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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 legendary 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.

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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Coffee Table by Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1960s, Brazilian Mid-Century Design
Located in New York, NY
The furniture designed by the Italy-born Brazil-based artist, designer, architect, and businessman Giuseppe Scapinelli (1911-1982) is remarkable. His pieces have smooth curves, thin legs, and delicate metal details: creations marked by an in-depth study of futuristic, organic lines, and, at the same time, by reinterpretations of classic elements. As described in Brazil’s Casa...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

travertine Top Horn Like Pillars Tripod Base Round Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern round floating travertine top coffee table. Horn like base solid mahogany elements and finish. Gibbing decor match and influence.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

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

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Marble

Tavolino da salotto in Solido Ottone e Lucite con Fenicotteri Francia 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Tavolino in solido Ottone e lucite con Fenicotteri, probabile manifattura di Maison Jansen francia 1950/60.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Early 20th Century Rustic French Side Table in Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic French Side Table in Solid Wood. By unknown manufacturer from France, circa 1930. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful p...
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Vintage Circular Gilt Bronze Center Table with Etched Mirrored Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional vintage bronze tripod center table in the stylized Louis XVI style with geometric engraved mirrored top and stretcher, lion masks with rings, with lion paw feet raised on...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

Circular Table, "Model 522", Gianfranco Frattini for by Bernini, Italy. 1960
Located in Wolfurt, AT
The table "Model 522" was designed by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Bernini in Italy of the 1960s. It is made of rosewood and with its geometric shapes, straight lines and ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

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

Octave Bone Inlay Grey Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
A grey octave coffee table with an eight-face bone inlay line design is a striking piece that seamlessly combines geometric elegance with intricate craftsmanship. The octagonal shape...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bone, Wood

Lily Bone Inlay Black Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
A lily flower-inspired black bone inlay coffee table with hammered brass sheet legs wrapped around solid wood is a true masterpiece of craftsmanship and design. Each detail has been ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bone, Wood

Clove Bone Inlay Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted with small pieces of bone, it would undoubtedly exude elegance and charm. A subtle grey color scheme adds a touch of modern sophistication to the traditional craftsmanshi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bone, Wood

Tarasha Rattan Solid Wood Bone Inlay Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
The blend of teak wood with intricate bone inlay work creates a sense of timeless beauty and sophistication, while the handmade rattan shelf adds a touch of artisanal charm. The glas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood, Bone, Rattan

1940s-50s coffee table in the style of Osvaldo Borsani
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Precious 1940s-50s coffee table in the style of Osvaldo Borsani. Wood and ebonized wood frame plus pink-grained marble top. OF great elegance and character perfect even in more cont...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

1950s coffee table with glass top
Located in Milano, IT
Center table with storage compartment and glass top. Ebony-stained beech wood, clear glass with decorations.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Beech

Mid-Century Sculpted Walnut & Travertine Coffee Table by Gordon’s Furniture Co.
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Elegant modern sculpted coffee table designed and manufactured by Gordon Furniture Co. (Also seen as Gordon’s Fine Furniture). Made in the USA...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

Unique Organic Wood Base Coffee Center Table
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Unique Organic Wood Base Coffee Center Table. Made of a piece of solid wood that was eroded by the waves of the sea for many years, due to time shells forme...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Aldo Tura coffee table 70's.
Located in bari, IT
Coffee table with generous dimensions and preciousness of materials used just right parchment of Aldo Tura production 70s. Born in 1909, designer-producer Aldo Tura founded his prod...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut, Parchment Paper

Isa Coffee Table 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Center table, teak veneer wood, enameled metal legs. Restaurato.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Mid-century Modern Greenish Thick Glass and Brass Side Table, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Modern Greenish Thick Glass and Brass Side Table, 1960s, Italy Measurtements : Height: 55 cm Width: 45 cm Depth: 35 cm Please do not hesitate to ask us if you have any...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Maison Jansen Style Mid-Century Brass and Chrome Bicolor Vitrine Coffee Table
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning square vitrine coffee table in polished brass and chrome with sliding glass tabletop and acrylic / Lucite side walls in the style of Maison Jan...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

huge gianfranco frattini coffee table (rare 130 cm)
Located in Medesano, IT
rare in good condition coustoum huge coffe table 130 wide made in exclusive for a private coustoumer night club
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Italian Designer, Wall Mounted Console, Wood, Glass, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wall mounted wood, brass and glass console designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Amazing Floating Coffee Table by Eugenio Escudero
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this coffee table with the amazing and characteristic design of Eugenio Escudero, made in México in mahogany wood, circa 1950. We do not include glass for best shipping.
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Cedar

