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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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Pair of Nightstand White Lacquer Bamboo and Wood by DUX, Sweden, 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of nightstand white lacquer bamboo and wood by DUX, Sweden, 1960. Rare model in "torsade" wood in white lacquer on wheels. Good condition
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bamboo, Rattan, Wood

Midcentury Italian Nightstands in the manner of Vittorio Dassi
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A pair of handmade nightstands by Vittorio Dassi. Each nightstand has a pair of doors with an intricate zigzag design, glass shelf and details in ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

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

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Brass

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

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Brass

Midcentury Oval Shaped Brass Console Table Italy, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Italian midcentury brass console table with a veneered marble top. Finely chiseled brass decoration.    
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bronze

Pair of Midcentury Made, Dismantable Solid Oak End Tables of Excellent Condition
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare, stylish and highly practical pair of midcentury tables. These beautifully designed and smartly handcrafted end tables or small pedestals could not be in better condition. We t...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Oak

Wire Side Table by Warren Platner
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nickel plated steel wire rods side table by Warren Platner for Knoll International with transparent glass tabletop. Exquisite craftsmanship, all rods are completely hand welded. P...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel, Nickel, Wire

Jacques Adnet side table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modernist side table with lacquered metal base and black opaline on top , brass details at base
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Brass

French Brass Two-Tier End Table Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
Simple lines point to this two-tier end table French mid-century roots. Designed by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen, it features silky brass legs and transparent glass tops. Its symmet...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Midcentury Italian Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca Brass and Wood Serving Trolley, 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous Italian serving bar cart in brass and lacqured walnut. This stunning piece was designed by Cesare Lacca in the 1950s in Italy. This stunning cart is in its fully origin...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Crystal, Brass

Mid Century 1960’s Danish Nesting Tables by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, GB
Mid-century modern teak nest of tables by Kai Kristiansen. Gorgeous design, this set consists of three rectangular tables with slim tapered legs, they slot neatly underneath each oth...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Gallotti & Radice Style Double Shelf Thick Glass Side Table 60s Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Stylish coffee table with double semi-circular shelf in thick Nile green glass with three tubular chromed steel legs. In the style of Gallotti & Radice, Italian creation in the 60s. ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

Unusual Design Woven Bamboo Pair of Bedside Tables, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Unusual Design Woven Bamboo Pair of Bedside Tables, 1960s, Italy No damage, no crack. Wear consistent with age and use. Measurements: Height: 40 cm Width: 46 cm Depth: 41 cm
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bamboo

Pair of French Maison Jansen Brass Mirrored End Tables, 1960s
Located in Paris, IDF
This pair of end tables by French design house Maison Jansen was created with solid brass and typical French neoclassical brass bamboo, pine cone, lion paw and old patina mirror, cir...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Stunning Pair of Italian Travertine Circular End Tables w. Stacked Blocks Design
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful style and excellent condition pair of end tables. If you are looking for aesthetically pleasing and practical-to-use end or side tables to grace your living space then thi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

Elegant Iron and Brass Console Table by Alberto Orlandi Italy, 1970'
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Italian Midcentury Iron console table with brass legs and decoration. Glass top. Excellent vintage condition . Craftmade design by Orlandi the worldwide famous Italian for...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bronze

Scandinavian Teakwood Wheeled Side Table or End Table, Midcentury
Located in Labrit, Landes
Little wheeled console, French, circa 1960-1970 This furniture was created to store sewing materiel Very good condition Shipping: L 66.5, P 40.50, H 5...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Stunning Midcentury Modern Design Pair of Near Mint Rattan End or Bedside Tables
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful style and excellent condition pair of 'midcentury organic' tables. If you are looking for both aesthetically pleasing AND practical to use bedside or end tables to grace y...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Wicker, Rattan

