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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
Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Company Black and White Cork and Wood End
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century rectangular end / side table with a white painted cork top resting on a white painted wooden frame with a lower rectangular stretcher shelf and four square legs. (PAUL FR...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Cork, Paint

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 Faux Bamboo X Base End Tables with Smoked Glass Tops Mid Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Chrome Faux Bamboo X Base End Side Tables Stands with Smoked Glass Tops Mid Century Modern Bauhaus.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

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

Mid Century Italian Small Glass Top Table, circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Italian mid century small round glass top table on a brushed chrome tulip base. Circa 1950.
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass

Mid Century Mirrored End Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Designed for the discerning eye, this table is a symphony of luxurious materials and meticulous details. Crafted from sturdy hardwood solids, each panel is lavishly adorned with anti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mirror, Wood

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lucite, Chrome and Glass Side Tables
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning pair of Mid-Century Modern end tables. Having chrome, Lucite and glass circular top.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Black Syroco Parsons Style Console Table...Wall-Mount MCM Two-Legged Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage circa 1970s Syroco ABS molded 450plastic wall-mount end or side table in shiny black. Versatile console style that is great for shallow spaces next to a bed or chair -- it mu...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Plastic

Pair of Mid Century Modern Square Walnut Side End Tables Removable Legs MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid Century Modern Square Walnut Side End Tables Stands Benches Removable Legs MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Pair Johnson One Drawer Espresso Mid Century Modern Walnut Night Stand End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Johnson One Drawer Espresso Mid Century Modern Walnut NightStands End Tables MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Danish Mid-Century Blond Mahogany Wedge Magazine Table 'Manner of Jens Risom'
Located in Queens, NY
Danish mid-century blond mahogany magazine end table with a wedge-shaped top with a rectangular cut-out and a similarly-shaped lower shelf supported on the thinner side side by a tap...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer

Pair of Midcentury End Tables with Planters by Adrian Pearsall
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair of midcentury end tables with planters by Adrian Pearsall, retain original cream lacquer finish as well as original copper planters.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Copper

'Tuxedo' Series End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern tables by Lane for their Tuxedo series. Features warm walnut grain with inlay rosewood bow ties. Please confirm location NY or NJ
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

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

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

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Chrome

Marble-Top Side Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of six-sided end tables on brass base. Marble base matches the tops. (Please confirm item location, NY or NJ, with dealer).  
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

Marble-Top Side Tables
Marble-Top Side Tables
$1,365 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Smoked Glass Two Tier Burnt Bamboo Top Handle Occasional Side Table Stand MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Smoked Glass Two Tier Burnt Bamboo "A" Frame Top Handle Occasional Side Table Stand MINT! Top "handle" allows convent relocation of the table around the house making it a very usable...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bamboo

Catalan Modern Dressing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a Gallery bronze finish crown oak veneer, the rectangular top with brass finish molding details and two frieze drawers, the rounded ends with diamond quilted leather wrapped cla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

Pierced Caved Ornament Round Walnut Banded Mid-Century Modern Side End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pierced caved ornament round walnut banded Mid-Century Modern side stand end occasional table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

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

Paul Frankl Cork Side Table for Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Frankl’s cork furniture pieces are among his longest-lasting contributions to American modernism and are highly sought after to this day. This side table produced by Johnson Fur...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

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

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Bamboo, Laminate

Vintage Mid Century Modern Pair of End Tables by American of Martinsville
Located in Seattle, WA
Silver toned metal inlays accent the top of this set. Walnut toned wood, with tapered legs. Metal pull handle to the single dovetailed dresser. Vintag...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Coffee Table Made In Rosewood, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Coffee table of rosewood of Danish design from the 1960s. The table is in great vintage condition.   
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Rosewood

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

Milo Baughman End Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined End Table, attributed to Milo Baughman for Directional, unsigned, American, circa 1960s. It is a versatile size and can be used as a side or end table, or as a night stand.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

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

Square Solid Brass or Bronze Base Travertine Top Side End Occasional Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Solid Brass or Bronze Base Travertine Top side end occasional table MINT!.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

George Nelson for Herman Miller White Laminate and Black Steel Rolling End / Sid
Located in Queens, NY
2 Pairs of American mid-century rolling end / side tables with square white laminate tops and lower shelves contained in an open cube-form black coated steel frame, resting on four s...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Steel

Contemporary Italian Marble Side Table with a Brass Base
Located in London, GB
Contemporary Italian marble side table with a brass base. This side table features an intricate and beautiful round natural marble top, set upon a cone brass base. Useful, elegant...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

Pair of Large Square Rosewood Coffee Side End Tables Black Bases MINT Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Large square rosewood coffee side end tables black bases MINT Baughman.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Rosewood

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

Lovely Walnut Lucite Side End Table Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Lovely lucite and walnut side end table. This piece is in nice vintage condition with only minor wear. The glass will be a new piece and can be a custom size.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Lucite, Walnut

