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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
Karl Springer Style Goatskin Side Table with Drawer
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Vintage Karl Springer style goatskin side table with a single drawer and shelf. A chic Mid-Century Modern table in pale yellow color
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Goatskin

Mid-Century Modern Circular Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a unique woodgrain pattern on the table's top surface, this Mid-Century Modern side table is a versatile and stylish piece for any room. A sculpted base adds to the table's eye-...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Scandinavian Modern Vintage Teak Coffee Table Johannes Andersen, 1960s, Denmark
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern vintage teakwood coffee table with two drawers and screwable legs. The Scandinavian modern coffee table was designed by Johannes Andersen, 1960s, Denmark. The cof...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Handsome Pair Harvey Probber style Octagon Drum Side Tables Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome pair of Harvey Probber style octagon-shaped drum tables with hidden storage inside. These are very similar to the much-coveted octagon dry bars that Harvey Probber design...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Brass

Side Table H259 by Jindrich Halabala
Located in Vienna, AT
Table by Jindrich Halabala for UP Zavody Brno still unrestored several pieces available delivery time 4-5 weeks
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1930s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Beech, Nutwood

Knoll Style Mid Century Chrome and Glass Side Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Knoll Style mid century chrome and glass side table This table measures: 18 wide x 18 deep x 16 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vintage ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Restored Two-Tier Rattan Wedge Table w/ Mahogany Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Two-tier stick rattan corner side table with a Mahogany tabletop. A great example of early modern rattan design, circa 1940. 1940, United States Available-2 We only purchase and ...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rattan, Mahogany

Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp with Built In Round Glass Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice craftsmanship sculptural walnut floor lamp. Frosted glass cylinder shape shade. Turned walnut base.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Clean Lined Walnut and Iron Tables or Nightstands by Knoll
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined "T Angle" model walnut mid century tables or night stands, designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll, American, circa 1950s. Early ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Iron

Mid Century Modern James Mont Style Silver Occasional Side End Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Modern James Mont Style Silver Occasional Accent Side Table. Item features a faux marble wooden lacquer top, lower slatted shelf, distressed finish, very unique vintage item...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

French wood and glass side table, 1970s in the manners of Pierre Chapo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique geometrical puzzle side/ end table in the manners of Pierre Chapo with a glass top. Perfect as a side table or end table.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Glass

ISA Bergamo Ebonized Cocktail Table
Located in Hanover, MA
1950's Italian side or occasional table produced by I.S.A. Bergamo Dimensions of slightly wedge shaped top are: The narrow end is 16.5” wide versus 19.5” wide. Length of top is 28...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Maple

Brass Inlayed & Framed Rectangular Reverse Painted Atlas Map Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern reverse painted old atlas map glass top coffee table. Brass inlayed legs. The glass top is secured with brass frame. The legs are secured with wing nuts.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Set of Nightstands In Teak, By AB Carlström & Co Furniture Factory From 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of bedside tables on legs with drawer and shelf, manufactured by AB Carlström & Co møbelfabrik in Sweden from the 1950s. These bedside tables represent the timeless and functiona...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Heavy Gage Chrome Plated Steel Base Marble Top Round Gueridon Cafe Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Contemporary heavy and solid design granite top side center gueridon table.
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Granite, Chrome

Side Tables in the Manner of Arthur Umanoff
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of side/cafe tables in the manner of Arthur Umanoff. Pristine condition with original rattan. New bull nose tempered glass tops included. Glass is 32" diameter. Top of tables ar...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Round Tripod Sidetable, Solid Mahogany and Thick Glass- Italy
Located in Girona, Girona
Round tripod sidetable in solid mahogany, French polish, thick glass on top. Italy c. 1948.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Mahogany

