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Mid-Century Modern End Tables

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
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Jens Risom Danish Mid-Century Circular Wooden Lazy Susan End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Danish mid-century end / side table with a revolving circular wooden top with a shallow lip, resting on four square tapered wooden legs. (Jens Risom).   
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Pair Sculptural 1970s Walnut Travertine Tops Step Side End Tables Singer Sons
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair sculptural 1970s walnut travertine tops step side end tables singer sons mint!
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern end table. Dimensions 15 W ; 30 H ; 14 D.  
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Vintage Palm Beach Pair Rattan Bamboo Starburst End Side Tables Glass Tops
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Pair of bamboo rattan end side tables with new glass tops. Dimensions: 20.5 H x 20.25 W x 24 D.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Rattan, Glass

Walnut with Copper Tile Top Tables by John Keal for Brown Saltman
Located in Denton, TX
Set of three solid walnut with copper tile top tables by John Keal for Brown Saltman.
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Copper

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Wooden Open Frame End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century wooden end / side tables with a rectangular top with rounded corners, a pedestal base, and an open frame design. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR FURNITURE COMPANY)(Si...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Danish Mid-Century Walnut Wedge Magazine Table (manner of Jens Risom)
Located in New York, NY
Danish Mid-Century walnut magazine end table with a wedge-shaped top with a rectangular cut-out and a similarly-shaped lower shelf supported on the thinner side side by a tapered leg...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Lacquer, Walnut

Pair Edward Wormley for Dunbar Side Tables, Model 279
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare and sophisticated lamp tables in dark stained mahogany. The simple, architectural configuration is surprisingly contemporary for a 70 year old design. Original finish, with rect...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

Mersman Tiered Mahogany Inlay Oval Side Table W/ Protective Glass Top
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid century Mersman Tiered Mahogany Oval Side Table With inlays and Protective Glass Top with Gallery. Measures 23" in width, 16" in depth and stands 26.75" tall. Lower tier clear...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Mahogany

Marble Top Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Round marble top end table with gold painted base. Please confirm location NY or NJ.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

Pair of Norwegian Modern Nightstands
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of teak Norwegian nightstands. Simplistic and elegant in design featuring clean lines with a front opening cabinet on either piece. Both stands have one interior shelf with a "t...
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1970s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Mid Century Rosewood Side End Table Lane Tower Suite
Located in Baltimore, MD
An elegant side/ end table from the Lane furniture “tower suite”. This is a beautiful example of Mid-Century craftsmanship by Lane Furniture. This retro pi...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Rosewood

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Two-Tier Walnut Veneer Circular End
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century circular two-tier end / side table with a circular top and lower shelf, supported by four tapered square legs, finished in walnut veneer...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck Teak Wood Drop Leaf Woven Basket Sewing Table
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century teak wood sewing table with two drop leaves on either side, a single drawer with two wooden knob drawer pulls, and a sliding compartment containing a removable woven wicker basket over a smaller stretcher shelf connecting four...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak, Wood

Set of 3 Pierre Chapo Style Dark Stained Oak Nesting Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Pierre Chapo style dark stained oak nesting tables with rectangle tops and angled square legs. In original condition with visible wear, consistent with its age and use.
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Oak

Pair of Danish Modern Rosewood Tables by Kristian Vedel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Danish Modern Rosewood end tables, designed by Kristian Vedel for Soren Willadsen, Denmark, circa 1960s. These tables are a ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

Edward Wormley, Early Pair Side Tables model 4774A
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Perfect, architectural 3-tier mahogany side tables by Edward Wormley. This simple, streamlined design typifies Wormley’s restrained modern style of the 1940s. The pair retains thei...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

Maitland-Smith End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-crafted occasional table with dramatic black and white patterning: eggshell Lacquer over wood. About Maitland-Smith Maitland-Smith is well-known fo...
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Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Eggshell, Hardwood, Lacquer

Pair of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Tapered Dowel Leg End Tables
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century maple end / side tables with a rectangular two-tiered form with reverse tapered dowel legs connecting the lower shelf and tabletop. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBIN...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Maple, Wood

Slim Turquoise Steel Console Table with Wood Table Top / Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
The Giraffe console table is a modern statement piece. The powder-coated steel console table looks stunning is the hallway with a bunch of flowers or as a lamp table in any room. The beauty of the Giraffe console table is that it works both against period details and modern surroundings due to its compact proportions; made with an elegant steel frame and a wooden top. The geometric leg design...
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2010s British Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel

