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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
Pair of Glass Wood Iron Tables On Casters, Italy, 1960
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of glass wood iron tables, Italy, 1960 Nice pair of glass and wood coffee tables, priced as a pair. Identical tables both on casters...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Iron

Stylish American Mid-Century Rectangular Mirrored Side Table by Archibald Taylor
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stylish American midcentury rectangular mirrored side/end table with gilt-wood highlights by Archibald Taylor; the rectangular top wi...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mirror

Pair Mid Century Danish Mid Century Modern Teak End Side Table Nightstands MINT!
By Durland, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Mid Century Danish Mid Century Modern Teak End Side Table Nightstands MINT!
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20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Lamp Table by Grosfeld House
Located in New York, NY
Wedge shaped table of dark stained wood, with brass trim and white Carrera glass insert top. Elegant form with nice detailing.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Wood

Edward Wormley Dark Finished Wooden Two-Tier End / Side Table
Located in Queens, 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

Karl Springer Python Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Versatile table 30“ x 30“ x 23“ tall…Covered in a faux python parchment.. shades of brown and black … a Classic design..Excellent condition signed.
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Abstract Art Design Epoxy Resin Top & Walnut Legs End or Side Table, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A Mid-Century Modern style pair of round top Resin Epoxy abstract design en or side table. The one of kind table top features back and blue with hint of yellow colors over three spla...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Epoxy Resin, Walnut

Scandinavian Sculptural Solid Teak Triangular Side Table by Gustav Bahus
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Scandinavian modern teak triangular coffee, side, or end table designed by Rolf Rastad and Adolf Relling for Gustav Bahus and made in Norway, ca' 1960's. Sculptural, chunky solid leg...
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1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Pair of Mid Century Burl Top End Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
Slender lines form a light and airy design in the modern Side Table. A graceful combination of Tamo ash wood in a warm pyramid brown finish atop an organic faux bois base in a satin ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

Gibbings for Widdicomb Triangular Tapered Dowel Leg Coffee Side Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Gibbings for Widdicomb Mid-Century Modern Triangular Tapered Dowel Leg Coffee Side Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Pair of Chrome Side Tables
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of very nice rectangular side tables are made of chrome with glass shelves. The top glass frame is enframed into chromed elements. The quality of the tables is really good....
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Pair of Chrome Side Tables
Pair of Chrome Side Tables
$2,678 Sale Price / set
53% Off
Two-tiered Iron End Tables by Frank & Sons
Located in Highland, IN
Classic California post-war design, these end tables with surfaces of glass and expanded mesh, are a visually light, airy design. Often mistaken for a George Nelson design by Arbuk, ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Iron

Floral Bedside End Table in Brass, Velvet and Glass, Attributed to Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of rare Italian beside or end table made of brass, velvet and dark glass attributed to Romeo Rega. They are opened on one side and the theme of the velvet is floral (pink mimosa flowers...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Vintage 1970s Geometric Wood Pyramid Fluted End Side Drink Table Cerused Burl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful 1970s vintage geometric fluted pyramid side end drink table. I believe this is some time of cerused burl wood but cannot be sure. no damage or defects. Dimensions: 18 H x 1...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Burl

Lucite and Polished Nickel Side Tables by Charles Hollis Jones
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 Lucit...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Nickel

Romeo Rega style Coffee Table in Brass and Smoked Glass, Italy, 1970s Midcentury
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant coffee table in brass, smoked glass adds to the seductive elegance of this midcentury piece. Measurements: 56 x 36 H 41.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

A pair of ebonized and gilt marble top end tables on ball feet circa 1950.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of ebonized and gilt marble top end tables on ball feet circa 1950.
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Black Marble Square End or Side Table
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage square walnut frame mid-century modern end table or side table with gorgeous black marble insert top. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

Vintage Blackened Oak Square Parsons Style Side Table with Glass Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage blackened oak square Parsons side table with glass top. It is in beautiful vintage condition. The frame has been refinished with an oil based black leather dye...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Oak

Pair of Lucite and Nickel Side Tables by Charles Hollis Jones "Waterfall" Line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage pair of Lucite and polished nickel side tables from the "Waterfall" collection designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones in ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Nickel

