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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 Mid Century Sofa Table with veined Marble Top, 1950
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This side table was made in Italy in the 1950s. It has a brass frame with a garland motif and four delicate legs. A strong, apricot-coloured marble top rests on the table frame and r...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Brass

Expertly Restored - Svend Langkilde Rosewood & Brass Removable Tray Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Glass Top Side Table W/ Sculptural Bronze Base & Brass Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This unique Mid-Century Modernist Glass Top Side Table W/ Sculptural Bronze Base & Brass Fittings originates from France, Circa 1950. This table features a substantial glass top with...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Midcentury Two-Tier Round Rope and Chestnut Wood Italian Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury two-tier round rope and chestnut wood coffee table. This incredible piece was produced in Italy during the 1950s, and it is attributed to Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig. T...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Rope, Chestnut

1960s Style Maison Baguès French Round Side Table Faux Bamboo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s French Round Brass Faux Bamboo Sophisticated elegance in the style of Maison Baguès Unmarked 27.5 h x 25.5 diameter Original preowned vintage unrestored condition. Expect vint...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Faux Bamboo

1970s Italian Glass Square Coffee Table
Located in Praha, CZ
- chrome plated frame - good original condition with minor signs of use
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Pair of Atomic Expo Tripod Tables from Erdal, 1950s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Pair of Atomic Expo Tripod Tables from Erdal, 1950s plant holder table - side table - expo 58 - Tripod True collector's items, this original 1950s tripod side tables by Erdal. Period...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Signed Gabriella Crespi Rattan Collapsible Tray Tables, Pair
Located in North Miami, FL
Collapsible side tables in wicker and rattan, designed by Gabriella Crespi in 1970s and sold exclusively through her boutiques. Crespi stopped designing after ten years of a successf...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

pair of GIO PONTI oak hanging nightstand tables, side tables Hotel Royal, 1955
Located in Rome, IT
pair of hanging oak wood nightstands or bed side tables by Gio Ponti wall mounted two shelves side tables finishing of the owl's beak top part of a pair of original headboards whe...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Vintage Plaster Console in manner of Serge Roche
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Plaster Console in manner of Serge Roche A plaster pedestal base ready for preparation with an appropriate top to mount to this. I wou...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Plaster

Syrian Hand-Carved & Inlaid Pedestal, early 20th century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Mid-century Thuya sellette or pedestal table made in Syrian. Made circa 1900 with bicolored wood and incrustions. Decoration of the top tray with Arabic letters Good condition, some ...
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Early 20th Century Syrian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Sitka Side Table by Sun at Six, Sienna, Minimalist Accent Table in Wood
Located in San Jose, CA
Sun at six is a contemporary furniture design studio working with traditional Chinese joinery masters to handcraft our pieces using traditional joinery. Great furniture begins with...
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2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Walnut Side Table with Planters by George Nelson for Herman Miller
Located in Dorchester, MA
George Nelson designed this uniquely functional side table, model 4745, for Herman Miller. Constructed of walnut with ebonized block legs, it houses two square copper planting boxes...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Copper, Chrome

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat Side Table, 1950s
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sheaf of wheat side table designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar very good vintage original condition.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC10 T5 Table by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
LC10 textured green outdoors square table designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1929. Revisited by Perriand in 1984, and relaunched by Cassina one year la...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Side Table
Located in North York, ON
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Accent Table. Featuring unique mid-century curved design. All walnut construction, restored and refinished in a classic dark brown walnut finish.. Made in t...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Percival Lafer MP-091 Brazilian Jacaranda Rosewood and Smoked Glass Side Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage 'MP-091' side table made from solid Brazilian jacaranda rosewood with a smoked glass top by Percival Lafer. *Currently 4 matching tables available. Buyer will receive tab...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Jacaranda

Mid Century Modern Polished Chrome Milo Baughman Style Glass Top Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Modern Polished Chrome Milo Baughman Style Glass Top Side Table. Item features a smoked mirror glass top, polished chrome frame, brass trim, clean modernist lines, great ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Midcentury Rattan & Wicker Pair of Wall Shelf or Hanging Side Table, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing pair of shelf or hanging side table in rattan and wicker in the style of Franco Albini. Made in Italy in the 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Wood

