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Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

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
Etched Circular Brass Dining Table Inlay 5 Agates by VDL, circa 1980
Located in Brussels, BE
Etched brass dining table inlay 5 agates gemstones by VDL, circa 1980, signed and dated VD.L. 80, perfect condition, new polish. From the same school of Georges Mathias, Willy Daro, ...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

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Agate, Brass

Maison Jansen, Set of two chairs and a table, iron, circa 1970, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Maison Jansen, Set of two chairs and a round table, Black lacquered iron and golden brass, With cane decoration, Table with curved base, circa 1970, France Measures: Chairs: depth...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass, Iron

Gueridon, in the style of Fontana Arte, circa 1950
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Gueridon in the style of Fontana Arte, circa 1950. With original glass top in perfect condition.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Glass, Wood

Bamboo and Wood Guéridon, circa 1950-1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bamboo and wood guéridon, circa 1950-1960.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Round Gueridon Italian Design 1970s Brass Gold Metal the Shape of a Cane Marble
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round gueridon Italian design 1970s brass gold metal in the shape of a cane white marble top.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

Pair of Espresso Paul Frankl Occasional Tables
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of Paul Frankl for Brown Saltman two-tier occasional tables with splayed and tapered legs and espresso finish.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Wood

French Modern Neoclassical Iron and Marble Table in Manner of Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and unique French midcentury partially gilt wrought iron and marble folding side table or gueridon in the manner of Jean Michel Frank, circa 1935. Though the folding 'campai...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Carrara Marble, Wrought Iron

French Gueridon Brass Gold Metal Perforated Glass Top Engraved Glass with Flower
Located in Palermo, Sicily
French Gueridon brass gold metal perforated glass top engraved glass with flower.    
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Metal, Brass

Black and Gold Brass Midcentury French Selve Gueridon Style Mathieu Matégot
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Black and gold brass midcentury French Selve Gueridon style Mathieu Matégot. Black perforated metal, brass structure with brass rod shelves, very Minimalist and rational design.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Metal, Brass

Very Nice Brushed Metal and Glass Round Occasionable Table, circa 1960
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and interesting modernist round occasionable table is made of brushed metal and two thick pieces of glass. This is a French work, circa 1...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Steel

Small Gueridon in Lucite, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small gueridon in Lucite, circa 1970-1980.
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Lucite

French Cafe Tables, circa 1960s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Nicely designed, rather small, square tables, with painted plywood tops, raised on splayed and tapered black metal legs. 8 available.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Iron

White Vintage Metal Bar Cart Style Mathieu Mategot, circa 1960 France
Located in Vienna, AT
This two tiered bar cart in the style of Mathieu Mategot, circa 1960 consists of wire steel, perforated white coated sheet metal and two wheels covered with white rubber. The two tra...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Metal, Steel, Sheet Metal

Italian Round Brass Table with Glass Top and Swan Motifs, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Italian brass gueridon table from the mid-20th century features a round glass top over an exquisite gilded base. Four elegant swans support the top and gracefully converge towar...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Round Faux Egg Shell Decorated Bronze Ormolu Decorated Round Gueridon Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative Maitland-Smith bronze hammered metal finish base lamp table stand. Beautiful faux egg shell decorated top.
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20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Metal, Brass

Beyond Gorgeosity Nonna Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Exclusive limited edition (of two) occasional table custom crafted in the studio workshop of Beyond Gorgeosity, the Nonna table, our own new design created from selected vintage elem...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Solid Brass Guéridon or Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century solid brass guéridon, side, end or occasional table in the modern neoclassical tradition. The solid brass table sits on a tripod base with ball feet an...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Machined Solid Brass X-Shape Base Mosaic Top Cafe Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern elevated X-base cafe small dining dinette table. The base is very similar to Knoll design it is machined and bolted together. The mosaic top incased in solid bron...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Stone, Bronze

F.Lasbleiz, Gueridon in Lacquered Metal and Glass, Airborne Edition, circa 1954
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
F.Lasbleiz, gueridon in lacquered metal and glass. Airborne Edition, circa 1954.
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of French 1940s Style Modern Neoclassical Gueridons / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of French Forties style side tables/gueridons the modern neoclassical spirit. The pieces are in hand-forged iron with a braided rope border and the delicate legs termina...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Modern Transition Brushed Silver Steel Bronze Gueridon Table Stone
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Mid-Century Modern transition brushed silver steel bronze inset ormolu-mounted gueridon table with black granite stone by Mansfield Manor.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Granite, Bronze, Steel