White Metal Tubular Squiggle Coffee Table Glass Top
Located in Draper, UT
Vintage Tubular Squiggle Metal Coffee Table with Original Glass Top. Supposedly from the 70s or 80s, the curved metal feels modern and fresh. It makes...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Brazilian Midcentury Center Table in Rosewood and Glass, c. 1970
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Coffee or center table with solid Brazilian rosewood structure and glass top of unknown modern design authorship.
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rosewood

Eero Saarinen for Knoll 'Tulip' Dining Table with Carrara Marble Top
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 'Tulip' dining table, Carrara marble, metal, United States, 1950s/1960s This iconic pedestal table from the Tulip collection is designed by Ee...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Metal

Tavolino da caffè Gae Aulenti Jumbo per Knoll in marmo Nero Marquina
Located in Milano, MI
Jumbo firmato da Gae Aulenti per Knoll è il tavolino completamente in marmo con coppia di gambe ad ogni angolo. I marmi sono della migliore qualità, selezionati per eliminare i difet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Unique Black Lacquer and Brass Maison Jansen Dining Table, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
A rare piece from Maison Jansen, this octagonal dining table was a commission by a private client. With its impeccable design, perfect proportions, and high-end materials like mother...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Early 20th Century Rustic French Side Table in Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic French Side Table in Solid Wood. By unknown manufacturer from France, circa 1930. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful p...
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

French Designer, Table, Metal, Wood, France, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white-lacquered metal and wood table designed and produced in France, 1960s.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

50's Coffee Table
Located in Milano, IT
Coffee table with double top, made of mahogany veneer wood.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Mahogany

Willy Rizzo Style Mid-Century Brass and Chrome Bicolor Coffee Table, circa 1970s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Willy Rizzo 'Flaminia' style two tiered double shelved patinated brass and chrome-plated vintage midcentury rectangular coffee or centre table, circa 1970s. Perfect for the Hollywood...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

Carlo de Carli centre or dining table by Sormani, Italy
Located in London, GB
Beautiful centre or dining table designed by Carlo de Carli c1964 and produced by Sormani The wood has been sympathetically restored and has a lovely warm patina. The brass band has...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Brazilian Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood & Glass, Giuseppe Scapinelli 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Available in NYC with free domestic shipping included, this Brazilian Modern coffee table in Caviuna Wood and glass by Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1950s is nothing less than spectacular. T...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Mid-Century Modern Center table by Bertomeu & Cia, 1960s
By Bertomeu & Cia
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Center table by Bertomeu & Cia, 1960s Rectangular coffee table with curved edges, a nested glass top and hollow side cut-outs.
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood, Plywood

Palm Sculpture Gilt-wood and Painted Dining or Center Table, Italy, 1970
Located in Rome, IT
Spectacular Italian design finely carved gilt-wood and ivory painted dining or center table with oval shaped crystal top. Great scenic decorative table provenience from Capri Island...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Magnificent Turquois Murano Glass Console Table for Living Room Available
Located in Guazzora, IT
Introducing the magnificent turquoise Murano glass console table with brass legs, a masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship that brings the elegance and sophistication of Mid-Century mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Gold metal and smoked glass coffee table 1970s
Located in Premariacco, IT
Gold metal coffee table with wooden legs and smoked glass top. Glass has some cracks in two corners, recommended new glass or cloth top.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Ico Parisi Round Walnut Dining Table, Three Feet, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Important center or dining table in walnut and mirrored top, attributed to Arch. Ico Parisi mirrored top; the mirror glass is not coeval at the tabl...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

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

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Travertine

Brazilian Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood by Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazil, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Available today, with complimentary domestic shipping (NYC) this iconic Mid-Century Modern coffee table made in hardwood & glass by Giuseppe Scapinelli in the fifties is fabulous. ...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Hardwood, Glass

Italian Mid-Century Teak Wood Dining Table by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Dining table well designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s, very stylish and charming as all the items manufactured by him. The round tabletop is teak wood and its base made of precious green Pakistan...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Onyx

