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
Italian 1930s Magnificent Wall Mounted Palm wood Console
Located in New York, NY
Italy, 1930s.
Magnificent wall-mounted console in palm wood with carved scalloped motif and a stunning slab of one inch glass.
Dimensions: 60 x 16 x 13 H.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Cut Glass, Palmwood
Mid Century Italian Marble Console Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century Italian Marble Console Table
This console table measures: 53.75 wide x 17.5 deep x 30 inches high
All pieces of furnit...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Long Console Table in Mahogany by Tommi Parzinger 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Long side or console table in mahogany with shelf, satinwood inlays and sabots by Tommi Parzinger for Parzinger Originals, American, 1960s. This table is a wonderful examples of Par...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century Modern Wicker Glass Top Consoel Table w/ Pair of Matching Benches
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Wicker Glass Top Consoel Table w/ Pair of Matching Benches NICE!
seat: 15" x 20" x 14.5"
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Wicker, Glass
Rectangular lucite and glass console
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular lucite and glass waterfall console
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Pair of Midcentury Modern Ebonized, Marble Top Console Tables, circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A unique pair of Midcentury Modern Parzinger style, ebonized, marble top console tables circa 1950.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Bamboo and Brass Console Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Lovely contemporary brass and bamboo console table in Mid Century style.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Penshell Pagoda Console or Hall Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The iconic form of the Qing hall table or altar table is represented here as a modern clean version. The console is covered in a basket weave of polished seashell fragments called pe...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Shell
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Pastel Soft Goat Skin Mirrored Nickel Console Table
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Mid-Century Modern soft green goat skin and mirrored polished nickel console table with 3 drawers, finished in the back as we...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Nickel
Faux Chrome Bamboo Smoked Glass Two-Tier Sofa Console Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rectangular sofa console table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Chrome
Early Edward Wormley Dunbar Long Oriental Cork Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Edward Wormley Dunbar long oriental cork coffee table. Early green rectangular label attached. This version of this table is rarer in the longer length.
Measures: 62" x 14.7...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Cork
iC-v1
Located in Toronto, CA
This console table exemplifies the sophistication of minimalist design with its straight lines and solid construction. Crafted from a selection of premium solid woods, it highlights ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Smoked Glass Golden Oak American Mid Century Modern Console Sofa Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Smoked glass golden oak American Mid-Century Modern console sofa table mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Maple
1940s New Era Modernage Glass Console or Dinette Table Black Ebonized Oak Base
Located in St. Louis, MO
New era glass table made for Modernage, circa 1940. Thick glass top on pedestal of glass, ebonized oak and mirror. Appropriate height for dining or can be used as a console.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Cut Glass, Mirror, Oak
Late 20th Century Pair of Light Blue and Green Mirror Console with Brass Details
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Brass details at the top and the bottom of the legs.
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Faux Bamboo Console Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Muscular scaled wood faux bamboo console table with glass top. Finished in a deep orange color. Mid century 20th century piece. A few small nicks ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Curved Glass Base Glass Top Brass Stretchers Console Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern curved glass top base brass stretchers console sofa table. Attributed to Pace collection.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
White Cream Resin Console Table from Jean Claude Dresse, Belgium 1970s
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Very rare and unique white/ Cream console table from the artist and designer Jean Claude Dresse. Made in Belgium in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
American Midcentury Metal and Wood Two-Tiered Shelving Unit with Twisted Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage American Industrial style wood and metal shelving unit from the mid 20th century with two shelves, twisted motifs, lateral handles and half moon cross...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
Large Bent Glass Italian Mid Century Modern Console Sofa Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Italian modern style console table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass
MCM Lane 3 Piece Solid Walnut Console & End Table Set
Located in New York, NY
The Lane Furniture Company was founded in 1912 by John Lane in Altavista, Virginia, USA. Initially, it focused on manufacturing cedar chests. Over the years, it expanded its product ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Travertine Console Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century Travertine Console Table
This table measures: 59.5 wide x 20.5 deep x 30 inches tall
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Travertine
Console table with malachite top on double tripod base in black metal
By Ado Chale
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Console table with malachite top on double tripod base in black metal
In the spirit of ADO CHALE - Industrial Base
Measures : 96x66cm H:71,5cm
Materials : Malachite - Metal
Weight ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Malachite, Metal
White & Grey Carrara Marble Single Pedestal Console Sofa Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern white and gray Carrara marble single pedestal base console sofa table.
