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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 legendary 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.
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
Period: Mid-20th Century
Side Table and Planter in the style of Adrian Pearsall, USA, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful restored side table and planter in the style of Adrian Pearsall, 1965, USA.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Parsons End Table by Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A bleached walnut 'Parsons' end table.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
SmallMid-Century Moder Tripod Table, Nickel Plated Brass, Glass, Rings - France
Located in Girona, ES
Nice small tripod table, nickel plated brass structure and glass, three decorative rings inserted at the top of stands.
France c. 1950
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Fine French 1950s Rosewood and Sycamore Side Table/ Magazine Rack
Located in Long Island City, NY
Unusual French mid-century rosewood and sycamore tripod side table / magazine rack with a partial sliding top.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Sycamore
Semon Bache Pair of Chased Brass and Mirrored Glass End Tables from 1959
By Semon Bache
Located in Camden, ME
Semon Bache & Co. New York pair of chased brass matched end tables from New York City.
The tables are in excellent vintage condition with chased brass band...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare Vintage Swivel Molar Coffee Table by Wendell Castle
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare orange color swivel coffee table from the Molar Group manufactured by Beylerian, circa 1969. The table is one of the only designs in the molar group that is adjustable by swiv...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Fiberglass, Rubber
Mid Century Modern Coffee Table by Roger Sprunger 1960s by Dunbar Furniture, USA
Located in Vienna, AT
The coffee table was designed by Roger Sprunger 1960s, and produced by Dunbar Furniture, USA.
The coffee table has a brass-plated base and a round smoked glass top in very good co...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Three-in-One by John Keal for Brown Saltman
Located in Hanover, MA
Beautiful long solid walnut coffee table with slide-out folding side tables by John Keal for Brown Saltman.
The pair of side tables on their own are very chic and have the tapered fo...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian Bronze "Tre-Pesci" Coffee Table
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Fanciful sculpted cocktail table base of three Primitive fish in bronze, which supports a round glass top. Beautiful and imaginative.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
1950s Rare George Nelson Associates Arbuck Table Stool Wire Grid Iron Patio
By George Nelson, Arbuck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely Rare Three Leg Round Design. Can be used with a glass top as show and included as a table, or with a cushion as a stool, however, there is no cushion included. It was only ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Rose Wood Side Table or Small Coffee Table
Located in Buchanan, MI
Mid-Century rose wood side table or small coffee table. Beautiful figured top.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Pair of Italian Brass and Glass Folding Side Table with Sandaled Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of 1960s Italian brass and glass folding side tables with cast brass hands and sandaled feet. Each of this pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern side tables features a 0.25" thic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Square Brazilian Jacaranda Wood 1960s Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brazilian jacaranda wood square side table from the 1960s with pedestal leg.
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Jacaranda
Glass Chrome Coffee Side Cocktail Couch Table, 1960s
Located in Telgte, DE
Glass chrome coffee side cocktail couch table, 1960s
Elegant French Space Age glass table.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Robert Lempereur, Little Side Table in Lacquered Metal, Top in Ceramic
By Robert Lempereur
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Robert Lempereur, little side table in lacquered metal, top in ceramic.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Side Table, Console, Neoclassical Style
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern mahogany side table or console with two shelves, neoclassical style. Only polished to wax
Measures cm: H 70 x W 42 x D...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Midcentury Sculptural End Tables by Forest Wilson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique pair of glass top end tables features stylish and sturdy walnut frames and unique chrome accents by Forest Wilson. Beautifu...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Charles Hollis Jones Double Bugle Base Table "CHJ 1005"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Charles Hollis Jones accessory table forms part of the "Ball" line named after Lucille Ball due to the fact that many of these pieces were originally designed for the Hollywood ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Elmar Berkovic Beek side table ‘t Spectrum 1956
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare side table with magazine rack designed by Elmar Berkovic for ‘t Spectrum Bergeyk, Holland 1956. This table was in production from 1956-1958. Very r...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Walnut and Chrome Modernist Side Table
Located in Wilton, CT
A powerful modernist design using the best materials. A solid plinth of walnut wood with a deep ebony stain mounted atop a sleek solid stainless steel frame. The piece is proportiona...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Unique Richard Schultz Petal Side Table Prototype
Located in Munich, DE
the petals of this table are made of ceramic ! the serial production petals are made of wood. natural or painted white. purchased from an former knoll employee.....
