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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
Solid Wood Black Tinted Coffee Table, Fishes Series 11 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 mast...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Bamboo Base Square White Lime Stone Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bamboo base square white lime stone top Mid-Century Modern coffee table mint.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Travertine

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

Materials

Fiberglass

Unique Oak Coffee Table w. Stunning Coromandel Geometric Design Top
By H. Pander
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and very stylish sofa table of practical proportions. It does not matter where you are planning to place or where you want to use this table for, its design, quality and pres...
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Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

Tavolino "2230" di Max Ingrand per Fontana Arte, Italia, anni '60.
Located in Palermo, PA
Raro tavolino da salotto modello 2230 disegnato da Max Ingrand per Fontana Arte, prodotto in italiana nella prima metà degli anni '60. Cristallo colorato e specchiato, piede in otton...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Black Lacquer Cloth Wrapped 36" Square Center Coffee Table Mid Century 1970 MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black Lacquer Cloth Wrapped 36" Square Center Coffee Table Mid Century 1970 MINT
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Maison Bagues Brass Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
French vintage square coffee table in solid gilt brass with two glass shelves and ball finials. Iconic Maison Baguès piece with great prop...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

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

Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Table, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Dornes coffee table was craft...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Italian Post Modern Round Dining Table Prototype by Massimo Iosa Ghini
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important Italian Post Modern dining table base by the legendary Memphis designer, Massimo Iosa-Ghini. The table is a prototy...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel, Nickel

Solid Wood Black Tinted Coffee Table, Fishes Series 8 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 mast...
Category

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Jean-Charles Moreux Gilt Iron Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French midcentury low table by Jean-Charles Moreux in gilt forged iron. Measures: 30" wide x 19.5" deep x 17.5" high. Heavy glass top in size specified ...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Iron

Gibbings for Widdicomb Mid-Century Modern Round Walnut Coffee Table Tapered Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Gibbings for Widdicomb Mid-Century Modern round walnut coffee table tapered legs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Solid Stainless Steel Center or Dining Table by Ron Seff, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A monumental center table or dining table in solid stainless steel by Ron Seff, 1980. Very expensive new: retailed originally for $29,000.00. Has original glass but some scratches, y...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Phenomenal 1" Thick Bent Stainless Steel Square Coffee Table Glass Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual and unreal craftsmanship coffee table folded out of continuous 1" thick sheet of stainless steel and beautifully connected at the bottom. Overall dimensions: 48" x 48". Round...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Wormley Game Table for Dunbar, Solid Walnut & Olive Burlwood
Located in Dallas, TX
Edward Wormley Game Table for Dunbar, Solid Walnut & Olive Burlwood Gorgeous Dunbar table with a four-panel bookmatched olive burl wood top and a solid...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Cerused Oak Coffee Table, France, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Cerused oak coffee table with contrasting trim, France, 1950s. Dimensions: 36 x 20 x 19.5 H.
Category

1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Oak

Square Bamboo Occasional Side End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative vintage occasional bamboo side bedside table stand.
Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bamboo

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

Materials

Hardwood, 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

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

Materials

Wood

Vintage 1940s Solid Mahogany Drop-Leaf Gateleg Accent Table
Located in Germantown, MD
An antique Solid Mahogany wood gateleg accent table. Features the oval planked drop-leaf top. Table top sits on turned legs joined by stretchers. The original 17th century English. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Gilt Wrought Iron René Drouet Style Glass Top Center table
Located in Norwood, NJ
Rene Drouet created some of the most glamorous designs of the 20th century. This stylish center table is exemplary of the French designer's best works, which were primarily made of h...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pace Collection Verde Green Marble and Brass Coffee Table, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Pace Collection Verde green marble and brass coffee table by Leon Rosen, 1970.
Category

1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Reconfigurable Dining / Cafe / Center Table in Gilt and Smoked Glass, c. 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful dining table features four reconfigurable sections of gilt metal and smoked glass panels with beveled edges. You can convert from full size dining table, to game table, cafe table, console tables and more. This brilliant design allows you to remove the screws and bolts connecting each section to reconfigure. The two end sections can connect without the two middle sections and form a hexagon shaped center table. Or use one mid-section to create an octagon. This gorgeous dining table can seat up to 6 to 8 people. This reconfigurable 1970s/ 80s dining...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Beautiful Contemporary Modern Custom-Made Octagonal End Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful custom-made table features a sculpted pedestal base with four trapezoid shaped feet. An excellent design with an octagonal base that c...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Cage Table, Mid-Century Modern Center or Coffee Table
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
"Elevate Your Living Space with the Cage Table Mid-Century Modern Center Coffee Table Add a touch of sophistication and contemporary style to your living room with the Cage Table Mid...
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2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Large Oval Glass Top Brushed Stainless & Brass Base Coffee Table Nice
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large oval 3/4" thick glass top brushed stainless & brass base coffee table nice.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Charming One Drawer Stand/Lamp Table 'British Oak" by Jamestown Lounge
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming one drawer stand/lamp table 'British Oak" by Jamestown Lounge, Classic modernist design, oval top, single partners drawer.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Oak

