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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
Rattan and Wicker Elephant Side Coffee Table Vivai Del Sud Style, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing elephant-shaped coffee table / side table in hand-braided rattan with wood tusks in the style of Vivai Del Sud. It also has a removable wicker tray on top of it...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wicker, Rattan, Wood

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

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

Gordon & Jane Martz Square Mosaic Tile Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Square side table by Gordon & Jane Martz. The table top is inlaid with square ceramic tiles in dark gray with six cream, dark brown and green tiles placed randomly throughout the tab...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic, Walnut

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

70s French Maison Jansen Style Brass Chrome Round Tray Top End Side Drink Table
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern French Maison Jansen Style Brass, Chrome Side, End or Drink Table with attached round Tray Top. Brass Finial Decor at the Center where the sculptural Base and Top...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Marble Montenegro Console Table by Ettore Sottsass for Ultima Edizione, 1980s
Located in amstelveen, NL
Marble console table, Montenegro model, by Ettore Sottsass, Ultima Edizione, Italy, 1980 The top is made of black marble and held by two white marble pedestals. Iconic designer Etto...
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1980s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Belgian Coffee Table in Black Resin and Agate Stones, 1970s
Located in Vorst, BE
Coffee table in black resin and agates - created in Belgium during the 1970 Top in black tinted resin on a natural stone base, with two agate stones inlaid. Painted wooden base. Be...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Agate

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

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

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

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

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

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

Henredon Style Marble Drum Table
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 Wonderful Henredon Styl...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

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

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

Pair of French Mid-Century Gilt Bronze Faux Bamboo Side Tables by Maison Bagues
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant and Timeless Pair of French Midcentury Modern Neoclassical Side or End Tables in Gilt Bronze and Marble by Maison Bagues.The tables are created with a sensuous and rare Ba...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Bronze, Brass

Elegant Italian side table with wrought iron base and decorated ceramic tales, 1
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Italy / 1950s / side table / wrought iron and ceramic tales / mid-century / vintage / design Graceful small side table with inlaid black and white decorated faience tiles with flowe...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wrought Iron

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

1950's Mid-Century Modern Leather End Table
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage 1950's Mid-Century Modern side table for sale. In the manner of Edward Wormley for Dunbar, and has been professionally refinished in walnut. It has the original leather inlai...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Leather, Walnut

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

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

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

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

Filigree and Shapely Mid-Century Modern Side Tables, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
We found the side tables 8 years apart and they were probably made at different times. One of them is one centimetre higher and wider than the other :). It's not noticeable, only whe...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

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

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

Ward Bennett Inspired Pair Enameled Steel I-Beam Side or End Tables Mid-Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In creating a prototype, Ward Bennett actually cut off a section of a steel I-beam to achieve the raw aesthetic he was after. Here, a pair of solid enameled steel side tables after h...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Enamel, Steel

Pair of California Design Walnut & Brass Two Tier Step End / Side Tables
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century end / side tables with a walnut upper pointed oval tier, suspended by three curved brass supports above a similarly shaped longer walnut tabletop, restin...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

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

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

1950s Pepe Mendoza Faux Bamboo Brass Side Table Mexico City
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Pepe Mendoza Brass Malachite Smiling Sun Sculpture Table. A Stunning Round Center Table Patinated Solid Brass Faux Bamboo. Mexican Modernism 1950s. Wood Tabletop ...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Malachite, Brass

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

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

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

Pair of Mid Century Wicker Elephant Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical pair of vintage Italian elephant drink or fern stands handcrafted in stick wicker with wood tusks and painted eyes.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wicker

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

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

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

1960's Modern Tomlinson Side or End Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
A 1960's side or end table by Tomlinson Furniture of fiery Pecan & Mahogany inlay woods in the Hexagon form. An unusual design suitable for a variety of uses.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Mahogany

Rectangle Travertine Coffee or Side Table, Italy 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice rectangle Italian coffee or side table, fabricated in the 1980s. It is handcrafted out of very beautiful travertine. The plate has a facet cut brim, a very nice accent. I...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

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

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

Mid-Century Modern Chinese Paint Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Vintage European design coffee table with metal feet and top hand decorated with Chinese motifs.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, 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

Side Table, Stool or Nightstand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 34
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Socle side table, auxiliary table, night stand Socle is a small solid wood table designed by the NONO design team. Made of solid wood, its elaborated...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Hardwood

Ceramic Doric Pilar Table Bespoke Design, Italy, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Unique bespoke ceramic table base Italy, midcentury. Dimensions are: 16.53" x 16.53" x 17.4", the black marble top measures 27.5" and is not includ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic

1960s Italian Carved Bobbin Barley Legs Drop Leaf Oval Side Table Coffee Table
Located in Carimate, Como
A small Italian drop leaf top with curved corners upon bobbin barley turned legs on all four sides and the gates. The table also features an oval table top with carved decorations an...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Midcentury Teak Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1950s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury bar cart by Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1950s. Frame ebonized, tabletop teak wood. Restored surface. New glass top.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Mid-Century Modern Square Glass-Top Hardwood End Table, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Square Glass-Top Hardwood End Table, Brazil, 1960s Structured in molded plywood revested in hardwood veneer, this 1960s square end table features a glass-top over...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Hardwood, Plywood

White Washed Oak Niguel Nightstand by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Niguel nightstand features two drawers. Details include leveling brass CAP feet, a brass stretcher on the base, lacquered interior and inset brass hardware. The Lawson-Fennin...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

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

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

Tommi Parzinger Pair of Side Tables
Located in Hanover, MA
Elegant pair of side or end tables by Tommi Parzinger of square form, ebonized walnut top with caramel colored inlay and body made of holly with stylized hand carved fixed shelf and ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut, Holly

Giuseppe Scapinelli Maracana Coffee Table
Located in Oakland, CA
Brazilian Caviuna wood coffee table attributed Giuseppe Scapinelli. Round sculptural frame with marble top surface.
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Two-Tier Side Table or Nightstand in Birch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple design by Paul McCobb for his Planner Group line in the 1950s that was produced by Winchendon Furniture. This table features solid maple construction and in well cared for c...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Maple

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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