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Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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
1970s M1 Mangiarotti Dining Table in Gray Mondragone Marble for Skipper, Italy
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
1970s Angelo Mangiarotti round pedestal dining table for Skipper in highly figured gray Mondragone marble with black and white veining, and many subtlties. This table is from the M1 ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Italian Travertine Side Table or Pedestal, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Italian pedestal or side table, handcrafted out of travertine, fabricated in the 1980s. It can be used inside or outside the house. It is made of beautiful travertine. Please ta...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Travertine

Tommaso Barbi Octagonal Table Pedestal in Burl Wood and Brass, Italy, 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible octagonal pedestal table designed and signed by Tomasso Barbi, this fantastic piece was produced in Italy in the 1970s. This gorgeous column is fully made in briarwood...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Brass

Travertine Pedestal dining table in the spirit of Angelo Mangiarotti Italy c1980
Located in Renens, CH
A round Italian travertine pedestal dining table, Italy, circa 1980s. Modern and minimalist design. The marvel of this Italian table design is the top balances perfectly and secur...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Travertine

Walnut Display Stand, 1960s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Walnut Display stand, 1960s. Walnut & White Laminate. Perfect for Displaying Collectables, Small Pottery Etc.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

Multicolor Pedestals for Sculpture in Murano Glass and Golden Brass Available
Located in Guazzora, IT
Multicolored sculpture pedestals made from the finest Murano glass and gold-plated brass. Each pedestal is a unique masterpiece, hand-painted and hand-carved in Italy, reflecting t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Brass

Walnut Display Stand, 1960s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Walnut Display stand, 1960s. White & Black Laminate. Perfect for Displaying Collectables, Small Pottery Etc.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Laminate, Walnut

Walnut Display Cube, 1960s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Walnut Display Cube, 1960s. White & Black Laminate. Perfect for Displaying Collectables, Small Pottery Etc.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Laminate, Walnut

Travertine and Glass Console Table
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A console table or use as two pedestals. Travertine and glass. Very heavy, each pedestal measures 12"x12"x35.75"h. If used as a console table measures 21"d, 72"w.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Travertine

Mid-Century Modern Turned Wood Side Table John Stuart
Located in New York, NY
John Stuart Pedestal table of turned assembled solid wood. Turned wood Side table having a polished black finished top. Great looking profile table by a high quality American maker o...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Wood

Brutalist Console Table in Black Wood Veneer, Sideboard Podio by Nono
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Podio rectangular console table The NONO design team presents a console table that exudes elegance and modernity. The foundation of this piece is a cluster of cylindrical columns, p...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Plywood

Small Scandinavian Cobalt Blue Glazed Ceramic Pedestal
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern cobalt blue Glazed Ceramic pedestal.
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Ceramic

Vintage Lucite Pedestal Table
Located in Trenton, NJ
Elevate your space with this vintage lucite pedestal table, an embodiment of modern elegance and versatility. This eight-sided pedestal, crafted from high-quality lucite, shines with...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Acrylic, Lucite

Midcentury Polished Chrome Cylinder Table by J. Wade Beam for Brueton
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Amazing American made slant cylinder Zepher side table made in heavy polished and chromed steel. This work of art is designed by J. Wade Beam for Brueton. The finish of the cylinder...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Stainless Steel, Chrome

Brutalist Console Table in Wood Veneer, Sideboard Podio by NONO
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Podio Rectangular Console Table The NONO design team presents a console table that exudes elegance and modernity. The foundation of this piece is a cluster of cylindrical columns, p...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Plywood

Charles Hollis Jones Lucite And Nickel Sculpture Pedestal Stand
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful polished nickel and solid lucite pedestal designed by Charles Hollis Jones circa 1960. In very nice overall condition having minimal signs of usage. Obtained from the ori...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Nickel

Mid Century Modern Harvey Guzzini Marble Base for Arc Floor Lamp Italy 1960s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an incredible, white marble base, which can be attached to a pole for an arc floor lamp, by Harvey Guzzini, made in Italy, circa the 1960s. In excellent vin...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Marble

Edward Wormley Dunbar Burl Wood Pedestal Accent Drum Table 6302F Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley for dunbar burl wood pedestal side table 6302F. Item features a beautiful faceted columnar exterior, figured burl...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Burl

Walnut Display Stand, 1960s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Walnut Display stand, 1960s. Walnut & White Laminate. Perfect for Displaying Collectables, Small Pottery Etc.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

1960s Cabin Modern Martz Table Walnut + Chocolate Ceramic Tile Plant Stand MCM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Harder to find, smaller Marshall Studios square tile side table, all original No chips to the ceramic tiles, and the glaze has held up very w...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Ceramic, Walnut

