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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
Italian Midcentury Side Table with Onyx Top, 1960
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This robust coffee table was made in Italy in the 1960s. The striking table frame made of black lacquered aluminium is a sturdy base for the heavy stone top. Two brass struts connect...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Onyx, Aluminum, Brass

Mid-Century Italian Square Coffee Table in Chamfered Walnut, Stildomus, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning square coffee table in walnut wood. This incredibly well made table was made in Italy during the 1960s by Stildomus. The table is in amazing conditions, the wood used on th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Small Spanish Gilt Drinks Table with a Twisted Stem
Located in Buchanan, NY
This striking Spanish drinks table was recently crafted by accomplished European artisans using traditional iron-working methods. Based on one of our favorite 1950s designs, the tabl...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Iron

Faux Bamboo Metal Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Faux bamboo metal side table. Vintage gold painted circular side table with glass top supported by three faux bamboo tripod form legs. Midcentury drinks table...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen Brass Table, French
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury French bronze cocktail or side table with smoked glass top by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen. Minor scratches to finish shown i...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Italian 1950s Bronzed Metal and Tinted Glass Illuminated Coffee Table Side Table
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
Beautiful bronzed metal illuminated table, made in Italy in the 1950s. The table requires three E14 screw on bulbs. The lighting works on 110V as well as 220V.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Molded Sculptural Plywood Hourglass Side Drink Table w/ Glass Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Inspired by the breakthrough of the Eames-designed LCD chair for Herman Miller, many designers and boutiques began to experiment with furniture made from molding plywood. This molded...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Plywood

Mid Century Brass And Blown Glass Side Table by Sarreid Spain
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A handblown glass and brass based side table with screw on brass cap supporting a round beveled glass top. The base has a brass pan like tray for support which helps give the piece a...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Weiman Burl Wood Top Rectangular One Drawer Side End Table Nightstand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
One drawer side end table stand by Weiman with fine burl wood top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Pair Oval Walnut Tulip Side Tables Eero Saarinen Knoll Mid-Century Cabinmodern
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Nice pair, a decent match, a few years apart, both produced in the 1960s-1970s, both retain labels.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Stool X601 (fan leg) for Artek by Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
This stool was designed by Alvar Aalto in 1954 and features his impressive X-Leg design. X-Legs are created from splitting the traditional L-Leg in a longitudinal direction and re-c...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bentwood

Mid-Century Modern Square Beveled Tall Travertine Marble Pedestals End Tables
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Two pedestals one measures 11" x 11" x 39" the other measures 11" x 11" x 35" Listed dimensions are for taller piece, there is a four inch difference betwe...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Travertine

Pair of Harvey Probber Enameled Copper Flower Motif Side Tables
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare 1960s psychedelic flower design side tables with baked enamel on copper inset panels. With era-appropriate vibrant enamel on original mahogany...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Copper, Enamel

Franco Albini Cicognino Wood Side Table by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Side table designed by Franco Albini in 1953. Relaunched in 2008. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Dubbed Cicognino, or “little stork”, this iconic design, is clean-cut and refined...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Pair of Italian Night stands -Side tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian side tables or night stands , fruitwood metal and brass lags and white vinyl upholstery on the front and the side .Night stands with the one central door that offe...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Cedric Hartman Side or End "Model AE" Table Black Granite & Bronze Finish 1970s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made in the 1970s, this table was designed by architect and edgineer Cedric Hartman. In the beginning of his career, he made a name for himself with the iconic 1UWV floor lamp, but s...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Granite, Metal, Bronze

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut Side Table USA - 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Edward Wormley Dunbar Side Table. Nice inlay and solid Brass support connections. beautifully detailed.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Italian Polished Travertine Marble Side End Table by Stone International
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Midcentury Italian Travertine Side Table by Stone International with a highly polished top. With large...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Marble

Pair of Mid Century Stainless Steel Side Tables, Style of Platner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Mid Century Stainless Steel Side Tables, Style of Platner USA, circa 1990s This striking pair of mid-century stainless steel side tables, influenced by the iconic designs of...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stainless Steel

MCM Tubular Brass Table Set Vintage
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A 3 Piece Set of MCM Tubu...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Metal

