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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 Dark Sofa Table with Colorful Hand Painted Motives on Table Top, 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This sofa table was designed in the 1950s. The table frame is made of lacquered iron and brass, the angular table top is hand-painted. Various strong col...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

Andre Bus for Lane Perception Mid Century Walnut Side End Tables a Pair
Located in Rochester, NY
Andre Bus For Lane Perception walnut tables. A pair of well made, mid-century modern end tables or night tables by the Lane Furniture Company (Virginia), the rectangular tops in ligh...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Minimalist Slate Stone and Metal Nesting Tables
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage Mid-Century Modernist nesting or side tables. Black iron frames with fossil slate stone tops, very stable and strong. These set of tables are perfect to use as side or end ta...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stone, Metal

Mid Century Modern George Nelson for Herman Miller Swag Leg Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern George Nelson for Herman Miller Swag Leg Side Table Classic vintage mid century modern side table with white ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Pair of Square Black & Dark Red & White Veins Marble Side End Tables Stands Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of mid century Italian modern square black & dark red & white veins marble side end tables stands pedestals mint.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Maison Bagues Faux Bamboo Nesting Tables, Brass and Mirror Glass, France, 1960's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Maison bagues Faux Bamboo Nesting tables, Brass and Mirror Glass, France 1960's. In Solid brass with aged mirror tops. Measures: Largest: 66cm x 41cm x 54.5 Middle: 59cm x 40....
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Pair of Paul McCobb for Calvin Brass and Walnut Cantilever End/Side Tables
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century cantilever design end / side tables with rectangular walnut tops above a small drawer with brass drawer pulls, flanked below on the opposite side by an o...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Italian Modernist Wooden Bedside Tables with Glass Top
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of 1950s Italian side tables or nightstands with one drawer. Made of hardwood with glass top and brass details.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Teak Night Stand Side Table with Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid Century Modern nightstand from Sweden, circa 1960. This Scandinavian teak side table has a slight curve at the edge of the tabletop, turned tapered legs, and a small drawer with a mid-mod pull. This Swedish Modern table is perfectly sized for use as a Minimalist bedside table...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Pair of Harvey Probber Travertine Topped Wood Decagon End/Side Tables
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Mid-Century American modern end/side tables with open work wooden frames and travertine tops. (HARVEY PROBBER)(PRICED AS PAIR) Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

1950s Side Table Attributed to Jacques Adnet and Guidette Carbonell Lava Stones
By Guidette Carbonell, Colette Gueden, Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
Rare 1950s wrought iron and lava enamel side table with magazine rack attributed to Guidette Carbonell and Jacques Adnet. A wrought iron base...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Lava, Wrought Iron

Small Mid-Century Modern Side Table with Walnut Veneer Top, Denmark 1960s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find small and very attractive side table done in beechwood, with rich and beautiful walnut veneer top. The table was made in Denmark in late 1950s or early ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Beech, Walnut

Large Spanish Iron Side Table on a Tripod Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant Spanish iron end or drinks table was recently hand crafted by skilled European artisans using traditional iron working techniques. It features a tapered square central s...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Iron

Hollywood Regency Style Vintage Metal Flower Coffee Table Side Table 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Hollywood regency style metal glass coffee or side table, which is shaped like a bouquet of flowers with a round faceted clear glass top. The base is made of burnished metal - copper...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Sheaf of Wheat Coffee Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Travertine, Mahogany
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare coffee table version of the Edward Wormley Sheaf of Wheat designs. Round Travertine top and dark mahogany base. Brass connectors. This example is completely original and well ca...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Rud Thygesen for Heltborg Møbler Mid Century Danish Teak Side Tables - Pair
Located in Countryside, IL
Rud Thygesen for Heltborg Møbler Mid Century Danish Teak Side Tables - Pair Each side table measures: 23.5 wide x 23.5 deep x 18 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in w...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Modernist Brass and Walnut Side Table by Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in San Mateo, CA
Side table in brass and walnut by the Rembrandt Lamp Company. This has an onion shaped ribbed brass center with solid walnut base and top. This was offered as a floor lamp as well. T...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Pair of Mid Century Danish Modern Teak One Drawer Nightstands End Tables MINT!
By Dux of Sweden, Durland
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid Century Danish Modern Teak one drawer nightstands end tables MINT!.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Floating Burl Accent Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a Tamo Ash burl veneer round top above a slender, sculptural leaning faux bois frame on a flat disc base. Dimensions: 14" W x 14" D x 21.75" H Shown in Pyramid Brown with Sati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Oak Parkman Nightstand, Small by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Parkman nightstand features a Parsons-style waterfall shape and one drawer. Can also be made with cork on the top and sides. Available in American walnut and oak and 5 different ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Gianni Vigorelli Refined magazine rack table in turned maple
Located in Milano, IT
Attr. Gianni Vigorelli Refined magazine rack table in turned maple with thick glass top and inclined wood and glass top. Italian manufacture 1950's
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Maple