Pair of Nautical Theme Step End Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of nautical theme step end tables, with ships anchors applied to the sides, as shown. Priced and selling as a pair. These tables are part of a co...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Charak Solid Mahogany 5 Drawers Low Bow Dresser Cabinet Dresser Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Charak Solid Mahogany 5 Drawers Low Bow Dresser Cabinet Dresser MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

French Vintage Chrome and Brass Side Tables
Located in Austin, TX
French vintage chrome, brass and glass side tables. A great set of two square tables, one of which has a bottom shelf for extra storage or display. We adore the brass and chrome comb...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Atrib Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Walnut Side Cubed/ Rectangular Tables Cabinets
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Mid Century Walnut Side Tables l Mid-century modern Rectangular / cube shape end tables cabinets, Attributed Adrian Pearsall For Craft Associates. Made from Walnut which show a be...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Pair of End Tables by John Keal for Brown Saltman of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of early Brown Saltman of California teak end tables with brass details designed by John Keal, circa 1950s. These tables can be used as side tabl...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Marble & Chrome Side Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of modern stone top tables with polished chrome bases. Add a pop of brightness to your room. Great to use as a pedestal or sofa table. Please confirm location NY or NJ.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Chrome

Charles Hollis Jones Solid Brass and Lucite Side Tables "Metric Collection"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of side tables in solid brass and Lucite designed and manufactured in the 1960s by Charles Hollis Jones as part of his Metric collection. The tables are in very good c...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Set of 3 Rattan Nesting Side Tables with Mahogany Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A wonderful set of 3 Paul T. Frankl inspired Rattan nesting tables with inset mahogany tabletops. The Rattan used for these nesting tables was imported fro...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Rattan

Lamp Table by Daniela Puppa and Franco Raggi for Fontana Arte, 1988
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A amazing Memphis style lamp table by Daniela Puppa and Franco Raggi for Fontana Arte. Adjustable inclination stem, glass, opaline glass, metal. Mo...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

Guy Lefèvre 3 French Mid-Century Modern Silver Finish & Smoked Glass Top Table
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 3 guy Lefèvre style rectangle drink table, side table or end table Mid-Century Modern from France and made in 1965. Small and elegant silver frames in Aluminum, Chrome & Nick...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome, Aluminum, Nickel

Vintage Faux Wood Grain Painted Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully charming vintage American side table with a faux wood grain painted patchwork finish. The perfect perch for a cocktail, a bowl of nuts, o...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Paint

Midcentury Italian Coffee Table Colli Design Green Gold Brass Leaves
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury Italian coffee table Colli design green gold brass leaves, The upper floor in transparent glass has an engraved decoration typical of the period with fountain and doves.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Artedi Marble Base End Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This lovely vintage modern side table features an unusually shaped marble base with a brass support resting in the center. A lightly tinted green rectangular glass top with beveled e...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Brass

Square Glass Side Table by Metropolitan Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Square glass top side table by San Francisco, CA-based Metropolitan Furniture, c.1970's. The table features a thick piece of square glass that rests atop an x base patinated brass fr...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Italian Midcentury Pedestal Side Table in Antique White with Wheels
Located in Miami, FL
Italian midcentury pedestal side table in antique white with wheels Coffee table or TV stand with wheels manufactured in Italy in the 1970s. It f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Fiberglass

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

Very Thick Bamboo Base Rectangle 29x25" Glass Top Side End Lamp Table Stand MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Thick Bamboo Base Rectangle 29x25" Glass Top Side End Lamp Table Stand MINT
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bamboo, Glass

Custom Regency Style Lucite and Brass Side Tables by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of Hollywood Regency round side tables designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones. The tables are just stunni...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Brass Faux Bamboo Set of 3 Nesting Tables with Black Vitrolite Glass
Located in Huntington, NY
A beautiful set of Mid-Century Modern nesting tables with Black glass top. Brass has been polished & sealed. Tables retain the Original glass, glass has minor scratches consistent...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Povl Dinesen Pair Danish Modern Teak End Tables Solid Tapered Dowel legs 1 Shelf
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Povl Dinesen Pair Danish Modern Teak End Side Tables Stands Solid Tapered Dowel legs 1 Shelf MINT!
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Brass and Glass Mid-century End Tables Side Table Lamp Table Pinched Leg Design
Located in Dublin 8, IE
A very nice yet simple pair of brass and clear glass side tables or lamp tables. Ideal for either end of a sofa. Plenty of space on the glass top for lamps, controls and various pers...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

