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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
Oiled Walnut Base Terrazzo Top Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut base terrazzo top occasional side table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Terrazzo, Walnut

Swedish Blond Wood Expandable Refectory Coffee Side Table Childs Dining
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian child dining or coffee table.
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Birch, Oak

Trio of Danish Rosewood Nesting Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of three rectangular rosewood tables designed to nest together. The minimal design / form works in perfect contrast to the vivid grain and rich color of the rosewood. Nicely con...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Graphical Isocele Nesting Tables by Max Sauze for Atrow, 1970s
Located in Voorburg, NL
This nest of three Isocele nesting tables originates from France and was manufactured in the 1970s by Atrow. They have a White wire Steel frame with g...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Italian 1970s Bamboo Coffee Table with Smoked Glass
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1970s bamboo coffee table with original smoked glass top.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bamboo, Smoked Glass

Large Tree Stump Side Tables, Natural
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Please scroll down to read IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT OUR STUMPS before purchase! Why buy our stumps? KILN DRIED Our stumps all go through a drying process in our kiln, sometimes for up to a month. We are meticulous with bringing each and every log to a specific moisture level. This process helps with major cracking, long-term moisture issues, and bugs. ECO FRIENDLY In an effort to replenish the trees we use, we plant 50+ trees a year. In addition, we practice salvage logging. Where do we source these? Some of the trees fall naturally. Some have damage from severe wind, lightning, flood, disease, or other natural disturbance so they need to be cut and removed before they fall. Others are fresh cut because people want them off their land. Salvage logging may reduce erosion, reduce intensity of future wildfires, and slow buildup of pest insects. FAMILY OWNED These are made from our family to yours. Quality is of utmost importance, and we hand cut, de-bark, sand, and finish every piece with care. COMMERCIAL GRADE These stumps are meant to be loved and USED. Each is finished with a durable commercial-grade finish. This finish is tough enough for spills, kids, and holds up in hotel and hospitality settings. This listing is for a pair of large tree stump side tables...
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2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Cedar

Custom Boutique Midcentury Coffee Table and Side Table Set with V Shaped Legs
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1950s Mid-century blond teak coffee table and side table set with stepped top and V shaped legs. Custom made boutique item sta...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

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

Samson Berman Studio Floor Lamp with Integrated Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Custom-made very grand scale (at 7 feet 6 inches tall) and sculptural walnut wood floor lamp with integrated side table from the Flushing, NY studios of Samson Berman...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum, Brass

Modernist Rosewood and Chrome Coffee or Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking, modernist coffee or side table features a rosewood top with architectural chrome bases is very much in the style of Milo Baughman.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Verner Panton 'Barboy' Side Table And Storage Cabinet in White For Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Barboy' side table and storage cabinet in white for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

New Round Coffee Table with Metal Structure and Glass Top
Located in Miami, FL
New round coffee table with metal structure and glass top.
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Iron

Malachite Marquetry Brass Side Table, Midcentury, France
Located in Vienna, AT
Malachite marquetry side table, midcentury, France, circa 1940 Malachite marquetry side table with a heavy brass or iron base and inlay marquetry malachite top in good condition w...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Malachite, Brass

Pair of Bronze Hexagonal End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pair of midcentury end tables are perfect for any living room or office space. The well-aged bronze base has loads of character, and help to make this set truly one of a kind. C...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bronze

Midcentury Italian Set of Brass Nesting Tables in Gold-Brown by Romeo Rega 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Extraordinary set of nesting tables in strong modernist shape by Romeo Rega. Brass metalwork in strict design with warm brownish marmorized bakelit tabletop. Measurements: Table smal...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Cork Top Two Drawer Sqaure End Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern blond birch square side end table by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture. Excellent original condition.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Cork, Birch

Pair of Chrome and Glass Hexagonal Two-Tier Side Tables
Located in Hanover, MA
Charming vintage polished chrome casket shaped hexagonal tables with two tiers of inset glass. These were purchased in London but I believe they are from Belgium. Nicely constructed ...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

End tables by Frank Rohloff, Walnut with Black inset, California 1960s
Located in Camden, ME
A pair of side tables by California Modern furniture craftsman Frank Rohloff. The table tops are black resin with pieces of walnut veneer ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Resin, Walnut