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

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Fruitwood

Robert Heritage Rosewood Chrome Console Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
Rosewood Chrome Console Table For office or residence
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Mid Century Modern White Painted End Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Influenced by the English Regency period, this exquisite piece features a sleek, lightly distressed architectural white-painted finish that effortlessly brightens any room. Its elega...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Pair of "Montecarlo" Brass low tables by Corrado dall'Acqua, Azucena, Italy 1949
Located in Argelato, BO
A rare and splendid pair of "T12" Montecarlo model brass coffee tables, designed by the Italian Architect and Designer Corrado Corradi dall'Acqua for the legendary Azucena company, I...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Faux Bamboo 30" Tall Round Cylinder Black Top Pedestal Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Faux Bamboo 30" Tall Round Cylinder Black Laminate Top Pedestal Stand
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Laminate

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Wooden Single Drawer Nightstands
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Mid-Century wooden nightstands with a single drawer. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR)(PRICED AS Pair) Wear to finish.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Brockstein Octagon Shaped Ribbon Mahogany Side Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
This wonderfully made table comes from Brockstei's. It has lots of intricate inlay on it's top. The sides are made with ribbon mahogany. The octagon top is inlaid with mahogany in tr...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Mahogany

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

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Metal, Chrome

Chrome and Brass Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chrome and brass or bronze table, in the manner of John Vesey, American, circa 1960s. High quality construction with heavyweight base and thick glass top. Retains warm original patina.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

French Mid Century Wrought Iron Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French mid century wrought iron side table with faux marble painted tole top. Black tripod base with large decorative rings. Painted s...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wrought Iron, Metal

Early Aughts End Tables by Bernhardt, a Pair
Located in Burbank, CA
Pair of Mid-Century Modern style side tables for sale. Manufactured by high-end furniture company Bernhardt Furniture, and made here in the US. These have been professionally refinis...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stainless Steel

Pair of Jack Stewart Beige Mosaic Tile and Brass Frame Square End / Side Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Mid-Century square end / side tables with beige mosaic tile tops resting on patinated brass frames with four square legs. (Jack Stewart)(...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian Wood Night Stands Bed Side Tables
Located in Carimate, Como
Very nice Italian 1950s Mid-Century Modern pair of bedside or sofa end side tables with two shelves and highlighted with the beautiful legs structure lateral design shaped as handles...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Two Tone End Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique two tone table with blonde mahogany grain and black accenting supports. Please confirm location
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Mahogany

Mid-Century Chrome and Mirror Glass Side Table Attributed to Saporiti, Italy 70s
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition with normal trace of age and use for this side table produced in Italy during the 70s and made from chrome and dark mirror glass.
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Italian colored & gilded wood, brass & glass Mid Century Modern coffee table
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Sculptural body in carved, painted and gilded wood with an elegant and light brass structure. shaped feet. Round glass table top. Very good condition. Partially restored.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Vintage 1970s Drexel Parsons Black and Gold Oil Drop Lacquered Side Tables, Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage 1970s Drexel black and gold lacquered oil drop finish Parsons rectangular wood side tables. Original finish in a distinctive oil drop technique featuring free-form gold spe...
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1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Vintage 1022 Side Tables by Peter Draenert, Pair
Located in Wilton, CT
Pair of stunning vintage glass side tables by Peter Draenert for Draenert, 1960s, in good condition. Designed and made in 1960 to 1969 in Germ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Vintage Clear Acrylic or Lucite Foldable Stand With Chrome Accent.
Located in Seattle, WA
Able to Fold Flat for Storage Purposes. Features 3,Chrome Toned Rods for Support. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 24 W ; 16 D ; 26 H
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Plastic

Side table in lucite and brass by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
This nice vintage side table by Charles Hollis Jones is constructed with lucite legs, brass stretchers and glass top. In nice vintage condition. Will be posting the matching coffee t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Pair of Hollywood Regency Mastercraft End Tables by Bernard Rohne
Located in Chicago, IL
Classy Mastercraft end tables by Bernard Rohne. Very practical for space. Can be placed in a variety of positions. Also can be used as a bar cart or server. There is a identical form...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