American Mid-Century Walnut Triangle Occasional Table
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century walnut occasional table with a triangular top with rounded corners, resting on three squared and tapered legs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Paul Mayen for Intrex Mid-Century 'Radius' Cube End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century 'Radius' wooden end / side table with a square profile and rounded corners. (Paul Mayen for Intrex).    
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Sculptural Compass Leg Danish Modern Night Stands or End Tables by Yngve Ekström
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Compass Leg Danish Modern night stands or end tables, designed by Yngve Ekström, Sweden circa 1960s. constructed of a beech wood frame with sculptural compass legs and contrasting teak tops. Each table has brass hardware and a shallow drawer...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

1960s Lane Altavista Two Tier Side Tables with Formica Top
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of rectangular 1960s Lane Altavista Two Tier Side Tables with Formica Top in very good vintage condition. Tables measures 20" in width, 27 inches in depth and stand 20.25 inch...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Formica, Wood, Hardwood

Edward Wormley for Drexel 'Precedent' Wood and Cork End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American mid-century rectangular three-tier end / side tables with blonde wood frames with rounded edges and an inset cork top with two wooden shelves below. (EDWARD WORMLEY ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Cork

Vintage Mid-Century Handcrafted End Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary danish modern bedside table hand-crafted out of teak wood in great condition and has been completely restored by our prof...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak, Lacquer, Wood

Pair of John Stuart Wooden Single Drawer Two-Tier End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century rectangular wooden end / side tables with a single drawer and lower stretcher shelf. (JOHN STUART)(PRICED AS PAIR)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Sculpted Front Nigtstands
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of mid-century end tables with sculpted fronts. Sliding door cabinet and two drawers for bedside storage. Please confirm location.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Tables by Cavalier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage end tables by Cavalier featuring a top shelf and bottom drawer for storage. Warm walnut grain and accenting brass trim handl...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Modernist Russel Wright Square Tables by Conant Ball
Located in Dallas, TX
This stylish pair of Mid Century Modern side or end tables designed by Russel Wright. Part of the widely popular "Modernmates" series manufactured by Conant Ball of Massachusetts, ci...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Tommi Parzinger Rosewood End Tables or Night Stands for Charak Modern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Pair of Rosewood End Tables, designed by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern, American, circa 1950s. They are a versatile size and ca...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Mexican Dinning and Center Table in the Style of Michael Van Beuren
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Dinning Table that can be converted to a coffee table by simply moving the base, in the style of Michael Van Beuren made in pine wood and palm cords, circa 1960. Great ...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Seagrass, Pine

Vintage Industrial Coffee Table, Side Table, France, 1930's Patina Walnut Steel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous French side table in walnut and patinated steel. France, 1930's. Shows wear consistent with age and use.
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Wood Framed Inset Top End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century end / side table with a slightly rounded rectangular top with a lighter stained wooden inset top supported by a darker wooden frame with a shaped apron with four...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Danish Mid-Century Blond Mahogany Wedge Magazine Table 'Manner of Jens Risom'
Located in New York, NY
Danish mid-century blond mahogany magazine end table with a wedge-shaped top with a rectangular cut-out and a similarly-shaped lower shelf supported on the thinner side side by a tap...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer

Pearsall Style Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous black top side table in the classic style of legendary designer Adrian Pearsall! Sculptural carving on the legs adds uniqueness without sacrificing stability. Please confir...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Sulaco Side Table, 1 Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Sulaco side table features an elevated blend of clean lines with its asymmetrical organic form all while providing a tailored look that still manages a broad range of versatility...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Ash, Oak, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Nightstands
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage modern American end tables with brass hardware. Strong construction with mid-century design. Please confirm location.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Andre Bus Designed Tables for Lane
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Andre Bus for Lane in the early 1960s. These tables feature soft edges, tapered legs, bottom shelf. Their most distinctive feature is the exposed pecan inlay. Please conf...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Edward Wormley Round Wooden End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century round wooden side / end table with a circular top with beveled edge resting on three vertical rectangular supports connected to a triangular scooped side base. (...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Sulaco Side Table- Two Drawer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Sulaco two drawer side table features an elevated blend of clean lines with its asymmetrical organic form all while providing a tailored look that still manages a broad range of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Ash, Oak, Walnut

