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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
Large Wrought Iron Coffee Table in the Manner of Gilbert Poillerat, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage Iron forged gilt coffee or cocktail table with original glass top designed in the manner of Gilbert Poillerat. In very good condition with nice age related patina on the fram...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wrought Iron

Large Square Modernist Black and White Checkerboard Low Cocktail Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
Square 1970s low coffee table with brushed aluminium sheets and black laminated plywood top, wooden base black laminated.  
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Aluminum

Pair of Mid-Century Modern White Nightstands by Pierre Cardin in Art Deco Form
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A lovely pair of nightstands designed by Pierre Cardin in the 1970s and produced in France. These feature white lacquer with polished steel trim in a Classic Art Deco design. Each ha...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel

Nest of Wood Five Round Tables Signed Italy 1970s End Table
Located in Rome, IT
Nest of five wooden round tables dating circa 1970, Italy. Signed with the serial number 187, as shown in the pictures.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Paul Frankl-Style Stacked Rattan Side Tables with Mahogany Top, Pair, circa 1930
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Frankl two-tier stacked rattan end tables with cut-out sides and mahogany wood top, circa 1930. This listing includes two matching end tables that were professionally restored i...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany, Rattan

Space Age Vintage Side "GAME" Table in Smoked Plastic with Wheels, by Longato
Located in Miami, FL
Space Age vintage side "GAME" table in smoked plastic by Longato with bottles or magazine compartment.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Plastic

Pair of Sculptural Mid-Century End Tables, Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A set of two complimentary end tables of different size and shape, but of same manufacturer. Both feature sculptural bases with a single storage drawer and curved glass tops. The o...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Pair of Borsani Style Gueridons
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of elegant side tables or gueridons. Tripod bases with pie shaped tops.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

Heywood Wakefield M1574 Step End Tables
Located in Highland, IN
These Heywood Wakefield end tables are a classic mid-century form– the two-tiered "Step" end table. Wakefield produced a few different mod...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Birch

1950s Paul McCobb Iron Rod Birch Sofa End Tables Vintage Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1950s rare early Paul McCobb iron rod sofa end tables. Pair of solid staved Canadian Birch surfaces on 1/2 inch iron rod bases and plastic feet on each leg ti...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Iron

Bodil Kjaer, 1959 Stainless Steel And Walnut Office Desk For Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer, 1959 Stainless Steel And Walnut Office Desk For Karakter Coveted by renowned modernist architects Marcel Breuer, José Luis Sert and Paul Rudolph, Danish architect Bodil...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel

Smoked Glass Oak Base Floating Shelf Side End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern smoked glass top oak base side end table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Oak

Pair of Mid Century Modern Floating Top End / Cocktail Tables by Jens Risom
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant pair, (sold and priced individually) of walnut end / cocktail tables by Jens Risom. Tops appear to be floating, sculpted edges part of the Risom design staple. Tab...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Pair of Cerused Oak Nightstands
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of American Mid-Century Modern cerused oak nightstands.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Mathieu Mategot Midcentury End Side Table Magazine Rack, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Midcentury vintage / side table / magazine rack by Mathieu Mategot, France, 1950s. Metal and perforated metal. Height 23.6" (55cm), width 24.4" (57cm), depth 11.8" (22cm). Refinishin...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Iron

Handmade Colorful Tiles Table top Side Table Caldas Square with Portuguese Tiles
Located in Lisbon, PT
Well-known for its ceramics tradition, Portuguese tiles production dates back to 16th century. Inheriting this rich crafts knowledge, the table tops of Caldas tables are made with ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

A contemporary pair of wrought iron drink tables having ring decoration.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A contemporary pair of wrought iron drink tables having ring decoration.
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2010s Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Iron

Wooden Tray Table Bamboo Style Legs
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning wooden tray table with faux bamboo leg design. hand painted, brass handles. Very good quality Kindel Tea Table, hand painted” Time Period Manufactured Post-1950 Original ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Paint

Mid-Century Modern Square Walnut Cocktail Coffee End Side Table Style Founders
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome and versatile Mid-Century Modern walnut cocktail table, coffee table, side table, or end table in the style of Founders Furniture. It is made of solid walnut and in fabulous vintage condition. We have professionally restored the top and refreshed the base. Please see photos, circa 1960s-1970s. Oh my! The graining of the walnut on this table is so gorgeous! But then I am partial to walnut. How could you not be? So…that combined with this table’s versatility…you can’t go wrong. It is comprised of a solid walnut base made up of four square legs and four square stretchers with a solid walnut square top that overhangs the base equally on all sides. Simple yet stunning. Its height and size are such that it can be used as a cocktail/coffee table or end/side table. It is the perfect depth for a Mid-Century Modern sofa and in the home where we obtained it, was used as a corner table for a matching sofa and chair...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Sculptural Rattan Wrapped Glass Side Table, Palm Regency
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Vintage Mid-Century Modern rattan wrapped side or end table with clear glass top. Sculptural wood frame features an H-shaped base wrapped in natural toned rattan. Can be used as a be...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Rattan, Reed, Glass

