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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
Pair of Pierangelo Galotti Italian Coffee Tables "George" for Galotti & Radice
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of "George" coffee tables by Pierangelo Galotti for the producer Galotti & Radice. Gilded steel and smoked glass, 1970s production As shown in the photos, the gilding is wor...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel

Brueton Polished Stainless Steel/Marble Drum side/end Table, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Brueton Polished Stainless Steel/Marble Drum side/end Table, 1970. Original with beautiful black marble. Measures 18.75" tall, 23.5" diameter, marble .5" thick
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Marble, Stainless Steel

John Keal for Brown Saltman Constellation End Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of walnut with enamel copper tile tables titled ‘Constellation’ produced by high-end Californian furniture manufacturer, Brown Saltman. These two solid walnut wood tables each fe...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Saarinen Knoll Tulip Table
Located in New York, NY
Early Knoll Saarinen tulip table, cast iron base, oval laminate top. Minor cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Iron

Mid Century Modern Burled Olivewood TV Stand Attributed to Milo Baughman C1975
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular burled olivewood rectangular end table with an architectural feature. An opening in the piece which completely passed from from side to side measuring 23 x 20 x 7H. Table...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Olive, Burl

Ebonized Lychee Wood End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Space Age Steelcase Side Table by William Andrus Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous Space Age side table from soft seating series designed by William Andrus for Steelcase. This example is in good original condition, some minor scuffs and dings.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Glass, Fiberglass, Lucite

French Set Folding Camping Four Chairs and Table Patio Garden Mid-Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French folding four chairs and table, typical of the fifties, brand Chantazur Lafuma. Good condition patina the fabric is the original and it is in very good condition. Each piece is...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Sheet Metal

Occasional Tables or Bench Van Keppel Green
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California timeless design. Limited production. Indoor + outdoor. VKG pieces were featured in the "case study houses" program of California. Their pieces were conducive to the archi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Steel

Pair of classic midcentury Broyhill Brasilia walnut side / end tables, USA 1960s
Located in Hastings, GB
A pair of classic midcentury Broyhill 'Brasilia' walnut side tables, USA 1960s. In good vintage condition, ie a slight amount of wear, commensurate with age. The Brasilia range was ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Two Tier Vladimir Kagan Style End/Side Tables, 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Two Tier Vladimir Kagan Style End/Side Tables, 1960. Tables have been restored. Measure 22.5" tall, 34" deep, bottom tier 20" wide in middle, top tier 29" wide
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage Art Deco Style End Table With Possibly Marble or Stone Top.
Located in Seattle, WA
Original hardware to the cabinet door. One open shelf. The marble top is removable. Finished Back. Wood carving details to the corners, interesting shape to the feet. Wood has shaped...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Glass Cube Occasional Tables Gerald McCabe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare set. California design tables nice artisan hardware detailing, holding 6 floating pieces of glass together great for any interior  
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Glass

Beige Large Petrified Wood Organic Stomp Shape Stand End Side Table Pedestal
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Beige Large Petrified Wood Organic Stomp Shape Stand End Side Table Pedestal
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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Petrified Wood

Pair of Square Chrome & Brass Smoked Glass Two Tier End Side Tables MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Italian Mid Century Modern Square Chrome & Brass Smoked Glass Two Tier End Side Tables MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Pair of Carlström Mid-Century Modern Nightstands Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of Swedish vintage nightstands or small night tables in teak wood. The rounded legs of these bed side tables are made in beech wood and the pair each have a drawer and a shelf underneath for magazines. This pair of Scandinavian bedroom furniture...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Beech, Teak

Mid Century Modern 70's Round Bamboo Cane Top Side End Table Stand Pedestal MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern 70's Round Bamboo Cane Top Side End Table Stand Pedestal MINT
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Rattan

Exposed Framework Bedside Tables in Walnut by John Stuart, C. 1950s
Located in Westport, CT
Pair of mid-century modern bedside tables or nightstands crafted in walnut by John Stuart, circa 1950-1950. These stunning pieces showcase an elegant exposed framework, three spaciou...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair of Rectangle Chrome & Brass Smoked Glass Two Tier End Side Tables MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Rectangle Italian Mid Century Modern Chrome & Brass Smoked Glass Two Tier End Side Tables MINT!
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

