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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: 1980s
Post-Modern Pair of Cream and Brass Lacquer 1980s Nightstands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of mid-century 80s cream lacquer & brass nightstands by Lane. Gorgeous post modern design. The cream lacquer is smooth. The brass glows. Two drawers on each. Signed with label ...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Lacquer

Parsons End Table in Walnut with Glass Top, Henredon attr.
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1960s Vintage parsons end table with glass top. This is a rectangular form in walnut. Very functional style with a shelf for display or open storage. Glass top allows light thro...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Mid-Century Pink Marble Table, Italy, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Italian design style 1970s in pink marble side end low accent coffee cocktail bedside table or nightstand. In the mood of Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, Carlo Sca...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

Pair of Lucia Mercer End Tables for Knoll 1982 in Custom Sierra Brown Granite
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Lucia Mercer End Tables for Knoll 1982 in Custom Sierra Brown Granite. Sierra Brown Granite is a kind of brown granite with hints of beige and black quarried in Brazil. Incis...
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1980s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Granite

Square end or sofa table in Black Walnut
Located in South Charleston, WV
24" square, 22" tall. Fine Black walnut, refinished with lacquer. Minor marks exist to legs. Very good condition. For use as sofa, end or side table. Possibly could be used as a beds...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Coppia di Tavolini Anni 80 in legno e vetro
Located in Milano, IT
Coppia di tavolini in legno esotico tinto, il piano è in vetro fumè. Buone condizioni.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Smoked Glass, Harewood

Mid-Century Modern Tables in the Style of Milo Baughman- Pair
Located in Southampton, NJ
Unique pair of vintage rectangular tables with flat bar chrome Cruciform steel frames and copper wrapped tops of substantial construction, high quality & wei...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Copper, Steel, Chrome

Tessellated Tortoise Shell 1980's Side Table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage Tessellated Tortoise Shell/Coconut 1980's Side Table Chromed Steel Base/ Asymmetric Tops Sourced from Palm Springs, California, by Martyn Lawrence Bullard
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1980s Chinese Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Tortoise Shell

1980s-Inspired Mid-Century Modern Nightstands: Vintage Elegance Redefined
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the allure of vintage elegance with our classic Mid-Century Modern nightstands, a pair that beautifully embodies the sophisticated design ethos of the 1980s. Expertly handcr...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Oak, Lacquer

MAITLAND SMITH Style Side End Table Tessellated Stone Brass
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One of our recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture acquisitions of a MCM Maitland Smith styl...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Stone, Brass

Lucite "Chop" Table
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A clean and sparkling low table in Lucite. It has all the details of a wood table but they have been fabricated entirely in acrylic. This table appears to be a custom design and may ...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Lucite

Pair of Ron Seff Night Stands / End Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Ron Seff night stands / End table that are covered in white leather. The tables have mirrored tops framed by a thin chrome trim and each have two drawers.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Leather

1980s Henredon Burl Wood Drum Nightstand/End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A handsome vintage drum table by Henredon, circa 1980. For decades, the Henredon name has been synonymous with fine furniture, and their Scene Two c...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Burl

Unusual Pair Theodore Alexander Bamboo Rattan Side/End Tables
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Outstanding pair of Theodore Alexander Bamboo end/side tables. The tops have a thick resin epoxy coating over unusual decorative sliced piece...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Bamboo, Epoxy Resin

Tessellated Marble Stone Brass Glass Side End Table by Magnussen
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A MCM Magnussen Furnitur...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Brass

Pair of French Limed Oak with Travertine End Tables by Fournier Decorations
By Fournier Decoration
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic pair of Mid Century petite side tables with limed Oak and Travertine stone inserts. Designed by the Fournier Decoration firm in Paris France. Signed, labeled on one undersi...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Travertine

Plastered Fiberglass 3 Legged Table in the Style of John Dickinson
Located in Stamford, CT
Plastered Fiberglass 3 Legged Table in the Style of John Dickinson ( 1920 - 1982 ). USA. Mid 20th century. Two available at $4,900 EACH.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Fiberglass, Plaster

Marble Top Tulip Saarinen Style Side Table
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Measures 20.5 diameter with a height of 20 inch makes this a great side table with num...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Carrara Marble, Enamel, Steel

