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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
Pair Marcel Breuer Laccio Side Tables Black Laminated Top Tubular Chromed Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Marcel Breuer Laccio side tables black laminated top tubular chromed base.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Pair of Walnut Nightstands with X Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of two-tier nightstands with x bases. This walnut pair both feature an upper table top, lower shelf with drawer and x frames with brass detailing. Dimensions 24.5" width x 22" ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Small Mid Century Porcelain and Brass Table
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this porcelain and brass side or accent table dates from the 1970s. The top is 24.25” square and consists of stone-like porcelain pieces set in a brass frame with a...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Phyllis Morris Art Deco Lacquer End Tables
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Pair of beautiful end tables by Phyllis Morris. Art Deco design. Single suede lined drawer. Powerful visual impact. Curbside to NYC/Philly $450
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Fabulous Pair Baker Neoclassical Cylindrical Round Drum End Table Night Stand
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous pair of Baker Neoclassical drum end tables. Feature circular top and base, one hidden drawer, and a single door opening to a storage space with one adjustable shelf. We love...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Janus Group, Pair of End Tables on Casters 1958
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar - Janus Group Pair of End Tables on Casters, 1950s Model: 5811 Materials: Solid walnut with offset box joints, oil-finished exterior, brass key, and Dunbar ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Lucite Aluminum Base Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Studio Made Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Lucite aluminum and glass lamp side occasional end table. Pace collection Milo Baughman style.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Aluminum

Andre Bus a Pair of 'Acclaim' Walnut Side Tables Lane USA 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Andre Bus, a pair of 'Acclaim' walnut side tables, Lane of Altavista, Virginia, 1950s/1960's. Measures: Length 70, width 53, height 52 cm. Good condition.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern End Table by John Stuart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern end table was designed by John Stuart. Sleek design has a round top with wood grain running in different directions. The unique ebonized frame features ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

1950s Paolo Buffa Pair of Mahogany Nightstands or Bedside Tables
Located in New York, NY
1950s Paolo Buffa pair of polished mahogany nightstands or bedside tables with three tapering legs ending in brass sabots. These elegant nightstands have a lovely curvaceous front a...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Maison Jansen Octagonal Tables in Brass and Glass, France, 1970s Coffee Tables
Located in Roma, IT
Octagonal coffee table in brass and smoked glass by Maison Jansen. Can be used as a side table or as a coffee table. France, 19...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair of Mid Century Walnut Cube Tables
Located in Redding, CT
Amazing pair of walnut cube end or side tables with recessed base.. Classic timeless style. Use anywhere . Some wear to two edges. see close ups.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut, Wood

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Medium Brown Wooden Three Tier End / Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century three-tier medium brown finished wooden end table with a rectangular top and two shelves below, with rectangular supports on either side, resting on a pedestal b...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Two Tier Marble Glass Brass Side Table After Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Chic, architectural two tier side table having a plate glass top, over a second level marble shelf, all supported by brass vertical elements. The top glass shelf is 23.5 H, lower ma...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Brass

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Side End Table Night Stand Tambour Doors Falster
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern teak side end table night stand Tambour doors falster mint!
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

1970's Mid-Century Modern Hodges Mersman End Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description be sure to click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this listing. A NOTE ABOUT SHIPPING: The shipping charge and shipping details shown in the listing are set by 1stDibs. We may be able to offer you a lower shipping cost and shorter shipping time on some of our items. Please ask us for details. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A 1970's Mid Century Modern Hodges Mersman...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Smoked Glass, Oak

"Libeccio, " Studio-Made Side Table
Located in New York, NY
"Libeccio," Studio-Made side table. Solid cone base with removable carved tray-top that cantilevers. "Libeccio" refers to one of the 8 winds that blow through Sicily. These tables wi...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

Pair of Mid-Century Danish Modern light Teak Single Drawer Nightstands Denmark
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful pair of mid-century Danish modern teak single-drawer nightstands. Great simple design and great vintage condition - clean inside and out. Drawers slide smooth with glides a...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Pair of Sculpted Front Chests or End Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sculpted front double-door single drawer with open shelf small chests or end tables. Refinished in a deep walnut with extraordinary grain.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Glass Top Table Attributed to Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Round plate glass top table with sculptural wood base in black paint finish. Form attributed to Adrian Pearsall but undocumented. Top glass 3/8 inch ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Wood

