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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 legendary 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.
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
Period: 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Brass End Table or Side Table with Lion Paw Feet
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant vintage French solid brass Mid-Century Modern end table with a glass top. Polished un-lacquered brass that will oxidize over time, unless you would like us to re-lacquer the ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Heinz Meier for Landes Glass Wood Chrome Side End
Located in Pasadena, TX
A pair of mid century modern side tables made by Heinz Meier for Landes Furniture Mfg. Co. with chrome rod and wood frames and glass tops. We ha...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Chrome
Pair of RARE Walnut End Tables by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Baker, circa 1961
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of coffee or end tables by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Baker. Model number #742, labeled
Size – 24” x 24” x 18” H.
Condition: Original – solid frames, no chipped veneer, some ...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Folding Side Tables by Dunbar
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Rare matched pair of tables by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Folding solid rosewood frames with inset Murano glass tile tops. Table model #5425.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
Restored Pair of Vintage End Tables or Nightstands by Baker
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of vintage end tables or nightstands by Baker, circa 1960. Expert Walnut construction with beautiful detail. Pewter over sol...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Walnut
Black Metal and Brazilian Jacaranda 1960s Side Table and Magazine Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s Side table and magazine rack in black metal with brass finials and jacaranda wood top.
Measures: table height 16".
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Metal
Harvey Probber Mid-Century Modern Wenge Wood Pyramid Occasional Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Harvey Probber Mid-Century Modern wenge wood pyramid end table. Item features a sculptural pyramid form, beautiful wood grain, clean modernist lin...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
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Wenge
Sculptural Coffee Table and Two End Tables
Located in Kansas City, MO
Super sculptural three-piece living room table set. One of the coolest things we've ever seen. And we have never seen it before. The coffee table...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Tomlinson Sophisticate Marble Top Pecan Night Stands
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful pair of pecan nightstands designed by John Lubberts and Lambert Mulder for Tomlinson's flagship "Sophisticate" series. A pair of tambour doors open to reveal ample out-of-s...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble
Rosewood Side Table by Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Highland, IN
This end table has a stunningly beautiful top of rich, highly figured rosewood supported by an ebonized black base. Like all Knoll pieces it is impeccably constructed and features re...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Wonderful Harvey Probber Terrazzo Brass Inlay Top Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful three-legged Harvey Probber side or end table with original hexagonal terrazzo top with inlaid brass. Sculpted bleached mahogany legs with bleached mahogany supports. We do...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
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Terrazzo, Mahogany
Vintage Karl Springer Style End Table in Faux Skin Finish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Springer inspired side table wrapped in an attractive faux snake skin. Deep curves around the edges with a square base.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dea...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Early Production Florence Knoll End or Occasional Table Knoll, New York
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic modernist architectural design white laminate round top solid polished steel "x" base, retains early Knoll label.
Florence Knoll Bassett (born May 24, 1917) is an American...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Paul McCobb Side Table, Black Glass and Chrome / Nickel-Plated Brass
By Paul McCobb
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Paul McCobb end table. Tubular nickel-plated brass frame with black glass top.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Chrome, Nickel
Mid-Century Modern, Sculptural Walnut and Glass Tables by Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Beautiful pair of vintage 1960s modern tables designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. Sculptural bases formed with interlocking open forms in solid walnut with round glass ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Walnut, Glass
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural White Oak Table with Wrapped Linen Top
Located in New York, NY
This stunning sculptural and sophisticated table was realized in the United States, circa 1960. It features conical legs adjoined at roughly a 60 degree angle by a support all in whi...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Linen, Oak
Diamond Pattern End Tables by Lane
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two vintage-modern end tables by lane, features beautiful inlaid tops with rich walnut grain.
Please confirm item location NY or NJ with dealer.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Walnut
1960s Italian Rectangular Black Metal Side Table with Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular black metal Italian side table from the 1960s with glass top.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Metal
Two Rosewood Nesting Tables, Don Shoemaker
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of two nesting tables made by Don Shoemaker for Señal, Mexico, circa 1960s. Heavy cubist construction with minimalist form and exposed dove joins and point joints. The surface...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Cocobolo
Pair of Lucite & Chrome Sculptural Mid-Century Modern End Table Bases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of vintage Lucite and chrome sculptural Mid-Century Modern end table bases (No Tops). Item features angled Lucite legs, chrome star form supports, sleek sculptural style, bases ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Chrome
End Table by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An expressive end table in rich walnut having raised and curved tapered side rails connected directly to the legs that support a floating top.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Walnut
Petal' End or Side Table by Richard Schultz for Knoll
By Richard Schultz, Knoll
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Mid-Century Modern 'Petal' end/side table designed by Richard Shultz. With a flower-like pine top on a white enameled eight-point cast iron pedestal base. Manufactured in the USA b...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Iron
Neoclassical Marble and Bronze Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical round side table in bronze with hoof motif and white marble top, American, 1960s
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Coffee Table by Rosenthal with Porcelain Tiles by Bjorn Wiinblad, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, 1960s
A lovely table with inlaid gilt porcelain tiles by Bjorn Wiinblad. Bears porcelain mark of Rosenthal on underside....