Maitland Smith Tesselated Stone Cube Table
Located in Redding, CT
Maitland Smith Tesselated Stone Cube Table. Nice neutral earth tone cream color on this piece. Use as a side table or as a pedestal for a sculpture..
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Stone

Enrique Garcel Pair of Elegant Stepped End Tables or Night Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of elegant stepped design tables, designed by Enrique Garcel, Colombia, circa 1980s. They are a versatile size and can be used as end or side tables, or as night stands. They ar...
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1980s Colombian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Glass

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

Refinished Mid-Century Modern Danish End Table with Lip by Bassett
Located in Medina, OH
Refinished Mid-Century Modern Danish end table with lip by Bassett (American made with Danish modern production features). It includes top tier with stylish edges and a magazine rack...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Pair of Acrylic Cube End Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Acrylic or Lucite end or side tables, American, circa 1980s. They are a versatile size and can be used as end or side tables, or as night stands. They were made without a bot...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Acrylic

Alvar Aalto End Tables or Night Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Alvar Aalto end tables, for Artek, Finland, circa 1980s. They retain their warm original patina. They are a versatile size and can be used as end or side tables, or as night ...
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1980s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood, Birch

Decorative Cubes in Solid Granite, 1980's
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Three stunning blue granite side or occasional tables. These were custom ordered and priced individually.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Granite

G shape Pair of Side Tables from Belgo Chrom
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Very unique Greek key shaped side tables.
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1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Baughman Style Burl Wood Rectangle Coffee End Table Mid-Century Modern 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Milo Baughman style rectangle burl wood coffee or end table Mid-Century Modern made in Mexico 1980. Marked underneath Made in Mexico. Note the stunning gr...
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1980s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Burl

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

Alvar Aalto End Tables or Nightstands
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of clean lined fan leg tables, designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Finland, circa 1980s. They are a versatile size and can be used as end or side tab...
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1980s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Beech, Birch

Pair of Tessellated Stone End Tables circa 1980s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Tessellated Stone End Tables, in the manner of Karl Springer, American, circa 1980s. They are a versatile size and can be used as e...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Stone

Pair of Bedside Tables, Edition Prestige Ameublement, France, C. 1980s
Located in New York City, NY
Pair of bedside tables, Edition Prestige Ameublement, France, c. 1980s. Attractive design consists of a solid elm construction, plank legs, and handsome cut-out drawer handles. E...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Elm

Two Fabric Upholstered Bedside Cabinets in Light Cherry Red and Glass, 1980s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Two fabric upholstered bedside cabinets in light cherry red and glass.     
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1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Plastic

Studio Solid Teak Root Heavy Cube Side or End Tables Mid-Century Inspired
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of stunning solid teak cube form end or side tables. These are vintage beauties with dramatic graining and a warm patina. Each has a hollowed core but the wall are roughly 3" ...
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1980s Asian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Teak

Pair of Extendable Three Tier Brass and Smoked Glass Tables
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of extendable three tier brass and smoked glass tables. Geometric traingular shape. Matching coffee table also available. Post modern 1980's desi...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Pair of Geometry Formica Marquetry and Metal Side Tables, Italy, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Modernist Memphis pair of geometry black, gray and yellow formica marquetry, cast aluminum metal feet. To note : a difference in the feet due to a variation of edi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal, Aluminum

Lacquered Horn Nightstand or End Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
*The one seen on the right has been sold. Lacquered horn nightstand or end table, American, circa 1980s. It is constructed of lacquered horn with bea...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Horn, Wood

Karl Springer Tray Top End Tables
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1980's tray top two tier end tables with a single drawer by Karl Springer, well made with beautiful craftsmanship, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina d...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Parchment Paper

Pace Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Pace round side table in Cherry with X base and inset beveled glass top by Adam Tihany for The Pace Collection. Having one drawer. Signed and numbered No 1614, American 1980's in ver...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Glass, Cherry

Fabulous Henredon Burl Olivewood Scene Two Round Drum End Table Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Incredible olive burl wood drum table by Henredon Furniture for their Scene Two collection. The table features the Scene Two Collection's characte...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Macassar, Burl

Bronze End Tables
Located in Highland, IN
These striking end tables have a beautiful, subtle, minimalist design with bronze plated frames and inset bronze glass tops. The design has similarities to Florence Knoll's work. Pos...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel

