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Mid-Century Modern Side 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
Rare Gio Ponto for Singer & Sons Two-Tiered Side Table w/ Drawer in Mahogany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made over 70 years ago in Italy, this side table was designed by Italian architect Gio Ponto for limited production by Singer and Sons. Like most of Ponti's designs, this model has v...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Mahogany

Round Glass Coffee Table by F. Novembre
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Round glass coffee table by Fabio Novembre.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Scarlet Midcentury Folding Table
Located in Kent, Dover
A French mid-century scarlet painted folding table, on tapering iron legs.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Iron

Pair of Steel and Ebonized Wood Circular Tables, Style of Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York City, NY
A Minimalist pair of tulip design, splay leg end tables in steel and lacquered wood. The austere and streamline design make this pair appealing...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel

American Designer, Side Tables, Bamboo, Rattan, Marble, USA, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of bamboo, rattan and green marble side tables designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 22” H x 26.5” W x 19.5” D All items ship from High Poi...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Square Parsons Style Sunburst Inlay Zebra Wood Occasional End Side Lamp Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Parsons style sunburst inlay zebra wood occasional end side lamp table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Zebra Wood

Walnut End Table with White Inset Top in the Manner of Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
Walnut square-shaped end table with lower shelf, possibly by Harvey Probber. USA, circa 1960. Unsigned. Features a chocolate brown finish with white octagonal inset top with brass tr...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Metal

Mid-Century Clear Acrylic Cube Side Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid-century clear acrylic cube side table. The side table measures: 18 wide x 18 deep x 18.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Acrylic

Pair of Midcentury Italian Brass Tables with Black Mirrored Tops and Ring Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of vintage Italian brass tables from the mid-20th century, with black mirrored tops and ring motifs. Created in Italy during the mid...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Modern Lacewood Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern gray lacewood veneer table on a recessed cream lacquered base. The table has a plectrum outlined top and sides and has a unique gilt channel cut into one end. Dimensions: 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

French Modern Neoclassical Gilt Iron & Basalt Stone Side Table by Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical partially gilt wrought iron gueridon or side / end table by Maison Jansen. A dramatic piece that features a top of rich, natural basalt stone i...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stone, Wrought Iron

Vintage Black Marble Top Tables With Red Metal Tulip Bases
Located in London, GB
A pair of Luxurious Mid Century black marquina marble rounded top tulip side tables that have exquisitely carved finish of smooth rounded edging - both in excellent condition. The b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

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 Side Tables

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Brass

Swedish Modern Coffee Table in Birch, Glass and Rattan by Bodafors, 1940s
Located in Karlstad, SE
Beautiful coffee or side table made of birch, rattan and glass by Bodafors, Sweden. The table consists of the original glass tabletop with etched ornaments, supported by a birch fra...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Rattan, Birch

Burl Walnut Mid-Century Modern Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice burl walnut Mid-Century Modern side table possibly designed by M. Baughman.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Pair of Chrome Metal Faux Bamboo x Base Smoked Glass End Side Tables
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern chrome faux bamboo end side tables stands.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Hexagon Oiled Walnut Base Round Top Side End Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Hexagon Oiled Walnut Base Round Top Side End Table Stand Pedestal
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Composition

Charcoal Oak Round Side Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
From the oak tray top to the contrasting bronze metal legs, the table adds a little zen to your space. An intensive multi-step hand finish on this piece brings out the natural wood g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Pair of White Rattan Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very nice looking Mid-Century Modern rattan bases glass top end tables.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Pair of Cruciform Occasional Tables in the Style of Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of square cocktail occasional tables with refinished walnut tops and bases. In the Style of Milo Baughman, American, circa 1970. Notice we have 4 available.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Art Deco Side Table In Tubular Metal and Wood, by John Graz, Brazilian Modern
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This exquisite side table, designed by the renowned John Graz, is a striking piece that embodies the sophistication and geometric elegance of the Art Deco movement which Graz himself...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Pair Guitar Pick Triangular Heart Shape Travertine Top End Side Lamp Tables MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Angelo Mangiarotti
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Mid-Century Curious Bar Table
Located in Rome, IT
Mid-century curious bar table with the central retractable mechanism.
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Fruitwood

Midcentury Wishbone Side Table in Walnut (4 available)
By George Nakashima, Dean Santner, Wendell Castle Collection
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful iconic wishbone circular table designed by Dean Santner featuring black walnut construction. This amazing design looks simple yet complex at the same time. Wonderful prop...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Bedside or Side Table, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia. Made of wood, glass. Original condition.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Wood

