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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
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

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Walnut, Burl

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

Large Cloth-Covered Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice cloth covered square Mid-Century Modern coffee table in style of Karl Springer.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Grasscloth, Seagrass

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

Materials

Marble

Round Monumental Midcentury Bronze Dining Table in 5 Element by Francois Catroux
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental midcentury bronze, brass and steel round dining table in five elements by French Designer Francois Catroux; unique piece. Diameter of the ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Steel

Chrome and Brass Marble-Top Table Style of Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Chrome and brass marble-top table in the style of Maison Jansen. Has brass hoof feet. Nice for a center table.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Chrome

Faux Bamboo X Base Round Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern faux bamboo X base dining table w/ thick glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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

Materials

Marble, Aluminum, Steel

1980s Solid Cedar Wood Round Center Table Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Solid Cedar Wood Round Center Table Mexico Pedestal base in solid cedar wood. Glass top is about .75 thick with polished edges. Unmarked 29 x 33.5 Very good vintage conditio...
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1980s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Cedar

Rectangular Brass and Glass Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice actual brass (not plated) base glass top Mid-Century Modern coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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

Materials

Brass

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

Solid Teak Danish Mid Century Modern Side End Table by John Stuart MINT Stunning
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid Teak Danish Mid Century Modern Side End Table by John Stuart MINT Stunning!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Teak

Paul Frankl Black Stepped Coffee Table for Brown Saltman
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Frankl noted for his "skyscraper" designed furniture of the 1930s, took a different direction on this design for the Brown Saltman Company. This elegant round table has an inver...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Oak

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

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

Materials

Bronze

Midcentury Blue Top Dining or Center Table in the Style of Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Rare midcentury round blue top dining or center table resting on four brass sabots legs. In the style of Gio Ponti. Similar tables were designed by Ponti f...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Art Glass

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

Materials

Marble, Granite, Chrome

Lucite Bow Tie Butterfly Wing Shape Base Oval Glass Top Mid Century Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lucite Bow Tie Butterfly Wing Shape Base Oval Glass Top Mid Century Coffee Table
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

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

Edward Wormley Dunbar Burl Olive Pedestal Accent Drum Table 6302F Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Modern Edward Wormley for Dunbar Burl Wood Pedestal Accent Drum Table 6302F. Item features a beautiful faceted columnar exterior, figured burl wood grain veneer, and the ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

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

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

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

Materials

Walnut

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.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

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

Solid Bronze Base Thick Square Solid Travertine Top Coffee Center Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid bronze base 2" thick square solid Travertine top coffee center table mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Travertine, Brass

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

Materials

Hardwood

Chrome Brass Glass Two-Tier Coffee Table with X-Stretchers
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice size rectangular Mid-Century Modern chrome and brass coffee table.
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Danish Mid Century Modern Oiled Walnut Dowel Legs Square Coffee Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern oiled walnut dowel legs square coffee table mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Cassina 1960 Afra & Tobia Scarpa Minimal Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Low rectangular Wooden coffee table produced by Cassina designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Mario Bellini 'Gli Scacchi' Pieces for C&B Italia, Italy, 1971
Located in Almelo, NL
Mario Bellini 'Gli Scacchi' Pieces for C&B Italia, 1971 A set of three pieces from the Gli Scacchi series, translated meaning 'The Chess' designed in 1971 by renowned Italian arc...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Plastic

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

Percival Lafer, Coffee Table, Patchwork Wood, 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

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

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

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

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

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

Materials

Marble

Charlotte Perriand Cansado Bench / Authentic Mid-Century Modern Paris, 1958
Located in Zürich, CH
This item is raw and sturdy. Its rugged textures and bold lines define that radical character. Its presence is uncompromising and captivating. Signs of age, patina, and the traces of...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Iron

Mid Century Modern Large Rectangle Burl Wood Chrome Base Coffee Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Mid-Century Modern rectangle book matched burl wood chrome base coffee table milo baughman atr. Mint!
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Square coffee table mod. 771, Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Square coffee table mod. 771, Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Cassina, Italy, 1969, made of solid wood and veneer, with a refined two-tone top in black and white that emphasizes the geometric...
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1960s Albanian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Hans Wegner Signed Rosewood Coffee Table on Chrome Cylinder Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rosewood rectangular coffee table by Hans Wegner.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Rosewood

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

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

Materials

Metal

Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Chrome Square Glass Top Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite chrome square glass top coffee center table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

2-Part Marble Coffee Table Entry Table Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
2-part marble accent table Features a square marble base & around marble top Can be used as a coffee table, side table, accent table, or outdoor table Beautiful earth tones of egg...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Petit Fontana Arte Mid-Century Modern Brass & Glass Rectangle Coffee Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Petit Fontana Arte Mid-Century Modern brass & 3/4" glass rectangle coffee table mint!    
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Havana Leather Dining Table, France, c. 1960-70
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Havana leather dining table, France, c. 1960-70 Measures: H 29.5 D: 52 W: 52 in.   
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

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

Burl Wood Root Organic Base Large Rounded Square Glass Top Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burled wood root organic base large rounded square glass top coffee center table. Organic free form walnut burl root base coffee table. Studio...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Burl

Paul Mayen Aluminum and Glass Coffee Table for Habitat
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage aluminum coffee table designed by Paul Mayén for Habitat. Table base is comprised of four aluminum plates that lock into each oth...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Slats Triangular Base Glass Top Coffee Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid Century Modern teak slats triangular base glass top coffee table mint.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Teak

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Accent Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern accent table. Dimensions. 28 W ; 19 D ; 20 H.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Églomisé Glass Zodiac Cocktail Table Gio Ponti Style, 1950'
Located in Rome, IT
Fontana Arte midcentury "verre églomisé" glass top reverse painted with a Zodiac motif. Resting on black metal and brass legs. Attributed to Gio Ponti. Glass in perfect vintage con...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Art Glass

Gold Gilt Rectangle Frame Thick Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy welded frame gold finish thick glass top coffee table.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

Teak nesting tables, Denmark 1960
Located in Torino, IT
Teak nesting tables, Denmark 1960
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Teak

Rectangle Rattan Cane Shelf Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rectangle Rattan cane shelf glass top Mid-Century Modern coffee table mint!.  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Rattan, Glass, Bamboo

Mid-Century Modern Square Travertine Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century Italian modern 40" square travertine coffee table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Travertine

Vintage Coffee Table from the 1960s
Located in Matosinhos, 13
Rectangular coffee table from the sixties with double frame in chrome and brass, top is in smoked bronze mirror. Structure in black painted wood.T imeless and elegant it is in a very...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Burl Wood Henredon Square Game Card Small Dining Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burl wood henredon square game card small dining table mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Burl

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

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

Materials

Steel

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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