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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 celebrated 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.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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
Paire de tables d'appoint en fer forgé et plateau en chêne travail français
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Paire de tables d'appoint en fer forgé et plateau en chêne travail français signé
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Iron

Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck Model AT33 Drop-Leaf Sewing Table in Teak
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1950s Danish solid teak sewing or side table (model AT33) designed by Hans J Wegner and manufactured Andreas Tuck. Crafted with two drop leaves that...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Pair of Steel and Ebonized Wood Circular Tables, Style of Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York City, NY
A Minimalist pair of tulip design, splay leg end tables in steel and lacquered wood. The austere and streamline design make this pair appealing...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel

Bamboo, Rattan & Wicker Squared Coffee Table, 1960s, Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
It is one of the good quality. He already feels really good to the touch. Held in two tones, he makes himself a real eye-catcher.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Pair of Ebonized Rosewood and Chrome Mid-Century Modern Side or End Tables
Located in Nantucket, MA
A striking pair of ebonized rosewood side or end cabinet tables with chrome ball feet and chrome drawer pulls. Three drawers per cabinet with a lar...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Midcentury Teak, Enamelled Iron and Brass Italian Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular coffee table in teak, black enameled iron and brass. This wonderful object was produced in Italy in the 1960s. Everything in this article is classy: the materials, wit...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass, Iron

Pair Spun Fiberglass 24" Round Stone Textured Tops End Side Tables Woodard MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Spun Fiberglass 24" Round Stone Textured Tops End Side Tables Woodard MINT
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Fiberglass

Mid Century Side End Occasional Table after McCobb
Located in New York, NY
Nice diminutive Mid Century table having a circular wood top, on wrought iron legs. The top is newly repainted to semi gloss white, the legs to semi gloss black, creating a striking...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wrought Iron

1980's Lucite Coffee Table with Internal Bubbles
Located in New York, NY
1980's Lucite and glass coffee table. The lucite columns have wonderful internal bubbles randomly achieved during the pouring of the lucite to make each column unique. Each leg s...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Lucite and Brass Side Tables by Charles Hollis Jones "Metric, Clipped Corner"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classic vintage side tables by the famed designer shows how the clear material can have so much presence. Dubbed the "Metric Clipped Corner," these side tables are made of Lucite sheets joined in a chic chunky geometric shape. Brass accents lend visual weight to the fabulous pieces. The tables are in excellent condition and it can be chromed for an additional fee. If you are coming to our show room...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vejle Stole & Mobelfabrik Teak End Table, 1960s
Located in Basel, BS
This table features absolutely stunning Teak wood grain. This Vintage mid-20th century Danish teak cocktail table designed by Vejle Stole & Mobelfabrik, Denmark, circa 1960s. The tab...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Lucite "Chop" Table
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A clean and sparkling low table in Lucite. It has all the details of a wood table but they have been fabricated entirely in acrylic. This table appears to be a custom design and may ...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Lucite

Light Walnut Square Mid-Century Modern Side End Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Light Walnut Square Mid-Century Modern Side End Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Unusual 1950s Italian Coffee Table in Wood and Reverse Painted Glass
Located in Milan, IT
Unusual 1950s Italian coffee table in wood and light blue reverse painted glass.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Wood

Sträcka End Table in Oiled Walnut by Mack Geggie for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
The name of the Sträcka collection by Mack Geggie for Wooda comes from the Swedish word for reach, which is precisely the motion that this desk and end table aimed to capture. The le...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Hardwood, Walnut

Hand-Crafted Solid Thick Maple Faceted Side Table by Nono Fundamenta 05
By NONO
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Hand-crafted solid thick maple 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 de...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Hardwood, Maple

Harvey Probber End Table
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1960s Mid-Century Modern end table designed by Harvey Probber, with two drawers and brass and walnut hardware and brass sabots.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pale Pink to White Marble Square Pedestal Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern square marble pedestal stand side lamp table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

Pair of 1970's Mid - Century Steer Horn End Tables.
Located in New York, NY
Wonderfull Pair of 1970's Steer Horn tables. The tables have New 3/4 " thick glass tops.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Horn, Glass

Pair of Carved Wood Pineapple Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century round marble top stands featuring conspicuous carved mahogany stylized pineapples over leaves on round wood bases.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Tri-Tone Wood and Iron End / Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular end / side table with a tri-tone rectangular wooden top resting on an iron pedestal base with a domed rectangular foot. (MILO BAUGHMAN FOR THAYER COG...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Iron

Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Rare Pair of End Tables with Wooden Bases 1950s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare and early “Shang Ti” tables in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with vibrant enamel cloisonne and Chinese style ebonized wood bases with red enamel by Philip & K...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bronze, Enamel, Pewter

Midcentury Brass Black Opaline End Table by Maison Jansen, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
This table’s beautiful, polished brass base and feet reflect the Chinese-inspired design that dominated many creations by Maison Jansen. Mid-Century Modern elements like sleek, clean...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Vintage "Vanguard" End Table Cabinet w/ Writing Drawer
Located in Medina, OH
Large end table or sideboard by "Vanguard". This Drexel look alike, has 2 brass handles, a built in writing drawer and a 2 door cabinet with a shelf inside, see pictures. There are s...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Burl

Midcentury Coffee Table with Marble Top and Base
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Significant lacquered marble coffee table made in Cantu, Italy in 1959. Cantu was for a long time a centre for furniture production of importance designed by great designers such as ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

Vladimir Kagan Pedestal End Table in Rosewood, Kagan-Dreyfuss, c. 1950
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pedestal end table, model 6722, comprising an open square body in lacquered rosewood finished with a .75-inch, tinted glass top with radiused corners, designed by Vladimir Kagan for ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Rosewood

Brighella 634 Side Table from Zanotta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brighella 634 side table from the Historical Archive collection of Zanotta Spa., 1980s. Top is stain resistant black leather stitched into a black lacquer hard polyurethane top and i...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

MCM Square Walnut End Table Lower Shelf Black Faux Leather Insert Laminate Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern square walnut end table lower shelf with a black laminate insert, and laminate top. Beautiful condition, ke...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Faux Leather, Laminate, Walnut

Pair of Walnut Harvey Probber Style End Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid Century Harvey Probber Style end tables. Beautiful sculpted fronts with two doors opening to a single drawer with open shelf below. Refinished a few years ago in a contr...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Side Table, Stool or Night Stand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 47
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Socle side table, auxiliary table, night stand Socle is a small solid wood table designed by the NONO design team. Made of solid wood, its elaborated construction serves as a suppor...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Hardwood

Vintage Teak Nesting End Tables, Set of 3
Located in Denver, CO
Midcentury modern, solid Teak wood nesting end tables In the manner of Hans Wegner Unique, sculpted stretcher detail on these compared to similar teak nesting table sets. No mar...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Teak

Side Table, Stool or Night Stand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 44
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Socle side table, auxiliary table, night stand Socle is a small solid wood table designed by the NONO design team. Made of solid wood, its elaborated construction serves as a suppor...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Hardwood

Pair Century Burled Burl Wood & Brass End Side Tables Nightstands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage side end tables or nightstands with drawer, brass legs, finished all the way around. Marked Century inside of drawer. These have there original burl burled walnut woo...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Oval Woven Wicker and Glass Coffee Table circa 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Chic woven wicker and plate glass coffee table in very fine, original condition, clean and ready to use. The oval glass top ( 54 W x 24 D in. ) rests on an oval wicker base ( 37.5 W ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wicker, Glass

Mid-Century Modern End Table by John Stuart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern end table was designed by John Stuart. Sleek design has a round top with wood grain running in different directions. The unique ebonized frame features ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Rosewood Side Table by Knoll
Located in Highland, IN
This end table has a stunningly beautiful top of rich, highly figured rosewood supported by an ebonized black base. Like all Knoll pieces it is impeccably constructed and features re...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Rosewood

Gordon & Jane Martz Triangular Black Coin Tile Mosaic Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Triangular side table by Gordon & Jane Martz. The table top is inlaid with black ceramic coin tiles with a walnut boarder. The table is supported by three solid walnut triangular leg...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Ceramic, Walnut

Walnut Two-Drawer End Table Nightstand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern banana shape brass pulls walnut nightstand.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Pair of Metric Side Tables in Brass and Lucite by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of vintage metric side table is brass and Lucite by Charles Hollis Jones. The pieces are in very good vintage condition, the Lucite and metal will be polished prior to shipping...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

1960s Vintage Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Verner Panton Chrome Wire Side Table
Located in Monrovia, CA
Verner Panton Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Listing is for 2 chrome wire bases. 1960s Chrome wire verner panton table bases. Beautiful side table bases are strong and sturd...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome, Wire