Vintage Skyscraper Lucite and Glass Side Table
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
An amazing mid-century modern lucite and glass side table. Square beveled glass top sit on stacked geometric lucite base and top held up by four square lucite columns and a thin chro...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Lucite

Mid-Century Square Burl Wood Side Table by Paul Mayen, 3 Available
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning mid-century square burl wood side table/end tables by Paul Mayen for Habitat International, circa 1970s. The olive burl wood side table has been meticulously restored, resul...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Granite

Andrianna Shamaris Midcentury Couture Teak Round Table with Butterflies Inlaid
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the midcentury Couture collection, furniture constructed by hand from start to finish. A single slab of reclaimed teak wood taken from my finest collection is reproduced ...
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2010s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Vladimir Kagan Walnut and Glass End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We can bring this item to you curbside for local, in-person viewing. Inquiries welcome. Handsome midcentury pair of tables featuring gracefully curved walnut veneer panels, contra...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Mid Century Charles Hollis Jones Round Lucite Brass Side End Lamp Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Charles Hollis Jones Round Lucite Brass Side End Lamp Table Stand MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Blond Cerused Oak Glass Top X-Base Rectangular Coffee Table Storage Drawers
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern circa 1950 glass top X-base coffee table with shelf and two-drawer storage compartments. Excellent vintage condition.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Limited Edition Side Table by Roberto Rida with Triple Beveled Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
Roberto Rida (b. 1943) A sculptural side table Triple beveled glass, polished tapered brass base and finial Signed, Italy 2017 Limited edition, exclusive to L' Art de Vivre Dimensio...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

BAO Side Travertine Marble Design Table by Meddel Spain Joaquín Moll In Stock
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
BAO Side Travertine Marble Design Table by Meddel Spain Joaquín Moll In Stock This travertine marble design side table is a regular piece, with a simple and very functional design. I...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Marble

Fine Karl Springer Python Red Snake Skin Two-Tier Side Drink Telephone Table
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Karl Springer red python snake skin two-tier side, drink, telephone table.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Animal Skin

Saarinen Style Tulip Small Table Orange Top
Located in Westport, CT
Saarinen design 1960s orange Formica top tulip petite table unsigned, looks to be all original vintage.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Iron

Set of 3 Italian Bianco Carrara Marble Coffee or Side Tables, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Stunning set of 3 Italian coffee or side tables, handcrafted out of Bianco Carrara Marble. They can be used inside or outside the house. The tables all have a different height so t...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Pair of Gilt Brass Side Tables with Mirror Tops
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice pair of side tables is made of gilt brass with mirror tops. This is a French work. Circa 1970
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Pair of Helikon Open Grain Travertine Marble on Stainless Steel Base Tables
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of minimalist side tables manufactured by Helikon Furniture Circa 1970s before the Herman Miller Buy out. Beautiful open grained Travertine marble tops on stainless steel four p...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Stainless Steel

Tommi Parzinger Style Brass Base Vitrolite Glass Top Console or Entry Table
Located in Ferndale, MI
Elegant console or entry way table in the manner of Tommy Parzinger . Very possibly Italian made brass base table. Black Vitrolite glass top. Shown in natural Patina .
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Chrome and Brass X Base Console w/ Gallery Rams Heads Hoof Feet Black Lamiante
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern X base compact console serving side table stand.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Pair of brass side tables with travertine tops
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large brass side tables with X form bases and travertine tops. Dimensions: 25.75" square x 21.75" high
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables or Nightstands, Jean Prouve
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of French Mid-Century Modern Industrial side, end tables or nightstands in enameled steel attributed to Jean Prouve. These Tri-level tables employ a minimal, pure, industrial design aesthetic that Prouve became known for. Jean Prouve was the most important industrial designer in France; he designed the facilities at Martel de Janville...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel

1970's Side Table by Jan Kalous Fo Uluv, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Wood & wicker side table by designer Jan Kalous, manufactured by ÚLUV in former Czechoslovakia in the 1970's. Carefully refurbished.
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wicker, Wood

Les Prismatiques Smoked Lucite Side \ End Table
Located in Highland, IN
This handsome 1970s smoked lucite end or side table by Les Prismatiques has style and character to spare. We acquired this example from the estate of an art collector who used it to ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Lucite