French Modern Neoclassical Iron, Brass & Stone Side Table Attr. to Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical Guerdon, side or end table attributed to Jacques Adnet. The table is set in a classic tripod form in enameled wrought iron with an dee...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stone, Brass, Wrought Iron

Side table by Mathieu Matégot
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie table d’appoint par Mathieu matégot vers 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Sahara Noir Marble, Handmade by 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 the in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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

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

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Chrome

Signed Paul Evans City Scape Polished Chrome Double Pedestal Mid Century Modern
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Signed Paul Evans City Scape Polished Chrome Double Pedestal Mid Century Modern.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Hexagon Shape Travertine Marble End Tables Pedestals
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern travertine hexagon end tables pedestals. Curbside to NYC/Philly $350
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

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

Mersman, Side Table, Walnut, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut side table with magazine holder produced by Mersman, USA, c. 1950s. Dimensions: 22.125” H x 32.125” W x 19.625” D
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Tessellated Stone Veneer C Shape Side Coffee End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
High quality Mid-Century Modern tessellated C shape square end table. Attributed to Maitland-Smith.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Limestone, Marble

Vintage Ebonized Beech Gueridon with a Broccatello Marble Top, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s. This elegant and high-quality gueridon is made in ebonized beech and features a Broccatello marble top and brass details. It is a vintage piece, therefore it m...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Brass

Big Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Floor Lamp / Side Table
Located in Weesp, NL
Artù, the stunning Mid-Century Modern crystal floor lamp/side table designed by the legendary Ettore Fantasia for Sothis Italy. This exquisite piece combines both form and function, ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Crystal, Metal, Chrome

Western Folk Art Wagon Wheel Table and Chairs Set, 1960
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Antique wagon wheel lounge chairs with matching glass top side table. Heavy solid wood from an antique wood made sometime in the 1960s. The chairs ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Reclaimed Wood

John Wisner for Ficks Reed Asian Modern Rattan Bamboo Tile Top Cocktail Table
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This unique bamboo and rattan pagoda style side table was designed by John Wisner for Ficks Reed, circa 1950s. John Wisner graduated from Pars...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Mahogany, Ceramic, Rattan

Edward Wormley Side Table in Mahogany with Conical Brass Legs 1940s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Rare side table with chest in mahogany with recessed pulls and conical brass legs by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American 1940s (signed on drawer with Dunbar tag). This is a rare Wormley...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Radboud van Beekum for Pastoe Side Table in Blue and White
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Radboud van Beekum for Pastoe, side table, model TM61, lacquered wood, lacquered steel, The Netherlands, 1980 This streamlined modern coffee table is designed by Dutch designer Radb...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Mid Century Modern Lucite Acrylic Sunflower Fireworks Low Waterfall End Tables
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Modern Lucite Acrylic Sunflower Fireworks Low Waterfall End Tables - a Pair. Item features dlear bent "waterfall" acrylic construction with applied black "fireworks" / "s...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Lucite

Vintage Tripod Globe Table Patinated Bronze signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Globe Tripod Table Glass Top Patinated Bronze Base signed maker's stamp 29.5 h with glass Glass .5 thick x 34 diameter Original preowned vintage con...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bronze

Model 3514 Side Table in Teak 19" Diameter S/B
Located in Pasadena, TX
3514 Side tables in Teak. This piece has an attribution mark. Dimensions: Height: 19" Width: 19" Depth: 19"
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Brazilian Smoked Glass Tables by Percival Lafer
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Table by Percival Lafer made of Jacaranda wood. Made in Brazil, smoked glass top. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item.
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1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Smoked Glass

Sidetable Marble Italy in the Style of Gio Ponti Coffee Table Metal Brass, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
An Italian sidetable from the 1960s with a black metal frame carrying its colored marble table top. This stone has a pink / green texture, alterna...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, 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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