Martin Visser Wicker and Chrome Cantilever Coffee Table
Located in Asheville, NC
Mid Circa 1970s, mint vintage condition. Glass top included Measures: 24”W x 23”d x 16”H.
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Mid Century Modern Tessellated Stone Veneer End Side Lamp Table Pedestal Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
21 inches high tessellated stone veneer center end table with brass inlay. Nice drum shape base.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Brass and Glass Side Table, France, 1960s
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Mid-Century Modern brass and glass side table, France, c. 1960 Vintage Mid-Century Modern brass table, with circular glass top. This side table presents an elegant structure and nic...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Side Table by George Nelson for Herman Miller, 1960s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Table with wooden top and metal base designed by George Nelson and produced by Herman Miller in the 1960s. Wear due to time and age of the table
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1960s Central American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Italian Modern Enameled Wood & Brass Center / Breakfast Table, Style of Ponti
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern center / breakfast table with a sky blue enameled circular wood top, resting on four sculptural brass legs tapering toward the bottom. (in the style of GIO...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass, Enamel

Restored Stick Leg Rattan Side Table with Two-Tier Wood Tops
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Stick leg rattan side table with two-tier wood tops, circa 1950. Designed in the manner of Paul Frankl. We only purchase and sell only the best and finest rattan furniture made by th...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wicker, Rattan, Formica

1980 Herman Miller Style Yellow Enamel Tray Side Table Black Iron Gazelle Base
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Round Yellow Side, Tray and Drink Table with Black Iron Gazelle Legs Base in the Style of Herman Miller. Very Retro Yellow Colo...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Enamel, Steel, Iron

Richard Neutra Limited Edition Tea Table by VS - No 4
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by architect Richard Neutra, the limited edition Tea Table features a unique design. The curved top has a flat side allowing it to be placed against a wall, if necessary. Ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Scarab Coffee Table by François Melin, France, circa 1970
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb coffee table composed of a metal sculpture and a glass top. The metal sculpture represents a stag beetle / scarab in wrought iron, patinated brass and other various metals....
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass, Wrought Iron

1960s Danish Teak and Tile Side Table
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Vintage Patinated Brass and Glass Tray Top Side Table
Located in London, GB
A smart and stylish vintage patinated brass and glass tray top side table, made in France and dating from around the 1970’s. It is of superb quality and has a useful design. The top...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Vintage Knud Joos Side Table of Teak with Floating Table Top by Jason Møbler Dk
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Small side table by Knud Joos for Jason Møbler The table has a frame and legs of thin square steel and a floating table top of teak veneer. Nice vintage condition.  
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Audrey Side Table
Located in Carmel, CA
Designed to pair with the Hepburn Settee, serves as a drink table to fit in small spaces. Ashley Yeates Collection is one of the few bespoke furniture collections on the market to f...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Onyx, Brass

Side Table Exposition 1958 by Lucien De Roeck for Bois Manu
Located in bruxelles, BE
Side table in the shape of a painter's palette de Lucien de Roeck . Wear due to time and age of the table.
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Pair of Mid-Century Parchment-Covered Wood Side Tables by Maison Jansen, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern parchment-covered wood side tables by Maison Jansen, France By: Maison Jansen Material: wood, metal, parchment paper Technique: carved, hand-carved, hand-...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Lane Pueblo Series Brutalist Nightstands
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home all the fun and excitement of the 1970's with these fantastic vintage nightstands from Lane Furniture! From the highly collectible "Pueblo" series, these nightstands featu...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut, Wood