MidCentury Nickel and Brass Side Table by Lefevre for Maison Jansen, France 1970
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-century nickel and brass side table by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen, France, 1970s. Burgundy colored glass top. Unrestored vintage conditon.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Nickel

Brutalist solid oak wooden side table , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Brutalist solid oak wooden side table , 1970s Dimensions: 62cm Width , 35cm Height , 37cm Depth Condition: Good Period: 1970s Material: Oak wood Color: Brown
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Florence Knoll Coffee / Side End Table with White Marble Top
Located in Wilton, CT
Shown here we have the Florence Knoll Coffee Table, a design staple. This table has a handsome white stone top with a hint of light gray veins. Matching this piece with one's décor w...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stone, Marble, Stainless Steel

1950s Wedge Table Walnut & Gold Leaf Edward Wormley Dunbar
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM Side Wedge Table walnut wood with patinated gold leaf top. 18.63 h x widest 28 w front 18.25 w x 30.38 d. Attributed to Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture High Point, NC. No lab...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Gold Leaf

Restored Vertically Stacked Rattan Side Lamp Table with Formica Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired rattan blends vintage charm with modern comfort. The two-tiered side table features vertically stacked rattan bases with Formica tops i...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rattan

Mid-Century Modern Round Side Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Rare Combex series TB14 coffee table by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1950's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
These tables are rare to come by. The set of two makes a perfect match due to the puzzle shape. The tables can be attached or used separately. The combex series is one of the earlies...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Plywood

Amphora Table by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Amphora Table is handmade studio pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Please note exact dimensions may vary. Born in New York City and raised in Aix-en-Provence, France,...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic

Italian Brutalist Side Table
Located in New York, NY
1960's Italian brutalist bronze side table with glass top.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bronze

1927, Eileen Gray, Adjustable Side Table E1027 with Unique Grey Smoke Glass
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Adjustable Table E 1027 Designer Eileen Gray Date 1927 Materials : On Request ; Stainless steel, tempered glass, Smoked Glass or Clear Glass Style / tradition Modernist Height 54 cm (21 in)—93 cm (37 in) Adjustable Table Table E 1027 is an adjustable steel and glass table designed by Irish designer...
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1920s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Midcentury Gesso Finish Table, Manner of John Dickinson
Located in Miami, FL
midcentury Gesso Finish Table Manner of John Dickinson. Offered for sale is a Mid-Century Modern round side table with a gesso/plaster finish and a cut...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Gesso, Plaster

Mid Century Modern Italian Glass Shelves / Mirrored Base Swivel Bar Cart
Located in Miami, FL
Introducing our extraordinary Mid Century Modern Art Deco style bar cart or pastry cart, a stunning blend of functionality and design excellence. Crafted with impeccable Italian cra...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass

T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Widdicomb Saber Leg Side Tables in Mahogany
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Pair of sculptural saber leg occasional tables by Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb, circa early 1950s. Newly finished. Price listed is for the pair.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Mahogany

Italian Round Side Table in Metal and Grey Granite
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Coffee table, granite, metal, brass, Italy, 1980s This side table features a grey tabletop in round format. The granite shows a vivid surface. A brass pedestal ends in a black trape...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Granite, Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Round Bedside Table Black Contemporary Abstract Pattern
Located in Porto, PT
Cabeza Bedside Table is a modern marquetry piece for contemporary interior design projects. It features three drawers, and its round silhouette with contrasting black and white enhan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Folding Tray Table "City of Cards", Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1950s
Located in Firenze, IT
Midcentury folding coffee table. Fantasia “Città delle Carte” (City of Cards). The rarest and most fascinating Fornasetti’s pattern. Piero Fornasetti, Italy, 1950s French la...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