Brass, Chrome and Glass Rectangular Italian Coffee Table After Romeo Rega, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Large midcentury chromed steel structure coffee table with internal brass frame. The top is in smoked glass. This iconic mid-century coffee table was designed in the style of Romeo Rega, one of the best Italian designers of the 70s, known for combining modernism and glamour in his furniture creations. Like most of the Rega production, this clean-lined modernist piece is characterized by a rectangular geometric shape and made charming and elegant by chrome, brass and smoked glass, which adds to the allure that Rega is known for. A charming piece, perfect for the Hollywood Regency project and ideal for lovers of minimal 70s...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Maison Baguès pair of bamboo brass red lacquer end tables 1960s
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful pair of Maison Baguès end tables was created with solid bamboo shaped brass and beautiful raspberry red lacquer tops in the early 1960s...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Elephant-shaped rattan coffee table, 1960s
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Elephant-shaped coffee table made of wicker and dating from the 1960s. A decor that is always in fashion and perfect in all environments, in addition, the elephant is also rich in s...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Rattan

Brass Midcentury Side Table / Drinks Trolley, Belgium c. 1970's
Located in London, GB
This vintage Brass Midcentury Side Table / Drinks Trolley from Belgium is a stunning piece of furniture from the 1970s. Crafted in Brass and featuring a smoked glass top and lower sh...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

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

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Aluminum, Sheet Metal

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

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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

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Marble

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

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Beech, Teak

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

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Wood

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

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Wicker

Pair of Low Tables, Roger Capron, Vallauris, c. 1965
Located in St Ouen, FR
End tables made up of glazed lava top. Both structure and feet in black lacquered steel. One table wears the Artist's signature. Note that the feet are removable, which signs both ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Lava

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

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Metal

Free-Form Table, Roger Capron, Vallauris 1954
Located in St Ouen, FR
Both a side table and a decorative object, this sculptural piece by Roger Capron is one of his oldest furniture creations which had been presented in 1954. Free-form ceramic top res...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Ceramic

Coppia di Tavolini Anni 80 in legno e vetro
Located in Milano, IT
Coppia di tavolini in legno esotico tinto, il piano è in vetro fumè. Buone condizioni.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Smoked Glass, Harewood

1960s Design Style Pair of Patina Brass Side Tables
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Pair of MCM design style patina brass finishes metal side tables.
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21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Metal

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

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Metal

Mod. 201 Italian Serving Bar Cart by Ico Parisi for De Baggis, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful service bar trolley designed by the master of Italian design Ico Parisi together with his wife Luisa. The cart was produced by De Baggis in the 1950s in Italy. The wood qu...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Brass

Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard Mod #384 in teak Denmark - 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard Mod #384 in teak, Denmark - 1960s.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Vintage Italian midcentury end table in brass and glass by Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Milano, IT
Mid Century Side table in Brass and Glass modernist - Italian Design 50's The piece, preserved in very good original condition, is a wonderful and sculptural side table by Italian d...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

LOVELY PAIR OF BURR YEW WOOD SiDE END LAMP WINE TABLES WITH LARGE SINGLE DRAWERS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of vintage Burr Yew Wood side end lamp wine tables with large single drawers Please note t...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Yew

Roger Capron small green ceramic sofa end table Vallauris
Located in Lyon, FR
Small coffee table or side table of the French ceramist Roger Capron from the 60's. Structure of the base in black lacquered metal and top made with glazed tiles in green and brown t...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

Pair of Side Tables Lacquered Metal by Neil David. Netherland, 2000s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
pair set of side end low coffee cocktail bedside nightstand tables or gueridon in white lacquered metal by the Netherland designer Neil David. In the mood o...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

Danish Design and Midcentury Style Pair of Large Wooden Bedside Tables
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Pair of MCM style and Danish design bedside tables all in wood, sculpted handles, compass feet, two drawers. All in excellent condition (new items, never used).
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Silvio Cavatorta Midcentury Iron and Teak Wood Oval Italian Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful midcentury oval coffee table in Iron and Teak Wood. This item was designed in Italy during 1950s by Silvio Cavatorta. It has...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass, Iron