1970's Paul Mayen Large Drum Side/End Tables, Pair
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of 1970's wood drum tables with original almond lacquer and adjustable risers. Generous proportions of 26' round x 22" h; includes custom glass tops.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Lane Pair End Tables Nightstands
Located in Baltimore, MD
A beautiful pair of end tables / nightstands by Lane Altavista Furniture Co. Each remains in good condition throughout. Featuring stunning, wood grain on top with rounded corners, ab...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Mid-Century Pink Marble Table, Italy, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Italian design style 1970s in pink marble side end low accent coffee cocktail bedside table or nightstand. In the mood of Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, Carlo Sca...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of Mid-Century Mahogany End Tables in Dusty Pink
Located in Wilton, CT
Offering a pair of expertly restored 1950’s American 2-drawer end tables. This petite and charming pair have been crafted from mahogany, with its painted frame and drawer face staine...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Square Mid Century End Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Discover a perfect blend of elegance and functionality with our chic square end table, where classic style meets contemporary flair with our magnificent glass-top golden eglomise fin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern End Table
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Classic mid-century modern end table, professionally restored by our master craftsmen in our workshop, it has minimal details that time marked but that give that character and essenc...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair of End Tables Attributed to Harvey Probber
Located in Highland, IN
This very handsome pair of mahogany end tables have tops with a faux finish in rich amber and umber that is reminiscent of tortoise shell. The top may have been done by by Arpad Rost...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Midcentury Italian Modern Pjnk & Gray Marble Cube Cocktail Table or Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple and natural rectangular table made of pink marble for Italy circa 1970s. It features solid slab 3/4 inch marble construction with beautiful veining and marks.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Marble

Side or End table With Wheels Mid-Century Modern Design
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
This beautiful and functional table has something special about it: its size, versatility and, above all, its design and its beautiful wood. It is a table that can have multiple func...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Oak Coffee Table With Turned Legs, in the Manner of Charles Dudouyt, France
Located in New York City, NY
Solid oak coffee table with distinctive, hand-turned legs; beautifully patinated.
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1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Oak

Pair Karl Springer Style Lacquered Scroll Nightstands/side/end tables, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Karl Springer Style Lacquered Scroll Nightstands/side/end tables, 1970. Table have been restored and reacquired. Tables each have a single drawer. Measures 24" wide, 23" deep 25...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Lacquer

American Designer, End Tables, Wood, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of two-tiered wood end tables or side tables designed and produced in the US, 1950s.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Square end or sofa table in Black Walnut
Located in South Charleston, WV
24" square, 22" tall. Fine Black walnut, refinished with lacquer. Minor marks exist to legs. Very good condition. For use as sofa, end or side table. Possibly could be used as a beds...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Elephant-shaped wicker table made by Vivai del Sud, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Elephant-shaped wicker table made by Vivai del Sud, Italy, 1970s Elephant-shaped wicker table produced by the historic Italian company Vivai del Sud in the 1970s. Very good condit...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wicker

Brass Elegant Coffee, Cocktail Table, France, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
This very elegant cocktail table with four solid brass feet that pierces and supports the glass top. Light, slender and well engineered, it is a great example of French design.
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Tiki Rattan Bentwood Bamboo 2 Tier Sculptural End Tables - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Tiki Rattan Bentwood Bamboo 2 Tier Scultpural End Tables - a Pair. Item features (2) tier laminate surfaces, shapely bentwood bamboo frames, very nice vintage pair, sleek scu...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Laminate

Pair of Round Gold Gilt Brass Side Tables, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of round gold gilt brass side tables have a glass top fixed on the top circle. They are very elegant. This is an Italian work, circa 1970.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Chambray Blue Modern End Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A sophisticated piece that merges the worlds of function and fashion. Constructed from wood and exquisitely adorned with leather, this table shines in a charming chambray blue finish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair Mid-Century Walnut with white laminate Top Nightstands by Florence Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of beautiful Florence knoll single drawer nightstands or side tables. Walnut single drawer nightstands with clean white laminate tops. Solid Oak drawers with single white divide...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut, Laminate, Oak