Category
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Brazilian Stone Console Table with Glass Top, 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking 1980s console table, crafted from natural Brazilian stone in beige, taupe, and ivory hues. An architectural composition, the table's stone legs are intentionally angled, l...
Category
1980s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Stone
Two Large French Mid-Century Modern Lucite Consoles / Sofa Tables, Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
2 Elegant French Mid-Century Modern sofa tables or consoles in Lucite / Plexiglass with stainless steel fittings. The pieces are seamlessly made with their clear, transparent bases a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass
Jules Wabbes for Mobilier Universel Console in Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jules Wabbes for Mobilier Universel, console, solid mahogany, aluminum, Belgium, 1960s
This console is designed by Belgian designer Jules Wabbes and produced by Mobilier Universel ...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Jens Risom Danish Mid-Century Beige Leather and Walnut Console Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century console table with a walnut frame and rectangular table top with a beige leather wrap. (JENS RISOM)
Leather needs cleaning and is separating from table top aroun...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood, Walnut
Pair Teak Tops End Side Console Tables Stands Pedestals Tall Wire Legs MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Teak Tops End Side Console Tables Stands Pedestals Tall Wire Legs MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Steel
Tessellated Stone Brass Inlay Clove Pattern Ends Sofa Console Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tessellated stone brass inlay clove pattern ends sofa console table mint.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian Gilt-Metal Console Table and Mirror by Pier Luigi Colli, 1955
Located in Rome, IT
Italian gilt-metal console table and mirror by Pier Luigi Colli, circa 1950s-1960s, a monumental mirror having a "verde nilo" green glass top.
Measures: 240 cm H x 110 cm W.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Console and Mirror, 1970, Bamboo, Brass and Chromium Steel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Console 1970 in varnished bamboo, brass and chromium steel, with plant container (movable) with matched mirror.
Mirror dimensions: H 89 cm x 68 cm.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Vintage Solid Wood Rice Grinder
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage solid wood rice grinder.
Dimensions. 16 W ; 15 H ; 16 D.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Lucite X Shape Base Glass Top Mid Century Modern Console Sofa Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lucite X Shape Base Glass Top Mid Century Modern Console Sofa Table MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Brass Chrome Steel Mirrored Console Table by Romeo Rega 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Paris, IDF
A beautiful piece of design, this console table deserves to be the focal point of your entrance or living room. Symmetrical brass and chrome elements strike through a geometrical smo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Chrome
Glass, Brass and Chrome Console Table and Mirror, Italy, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in London, GB
In the style of Romeo Rega's modernist design an elegant console table with matching mirror.
Glass is positioned horizontally
Dimensions:
Console table : L 130cm x D 36cm x H76cm
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Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Custom French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Iron & Stone Console, Raymon Subes
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant, Large, Custom French Modern Neoclassical Console in Hand Hammered Wrought Iron with an Inlaid Stone Top, in the style of French Master Ironworker and Designer, Raymond Su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Natural Ribbon Onyx Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous natural ribbon onyx top console table made with large hand carved and polished rectangular onyx piece that rests on the black finish metal frame base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Onyx, Metal
Entryway Mirror and Brass and Glass Console by Pierluigi Colli with Floral Frame
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Turin, Italy, 1960s.
Its frame is made in golden bronze and it features a thick hammered glass top.