Frank Lloyd Wright Coffee Tables Heritage Henredon Taliesin Mahogany, 1955
Located in Camden, ME
Frank Lloyd Wright pair of mahogany coffee tables or small coffee tables designed for Heritage Henredon for their Taliesin line introduced in 1...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

Kipp Stewart for Drexel Wooden Inlay Hexagon Circular Tripod End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century circular end / side table with an inlaid central hexagonal star design supported by a wooden tripod base. (KIPP STEWART FOR DREXEL).  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Circular Wooden Stretcher Shelf End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century circular wooden end / side table with a circular top with shallow lip above an identical stretcher shelf supported on the exterior b...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Edward Wormley For Dunbar Parsons Style Wooden Stretcher Shelf End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century Parsons-style end/side table with a wooden rectangular form with a lower stretcher shelf. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR FURNITURE COMPANY).  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Italian Oyster Burl Square End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century square end / side table with oyster burl veneer.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Burl

1950s Frederic Weinberg Iron End Table or Stacking Shelf
Located in Garnerville, NY
A classic 1950s iron and masonite design by Frederic Weinberg. This Weinberg design was specifically made to stand alone or added to by stacking the ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Iron

French Mid-Century Modern Rattan Side Round Three Legs Table
Located in Labrit, Landes
Side or end table circa 1950, round top and three legs French Rattan Good vintage condition Shipping D52 H61 3,6 kg.  
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Rattan

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Dark Wood Stepped Oblong End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century stepped end / side table with an oblong profile and smaller demilune upper shelf connected to the table top by two dowel supports, resting on three reverse taper...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Original 1970s Production Meret Oppenheim Traccia Table, Gavina, Italy
Located in London, GB
An original and authentic Meret Oppenheim Traccia table. This table manufactured by Gavina, Italy as part of the initial production in th...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Attributed to Willy Rizzo, Pair of Large Brass Side Tables with Smoked Glass
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful pair of side tables are all made of brass with bronzed glass shelves. The top glass shelves are inserted in a brass frame constituted...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair of Gordons of Tennessee Travertine and Walnut End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American mid-century end / side tables with beige rounded rectangular travertine tops resting on a two-tiered walnut base with a lower shelf and four tapered dowel legs. (GOR...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Square Top Triangle Grain Wooden End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century wooden end / side table with a square top comprised of triangular panels that create a triangular grain pattern, resting on four square legs that curve slightly ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Nightstand, End Table, West Michigan Furniture Co Frank Metz
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid Century Modern Nightstand, End Table, West Michigan Furniture Co. Ebony, Walnut, Metz One part of a stunning bedroom set. Fully refinished, fine grained walnut with ebonized columns and restored bronze drawer pulls. This lovely, sleek and stylish bedside stand or end table has a single drawer and a lower open compartment. This stand can be purchased with the other pieces from the bedroom set at a discounted price or on its own as is listed here.  In 1889 Frank W. Hadden, George P. Hummer and Frank Metz...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Paul McCobb for Calvin Furniture Blond Wood and Brass Nightstand / End Table
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century rectangular nightstand / end table with a rectangular blond wooden top over two drawers with brass knob drawer pulls, supported by a brass frame with a stretcher base. (PAUL MCCOBB FOR CALVIN FURNITURE...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Brass

Hand-Crafted Solid Thick Oak Faceted Side Table by Nono
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Hand-crafted solid thick oak side table with faceted base and black round table top. Product made to order; some variances may apply to the final piece. —— NONO is a Mexican...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Hardwood, Oak

1960s, Design Style Organic Pink Marble Top and Gilded Metal Side Table
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1960s Design style pink marble top and organic patina brass finishes mangrove shaped base side table.
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21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Metal

Heritage One Drawer Walnut Burl Side Tables, circa 1960s, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful pair of Heritage one drawer walnut burl side tables. Good condition. Wear appropriate with age and normal use. Measure 22.5"W x 26"D x 22"H W5.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Mid-century Modern end tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern end 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 end tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern end tables made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original end tables, popular names associated with this style include Edward Wormley, Dunbar, Paul McCobb, and Lane Furniture. 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 end tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $180 and tops out at $40,000 while the average work can sell for $2,600.

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