Mid-Century Modern Console 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 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
Gio Ponti Console on Tapered Legs
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and unusual Gio Ponti narrow console featuring beautifully tapered legs and two central drawers.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Oak
Fabulous Chinoiserie Hand Painted Drexel Black Lacquer Console Table Mid-Century
By Drexel
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stylish vintage Chinoiserie black lacquer console table by Drexel, featuring intricate hand-painted landscapes and traditional motifs. Perfect for entryways or behind a sofa showcas...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Modern Pinewood Corner Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish vintage corner table features triangular design with bentwood stretchers and natural wood finish. Unique table makes the perfect addi...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Mid-Century Modern Marble Console, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Marble Console, Italy, 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Guy Lefevre, elegant console in lacquered wood and brass, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guy Lefevre, elegant console in lacquered wood and brass, opening with two drawers, circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Suitcase Holders by Gio Ponti in Oak and Brass, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Console tables designed by the renowned Gio Ponti, a fusion of oak and brass, originally created for the Hotel Parco in Sorrento. This particular set doubles as suitcase holders, a u...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Console 'Tekno', Grey Iron Structure and Cement Marble Top
Located in Milan, IT
"TEKNO console"
The console has a grey-colored iron structure with simple and elegant lines.
Its rectangular shape and its depth of 24cm, make it ideal to be inserted in any living s...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Nanda Vigo Console Table in Brass and Glass, Italy, circa 1970
By Nanda Vigo
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Brass console table attributed to Nanda Vigo – Italy, circa 1970.
Designer: Nanda Vigo attributed
Country: Italy
Model: console
Design Design period: 1970
Date of manufacturin...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Architectural Walnut and Black Laminate Console by Edward Wormley
Located in North Miami, FL
Architectural table No. 5403 in walnut with black laminate top and shelves designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Walnut, Laminate
Faux-Marble Artedi Style Console Table
By Artedi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish faux-marble console table in the style of Artedi. Sturdy base with a textured angular accent. Brass cross-section on the base supports a sizable glass tabletop. Perfectly sui...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
French 1950s Perforated Metal Console in the Style of Mathieu Matégot
Located in Long Island City, NY
A French midcentury perforated metal console in the style of Mathieu Matégot with a tubular metal base.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Angelo Mangiarotti Italian Console as a Pair Red Marble for Skipper
Located in Madrid, ES
Eros console as a pair designed by Angelo Mangiarotti (Milán, 1921 – 2012) for Skipper. Stunning rosso sardo marble console with top fitted on two conical bases, Italy, 1971
Angelo ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Charming Little Desk or Console in Bamboo and Wood in the Style of Louis Sognot
By Louis Sognot
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Charming little desk or console in bamboo and wood in the style of Louis Sognot circa 1950/1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Mid-Century Modern Console Table Attributed to Ico Parisi - Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Girona, Girona
Entrance console-vanity, black lacquered solid wood structure, drawer unit in rosewood, back panel covered with the original leatherette, polished brass bars and details, original mirror (oxidation). French polish.
Attributed to Ico Parisi.