It may show slight traces of use since it's vintage but it is in excellent...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
1960s Tue Poulsen for Haslev Møbelsnedkeri Teak and Ceramic Console Table Danish
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
An exceptional example of Danish mid-century craftsmanship, this console table was designed by renowned artist Tue Poulsen for Haslev Møbelsnedkeri A/S in 1960. The piece features a ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Teak
Black Laminate Bar Countertop Heigh Hall Table Console Custom Built Modern
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black laminate 37" bar countertop heigh hall table console custom built modern.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Laminate
Oak console by Giuseppe RIVADOSSI
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
An airy, graphic oak console table by Italian designer and cabinetmaker Giuseppe Rivadossi.
The console has a light, graphic and sculpted oak structure with a grid pattern.
Dimensi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Oak
Dom Hans van der Laan Console or Side Table, the Netherlands 1960s
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Bossche School console or side table by Dom Hans van der Laan, the Netherlands 1960s
Rare and collectible piece by renowned Dutch designer, architect and monk Dom Hans van der Laan....
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
Mid-Century Console & Mirror Set Attributed. Eugenio Montuori for Fratelli Turri
Located in Trenton, NJ
Looking for a statement piece that's both stylish and functional? Look no further than this Eugenio Montuori attributed console table or dressing table with mirror and pair of side t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Unusual Distressed Wood V-Shape Base Large Console Sofa Table with Glass Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern distressed wood base glass top console table.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Glass
Gilded and Silver Plated Two-Tiered Vintage Side Table, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Extraordinary golden plated side table with silver plated flower elements and two glass plates.
Very good condition
all measures are approximate
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Gold, Silver
Polished Travertine Five Feet Long Wall Console Sofa Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern polished travertine Consol sofa table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Travertine
Polished Cast Iron Ornament 2 Tier Glass Top Lower Shelf Console Sofa Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Custom made polished cast iron ornament 2 tier glass top lower shelf console sofa table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Iron
Two French Leather Mid-Century Consoles in the Style of Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
2 elegant French Mid-Century Modern stitched leather consoles / sofa tables in a sober design after Jacques Adnet. Priced and sold individually.
Table size alone without glass top i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Leather
Aldo Tura Consolle Late Seventies
By Aldo Tura
Located in bari, IT
Italian console table from the late 1970s, modern Doric style, top in white lacquered wood, base in lacquered steel and brass profiles in the Aldo Tura style.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Italian Gilt-Metal Console Table and Mirror by Pier Luigi Colli, 1955
Located in Rome, IT
Italian gilt-metal console table and mirror by Pier Luigi Colli, circa 1950s-1960s, a monumental mirror having a "verde nilo" green glass top.
Measures: 240 cm H x 110 cm W.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
White Carrara Marble Boat Shape Top Pedestal Base Console Table Italian Modern
Located in Rockaway, NJ
White Carrara Marble Boat Shape Top Pedestal Base Console Table Italian Modern MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Two-Tier Brass Chrome Glass Rectangular Mid-Century Modern Serving Bar Cart
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brushed chrome brass finials glass shelves serving cart side table on wheels.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Restored Vintage Gilded Wheat Sheaf Tole Sofa Table with New Glass
By Arthur Court
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Freshly restored vintage tole wheat sheaf sofa table. The piece is likely Italian with signature maximalist flare. The whimsical piece is quite dynamic with scrolls, roping, and spro...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century John Widdicomb Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern Parsons style console table by John Widdicomb, circa 1960s. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Lacquer
neoclassical style rattan console circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
neoclassical style rattan console circa 1970
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Rattan
Italian Modern Craftsman Hand Hammered Gilt Iron & Glass Console, Giovanni Banci
Located in New York, NY
An elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern Craftsman console or sofa table in a sublime, organic form by Giovanni Banci. The console is composed of hand hammered, wrought iron that has be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Brass Console Table
Located in New York, NY
The console has decorative swan head supporters and glass top.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
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.