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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 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: 1950s
Unique Mid Century Italian Brass Triangular Shaped Low Table
Located in Westport, CT
Wonderful Italian Design rounded right rectangular shaped table in solid unlacquered brass. Table is shown with its original inset gold colored glass...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Restored Pre-WWII Rattan "Twin Arch" Side Table with Solid Mahogany Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This mid-century rattan square side table boasts a mahogany tabletop held by twin arch side rattan poles, evoking the style of Paul Frankl. Professionally restored in 2019, it combin...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rattan, Mahogany

Pair of Ebonized Planner Group Side Tables by Paul McCobb for Winchendon
Located in Dorchester, MA
Paul McCobb designed this pair of side tables, model 1540, for Winchendon's Planner Group. An ebonized maple case sits on angular tapered legs; its single wide drawer sports an alumi...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum

Cesare Lacca Italian Midcentury Side Table, Lacquered Wood and Glass, 1950
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This Italian coffee table was designed by Cesare Lacca in the 1950s. The black lacquered wooden frame is constructed in the shape of a splayed Ts. Between the pairs of legs, glass pl...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Wood

Pair of Klismos Leg Side Tables by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Klismos leg side tables, designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, American, circa 1950s. ONLY ONE IS AVAILABLE.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

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

Frederick C. Boger Brass and Travertine Coffee Cocktail Table
By Frederick C. Boger
Located in Chicago, IL
This custom-made coffee or cocktail table was designed by Chicago architect, Industrial designer, and furniture maker Frederick C. (Fred) Boger. The brass base is beautifully made wi...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Pair of Modernist Teak Side Tables by M. Singer & Sons
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of Modernist Teak side tables "model 2117" by M. Singer & Sons.  
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Andrianna Shamaris Sono Wood Cube
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury style reclaimed sono wood side table. Natural contrasting color tones in this sono wood cube. This side table was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philoso...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Reclaimed Wood

French 1950s Wicker and Metal Side Table or Magazine Rack
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A beautiful French 1950s small side table with magazine rack in black enameled metal rod and original wicker. Nicely organic shaped and transparent French design in the style ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wicker

Italian Pair of Mid-Century Side Tables or Night Stands
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of side tables in lacquered wood, silver glass top, drawer, brass feet and handles with original patina. This elegant pair of tables would look stunning in any interior.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Pair of Italian Nightstands, Paolo Buffa Style, 1950s
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Very exquisite set of two beautifully carved nightstands or side tables most probably attributed to Paolo Buffa (1903-1970), Italy, circa 1950s. They feature black glass tops and she...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck Model AT33 Drop-Leaf Sewing Table in Teak
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1950s Danish solid teak sewing or side table (model AT33) designed by Hans J Wegner and manufactured Andreas Tuck. Crafted with two drop leaves that...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Newly Refinished -Danish Modern Side Table with Magazine Rack by Kai Kristiansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Leather, Rosewood

Hans Wegner Large Scale Oak End Tables or Night Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of large scale Danish Modern oak end tables, designed by Hans Wegner for Andreus Tuck, Denmark, circa 1950s. These tables are currently being...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut Pedestal Cube Side Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Side Table Exposition 1958 by Lucien De Roeck for Bois Manu
By Bois Manu, Lucien De Roeck
Located in Lasne, BE
Side table in the shape of a painter's palette de Lucien de Roeck . Wear due to time and age of the table.
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Mid Century Couture Bench or Stool
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful antique single teak panel from my finest collection, is expertly shaped into this beautiful bench or stool. Part of the Mid Century Couture Collection. Furniture construc...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Teak

Frères Cloutier Side Table
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Rare red enameled lava tile low table by Robert and Jean Cloutier dating from the 1950s. This mid-century Lava Tile Coffee Table by the Cloutier Brothers...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Lava, Metal