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Cedric Hartman Pair of Granite Side Tables
Located in Pasadena, TX
A pair of side tables made and designed by Cedric Hartman. These tables feature a new granite top with a beveled edge and a frame of stainless steel. Under the tabletop, on the metal...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Granite
Charles Hollis Jones "Box Line" Side Tables in Lucite and Burnished Brass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful side tables designed by Charles Hollis Jones as part of the "Box" collection executed in Lucite and bronzed brass.
The tables come signed and dated by the artist.
The...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Side Table by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Italian side table by Paolo Buffa for the Hotel Bristol.
Etched rectangular glass with stars and circles motives hold by a mahogany pedestal base...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare, Original Set of 'Twello' Nesting Tables by Martin Visser for 't Spectrum
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This set of three nesting tables are a design by Martin Visser for the Dutch design firm 't Spectrum. These tables have been given the name 'Twello' and were only in production for 1...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
A Rare Gio Ponti Occasional Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This rare of Gio Ponti designed solid walnut table was produced by Schirolli for Banca Nazionale del Lavoro in the mid 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
"Zig Zag" Iron and Stone Coffee Table, France, circa 1960s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant coffee table with dynamic, jazzy legs. The stone top slots into the iron surround, which is enhanced with a double frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Iron
French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Gilt Iron Coffee Table by Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and iconic French MIid-Century Modern gilt hand wrought iron cocktail table or side table by Maison Jansen in the Modern Neoclassical tradition. This rare 1940 piece features...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Bedside Tables by Grosfeld House
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant and unusual pair of two-tiered leather-wrapped side tables having single drawers, sculpted walnut legs and a raised oval platform with a scalloped edge.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Jansen Style Chrome and Brass Side Table
Located in Austin, TX
French vintage side table in brass and chrome with a glass top. Superb style and finish, great size for a small coffee table or side table.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Paul Laszlo Side Table
By Paul Laszlo
Located in New York, NY
Architectural structure in black stained wood with inset rust-colored leather top. A very rare Laszlo form, most probably a one off creation.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Architectural Brass Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Philip and Kelvin LaVerne side table.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
French Vintage Chrome and Brass Side Tables
Located in Austin, TX
French vintage chrome, brass and glass side tables. A great set of two square tables, one of which has a bottom shelf for extra storage or display. We adore the brass and chrome comb...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Italian Work, 1960 Cherrywood Side Table
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Italian work, 1960 cheerywood side table.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Cherry
Set of 3 Wrought-Iron & Marble Nesting Tables - France, 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Fun set of three stacking tables with wrought-iron curule bases and red marble tops.
Dimensions provided below are for the largest table.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Architectural Italian 20th Century Folding Dining Table
Located in Milan, IT
Architectural Italian 20th century folding circular dining table.
Measures: 129.5 x 57.5 cm with wings closed.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Demi-Ellipse Abstract Cast Resin and Brass Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
One third surf board shaped side table on triangular brass base. Three brass legs attach the triangular brass base to the abstract designed umber, gold and green semi opaque resin to...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Charles Hollis Jones "O" Side Table, Signed and Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning side table in Lucite, brass and polished nickel.
The table is a vintage piece designed in the 1960s and in excellent condition, the top is new and in mint condition.
The...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Mid Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee Table Sofa Table Johannes Spalt Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage brown coffee table or sofa table from wood designed by Johannes Spalt, 1961, Vienna.
