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Mid-Century Modern Serving 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
Barcart/Trolley 1980s Italy
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Beautiful Italian design BARCART/TROLLEY 1980s Smoked glass with chrome and gold colour. Great vintage piece. H - 63 cm, W - 64, D - 44 cm
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1880s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Console Table, High Gloss Laminate & Brass Details, Burgundy - L
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Julieta Collection. Console Table with High Gloss Top, Brass Tape Framed, Black Powder Coating Conical Legs with Brass End Introducing the stunning console table with black powder...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Flip Top Black Laminate Serving Cart Bar Cabinet Wheels MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Flip Top Black Laminate Serving Cart Bar Cabinet Wheels MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

Console Table, High Gloss Laminate & Brass Details, Antique White - L
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Julieta Collection. Console Table with High Gloss Top, Brass Tape Framed, Black Powder Coating Conical Legs with Brass End Introducing the stunning console table with black powder...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

Italian Design 3-layer Chrome and Blue Glass Trolley, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Italian Design 3-layer Chrome and Blue Glass Trolley, 1960s, Italy Measurtements : Height: 86 cm Diameter: 39 cm Shelf heights from bottom to top: 15cm , 42 cm and 70 cm Please do...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Chrome

Italian Serving Bar Cart with Bottle Holder, Wood, Metal and Brass, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely Mid-Century serving bar cart with oak wood removable trays. This unique piece was produced in Italy during the 1960s. This serving table has a beautiful structure in bent tub...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Ferreirinha Marble Dining Table, Brass, Handmade Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Ferreirinha Dining Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Ferreirinha marble dining table pays homage to Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, a visionary businesswoman who defied the male-dominated Portuguese wine industry in the 19th century. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this marble dining table stands as a tribute to strength, resilience, and generosity—the defining qualities of the legendary “Ferreirinha.” Its sculptural design, with bold yet graceful elements, reflects her pioneering spirit, which continues to inspire generations. The Ferreirinha dining table features a polished Calacatta Black...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Travertine, Marble, Stainless Steel, Brass

Cesare Lacca Walnut and Brass Bar Cart with Magazine Rack, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous Mid-Century bar cart with magazine rack and bar cart. This wonderful piece was designed by Cesare Lacca and produced by De Baggis in Italy during 1950s. This elegant maga...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Crystal, Brass, Metal

Large Wheel Design Chrome and Glass Tea Bar Cart
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern polished chrome and glass rolling bar tea cart.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Chrome

Console Table, High Gloss Laminate & Brass Details, Antique White - M
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Julieta Collection. Console Table with High Gloss Top, Brass Tape Framed, Black Powder Coating Conical Legs with Brass End Introducing the stunning console table with black po...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

1960s Sculptural Woven Rattan Bar Tea Cart
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
The rare woven sculptural rattan cart is statement piece which is also extremely comfortable and packed with personality! Just look at the gorgeous design on this beauty! Mid-Century Modern wicker, rattan serving trolley...
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1960s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Rattan, Wood

Midcentury Italian Beech Wood and Formica Red Two Tiered Bar Cart, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic midcentury serving trolley in beech wood with two formica red shelves. This unique piece was produced in Italy during the 1960s. This is a won...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Metal

Happy Hour Trolley by Alfredo Häberli
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Happy hour trolley by Alfredo Häberli Black or withe trolley. Chromed iron structure. Heat-shaped ABS+PMMA plastic trays, available painted with polyur...
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Early 2000s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Iron

Bar Cart / Serving Cart in Wood by Franco Albini for Poggi model cr-20, 1950's
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Bar Cart - Mid-Century Modern Italian Design - Franco Albini Serving Cart - Vintage Collectible Furniture by Poggi 1950's Rare, sought after and perfectly preserved "CR-20...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Wood

Max Sauze for Atrow ‘Isocele’ bar cart side table 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Max Sauze for Atrow ‘Isocele’ bar cart side table 1970’s
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Metal

Rosewood & Glass Two Tier Serving Cart on Wheels
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rosewood two tier serving cart table on wheels.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Rosewood

Vintage Table Stand on Casters
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage table stand on casters Dimensions. 30 1/2 W ; 29 1/2 H ; 22 D.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Wood

Lucite Tray Table, France, 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
very nice Lucite tray table, cross folding legs, comes with a loose tray with chrome hinges. Beautiful and stylish piece. 1970s France.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Lucite