Stainless Steel and Glass Waterfall Coffee Table by Brueton, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Stainless Steel and Glass Waterfall Coffee/cocktail Table by Brueton, 1970. Original condition.
Category

1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Solid Wood Black Tinted Coffee Table, Fishes Series 12 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 mast...
Category

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak

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

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Square Glass top Stainless Steel Base Barcelona Coffee Table Bauhaus Style
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square 3/4" glass top stainless steel base Barcelona coffee table Bauhaus style.
Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Solid Wood Black Tinted Coffee Table, Fishes Series 13 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 mast...
Category

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Mid-Century Modern Landscape Side Tables Marble Brass Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Landscape Side Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Land...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Onyx, Travertine, Brass

Two Tier Black Lacquer & Walnut Square End Side Center Table Stand Juhl Baker
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Refinished two tier black lacquer & walnut square end side center table stand Juhl Baker.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Lucite Base Glass Top Compact Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern lucite bases thick 3/4" glass top rectangular coffee table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Mid Century Modern Square White & Grey Marble Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern 40x40 square white & grey marble coffee center table. Single pedestal base.
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20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Mid Century Modern Large Oversize Square Chrome Stainless Steel Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern large chrome polished stainless steel glass top square coffee table. Measure: 54".
Category

20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

red ruby coffee table, 1980 italian, laquared wood and incredible patina brass
Located in Medesano, Parma
Discover the exquisite craftsmanship and stunning design of a rare 1980 vintage ruby red lacquered wood and brass coffee table. This luxurious piece, adorned with original glass, sho...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Salemas Coffee Tables Calacatta Marble Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Salemas coffee table, Contemporary Collection, handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Salemas coffee table was design...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Travertine, Onyx, Statuary Marble, Carrara Marble, Marble

1970s Red and White Marble Dining or Centre Table
Located in London, London
Marble dining table. Red marble top with white stone inlay. Double skin marble top. Carrara marble base. 1970s/1980s Italy.
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble

Rare Elmar Berkovich First Edition Coffee Table for Metz & Co, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare first edition coffee table designed by Elmar Berkovich, circa 1930. Manufactured by Metz and Co. (Netherlands). Painted wood tubular legs, wood shel...
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1930s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Charles Hollis Jones "Bullet" Dining or Center Table in Solid Brass and Lucite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We currently have one piece in nickel and one in solid brass ready to ship. Stunning dining table design in 2011 and part of Charles Hollis Jones "Bullet" line. The base forms a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Jansen Travertine, Bronze & Lucite Table, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Large center table or console, very thick travertine top supported by two massive lucite legs two inches thick, linked by a Bronze stretcher.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Travertine, Bronze

Mid Century Horse's Legs Centre Table
Located in London, GB
A fabulous table! Made in France in the late 1960s - The beautful later marble top is supported by horse's legs, with gilded hooves. Please take a look at all our pictures to see th...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Square Oiled Walnut Faux Slate Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern solid oiled walnut frame faux slate top square coffee table. Jens Risom Decor.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Glass X Cross Base Coffee Table w/ Marble Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern square marble top coffee table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

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.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bamboo

Signed Paul Evans Octagonal Cityscape Burl Wood and Chrome Dining Table
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Signed Paul Evans octagonal cityscape burl wood and chrome dining table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

Double X Base Glass Top Rectangular Coffee Table on Wheels
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern double X-base design coffee table from c.1970's.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

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 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.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

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

Materials

Marble

Danish Mid-Century Brazilian Rosewood Coffee Table
Located in Montclair, NJ
Rectangular Brazilian rosewood coffee table. Rail with drawers and shelves. Manufactured by CFC Silkeborg, with maker's metal tag. CFC ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Sergio Terzani Gold Illuminated Palm Leaf Table, 1970's
Located in Hastings, GB
An exceptionally rare and beautiful illuminated palm leaf table by Sergio Terzani, Italy, 1970's This fantastic large coffee table is crafted from bra...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

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

Showcase Coffee Table, Brazilian Rosewood, Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler, C. 1955
Located in New York, NY
This coffee table in rosewood was designed by Martin Eisler (1913-1977) for Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte. This piece refers to a furniture typology common at midcentury and ve...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

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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