Maitland Smith Pink Tessellated Marble with Rattan and Brass Pedestal Column
Located in Melbourne, AU
A 1970s tessellated marble and rattan pedestal in the form of a simple Doric order column with the rattan construction forming a 'fluted' finish. Beautiful pink tessellated stone...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Marble

Walnut Display Cube, 1960s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Walnut Display Cube, 1960'S. White & Walnut Laminate. Perfect for Displaying Collectables, Small Pottery Etc.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

Set of 2 Beautiful White Grey Veined Marble Pedestals, France, 1920
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Set of 2 beautiful white gray veined marble pedestals France 1920. This is a set of 2 white veined marble pedestals in the shape of a column with a fluted shaft. The ringed capita...
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1920s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Marble

Bill Curry for Design Line Pedestal Lamp 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Pedestal lamp by Bill Curry for his company, Design Line. The light in the top segment illuminates the open middle section and produces light above. The...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Aluminum

Pair of Midcentury Made, Dismantable Solid Oak End Tables of Excellent Condition
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare, stylish and highly practical pair of midcentury tables. These beautifully designed and smartly handcrafted end tables or small pedestals could not be in better condition. We t...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Oak

Walnut Display Stand, 1960s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Walnut Display Stand, 1960s. Walnut & White Laminate. Perfect for Displaying Collectables, Small Pottery Etc.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

Mid-Century Neoclassical Wrought Iron, Brass & Marble Lamp Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-century neoclassical wrought iron, brass & marble lamp table is perfect for the more trendy decor, and features timeless neoclassical lines with a more modern interpretation. The...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Wrought Iron

Enrique Garcel Pagoda Style Tessellated Bone Low Pedestal or Bar Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enrique Garcel, Columbian made low Tray with pagoda style legs - the tray or platform is a compliment to any large dining or entry table. also works well on the floor to house any number of pieces, from plants to sculptures. Enrique Garcel is known for his amazing handmade pieces and intricate quality. A rare piece - works wonderfully in any room or outdoor covered...
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20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Horn

1950's French Mid Century Modern Portor Marble Top - Storage Pedestal
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1950's French Mid Century Exotic Wood Marble Top Storage Display Pedestal. Portor marble top and nice storage.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Round Italian Gueridon Table with Marble Resin Top and Metal, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury round gueridon table with marble resin top and metal. This wonderful piece was designed in Italy during the 1950s. This great piece has a fantastic marbled resi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Double-Levelled Circular Rattan and Bamboo Italian Pedestal, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible midcentury double-levelled circular rattan and bamboo pedestal. A fantastic item was designed in Italy during the late 1950s. This piece is stunningly beautiful, and co...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Set of Two Mid-Century Flower Stands, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made by Kovona, Czechoslovakia Chrome-plating with minor use of age - polished. The upper side of plywood refinished.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Chrome

Small Tripod Flower Table or Vintage Plant Holder Stand, 1950s Mid Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Mid-20th century modern garden stool, flower pot seat or side table. Made of Plywood with brass legs. Nice addition to your home, patio or garden. Also great as a drinks stand in you...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Brass

Pedestal Side Coffee 5452 Table by George Nelson for Herman Miller
Located in Berlin, DE
The famous coffee table designed by George Nelson in 1960 for Herman Miller. White pedestal base, white tabletop. Signed!
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Aluminum

Tall Midcentury Italian Post Modern Fluted Travertine Marble Pedestal Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A tall and sleek looking pedestal from Italy, circa 1980s. It consists of thick solid travertine slab construction. Very good condition.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Travertine

French Rattan & Bamboo Harness Table, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Bamboo and rattan harness table, France, 1950s. Bamboo, rattan & caning. Two caned trays. Height : 29.5"(75cm), Width : 20"(51cm). Top diameter : 11.2"(28.5 cm)
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Bamboo, Cane, Rattan

Maitland-Smith Faux Elephant Hide Finished Leather Pedestal
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant, classic Maitland-Smith glazed leather pedestal with faux elephant hide finish and gold embossed details. A handsome statement in both traditional and modern settings. Good s...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Leather, Wood

Black wood Plant Table or Side Table, 1960s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Blackwood Plant Table or Side Table, 1960s This is a beautiful plant table made in Denmark in the 1960s. Nice as a coffee table or side table when visitors come. The legs can be d...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Wood

Light Up Mid-Century Modern Italian Square Onyx Marble Pedestal Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A versatile modern pedestal from Italy circa 1970s. It features 100% onyx construction. Excellent overall condition. Lights up with standard US lightbulb.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Onyx

Vintage Paul Evans Style Brutalist Metal Pedestal
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Vintage Paul Evans Style Brutalist Metal Pedestal. Featuring a straight line design, brutalist style metal, and a mixture of colors. This is an exceptional comb...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Metal

Pair of Enrique Garcel Tessellated Bone Tiered Pedestals
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Pair of Enrique Garcel Tessellated Bone Tiered Pedestals Tall 13.25 W 11.75 D 40.25 H Small 13.25 W 11.75 D 30.25 H
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20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Bone