Mid Century Paul McCobb Planner Group Winchedon Side End Tables Signed - a Pair
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A pair of Paul McCobb Planner Group for Winchendon furniture side tables. Restored in the original brown color with original hardware. Fully marked.
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Tan Leather Modern End Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A sophisticated piece that merges the worlds of function and fashion. Constructed from wood and exquisitely adorned with leather, this table shines in charming creamy mushroom tan le...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Gray Modern End Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A sophisticated piece that merges the worlds of function and fashion. Constructed from wood and exquisitely adorned with leather, this table shines in a charming dark antique gray fi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Osprey White Modern End Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A sophisticated piece that merges the worlds of function and fashion. Constructed from wood and exquisitely adorned with leather, this table shines in a charming Osprey white finish,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Walnut Two-Tiered Side Table Attributed to T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
Located in Belmont, MA
Mid-Century Modern walnut two-tiered side table attributed to T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Danish Modern End Table Pair on Castors.
Located in Seattle, WA
Pair of Danish End Tables with Beautiful Carved wood handles. Dovetail Drawers with dividers as shown.Curved Danish Modern style lines to the legs. Circa 1960s/ 1970s .Vintage Condit...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Italian Travertine Side Tables in the Manner of Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in New York, NY
Italian 21st century travertine side tables each with a thick top fitted on a conical base, in the manner of Angelo Mangiarotti. These elegantly organic side tables are made from a b...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Travertine

Pair of mid Century vintage white Laminate Tulip side end tables
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair mid Century vintage white Laminate Tulip side tables. In the style of Knoll Tulip round end tables in white Laminate with off white painted metal base. Good vintage condition. Great set of Vintage mid century end tables...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Steel

Lane Furniture Walnut, Rosewood, and Chrome End Table
Located in Skokie, IL
Lane Furniture Walnut, Rosewood, and Chrome End Table This beautiful end table is one of the showcase pieces made by Lane Furniture. This piece is beautifully crafted, rare, and sou...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

Rare Pair of Lamp Tables by Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original pair of Model 2755 vintage lamp tables with adjustable stems, clear and opaline glass tops, designed by Daniela Puppa and Franco Raggi for Fontana Arte, made in Italy in 198...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century End Table attr. Jack Cartwright for Founders Furniture
Located in Trenton, NJ
Embrace the timeless allure of mid-century design with this exquisite end table, attributed to the creative genius of Jack Cartwright for Founders. Its seamless blend of form and fun...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Heywood Wakefield Step End Tables.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Mid Century Heywood Wakefield Step End Tables. 22.5" H to top 16" H to bottom 29.5" L x 17.25 D each Stamped Heywood Wakefield Champagne
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Maple

Mid-century John Keal for Brown Saltman Hexagonal Walnut End Tables
Located in Oakland, CA
Walnut side tables designed by John Keal for Brown Saltman, circa 1960, United States. Crafted from solid walnut, these tables feature a hexagonal shape with glass surfaces. Fully re...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Marble

1960's Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Style End Table
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Mid-century Modern end table for sale. Very solid and well made. Has a travertine insert on the top, and a walnut frame with a brass inlaid in the walnut frame. It has a bott...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Travertine, Brass

American of Martinsville Accord Walnut Nightstand or End Table with X’s
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome nightstand or end table from American of Martinsville and Merton Gershun’s Accord line of furniture with their signature X’s and asymmetric handles. It is in wonderful resto...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Spanish Gilt Metal End Table on a Tripod Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This small scale side table is ideal for your favorite objects and books. And of course the perfect place for your morning coffee or end of day cocktail. Measuring 28 inches in height and 18 inches in diameter, this graceful side table is part of our vintage-inspired collection of recently made items. We have selected our favorite designs and have commissioned expert craftsman to fabricate them using traditional methods and materials. With a hand-applied gold patina that adds a touch of opulence to its robust structure, this small scale end table...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Iron

Pair of 70s Mastercraft 3 Drawer Burled Elm Brass Inlaid Greek Key Nightstands
Located in St. Louis, MO
Very nice refinished Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency 1970s Mastercraft three drawer chest nightstands or end tables in Burled Elm, with brass inlay, floats on plith bases. Dr...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Unusual Trapezoid Travertine Terrazzo Top Oiled Walnut Base End Side Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual Trapezoid Travertine Terrazzo Top Oiled Walnut Base End Side Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Travertine

Pair of Character Side Tables Lacquered Wood and Metal. Italy, 2000s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair, set of contemporary side end low coffee cocktail bedside nightstand tables or gueridon in white cream lacquered metal and tick chocolate brown lacquered wood top. In the mood o...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Metal

Unusual Brass Square Two-Tier Side or End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Italian modern brass side or end table stand with smoked glass shelves. Inspected vintage condition.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

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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