Heywood Wakefield 1950's Maple Guitar-Pick Drinks/Side-Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Of solid construction with triangular solid maple top above a plain frieze apron all raised on tapering supports.
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1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Maple

1960s Teak Side Table on Wheels, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Wood, Teak

Mid-Century Modern Teakwood Bar Cart - Cees Braakman Model PT10
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Cees Braakman design teakwood serving trolley for UMS Pastoe.
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Teak

Barovier Toso trolley from the early fifties
Located in bari, IT
Barovier & Toso coffee trolley in worked glass. and brass with removable tray. The coffee table can be adjusted in height as needed. The tray has the foll...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

Fontana Arte Blue Mirrored Glass Wood and Brass Serving Trolley, Signed
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant and refined food trolley by Fontana Arte, signed, from the 1950s, Italy. The trolley is beautifully crafted in various elements. We find two shelves to place various objects....
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

Walnut Server with Hidden Electric Dish Warmer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern walnut rolling server with built in food warmer. Carved fluted doors two drawers built by Drexel.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Walnut

Brass Burl Wood Fruitwood Flip Top Expandable Serving Bar Cart Liquor Cabinet
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass Burl Wood Fruitwood Flip Top Expandable Serving Bar Cart Liquor Cabinet Clean!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

Midcentury Italian Folding Plastic and Chromed Metal Bar Cart, c 1960s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian midcentury folding bar cart, serving table, liquor trolley from the 1960s The bar cart is made of chromed metal and plastic. It...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Metal

Console, Occasional Table, Gio Ponti attributed, by Consorzio Mobili di Cantù
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italy Mid-Century Modern occasional table, console, Gio Ponti attributed by Consorzio Mobili di Cantu. In mahogany, wax-polished Measures cm: H 79, W 7...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Mahogany

Mathieu Matégot Mid Century Metal Brass Serving Trolley Produced in France 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare French mid century bar serving trolley in black and white lacuered metal and brass by Mathieu Matégot produced by Steph Simon France, 1950s. In good vintage condition. Dimensi...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Trolley Side Table Console in walnut with Turned Legs
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Italian console or trolley side table in mahogany with walnut turned legs. Polished to wax
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Mahogany, Walnut

Mid-Century Dessert Etagere Stand
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century dessert etagere stand. Chic blonde wood framed stand from the Hotel Bristol Paris with black fillet bordering suspending mirror-topped shelve...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Mirror, Wood

Beautiful Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Glass Top Inset Console Serving Table
Located in Roslyn, NY
A beautiful vintage Mid-Century Modern brass with thick glass top inset to each leg, console / serving table. Minor wear from age & regular use.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Leather Console after Jean-Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Exquisite French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical console / sofa table or secretary in the style of Jean-Michel Frank. Elegant form and luxurious materials combine to creat...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Leather, Hardwood

Polished Stainless Steel Box Shape Two Tier Serving Bar Cart Chrome Mid Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bauhaus Polished Stainless Steel Box Shape Two Tier Serving Bar Cart Chrome Mid Century Clean!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Stainless Steel

Geraldo de Barros bar cart Unilabor Brazil 1955
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare and minimalist bar cart designed by Geraldo de Barros and manufactured by Unilabor in Brazil, 1955. This bar cart is made from a minimalistic structure of a tubular steel frame ...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Metal

Interesting Rattan Drinks Trolley with Leather Links, French, circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This interesting and unusual drinks trolley is made of rattan with leather links. This is a French work, circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Leather, Rattan, Glass

Rare Hand and Sandaled-Foot Butler's Stand Attributed to Maison Baguès
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unusual tray table, having a rectangular top of Lucite, on X-frame stand of steel and brass, joined by stretcher, four-cast hands hold the acrylic table ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Steel

Arturo Pani Trestle Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Arturo Pani Console Trestle Table, mahogany trestle table with brass escutcheons and glass top. Designed by Pani for a family residence in Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City, circa 19...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

Italian Stained Wood Trolley with Lion Figure, 1940s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This trolley features stained wood with an upper floor adorned with a lion figure and acrylic glass inserts. Originating from Italy in the 1940s. Feel free to contact us for more de...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Glass, Acrylic, Wood

1940s Stunning Tray in Wood, Made in Italy
Located in Milan, IT
1940s Stunning tray in wood. Made in Italy inexcellent conition.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Wood

Midcentury McGuire Faux Bamboo Bar Cart
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dynamic faux bamboo bar cart with well grained oak panels, reed wrapped corners, finished all around, recessed casters and slide out service space. Signed McGuire in the drawer.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Reed, Oak

Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Cocktail Bar Accent Table, Relling & Rastad, Norway
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MODERN ROSEWOOD COCKTAIL SERVING BAR TABLE Designed by Rolf Rastad and Adolf Relling, Norway, circa 1960s; with two stamps "N.S. 6"; otherwise unmarked Item # 909AWV22P This sleek ...
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20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Rosewood

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Cart w/ Removable Tray on Wheels
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern teak cart with removable tray.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Teak

20th Century Fabio Lenci 'in the style of' Coffee Table in Plex and Fabric
Located in Turin, Turin
20th century Fabio Lenci (in the style of) coffee table in plex and fabric of the 1960s. The table has the structure in plex and metal, and a special fabric as magazine rack. Very g...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Metal

Wrought Iron Side Table Attributed to Woodard
Located in New York, NY
Stylish wrought iron stand having weave pattern top, with waisted form base. This example is currently in old paint finish, usable as is, or we can provide custom powder coat finish ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Wrought Iron

Vintage Midcentury White Painted Brass Console
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage midcentury white painted brass console. Originally brass, later powder-coated in white. Glass shelves are tinted originally but can be deli...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

Early Italian Mid-Century Modern Two-Tier Bar Trolley With Glass Shelf
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early Italian rectangular Mid-Century Modern two-tier bar trolley with glass shelf.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Wood

Pair of Brushed Steel & Stained Wood 1960s, bedside tables by Formanova
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Solid brushed metal structure with pivotable wheels and 2 stained dark brown wood shelves. The wooden shelves remain in pretty good condition, but one shows visible scratches along a...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Metal

Vintage Gold Colored Cart on Wheels
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Cart 2 Tier with Rack on bottom. Clear Wheels. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age Dimensions. 18 W ; 16 D ; 24 H
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Metal

Serving cart in jacaranda wood by Kurt Östervig
Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, ES
A very special Serving cart Manufactured by Jason Mobler Denmark, 1960’s Jacaranda wood, black tops when open, brass wheels and hinges Measurements 48 W cm x 75 cm L x 60 cm H Tota...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Formica, Jacaranda

Vintage Handcrafted Octagonal Bamboo Side Folding Table, Center Table, 1970
Located in Miami, FL
1970s Mid-Century Modern handcrafted and handwoven octagonal bamboo foldable side table. Decorative and sturdy X base. The table is easy to f...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Metal

Hollywood Regency Tiered Gilt Iron Faux Bamboo Bar Cart
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Mid Century gilt iron three tiered bar and serving cart, probably Italian made. The top of the faux bamboo frame with extended Greek key corners with stable rings. Raised on t...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Iron

Italian Faux Bamboo Three-Tier Glass Shelves Rolling Serving Cart Bar
Located in Rockaway, NJ
High end quality Italian Mid-Century Modern brass and turned faux bamboo rolling serving cart.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Organic Vintage Cherry Brass Bar Cart Max Kment 1950 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern organic vintage bar cart or tea cart from cherry, brass and cords by Max Kment Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätten 1950s Austria. While the bar cart shows two tiers, one...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

Harvey Prober Expandable Rolling Serving Two Tier Cart Table Console
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Harvey Prober two tier two drawers serving cart on wheels. Opens up to 59" long.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Walnut

Two-Tier Polished Brass Glass Rolling Serving Bar Cart
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative polished brass serving tea bar cart. Larger carriage style wheels.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

Vintage Four-Tiered Serving Cart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very unusual serving cart with four tiers of storage space. Nice accents along the sides of each tier. A concealed drawer extends from the back of the piece. Easily maneuverable. Ser...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Wood

Vintage Bronze 2-Tiered Table with Greek Key Open Fretwork
Located in San Francisco, CA
Appears to be a one-of-a-kind, shop-made bronze table in the neoclassical taste fitted with two glass shelves with openwork greek key apron and gallery; would make a great bar; the h...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Bronze

Scandinavian Midcentury Bar Cart in Brass and Glass
Located in Karlstad, SE
A beautiful bar cart made of brass with black wooden details and a table top in glass, probably produced in Sweden. Beautiful design and well matched materials make this piece a go...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

Mid-century Modern serving tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern serving 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 serving tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern serving tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original serving tables, popular names associated with this style include Cesare Lacca, Cassina, Cees Braakman, and UMS Pastoe. 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 serving tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $220 and tops out at $51,713 while the average work can sell for $2,014.

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