Italian Design Midcentury Modern White Carrara Marble Pedestal Stand / End Table
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and practical, handcrafted table. This rare and beautifully shaped flower stand is entirely hand-crafted out of a beautiful white marble. This timeless table is in good to excellent condition and we date it from the 1960's. This fine specimen stands as strong and stabile as the day it was made and its heavy weight and relatively wide base also ads to that stability. Thanks to its white color and natural and calm decoration of black veins a piece like this can be used in all types of interiors and in a wide variety of color schemes. It never seizes to amaze us how people manage to create such beautiful shapes out of materials that are naturally very 'unwilling to cooperate'. If you already have a place in mind for this fine specimen then maybe you should be its next custodian. Weather you use this piece as a plant stand, a small wine table...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Carrara Marble

Habitat Intrex Pedestal Table
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Habitat/Intrex pedestal table with rounded corners. Made of light oak.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Oak

Pair Round Textured 30" & 36" Tall 14" Dia Cylinder Shape Pedestals Stands MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Round Textured 30" & 36" Tall 14" Dia Cylinder Shape Pedestals Stands MINT! Pedestal One: 14 x 14 x 36 Pedestal Two: 14 x 14 x 30
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Gesso

Milo Baughman Style Tall Chrome and Glass Column Étagère
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Milo Baughman style tall chrome and glass column étagère, Each one fitted with four 17 inch square clear glass shelves. Each cube shelf has a display heigh...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Chrome

Italian Marble Side Table or Pedestal, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Italian pedestal or side table, handcrafted out of marble, fabricated in the 1980s. It can be used inside or outside the house. It is made of beautiful marble. Please take notice of...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Marble

Turning Top Lighted Electrified Tessellated Marble Round Pedestal Stand MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Turning Top Lighted Electrified Tessellated Marble Round Pedestal Stand MINT!
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Marble

Mid-Century Italian Design by Ico Parisi Side Table in Walnut and Clear Glass
Located in Brescia, IT
Mid - Century Italian Design by Ico Parisi side table in walnut and clear glass This is an iconic piece of the 1954 designed by Ico Parisi, an architect influenced by Gio Ponti mas...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Cube Shape Tessellated Polished Marble End Tables Night Stands MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Cube Shape Tessellated Polished Marble End Tables Night Stands MINT!
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Marble

Pair of Tessellated Marble Tapered Square Obelisk Shape Pedestals Stands MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Tessellated Marble Tapered Square Obelisk Shape Pedestals Stands MINT!
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Marble

Scandinavian Design Pine Cone Plant Stand set, Sweden 1960's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Scandinavian Design Cone Shape Plant Side Table Pedestal set. Made in Sweden, 1960's period. Solid pine wood constructed cone shape plant or display stand set. The...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Pine

Neo Deco Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Display Pedestal
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This listing is for the pedestal alone. The gold bust is sold separately. Gorgeous Nineteen-Laties (1980s-1990s) era Maitland Smith tessellated stone display pedestal. The design is...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Stone

Pair of Italian Travertine Circular End Tables w. Stacked Blocks Design Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful style and excellent condition pair of end tables. If you are looking for aesthetically pleasing and practical-to-use end or side tables to grace your living space then thi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Travertine

Ceramic Table
Located in London, GB
A tall plinth or side table in ceramic stoneware with a green textured surface. The piece is signed Ric and dates probably to the 1960's.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Mid Century Modern Burl Pedestal / Column in the Milo Baughman Style.
Located in Miami, FL
1960s Mid Century Modern Burl Pedestal / Column in the Milo Baughman Style. Features a rich olive burl wood veneer and a brutalist inspired design. In good restored condition with ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Burl

Murano Glass Pedestals by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant pair of brass pedestals with tainted Murano glass tops. Creation by Studio Glustin. Measures: ø 60 x H 62 cm / ø 40 x H 52 cm.
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Natural Coquina Coral Stone Pedestal Column Tables - a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of mid-century natural coquina coral stone pedestal column tables. Also available as a console with glass top. Please see separate listing here: 1stDibs Ref: LU5392238957192
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

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Limestone

'Strumenti Musicali' Drinks / Side Tables by Piero Fornasetti, c 1970s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These gorgeous collectors items are the 'Strumenti Musicali' (Musical Instruments in Italian) side tables by Piero Fornasetti, signed underneath with original labels. Priced individu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Brass

Mid-century Modern pedestals for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern pedestals 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 pedestals created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, building and garden elements, 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 pedestals 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 pedestals, popular names associated with this style include Charles Hollis Jones, Dunbar, Glustin Creation, and Piero Fornasetti. 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 pedestals differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $76 and tops out at $46,431 while the average work can sell for $2,237.

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