French Inspired Mid-Century Modern Gilded Coffee Table Available in Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern French inspired Coffee Table in an old fashion Hand-Applied Gilded Finish. Shown in our standard Black Glass Top and lower shelf configuration, although our Mid-Ce...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Gold, Steel, Gold Leaf

Pair of Radius Round End Side Tables
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut chrome and glass tops round end side tables MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Edward Wormley Round Travertine Side Table for Dunbar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Round side table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, c.1950s, USA. This table features a round travertine slab top, which rests atop dark contrasting mahogany sheaf of wheat base. Retains ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

Small Wood Top Side Table with Brass Faux Bamboo Legs
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this circa 1970s side table has a brass faux bamboo style frame and wood top. X-form stretcher. Unknown maker.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair of Mid Century End Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
Featuring a smooth top and a sculpted apron adorned with a sleek brass accent. Made from Acacia to ensure durability and a rich, luxurious espresso finish. The tapered, slightly fla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Hickory Chair Two Tier Mahogany Side Table with Gallery Top
Located in Germantown, MD
Hickory chair two tier mahogany side table with gallery top. Measures 20" in width and 27.5" in depth depending on which side you are willing...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

Side Table in Green Marble, Wood and Brass, Italy, 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Side table in green marble, wood and brass, Italy, 1950's. This simple, clean-lined side table has major presence as a result of its perfect proportions, burnished materiality and l...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Brass

Roger Thibier Gilt Wrought Iron Glass Coffee or End Table, 1960s
Located in Paris, IDF
Grace your home with the true elegance of this coffee table or large end table signed and stamped by Roger and Robert Thibier in the 1960s. Glittering in an antiqued gold gilt finish...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf

Bertha Schaefer for Singer & Sons Two-Tier Walnut and Laminate End / Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century two-tier end / side table with a walnut frame and inset laminate wood top, resting on four squared and tapered walnut legs. (BERTHA SCHAEFER FOR SINGER & SONS).
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Laminate, Walnut

Widdicomb 26" Round Gold Gilt Side End Lamp Table Stand Book Matched Veneer MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Widdicomb 26" Round Gold Gilt Side End Lamp Table Stand Book Matched Veneer MINT
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Satinwood, Walnut

Lucite and Brass "Loretta" Side Tables by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of side tables in Lucite and brass designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones in the early 1970s. These "skyscraper" style side tables are the epitome or elegan...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Tessellated Stone End Table after Maitland Smith
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant tessellated stone end table features sculpted legs, mosaic tile like design, and unique banded two-tone inlay. Perfect height ...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Stone

Mahogany and Brass Table by Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
Inlaid brass edged coffee and end table model no. 7012 in mahogany with three drawers by Paul McCobb, American, 1950s.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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

Hans Christian Andersen Side Table in Teak and Oak, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Christian Andersen & Cabinetmaker Artex - Scandinavian Modern A rare side table by designer Hans Christian Andersen and made by cabinetmaker Artex, Denmark 1960s. The table has a hexagonal shape with teak and and oak. A beautiful Mid-Century Modern addition as a side table by sofa...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Oak, Teak

Bali-Hi Nightstand End Table By Merton Gershun For American Of Martinsville
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This charming Mid-Century Modern mahogany end table or nightstand is from a rare series, the Bali-Hi group designed by Merton L. Gershun for American of Martinsville. Gershun designe...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany, Lacquer

Rodger Sprunger for Dunbar Style Bronze Occasional Table
Located in St. Louis, MO
End table or occasional table in solid bronze, in the style of Mastercraft. The unique radius bronze frame forms open corners. Table also reminds me of Rodger Sprunger for Dunbar. Gl...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bronze

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

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Wood, Teak

French 40’s Side Stand in Sycamore, Style of Arbus
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French 1940’s 2-drawer nightstand in the style of Andre Arbus, in sycamore with brass knobs and feet.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Sycamore

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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