Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail 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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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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Recognized Seller Listings
ISA Bergamo, Coffee Table, Teak, Metal, Italy, 1950s
By ISA Bergamo
Located in High Point, NC
A coffee or cocktail table, designed and produced by ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Rustic Solid Wood Coffee Table, Europe, circa 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
In European midcentury design, there are some common elements that define the continent’s furniture design of the era. Most importantly, there was an early emphasis on wood as it connected everyday objects, such as furniture to nature. This rustic, solid wood coffee table is a perfect example of this sentiment, and the visual benefits of an understated, organic design.
Mid-Century Modern represented a break with the traditional past: design-wise, furnishings were often a rejection of Victorian, Colonial, and other historical influences, especially the pseudo-historical use of ornamentation. In comparison, furniture of the 50s and 60s are generally more pared-down, smaller in scale, and uncluttered with unnecessary ornament: on this front, the movement shared qualities with the efforts of the Bauhaus designers’ vehement rejection of ornamentation. This coffee table has a strong elemental feel to it, which is a result of its thick table top and sturdy legs. The focus is on the Material, letting the beautiful qualities of the wood stand out. The circular pattern of the wood is the result of the trunk being used without cutting it into pieces, thus showing the tree’s year rings...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
20th Century Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Coffee Table Model 1774 in Wood, 1958
Located in Turin, Turin
Coffee table designed in 1958 by the great maestro of glass Mr. Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte.
The table has a structure in Wood and the circular top is composed of a curved mirrore...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal
Two-Tiered Sliding Coffee Table with Hidden Bar by Aldo Tura, Italy 1970s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Utrecht, NL
One of the most enigmatic and polarizing figures to emerge in Italian design history, Aldo Tura is an outlier in the world of mid-century furniture. The designer’s glamorous furnitur...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Mirror, Lacquer
French Brass and Chrome Coffee Table by Maison Charles
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table, French, made of chromed steel and brass crafted by mid-century iconic Parisian firm “Maison Charles”. It is topped with a shelf of clear glass.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb Model 1761 Coffee Table, 1953, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This spectacular Model 1761 coffee table by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb has beautiful walnut grain and was just refinished - gorgeous and ready for immediate use. Signed und...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Arturo Pani for Muller of Mexico Modern Onyx and Resin Top Cocktail
By Arturo Pani
Located in New York, NY
Mexican Mid-Century Modern (circa 1950) rectangular coffee table with an onyx stone and resin top resting on four square brass legs. (ARTURO PANI FOR MULLER...
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20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Metal, Brass
Maison Jansen Style Faux Metal Bamboo Round Cocktail Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Maison Jansen Style Faux Metal Bamboo Round Cocktail Table, Bronze base with half circle supports and hooved feet inset 1/2" bronze tinted glass.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Fontana Arte Italian Midcentury Brass and Glass Low / Coffee Tables
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian midcentury low / coffee tables with x-form brass faux bamboo frames with branch-like upper supports that hold rectangular clear glass tops with rounded corners. (Font...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Italian Bamboo Coffee Table by Lyda Levi, 1970
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Stunning large coffee table made of bamboo with original glass top, this beautiful piece was designed by Lyda Levi in 1970 ca.
This table can be combined with the whole set includin...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Glass
Midcentury Italian Bamboo Coffee Tables by Lyda Levi, 1970
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Stunning small coffee tables made of bamboo with original glass top, this beautiful pieces was designed by Lyda Levi in circa 1970
These tables can match with the whole set includin...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Bamboo
George Nakashima, "Slab" Coffee Table, Oak Burl, Oak, New Hope, USA, 1962
Located in High Point, NC
An oak burl and oak "Slab" coffee table designed and produced by George Nakashima, New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA, 1962.
The top presents with a "butterfly joint" typical of Nakashima.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
American Modern Brass /Wood/Glass Coffee Table, Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in New York, NY
American Modern Brass /Wood/Glass Coffee Table, Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Cocktail Table with Dry Bar Compartment
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cocktail table, lacquered wood, glass, Italy, 1960s.
This cocktail table is a very fresh and clean design made in the 1960s in Italy. It has a compartment underneath for storing boo...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Midcentury Italian Modern Mahogany, Steel & Glass Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury (1950s) Italian Modern mahogany, steel and glass oval coffee table (Attributed to Carlo de Carli).
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Midcentury American Modern Round Wood & Glass Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury American Modern circular wood and glass coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Tepper-Meyer Versi-Table
By Gene Tepper
Located in New York, NY
Up-and-down "Versitable" by Tepper-Meyer Associates of San Francisco, produced by Fred Meyer circa 1954. The two-position design can function as a dining or writing table in the high...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Charles Hollis Jones Midcentury American Modern Lucite Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury American Modern rectangular lucite frame cocktail / coffee table with an inset clear glass top and canted corners, resting on four tapered lucite legs. (Charles Hollis Jon...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Karl Springer Midcentury American Modern Tray Top Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century American Modern tray top coffee table (KARL SPRINGER).