Wooden Gueridon, Rattan and Brass, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wooden gueridon, rattan and brass, circa 1960.
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Silvered Brass Side Table or Gueridon
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French modern neoclassical collapse-able tri-leg side table in silvered brass. The legs of this table will fold allowing it to be transported easily. The piece is finishe...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Iron and Lacquered Rattan Gueridon, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Iron and lacquered rattan gueridon, circa 1950.
Category

1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Iron

Maison Leleu Modernist Round Table
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Jules Leleu (1883-1961). Modernist circular pedestal table, with green lacquered tray top resting on a beige painted drum, with chrome footrest, 1950's. Model illustrated on page 94...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Gilt Iron and Marble Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
French Modern Neoclassical gueridons, side tables, end tables or nightstands in the style of Gilbert Poillerat. The pieces are composed of hand forged wrought iron, with elegant gilt...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Marble, Iron, Gold Leaf

Rattan Gueridon, circa 1950-1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rattan gueridon, circa 1950-1960.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Rattan

Magiscope Optic Glass Magazine Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Custom crafted by our own master metalsmith in our workshop/studio is this stylish occasional table which fuses our favorite design elements of leather wrapped brass bamboo. The op...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Brass Chrome Marble-Top Hoof Feet Large Rings Accents Gueridon Centre Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome brass marble-top gueridon centre table. Hit quality fine details craftsmanship metal work pedestal centre table. Nice tri three legged design base.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Marble, Brass, Chrome

Pair of Tall Side Tables or Pedestals by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of tall side tables or pedestals in Lucite and solid brass by Charles Hollis Jones. The tables are newly manufactured and are in excellent condition, we have two sets,...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Pair of Pedestal Tables in Mosaic and Gemstone by Stan Usel
Located in New York, NY
Created to measure by Stan Usel, this original pedestal table in stainless steel mosaic, inlayded with a unique agate stone and quartz stone, is designed to give your very home decor...
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2010s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Agate, Quartz, Metal, Stainless Steel

Brass Inlay Marble Decorative Marble Top Round Game or Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice John Widdicomb round game or center table. Outstanding craftsmanship quality and design detail. The heigh is 26".
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Marble

Mid Century Pedestal in Chrome Glass and Brass by Maison Jansen
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Mid Century Pedestal in Chrome Glass and Brass by Maison Jansen. Three-legged tall pedestal table in polished chrome and glass with hooved feet, f...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Chrome, Brass

Hugh Acton Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Marble side table designed by Hugh Acton.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Marble, Chrome, Steel

Faux Alligator Crocodile Snake Skin Square Dining Game Table Brass Feet
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern faux skin game or dining table. Nice square design with recessed asking panels. Low profile solid well built table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Marble-Top Occasional Table
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An occasional table having a wrought iron base with Greek Key feet and brass ball and ring embellishment supporting a round cream marble top with a beveled edge.
Category

1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Marble, Brass, Iron

Pair of Tall Side Tables or Pedestals by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of tall side tables or pedestals in Lucite and solid brass by Charles Hollis Jones. The tables are newly manufactured and are in excellent condition, we have two sets,...
Category

1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

in the style of Emilio Terry , Lacquered Iron Gueridon, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
in the style of Emilio Terry , Lacquered Iron Gueridon, circa 1950
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Wrought Iron

Alice Gavalet 2016, Unique Ceramic and Gold Leaf Gueridon, La Josephine
Located in Paris, FR
Alice Gavalet 2016, Gueridon La Josephine, patinated iron, golden leaf, enameled ceramic, measures: Height 75 cm, top 60 cm, unique piece, signed. Alice Gavalet Born in 1978, Lives and works in France. Education 2003 
Diploma in Industrial Design, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. 1999
 Ceramic art, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d'Art Olivier De Serres, Paris. Elisabeth Garouste's Assistant Freelance product designer since 2003: Art of the table range for A380 Singapore Airlines First Class and Givenchy's Business Class. Tableware objects for Kenzo House...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Iron