Jalama End Table by Levi Christiansen x Lawson-Fenning, Small
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Jalama End Table pairs sturdy hardwood dowels with cascading selves that play with various soft corners.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Italian Octagon Marble Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian octagon coffee table, fabricated in the 1980s. It is handcrafted out of very beautiful marble. The fabulous marble features a very nice pattern of different colors...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Side Table in Green Marble, Wood and Brass, Italy, 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Side table in green marble, wood and brass, Italy, 1950's. This simple, clean-lined side table has major presence as a result of its perfect proportions, burnished materiality and l...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Maison Charles Style Brass & Chrome Bicolor Side Table, circa 1970s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning vintage midcentury angled polished brass and chrome-plated side or end table with beveled edged glass table top attributed to the Vereinigte Werkstätten München, circa 1970s...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

Pair of Stewart MacDougall & Kipp Stewart for Drexel Campaign Folding Tables
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century CampaignStyle Folding Tray Top End Tables (STEWART & KIPP STUART for DREXEL) (PRICED AS PAIR)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Beech Coffee Table Attributed to Paolo Buffa with an Oval Red Onyx Top
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. This coffee table features a turned beech frame, which has been polished by hand with shellac, and an oval red onyx top. Its design is ascribable to Paolo Buf...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Onyx

Outdoor side table with fish stone slab top
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Wear Consistent with age and use Outdoor side table with fish stone slab top Outdoor furniture - Decoration Measures : 55,5cmx55,5cm H:76cm Material : Metal - Stone
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stone, Metal

Magnificent Rosewood Coffee Table by Johannes Andersen for CFC Silkeborg, 1950s
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Magnificent Danish design coffee table in rosewood by Johannes Andersen for CFC Silkeborg in the 1950s. The table has a wonderful clean design with marvellous straight edges. The ro...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Angelo Mangiarotti Carrara Marble Side Table from 'Eros' Series, 1971
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper from the Eros series, Carrara marble side table with top fitted on conical base. This elegantly organic table has beautiful subtle veining throughout. Original Skipper label on underside. As the label attests, this Mangiarotti Carrara marble table...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Pair of Gallery Top Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood End Tables Night Stands
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Gallery Top Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood End Tables Nightstands Dowel legs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Cast Iron Male Figurative Side Table in Manner of Giacometti - Marble Top
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique iron side table with 4 figurative/male body figurines at each leg in the style of Giacometti. Top is dark rustic colored marble but does have heavy scratching and should prob...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Iron

Brass Clad Octagon Shape Mid-Century Modern Pedestal
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass-clad octagon shape custom made pedestal.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Walnut Studio Craft End Table, 1970s, Artisan Woodworker, Signed
Located in South Jordan, UT
Outstanding 1972, walnut, studio craft side table created by an artisan woodworker sourced in Maryland. Signed "BN 72" underneath with beautifu...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

George Nelson for Herman Miller Model 5153 Mobile Table
Located in Hanover, MA
White enameled steel frame and white laminate rolling cart designed in 1951 by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Also referred to as an Angle Iron table...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Iron

Hollywood Regency Coffee Table by George Mathias, Belgian Design
Located in Antwerp, BE
Side tables; brass; George Mathias; Belgian design; Belgium; craftsman Brass coffee table by George Mathias, Belgium, the 1970s. The brass tabletop gives this set of side tables...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Arcadia Side Table by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Arcadia side table features one or two drawers, an open shelf, hand crafted vintage style hardware and a sculptural solid American walnut or white oak base. The Lawson-Fenning C...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Vintage Rattan Side Table with 3 Shelves
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century side table with 3 shelves. Made in the USA circa 1970's. Perfect in any room as well as next to a sofa or in any bathroom. Measures; 33 1/2" H x 17" W x 13" D
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rattan

Rainier End Table by Brian Paquette for Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Rainier End Table is part of the collaborative collection with interior designer Brian Paquette. The Rainier End Table features a solid wood top and four pedestal legs connected ...
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2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Pair Mid-Century Modern Oiled Walnut Two Drawers End Tabled Nightstands Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair mid century American modern oiled walnut two drawers end tabled nightstands mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut, Burl

Beige Hand Woven Macrame Hourglass Glass Top Side Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing hand woven macrame side table. Features a tan/beige fabric and smoked glass. Additional Information: Material: Fabric Color: Beige, Tan Sty...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Fabric

Side Table Caldas Taupe Patterm Tiles Top with Portuguese Tiles for Outdoors
Located in Lisbon, PT
Well-known for its ceramics tradition, Portuguese tiles production dates back to 16th century. Inheriting this rich crafts knowledge, the table tops of Caldas tables are made with ha...
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2010s Portuguese 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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