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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
Search Within: Square Glass Side Tables
Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Brass Square Glass Side Table Floor Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern mixed metal floor lamp with glass tabletop. This side table lamp features polished brass and brushed chrome metal accents with a clear glass square tabletop. Lamp...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

Walnut Square Occasional Glass Top Center Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern square side table with glass top. Measures: 31 x 31".
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Square Brass Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Square brass side table with textured glass banding and glass top designed by John Salibello. Sold individually.
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Chrome Burl Wood Glass Square Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome side table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Mid Century Square Glass Chrome and Marble Side Table
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century modern Milo Baughman style side table is circa 1970. The square end table has a clean, minimalist design and features a chrome flat bar frame with a thick gl...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Chrome

Midcentury Square Walnut Brass and Glass Italian Side Tables, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
This extraordinary pair of side tables is built in a very particular way, in the middle of the last century. Fantastic IDEA for its design, a thick glass top intersected from a woode...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

1970s Modern Regency Pair of Brass Side Tables Square Glass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Brass and Glass Side Tables Vintage Modern elegance Dimensions: 18.5 Tall (top. of brass finial) x 15 x 15 17 H to top of glass Original Unrestored Vintage Conditio...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Brushed Nickel Square Side Table MCM
Located in Chicago, IL
Medium square brushed nickel side table by Guy Lefevre. Dimensions: 28.5"W x 28.5"D x 14.5"H Materials: Nickel, glass Origin: France, 1970's.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Nickel

Pair of Square Base, Fluted Murano Glass Two Tier Side Tables
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of square base, fluted murano glass two tier side tables.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Vintage Blackened Oak Square Parsons Style Side Table with Glass Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage blackened oak square Parsons side table with glass top. It is in beautiful vintage condition. The frame has been refinished with an oil based black leather dye...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak, Glass

Square Brass Rings Chrome Frame Shape Base Glass Top Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass and chrome side end occasional glass top table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Plaster Rock and Glass Square Side Table Table by Sirmos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sculptural faux rock formation table made by Sirmos in the 1970s. It features a plaster molded rock formation base with a clear glass top.    
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Plaster

Eichholtz Callum Brushed Brass and Smoked Glass Square Side Table, a Pair
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a pair of brand-new side table by Eichholtz Furniture, based in the Netherlands. Evoke the seductive style of the seventies with the decadent Callum side...
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2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Glamorous Square Belgochrom 23 Ct Gold-Plated Two Tier Glass Side Table
Located in Voorburg, NL
Stunning square 23ct Gold-plated Belgochrom side table. The heavy frame is gold-plated and features two tiers of Glass. Both tier shelfs come with clear glass. The table is a unique ...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Gold, Steel

Square Two-Tier Brass Side Table with Tinted Glass Shelves, European, 1970s
Located in London, GB
A square two-tier side or end table, finished in brass with tinted glass shelves, European, 1970s. Very much in the style of makers such as Belgo Chrom, or Romeo Rega. A nice heavy ...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Pair of Mid Century Modern Square Glass and Chrome Tube Side Tables
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Square thick clear Glass and Chrome Tube side Tables. Very high quality metal fabrication with chrome plating bases with 3/4...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

MCM Lucite Chrome Glass Square Sculptural Side Table after Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique Mid Century Modern Lucite, Chrome, and Glass Square Side Table in the Art Deco Taste after Charles Hollis Jones. Table features four tapered lucite legs, two chrome stretchers...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

John Keal Square Reverse Painted Glass and Walnut End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century square end / side tables with reverse painted glass tops mounted in a walnut frame, supported by a smaller square walnut pedestal base. (JOHN KEAL FOR BR...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut, Wood

