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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
Custom French Modern Neoclassical Hand-Wrought Iron Table Base
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, Custom French Modern Neoclassical hand-hammered and hand-wrought iron table base featuring a stunning spiral form stem and delicate fe...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wrought Iron

Small Coffee Table by Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Milano, IT
Discover the refined elegance of the 1960s with this Osvaldo Borsani wooden coffee table for Tecno, embodying the essence of mid-century modern design. This table is celebrated for i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Maison Jansen Bronze and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Middlesex, NJ
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

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

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Cedar

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

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Plywood

Italian mid-century wooden Gervasino coffee table with bottle holder, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Coffee table, also known as Gervasino table, with wooden structure in natural color, with parts painted in white. The white disc placed in the center of the top hides a bottle holder...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

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

Charles Hollis Jones Attr. Lucite Chrome / Brass Coffee Table
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Charles Hollis Jones Attr. Lucite Chrome / Brass Coffee Table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Chrome

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

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Brass

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

Table in the Style of Gerrit Rietveld, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Crate table design in the style of Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Metz & Co, manufactured in Holland, circa 1950. Lacquered wood and glass top. In good original condition, preserving a beautifull patina. Gerrit Thomas Rietveld ( 24 June 1888–25 June 1964) was a Dutch furniture designer and architect. One of the principal members of the Dutch artistic movement called De Stijl, Rietveld is famous for his red and blue chair and for the Rietveld Schröder House, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. In 1934 Rietveld designed a first series of crate furniture, consisting of an armchair, a small bookcase and a small table. These were items for which the appearance was largely dictated by the application of standard lumber size planks for different parts of the furniture. The choice of using standardized Industrial products was motivated by Rietveld’s aim to make furniture production more efficient. The furniture is almost completely built from firewood planks with a width of, circa 15 cm. A constantly recurring, distinctive wide chink is left between the planks. Dry joints connect the components with brass screws, which are left visible. At this time this type of wood and construction method was used for packing crates...
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1940s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Danish Mid-Century Modern Square Black Laminate and Teak Top Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Finn Juhl Style Danish Mid-Century Modern Square Black Laminate and teak top coffee table MINT! Round metal legs with solid teak tips.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut, Laminate

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

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

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Metal

Round Coffee table, by Susi Aczel and Martin Eisler, Forma S.A., brazil, 1953.
Located in New York, NY
This Round Coffee Table in Caviuna was designed by Martin Eisler (1913-1977) and Susi Aczel (1931-) for Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte. This piece is one of the most iconic pie...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood, Hardwood

Large Rectangle Walnut One Drawer Paul McCobb Coffee Table for Calvin 1960s Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large rectangle walnut one drawer Paul McCobb coffee table for Calvin 1960s MINT.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Paolo Buffa Attributed Coffee Table, Cantù, Print by Johann Friedrich Probst
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Paolo Buffa attributed centre coffee table, labelled Cantù with the top with the famous print of Venice (VENETIA) by Johann Friedrich Probst (German),...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Mahogany, Walnut

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

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Marble

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

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

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

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Wood

Paolo Buffa Dining Table, 1950
Located in Milano, IT
Dining table 1950 Paolo Buffa. Brass and wood.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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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

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Steel

Large Square Mid Century Modern Coffee Table on Chrome Corner Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice square coffee table with thick glass top and chrome legs. Measures: 41 x 41.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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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

Square Coffee Table by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1950, Brazil
Located in PARIS, FR
A marble and wood coffee table by Joaquim Tenreiro. 1960 The modern legs in the shape of an ellipse, a flush construction of the marble top with the wooden structure. A contrast b...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Occasional Table by Maurice Bailey for Monteverdi Young
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Round occasional table by Maurice Bailey for Monteverdi Young. This piece would be perfect as a large entry way table for a foyer or a game table. The walnut top showcases a beautifu...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Pair of Italian Calacatta Cipollino Marble Coffee Tables, 1970s
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of sculptural coffee tables crafted in Italy in the 1970s from Calacatta Cipollino marble. Their geometric design features clean lines and softly rounded edges that enhance the ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Danish Mid-Century Modern Oval Coffee Table with Smoked Glass Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid teak Danish modern oval coffee table.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Teak