1980's Lucite Coffee Table with Internal Bubbles
Located in New York, NY
1980's Lucite and glass coffee table. The lucite columns have wonderful internal bubbles randomly achieved during the pouring of the lucite to make each column unique. Each leg s...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Chrome

Karl Springer Python Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Versatile table 30“ x 30“ x 23“ tall…Covered in a faux python parchment.. shades of brown and black … a Classic design..Excellent condition signed.
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Pair of 1980s X-Base Gilt Top End Tables
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine quality decorative square end tables with gilt grid patterned tops comprised of alternating gold and silver squares under glass. Mounted on black painted X-form bases. The pair may be used side...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Pair of Gray Granite and Brass Side Tables, Italy, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of end side tables or nightstands gray granite marble stone top, brass and black lacquered metal base. In the mood of Sottsass, Memphis, Mendini, Michele De Lucchi, Matteo Thun,...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Granite, Marble, Metal, Brass

Pair of Red Granite and Brass Side Tables, Italy, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of end side tables, small gueridon or nightstands red granite marble stone top, brass and black lacquered metal base. In the mood of Sottsass, Memphis, Mendini, Michele De Lucch...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Granite, Marble, Metal, Brass

Pair of Plaster Cactus Side / End Tables
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of cast plaster cactus side / end tables on brass base. Cactus is 21" high and 16" diameter. Glass top is 28" diameter and 3/8" thick.
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Plaster

Ettore Sottass Primavera Carrrara Marble Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of 1980's "Primavera" Carrara marble side tables designed by Ettore Sottass and produced by Ultima Edizione, with white marble squared base...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Carrara Marble, Steel

Marble End Table in the Style of Lucia Mercer
Located in Chicago, IL
Barrel shaped solid marble stump table.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Carrara Marble

Mid-Century Modern Custom Designed Solid Walnut Night Tables
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of custom made night tables made out of solid walnut. Very well constructed with all mitered joints, no end grain or veneer. Birch plywood for the drawer interiors. Sin...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

Cantilevered Inlaid Stone and Brass End Table by Maitland Smith
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cantilevered inlaid stone and brass end table, made by Maitland Smith, American, circa 1980s.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Stone, Brass

Maitland Smith Style Tessellated End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish pair of end tables in the style of Maitland Smith. Sleek pedestal bases and a striking tessellated faux-marble construction. This pair is sure to make an impression in any mo...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Stone

Lyrical Wrought Iron Side Table Made from St. Croix Forge Horseshoes, circa 1985
Located in Camden, ME
Beautiful end table composed of 17 Shetland Pony scaled iron horseshoes. The horseshoes were cast at the Saint Croix Forge in Minnesota. The base and gla...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wrought Iron

Casa Bique Round Tesselated Fossil Stone Side Accent Table, Maitland Smith
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Round modern side or end pedestal table in the style of Casa Bique and Maitland Smith. Top features an abstract sculptural design accented with brass inlay. Top and base constructed ...
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1980s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Stone

Resin Ribbon End Table in the Style of Tony Duquette, 1980s
Located in Camden, ME
A cast resin ribbon side table with an inset glass top from the 1980s in the style of Tony Duquette. The table is in excellent vintage condition.
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Resin

Handsome Pair of Henredon Scene Two Burled Olive Wood End Side Tables
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome parsons style tables in rich olive burl, with beautiful macassar ebony trim. The quality is what you'd expect from Henredon-top notch! These tables are different heights but...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Macassar, Burl

Lamp Table by Daniela Puppa and Franco Raggi for Fontana Arte, 1988
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A amazing Memphis style lamp table by Daniela Puppa and Franco Raggi for Fontana Arte. Adjustable inclination stem, glass, opaline glass, metal. Mo...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Metal

‘DIA’ Design Institute of America Brass Swivel Ring Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Total of three available. Priced individually. Design Institute America produced this series of brass plated swivel ring tables in the early 1980s, designed. They came in triple ring...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Side Table with Two Levels Steel and Glass Style Romeo Rega, Italy, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Side table with two levels steel and smoked glass. After Romeo Rega, Italy 1980s Chrome and smoked glass.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel, Chrome

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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