Don Knorr Iron and Laminate Side Table for Vista
Located in San Mateo, CA
Side table designed by architect Donald Knorr for Vista. This table has a tubular steel frame with black laminate top and shelf. The table is in original condition. There are some sc...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Impeccable Rosewood Table by Ole Gjerløv-Knudsen for France & Søn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impeccable rosewood table by Ole Gjerløv-Knudsen and Torben Lind for France & Søn. Beautiful rosewood top over solid rosewood frame. Original France & Søn tag under the top. Made in ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Mid Century Modern Side Table Teak by Johannes Andersen, circa 1963, Denmark
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Scandinavian Modern sofa table or side table from teak designed by Johannes Andersen, circa 1963, Denmark. A special feature are the rounded edges. The table with ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Wonderful Harvey Probber Terrazzo Brass Inlay Top Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful three-legged Harvey Probber side or end table with original hexagonal terrazzo top with inlaid brass. Sculpted bleached mahogany legs with bleached mahogany supports. We do...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Terrazzo, Mahogany

Mastercraft Attributed Heavy Brass Glass Side Table, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Brass side table attributed to Mastercraft in the Mid-Century Modern Period. Heavy table with his unique shapes and made in Italy. Comes with a glass top. F-519-344  
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Milo Baughman Style X Base Chrome Side End Table Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous Milo Baughman style chrome X base side table. This wonderful piece has a super heavy chrome base with a thick piece of vintage glass. We also have a matching walnut top flow...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Magiscope Optic Glass Magazine Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Custom crafted by our own master metalsmith in our workshop/studio is this stylish occasional table which fuses our favorite design elements of leather wrapped brass bamboo. The op...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Unique Original Italian Palette Walnut Coffee Table, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Original and fine Italian palette coffee table, circa 1950 three legs walnut, lacquered wood and colored wood very good original condition Mea...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Bruno Mathsson Small Annika Table in Bird's-Eye Maple
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This is the smallest table in the series of circular Annika tables. It measures 45 cm I diameter and the height is 29 cm. The tabletop is made from bird’s...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Birch, Birdseye Maple

Italian Midcentury Pedestal Side Table in Antique White with Wheels
Located in Miami, FL
Italian midcentury pedestal side table in antique white with wheels Coffee table or TV stand with wheels manufactured in Italy in the 1970s. It f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Fiberglass

Italian Mid-20th Century Gilt Metal Leaf Pedestal Round Table with Glass Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Italian gilt metal pedestal table with glass top. This vintage Italian gilt metal pedestal table from the mid-20th century exudes an enchanting charm that effortlessly blen...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Solid Brass Guéridon or Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century solid brass guéridon, side, end or occasional table in the modern neoclassical tradition. The solid brass table sits on a tripod base with ball feet an...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Square Glass Top Figural Chrome Base Side Centre Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern figural square chrome base side coffee table stand.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Brown Saltman Hexagonal End Coffee Table with Sunburst Inlay
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oiled walnut hexagonal centre side table by John Keal for Brown Saltman. High quality walnut wood in combination with high quality Mid-Century Modern craftsmanship accent table. Nat...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Pual McCobb Planner Group Winchendon Two-Tier Nightstand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
McCobb two-tier Mid-Century Modern Planner Group side end table stand. Solid brass cone shape pull.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Birch

Wrought Iron Table attributed to Weinberg
Located in New York, NY
Charming decorative wrought iron patio, garden table with playful foliate ironwork top. Design attributed to Frederick Weinberg, selling without glass insert top.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Modern Cherrywood Coffee Table Josef Frank attributed Sweden 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
We present an elegant coffee table from honey colored cherrywood by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn attributed, Sweden 1950s. The coffee table features three round bars tasking to fix t...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Cherry