Mid-Century Modern Brass Side Table T1 by Osvaldo Borsani for ABV & Tecno, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Brass Side Table T1 by Osvaldo Borsani for ABV & Tecno, 1950s
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Sol Bloom Patio 'Scoop' Chair with Table in Black Steel Mesh
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sol Bloom for New Dimensions Furniture, 'Scoop' patio chair with catch-all table, wrought iron, steel mesh, United States, 1950 This high back patio or garden chair designed by Sol...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Pair of Amoeba Side Tables by Erno Fabry
Located in San Diego, CA
Introducing the epitome of charm and functionality: Erno Fabry's exquisite pair of side tables. Crafted with precision and passion, these side tables are not just furniture pieces bu...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Rare Greta Grossman Side Table for Glenn of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Greta Grossman side table for Glenn of California, c.1950s. The table features an asymmetrical black laminate shelf that sits atop a rectangular walnut shelf. The shelves are he...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

American Designer, Side Table, Bamboo, Rattan, Wood, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A bamboo, rattan and wood side table designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bamboo, Rattan, Wood

T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings Klismos Lamp Tables
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb lamp or occasional tables with cabriolet style legs in walnut, with lower shelf. Elegant and stylish, restored. Walnut has beautiful gra...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

French brass and mirrored drinks table circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French brass and mirrored drinks table circa 1950
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

1950s Side Table by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson, Sweden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1950s Side table by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson, Värnamo, Sweden. Designed in 1942 the table have the signature curvy legs that also features in many of Bruno Mathsson des...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Birch

3 Nesting Tables, Late 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
3 midcentury nesting tables, France, late 1950s. Red table - height 20.9"(53cm), length 14.3"(36.2cm), width 14"(35.4cm). Yellow table - height 17.3"(44cm), length 12.6"(32cm), width...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Iron

Small Gio Ponti style side table
Located in London, GB
Lovely small circular wood and glass table in the style of Gio Ponti. Italy c1950.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Walnut

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

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Walnut, Holly

Rectangular black lacquered coffee table dating from the 1950s.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rectangular black lacquered coffee table dating from the 1950s. This side table is made out of metal and is a timeless piece of elegance. Presented in its original untouched conditio...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Vintage George nelson Steel frame Side table for Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
simple and elegant black steel frame with white laminate side table on castors. designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Iron

Mid-Century American Modern Round Walnut and Iron Tripod Accent Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Low Mid-Century Modern accent / side table with circular walnut top supported by iron tripod base retaining its original feet (ca. 1950s, USA). Design reminiscent of the 'cigarette' ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wrought Iron

Sergio Rodrigues Mucki Bench in Jacaranda, Circa 1958
Located in São Paulo, SP
Mucki Bench in solid jacarandá. Very good overall condition. Time patina as supposed. One of the first pieces designed by Sergio Rodrigues, "the father o...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Mid Century Modern Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Cork Top Nightstand
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Cork Top Two Drawer End Table / Nightstand This amazing cork top nightstand/side table is a great piece to bring together any ty...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Burl Wood Side Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Burl Wood, Ebonized Wood, Brass Inlaid
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

1950's Occasional Table/ Drinks Side-Table by Jean-Pierre Ryckaert
Located in East Hampton, NY
A 1950's French side table/ drinks table by Jean-Pierre Ryckaert featuring a bent iron frame with rich patina, brown lacquered oak wood table top and a beautiful brown stitched leath...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Iron

Herman Miller Eames 42" Round Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
Herman Miller Eames Round Table Herman Miller Round top with walnut finish , the base is anodized in black with aluminum spider attachment. Great in and office or a home setting .
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Laminate

Mid-Century Modern Travertine & Tripod Brass Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition, Shows Patina on Brass Materials: Travertine Stone, Patinated Brass
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Brass