Pair of Iron and Wood Tiered End Tables by Paul Ferrante
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Pair of very well-made and solid feeling tables by Paul Ferrante. Interesting black swirled iron legs with disk details above and below the lower tier. With inset brown wood top an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Russel Wright Conant Ball Pair Mid Century Modern Blond Birch Night Stands MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Russel Wright Conant Ball Pair Mid Century Modern Blond Birch Night Stands MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Maple, Birch

A Pair of Dunbar Three Tier Occasional Tables
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of rare Edward Wormley for Dunbar three tier occasional tables # 4423. Refinished in dark brown walnut.
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

1947 Charles and Ray Eames IT-1 Incidental Folding Side Kids Table Herman Miller
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Museum quality early example. Retains rare paper label.
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel

Dunbar Parsons End Table by Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Edward Wormley for Dunbar end table.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

John Keal for Brown Saltman Hexagonal End Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of two hexagonal John Keal for Brown Saltman tables. Frames are walnut with enameled textured design under glass tops. Price per table, 4 available
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Enamel

Guillerme & Chambron Bedside Table a Pair Oak and Ceramic, France, 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Guillerme & Chambron bedside table a pair Oak and ceramic France 1950 Made of Oak with a ceramic top, handle in ceramic. Rare model with lower ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Ceramic, Oak

Italian Mid-Century Hexagonal End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful pair of vintage modern end tables feature a white laminate top and a walnut base. Sleek design with unusual cut-out designs on all sides and a hexagonal shape. Versati...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Laminate, Walnut

Set of Three Walnut Mid Century Modern Nesting Tables
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of three very nice mid-century modern walnut nesting side tables.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Two Consoles in Wrought Iron under Glass in an Industrial Style 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Two consoles in wrought iron under glass in an industrial style 20th century. Measures: H 93cm, L 30cm, P 30cm H 76cm, L 30cm, P 30cm.
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Iron

1960's Modern Tomlinson Side or End Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
A 1960's side or end table by Tomlinson Furniture of fiery Pecan & Mahogany inlay woods in the Hexagon form. An unusual design suitable for a variety of uses.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

Pair of Murano Tile Side Tables
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of charming side tables with Murano tiles, set in random pattern.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Pair of Paul Frankl Walnut Nightstands for Johnson Furniture Solid Brass Pulls
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of stunning Mid-Century Modern walnut end tables night stands with solid brass buckle shape pulls.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Drinks Tables A Pair by Design Institute of Americ
Located in Hudson, NY
A gorgeous pair of design institute america occasional tables. The only pair that I know of retaining, an original factory applied white pain...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel

1940s Edward J. Wormley for Dunbar Mid-Century Mahogany Bookshelf End Table
Located in St. Louis, MO
From the 1940s Dunbar Enduring Modern catalog is model # 2193, a single large end table with lower tier bookshelf by Edward J. Wormley. Rounded legs, has divider in center to hold bo...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

Two Door Cabinet End Side Table by Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Architectural two door cabinet designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. The cabinet features two swing out doors, which open to reveal two interior drawers, and open storage...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Iron

Sculptural Mid-Century Modern End Tables after Adrian Pearsall
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An unusual matching pair of two-tier end tables from the 1960's. They feature walnut construction with floating glass tops. In the style of: Adrian Pearsall, Gio Ponti
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

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

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Metal, Brass

Ico Parisi Style Two-Tier Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two-tier side table in the style of Ico Parisi. The walnut table features a bottom spindle shelf and rectangular table top. The table is flanked by curved handles that descend down t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

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

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Brass

Gardner Leaver for Steelcase Stainless Side/End Tables, 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Gardner Leaver for Steelcase Stainless Side/End Tables, 1960. Tables have smoked glass tops. Measure 18" tall 18,5" diameter
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Stainless Steel

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Dark Wooden Open Frame End / Side Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Mid-Century dark wood end / side tables with rectangular tops with rounded corners, pedestal bases, and an open frame design. (EDWARD ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