1970s Mid-Century Italian Maison Bagues Style Brass and Glass Square Side Table
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning and elegant Maison Bagues style brass and glass square side table. Features brass hexagon-shaped legs and a cross stretcher with a center ball finial. The glass top features...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Willy Rizzo Style French Square Side Table Chrome, Brass & Smoked Glass Top, 2
Located in Miami, FL
Two French Mid-Century Modern square side tables Willy Rizzo style. Chrome bases with top brass frame and smoked glass which rests on rubber protections. It is a set as there is 1 ...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Pair of Large Square Jansen Chrome Brass Glass Side End Tables Mid-Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of large square Mid-Century Modern end side tables stands.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Pair of Chrome U Shape Bases Glass Square Top End Side Tables Stands MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Italian Chrome U Shape Bases Glass Square Top End Side Tables Stands MINT!
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Pair Square Chrome & Brass Smoked Glass Shelf Mirrored Top End Side Tables MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very nice chrome and brass base mid century modern end tables in style of M. Baughman. Fine brass finials and leg tips.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum, Brass, Chrome

French Mid-Century Gilt Metal Side Table with Square Glass Top and Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage French gilt metal side table from the mid-20th century, with glass top and cabriole legs. Created in France during the mid-century period, this gilt metal side table featur...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Single cantilevered square Lucite and glass table
Located in New York, NY
Single cantilevered square Lucite and glass side table
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Lucite

Pair of Chrome Brass and Smoked Glass Square End or Side Lamp Tables Stands Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very sharp looking mid century modern square side tables. Excellent vintage condition. Beautiful polished chrome finish.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Chrome

1960s Danish Trioh-Mobler Teak and Glass Square Side Tables, a Pair
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a Mid-Century Modern pair of side tables by Trioh-Mobler, made in Denmark, circa the 1960s. Constructed from teak wood and clear inset glass tops, this s...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

MidCentury Square Walnut Wood Game Sofa Side Table, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
Magnify color, a subtle all-over "patina" emphasizes the light grain of the walnut wood, an Italian design in the style of Paolo Buffa, Franco Albini, Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dass...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Square Cast Brass X Shape Base Glass Top Side End Center Lamp Table Stand MINT
By Maison Jansen, Giocometti, Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Cast Brass X Shape Base Glass Top Side End Center Lamp Table Stand MINT
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

1950s Faux Bamboo Brass Square Side Table Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Glamorous Square Side table in brass faux bamboo by Arturo Pani. Mexico circa 1950s. Designer Arturo Pani. H 19.5 in. x W 19.75 in. x D 19.75 in. Original vintage ...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Elegant Squared Brass and White Glass Table
Located in New York, NY
Interesting end, lamp, occasional, end table, with thick white glass top with engraved gold geometric surface, on square brass legs. Probably 1960's American production, after McCobb.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Italian lucite and glass Side Table
Located in Porto, PT
Lucite and glass square side table.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Lucite

Organic Faux Bois Cast Iron Side Table with Square Top
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Cast Iron Accent Side Table with Square Glass Top Unique Mid-Century hand-crafted metal table with branches and a bird, perfect used formally or informally. This eye-catching, versa...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Iron

French Chrome and Glass Side Table
Located in Austin, TX
Side table from France made of chromed steel with a square sectioned structure with clear glass top shelf and mirrored bottom shelf. This piece is supported by casters. We love the m...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Steel

Vintage Pair of Metal and Glass Side Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimal and elegant, this vintage pair of side tables combines metal frames with a square glass top. Please confirm item location with seller (NY/NJ).
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Square Steel Brass Side Table, France, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Side table with chromed steel and brass structure. Smoked glass envelope.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Midcentury DIA Style Chrome and Glass Side Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage pair of modern side tables feature a chrome harp shaped base and a thick square glass top. A sleek and sturdy design that is sure to complement any modern inte...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Pair Mid Century Modern Square Chrome X Base End Side Coffee Tables Stands
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Mid Century Modern Square Chrome X Base End Side Coffee Tables Stands MINT!
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Burnished Brass Bronze Square Mid Century Modern Side Table by Scope Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern burnished brass / bronze finish accent table by Scope Furniture Ltd. Item features a metal base with burnished brass/bronze finish and a thick glass top. O...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Pair of Small Square Mid-Century Modern Lucite Side Table Bases
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lucite side tables with optional bevelled rectangular glass tabletops Complimentary shipping includes only the Lucite bases, not the glass table tops.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Lucite