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

Osvaldo Borsani Italian Side Table T1 in Brass and Red Glass, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful iconic side table made in full brass and painted glass top in red color. Designed in the 1940s by Osvaldo Borsani and produced in Tecno company in Northern Italy, Varedo. T...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid Century Parallel End Table Nightstand by Barney Flagg For Drexel
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Presenting a stylish and understated Mid-Century Modern walnut nightstand designed by Barney Flagg for Drexel Furniture's "Parallel Collection". This sleek piece showcases sculpted w...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Brazilian Modern Side Table in Hardwood by Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1950s, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this bar or side table in Hardwood & brass designed by Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1950s, Brazil is one of a kind! The piece features a Caviuna hardwood structure with bra...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Set of 2 identical square slate stone coffee table from the 1950’s.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of 2 identical square slate stone coffee table from the 1950’s. These elegant coffee tables features black steel frames and slate stone tops. Both presented in its original condi...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Slate, Steel

Paul McCobb Connoisseur Collection Mahogany and Brass Nightstands or Side Tables
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern wedge shaped nightstands or side tables By Paul McCobb for H. Sacks & Sons, "Connoisseur Collection" USA, 1950s Mahogany, with br...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

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

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Wrought Iron

Heritage Henredon Frank Lloyd Wright Coffee Table Set, 1956
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Frank Lloyd Wright for Heritage Henredon hexagonal coffee table and wedge side tables from 1956. These works were purchased from the original owners and retain their original finish....
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Mahogany

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN SIDE or COFFEE Ceramic TABLE, VALLAURIS, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A small rectangular coffee table, side table, bedside table or end table, Modernist, Lyrical Abstract, rigorous geometric structure in black ironwork, tops in assemblies of ceramic t...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Waxed Side Table with Book Turn and Lamp - Hand-crafted in Scotland
Located in Glasgow, GB
Mid-Century Side Table This handcrafted solid mahogany library table from 1950s Glasgow features a unique book turn and an integrated floor lamp. Boasting clean lines reflective of ...
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1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Sapele Wood

French Mid-Century Side Tables
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of side tables from France with chrome structures and details in brass. We love the x-shaped stretchers and strong design. Each table has a glass top and a lower glass shelf.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

Jacques Adnet side table mint confition
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jacques Adnet side table, leather metal and glass Very good condition with original leather Around 1950s Adnet is known for his very elegant furnitures
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Faux Leather

Cesare Lacca Side Table with Magazine Holder, Italy, 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful coffee table with magazine shelf, designed by Cesare Lacca and made in Italy around 1950. This beautiful piece is made of high-quality wood in a warm dark brown colour. It ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Vintage Boomerang Coffee Tables by Willy Van Der Meeren
Located in Bruxelles, BE
This captivating set of three nesting tables showcases the iconic boomerang shape, a hallmark of mid-century design. Crafted by Belgian architect and furniture designer Willy Van Der...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Rare Midcentury Mosaic Side Table by Genaro Alvarez
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare side table handmade by striking mosaics by Genaro Alvarez made in México in solid mahogany wood. A midcentury Mexican artist Alvarez was Diego Rivera pupil and wa...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Side Table 1128 by Gio Ponti, Singer and Sons, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Side Table 1128 by Gio Ponti, Singer and Sons, 1950s With official certificate from Gio Ponti Archives
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Pair of Paul Mccobb Calvin Group Mahogany and Brass Nightstands for Directional
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paul Mccobb Calvin Group Model 1047 two-tier nightstands/side tables for Directional (ca. 1954, USA). Composed of a stained mahogany frame with extendable lower shelf with nickel pul...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Nickel

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat Tables, Travertine and Ash
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare pair of matching Edward Wormley Sheaf of Wheat Tables. Composed of an ash body with brass ring, they are complete with travertine tops. A timeless design with exciting use of ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Pair of Black Wrought Iron and Blue Purple & Aqua Terrazzo Tile Tables, 1950s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair Wrought Iron and Terrazzo Tile End Tables in Aqua, Royal Blue & Violet. Featuring sturdy open Black Wrought Iron solid square rod frameworks, mosaic surfaces with reflective 1 i...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wrought Iron

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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