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Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern 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

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Bronze

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

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

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Glass, Oak

Mid Century Modern Center Table Chloé Camel, Orange Faux-Leather, Brass, Marble
Located in Lisbon, PT
Chloé center table combines tailoring ideas from the fashion world with the creativity of modern interior design. Top in Estremoz white marble, an u...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

Bruno Mathsson Swedish Mid-Century Drop Leaf Wood and Steel Rolling Work Table
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Mid-Century rectangular drop leaf work table with a rectangular wooden top and leaves resting on a steel frame with four legs ending in c...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Steel

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

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

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Steel, Nickel

Lacquered steel and amber mirror coffee table
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Elegant and scenic Coffee Table in hand-decorated Black Lacquered Steel and original Amber Crystal double shelf. The Classical design was reinterpreted by making the structure of ste...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

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

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Plastic

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

Midcentury Low Table in Rosewood by Poul Nørreklit, Danish Design, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Low table with rosewood plate and brass frame. Designed by Poul Nørreklit for Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik. Great original condition.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rosewood

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

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

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Travertine, Brass

Mid Century Modern Coffee Table in Gold Plated Steel and Smoked Glass
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a gorgeous Mid Century Modern table done in gold plated metal, with the smoked glass top. Very elegant and clean design of the table will make it stand ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

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

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Rosewood

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

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Grasscloth, Seagrass

Scarce dining table by Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare table à jeu ou table à dîner par Joaquim Tenreiro
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Imbuia, Paint

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

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Brass, Chrome

Outstanding Italien Coffee Table with Massive Glass Top attributed Fontana Arte
Located in Munich, DE
Wooden legs with brass fittings and details.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass

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

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Walnut

Brass & Lucite Round Glass Top Coffee Occasional Table Clean!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass & Lucite round glass top coffee occasional table clean!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Rosewood and Chrome Frame Base Square Side End Table Stand Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern Baughman style chrome and rosewood side table. Measures: 26 x 26.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

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

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Brass

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

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Art Glass

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

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Chrome

Georges Mathias Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dining, Center Table, Lacquer, Signed
Located in Manhasset, NY
Georges Mathias Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dining, Card or Center Table, Lacquer, Signed Mid-century coffee table by Belgian artist and designer, Georges Mathias (inscribed center)...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Round Cylinder Coffee Center Table Textured Pearl Faux Skin Finish
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern textured faux skin finish cylinder shape studio coffee table in style of John Dickinson.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Composition

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

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Bauhaus Stacked Chrome Frames Base Glass Top Square MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Bauhaus stacked chrome frames base glass top square MINT!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Two Tier Cross Shape Brass Base Round Occasional Coffee Side End Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Two tier cross shape brass base round occasional coffee side end table stand. Paul McCobb style - attributed.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

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

Custom French Mid-Century Modern Style Wrought Iron Circular Table Base
Located in New York, NY
An elegant French Mid-Century Modern Style round dining / center table base in hand wrought iron in the style of Jean Royere. Diameter of the base is 20". Height is 29". The piece is...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wrought Iron

Tall Contemporary Bronze Rope Table in the manner of Fournier or Jansen
Located in Yonkers, NY
A contemporary bronze dining table or center table base with nautical rope theme, tassels and dark patina. Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax (à la cire perdue) t...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

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...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Vintage Cameroon African Carved Wood Bamileke Figural Center Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Cameroon African Carved Wood Bamileke Figural Center Table This vintage Cameroon African carved wood Bamileke figural center table exemplifie...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Italian mid-century white wrought iron and glass garden table, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century white wrought iron and glass garden table, 1960s. Outdoor dining table, but also suitable for domestic and indoor use, with str...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wrought Iron

Italian mid century modern white iron round garden table with flower decor, 1960
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid century modern white iron round garden table with flower decor, 1960. Dining table in white painted iron with a perforated round top, under which there is a second smalle...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Iron

Round Glass Top Crome Interlocking Half Circle Shape Figures Base Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Roundglass top crome interlocking half circle shape figures resembling Chanel logo coffee table. Bauhaus Mid-Century Modern decor match.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Pedestal in Onyx and Brass by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb center table in onyx and brass base by Studio Glustin. France, 2021.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Onyx, Brass

French Modern Neoclassical Wrought Iron Dining / Center Table, Gilbert Poillerat
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions shown are H 31 x D 51 The base alone is H 30.5 x D 36.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wrought Iron