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Knoll Saarinen Side Table with Walnut Top
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic Eero Saarinen for Knoll occasional table with walnut top. Excellent original condition, base has a cream color, original tag intact.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Steel
Spectacular Pair of Mediterranean Style End or Coffee Tables by Widdicomb
Located in Atlanta, GA
A truly cutting-edge pair of end tables with reverse gilt glass tops by Widdicomb, circa 1960s. Wonderful resin insert side panels replicate the look of stone. This unusual series is...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Resin, Wood
Stunning Set of Three Harvey Probber Style Marble Side Tables Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning set of three Harvey Probber style marble and ebonized side end tables. Lovely Asian influenced style ebonized frames with marble inserts-we loved them lined up used as a cof...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Marble
Harvey Probber Attributed Circular Walnut End or Side Table, Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Lovely Harvey Probber attributed walnut with brass inlay tall end or side table. The circular top has a handsome brass inlay detail and the octagon base has inlaid palladium shaped d...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
Elegant Marble and Brass Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant marble and brass table, American, circa 1960s. It is a versatile size and can be used as an end or side table, centre table or nightstand. This was originally a lamp table, but the lamp hole...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Pair of Mid Century Sculpted Walnut End Tabels
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage set of glass top end tables featuring beautifully sculpted bases with rich walnut grain throughout.
Please confirm item location NY or NJ with dealer.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Charles Hollis Jones Double Bugle Base Table "CHJ 1005"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Charles Hollis Jones accessory table forms part of the "Ball" line named after Lucille Ball due to the fact that many of these pieces were originally designed for the Hollywood ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Nickel Chrome Steel Tables with Dimensional Glass Top
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Floating glass rests on four bumpers. Heavy duty flat steel construction plated with nickel chrome. Serious weight to these tables. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Chrome, Nickel, Steel
Paul McCobb for Planner Group End Table
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paul McCobb end table in maple for Planner Group line makes an ideal side or lamp table. Elegant tapered legs and original manufacturers label make this the perfect addition to any m...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Maple
Swedish Mid-Century Teak Coffee Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Great modern teak coffee table with shelf. Wonderfully clean and simple lines very nice design and craftsmanship quality piece.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Teak
Charles Hollis Jones, "Box" Line Tables in Brass and Lucite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of Lucite and brass side tables designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones as part of his "Box" line.
The ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Chrome Base and Glass-Top End Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage-modern end table featuring a sturdy sculpted chrome base and square beveled 1/2 inch thick glass top with rounded edges.
Please confirm item location NY or NJ with dealer.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Scandinavian Modern Teak End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This matching pair of vintage end tables feature quality Mid-Century craftsmanship in a beautiful Danish teak finish. Perfect height for use in any room; please confirm item location...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Teak
Pair of Hollywood Regency Side Tables by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of Hollywood Regency brass and Lucite side tables designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones in the early 1960s as part of his "Regency Bamboo" line.
The tab...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
Bruksbo Rosewood Coffee Table by Haug Snekkeri
By Haug Snekkeri, Bruksbo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Norwegian rosewood coffee table by Bruksbo offers a rich natural rosewood finish, with wonderfully banded lightened side supports. Quality midcentury construction makes this vin...
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1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Walnut and Chrome Modernist Side Table
Located in Wilton, CT
A powerful modernist design using the best materials. A solid plinth of walnut wood with a deep ebony stain mounted atop a sleek solid stainless steel frame. The piece is proportiona...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Midcentury Lamp Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish pair of single drawer end tables feature walnut finish and make the perfect addition to any room as end tables or lamp tables. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with de...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Walnut
Demi-Ellipse Abstract Cast Resin and Brass Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
One third surf board shaped side table on triangular brass base. Three brass legs attach the triangular brass base to the abstract designed umber, gold and green semi opaque resin to...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
Milo Baughman style Lucite and Olive Ash Burl Side End Table Mid-century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Simple, iconic Milo Baughman style side table. Arched Lucite legs are attached to the double book matched olive ash burl slab top with ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
Dramatic Pair of Hand-Carved Foo Dog Tables by Sarreid Ltd
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of highly stylized Foo Dog tables by Sarreid Ltd. of Spain, circa 1960. Hand-carved solid wood form with exceptional detail. Forged brass stops secure the glass table...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1960s Brazilian Jacaranda Wood Side Tables with Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1960s Brazilian jacaranda brown wood side tables with transparent glass top.
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Glass, Jacaranda
Coffee Table Signed Matteograssi Italy Circa 1960
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Table has black leather over steel frame that supports a, 3/4 inch thick, glass top that rests just a bit lower than the sides. 'Matteograssi is stamped into the leather of one leg.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Dunbar Parsons End Table by Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Edward Wormley for Dunbar end table.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Pair of Sculpted Teak Side Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two vintage-modern teak side tables, featuring highly sculpted bases.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer)
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Walnut
Stacked Block Lucite End Table, USA 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Lucite End Table made in the USA 1960s.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Lucite, Glass
Walnut End Table with White Inset Top in the Manner of Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
Walnut square-shaped end table with lower shelf, possibly by Harvey Probber. USA, circa 1960. Unsigned. Features a chocolate brown finish with white octagonal inset top with brass tr...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
Magazine Table by Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A triangular ash table with an inset cream leather top over two web strap magazine holders.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Ash, Leather
Elegant Squared Brass and White Glass Table
By Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
Interesting end, lamp, occasional, end table, with thick white glass top with engraved gold geometric surface, on square brass legs. Probably 1960's American production, after McCobb.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Sculptural End Tables by Forest Wilson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique pair of glass top end tables features stylish and sturdy walnut frames and unique chrome accents by Forest Wilson. Beautifu...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
LaFonda Pedestal Table by Eames
By Knoll
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A circular "La Fonda" end table with a Botticcino marble top on a polished aluminum base.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Pair of Midcentury Sculpted DUX Teak End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two vintage-modern end tables made in Sweden, features sculpted legs, beveled top and attractive teak wood grain throughout. A wonderful design by Dux that makes the perfect addition...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Baughman Style Chrome and Glass End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This matching pair of chrome and glass Mid-Century Modern end tables offer a wonderful addition to any space. Unique two-tier glass tops only accent the beauty of the pieces unique d...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Chrome
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
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Pair of 1960s Side Tables with Glass Top
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Pair of chrome finish side tables with glass top
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
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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