1960s Milo Baughman for Glenn of California Bookcase End Tables - a Pair
Located in Waxahachie, TX
This is a great pair of Milo Baughman designed end tables for Glenn of California with a magazine shelf and book cubby. Numbers 26 and 30 Classic mid cent...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Hans J. Wegner Teak Nesting Tables Set "At-40" for Andreas Tuck, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Culver City, CA
Designed by Hans J. Wegner, these AP-40 iconic teak nesting tables are sleek, Minimalist and modernism at its finest. constructed of solid teak, these nesting tables all fit perfectly into grooves in their mates, so once stacked, they can easily be picked up and moved without falling out, or fanned out perfectly to accommodate your cocktail, book and a snack. These gorgeous tables are in vintage, original condition with almost no signs of wear, and feature an incredibly beautiful grain pattern, not usually found on these nesting tables. This set is gorgeous and when we found them, they were placed alongside an original Hans Wegner Papa Bear chair and a Finn Juhl France chair, and not only did they hold their own, they really completed the tableau.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Harvey Probber Style End Tables Hexagonal Terazzo Tops
Located in Chicago, IL
Harvey Probber Style End Tables Terazzo Hexagonal Tops with oiled walnut base with vertical cutouts design details.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Terrazzo, Walnut

Gordon & Jane Martz Square Mosaic Tile Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Square side table by Gordon & Jane Martz. The table top is inlaid with square ceramic tiles in dark gray with six cream, dark brown and green tiles placed randomly throughout the tab...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Ceramic, Walnut

Pair of Hexagon Walnut End Side Tables W/ Two Door Cabinets Storage Compartments
Located in Southampton, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Hexagonal end side table cabinets by Lane Furniture featuring gorgeous book matched tops with vibrant walnut grains and two doors allowing for generous st...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

French Two-Tiered Side or End Table of Brass and Smoked Glass
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French Mid-Century Modern rectangular end or side table, featuring two tiers of smoked glass and a stretcher frame of brass with finials and tapering legs with a faux bamboo d...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Brass

Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall Nightstand by Drexel
Located in Highland, IN
This beautifully detailed nightstand in walnut by Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall for their "Declaration" line by Drexel has legs set outside of the case in a manner similar to Nie...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak G Plan Coffee Side End Table Danish Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning teak coffee table by British furniture maker G Plan, this piece showcases beautiful sculpted legs that embody the elegance of Danish style. At Mid Century Traders, our pas...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

George Nakashima, Wohl Table, American Black Walnut, with Documentation
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
George Nakashima (1905-1990) Wohl Occasional or End Table Nakashima Studio, USA 1977 American black walnut single slab top with free or 'live' edges, expressive grain and sapwood det...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

1960s Hans Andersen Artex Teak Stacking Hexagonal Tables, Set of 3
Located in Basel, BS
This set of three Haxagonal occasional / side tables has been masterfully handcrafted in RARE and 1960s teak. The design on these pieces is top notch, all the way from the teak grain...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Teak Nightstand by Peter Hvidt and Olga Mølgaard for Søborg Møbelfabrik
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic nightstand by Peter Hvidt and Olga Mølgaard for Soborg, made in Denmark, circa 1960s.
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

René Gabriel Rare Form Oak Side Table, France, circa 1945
Located in Brooklyn, NY
René Gabriel (1899-1950) rare form oak side table, France, circa 1945 Oak Measures: H 21.5 table top H 20.25 W 23.5 L 25.75 inches Bibliography: Pierre Gencey, René Gabriel - Norma ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Oak

Mid-Century Lane Pair End Tables Nightstands
Located in Baltimore, MD
A beautiful pair of end tables / nightstands by Lane Altavista Furniture Co. Each remains in good condition throughout. Featuring stunning, wood grain on top with rounded corners, ab...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Blonde Two Tiered End Table with Drawer and Brass Ring Pull
Located in St. Louis, MO
1950s Mid-Century Modern stepped or tiered mahogany end table with drawer and brass Asian style brass ring pull. Shown in original blonde finish, shows wear. Can be refinished for ad...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany

1970's Mcm Hodges Mersman Oak Smoked Glass End Tables, Set of 2
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For full item description be sure to click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this listing. Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a set of (2) 1970's Mid-Century Modern Lou...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Smoked Glass, Oak

Pair of Paul McCobb Brass X Base End Tables Night Stands Refinished Your Color
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Mid Century Brass X Base End Tables, designed by Paul McCobb, American, circa 1950s. They are being refinished and can be completed in your ch...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, 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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