Brazilian Mid-Century Center Table in Hardwood, by Liceu de Artes e Ofícios
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This stunning Brazilian modernist coffee table, attributed to the renowned Liceu de Artes e Ofícios, embodies the refined craftsmanship and timeless aesthetic of 1950s design. Constr...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Centre Table Tobia Scarpa attributed Polished Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern square coffee centre table, Afra e Tobia Scarpa attributed in polished walnut top fumé crystal. Polished with oil. Measures cm: H 34, W 75, D 75.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Crystal

Heavy Gage Chrome Plated Steel Base Marble Top Round Gueridon Cafe Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Contemporary heavy and solid design granite top side center gueridon table.
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Granite, Chrome

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

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

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

Karl Springer Goatskin Coffee Table, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Goatskin, Glass

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

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Brass

Set of 3 Mid Century Modern Nesting Coffee Side End Occasional Tables MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of 3 Mid Century Modern Nesting Coffee Side End Occasional Tables MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Laminate, Walnut

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 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

Folke Ohlsson Scandinavian Coffee Table "Frisco" for Brabohag Tingstroms Danish
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rattan, Teak

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

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Wood

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

Maison Jansen French Mid-Century Lucite and Tile Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
French (1940s) rectangular lucite coffee table with twelve black, white, and gold tiles with classical urn design. (attributed to: MAIS...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Lucite, Ceramic

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

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Brass, Bronze

Brazilian Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood & Glass by Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian Modern coffee table in hardwood and glass by Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1950s, Brazil is nothing less than spectacular. The coffee table is entirely made...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Hardwood, Glass

Large Black Lacquer Cloth Covered Chrome Base Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Massive solid looking Mid-Century Modern black lacquer cloth or raffia crome coffee table. Unsigned matches Karl Springer Decor.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

French Forged Iron & Limestone Centre Table in the manner of Diego Giacometti
Located in London, GB
A statement, surrealist centre or dining table in forged iron with a circular travertine limestone top. The organic, serpent-like base bound by coiled supports in the manner of Diego...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Limestone, Travertine, Iron

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

Teak and Stainless Steel Coffee Table for Fristho by Rudolf Bernd Glatzel, 1960s
Located in Voorburg, NL
Gorgeous coffee table designed by Rudolf Bernd Glatzel for Fristho, the Netherlands in the 1960s. The rectangular top is made with teak and rosewood veneer slats, in wonderful differ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stainless Steel

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

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Glass, Wood

Coffee Table in Rosewood, Martin Eisler, Brazilian Midcentury, 1953
Located in New York, NY
This round coffee table in Rosewood was designed by Martin Eisler (1913-1977) and Susi Aczel (1931-) for Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte. This piece ...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rosewood, Glass

Modern Rectangular Glass Dining Table with Marble Base 1970'
Located in Rome, IT
Striking rectangular glass dining or center table. Elegant design geometric black marble supports. Excellent original vintage condition. Can be used as a dining table...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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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

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Marble, Metal

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

Extra Large Wide Rectangle Bronzed Frame Modern Coffee Table 3/4" Thick Glass
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Massive heavy built mid century modern decorative coffee table with thick glass top. Heavy high quality craftsmanship bronzed frame.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Bronze

Oval Kittinger Coffee Table Faux Bamboo Tapered Legs Incised Leafs Design on Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern decorative tapered faux bamboo legs coffee table. Carved in leaf top design.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Herbert Saiger for Woodard Round Dining Table in Aluminum and Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Herbert Saiger for Woodard, round dining table, aluminum, glass, United States, 1960s Originally designed as outdoor furniture, this smooth dining or centre table by Herbert Saiger ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Aluminum

Long Rectangular Walnut Coffee Table w/ Two Travertine Inserts
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern long rectangle gate leg coffee walnut coffee table w/ two travertine inserts.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

Borsani-Gerli by Tekno Round Glass and Metal Dinning Room Table, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
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

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Metal

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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