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 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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Period: 1950s
Midcentury Console in Gilded Brass and Plasticized Fabric Brugnoli Mobili Cantù
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1950s console in gilded brass and plasticized fabric by Brugnoli Mobili Cantù, Pier Luigi Colli manner, green lacquered glass top. Simple and ele...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Console in Walnut, Attributed to Dassi, circa 1954
By Dassi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant Mid-Century Modern cabinet console in walnut, walnut veneer, attributed to Dassi, circa 1954 with two tops in crystal, one transparent and one lacquered, three drawers.
Mea...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Console La Permanente Mobili Cantu in maple
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Ico Parisi attributed Console for La Permanente Mobili Cantu, in maple and maple veneered the top. Small drawer whis handle lacquered. Wax polished.
Measures console cm: H 80 x L 8...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Maple
Elegant Italian Console of the Ducrot Manufacture in Mahogany with Three Drawers
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury elegant Italian console of the Ducrot manufacture in mahogany with three drawers with spiked feet with brass finishes,
Brand carved on drawer.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Italian Trolley Side Table Console in walnut with Turned Legs
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Italian console or trolley side table in mahogany with walnut turned legs. Polished to wax
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Andrianna Shamaris Midcentury Couture Espresso Stained Teak Wood Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the midcentury Couture Collection new to 2021. Furniture constructed by hand from start to finish. A single two inch beautiful slab of reclaimed teak wood, taken from my ...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Patinated Wood and Marble Console, France, circa 1950
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Patinated wood and marble console, France, circa 1950.
Attributed to Maison Jansen.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble
French Bamboo Dining Table with Ceramic Tile Top, 1950s
Located in London, GB
French bamboo dining table with green and yellow brown ceramic tile top, 1950s.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Bamboo
Mahogany Console Italian Design Mid-Century Modern Geometric Shape, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal mahogany console Italian design Mid-Century Modern geometric shape, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Mahogany
1940s Mid-Century Console by Pier Luigi Colli Gilt Brass Plastic laquered Glass
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant and rare 1940s Mid-Century Modern console Pier Luigi Colli attributed in gilt brass, plasticized lining and with green lacquered top glass
Restored, in excellent condition
M...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Harvey Probber Mahogany Corner Triangle Sofa Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Extremely versatile well balanced triangular shaped table by Harvey Probber. Original vintage mid-1950's. Ideally suited as a corner console table behind one of his famous angular Nu...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Ico Parisi Rectangular Midcentury Italian Writing Table Desk, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
Charming desk from the characteristic Italian style of Ico Parisi. The table has a very clean line and architecturally a beautiful design.
The wooden structure of the desk is comple...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Side Table with Magazine Rack with Lamp Style Home & Campo & Graffi Teak
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Side table with magazine rack with lamp style home & Campo & Graffi teak.
Delicious smoker's table with lamp and ashtray, next to matches and cigarettes,
in the lower part there...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Teak
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
Extra Large Wood Console by Pier Luigi Colli, Italy, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Extra large wood console by Pier Luigi Colli, Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Maison Jansen, Elegant Console Table in Bronze, Brass and Marble, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maison Jansen, elegant console table in bronze, brass and marble, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze
French Modern Neoclassical Gilt Iron Faux Bamboo Sofa Table/Console, Baguès
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical sofa table, console or vanity in gilt faux bamboo by Maison Baguès. The table is designed in a mo...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Italian Console Table In The Style of Ico Parisi, Milan
Located in Houston, TX
Italian console table in the style of Ico Parisi, Milan, with three legs terminating in bronze sabots, circa 1950. This outstanding Italian Mid-Cen...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Bronze
Console Wrought Iron Gold Leaf by Pier Luigi Colli, Italy, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Golden Pier Luigi Colli iron console table, Italy, 1950s.
The most famous console table model by Pier Luigi Colli.
Wrought iron and gold leaf. Nice free-form hammered glass top.
T...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Italian Midcentury Console Table
Located in New York, NY
An Italian midcentury console table.
Mahogany, with patinated brass pulls
and sabots, carved central gilt drawer pull,
and a glass top....
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Jens Risom Convertible Dining Table or Console
Located in New York, NY
Jens Risom walnut dining table which also can be used as a console table. Perfect size for a desk or can actually be used as a game tabl...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century French Console in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Unique console made out of three materials: wood, glass and chrome. Bottom part and one of the sides are made out of walnut wood. Top of the console is glass and another side is made...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley Long John Shelf for Dunbar
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Long John Shelf can be used as shelf or console. Walnut wood with great sapwood striped details.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Console Table and Mirror in Brass and Lacquered Metal, circa 1950-1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Console table and mirror in brass and lacquered metal, circa 1950-1960
Dimensions console H 95, W 75, D 23 cm
Dimensions mirror H 88, W 67, D 3 cm.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Design Midcentury Console Table in the Style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Rome, IT
Console in the style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s. Marble top is supported by four elegant bronze heads of eagles centered by three drawers with brass decoration. Piece of great value.
