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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 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: 1970s
Pair of Brushed Steel Side Tables by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen, France, 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
Designed by Lefevre for Maison Jansen in the 1970s. Brushed steel base with a smoked glass top. France, 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome and Crystal Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful coffee table in chromed metal and crystal, Italian production of the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Crystal, Chrome

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

1970s Modern Italian Chrome, Brass and Glass Tray Table
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and clean in design, this 1970s Italian rectangle table has a removable tray top. The frame is chrome with brass accent. The bottom shelf is fixed with a glass insert. The to...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Pair of Side / End Tables in Chrome, Smoked Glass, and Walnut
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of chrome and walnut end tables with smoked gray / grey glass tops. Only very light scratches to the table tops, no pitting to the chrome and a few very small blemishes to the w...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Italian Mid-Century Modern Travertine Coffee Table
Located in Weesp, NL
Stylish and elegant 1970s Italian travertine coffee table in fantastic condition. This beauty will be shipped insured overseas in a custom made wooden crate. Cost of transport to the...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

Milo Baughman Style Mid-Century Modern Metal and Glass Square Coffee Side Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern square coffee table featuring a tubular polished chrome frame with brass plated end caps. Top tier has a removable clear glass insert and bottom tier has a removab...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Divine Restored Pair of Vintage Split Bamboo End Tables, circa 1975
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent end tables are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Completely Installation Ready. A stellar pair of vintage split bamboo end tables or nightstands. Individual bamboo pieces veneered over solid mahogany construction. Diagonally applied in sections at the tabletop and bottom creating a dramatic X effect. Absolutely beautiful patina. Fine, extremely well made pieces which will serve as exquisite jewelry in any room. The tables recall the Milo Baughman bamboo...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bamboo, Mahogany

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

Pair of Mirrored Side Tables Designed by Jacques Grange for Carl, 1975, France
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Pair of side tables made of rectangular and square pieces of mirrored glass applied over wood, designed by Jaques Grange manufactured and signed by Carl.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Wood

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

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Fiberglass

Dunbar Mid Century Walnut and White Laminate Side End Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Dunbar Mid Century walnut and white laminate side end table Table measures: 26 wide x 18 deep x 27 high All pieces of furniture can be ha...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Laminate

Beautiful Restored Pair of Large-Scale Vintage Campaign End Tables by Henredon
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional pair of large-scale Campaign style end tables by Henredon, circa 1975. Lovely hardwood case with a single drawer atop handsome rattan base with leather accents. Fabulo...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Leather, Rattan, Hardwood

Pair of Midcentury Cantilever Chrome End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning pair of vintage modern end tables boast a tubular chrome cantilever frame and a circular glass top. An unusual and stylish desig...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Pair of Modern Two-Tier Glass Side Tables
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of modern two-tier glass end tables, these tables feature stainless steel and frosted glass. Works well in modern or traditional decor. Ca...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass

Cityscape Coffee Table Paul Evans for Directional
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large brass patchwork cityscape coffee table in contrast with a rather unusual Brazilian rosewood top. A very generous size with striking visual impact. This is a custom pieces executed circa 1975 by Paul Evans for Directional.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Luciano Frigerio Mid-Century Modern Italian Design Brass Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This coffee table was designed by Luciano Frigerio, produced by in the 1970s in Italy, with a very refined design, in solid brass and smoked glass.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Travertine and Steel Cocktail Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Square cocktail or end table made of polished chrome steel frame and travertine top.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine, Steel

Pair of Chrome and Carrara Marble Octagonal Top Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of chrome and Carrara marble top tables. The chrome tables and marble tops have octagonal shapes.  
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Carrara Marble, Chrome

Radiant Restored Pair of Large Scale Olivewood Cylinder Tables, circa 1975
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent tables are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready. A...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Hardwood, Olive

Midcentury Smoked Glass and Chrome-Plated Tubular Coffee Table Mayen Style 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Mid-Century Modern smoked glass coffee table in chrome-plated tubular in the style of Paul Mayen. A great example of 1970s design, ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

Faux Bamboo Two-Tier End tables by Baker
Located in New York, NY
1970s Mid-Century Modern polished nickel with brass hardware faux bamboo two tier end tables by Baker, with vintage original glass. Minor wear and patina to the nickel and brass a fe...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass, Nickel

Pair of Mid-Century Modern John Widdicomb Nightstands
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful pair of vintage modern end tables feature sculpted drawer pulls with brass fixtures on each side. The unique "L" shaped design sits on top of four unusual legs. This l...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair of Chrome Side Tables, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of side tables is made of chrome with clear glass. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Nice Pair of Gun Metal and Brass Side Tables, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of side tables is made of gun metal and brass. This is a French design, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Brass

Set of 3 Exotic Wood and Chrome Nesting Tables, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This set of 3 nesting tables is made of exotic wood tops on chrome bases. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Pair of Carrara Marble End Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian marble end tables, polished Carrara marble with offset square edge details, top 2.5" thick top sits on 10" x 10" square column securely. Measure: Total height 22.75". [Stamp...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Carrara Marble

Beautifully Crafted Side Table in Lucite and Glass, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully crafted rectangular side table in thick Lucite with inset glass top, American, 1970s.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Lucite

