Heavy Cross Base Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish modern teak heavy solid base coffee table. Beautiful teak wood pattern.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Teak

20th Century Carlo de Carli Coffee Table in Red Lacquered Wood and Glass Top'60s
Located in Turin, Turin
Coffee table designed by Carlo De Carli in '60s for Sormani Production. The structure is in red lacquered wood, the top is covered by a mirrored glass; the most peculiar detail is on...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

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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