Ava...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Illuminated Occasional Console Side Table Stand Perforated Metal
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Amazing Mid-Century Modern asymmetric console or table used for a telephone, for plants or as a display.
The light reflects from the rotatable pe...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
Architectural Walnut and Black Laminate Console by Edward Wormley
Located in East Hampton, NY
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
Pair of Paul McCobb of Consoles
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul McCobb for Directional. Pair of model 8704 console tables. Square tubular brass frames with travertine top. Patina on brass consistent with age and use. Stool sold separately.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Rare Console Table by John Vesey
By John Vesey
Located in Atlanta, GA
A console table by John Vesey (1924-1992) for John Vesey Inc. A rare model from the designer who reinvented classics for modern living.
Constructed in polished aluminium and brass a...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
French 1950s Cherry Round Dining Table Divisible in 2 Demilune Tables
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French midcentury cherry round dining table divisible into two half moon consoles, with a very ingenious system that makes possible one or two center extension leaves (to be m...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Cherry
Harvey Probber Bleached Rosewood Console Table
Located in Highland, IN
This elegant Probber console table features a top of bleached rosewood supported by a mahogany base with two drawers.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Palisandro and Mahogany Console Table Attributed to Vittorio Dassi
Located in Hanover, MA
1950s Italian console table or hunt board, in the manner of Paolo Buffa, rests on 4 fluted tapering column legs with brass sabots. Four dr...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood
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
Asymmetrical Coffee Table by Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A low console or table with a spare mahogany frame that supports an asymmetrical top with brass capped feet.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Mi-Century Italian Console Table in the Style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant console table table in the style of Paolo Buffa, 1950s. Marble is supported by four bronze heads of eagles. Piece of great value.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Bronze
Triangular Table by Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A geometrically pure and finely detailed two-tiered table in bleached walnut of triangular form with distinctive beveled edging at a 45 degree angle.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
1950s Stitched Leather Console by Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
Stitched leather console by great iconic French designer of 20th century Jacques Adnet (1900-1984).
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Console Table 1950s in Marqueterie Beech Wood Brass
Located in Milano, IT
1950s marqueterie console beech wood and brass finishes.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Console Nightstand by Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern in Mahogany wax polished
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1950s console nightstand by Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern, in mahogany with glass top, wax polished
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Tambour Door Console by Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rare curved front console in rich grained rosewood with a single drawer and slatted tambour storage.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Console and Miror
Located in Miami, FL
Italian console and mirror, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Console Mirror and Magazine Rack Ensemble - Spain
Located in Girona, ES
Console, mirror and magazine rack ensemble, original golden patina metal, polished green marble on top of the console.
Spain, circa 1950.
Console: 40 cm x 80 cm x 69 cm.
Mirror:...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Schumacher Mid-Century Tubular Chrome Console Table with Glass Top
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Made in Belgium, these mid-century Art Deco–revival console tables, with glass tops and tubular chrome bases, have an architectural look and feel funky and futuristic. A true focal p...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Chrome and Tiled Marble Console Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
"Mid Century Chrome and Tiled Marble Console Table. Specimen Marble Top Console Table with custom chrome base.
This table is comprised of multiple marble squares. The top rests inset...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Rationalist Console in Briarwood
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful rationalist briarwood console table of fine Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
The console is made entirely of very elegant walnut burl with beautiful visible grain patterns.
The console has two flat support legs, which cover the entire depth of the cabinet; going up we see the main structure.
On the far right side we see a compartment that can be opened by a handle made with two red...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Console/Coffee Table, Denmark, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
A midcentury coffee/console or dining room table, Rosewood frame. Heigth ,width different positions.Dimensions :Low position :H 55.5 cmx L 125 cm x W 70/80 cm.High position H 70 cm x...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Modern Console Table Attributed to Paolo Buffa
Located in Houston, TX
Italian modern console table attributed to Paolo Buffa.
This unusual Italian Mid-Century Modern wall mount cons...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Bronze
1950s Fontana Arte Italian Goldleaf Wall Console Demilune Glass Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Elegant mid-20th century console table made in Italy 1950s.
Forged iron and goldleaf.
approximately 27.5 tall x 29.5 wide x 10 deep.
Sculptural base attaches to the wall supporting top frame of demilune glass...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf, Iron
Wall Console Glass Mahogany Veneer Italy 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
1950s wall console in mahogany veneered wood with glass top and drawer.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Mobili Pizzetti Midcentury Italian Coffee Table with Brass Magazine Rack, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury coffee wooden, brass and black metal coffee table. This console table was produced in Italy during the 1950s and produced by Mobili Pizzetti Roma.
It is a rare and elegant wood and black metal end table...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Midcentury Mahogany Console Table by Carlo de Carli, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
A splendid example of linear style typical of Italian design in the 1950s and 1960s.
Mahogany console in excellent condition, suitable for any environment; essential and elegant in i...
Category
1950s Italian 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.
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