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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
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

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

Square Bamboo Occasional Side End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative vintage occasional bamboo side bedside table stand.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bamboo

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

Mid-Century Modern Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful vintage modern propeller shaped metal base and a thick round glass top is sure to make an impression in any modern interior. An elegant design that boasts a tripod base w...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

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

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Art Glass

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

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

Lucite X-Base Base Gueridon Center Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice butterfly of X-base round guerdon center or game table with thick glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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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

Fruitwood

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

Willy Rizzo, table in Lacquered Wood and steel for Mario Sabot, Italy
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Willy Rizzo, table in Lacquered Wood and steel for Mario Sabot, Italy 1960  
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

Silver Travertine Rectangle Dining Table, the Style of 1970 Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This Large minimalist table is made from solid, Silver travertine, featuring a rectangle table top that balances perfectly and securely on two pedestal legs. Drawing inspiration fr...
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2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

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

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

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

Rectangle Mid Century Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Rosewood Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rectangle Mid Century Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Rosewood coffee table MINT!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Rosewood

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

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

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

Jorge Zalszupin Guaruja 140 Table L'Atelier Brazil, 1959
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Brutalist so called Guaruja round pedestal table designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by his own company l’Atelier, Brazil 1959. This stunning large dining table has a rosewo...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Concrete, Metal

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

Saverio Jannace & Kovac Rosewood Center or Console Table, 1950
By Alex Kovacs, Saverio Jannace
Located in Rome, IT
Rare rosewood center table designed by Saverio Jannace and produced by Jannace & A. Kovacs , circa 1950 important central foot carved and beveled edge of the table brass detail for a...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Oval Glass Top Sculptural Base Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern oval glass sculptural base Noguchi Pearsall Kagan decor match coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Chestnut

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

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

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

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 Walnut & Slate Rectangular Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
High quality craftsmanship slate top solid oiled walnut base coffee table signed and dated 1972.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Slate

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

1970s Red and White Marble Dining or Centre Table
Located in London, London
Marble dining table. Red marble top with white stone inlay. Double skin marble top. Carrara marble base. 1970s/1980s Italy.
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble

Square Suspended Base Glass Top Coffee or Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Single "suspended" pedestal Mid-Century Modern square glass top coffee table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stone, Iron

Atelier Liceu de Arte e Oficios. Coffee table, c. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
This remarkable coffee table is imbued with Brazilian history and craftsmanship. Dating from the 1960s, she proudly bears the label of the Liceu de Arte e Oficios workshop, an emblem...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

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

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

Materials

Glass

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

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Two Tier Accent Table With Book Matching Burl Accent
Located in Seattle, WA
Accent Table with Book Matching Burl Detailing on Top.Retro Detailing on the Edge. Possibly Circa 1930 , Retro Construction Dimensions. 27 W ; 19 L ; 17 H
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Italian Mid-Century Brass Black Opaline Console Table 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful thick brass and black opaline glass was made in Italy in the late 1970s. Symmetrical brass elements strike through black opaline glass tops, the result being an impres...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Solid Oiled Walnut Heavy Face Sides Hexagon Shape Side Center Occasional Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern hexagon shape two-door storage compartment side end table. In the style of John Keal.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Tessellated Stone Top Brass Inlay Cabriole Leg Side End Occasional Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tessellated Stone Top Brass Inlay Cabriole leg side end occasional table MINT!.
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20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stone, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Round Table with Smoked Glass Top and 3 Wooden Chairs
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian round cherry wood table with smoked glass top and 3 wooden chairs in the style of Ceccotti. 1970s The table has an ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Straw, Smoked Glass, Wood

Lucite Base Sqaure Glass Top Occasional Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern Lucite base thick 3/4" square glass top coffee or side table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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

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

Materials

Steel, Nickel

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

Stacked Lucite Base Rectangular Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern heavy stacked Lucite base glass top coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

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

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Tommy Parzinger Occasional Rectangular Side Table Brass and Satinwood
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Early midcentury Art Deco satinwood and brass small occasional table by Tommy Parzinger.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Thick Smoked Glass Top Chrome Base Rectangle Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern 3/4" thick smoked glass coffee table Milo Baughman decor match.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Mid Century Modern Double Pedestal Thick Cream Off-White Lacquer Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Double Pedestal Thick Cream Off-White Lacquer Enamel Coffee Table MINT!
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Enamel

Round Glass Top Lucite Base Gueridon Center Cafe Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern small round dining center table. Chrome and Lucite tripod base. In the style of Pace.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood & Glass, Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian Modern coffee table in Hardwood and Glass by Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1950s, Brazil is absolutely gorgeous! The coffee table is made in hardwood painte...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Hardwood

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

Materials

Lucite, Ceramic

Modernist Sculpture Coffee Table after Carlo Mollino Arabesque in Sculpted Iron
Located in Las Vegas, NV
From the showroom of Barneys New York to your living room, this massive sculpted iron and white enamel coffee table designed after the Carlo Mollino's 1949 "Arabesque" table. 3rd li...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Enamel, Iron

45x 45 Faux Bamboo Large Heavy Solid Cast Brass Legs Square Coffee Table
By Karl Springer, Giocometti
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

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Lucite Base Glass Top Compact Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern lucite bases thick 3/4" glass top rectangular coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

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

Materials

Brass, Steel

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

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Umberto Mascagni Green and Black Round Table, 1960s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian six legs green and black round table by Umberto Mascagni. The top of the table is in faux leather covered with glass and comes with its protective green c...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Raffia Cloth Covered Rectangular Glass Top Coffee Table Black
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern raffia covered rectangular glass top coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Raffia, Glass

Mid Century Modern 18x18" Square 29" Tall White Marble Pedestal MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern 18x18" Square 29" Tall White Marble Pedestal MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

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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