A Pair of Heinz Lilienthal Kalkutta Marble Mosaic square End Tables 1970s
Located in Halle, DE
A Set of two rare coffee or End Tables , Model :Kalkutta(Calcutta) by German Sculptor Heinz Lilienthal, 1927-2006. The design of 64 square mosaic marble pattern combined to one table...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Steel

Midcentury danish teak + ceramic By OX Art nesting tables/ side tables by Trioh
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Midcentury danish teak + ceramic By OX Art nesting tables/ side tables by Trioh 1970s By Trioh & Ox Art Made in Denmark Amazing condition, no scratches or damage. Usable as...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Ceramic, Teak

Pair of modernist sofa ends from the 40's palm tree art deco French
Located in Lyon, FR
Pair of small French coffee tables from the 40s. Structure of the tables in solid palm wood with an inlay on the top of a brass leaf. Very nice vintage condition of the lot, to note ...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Spanish Wrought Iron Side Table Gueridon / Drinks Table with Scrollwork Top
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand forged iron round gueridon table with scroll detailed top, Spain, 1950s The top is comprised by an intricate of scrolled iron pieces creating a beautiful sunburst effect. It sta...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wrought Iron, Iron

Near Pair of Square Occasional Tables Attributed to Severin Hansen
Located in London, GB
Denmark, circa 1950 A near pair of mid-twentieth century Danish Rosewood square occasional tables with tapering legs, attributed to Severin Hansen. Table one: Height 50.00cm...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Hardwood

Pair of Side Tables Year 1950
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Pair of 1950s Coffee Tables, Made in Italy.  They are made of crystal and hand-engraved brass. The crystal top is ground.  Condition is perfect, some slight signs of use due to time....
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Crystal, Brass

1/2 Impressive Mosaic Tile Coffee Table by Berthold Müller, 1960s
Located in Echt, NL
Impressive coffee tables by Berthold Müller in good condition. Manufactured by Mosaikwerkstatt Berthold Müller-Oerlinghaus. The mosaic top of these tables is composed of tiles in ...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

Mid-century Bamboo & Rattan Pair of Bedside Tables, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Bamboo & Rattan Pair of Bedside Tables, 1970s, Italy No damage, no crack. Wear consistent with age and use. Measurements: Height: 52 cm Width: 46 cm Depth: 32 cm
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bamboo, Rattan

Gio Ponti's ship's side table for the liner Bianca Mano, published
Located in Milano, IT
Imagine stepping onto the luxurious transatlantic liner, the Bianca Mano, in the 1950s. As you wander through its opulent interiors, your eyes are drawn to a stunning piece of furnit...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

Modern Scandinavian Teak Sewing Basket End Table - Johannes Andersen
Located in Brussels , BE
Scandinavian end table in teak with a wicker sewing box by famous danish designer Johannès Andersen
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wicker, Teak

Coppia di tavolini in faggio e vetro Anni 60
Located in Milano, IT
Coppia di tavolini con doppio piano, legno di faggio tinto, vetro. Buone condizioni
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Beech

Marble and glass high side table Acerbis 1980's production
Located in Milano, MI
Rare side table Production Acerbis 1980s. Base composed of 3 components made of calacatta and black marquinha marble and 15 mm glass top. Very elegant and valuable design object suit...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

Pair of Mid-Century French Nightstands In Birch Wood
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of French design nightstands or small night tables in birch wood with the original brass handles and light warm pink glass on top. This unusual pair of vintage nightstands wer...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Brass

EX MOD CIRCA 1950 MID CENTURY MODERN ENGLISH BEECH SiDE END LAMP WINE TABLE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1950's Ex Ministry of Defence (MOD) side end lamp wine table with castors Ple...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Beech

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

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Wood Brass Mirror Nightstands. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Pair of wood wave handles, brass and mirror large bedside tables nightstands or side end tables. In the mood of Gio Ponti, Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina, Osvaldo Bo...
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1970s Italian Vintage 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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