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

Charles Hollis Jones "Bugle" Base Side Table in Brass and Lucite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage side table in Lucite and polished brass designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones and part of his "Bugle" base line. The table is in good vintage condition, the top and base have been professionally polished and are in excellent condition. Measurements: 20" high x 19.5" diameter. If you are coming to our show room...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Roger Thibier French Gilded Iron Two Tier Side or End Tables, France, Circa 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Roger Thibier French gilded wrought iron two level side or end tables with Neo classical feet. The total height is 20.5" H and the bottom shelf is 6" f...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Iron

Harvey Probber End Tables, USA 1950's
Located in New York, NY
A pair of walnut end tables with a single drawer by Harvey Probber in two-tone walnut and brass accent.
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Mid-17th Century American Antique Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Brown Saltman End Tables by John Keal
Located in San Diego, CA
Early Brown Saltman end tables designed by John Keal, circa 1950s. Made of beautiful mahogany wood. Top drawer slides for storage. Wood is completely restored to original condition.
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Pair of Side Tables Primavera by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Iconic pair set of side end low coffee cocktail bedside nightstand tables or gueridon model Primavera by the italian designer founder of the Memphis Group Ettore Sottsass for the man...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Metal

Karl Springer Black Lizard Parsons Cube Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Karl Springer black lizard Parsons side table attributed to Karl Springer, unmarked.  
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Animal Skin, Wood

Heywood Wakefield Bamboo Rattan Solid Chestnut Blond Step Table Mid Century MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heywood Wakefield Bamboo Rattan Solid Chestnut Blond Step Table Mid Century MINT
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Oak

Mid-Century Modern Nightstands by American of Martinsville, a Pair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish pair of Mid-Century Modern nightstands manufactured by American of Martinsville. Well-built frame with walnut veneer exterior. A nice addition to any modern interior. Please ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Maison Bagues Style Brass And Glass Table
Located in Essex, MA
With nicely beveled and thick inset glass top over a conforming shelf with reeded straight legs and tapered circular feet.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Mid Centiruy Modern Vintage Alfred Cox BedSide Nightstand End Table Danish Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embrace timeless elegance with these Mid Century Modern Vintage Alfred Cox Bedside tables, a true testament to classic British craftsmanship. At Mid Century Traders, we are passionat...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Fabulous Pair Tomlinson Sophisticate style Octagon Drum End Table Mid-century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous pair of Tomlinson Sophisticate style drum end tables. These are beyond fabulous with unusual caramel colored marble tops and fantastic storage spaces underneath. We just l...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

John Widdicomb Very Fine Burl Wood Round Top Triangle Base Side End Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
John Widdicomb Very Fine Burl Wood Round Top Triangle Base Side End Lamp Side Table Stand MINT
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Burl

Pair of Unusual Side Tables by Dunbar
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of unusual tables by Dunbar ca' 1970's. Large scale-perfect as end tables or lamp tables, walnut tops, legs have a stuctural cut out detail.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Mahogany, Walnut

Pair of Cube Shape Walnut Mid-Century Modern End Side Occasional Tables Stands
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of cube shape Walnut Mid-Century Modern end side occasional tables stands MINT!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Rattan Dal Vera Inspired pair of Side Table or End Table, Italy, 1960s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Amazing midcentury pair of bamboo, Rattan single drawer end or side table. This wonderful piece was designed in Italy during the 1960s. A fantastic item that will be a perfect a...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Rattan

