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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
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

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Marble, Onyx, Travertine, Brass, Stainless Steel

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

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Brass

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

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Chrome

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

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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

Osvaldo and Valeria Borsani Unique Revolving Occasional Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Unique revolving occasional table by Osvaldo and Valeria Borsani for Tecno Provenance Ziuta Gerstenzang Akston (1901-1994) and Joseph James Akston (1895-1983), Palm Beach, Florida.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Aluminum, Steel

TN6 Coffee Tables by Franco Albini for Poggi 1953 set of two
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
TN6 Coffee Tables by Franco Albini for Poggi, 1953, Set of 2
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

travertine Top Horn Like Pillars Tripod Base Round Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern round floating travertine top coffee table. Horn like base solid mahogany elements and finish. Gibbing decor match and influence.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

Lacquered Parchment Tray Stainless Steel Base Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Super high studio quality metal work stainless steel base coffee table with tray shape lacquered white goat skin top. Fine pattern lines in the...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stainless Steel

Spun Fiberglass Round Cone Shape Base Outdoor Dining Table Woodard
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern tussle woodard outdoor large 44" fiberglass dining table. Base only no glass.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Fiberglass

Early Dunbar Square Leather and Wood Coffee Table Faux Gold Tortoise Finish
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Early Dunbar square leather and wood coffee table faux gold tortoise finish.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Quartzite Coffee Table by Celina Decorações, Midcentury Brazilian, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Produced in the 1960s by Celina Decorações, this coffee table has a plywood base with Rosewood veneers and two wooden slats that support the quartzite top. Founded in 1938 in Rio de...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Oval Brass & Glass Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern machine crafted brass base with glass top coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Wood Stool Attributed to Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Huge and elegant wood stool attributed to Pierre Jeannette, with below element: 40 cm (H) Literature: Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret: The Indian ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Gio Ponti Table at Cost Price
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant center table in wood and brass tripod foot. Attributed to Gio Ponti. Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Gio Ponti Table at Cost Price
Gio Ponti Table at Cost Price
$4,879 Sale Price
39% Off
Huge Maison Jansen Style Mid-Century Brass, Chrome & Lucite Dining Table 1970s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning large vintage Mid-Century modern dining table in polished brass and chrome with acrylic / Lucite legs in the style of Maison Jansen, Karl Springer and Charles Hollis Jones circa 1970s. Perfect for the Hollywood Regency style enthusiast or midcentury lover although, this table would sit very well indeed within any contemporary home decor design. This table would make a great games tables for Poker game nights or would look stunning as a foyer / hallway table - would make an especially stunning focal point in a large entrance with a circular staircase...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

Joe Colombo coffee table late 60s.
Located in bari, IT
Low space age bar table with swivel top in the style of Joe Colombo late 1960s with large storage for bottles and glasses . There are light signs of wear on the metal. When you purc...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Aluminum

Rosewood and marble Coffee Table by Unknown designer, Brazilian Midentury, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
The iconic Brazilian designs inspired many other craftsmen and small manufacturers with their vanguard production concerning Brazilian materiality and the "modern values" of the form...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Faux Bamboo Brass and Glass Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Brass and Marble Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern marble and brass base large square glass top coffee table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

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

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Brass

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

Large Bamboo and Glass Square Coffee Table by John McGuire
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This vintage 1970 square coffee table, designed by John McGuire, boasts a 60" x 60" glass top, 3/4" thick with a 1" bevel, offering a sleek and spacious surface. The distinctive base...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rattan, Glass

Square Travertine Mid Italian Century Modern Live Edge Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
40" Square Travertine mid Italian century modern live edge coffee center table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Gino Rancati Wood and Marble Dining Table
By Gino Rancati
Located in Milano, IT
Dining table made in the 1950s and designed by Gino Rancati from a private home. The table has a solid wood frame with soft and sinuous shapes; its special feature is the grising wo...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Danish Modern Square Rosewood Coffee Table with Tiled Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Rosewood midcentury Danish modern square side occational table on tempered legs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Unique Heinz Lilienthal Agate Coffe Table
Located in Munich, DE
Until now unknown version of the famous E8 coffee table by Heinz Lilienthal. Custom made for a private client or a prototype - signed by the artist, who also worked for Aristoteles Onassis und Stavros...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Agate

Square Sculptural Glass Center Table by Modernage
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sculptural center table in rounded rectangular glass with curved glass supports floating in an ebonized wood base by Modernage is a classic. Lo...
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1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Organic Free Form Molded Bent Glass Wave Pattern Large Console Table Glass Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very unusual studio piece free-form molded glass console table with thick glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass

Glass and Wood Table Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Piacenza, Italy
The wood structure with four legs has the iconic tapered shape with crossed design of Osvaldo Borsani . The original top is a thick clear glass in excellent condition.  
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome Table with Round Glass Top from 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian chrome stainless steel dining or side table with round glass top.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Kazuide Takahama Style Lacquered Wood Folding Round Table, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Freestanding folding table, desk or console table in white wood and black frame, in the style of the 1970s designer Kazuide Takahama. The frame is completely foldable to make it almo...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Chic Scandinavian Teak Table with Durable Black Laminate Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Scandinavian teak table with durable black laminate top. Very well constructed and sturdy.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Polished Stainless Steel & Brass Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table Mid Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Polished stainless steel & brass 3/4" glass top rectangle coffee table Mid-Century Modern.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Danish Mid-Century Modern Rosewood and Chrome "Lotus Design" Base 'Dyrlund'
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century Modern (1960s) rosewood and chrome "Lotus Design" "Flip Flap" table with nickel plated hinges and bases; 28 3/4" high x 59" diameter (extended) (DYRLUND) Wood is ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Vintage Aldo Tura Coffee Table in red parchment
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant 1970s Aldo Tura Red Parchment Coffee Table - A Sculptural Masterpiece of Italian Mid-Century Design Discover the refined elegance and iconic form of this rare Aldo Tura coffe...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Parchment Paper

Cube Shape Oiled Walnut Pedestal Base Square Slate Too Coffee Center Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cube Shape Oiled Walnut Pedestal base square slate too coffee Center Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stone, Slate

Solid Walnut Wood Coffee Table, Fishes Series 6 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

Six Legged Hoof Feet Solid Brass Round Hexagon Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass hoof feet coffee table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Solid Bronze Two Tier Faux Bamboo Glass Top Rectangle Side End Table Nice Patina
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid bronze two tier faux bamboo glass top rectangle side end occasional coffee table nice patina.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Latini Coffee Table Design by Sergio Rodrigues, Oca, Brazil, 1960.
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Sergio Rodrigues (1924-2014) in the 1960s and produced by Oca, Latini is a round coffee table of solid Rosewood and a glass top. The base is a four-leg cross piece with ...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

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

Materials

Marble, Metal

Saverio Jannace & Kovac Rosewood Center or Console Table, 1950
By Saverio Jannace, Alex Kovacs
Located in Rome, IT
Rare rosewood center table designed by Saverio Jannace and produced by Jannace & A. Kovacs , circa 1950 important central foot carved and beveled edge of the table brass detail for a...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Vintage Chrome Glass Dining Room Table, 1970, United Kingdom
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage dining room table designed by William Plunkett and manufactured by Merrow Associates, 1970 United Kingdom. A wonderful dini...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Square Walnut Mid Century Modern "Floating" Top Coffee Center Table Risom Style
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Walnut Mid Century Modern "Floating" Top Coffee Center Table Risom Style
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

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

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Borsani-Gerli by Tekno Round Glass and Metal Dinning Room Table, 1960
Located in Roma, Lazio
Elegant and essential glass table, with Italian design from the first half of the last century. Table of Tecno mod. T69, designed by Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli. Table with gl...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

Gordon Martz Tile Mosaic Round Top Coffee Table on Tapered Dowel Legs MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Gordon Martz Tile Mosaic Mid-Century Modern round top coffee table on tapered dowel legs MINT!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Chestnut

Burl Walnut Birdseye Maple Two Tone Square Cut Corner Coffee Center Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burl walnut birdseye maple two tone square cut corner coffee center table MINT!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Burl, Birdseye Maple

Large 40" Square Single Pedestal Cut Corners Italian Mid Century Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 40" Square Single Pedestal Cut Corners Italian Mid Century Modern Coffee Table
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Travertine

Crystal and steel table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, Italy, 1960s
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Coffee Table "Marcuso" Designed by Marco Zanuso, winner of five Compasso d'Oro awards between 1956 and 1985. His designs can be admired in many world-renowned museums, such as MoMA ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Crystal, Steel

Solid Oiled Walnut Heavy Face Sides Hexagon Shape Side Center Occasional Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern hexagon shape two-door storage compartment side end table. In the style of John Keal.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Bernard Dunand French Midcentury Geometric Lacquered Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
French midcentury low round top coffee table with a black and red geometric stylized leaf design top supported on 4 black metal legs with gilt bronze sabots (signed: BERNARD DUNAND)....
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Coffee or Center Table in Pine Wood and Laminate, France, 1970's
Located in Barcelona, ES
Coffee or center table from 1970's, France. Solid construction in pine wood with four panels in black laminate.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood, Pine

1950s Stitched Leather Center Table by Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950s stitched leather center table by Jacques Adnet France.
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

Brazilian Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood, Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazil, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this iconic Mid-Century Modern coffee table made in hardwood & glass by Giuseppe Scapinelli in the fifties is fabulous. The coffee table is entirely made in Pau Ma...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Glass

Large Stained Wood & Glass 1930s-40s Coffee Table Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Fine and rare coffee table attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich. This beautiful table was manufactured in Italy around the 1940s in solid wood, stained and polished with a round glass tabl...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Handmade Colorful Yellow Tiles Table top Round Centre Table Caldas for Outdoors
Located in Lisbon, PT
Well-known for its ceramics tradition, Portuguese tiles production dates back to XVI century. Inheriting this rich crafts knowledge, the table tops of Caldas tables are made with handmade ceramic tiles...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

Goatskin Cantilevered Stainless Steel and Glass Coffee Table, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Goatskin cantilevered Stainless Steel and Glass Coffee Table, 1970. Original
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Dining Table Center Table Murano, Italy, 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage glass dining table or center table, which was designed and manufactured in Murano, Italy 1970. The rare dining ta...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Murano 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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