Ignazio Gardella Occasional marble and brass round table
Located in Milano, IT
An elegant and modernist Italian occasional table from the 1950s-60s, designed by the visionary Ignazio Gardella, is truly a sight to behold. Its round shape, adorned with a black m...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass, Iron

Teak coffee table with smoked glass top
Located in Premariacco, IT
Teak wood coffee table with double shelf, one main shelf in smoked glass and one in wood. Great furniture idea of 1970s Italian design and modernism.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Teak

Split Reed Rattan Bamboo Large Coffee Table After Gabriella Crespi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Extra Large Octagonal Split Reed / Pencil Reed Large Coffee Table, Italy, 1960-1970. Amazing split bamboo low table made in the manner and style of Gabriella Crespi and Paul Frankl. This eye-catching octagonal coffee table is all covered with split bamboo reed thorought. It has a beutiful design with cut shaped corners and a thick construction on the four legs. It has been carefully cleaned and restored. Structurally strong and sound. Minor wear commensurate with age. To complete the scene: The Bitossi Aldo Londi ceramic bowls show at the images are avaliable at our 1stdibs marketplace. Measures: 122 cm W x 76 cm D x 39 cm H // 48,03 in W x 29,92 in D x 15,35 in H Midcentury Pencil Reed Coffee Table // Bamboo Split Reed Table...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Cane, Rattan, Reed

White Marble Round Dining Table with Hexagon Base
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This Minimalist table is made from white marble, featuring a hexagon shaped foot and a circular travertine tabletop that balances perfectly and sec...
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2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen Coffee table model FD-516 , Teak
Located in Braga, Braga
Classic coffee table from the 1960s by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for France & Daverkosen. Rare model FD- 516. Frame and table top made of solid teak with an additional shel...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Danish rosewood coffee table 1960s. Extendable
Located in Braga, Braga
Extendable rosewood coffee table Denmark, 1960s Made of rosewood and rosewood veneer Dimensions: 52 cm hight x 52 cm depth x 130 cm width. Extended 92 cm depth The table is in mint ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rosewood

Danish mid-century teak surfboard table by Hovmand-Olsen for Mogens Kold, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Danish mid-century teak surfboard table by Hovmand-Olsen for Mogens Kold, 1960s Surfboard model coffee table, in teak wood, with an elongated top ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Teak

Poul Cadovius and Bjorn Wiinblad for Cado Mid Century Pedestal Dining Table
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Poul Cadovius, Bjørn Wiinblad & Susanne Fjeldsøe MyGge for the Danish factory house MyGge for France & Søn Circular Dining Table on a Brushed Me...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

1970 Stone and Resin Table
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Resin and stone table In the stvle of Ado Chale Resin and stone with texture on the surface Belgique 1970
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone

Cream Travertine Round Dining Table, in the Style of 1970 Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This Minimalist table is made from solid light travertine, featuring a colon, cone shaped foot and a thick circular travertine tabletop that balanc...
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2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

Maison Jansen Attributed Large Midcentury Brass Vitrine Sliding Top Coffee Table
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning vintage Mid-Century Modern square vitrine coffee table in polished brass with sliding glass tabletop and acrylic / Lucite side walls in the sty...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Brass

Beautiful Lacquered System Table, France 1980
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
This superb table, made in France in the '80s, features two lacquered tops, black and white. The ingenious extension system allows it to be converted from a round to an oval table. T...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Wonderful and rare Xavier Fréal Stainless Steel Table
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Outstanding table designed by French designer Xavier Fréal. This airy design is based on an aesthetic construction with an architectural spirit. The slen...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stainless Steel

"Les Herbiers" Coffee Table by Roger Capron for Vallauris, France, 1960s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Investing in the Les Herbiers Coffee Table by renowned designer Roger Capron from France, originating in the 1960s, is a testament to acquiring a piece of artistry that seamlessly co...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Ceramic, Wood

20th Century Angelo Mangiarotti Bernini Table Mod. 302 Brass and Marble, 50s
Located in Turin, Turin
Angelo Mangiarotti was a very important italian architect and designer, born in 1921 in Milan. He studied architecture at the Politecnico of Milan and gratuated in 1948. He then went...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

A french ceramic center table "Les Herbiers" by Roger Capron, 1960s.
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The French ceramic center table "Les Herbiers" by Roger Capron from the 1960s stands as a remarkable testament to the artist's mastery of ceramics and innovative design sensibilitie...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Ceramic, Wood

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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