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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
Chrome X Base Travertine Top Mid-Century Modern Rectangle Side End Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome X base travertine top Mid-Century Modern rectangle side end table stand.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Marble, Travertine, Chrome

T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid Century custom finished Walnut side tables in a dark brown stain. Tables are prime examples of the modernist time period featuring a stylized boomerang, guitar pick shape...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Maple

Modernist Gazelle End Table in Walnut and Marble
Located in Westport, CT
Demure curves pair with unexpected sharpness. This solid walnut table has a lightweight aesthetic balanced on strong, hand-sculpted legs. Featuring a grey polished marble top for a n...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Vintage American of Martinsville Walnut End Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Whether in the living room, bed room, or even waiting room, this attractive walnut table packs plenty of practicality into a compact space. With a 24" x 24" square design, it makes a...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Hardwood, Walnut

Pair Square Marble Top 2 Door Nightstands End Tables Large Decorative Pulls Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair square marble top 2 door nightstands end tables large decorative pulls brass feet tips mint.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Travertine, Brass

Pair Of Mid Century Rattan, Glass & Wood End Tables
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of mid century modern end tables comprised of rattan frames with a Cinnabar color wooden drawer box surmounted on the lower tier, split rattan bindings to joinery and covered wi...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Rattan, Glass, Wood

Vintage Ebonized Wood Cutout Nesting Tables Set of 3
Located in North Miami, FL
Deck of cards, clover leaf design might describe these set of 3 vintage cutout vintage wood nesting tables that have substantial weight and size. They are solid wood from the early 1...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Queen Anne Style Pine Single Drawer side table 1970's
Located in Pasadena, TX
Handcrafted wooden table with its graceful lines and warm, rich finish, this furniture piece is designed to add both functionality and style to your space. Its decorative Queen Anne...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood, Pine

Paul McCobb Occasional Table with Brass Frame and Cantilevered Top
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare McCobb side table with cantilevered top, brass frame and cross stretcher.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

John Keal Mid-Century Square Reverse Painted Glass and Walnut End / Side Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American mid-century square end / side tables with reverse painted glass tops mounted in a walnut frame, supported by a smaller square walnut pedestal base. (John Keal for Br...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mirrored Side Tables by Michel Pigneres
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A stunning and sophisticated pair of side tables by French designer Michel Pignères, exemplifying the sleek elegance and material innovation that defined 1970s French modernism. The ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

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

Materials

Marble

New Coffee or Side Table in Champagne Color with Smoked Mirrored Glass Top
Located in Miami, FL
New coffee or side table in champagne color with smoked mirrored glass top.
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Iron

Vintage French 2-Drawer End Table Nightstand by Gautier
Located in Wilton, CT
Offering a sleek and stylish French Mid-Century Modern double drawer nightstand or end table. It has been newly refinished in Dove White lacquer. This vintage piece is made in France...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Coordinating Set of Vintage Teak End Tables or Night Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lovely set of two small Mid-Century Modern side tables or nightstands. Please note, these are very similar, the same size, but not an exact match. The woodgrain and materials of the ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Teak

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

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Mid-Century Walnut and Brushed Steel Pair of Tables by Jack Cartwright
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Walnut and Brushed Steel Pair of Tables by Jack Cartwright. Model number printed on underside of one of them. Steel legs with teak-capped feet. Wood X-stretcher on each....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

White Square Steel Frame End Table with Slate Top
Located in Ferndale, MI
An open cube square-shaped steel frame end table recently powder-coated in white with a cut to fit slate top. Clean modern design with the natural element of slate. c.1960s
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Slate, Steel

Pair Art Deco Mid-Century Modern Blond Mahogany 1 Drawer Shelf Night Stands Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Art Deco Mid-Century Modern blond mahogany 1 drawer shelf night stands mint.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Widdicomb Banded Mid Century Modern Side Table Tapered Walnut Leg
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice banded walnut side table by Widdicomb.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Round Chrome and Glass Nesting Side End Table 6 Pieces Set
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern round nesting end side tables stands. Beautiful high quality chrome finish. Attributed to Design Institute of America.   
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Rare Trapeze Terrazzo Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare trapeze terrazzo side table. Great combination of wood and stone. Cantilevered top. Stone surface height - 20", overall height 22".
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Black Laminate Top Walnut End Tables Stands
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern high gloss black laminate end side tables night stands.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Laminate

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

Materials

Teak

Pair of Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb End or Side Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
A strong pair of Robsjohn Gibbings designed black end or side tables. These need to be refinished. "Original Black" finish is worn. Price is for the PAIR.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Restored Mid-Century Set of 3 Rattan Nesting Side Tables with Mahogany Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored set of 3 Frankl style Rattan nesting tables with inset mahogany tabletops. The Rattan used for these nesting tables was imported from the Philippines and as...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

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

Materials

Chrome

Italian Tiered Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Italian tiered side table. Italian tiered side table with parchment lined interior. Makore wood box having a parchment lined compartment sup...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Marble End Table in the Style of Lucia Mercer
Located in Chicago, IL
Barrel shaped solid marble stump table.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble

Chrome and Brass Faux Bamboo Tripod Glass Side Table Floor Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern end table floor lamp.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Angelo Mangiarotti Carrara Marble Side Table from 'Eros' Series, 1971
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper from the Eros series, Carrara marble side table with top fitted on conical base. This elegantly organic table has beautiful subtle veining throughout. Original Skipper label on underside. As the label attests, this Mangiarotti Carrara marble table...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Tommi Parzinger Attributed Lighted End Tables, a Pair
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Pair of Tommi Parzinger attributed lighted end tables. Pulled from a Palm Beach estate with multiple pieces of Tommi Parzinger for Willow Reed furni...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Formica, Wood

