Mid-Century Modern Octagonal Table in Walnut & Terrazzo by Harvey Probber
View Similar Items
Mid-Century Modern Octagonal Table in Walnut & Terrazzo by Harvey Probber
About the Item
- Creator:Harvey Probber (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 21 in (53.34 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Length: 21 in (53.34 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1959
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. One small repaired corner chip, please see photos. Truly in spectacular condition despite this.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: LNS1stDibs: LU1273222946832
Harvey Probber
A popular designer who had his heyday from the late 1940s into the 1970s, Harvey Probber is one of the post-war American creative spirits whose work has been recently rediscovered by collectors. His designs are by-and-large simple and elegant, but his signal achievement was to pioneer one of the key innovations of mid-20th century furniture: sectional, or modular, seating.
Even as a teenager, the Brooklyn-born Probber was making sketches of furniture designs — and selling them to Manhattan furniture companies. He began working as a designer for an upholsterer once he finished high school and, apart from a few evening classes he took as an adult at the Pratt Institute, he was self-taught about design and furniture making.
After wartime service — and a stint as a lounge singer — Probber founded his own company in the late 1940s. A lifelong familiarity with the needs of New York–apartment dwellers doubtless sparked his most noteworthy creation: a line of seating pieces in basic geometric shapes — wedges, squares, half-circles — that could be arranged and combined as needed. Modular furniture remained the core idea of Probber’s business throughout his career.
As a self-trained designer, Probber was never wed to any particular aesthetic. He preferred simple lines for their inherent practicality, but often used hardware to enliven the look of his pieces, or added elements — such as a ceramic insert in the center of a round dining table — that was visually interesting and could serve as a trivet. He gravitated toward bright fabrics with attractive, touchable textures that might be satin-like or nubbly. Above all, Probber insisted that the products that came out of his Fall River, Massachusetts, factory be built to last.
“The quality of aging gracefully,” Probber once told an interviewer, is “design's fourth dimension.” This quality he realized: Probber furniture is just as useful and alluring now as it was when made — and maybe even more stylish.
Find a collection of vintage Harvey Probber side tables, sectional sofas, chairs and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- Harvey Probber Pair of Circular Side Tables Walnut With Marble Tops Mid CenturyBy Harvey ProbberLocated in Philadelphia, PAClassic Harvey Probber, this walnut undulating base is a signature Probber design married with a Carrara marble top, these tables are showstoppers!Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
MaterialsMarble
$3,510 Sale Price35% Off - Mid-Century Modern Harvey Probber Walnut & Travertine Marble Card / Dining TableBy Harvey ProbberLocated in Philadelphia, PAA beautiful octagonal form dining table designed and produced by Harvey Probber in the 1950s. It features solid walnut construction, inlayed travertine marble, and an X-form base.Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
MaterialsTravertine
- Pair of Harvey Probber Enameled Copper Flower Motif Side TablesBy Harvey ProbberLocated in Philadelphia, PARare 1960s psychedelic flower design side tables with baked enamel on copper inset panels. With era-appropriate vibrant enamel on original mahogany...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsCopper, Enamel
- Mid Century Modern Chrome & White Marble Circular Side Table or Coffee TableLocated in Philadelphia, PAThis 1970's table is extremely heavy and well made. It features all chrome weighted base with white and grey round marble top.Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsMarble, Chrome
- Mid-Century Modern Italian Travertine Marble and Glass Cocktail or Side TableLocated in Philadelphia, PAA chic and modern designed side table or cocktail table made in Italy, circa 1978. This table consists of heavy a heavy thick travertine base with a floating clear piece of glass. Ve...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsTravertine
- Mid-Century Modern Live Edge Slab or Tree Trunk Cocktail or Side TableLocated in Philadelphia, PAA unique designed table that produced in the early 1970s, maker unknown. Perfect size for a small scale cocktail table or side table. An unusual mix of materials makes this an instan...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsSteel
- Mid-Century Modern Terrazzo Marble and Walnut Cocktail Table by Harvey ProbberBy Harvey ProbberLocated in Port Jervis, NYFabulous Terrazzo table with walnut blocks pierced through. Surfboard shaped table is 1.5 inches thick. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Top does have a few very mi...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsTerrazzo, Walnut
- Harvey Probber Terrazzo Travertine Stone Walnut Side Tables Octagon - A PairBy Harvey ProbberLocated in Forest Grove, PAA matching pair of Harvey Probber octagon side tables, terrazzo stone and sculpted walnut.Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsTerrazzo, Walnut
- SOLD 02/20/24 Harvey Probber Mid Century Terrazzo Marble and Walnut Coffee TableBy Harvey ProbberLocated in Countryside, ILHarvey Probber Mid Century Terrazzo Marble and Walnut Coffee Table This table measures: 66 wide x 20 deep x 14 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restor...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsMarble
- Mid Century Modern Rare Harvey Probber Curved Macassar Corner Tables - A PairBy Harvey ProbberLocated in Morristown, NJc. 1960s, USA, a rare pair of Harvey Probber corner tables with Macassar ebony veneer tops and dark stained tapering round wood legs. The triangular tables have a curved longside edge. The tables are unmarked and likely a custom order. Harvey Probber (1922-2003) was born in Brooklyn, New York, and designed his first sofa at age 16, selling it for $10. By the time he finished high school, he was selling sketches of furniture to companies in Manhattan. Probber was an autodidact, having very little formal training at a time when most designers had formal architectural or art degrees. He did, however, take a few night classes at Pratt Institute and had on- the-job training in furniture production while working for Trade Upholstery. After serving in the Coast Guard during the 1940s, Probber worked briefly as a cabaret singer, but by 1945 he had opened Harvey Probber, Inc. Realizing that post-war families wanted more flexibility in their homes and their lifestyles, he was the frst to introduce modular seating. His pieces had understated modern...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsSteel
- Mid-Century Harvey Probber Surfboard Coffee Table in Terrazzo MarbleBy Harvey ProbberLocated in Chicago, ILMid-century Harvey Probber terrazzo marble coffee table. Style of Dunbar and Milo Baughman.Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsTerrazzo
- 1960s Harvey Probber Terrazzo & Walnut Side Tables, a PairBy Harvey ProbberLocated in Marietta, GAHandsome pair of side tables, from the iconic Harvey Probber. The terrazzo and walnut tops and done in a grid pattern. The bases are in a darker finish( I have seen bases done in lig...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsTerrazzo, Mahogany, Walnut
Sold$2,895 / set
