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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
French Midcentury Metal and Brass Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
This metal, brass, and glass coffee table has the sleek, yet decadent, look that’s reminiscent of French designer Georges Geffroy. The smooth light met...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, 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

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Wood

Large Africa Table by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Maxalto Artona Series, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Large Africa Table by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Maxalto Artona Series, Italy, 1970s
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Large Pedestal Natural Blond Wood Tree Stump Base Round Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large pedestal natural blond wood tree stump base round glass top coffee table. The blond hardwood seems to be solid maple. The base is heavy and very...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Maple

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cherry Teal Dining Table Franz Schuster Vienna 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage cherrywood dining table or center table from cherrywood and teal green formica plate design attributed to Franz Schuster Vienna, 1950s. An outstanding dini...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Formica, Cherry

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

Extending Brass and Glass Table by Romeo Rega, Italy, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Octagonal dining table by Romeo Rega with brass framing and smoked glass tops. At the center it has a folding leaf to extend the piece by 28”. The two ends can also be used as consol...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Vintage Chrome Glass Dining Room Table, 1970, United Kingdom
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage dining room table designed by William Plunkett and manufactured by Merrow Associates, 1970 United Kingdom. A wonderful dini...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Wood and glass coffee table, Carlo De Carli, 1950
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Wood and glass coffee table, Carlo De Carli, 1950 Condizioni: Molto Buone Materials: Wood, Glass Époque : 1950 Measurements: 81x46x52 cm
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

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

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Travertine, Onyx, Marble, Brass

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

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

Italian Iron Center Table Style of Alberto Orlandi
Located in New York, NY
Italian wrought iron center table. Has round bronze accents. Gueridon table, occasional table.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

Mid-century Coffee Table with Brass Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This simple yet decorative midcentury coffee table features a wonderful brass base with a wood grain finished top. Unique vintage table with interesting brass details, woodgrain lami...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Marble, Brass

Two Tone Square Travertine Coffee Table Grey Bezel Italian Mid Century Mode
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Grey & beige two tone 40" square Travertine coffee table grey bezel Italian Mid-Century Modern. Made in Italy.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

Guillerme & Chambron 'Victorine' Dining Table in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, dining table model 'Victorine', oak, France, 1960s This wonderful table shows great craftsmanship and a strong appearance, that clearly chara...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Oak

Fontana Arte Glass Zodiac Cocktail or Coffee Table Attributed to Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Rare 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 vintag...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Art Glass

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

Materials

Onyx, Brass

Forged Rounded Brass Base Oval Goat Skin Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Massive oval coffee table consisting of forged brass bases and lacquered goatskin parchment top. Matches Karl Sptinger decor and possibly designed by him. Unsigned.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

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

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

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

Large Stained Wood & Glass 1930s-40s Coffee Table Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Fine and rare coffee table attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich. This beautiful table was manufactured in Italy around the 1940s in solid wood, stained and polished with a round glass tabl...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

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

Materials

Hardwood

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

Materials

Jacaranda

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

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

Materials

Art Glass

Gold and Amber Faux Bamboo Cane Top Console Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern tortoise finish faux bamboo console table.      
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Faux Bamboo

Round Marble Coffee Table by Celina Decorações, Midcentury Brazilian, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This round marble coffee table was produced by the Brazilian company Celina Decorações in the 1960s. The piece is composed of a Rosewood structure wi...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

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

Round Decorative Gilt Wrought Iron Base Glass Top Sunburst Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round Decorative Gilt Wrought Iron Base Glass Top Sunburst Coffee Table MINT! Inspected vintage condition.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

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

Materials

Bronze

60s Brutalist Design Occasional Table by Salvino Marsura Silvered Iron Glass Top
Located in London, GB
A one of a kind Brutalist , sculptural very organic round occasional table designed and Made in Italy back in the 1970s by Italian sculpture Salvino Marsura. Hand forged iron base w...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

1950 Ico Parisi Cassina MidCentury Italian Design Coffee Table
Located in Brescia, IT
Coffee Table Ico Parisi Cassina Italy, 1955 Teak Round Top Black Metal Frame with White Gum Feet Slight difects at the top ( look the pictures) Original 1950s Very Good Condiction
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

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

Materials

Brass

Large Oversized Lucite Base Glass Top Base Coffee Table Rectangular Cut Corner
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rectangular cut corner top glass lucite base coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

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

Mid-Century Modern Round Chrome and Plate Glass Coffee Table by Metaform, 1970's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Round double banded steel chrome plated metal coffee table with 3/4" thick glass top is made by Metaform, Netherlands, 1970's. Minor scratches in glass. In original condition with we...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

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

Materials

Rosewood

Spanish Mid Century Modern Octagonal Side or Center Table in Walnut
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spanish mid-century modern octagonal side or center table in walnut. The design features two horizontal tiers separated by a simple frieze containing a drawer with a block-shaped han...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

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

Materials

Wrought Iron

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

Onyx, Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Travertine

Early Dunbar Square Leather and Wood Coffee Table Faux Gold Tortoise Finish
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Early Dunbar square leather and wood coffee table faux gold tortoise finish.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Lucite Base Round Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern lucite base glass top round side table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Bronze and Macassar Ebony Center Hall Table, Game or End Table in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Solid Bronze Mid-Century Modern Center Hall Table, Game Table or Side Table, Handmade in our Old Plank Chicago Work Shop to your exact specifications...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Dark Green to Black White Veins Square Marble Side End Coffee Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern square marble side end coffee table stand.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

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

Materials

Chrome

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

Materials

Steel

Ficks Reed Bamboo & Reed Square Glass Top Coffee Table c.1970s Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Ficks Reed Bamboo & Reed Square Glass Top Coffee Table c.1970s Mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Glass

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

Materials

Onyx

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

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pierre Jeanneret PJ-TA-05-A Dining Table / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
Here we see the principle of the Japanese wabi-sabi, which refers to embracing imperfections and underlining impermanence. Rustic aspects, simplicity, modesty, and austerity offer a ...
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1960s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Metal Dining Table Osvaldo Borsani Tecno, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
A Mid-Century Modern vintage dining table, which was designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1963. The base with curved legs was made of black lacquered cast aluminum with bru...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

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

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

Materials

Glass

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

Coffee Table red 70s composed of 3 modules of "Chess" by M.Bellini for C&B
Located in Milano, MI
The Chess series consists of three elements inspired by the game of chess, specifically the Queen, Knight and Rook pieces. Lightweight and easy to move, the Chesses are based on an i...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Plastic, Rubber

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

Materials

Aluminum

Very Large Heavy Ebonized Base Lucite Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern 43x72" rectangle coffee table with 1.5" lucite table top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Lucite, Oak

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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