Midcentury Bedside Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid Century bedside table with Wild Rosewood and Mahogany, two tiers and single long drawer, and a brass charging unit. Dimensions: 26" W x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Side Table Caldas Round with Portuguese Tiles
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 Live Edge Slab or Tree Trunk Cocktail or Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A unique designed table that produced in the early 1970s, maker unknown. Perfect size for a small scale cocktail table or side table. An unusual mix of materials makes this an instan...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Pair of Danish Midcentury Rosewood Tile Top End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fabulous pair of rosewood end tables with rosewood frames and a decorative tiled top. These beautiful pieces are stamped, "Made in Denmar...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Rosewood Occasional Side Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern occasional side table By Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture USA, 1950s Rosewood top, with ebonized banding and legs. Measures: 28" W x 20.8...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Sculptural Side Table Made in Italy 1950 Ico Parisi Style
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice sculptural side table made by unknown designer or manufacturer, in the style of Ico Parisi and Cesare Lacca, Guillermo Ulrich. Definately ma...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Pair of Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful pair of vintage modern end tables feature a unique chrome rod frame. Sleek and sturdy design with a white tabletop. This unusua...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural White Oak Table with Wrapped Linen Top
Located in New York, NY
This stunning sculptural and sophisticated table was realized in the United States, circa 1960. It features conical legs adjoined at roughly a 60 degree angle by a support all in whi...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Linen, Oak

Stunning Pair of Side Tables or End Tables in the Style of Gio Ponti, Teak
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful pair of tables, two inch thick tapered teak top resting on a white lacquered base and brass tips.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair of Hollywood Regency Side Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish pair of Regency two-tier side tables. Polished chrome frame with brass accents with smoked glass surfaces. Please confirm item location with dealer (NJ or NY)
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Chrome

1960s Drexel Barney Flagg Walnut Wedge Tripod Table
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s MCM walnut wedge table tripod base designed by Barney Flagg Parallel for Drexel, Beautiful sculptural design. Dove tail joinery. Stamped u...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Rosewood End Table "Tuxedo" by Lane
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modern walnut and rosewood end "Tuxedo" line by Lane. Classic design and form, nice quality, construction featuring stunning rosewood butterfly inlay detailing. Also avail matching l...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood, Walnut

Pair of Unusual Side Tables Made of Chrome and Glass, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of unusual side tables is made of chrome and glass. The bases have a nice curved shape with a stretcher. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Rare Mid-Century Center Table or Occasional Table Attr.To Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Italian center table or occasional table with brass tripod base. The tabletop decoration with Boticelli lithographic print on lacquered wo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

A French Modernist Square Lucite & Brass Two-Tier Side Table on Curvaceous Legs
Located in London, GB
A French Lucite square two-tier side table on curvaceous legs with brass details that unite the legs stood on little turned cap feet.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Resin Ribbon End Table in the Style of Tony Duquette, 1980s
Located in Camden, ME
A cast resin ribbon side table with an inset glass top from the 1980s in the style of Tony Duquette. The table is in excellent vintage condition.
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Resin

Chrome and Glass Floor Lamp Round Side Table
By Litolier
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome round floor lamp side table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Chrome

Tessellated Stone and Brass Square Occasional Table by Maitland Smith
Located in Hanover, MA
Versatile occasional table by Maitland Smith in tessellated fossil stone and brass inlay over wood structure. Tapered 3-D geometric pyramidal legs. Engraved brass label on underside....
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1980s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stone, Brass

Set of Four Side Tables Attributed to Maison Jansen
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of four side tables attributed to Maison Jansen, very high quality, circa 1960s. Some ships on the glass.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Steel

Restored "The Duke" Rattan Side Bourbon Table with Oak Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1950s "The Duke" 1-strand rattan Bourbon side table with rustic oak top. The table features wicker wrapped accents with unique bent pressed legs. Named by the shop after the...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rattan

Blond Cerused Oak Glass Top X-Base Rectangular Coffee Table Storage Drawers
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern circa 1950 glass top X-base coffee table with shelf and two-drawer storage compartments. Excellent vintage condition.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak

English Vintage Midcentury Mahogany Cellarette on Brass Stand, Lined Inside
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English flaming mahogany cellarette from the mid-20th century on brass stand. This English wine cooler features a rectangular body adorned with brass accents. The hinged top with ...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Brass and Glass End Table
Located in Denton, TX
Mid-Century brass and glass end table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

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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