Pair of Chrome and Glass Hexagonal Two-Tier Side Tables
Located in Hanover, MA
Charming vintage polished chrome casket shaped hexagonal tables with two tiers of inset glass. These were purchased in London but I believe they are from Belgium. Nicely constructed ...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Pair of Large Artisan Italian Glass End Tables, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large artisan end tables in scalloped edge green glass with brass accents, Italian 1970s. These are handmade and very beautiful.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair of Chrome Side Tables with Smoked Glasses, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of side tables are made of chrome with smoked glass shelves. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

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

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Brass

Pair of Important Chrome Side Tables, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This large pair of side tables is made of chromed with glass shelves. The top glass shelves are inserted in a chromed frame. This is a very nice quality. This is a French work, circa...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Burl Wood and Brass Striped Round Side Drum Tables, Pair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stunning pair of large Mid-Century Modern round end side drum tables. These column pedestals feature red/burgundy burl wood veneer with striped brass bands. Beautiful glossy lacquer-like finish to burl wood. Can also be used as a unique set of cocktail/coffee tables or bedside tables. In the grand style of Mastercraft and Pierre Cardin reminiscent of Cartier's signature red and gold jewelry...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

1970s Two-Tier Table by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A two-tiered carved ash coffee or side table in natural oil finish with Brickel leather planar surfaces over four swivel casters. Model 1260. Marked on underside.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Ash, Leather

Pair of Chromed Metal and Resin Side Tables attributed to Pierre Giraudon.
Located in London, GB
Pair of side tables with chromed metal base and rose colored resin top. Attributed to Pierre Giraudon. These unusual tables would work equally well as side tables or bedside tables.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Resin

two Marble End Table, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
two marble end table, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Nesting Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant set of three vintage modern stacking tables feature a sleek circular chrome frame with vertical supports. Stylish design allows each table to sit comfortably on top of each o...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Chrome and Glass Tubular Side Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome and glass end or accent table featuring a sculptural tubular frame with a removable glass top.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Set of Three Vintage Modern Marble-Top Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful midcentury set of three marble tables with a pedestal base. This stunning living room set includes a coffee table and two end ta...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

Pair of Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful pair of vintage modern end tables feature a unique chrome rod frame. Sleek and sturdy design with a white tabletop. This unusua...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Pair of Large White Fiberglass Side Tables. German work signed Poschinger. 1970s
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of decorative large side tables is made of a white fiberglass with a bronze glass shelf on top. These side tables are German, by Poschinger pur-möbel, which label stayed on...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Fiberglass, Glass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak End Tables by Mobelfabrikken Toften
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This fabulous pair of vintage modern end tables feature a lower slatted tier for added storage. Sleek design was made in Denmark by Mobelfabrik Toften and has elegant teak wood grain...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Percival Lafer Brutalist Style End Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This impressive Brazilian hardwood coffee table features a brutalist style sculpted top with a mix of woods for a sculptural design with a protective glass top. By Lafer Design of Brazil, this Percival Lafer design...
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1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Jacaranda

Romeo Rega Pair Sculptural Bedside End Tables Drawer Black Brass Painted 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Romeo Rega pair of rare black laminate end or bedside tables with single drawers and architectural brass legs, Italy, 1970s. Each signed on manufacturer’s brass roundel...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Rare Pair of Brushed Steel Side Tables by Guy Lefèvre for Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare and beautiful pair of side tables is made of brushed steel with smoked glass shelves. The model is rare, really nice and the quality very good. This is a French work by fam...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel

Sculptural Hollywood Regency Style Draped Rope Occasional Tables or Stools
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Italian or French lacquer faux draped side or end tables featuring original gilt painted roped detailing on all four sides. Surrealist stools feature white lacquer...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Plaster, Wood

1970s Brass and Glass Large Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
1970s modern large pair of brass legs with beveled glass tripod side tables.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Striking Chrome and Burl Wood End Table, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
End table in chrome with lacquered bookmatched burl wood top in the style of Pace Furniture, Mexico, 1970s. The combination of polished chrome and the burl wood is very striking.
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Midcentury Organic Inlaid Brass & Walnut Bowfront Side/End Table by Mastercraft
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern table was realized by the celebrated 20th century design firm, Mastercraft, in the United States, circa 1970. It features an amorphic bowfront top in ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair of Unusual Side Tables Made of Chrome and Glass, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of unusual side tables is made of chrome and glass. The bases have a nice curved shape with a stretcher. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Square Walnut End Tables by Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful pair of vintage modern end tables features a unique walnut wood grain on top running in different directions. Sleek and sturdy design shows true quality craftsmanship by La...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Lovely Pair Florence Knoll Chrome Marble Side End Tables Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Lovely pair of Florence Knoll chrome and marble side tables. The larger has an awesome green shiny marble with tons of white veining-19" T...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Chrome

Exceptional Restored Pair of Bamboo Display End Tables, circa 1975
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of restored bamboo display end tables, circa 1975. Stout mahogany frame construction completely veneered in bamboo. Clever display co...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bamboo, Mahogany

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

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Brass

Pair of Custom Faux Tortoise Shell Cylinder Commodes
Located in Chicago, IL
Uncommon pair of custom faux tortoise shell commodes with recessed escutcheon and ring pull. Single door opens to reveal a light yellow lacquered single shelf compartment. Each commo...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

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

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Chrome

Gorgeous Pair of Enrique Garcel Bone Neoclassical Side End Tables Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous pair of Enrique Garcel bone neoclassical style side tables.
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1970s Colombian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bone, Wood

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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