Mid-Century Modern Phone Table in Wood, Black & White, 1950s, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this one of a kind Mid-Century Modern Phone Table made in the fifties is a showstopper! The piece is made in hardwood and plywood and features two shelves with gray...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Plywood

Bamboo Side Table with Warehouse Shelves France, 1960s
Located in Oirlo, LI
Bamboo Side Table with Warehouse Shelves France, 1960s Additional information: Dimensions: 74 W x 43 D x 49 H cm Period of Time: 1960 Country of origin: France Condition: In very ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bamboo, Glass

Celina Decorações, Side Tables, Wood, Marble, Brazil, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood and marble side tables produced by Celina Decorações, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, c. 1960s. Cup stain on bottom shelf of one table, two scratches on one marble tabletop. ...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Vintage Italian Steel and Bronze Circular Side Table with Swan Necks and Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Italian steel and bronze round top side table from the mid-20th century with two doors, swan necks and wing motifs. Born in Italy during the midcentury period, this steel side table features an exquisite circular top, adorned with petite palmettes and accented with graceful bronze swan necks bowing down to touch winged motifs. The façade presents two doors, while the ensemble is raised on four slender legs, tapering down to rest on petite bun feet. With its delicate decor and lovely finish, this Italian midcentury steel and bronze circular table...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bronze, Steel

Rare Harvey Probber Mahogany Enamel Copper Round Side Drink Table
Located in Sarasota, FL
Incredibly rare and uncommon side table by Harvey Probber. This is a rarely seen example of a very attactive three legged table with a fantastic enamel on copper insert top. The swee...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Enamel

Art Deco Square Burl Walnut Pedestal
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Art Deco Mid-Century Modern square pedestals stands bases side tables.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Wooden Open Frame End / Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century wooden end / side tables with a rectangular top with rounded corners, a pedestal base, and an open frame design. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR FURNITURE COMPANY)(Si...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Unique Pair of Mid-Century Modern Murano Blown Glass Illuminating Side Tables
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Italian illuminant table with lit glass, dressed with amber Murano glass leaves mounted on brass base. Sublime and unique tables in very g...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Vintage Art Deco Burled Wood Storage Side Table Nightstand By William Switzer
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Art Deco Burled Storage Side Table Nightstand by William Switzer This Vintage Storage Side Table/Nightstand designed by William Switzer, exemplifies timeless elegance and f...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Burl

Rare Coffee Table by Italian Architect Lorenzo Forges Davanzati, 1961, Published
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Supremely elegant and super rare coffee table by Milan architect Lorenzo Forges Davanzati, produced by ELAM,Italy in1961. This design was produced in two sizes this is the larger and rarer variant of an already extremely rare design. The table is made of enameled wood with a decorative stainless steel insert to the pedestal. This table is very seldom seen and was published in Casa Vogue,Domus and the italian design bible "repertorio 1950-80". The table has some minor losses to the original lacquer which can easily be touched in and refinished to blend in with the original lacquer. In November 2009 the first major monograph on Forges Davanzati's architectural and design work was published. 'Lorenzo Forges Davanzati. Architettura e oltre', S. Mason P. De Amicis, November 2009 This design is published in :- Domus ,October 1966 (please see image 2) 'Repertorio 1950-80' Gramigna ,pg 172 (picture with original design date as 1961) , please see image 4 ,pg 167 in Repertorio also shows the table with a set of Rafaella Crespi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stainless Steel

Italian Coffee or Side Table in Travertine, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee or side table handcrafted out of travertine, 1980s. The top is rounded on the edge. It is made of beautiful travertine. Please take notice of the very ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Square lacquered goatskin side table
Located in New York, NY
Square lacquered goatskin decorative side table.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Goatskin

Mid-Century Modern Pair Polished Nickel Mirror Telescoping Oval Side End Tables
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of Mid-Century Modern chrome / polished nickel mirrored top oval telescoping side / end tables. Depth 23" x Width 27.5" Heigh...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Nickel

Pair of Pierre Vandel Lucite and Gilded Metal with Beveled Glass Side Tables
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Outstanding pair of vintage side tables with clear lucite legs framed in gilt metal side tables. Made in in France attributed to Pierre Vandel. Beveled glass tops and bottoms. These...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

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

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern side 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 side tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern side tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side tables, popular names associated with this style include Edward Wormley, Lawson-Fenning, Dunbar, and Paul McCobb. 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 side tables 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 $250,000 while the average work can sell for $2,247.

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