Italian Mid-Century Modern Style, Brass, Glass, Martini Side Tables, 21st C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern Style, Martini Side or End Tables, Brass, Glass Pair of modern occasional tables from 21st-century Italy beautifully marries functionality with elegance. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid century Scandinavian shaped birch bedside table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid century Scandinavian shaped birch bedside table circa 1960. Good piece of Scandinavian modern furniture circa 1960. Curved shape sides, with open space below which a burr birch ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Birch, Elm

Belgo Chrome Pair of Side Bedside Tables, Belgium, circa 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of Belgo Chrome side or bed side tables, circa 1970. Beautiful pair of side tables or bedroom tables. Small tables made from steel, chrome and ...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Steel, Chrome

Midcentury Modern Ejvind Johannson Teak Sewing Table for FDB Mobler, 1960s
Located in Breda, Netherlands
Danish Design sewing cart Ejvind Johannson designed this sewing cart for two factories. Both FDB Møbler and Vitre have produced this sewing cart in several different wood types like ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Jens Risom Danish Mid-Century Walnut Cantilever End / Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
Danish mid-century walnut cantilever side / end table with a rectangular off-center tabletop with shallow gallery supported by a walnut stretcher base. (Jens Risom).     
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Rattan Wicker Side Table / Night Stand
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Nightstand Table , Rattan, Wicker, 1960s Lovely wicker and rattan side table / bedside table / night stand / drinks table with filigree peacock details and glass top, This ta...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Glass

Mid Century/Art Deco Style Side Table .
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very unique design of a small side table in hi-polished metal with Antique Brass finish. Each leg has a ball at top to secure the 3/4" glass top in place . The center ring secures ...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

Small Burlwood Cube Side Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Edward Wormley in the 1950s, this small cube table, of subtly grained burlwood, was part of the Dunbar for Modern line. The glass top is...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Burl

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat Tables, Travertine and Ash
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare pair of matching Edward Wormley Sheaf of Wheat Tables. Composed of an ash body with brass ring, they are complete with travertine tops. A timeless design with exciting use of ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Bamboo Bedside Table with Drawer
Located in Krefeld, DE
Bedside Bamboo table with one drawer. Normal signs of using it. Price for one side table.  
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1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Widdicomb Mid-Century American Blond Maple Cantilever Side / End Table
Located in Queens, NY
American mid-century (circa 1950) 'Cantilever' blond maple end / side table with a rectangular form, lower shelf that extends beyond the plane of the tabletop, and four square legs. ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Maple

Rex Coffee Table in Natural Oak, Solid frame + Plywood, Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Ljubljana, SI
The story of the Rex furniture collection begins in the 1950s with the Rex foldable chair. Its design incorporates innovation, functionality and beau...
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2010s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Stunning Pair of Side Tables or End Tables in the Style of Gio Ponti, Teak
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful pair of tables, two inch thick tapered teak top resting on a white lacquered base and brass tips.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Heywood Wakefield Mid Century 2 Tier Corner Table with Drawer
Located in Countryside, IL
Heywood Wakefield mid century 2 tier corner table with drawers Table measures: 32 wide x 32 deep x 24.5 inches high ?All pieces of furnitur...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Pair of 1950s Brass and Glass Side End Tables attrib. to Maison Jansen
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original pair of circa 1950’s Mid Century Modern Maison Jansen Paris side end tables which are part of a suite This tables are very mu...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Calacatta Marble, Brass, Handmade Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Raw Marble Side Table celebrates...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Statuary Marble, Onyx, Travertine, Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel

Single Tier Midcentury Side Table Designed by JT LePelletier
Located in London, GB
A beautiful, yet simple design, this is a perfect addition to any reception room. Made in France in the 1960s - designed by Jacques Théophile LePelletier - signed and stamped. Jac...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

End Table from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A handcrafted, sculptural side table having a patinated biomorphic bronze top floating atop an undulating wrought iron base.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bronze, Iron

Rare Pair of Oak Stools for Les Arcs by Charlotte Perriand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very rare pair of medium height oak stools with beautiful patina made for Les Arcs Ski Resort in Savoie France.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Pine