Wonderful Pair of Trapezoidal Walnut Side Table with Brass Sabots by Dunbar
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful set of trapezoidal end tables by Edward Wormley with dark walnut tops. The leg bases are ebonized heavyweight wood with antiqued brass fe...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Edward Wormley for Drexel 'Precedent' Wood and Cork End / Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American mid-century rectangular three-tier end / side tables with blonde wood frames with rounded edges and an inset cork top with two wooden shelves below. (EDWARD WORMLEY ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood, Cork

Restored Mid-century Stacked Rattan & Mahogany Two-Tiered Corner Side Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored two-tiered corner side table with vertically stacked legs and a dark-stained mahogany top. The table blends vintage charm with modern comfort and offers ver...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Rattan, Mahogany

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.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Reed, Glass

Pair of Danish Mid Century Modern Walnut End Tables Two Drawer Stands
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very nice Mid-Century Modern end tables stands.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Rectangle Light Walnut Klismos End Side Tables by Gibings for Widdicomb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Rectangle Light Walnut Klismos End Side Tables by Gibings for Widdicomb MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Wedge Shaped Zebra Wood Patterned End Tables for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Laminated wood with fan shaped tops and gilt sheet plastic banding at the curved backs. The curved supports mounted on shaped bases. H. 18 1/4", W. 25 3/4', Depth 17" Condition: R...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Zebra Wood

Signed Enrique Garcel Laquered Tri Legged Side End Table Stand One Drawer Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Signed Enrique Garcel Laquered Tri Legged Side End Table Stand One Drawer MINT!
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20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair Sculpted Fronts Legs Walnut Mid-Century Modern Nightstands End Tables MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Sculpted Fronts Legs Walnut Mid-Century Modern nightstands end tables MINT! Kagan Pearsall Decor..
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

3 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Parsons Design End Side Tables
Located in Queens, NY
3 American mid-century square Parsons-style walnut end / side tables. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNITURE CO.)(PRICED EACH)  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Solid Brass Marble Top Arch Shape Legs Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern solid brass base side or end table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pair Square Mel Smilow Slatted Solid Walnut Modern Benches Side Tables MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mel Smilow Solid Walnut Tapered Dowel Legs Square Slatted Solid Walnut Modern Benches Side Tables MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

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

Materials

Metal, Brass

Kidney Shape Black Lacquer Raffia Cloth Wrapped Side End Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Kidneyshape black lacquer raffia cloth wrapped side end coffee table. Custom design studio piece.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Raffia

Pair of Ficks Reed Attributed Reed Bamboo End Side Tabled Stands Mid-Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Ficks Reed attributed reed bamboo end side tabled stands mid-century.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair of Midcentury European Open Shelf Side Tables
Located in North Miami, FL
These lovely blue side tables/ night stands with open storage compartment and a latticed frosted glass industrial style plateau (newly replaced). THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

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

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

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Metal

Pair of Chrome & Brass U Shape Bases Glass Top End Side Occasional Tables
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern glass tops chrome and brass U shape bases side end tables.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Peter Hvidt Danish Mid-Century Drop Leaf Square Teak End / Side Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century square teak end/side table with two drop leaves, supported by a four legged frame with a bottom stretcher shelf. (PETER HVIDT)(Similar tables: DUF0381, DUF0382) 2...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Teak

Mid-Century Modern Cloth Wrapped Square Side End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black lacquer cloth wrapped square Mid-Century Modern side end coffee table in style of Karl Springer.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Grasscloth

2 Harvey Probber White Terrazzo and Bronze Inlay Hexagonal End / Side Tables
Located in Queens, NY
2 American mid-century end / side tables with hexagonal white terrazzo tops with a bronze inlaid hexagonal design supported on three curved black lacque...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal, Bronze

16/45 End Table
Located in Denver, PA
The 16/45 end table strikes a balance between sleek and sturdy. Crafted from walnut, the table's lean, tapered base cradles a smoked grey glass top. Its graceful and understated form adds sophistication to any space. The War Craft Collection was inspired by and originally made with reclaimed teak from the decommissioned USS North Carolina...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

16/45 End Table
16/45 End Table
$1,250 / item
Mid Century Marble Top End Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Slender lines form a light and airy design in the modern Side Table. A graceful combination of honed white bianco marble atop an organic faux bois base in a satin bronze finish. Dim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Metal

Roger Sprunger for Dunbar 'Radius' Form Wooden End Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century 'Radius' form rectangular end / side table with a wooden frame, a slightly lighter raised wooden tabletop with rounded edges, and a middle stretcher shelf, resti...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern John Keal for Brown Saltman End Table
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Mid-Century Modern John Keal for Brown Saltman end table Mid-Century Modern square end tables designed by John Keal for Brown-S...
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1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Modern Brighton Side Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A work of art and beautiful accent table. The base is a network of faux bamboo cast in brass with brass strappings. The table top is veneered with glass overlay. An eglomise tray...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

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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