The presented Coffee table was made of solid and veneered oakwood, bee...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Klismos Occasional Table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
Located in Ferndale, MI
Klismos occasional table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb furniture. Banded edge top sits on swooping tapered saber legs. Nicely refinished with original Widdicomb TH Robsjohn Gibbings...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian Mid-Century Modern, Oval Marble and Brass Side Table from the 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Fabulous Italian side table from the 1940s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Breccia Marble, Brass
John Keal Mid Century Wood Cork Side Table by Brown Saltman
By John Keal
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A mahogany side / end table with dark ebony colored cork drawer front and sculptural bass pull. The base has detailed line designs and it retains the original manufactures label. Man...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Dorothy Thorpe Illuminated Brass and Glass Side Table Mid-Century Modern America
Located in Miami, FL
Dorothy Thorpe illuminated brass and glass side table. Solid brushed brass round glass side table with light at the top. Bottom stand is frosted ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Chrome X-Frame Square Glass Top Hollywood Regency Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wonderful vintage square side table with polished chrome frame and X-form under the inset glass top. This table features polished seamless jo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Side Tables by Illum Wikkelso, Denmark
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matched pair of Side Tables, Sofa Tables in Teak by Illum Wikkelso,Made in Denmark,,Dramatic statement,,
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Teak
Swedish Midcentury Coffee or Side Table in Rosewood with Parquetry Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish midcentury coffee table in rosewood with parquetry top made at String Seffle in Southern Sweden in the 1960's. Removable legs ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of End Tables by Paul Laszlo for Brown Saltman
By Paul Laszlo
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of Classic end tables by Paul Laszlo for Brown Saltman, signed. White wash finish.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Round Coffee Table by William Watting for Fristo, circa 1955
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Unique round coffee table manufactured Fristho, Netherlands, circa 1955.
The coffee table has a glass top and a high quality wooden base with beautiful brass details. The design r...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Leo Rosen for Pace Collection Modernist Architectural X-Base Side Table
Located in St. Louis, MO
Leo Rosen for Pace Collection X-base side table with glass top. Chrome base is in nice condition. In the style of Rodger Sprunger for Dunbar or Milo Baughman...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
1950s Mid-Century Shield Tripod Table Paul Laszlo for Glenn of California
Located in Hyattsville, MD
American Early Modernist Form. Presented in Original Finish. Showing Staining and Wear, Patina to all surfaces. Table was professionally attended to, now very tight and sturdy.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 1960s Side Tables with Glass Top
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Pair of chrome finish side tables with glass top
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Custom Side Table by Erno Fabry
By Erno Fabry
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare and elegant side table by Czech-born architect and taste-maker Erno Fabry featuring solid cherry legs and a masterfully-applied rosewood veneer. Made in Belgium and imported by ...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Cherry, Rosewood
Beautiful Pair of Probber Style Side Tables, Made of Rosewood and Brass Inlaid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful pair of Harvey Probber style side tables, they are well made with rosewood
and brass inlaid, all original and in great condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Colonial Side Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
Colonial tribal side table from Congo.
Diameter wood 50 cm.
Diameter glass 70 cm.
Height 65 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Side Table In Thick Glass With Solid Brass Legs - Italy
Located in Girona, ES
Side table with two thick glass levels, polished solid brass legs, can be completely dismantled. (Possibility of changing the glass measurements),
Italy, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Midcentury Modern Neoclassic Gilt Iron Side Tables, Maison Ramsay
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French midcentury style side or end tables in the modern neoclassical spirit. The tables are in gilt handwrought iron with delicate turned in sabots in the Egyptian taste.
Literature: Similar pair sold at Sotheby's New York, Important 20th Century Design / Masterworks of French Design, December 17, 2014, Price: $22,500 including buyers premium.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Gorgeous Danish Modern Burled Walnut Triangular Side Table Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning danish modern raised lip burled walnut side table. This piece is a bit larger than most side tables at 22.5"t. Gorgeous bookmatched burled graining on the top with lovely ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
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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