Danish Teak Tray Table 'Model 4508' by Willumsen and Engholm for Fritz Hansen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish teak tray table (Model 4508) designed in 1958 by Svend Åge Willumsen and Hans Engholm for Fritz Hansen. Exemplifies the marriage of form ...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Pair Mid Century Black and Cream Italian Bedside Cabinets with Black Glass Tops
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this pair of circa 1950s bedside cabinets feature a black and cream painted finish. Each cabinet has a functional top drawer ove...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Smoked Glass, Wood

Italian Design Travertine Square Side End Table Set 1970's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Italian Design Travertine Square Side End Table set of 2. Made in Italy, 1970's. Thick travertine square top with beveled edge supported on a center square ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Midcentury Mosaic Side Table in Warm Red Tones by Müller, Germany, ‘Signed’
Located in London, GB
A mosaic side table in warm red tones, by Berthold Müller, Germany, mid-20th century. The table is covered in rectangular stone mosaic tiles on wood, with a bronze or brass surrou...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stone, Brass

Paul Mayen for Intrex Mid-Century 'Radius' Cube End / Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century 'Radius' wooden end / side table with a square profile and rounded corners. (Paul Mayen for Intrex).    
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Charles Rennie Mackintosh Black Lacquered Domino Side Table, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pair of Charles Rennie Mackintosh black lacquered domino side tables. Manufactured Spain, circa 1970. Dimensions: Diam. 59 cm x H 78 cm. In origi...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

French Art Nouveau High Side Table Ash Wood & Marble Entry Hall Pedestal c 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
Little high side table or entry hall pedestal with a drawer and a cabinet. Typical shape of the Art Nouveau period with its curved feet and its front legs and the curvature of its l...
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Brass

Miss Balu Table by Philippe Starck for Kartell
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Phillippe Starck for Kartell. Starck did extensive research to make a non scratch table and this was the result.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Plastic

American Designer, Side Table, Bamboo, Rattan, Glass, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A bamboo, rattan and glass side table designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bamboo, Rattan

Poillerat Style French Gilt Iron and Marble Table with Magazine Stand, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wrought iron parcel-gilt coffee table with rectangular black marble top and magazine rack. France, 1940s. Inspired in Gilbert Poillerat designs. This beautiful table has a black Ma...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Wrought Iron, Iron

Midcentury Unique Flowerbed Pedestal, Stool, Side Table, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The original wood flower bed or Table made in the 1970s. Nice and light form will decorate any interior. Very good vintage condition. Also can be a decoration in kids room.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rattan, Wood

MidCentury Unique Flowerbed Pedestal, Ceramic Mosaic, Side Table, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The original wood and ceramic mosaic flower bed made in the 1970s. Nice and light form will decorate any interior. Very good vintage condition. Also can be a decoration in kids room.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Mid Century Heavy Steel Side Table with Lift Top
Located in Norton, MA
This is a heavy steel side table with a lifted top and a compartment under it. A unique piece from the mid-century, very unusual form the era.
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel

1950s Paul McCobb for Planner Group Iron Maple Bamboo Nightstand / Side Table
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Highly desirable Paul McCobb #1572 nightstand or occasional side table from his Planner Group collection for Winchedon, c. 1950s. It features an exposed black wrought iron frame, sin...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wrought Iron

Carl Auböck II Woven Wicker Long Rectangular Table, circa 1950
Located in London, GB
A long rectangular table designed and made by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, Austria, circa 1950. The table's frame is made from slender steel bar whi...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wicker

Midcentury Vintage Sideboard, Wood, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
TV side table/sideboard from the 1960s. It was manufactured in Poland. The table was made of wood, it was refreshed. Very good original vintage condition.
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ash Glass Sheep Side Table Sofa Table 1970s Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage side table or coffee table from oiled ash and tempered glass plate, which was designed and made 1970s Austria. The base shows an amazing base formed like ...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Ash

Pair of Brass Square Side Tables with Brass Horse Heads by Maison Charles.
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful and rare pair of square side tables is made of brass horse heads on burr walnut base. The lower top is made of black lacquered glass and the top part, made of clear gl...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

American Designer, Side Tables, Walnut, Marble, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of walnut and Carrara marble side table or nightstands, designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

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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