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bertha Schaefer, Coffee Table, Walnut, Singer & Sons, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut coffee table designed by Bertha Schaefer and produced by Singer & Sons, USA, 1950s.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Low Table mod. 1817/1 Brass and Glass, 50s
Located in Turin, Turin
Some notes about the author Max Ingrand: a famous French master glass worker and decorator, he was artistic director of FontanaArte for one decade, starting from 1954. During that ti...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Karl Springer Freeform Coffee Table in Brass and Granite, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer for Karl Springer LTD exceptional free-form coffee table with polished brass base and black granite top, designed circa 1970. This iconic Springer low table design has ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite, Brass
Rare Circular Table No. 593 by Mario Gottardi
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, cipo wood, brass. Fantastic custom table.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
American Designer, Large Coffee Table, Walnut, Marble, Glass, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut, marble and glass coffee table designed and produced by American Designer, USA, 1950s.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Silas Seandel, Coffee Table, Enamelled Metal, Glass, USA, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
An enamelled metal and glass coffee table designed by Silas Seandel, Artists Studio, New York, USA, 1970s.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture Co 'Planner Group' Maple Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century (circa 1950) 'Planner Group' maple coffee table with a rectangular top resting on four tapered dowel legs. (PAUL MCCOBB FOR WINCHENDON FURNITURE CO)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Maple
Edward Wormley Coffee Table with Italian Travertine Top 1952 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Parsons style coffee table model No. 5206, base in dark mahogany with inset Italian travertine top, by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American 1952 (metal and paper labels on bottom). Ed...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Walnut 'Jacks' Coffee Table Base
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century "Jacks" walnut coffee table base with an interlocking x-form and oval clear glass table top. (ADRIAN PEARSALL FOR CRAFT ASSOCIATES)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Allan Gould, Coffee Table, Iron, Carrara Marble, USA, 1950s
By Allan Gould
Located in High Point, NC
A carrara marble and black-painted iron coffee table designed by Allan Gould and produced by Reilly-Wolff Associates, USA, 1950s.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron
Arthur Elrod Small Cocktail Table for the Ittleson Residence in Palm Springs
By Arthur Elrod
Located in Chicago, IL
Arthur Elrod small cocktail table for the Ittleson Residence in Palm Springs. A highly expressive silvered bronze base carries an irregular trape...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini Midcentury Metal Coffee Table with Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury 2-tiered black metal coffee table with built in lattice magazine rack basket, white marble top and lower black glass shelf. (Maurizio Tempestini FOR John Salterini).
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Two-Tier Glass Side Table in Bamboo, Rattan, and Metal
By Bonacina
Located in New York, NY
Bonacina round two-tier glass side table with woven bamboo and rattan surrounding a glass top on first tier, and round glass top on second tier ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
ISA Bergamo, Coffee Table, Walnut, Metal, Italy, 1950s
By ISA Bergamo
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and lacquered metal coffee table designed and produced by ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture New World Square Cocktail / Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century 'New World' square coffee table with an ebonized wood frame, a walnut top, and a caned bottom stretcher shelf. (MICHAEL TAYLOR FOR BAKER FURNITURE COMPANY)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ebony, Walnut, Wood
Pair of Jens Risom Danish Mid-Century Floating Top Walnut Coffee Table / Benches
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of Danish Mid-Century walnut coffee tables / benches with floating tops supported by a walnut stretcher base with four tapered legs. (JENS RISOM) (PRICED AS PAIR)
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Terrazzo and Walnut Surfboard-Form Coffee Table 'Manner of Harvey Probber'
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century (circa 1950) sculptural cocktail / coffee table with a tapered oval terrazzo top reminiscent of a surfboard and walnut 'post' and 'fin' legs that support and pie...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
Coffee table in gilded wrought iron with a rectangular glass slab top on a corner base with tapered legs and a double arch brace. A pair is available.
Origin : Lee Bouvier Radziwill...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Carl Auböck for Werkstätte Carl Auböck 'Tree' Coffee Table with Walnut Slab
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Carl Auböck for Werkstätte Carl Auböck, 'Tree' coffee table, walnut, lacquered brass, rubber, Austria, design 1948, manufactured circa 1955
...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
George Nelson / Herman Miller White Laminate and Steel Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular coffee / cocktail table with a white laminate top resting on a minimalist black steel base. (GEORGE NELSON / HERMAN MILLER)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel
Jacques Adnet Reeded Walnut & Leather Coffee Table, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant reeded table by Jacques Adnet with leather and brass nail details.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Trioh Danish Modern Occasional Teak Table
By Trioh
Located in Downingtown, PA
Trioh Danish Modern occasional table,
Mid-century Modern
1960s.
1960s Trioh-made Danish Modern two-tier square occasional table with woven cane magazi...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak
Florence Knoll T-Bar Walnut Laminate Coffee / Cocktail Table
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular coffee / cocktail table with a walnut laminate top in three sections supported on a T-shaped black metal base. (FLORENCE KNOLL)(Similar table: DUF0082).
