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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
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

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Metal

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

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Wrought Iron

Branco e Preto 'Carlos Milan' Brazilian mid-century coffee table jacaranda, 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Branco e Preto (Carlos Milan). Coffee table. Manufactured by Mahlmeister & Cia, Brazil, 1950s. Solid jacaranda, ebonized wooden structure. Measurement...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Jacaranda

Square Rosewood Geometrical Base Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern solid rosewood bar base coffee table.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Rosewood

Wrought Iron Art Ornament Brass Tips Feet Oval Glass Top Side End Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Wrought Iron Art Ornament brass tips feet oval 3/4" glass top side end coffee table. STUNNING!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Steel

1970s Vintage Italian Brass and Nickel Console of Modern Graphic Design
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind 1970s Italian console by L'Angolo Metallarte, Rome, a rare find entirely handmade with wooden structure, unique and innovative sophisticated design: the four legs are h...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Nickel

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

Vintage Italian Walnut Game Table with Grissinatura
Located in Milano, IT
Let me transport you to a bygone era with this enchanting 1950s vintage Italian game table. This table isn't just a piece of furniture; it's...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Long 1960s Brazilian Slatted Bench / Coffee Table In Rio Rosewood
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
A long and imposing 1960s slatted bench or coffee table in solid Rio rosewood. Of vintage Brazilian origin, this bench has many similarities to the designs of Sergio Rodrigues, in ...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Hardwood

Onyx and Resin Square Cube Shape Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table on Wheels MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sleek Mid-Century Modern square cube shape coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Onyx

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

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Iron

Maxime Old Centre or Dining Table, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Maxime Old (1910-1991) Elegant modernist dining or centre table by Maxime Old in French walnut with gracefully curving lines in base and table top edge, bronze mounts France 1940s Re...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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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

Floating Widdicomb Marble Inserts Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice "floating" rectangle top with three marble inserts coffee table by Widdicomb.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Vintage Italian glass coffee table with metal feet
Located in Milano, IT
In the vibrant era of the 1970s, Italian design was at its peak, and from that creative cauldron emerged a true gem: the Italian coffee table. With its minimalist and modernist desig...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Italian "Blok" Table by Nanda Vigo for Acerbis, 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian "Blok" table by Nanda Vigo for Acerbis. It comes with a square glass top and stands on a square base with mirrored sides. At the bottom is the label of the...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Mirror

Mid Century Modern Long Oval Inlaid Travertine Brass Base Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Italian Modern Long Oval Inlaid Travertine Brass Base Coffee Table MINT!
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

American Mid-Century Limewood Round End Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (1950s) limewood round end table supported on a geometric shaped pedestal base.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Hans Wegner Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak & Brass X Base Coffee Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Hans Wegner Danish Mid-Century Modern teak & brass x base coffee side table.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

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

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

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

Me 508 Side Tables by Jorge Zalszupin, Rosewood and Glass, Brazil, circa 1959
Located in New York, NY
The "me 508" side table was designed by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) and produced by his company L'Atelier in 1959 – the year of its inauguration. The works of the first phase of L'At...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rosewood, Glass

Large Blue Molten & Bent Glass C-Shape Base Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern cobalt blue molten and bent art glass C-shape base wide square coffee table. Murano glass decor complement.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Art Glass

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

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

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

Roger Sprunger for Dunbar Mid-Century Modern Brass Glass Coffee Table Clean!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Roger Sprunger for Dunbar Mid-Century Modern brass glass coffee table Clean! Glass measuring 3/4 inches in thickness.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Burl Walnut Wood Top Round Carved Lotus Shape Base Dining Center Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burl walnut wood top round carved lotus shape base dining center table mint! Made in Italy.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

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.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

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

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.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Unique Italian Metal and Chrome Center Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A unique piece featuring all metal and chrome appearance with a cylindrical base. A one of a kind table that would be the topic of conversation in any living space. Please confirm it...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Solid Brass Swan Motive Oval Racetrack Shape Two Tier Coffee Table Mid Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian solid brass swan motive oval racetrack shape two tier coffee table mid century.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Custom Handmade Round Center Hall Table in Solid Bronze Available in Most Sizes
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern style bronze or brass center hall table. Handmade here in Chicago to your specifications, this center hall table was crafted from solid bronze and painstakingly ha...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