Maker: Waip (stamp)
Italy c. 1950
Measurements:
Console: W 90 x D 38 x H 90 cm / W 35.43 x D 14.96 x H 35.43 inches
Mirror unit...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Pickled Cherry Inlaid Cabriole Leg Beige Rectangle Console Sofa Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pickled Cherry Inlaid Cabriole Leg Beige Rectangle Console Sofa Table MINT
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Cherry
Mid Century Italian Console with Mirror
Located in Westport, CT
Wonderful floating glass top rosewood console table with a glass encased shelf below finishing on angular legs with bronze sabots and above a detachable angular gilt mirror. Console ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Pair Italian Mid-Century Modern Consoles or Nightstands Attr. to Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York, NY
Rare, elegant pair of Italian Midcentury Modernist wall console tables or bedside tables / nightstands attributed to Osvaldo Borsani, circa 1950. The pieces are an elegant balance of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron
Artelano, Italian Midcentury steel and stained oak Extending Console Table, 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Artelano, Italian Midcentury steel and stained oak Extending Console Table, 1970
wear on varnish.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian mid-century Console with mirror in opaline glass steel by Raimondi, 1953
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Console with mirror in opaline glass and steel by Raimondi, 1953
Elegant and vintage console with rectangular top covered in opaline glass with steel details. It ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Steel
Elegant Italian Mid Century Adjustable Console/Table 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Experience versatility and elegance with our Elegant Italian Mid Century Adjustable Console/Table from the 1970s. This sophisticated piece seamlessly blends form and function, allowi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Unique Wood Server by American of Martinsville
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Delightful burl and wood bar server made by American of Martinsville. Lovely server because not only is it great looking and stylish but it has tons of storage options. Two pull out ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Burl
Unique Geometric Marquetry Console Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This superb console table showcasing unique modernist geometric marquetry work that brings together Classic design elements and grand scale. Crafte...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century French Bookstand in the Style of Eugene Prinz
Located in Paris, FR
Three quadrangle side tables in cheerywood tree could forming the hexagon table or can be used separately in the manner of Eugene Printz.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Cherry
Red Console Table by Emiel Veranneman, 1980s
Located in Brussels, BE
Red Console Table by Emiel Veranneman, 1980s
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Paul Frankl Cork and Ebonized Oak Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal, Paul Frankl model 5008 console table for Johnson Furniture Company features a natural beige cork top with folded ebonized oak legs.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Oak, Cork
Mid Century Burled Olive Parsons Console Sofa Table by Henredon, Scene Two
By Henredon
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Presenting a stunning Mid Century Burled Olive Parsons Console Sofa Table by the renowned Henredon, Scene Two, circa 1970s. This exquisite piece embodies the elegance and sophisticat...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Olive, Burl
Low Console Table Designed by Paul McCobb for Calvin
By Paul McCobb
Located in Stamford, CT
A square brass armature console table with travertine marble top designed by Paul McCobb.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Mirrored Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage console table features two-tone beveled glass top and mirrored pedestal base. Perfect table for entryway, hall, or office display. Please confirm item location (N...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Mirror
Warm Wood Credenza 14, NONO's Sereno Design, Decorative Pieces
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Warm Wood Credenza 14, NONO's Sereno Design, Decorative Pieces
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Sereno Collection
Design by Joel Escalona for NONO
When practicality becomes art, the result is the Sereno Collect...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Large French Custom Hammered Iron Console, Manner of Giacometti
By Diego Giacometti, Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Elegant modern craftsman console / sofa table in hand-hammered iron in the manner of Diego Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank. The piece has a brutalist, yet refined sensibility with i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Travertine, Wrought Iron
Midcentury Tessellated Stone Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning two-tone design with light and dark grey tessellated stone. This vintage modern hall table features an unusually shaped top with beveled ...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Travertine
Mid Century Italian Marble and Wood Console, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful console table is made from solid walnut wood pieces forming this wonderful architectural design. The console is topped by a thi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Modernist Console Table in Chestnut with Architectural Steel Details
Located in CAMBRE, ES
Console Table in Solid Chestnut and Steel, Inspired by Mid-Century Structural Clarity
This console table is an ode to structural honesty and refined proportion, crafted entirely in ...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Teak, Chestnut, Walnut
A Spanish 1950s wrought iron gilt console table with Nero Marquina marble top
Located in London, GB
A Spanish 1950s wrought iron gilt console table with black and white Nero Marquina marble top. The wrought iron base has hammered legs with hanging corner rings detail.
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Style Wood and Brass Center Console, Italy, 1990s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Oval shaped console, can be positioned either in the center or on the wall, made entirely by hand, the top is made of a brass plate with a glass top, surrounded by beech wood strips,...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Console Table, High Gloss Laminate & Brass Details, Maui Green - L
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Julieta Collection.
Console Table with High Gloss Top, Brass Tape Framed, Black Powder Coating Conical Legs with Brass End
Introducing the stunning console table with black powder...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Mother of Pearl Snowy Floral Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Elevate your entryway with the exquisite handmade console table adorned with intricate mother of pearl inlay. Crafted with precision and care, this piece exudes a timeless elegance t...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Sleek Chrome and Glass Console Table, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Sleek chrome and glass console table great looking behind your sofa or in your entryway.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Chrome
Unique Midcentury Brass Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern console table boasts a unique top with decorative tiles and a brass studded frame. An unusual piece that looks gre...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Lacquered Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large console table with marble style lacquer. Silver ring base.