Maison Lancel Pair of Wrought Iron Gold Color Plated Side Sofa
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of Maison Lancel side sofa. Wrought iron gold color plated, glass top.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wrought Iron

Side Table, Stool or Night Stand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 46
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Socle side table, auxiliary table, night stand Socle is a small solid wood table designed by the NONO design team. Made of solid wood, its elaborated construction serves as a suppor...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Hardwood

Two-Drawer Nightstand Table with Ebonized Finish
Located in New York, NY
Ebonized curved front side or end table with two drawers and open shelf. Some patina on hardware.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

Danish Mid-Century Modern Tambour Door One Drawer End Table Night Stand Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern tambour door one drawer end table night stand mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

MCM Samsonite Outdoor Accent Table with White Steel Base & Werzalit Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern) Samsonite outdoor accent table with white flattened steel tube base and Werzalit top. Beautiful condit...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Composition, Metal

Pair, Barbara Barry Baker Furniture Walnut Oval End Side Table Newly Refinished
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of fully restored oval Walnut Side Tables from The Barbara Barry Collection and made in the USA by the Baker Furniture Company. Features linked cross stretchers bases, oval to...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Max Kment Coffee or Side Table, 1950s, Austria
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Early 1950s side or coffee table designed by architect Max Kment and made by "Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätte Max Kment" in Vienna, Austria. Regarding the design, he was inspired by Japa...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Beech

Pair Mid-Century Modern Dimond Front Drawers End Tables Nightstands Stands
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Mid-Century Modern dimond front drawers end tables nightstands stands. Beautiful Mid-Century Modern cabinets on bracket legs, super clean condition, beautiful sheen finish.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Peter Hvidt Danish Drop Leaf Rectangular Teak End / Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century rectangular teak end/side table with two drop leaves, supported by a four legged frame with a bottom stretcher shelf. (PETER HVIDT)(Similar tables: DUF0382, DUF038...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Teak

Mid-Century Modern Free Form Tree Slab Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage side table features a beautiful live edge cut and sturdy iron base. The rustic elegance of this pedestal style table make...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Reclaimed Wood

Baker Walnut & Brass Ring Drop Pull One Drawer Tapered Leg Side End Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Baker Walnut & Brass Ring Drop Pull One Drawer Tapered Leg Side End Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair of Chrome and Mirrored Side Tables in the style of Milo Baughman, c. 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern small side tables with industrial style frames. The tables have minimalist rectangular frames featuring doub...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Walnut and Chrome Modernist Side Table
Located in Wilton, CT
A powerful modernist design using the best materials. A solid plinth of walnut wood with a deep ebony stain mounted atop a sleek solid stainless steel frame. The piece is proportiona...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Stainless Steel

Three-Tier Bronze Side Table by Jacques Quinet for Broncz, 1960s
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful three-tier side table designed by Jacques Quinet and stamped by Broncz, is a remarkable find. The table features a strong, solid polished bronze structure built to las...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bronze

Pair of Kidney Organic Shape Two-Tier Tri-Legged Side Tables
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lacquered walnut round glass galleries organic kidney shape side tables.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Midcentury Brass, Chrome and Smoked Glass Italian Coffee Table, Romeo Rega 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury brass, chrome and smoked glass coffee table. This iconic coffee table was designed in Italy and attributed to Romeo Rega, one of the few produced during 1970s. Like mos...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair of Square Bamboo End Side Tables C1970s MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Square Bamboo End Side Tables C1970s MINT
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Rattan, Bamboo

Pair of Mid Century Modern Stainless Steel Round End Tables with Smoked Glass
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of stainless steel tables with smoked glass top and bottom shelf. Tables are large 24in. diameter so they can be used as a cocktail table in a smaller setting by themse...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Stainless Steel

Rare Pair of 1940s Grosfeld House Round Tray Top End Table with Bakelite Details
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare pair of elegant Grosfeld House two-tone Mahogany & Elm end tables or nightstands with Bakelite details first showed up in the 1938 Grosfeld House "4th Annual Exhibition". Each having a raised circular wood tray top on four translucent Butterscotch Bakelite rods...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Lovely Austrian Art Deco Nightstands with Inlays, 1930s, Set of 2
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Magnificent Art Deco nightstands with inlays. The nightstands are just under 90 years old, of course have minor quirks here and there, but no...
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1930s Austrian 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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