Marcel Breuer for Gavina / Knoll International White Mica Laccio End
Located in Queens, NY
American International-Style (circa 1924) 'Laccio' end / occasional table with a white mica top supported on a chrome plated steel tube frame. (matching coffee table: DUF0019A) (MARC...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Modernist Russel Wright Square Tables by Conant Ball
Located in Dallas, TX
This stylish pair of Mid Century Modern side or end tables designed by Russel Wright. Part of the widely popular "Modernmates" series manufactured by Conant Ball of Massachusetts, ci...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Milo Baughman Rosewood Cube Side Tables Pedestals Vintage Mid-Century Geometric
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair. Classic pairing of white and rosewood, super 60s-70s mcm style! Really nicely made pieces, very heavy, one has hard white formica, the other has a white slightly textured surf...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Palisander

Tommi Parzinger for Charak Mid Century Brass and Mahogany Side End Tables - Pair
Located in Countryside, IL
Tommi Parzinger for Charak Mid Century Brass and Mahogany Side End Tables - Pair Each side table measures: 29.75 wide x 23 deep x 26 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Black Lacquered Nightstands, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency nightstands By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb USA, 1950s Black lacquered walnut, with original brass hardwa...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Italian Pair of Nightstands Attributed to Paolo Buffa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rosewood pair of 1950s Italian nightstands or end tables. Brass bouts on the bottom of the feet. Attributed to Paolo Buffa. Rivers glass on top and glass shelf. Shipping to continen...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Lacquered Redwood Occasional Table, California, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Very dramatic and very sensuous. With a very heavy, vintage black lacquer finish, this redwood root table appears to be flowing across the floor. P...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Paint

Bamboo Rattan and Brass Bedside Tables by Dal Vera, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Nice mix of bamboo, rattan raffia wicker and brass handle bedside bedroom end side low tables or nightstands by the manufacture Dal Vera. Origina...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Side Table, Night Stand in Solid Wood, Auxiliary Table Socle 27 by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Socle side table, auxiliary table, night stand Socle is a small solid wood table designed by the NONO design team. Made of solid wood, its elaborated construction serves as a suppor...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Oak, Hardwood

Midcentury Walnut Table with Wicker Drawer by Century
Located in Malibu, CA
Mid Century Modern pecan wood side table by Century. The table has four tapered legs & a single drawer with woven front.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

1963 MCM Lane Rhythm Collection Walnut Single End Table with Drawer & Brass Plat
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Lane Rhythm Collection MCM or mid-century modern walnut single end table with a drawer and brass plated pull. Lovely condition,...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Brass

Fritz Hansen Danish Mid-Century Modern Folding Coffee Table Stand Tray Top Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fritz Hansen Danish Mid-Century Modern teak folding coffee table stand tray top MINT!.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

White French Midcentury Side Table, 1950s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This 'Snow White' side table was designed and manufactured in France in the 1950s. It is made of white lacquered perforated metal and brass details in the manner of Mathieu Matégot.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass, Metal

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat Side Table, 1950s
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sheaf of wheat side table designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar very good vintage original condition.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Organic Shape Solid Oiled Walnut Base Travertine Terrazzo Top End Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Travertine top walnut base side or end table on wheels.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Klismos Side Table
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic occasional table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, circa 1950s with Klismos style legs. Made of walnut with beautiful graining, this is a side table or occasional t...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Square Wooden Two-Tier End / Side Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Mid-Century square wooden end / side tables with a lower square stretcher shelf connecting four square legs. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR F...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

MCM Dunbar Coffee or End Table Square Parsons Style by Edward Wormley
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern to Modern Dunbar square coffee or end table Parsons’s style with inlaid brass detail by Edward Wormley. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair Mid-Century Modern Oiled Walnut Two Drawers End Tabled Nightstands Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair mid century American modern oiled walnut two drawers end tabled nightstands mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut, Burl

Mid Century Brown Saltman Walnut and Copper Enamel End Table by John Keal
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage walnut side table designed by John Keal for Brown Saltman of California. This piece showcases an enameled glazed orange tile insert made out of copper. Perfect to use as a dr...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Copper

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Travertine and Dark Wood Wedge End / Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century end / side table with a wedge-shaped beige travertine top resting on a dark wooden base with connecting stretchers and four dowel legs ending in black leather wr...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

End Table from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A handcrafted, sculptural side table having a patinated biomorphic bronze top floating atop an undulating wrought iron base.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bronze, Iron

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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