Location: Brooklyn NY.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Very elegant modernist curved wooden console
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2483
Very elegant curved wooden console with double row of light wood drawers with handles covered in straw and woven straw backrest, thick tempered glass top.
1960's manufactur...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Brass and Glass Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish mid-century style console table. Brass colored frame with a glass insert serving as the tabletop. Please confirm item location with dealer (NJ or NY).
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant vintage modern hall table by Maitland Smith features tessellated stone and a lovely gold colored inlay in the center. A sculpted pedestal...
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Travertine
Mid-Century Modern Serving Cart by Lane Furniture Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Mid-Century Modern serving cart manufactured by Lane Furniture Company in Altavista, Virginia. Drop-leaf extensions on either side of the tabletop extend the table's surface...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Walnut, Laminate
Milo Baughman Parsons Burl Tortoise Console Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
Midcentury parsons console table of generous dimensions & lithe lines with striking burl tortoise finish. Attributed to Milo Baughman.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
1 French Mid-Century Modern Nickel Side Table by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen
By Guy Lefevre
Located in New York, NY
1 French Mid-Century Modern end / side table/ nightstand in nickeled steel with glass tops by Guy Lefevre for Jansen. Elegant double level table with cantilevered top and sleek taper...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Nickel
2 Custom Large French Modern Neoclassical Gilt Iron Consoles, Gilbert Poillerat
Located in New York, NY
Two stunning French Post Art Deco style / Modern neoclassical / Gilbert Poillerat style consoles / sofa tables in gilt handwrought iron with angled, tapered legs and four astrolabes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Limestone, Wrought Iron
Hollywood Regency Style Glass Top Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish console table features a racetrack-shaped thick glass top and a brass colored base. Will make a beautiful addition to any Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency setting. Ple...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
Karl Springer Style Raffia Wrapped Console Table Brass Detail
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Karl Springer Style Raffia Wrapped Console Table Brass Detail
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Olive Burl Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant vintage modern hall table boasts a two-tone "X" shaped base. The unique metal base has one side with chrome finish and the other with a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern "Fireplace" Console Table In Oakwood and Parchment - Italy
Located in Girona, Girona
Italian "Fireplace" console, oak brick pattern, parchment on top.
Italy, circa 1940.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Oak, Parchment Paper
Burl Wood and Metal Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a unique surface using contrasting squares of burl wood, this Mid-Century Modern console table features an interesting base of metal with a yellowish golden tint. Please confirm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
French Midcentury Brass and Reverse Painted Glass Console / Sofa Table, Baguès
Located in New York, NY
A Sober and Elegant French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical console attributed to Maison Baguès in solid brass with an inset smoked glass top partially reverse painted to form a wide ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
ONE vintage Console in Brass, 1980s At Cost Price
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant console in brass with a green marble top from Carrara.
Italy, 1980s.
Price for one console.
Only one console remaining available
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Flair Rosewood and Chrome Console
By Flair
Located in Dallas, TX
We have a pair of these beautiful highly figured rosewood consoles by Flair. We are selling individually. The tables have been fully restored with new chrome plating and refinishing ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Chrome
Sensational Brass Aluminum Console Sofa Table Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Sensational aluminium, brass and glass console or sofa table, great quality and exceptional, sculptural design. This table measures 26.5" T x 56" L x 14.5" D.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Faux Goatskin and Brass Console
Located in New York, NY
Faux goatskin and brass console table.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Angelo Mangiarotti "Eros" Black Marble Console in Nero Marquina, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Angelo Mangiarotti "Eros" Black Marble Console in Nero Marquina, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-century Modern console tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern console 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 console tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern console tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original console tables, popular names associated with this style include Angelo Mangiarotti, Lawson-Fenning, Dunbar, and Edward Wormley. 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 console tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $220 and tops out at $124,000 while the average work can sell for $4,313.