Mid-Century Modern Square Glass-Top Hardwood End Table, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Square Glass-Top Hardwood End Table, Brazil, 1960s Structured in molded plywood revested in hardwood veneer, this 1960s square end table features a glass-top over...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Hardwood, Plywood

Square Cube Chrome Glass Top Game Small Dinning Dinette Table Bauhaus MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Cube Chrome Glass Top Game Small Dinning Dinette Table Bauhaus MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Lucite, Brass, Glass & Side, End Table, Bedside Tables - Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of square Mid-Century Modern side table in Lucite & Brass base and each has a glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Square Brass Cocktail Coffee Table with Cobalt Blue Optical Glass Insert, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke and specially designed square brass and blue glass cocktail or coffee table inspired by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. This cocktail or coffee table consists of a square base ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Pair of Square Side Tables in Chrome and Brass, USA C. 1970
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Pair of Side Tables have 2 1/4 inch chrome legs connected by two 1 inch frames, one in chrome and another in patinated brass. Each table has an inset glass top. Legs, frame, glass an...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Brass Side Table
Located in Danville, CA
Brass Side Table with crossed stretchers and square feet in the style of Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Could also be upholstered for use as a stool.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Grey and Blue Glass Mosaic Brass Mid-Century Modern Side Table
Located in Weesp, NL
A truly extraordinary piece of artistry from the 1960s, a rare side table believed to be designed by the renowned German sculptor, Berthold Muller. This captivating creation is sure ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

French Midcentury Maison Jansen Side Couch Table Patinated Brass Glass 1960s
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
French couch, side or end table by Maison Jansen, France around 1950 to 1960. The Mid-century high quality and heavy side table comparable to Maison B...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

French Faux Bamboo Low Side Tables of Brass and Glass - Individually Priced
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of vintage French square low tables in brass with a handsome faux bamboo design to the frames - each table featuring an inset glass top over four legs. Perfect for use a...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Lucite Chrome and Glass Side Tables - a Pair
Located in Burton, TX
This pair of unique Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptural lucite Chrome and Glass Side Tables are attributed to American designer Charles Hollis Jones. In the Art Deco style, these t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Francois Monnet French Brushed Steel Smoked Glass Side Table Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern square Francois Monnet brushed steel Side Table with a smoked Glass Top. Providence Architectural digest September October, 2012.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Square Glass and Chrome Coffee Table by Zanuso for Zanotta, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Marco Zanuso square coffee table for Zanotta. Italy, 1960s. Chrome-plated glass top. Measures: 67.5 x 67.5 x 32 cm in height.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Fiberglass

French Brass Mirrored Side Table
Located in Voorburg, NL
Glamorous French side table on an elegant brass frame with mirrored glass, made in France in the 1970s. Stylish performance with the solid square brass frame with two mirrored glass ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Willy Rizzo Style Vintage Side Tables
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of side tables in the style of renowned designer and artist Willy Rizzo. This pair is from Italy and features the iconic shape, a rectangle or square with cut corners. Each has ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

A. Bueno de Mesquita for Spurs Side Table w/ White Metal Hairpin Legs and Glass
By A. Bueno de Mesquita, Spurs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small and Stylish Square White Enameled Metal Side Table with Hairpin Leg and Textured Glass Top. This Series of Tables was Designed During the 1950s by Arnold Bueno de Mesquita and ...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Enamel

Pair of 1970s Postmodern Side Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introduce a dash of the 1970s to your living space with our pair of Postmodern tubular chrome and glass end tables. Exhibiting a sleek, minimalistic design, these tables feature squa...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Brass and Glass Square Stand Table Cart Pedestal on Wheels
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern solid brass portable telephone stand bar tea cart etc, unlimited use options.
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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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