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

Solid Brass Marble Top Arch Shape Legs Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern solid brass base side or end table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Walnut Patchwork Large Checker Pattern Top Large Rectangle Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oversize chrome base large rectangle coffee table in style of M. Baughman. Floating top on chrome profile frame.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Ado Chale, Center Table in Lapis Lazuli, Resin and Lacquered Metal, circa
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ado Chale Lapis lazuli, resin, and painted steel mosaic. Signed by the artist. France, circa 1970 H 35 W 120 cm D 120. cm
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Lapis Lazuli, Metal

Antique Table Stand Uk Import
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique Table Stand. Uk Import. This Table has Primitive Style and hand Carved Floral Design on Both levels and has Great Character patina to the Wood. Dimensions. 23 1/2 W ; 23 1...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Table Stand Uk Import
Antique Table Stand Uk Import
$740 Sale Price
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Large Round Glass Top Figural Black Lacquer Bent Wood Brass Base Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Round 3/4" Glass Top Figural Black Lacquer Bent Wood Brass Base Dining Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

James Mont Rectangle Black Lacquer Glass Top Deco Mid Century Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
James Mont rectangle black lacquer glass top Deco mid-century coffee table. Two tier glass top coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Large Oversize Boat Shape Rosewood & Walnut Coffee Table Brass Inlay Marble Tile
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern huge marble tile insert brass inlay measure: 48 x 72" boat shape rosewood coffee table on tapered dowel legs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

Steel and Glass Coffee Table FK91 by Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius
Located in Madrid, ES
The FK 91 coffee table was designed by Preben Fabricius & Jørgen Kastholm in 1965 and originally produced by Kill International in Germany. This minimalist table has a chrome-plated ...
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Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Vintage Hummered Forged Copper & Iron Round Coffee Table & Pair of Stools Seats
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Vintage Hummered Forged Copper & Iron Round Coffee Table & Pair of Stools Seats. Table: 36 x 18 Stool: 16 x 15.5.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Copper, Iron

Sculptural Glass C Shape Base Coffee Table Stacked Ice Looking Glass Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual c-shape base glass base rounded rectangle coffee table. The base is made of numerous glass tiles fused together to form a Moon ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass

Vintage Modern Marble Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting marble coffee table featuring a full marble construction including the base. The top sits on without latches or fasteners. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Vintage Table 'Belmondo', Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage table that was a part of high class furniture called 'Belmondo'. The tabletop is made of rare opaxite glass, but can be removed (see photo). Made in former Czechoslovakia in ...
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

GIOVANNI OFFREDI Coffee Table
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
This coffee table is a beautiful combination of glass and metal. This is a vintage item from Italy. I think this kind of design is possible because Italy is a country of design. Mirr...
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1670s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

Round White Marble 1" Thick Top Diamond Pattern Texture Composition Tulip Shape
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round White Marble 1" Thick Top Diamond Pattern Texture Composition Tulip Shape Dining Conference Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Composition

Mid Century Square Granite Top Chrome Base Occasional Coffee Side End Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century square granite top chrome base occasional coffee side end table MINT.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Granite, Chrome

Large Polished Marble Stone Hexagon Shape 38" Tall Pedestal MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Polished Marble Stone Hexagon Shape 38" Tall Pedestal MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Faux Bamboo Bronzed Metal Base Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice tortoise finish with brass feet base coffee table with thick glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

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

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Hardwood

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

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

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Glass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Stainless Steel Dining or Center Table with Glass Top
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian dining or center table with stainless steel chrome round basement and glass top. 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Style Curved Coffee Table with Wooden Structure Covered in Brass
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian free shape coffee table designed by L.A. Studio. Made of solid wood structure covered with brass. Made in Italy. Our main target is ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Midcentury Geometric Sculptural Black Lacquer Coffee Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare find from the 1950s, this original black lacquer coffee table boasts a Cubist-inspired geometric design. Crafted by renowned designer Gail Fury, its sculptural form and lipped...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Round Center Hall Table in Bronze or Brass
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern Center Hall table hand-made here in Chicago and available in either brass or bronze. Various patina's are available upon request. ** Measurements provided include...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

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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