Mid-Century Italian Drum Form Oyster Burl End / Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century drum form end / side table with oyster burl veneer and two drawers with shaped bronze drawer pulls, resting on four curved legs....
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Round Crome and Brass Glass Top Occasional Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern high quality polished chrome brass ring shape stretcher glass top round side end occasional table.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Design Chrome Side Tables, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of design side tables are made of chrome with a glass piece on top. They have Greek key decors on front. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Design Chrome Side Tables, circa 1970
Pair of Design Chrome Side Tables, circa 1970
$2,469 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Art Deco Black Lacquered and Chrome 2-Tier End Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Art Deco (1930s) black lacquered and chrome 2 tier end table with curved sides and a chrome stretcher.
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1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

Henredon Heritage One Drawer Drop Ring Pulls Walnut End Table Nightstand MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Henredon Heritage One Drawer Drop Ring Pulls Walnut End Table Nightstand MINT!
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair of 1970’s Italian Brass and Glass Display Table
Located in London, Lambeth
A pair of superb display table with two levels brass frame black glass surfaces Extremely decorative item.
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Set of 3 Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Glass Top Nesting End Tables
Located in Wilmington, DE
Set of 3 Mid-Century Modern chrome glass top nesting end tables Offered is a set of 3 Mid-Century Modern glass top and chrome nesting tables. They are in decent condition showing ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

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.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Elegant X Base End Table for Widdicomb Refinished
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant X Base End Table, designed by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb, American, circa 1950s. This table is currently being refinished and can be...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Round Glass Chrome & Lucite Occasional Side End Table Stand Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Lucite chrome and glass end table stand air to Charles Hollis Jones design.       
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

Klismos Occasional Table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
Located in Ferndale, MI
Klismos occasional table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb furniture. Banded edge top sits on swooping tapered saber legs. Nicely refinished with original Widdicomb TH Robsjohn Gibbings...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

French Modern Mahogany 4 Tier Pivoting Mexique Table Style of Charlotte Perriand
Located in Queens, NY
French Modern Mahogany 4 Tier Pivoting Mexique Table, Style of Charlotte Perriand
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Large White Fiberglass Side Tables, German, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of large side tables are made of white fiber glass with smoked glass shelves on top. The end tables still have their original sticker Poshinger. This is a work German, circ...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Fiberglass

Glass Chrome Brass X Base Square Side Coffee End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century modern brass chrome and glass square cube shape side end coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Bamboo Style Glass Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Round glass top on a brass color faux bamboo base. Great for living room display. Please confirm location.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Metal

Bamboo Style Glass Table
Bamboo Style Glass Table
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings End Table in Walnut with Klismos Legs, 1956 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Square end table in walnut with Klismos legs by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, American 1956 (Signed and dated on bottom). Robsjohn-Gibbings was inspired by ancient Greek furniture...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Edward Wormley Side Table with Metal Detail by Dunbar
Located in Highland, IN
In classic Wormley fashion, this walnut side table has very refined, subtle details. In this case the cut-away corners have a channel running down the legs with an inset metal detail...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Metal

Early Vladimir Kagan Side Table w J. Warner Prins Ceramic Tiles, c 1949, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare and early (circa 1949) open-sided tiered side / end table by Vladimir Kagan, during his early years either right before or in the beginning of his partnership with Hugo Dre...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Oak

Set of Mid Century Solid Walnut Bases Travertine Tops End Side Occasional Tables
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of 3 Square Mid Century solid walnut bases travertine tops end side occasional coffee tables MINT!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Travertine

Pair of Large Octogonal Chromed Side Tables with Bronze Glass Tops, French
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and unusual pair of large octagonal side tables is made of chrome with bronze glass shelves mirrored all around the glass. This is a ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

Pair Hollywood Regency Mastercraft Brass, Glass End / Side Tables, Midcentury
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair Hollywood Regency Mastercraft Brass, Glass End / Side Tables, midcentury Brass, Glass U.S.A., circa 1960s 22H x 28W 22D.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Tile Side Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of two tier side tables with patterned tile tops. Slender legs with brass tips, walnut grain throughout. Please confirm location NY or NJ
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Cork Side Table / Stool in Vintaged Cognac Leather
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cork side table / stool in vintaged cognac leather with brass nailheads inspired by mid century design of Paul Frankl, Harvey Probber, Robsjohn Gibbings, Paul McCobb, Hans Wegner, Fi...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Leather, Cork

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Laminate Side End Table
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll mid century laminate side end table Measures: 22.5 wide x 15 deep x 20.5 high Each piece of furniture is available in...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Laminate

Pair of Walnut One-Drawer Side End Tables with Laminated Tops Tapered Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern one-drawer end side tables stands in walnut w/ laminated tops.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Bent Reed Bamboo Rattan Set of Three Stacking End Side Occasional Tables Stands
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bent reed bamboo rattan set of three stacking end side occasional tables stands.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Reed, Glass

Restored 1950s Boho Two-Tier "Arch" Rattan & Mahogany Side Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Midcentury single-strand two-tier rattan side table with mahogany tops. The table features wicker-wrapped accents with unique bent-pressed arch legs. We only purchase and sell the b...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Rattan

Pair of Square Bamboo End Side Tables C1970s MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Square Bamboo End Side Tables C1970s MINT
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Rattan, Bamboo

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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