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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
Creator: Edward Wormley
Pair of Edward Wormley Side Tables for Dunbar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Edward Wormley Side Tables for Dunbar, c.1940, USA. The tables feature a mahogany waterfall style body with olive green leather table top that cascades down one side of each ...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Leather, Mahogany

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Large Tulip End/ Side Table in Travertine and Walnut
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A wonderful "Tulip" table designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, circa 1950s. Features a modern take on a more traditional design- in keeping with Wormley's design philosophy. A scul...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

Vintage Dunbar Nesting Tables in Sap Walnut ca' 1950's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic set of three nesting tables by Edward Wormley for Dunbar ca' 1950's. Sap walnut with nice patina. Natural tops with contrasting dark walnut frames. Largest table measures 2...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

A Pair of Dunbar Three Tier Occasional Tables
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of rare Edward Wormley for Dunbar three tier occasional tables # 4423. Refinished in dark brown walnut.
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

Pair of Edward Wormley Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat End Tables black Carrara
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat End Tables with 3/4" thick Italian Carrara white/gray Marble with edge detail on black lacquered oak base that h...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Carrara Marble, Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Walnut, Leather and Mahogany Wedge End Tables by Dunbar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar walnut wedge/trapezium-form end tables with mahogany stretchers/bases and leather-wrapped feet (model #5216, ca. 1955, Indiana, USA). Uncommon examp...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Leather, Mahogany, Walnut

Edward Wormley For Dunbar Snack Table
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic and hard to find Edward Wormley for Dunbar snack table. Solid brass tripod base, Karelian birch top with typical finial.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

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

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Midcentury Side End Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar midcentury Side End Table This side table measures: 21 wide x 21 deep x 22.5 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored v...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Dunbar Round Occasional Tables by Edward Wormley in Stainless Steel Midcentury
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of exceptionally rare and unusual round occasional tables in walnut and rosewood with Micarta tops and stainless steel structure. Tables with a single drawer and rosewood feet...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Stainless Steel

Edward Wormley Precedent End Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Edward Wormley tiered end tables precedent line for Drexel. An early pair of Edward Wormley modernism designed end tables. Architecturally brilliant and stunning these tables...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Leather, Elm

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Midcentury Travertine Wedge Tables, Pair
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar midcentury travertine wedge tables - pair. Each table measures: 17.25 wide x 27.25 deep x 21.25 inches high. All pieces of furniture can be had in wha...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid-Century Side Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar midcentury side table This table measures: 31.25 wide x 31.25 deep x 23 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vintag...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

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

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar 3-Tiered Wooden Rectangular End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century wooden end tables with a rectangular top and two identical lower shelves supported by four square legs. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR)(PRICED AS PAIR)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

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

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Medium Brown Wooden Three Tier End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century three-tier medium brown finished wooden end table with a rectangular top and two shelves below, with rectangular supports on either side, resting on a pedestal b...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Wooden Single Drawer End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American mid-century wooden end / side tables with a rectangular table top above an open shelf containing a single drawer below with a curved brass tab drawer pull, resting o...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Wooden Open Frame End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American mid-century medium finish wooden end / side tables with rectangular tops with rounded corners, pedestal bases, and an open frame design. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR F...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Wooden Single Drawer Nightstands
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century wooden nightstands with a single drawer. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR)(PRICED AS PAIR)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Square Wooden Double Shelf End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century square lacquered wooden end / side tables with an open shelf below the square top, resting on a solid stepped base that creates as a taller lower shelf. ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

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

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid-Century Round Travertine Side Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar mid-century round travertine side table. This table measures: 16 wide x 16 deep x 21.5 inches high. All pie...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

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

Pair of Edward Wormley Lacquered Dark Wood Two Shelf End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century end / side tables with lacquered dark wooden frames with a square top and lower shelf supported by four square legs. (EDWARD...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Square Wooden Two-Tier End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century square wooden end / side tables with a lower square stretcher shelf connecting four square legs. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR F...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Dark Wooden Open Frame End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century dark wood end / side tables with rectangular tops with rounded corners, pedestal bases, and an open frame design. (EDWARD ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

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

Pair of Edward Wormley for Drexel American Mid-Century Blond Wood Magazine Table
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American mid-century blond wood magazine / end tables with rectangular tops above five short shelves. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DREXEL)(PRICED AS PAIR)
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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 Square Wooden Double Shelf End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century square wooden end / side table with an open shelf below the square top, resting on a solid stepped base that creates as a taller lower shelf. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