Giuseppe Scapinelli. Mid-Century Modern Center Table in Solid Caviúna Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Beautiful and classic center table with magazine rack designed by Giuseppe Scapinelli made in solid caviúna wood, a Brazilian wood also known as "golden wood" due to its hue. The buy...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

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

Machined Solid Brass X-Shape Base Mosaic Top Cafe Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern elevated X-base cafe small dining dinette table. The base is very similar to Knoll design it is machined and bolted together. The mosaic top incased in solid bron...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone, Bronze

Painted Cast Aluminum Banana Leaf Base Center Table 3/4 Inch Thick Round Glass
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Thick 3/4" thick glass top cast aluminum base cafe dinette gueridon center table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Aluminum

45x 45 Faux Bamboo Large Heavy Solid Cast Brass Legs Square Coffee Table
By Giocometti, Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice super heavy cast polished brass or bronze legs Mid-Century Modern square coffee table. Measures: 45 x 45. In style of Maison Bagues
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Bronze

C J Rosengaard Danish Hardwood Mid Century Modern Extending Dining Table 6-10
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, Mid-Century Modern, Danish Rosewood C.J Rosengaard Danish Rosewood extending dining table that seats up to eight people fully extend...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Hardwood

Mid-Century Modern P.E. Guerin Faux Bois Gilt Bronze Table w/ Stretcher
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous Mid-Century Modern P.E. Guerin Faux bois gilt bronze coffee table/center table with stretcher. The top is a rectangular plate glass with four gilt bronze legs in the form ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

Giuseppe Scapinelli. Mid-Century Modern "Spider" Coffee Table in Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Giuseppe Scapinelli. "Spider" coffee table made of solid caviuna wood with glass top. This Brazilian modern coffee table represent the approximation of Scapinelli with biomorphism, T...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Thick Wooden Huge Round Gear Shape Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very sharp looking Mid-Century Modern circa 1960s round gear top coffee table.    
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Driftwood

Italian Square Coffee Table Style Finn Julh Italian Design
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Italian coffee table from the 60s in the style of designer Finn Julh. Square top in rosewood with bevelled edges, beautiful wood grain on the top. Chromed st...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Walker Weed Stained Glass Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage table features a colorful stained glass piece topped with matching glass top, both set into stylish tapered frame. The base is marked by New Hampshire craftsman W...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass

Rare Mid-Century Center Table or Occasional Table Attr.To Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Italian center table or occasional table with brass tripod base. The tabletop decoration with Boticelli lithographic print on lacquered wo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Rare Midcentury Ship's Wheel Center Table
Located in Essex, MA
Ship's wheel stamped WWII US Navy with brass mounts adaptively reused as a tabletop for a Queen Anne base with a vasiform post and (3) cabriole legs. A second ships wheel serves as a...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Round Pedestal Dining Table Pecan Wood Top Amicalola Base in Bronze
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is hand cast in bronze by local artisans, trained in the historic linage of steel in Birmingham, to look beautiful and function out of the way of diner's feet. Perfect for a breakfast nook or café. Rich with Mid-Century Modern inspiration, we conceived the name while hiking the 600 steel stairs that scale the face of Amicalola Falls, the gateway to the Appalachian Trail...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

Pierre Jeanneret PJ-TA-04-A Square Table / Authentic Mid-Century Chandigarh
Located in Zürich, CH
The piece embodies minimalist design principles, characterized by a clear shape and simplified form with subtle detailing. It is reduced to the minimum. Compared to most minimalist d...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Teak

Coffee Table by Brazilian Branco & Preto, Caviuna Top with Ebonized wood, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
This Bar or tea cart is a rare and elegant piece designed by Martin Eisler (1913-1977) in the 1950s and produced by Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte. It presents a solid Rosewood...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Custom Red Travertine Sink / Vanity Basin
Located in Amsterdam, NH
Minimalist Red Travertine Sink – Customizable Stone Vanity Crafted from a single block of premium Red Travertine, this minimalist sink embodies sculptural precision and natural beau...
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2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine, 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

Walnut Coffee Table with Stone Insert by Harvey Probber
Located in Atlanta, GA
A circular coffee or center table by Harvey Probber for Harvey Probber, Inc. circa 1958. The walnut top feature a central insert and two stone discs are available: one terrazzo and t...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

Vintage Modern Glass Coffee Table by Pace
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sleek mid-century modern glass and chrome coffee table by Pace, featuring a teardrop designed glass top. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass

Mid-century Modern center tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern center tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage center tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, murano glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern center tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for center tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $66,749 while the average work can sell for $3,900.

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