Vintage Walnut Nightstand attr. to Ico Parisi with a Pink Top and Black Drawers
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s. It is made in walnut and features a formica pink top and black drawers. This is a vintage piece with its original patina, therefore ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Baby Side Table with Solid Red Roger Capron Tile
Located in Stratford, CT
These tables feature new painted steel frames and a vintage lava tile from Roger Capron. Made in 1970s, these tiles vary in color and texture, resulting from the hand glazed process....
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Italian Side Table in the Manner of Ico Parisi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian side table in the style of Ico Parisi. Made of solid dark stained wood, brass details and clear glass top.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Blue Green Aldo Londi Bitossi for Raymor Pottery Table Top on Wrought Base
Located in Ferndale, MI
Beautifully blended colors of blues and green fired on Aldo Londi designed pottery table. Pattern is incised into table top. Top sits on flat band wrought iron...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Tulip Side Table by Burke
Located in Esperance, NY
Mid-Century Tulip side table by Burke.  
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Outdoor Hinterland Side Table by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Hinterland Side Table features a powder coated iron tube base and choice of 3 different tops; teak slat, stone, or a cast tempered glass with a corduroy pattern. The Lawson-Fe...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Midcentury French Steel Side Table with Marble Top and Scrolling Supports
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Midcentury steel side table with marble top, scrolling supports and arching half-moon legs. A French Midcentury steel side table, reflecting a harmonious blend of form and f...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Steel

Coffee/Side Table in the Style of Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Design, Germany
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Nice coffee table or side table in the style of Marcel Breuer for Knoll.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sculptural Janus Table with Natzler Tiles Model
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare sculptured walnut Edward Wormley for Dunbar Janus Table with blue-green Natzler tiles. C. 1957.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic, Walnut

Edward Wormley Midcentury Two Level End Table for Dunbar
Located in New York, NY
A single end table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar with square top and a fixed shelf rising on plinth base. USA, circa 1940-1950. Signed with burnished Dunbar name and paper tag to u...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Italian Modernist Marble Side Tables
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Discover the elegance of these vintage side tables, meticulously designed in Italy during the 1980s. Each table features a striking square top that highlights the unique veining and ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Midcentury Leather Coffee Table by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury coffee table by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950. Good vintage condition. Solid and stable metal frame covered in black leather. Handstiched. Leather in good soft condition....
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

Mid Century Modern Chrome Tubular Glass Top Side Tables, a Pair
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Fabulous pair of mid-century chrome tubular side tables with glass tops.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Klismos Leg Side or Cocktail Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century Modern walnut klismos leg coffee table or cocktail table designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb furniture. Elegant and graceful square top with a two-tier desig...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Gilt Metal Bamboo Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Gilt Metal Bamboo Side Table. Vintage forties Italian cerule form side / drinks table in the popular faux bamboo style with stretcher and beveled glass top. Italy, 1940. Dimensions:...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Pair of Side Tables made of Folding Chrome Bases with Blueish Lucite Tops
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of side tables is made of folding chrome bases with blueish lucite tops. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Vintage Eero Saarinen Knoll Marble Oval Top Tulip Side Table
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage Saarinen marble oval top side table, the top is Arabescato marble. This table was manufactured in the 1960's to 1970's by Knoll Associates or Knoll International. The table...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Carrara Marble, Iron

Guillerme & Chambron Side Magazine Table Oak Wood with Tiles, circa 1960
Located in Vienna, AT
French side table with magazine rack by Guillerme et Chambron, mid-century modern. Dimensions are: 51" x 17.7" x 15.7" Very versatile table by Guillerme et Chambron, crafted from hi...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic, Oak

Mid-Century Modern Teak and Brass Stands or Side Tables
Located in Nantucket, MA
A very unusual pair of Mid-Century Modern teak and brass stands or side tables. Shallow enough to use in those narrow spaces and can be placed together to create a single-unit effect...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Side Table by Augusto Romano – Italy 1950
Located in Girona, Girona
Side table with four double legs and top in solid beech surrounded by decorative cord work. French polish. Design: Augusto Romano. Italy c. 1950.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Cord, Beech

Lady's Desk or Vanity or Side Table in Mahogany / Up Zavody, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Birch, Mahogany, Wood, Metal Original Condition.
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

TED folding table, Niels Gammelgaard
Located in Neuss, NW
Very rare TED folding table by Niels Gammelgaard for IKEA from the 1980s. Frame and table top made of red lacquered metal. Easy wall mounting with three screws. Quality Features: ...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Pierre vandel side tables 1970s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of Pierre Vandel burgundy lacquered Aluminum side tables , comes with beveled Glass tops .
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum

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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