Stacked Lucite Base Round Gueridon Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice pyramid stacked Lucite base center or game table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Pair of Brass Marble Top Gueridons
Located in North Bergen, NJ
A pair of brass marble top gueridons having scrolling down swept legs raised on tri-corner plinths with stylized feet.           
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Gueridon, Granite Top and Iron, circa 1970, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Gueridon, granite top and iron, circa 1970, France. Measures: Height 75 cm, diameter 80 cm.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Granite, Iron

Mid-Century Wrought Iron Table in White Gold Leaf and Marble
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wrought iron side table with antiqued white gold leaf finish and marble. Perfect for great room, den, bedroom or could be used outdoors.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Unusual Italian Gueridon with Moulded Glass Top
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual Italian gueridon with moulded glass top and decorative ring on top.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Early/Mid-Century French Polished Steel Flower Gueridon Table
Located in London, by appointment only
A highly polished steel Gueridon occasional table with the shiny steel leaves and petals of a flower. This table dates to the early 20th century during the art deco period, it was...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Steel

Painted Cast Aluminum Banana Leaf Base Center Table 3/4 Inch Thick Round Glass
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Thick 3/4" thick glass top cast aluminum base cafe dinette gueridon center table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Aluminum

Brass and Lucite Side Tables or Pedestals by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of tall side tables or pedestals in Lucite and brass by Charles Hollis Jones. The tables are in excellent condition, we have two sets, one is brass and one in nickel. ...
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1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Pair of Tall Pedestals in Black Enamel and Lucite by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of tall side tables or pedestals in Lucite and black enamel metal by Charles Hollis Jones. The tables are part of the "Metric" line, they are signed by the artist. ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Brass "Starburst" Gueridon, circa 1990, France
Located in Girona, Spain
Brass "Starburst" gueridon. Polished brass with glass top, France, circa 1990. Re-polished. Excellent condition.
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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Light Wood Neoclassical Coffee Table, France, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
France, 1950s Striking neoclassical table in blond ash, The circular top beautifully set in wood frame Patinated bronze mounts and sabots. Dimensions: 27.5 diameter x 18 H.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Bronze

Pair French Mid-Century Modern Silver Leaf Iron End Tables, Style Jacques Quinet
Located in New York, NY
A pair of end or side tables in silver leafed solid metal in the style of Jacques Quinet. Each table is supported by a tripod base with each side cross-bracing the other. A round of ...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Silver Leaf

Unique Italian Modern Neoclassical Hammered Brass & Copper Side/ End Table 1930
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Italian Mid-Century / Novecento center table or side table with compelling materials, design and form. Hand-hammered brass and copper base, a turned ebonized wood supporting stem, tripod copper supports and a hammered copper top are all harmoniously combined into a stunning composition that transcends conventional style categories...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass

Glass End Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass end table located in NY.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Iron, Brass

Mathieu Mategot Wrought Iron & Saint Gobain Glass Gueridon, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant wrought iron and glass center table with a Saint Gobain top, the base is a double-looped rod that gracefully connects to a sphere in the center. The model is a variation of t...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian Mid Century Wood and Opaline Glass Coffee Table, Italy, 1950s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Italian mid century wood, black opaline glass top coffee low cocktail table or gueridon attributed to Cesare Lacca. In the mood of Vittorio Dassi, Osvaldo Borsani, Gianfranco Frattin...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Glass, Opaline Glass, Wood

Italian Brass and Black Opaline Glass Gueridon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Italian brass and black opaline glass gueridon, in excellent condition. Thick glass tabletop, with bronze handle. (another piece available to for...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Bronze

1953 Italian Vintage Black White Gray Horse Mosaic Brass Dining / Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
This signed and dated charming triangular shape three-leg table, entirely handcrafted in Italy, comes with high and short legs to be used either as a small dining table or a coffee /...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Stone, Slate, Brass

Set of Four Sputnik Tripod Tables
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of four 1950s Sputnik snack tables made by Excel Mfg. Muncie, IN. These are new old stock with the original box and packaging. Never used. Original instruction labels on each top...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Gueridon

Materials

Brass, Steel

Mid-century Modern gueridon for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern gueridon 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 gueridon created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern gueridon made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original gueridon, popular names associated with this style include Glustin Creation, Andreas Berlin, Charles Hollis Jones, and Maison Jansen. 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 gueridon differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $671 and tops out at $26,955 while the average work can sell for $3,490.

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