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

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Travertine and Light Wood Wedge End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century end / side table with a wedge-shaped beige travertine top resting on a light wood base with connecting stretchers and four dowel legs ending in beige leather wra...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

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

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

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Wood

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

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Travertine and Dark Wood Wedge End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century end / side table with a wedge-shaped beige travertine top resting on a dark wooden base with connecting stretchers and four dowel legs ending in black leather wr...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Light Finished Wooden Two Tier End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century two-tier end / side table with a square top with a shallow gallery above a lower shelf containing a single drawer supported by two reverse tapered legs. (EDWARD ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Occasional Wedge Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, C. 1950s
Located in Westport, CT
The rarely found Wedge end table designed by Edward Wormely for Dunbar, circa 1950-1959. Executed in walnut, features leather-wrapped feet. completely ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Leather, Walnut

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Dark Finished Wooden Two Tier End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century two-tier dark finished wooden end / side table with a square top with a shallow gallery above a lower shelf containing a single drawer supported by two reverse t...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

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

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Wood

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Square Lacquered Wooden Double Shelf End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century square lacquered wooden end / side table with an open shelf below the square top, resting on a solid stepped base that creates as a taller lower shelf. (EDWARD W...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Edward Wormley Dark Finished Wooden Two-Tier End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century wooden two-tier end / side table with a dark finish, square top, and slightly larger lower stretcher shelf above a shallow single drawer, supported by four squar...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Brass

Edward J Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Circular Blond Maple Two-Tier End / Side T
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century wooden pedestal desk with four drawers with wooden drawer pulls, a shelf on the right-hand side below the tabletop, and a cabinet to the left with an extendable ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Maple, Wood

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

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Wood

Edward Wormley for Dunbar 3-Tier Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Architectural Edward Wormley design in mahogany with curved bentwood drawer pull, gallery trimmed top, reverse leg taper, and leather capped feet. An interesting modern update on an Arts & Crafts form. Works equally well as side or occasional table or nightstand. Dunbar metal...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

Edward Wormley for Dunbar American Mid-Century Dark Walnut Janus Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century cabinet with a dark stained walnut cabinet with two hinged doors, a dovetail connected top, and key hole, resting on four ball casters. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBA...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Brass

Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Pair Mahogany End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An early example of Edward Wormley's sophisticated Modernism. Stepped two-tier end tables with subtle Chinoise elements to the carving of the base. These retain the original dark mah...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

Dunbar Table with Otto and Gertrude Natzler Tiles by Edward Wormley, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Exquisite side table in African Mahogany with embedded Otto and Gertrude Natzler ceramic tiles designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Look closely at ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Ceramic, Mahogany

Dunbar Nesting Tables in Sap Walnut
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic set of three nesting tables by Edward Wormley for Dunbar ca' 1950's with original green label. Sap walnut with nice patina.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

MCM Dunbar Coffee or End Table Square Parsons Style by Edward Wormley
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern to Modern Dunbar square coffee or end table Parsons’s style with inlaid brass detail by Edward Wormley. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Early Edward Wormley for Dunbar Step End Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three-tiered step up side table designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, circa 1950. This table is in wonderful condition and can be used as an end ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Walnut End Table with Tiffany Tiles by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A solid walnut end table designed by Edward Wormley for the Janus Collection by Dunbar, 1957. Features Tiffany glass inlaid tiles. The table has been recently refinished and is in ex...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat End Table, Itailian Travertine Marble
Located in Chicago, IL
Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat End Table, 3/4" Itailian Travertine Marble, Dark stained oak with structural brass ring. Dunbar Label on underside.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Side Table Model # 5425
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Occasional table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, model 5425. Rosewood and Walnut folding x-base with removable mahogany tray top. Labeled with Dunbar gold metal tag
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Rosewood, Mahogany

Mid-Century Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Occasional Table
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful mid-century custom ordered occasional table, model 426A, designed by Edward Wormley (American, 1907-1995) for Dunbar Furniture; Berne, Indiana. The two-tier Modernist...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Dunbar Walnut Coffee or End Table Model # 3374 by Edward Wormley
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Elegant Dunbar walnut coffee or end table with triangle legs and black polished laminate top, model # 3374 designed by Edward Wormley. Original sticker with serial number under the...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Laminate, Walnut

Vintage Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Occasional Table
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful and fine American Mid-Century custom ordered side table, model 426A, designed by Edward Wormley (American, 1907-1995) for Dunbar Furniture; Berne, Indiana. Circa 1950-196...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

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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