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Beige and Orange Mosaic Tile Top Circular Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century circular coffee / cocktail table with a beige and orange mosaic tile top supported by a brass frame with three legs.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Metal, Brass
Occasional Table ‘The Egyptian Table’ Designed by Mogens Lassen for A.J. Iversen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Occasional table ‘The Egyptian Table’ designed by Mogens Lassen for A.J. Iversen,
Denmark, 1960s.
Mahogany, foldable frame and top with raised e...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Hendrik Van Keppel and Taylor Green for Brown Saltman Mahogany "Camel" Coffee
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century (1950s) rectangular mahogany "Camel" coffee table with two double bracket-shaped legs. (VKG, HENDRIK VAN KEPPEL AND TAYLOR GREEN...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Rare Biosca Spanish Coffee Table in Marquina Marble
By BIOSCA
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Biosca, coffee table, stained pine, Marquina marble, Spain, 1960s.
Outstanding Spanish coffee table that is executed by Biosca in an architectura...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Arden Riddle American Mid-Century Wooden Low Table
By Arden Riddle
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century low table with an elongated rectangular plank surface resting on four slightly tapered squared legs. (ARDEN RIDDLE)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Effetto Vetro Contemporary Custom Sculptural Concave Glass Brass Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Effetto Vetro exquisite custom contemporary two tier round coffee table consisting of a colored concave mirrored glass disc below with a clear c...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Florence Knoll American Mid-Century T-Bar Walnut Coffee / Cocktail Table
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular coffee / cocktail table with a walnut top supported on a T-shaped black metal base. (FLORENCE KNOLL).
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Pierre Cardin Mid-Century Leather and Glass Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern caramel leather coffee / cocktail table base with scooped sides and four nested cylindrical stools in matching upholstery. (Priced a...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Leather, Glass
Jens Risom Mid-Century Diamond Top Walnut and Caning Coffee Table
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
American/Danish Mid-Century walnut coffee table with a gently diamond-shaped top resting on a structured stretcher base with four tapered legs and stretcher shelf with caned inset...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Frank Gehry for Knoll International Ebonized Steam Bent Maple and Glass Coffee
By Knoll, Frank Gehry
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century coffee / cocktail table with a steam bent ebonized maple vertical slat base around a square wooden frame, topped with a thick square clear glass top. (FRANK GEHRY FOR KNO...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple, Glass, Wood, Ebony
Richard Schultz for Knoll International Beige Lacquered 'Petal' Coffee Table
By Knoll, Richard Schultz
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century 'petal' form coffee / cocktail table made of redwood and finished with beige lacquer, resting on a pedestal base. (Richard Schultz for Knoll International).
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Ward Bennett Circular Glass and Chrome Plated Steel Coffee Table
By Ward Bennett
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century round coffee / cocktail table with a circular clear glass top resting on a three bar chrome plated steel base. (WARD BENN...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Umberto Mascagni Side Table
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Umberto Mascagni, coffee table, vinyl, brass, chrome-plated aluminum, Italy, circa. 1960
Charming coffee table that originates from Italy, featuring clear shapes and an interesting ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Chrome
George Nakashima Free Edge 'Slab' Coffee Table in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima, free edge slab coffee table, English walnut, United States, circa 1960
American woodworker and designer George Nakashima proves with this quintessential table that he is a true master of his craft. The impressive coffee table, created custom for a private client around 1960, is designed to fully showcase the individual characteristics of the wooden slab on top. The organic, free flowing edges of the wood contribute to a dynamic and natural appearance of the design. This free-form character of the top contrast beautifully with the stark simplicity of the base, a typical trade of Nakashima. The asymmetrical composition contributes to the strength of the design and the high-visual quality.
George Nakashima (1905-1990) was a well-known woodworker, architect and furniture designer from Japanese descendants. He was born in Spokane, Washington and enrolled in the University of Washington program in architecture. After his graduation in 1931, he decided to live his life as a bohemian in France. Afterwards, he spent some time in North Africa and eventually settled in Japan for some time. There, he started working for Antonin Raymond...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Rosewood 'Minimalist' Cocktail / Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century (circa 1970) rectangular 'Minimalist' coffee table with a rosewood top supported on a chrome plated steel frame. (MILO BAUGHMAN FOR THAYER COGGIN)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Black Faux Shagreen Square Coffee / Cocktail Table (manner of Karl Springer)
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century black faux shagreen wrapped coffee table with a square profile and rounded corners on an inset platform base. (manner of Karl Springer)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Shagreen
Mid-century Modern coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage coffee and cocktail tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern coffee and cocktail tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original coffee and cocktail tables, popular names associated with this style include Edward Wormley, Knoll, Joel Escalona, and Dunbar. 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 coffee and cocktail tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $154 and tops out at $397,156 while the average work can sell for $2,800.
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