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Mid-Century Modern Sofa 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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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Mid-Century Modern
20th Century Italian Murano Glass Coffee Table in the Style of Danny Lane
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian green tinted coffee table made of hand blown Murano glass and brass in the style of Danny Lane. Green glass to...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Curved Glass Base Glass Top Brass Stretchers Console Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern curved glass top base brass stretchers console sofa table. Attributed to Pace collection.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

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Brass

Faux Chrome Bamboo Smoked Glass Two-Tier Sofa Console Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rectangular sofa console table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Chrome

Lovely Wrought Iron Strap Work Studded Hardwood Small Coffee Large Side Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Industrial wrought iron strap work studded with mahogany frame small coffee table or large side table ...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

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Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Maison Jansen Style Chrome and Brass Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This mid-century chrome and brass console table makes a stylish and practical accent piece to living room, entryway, or office. Unique height makes this a fantastic vintage sofa tabl...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Table Low Side Block Open Vintage 1960s Pale Honey
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Striking and tactile 1960s open cube table or stool injecting atmosphere into the modern or contemporary interior - Made from an exotic wood with na...
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1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

1980s Postmodern Italian Modern Blue, Silver, Black Memphis Group Coffee Table
Located in Berlin, DE
This couch table was designed and built in the mid-1980s in Italy. It is made out of different plastic materials and metal. A elegant and simple design which fits to antique, vin...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

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Metal

White Lacquer Carved Elephant Bases Console Wall Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative Mid-Century Modern white lacquer carved elephants wall console table.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

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Hardwood

1950s Perriand/Jeanneret Style End Table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
1950s Perriand/Jeanneret style end table with burl wood top.
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Early 19th Century Indian Antique Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Teak

Harvey Probber Mid-Century Modern Asian Style Travertine and Brass Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Chinoiserie inspired Mid-Century Modern rectangular coffee table by Harvey Probber. The table features a wooden frame with two heavy travertine tops. The legs have brass covers. L...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

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Travertine, Brass

20th Century French Pair of Tree Trunk Oak Tables in the Style of George Nelson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern French pair of low tree trunk tables made of hand carved Oakwood on very simple metal legs, in the style of George Nelson. The side, coffee tables are in good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1950 Paris, France. Small: 17"height x 39.5" diameter  Large: 21"height x 38.75" diameter  George Nelson wan an American Industrial designer, architect, author, editor and teacher of the American Modernism born in 1908, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America and passed away in 1986. In 1924, Nelson finished his high school and went to study architecture at Yale University, where he graduated in 1928 with a degree in 1929. Two years after, in 1931, he received his second degree in Fine Arts. Nelson won the award for the Rome Prize in 1932, in Paris, France. During his time in Rome, he met well-known pioneers, whom he interviewed for the architecture Pencil Points Magazine. Later on, Nelson introduced the work from the German architect Walter Adolph Georg Gropius and the Italian architect Giovanni Ponti...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

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Metal

Huge Crystal Cut Glass Shell Coffee Table by Danny Lane for Fiam
Located in Berlin, BE
Wonderful huge crystal glass coffee table by Danny Lane for Fiam. The table is a high quality Italian production in the form of a shell and it´s a real eyecatcher in every living room.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Black and Orange Low Ceramic Coffee Table Designed by Michalinka Stuart, 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Michalinka Stuart Elegant large and low mid-20th century ceramic coffee table. Beautiful black and yellow abstract drawing by the artist. Signed and realized, circa 1970. ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

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Ceramic

Unique Large Mid-Century Modern Wooden Coffee Table on Chrome Metal Sledge Feet
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and finest quality made, midcentury wooden coffee table. If you are looking for a stylish, beautifully made and highly decorative coffee table for your home or office then...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Chrome

Lucite, Glass and Chrome Coffee Table by Alessandro Albrizzi, 1970s
Located in Echt, NL
Stunning coffee table by Alessandro Albrizzi in very good condition. The table has a square glass top. The base consists of curved Lucite slabs clamped between heavy chromed metal ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Design Institute of America Chrome and Glass Side Table
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Design Institute of America chrome and glass side table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Black Bed Side Tables with Lamps, Germany, circa 1965
Located in Vienna, AT
Black bed side tables with lights, Germany circa 1965- sold as a pair Very rare tubular blackened steel side tables that work with dimmable lamps. Stunnin...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Steel

Giuseppe Scapinelli. Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Made of Solid Caviúna Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Coffee table made of solid caviuna wood and glass top. Bronze details.
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Guillerme et Chambron, Oak and Ceramic Sofa Table Edition Votre Maison, 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, oak and ceramic sofa table edition Votre Maison, 1970. 4 tables available, several choices of vintage tiles.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

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Ceramic, Oak

Low Console Table Designed by Paul McCobb for Calvin
Located in Stamford, CT
A square brass armature console table with travertine marble top designed by Paul McCobb.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass

Maitland-Smith Console Tessellated Fossil Mosaic Stone Marble Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Maitland Smith console tessellated fossil mosaic stone marble console table. Exceptional form with a beautiful cream/ivory color stone veneer. Brass inlay. In the manner of Karl Springer and Gabrielle Crespi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Brass and Walnut Console Table with Smoked Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This midcentury console table features a walnut in lay with beveled glass atop a brass base which offers an elegant, modern flare to any home or office. Please confirm item location...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Marble-Top Console Table by Rougier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant vintage modern sofa table features a white marble insert that comfortably rests on the top. The stylish design has a raised top that graduates downward and an ebonized f...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Marble

Berthold Müller German Midcentury Mosaic Sofa Table, 1950
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This mosaic table was designed by Berthold Müller in Germany in the 1950s. The table top is in pastel shades of green, blue and yellow and shows a contrasting moment with red spheres...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Unique Italian Midcentury Gilt Iron Console / Sofa Table by Giovanni Banci
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and chic Italian Mid-Century Modern / Brutalist console or sofa table in hand hammered and gilt wrought iron by Florentine sculptor, Giovanni Banci, circa 1965-1970. Banci co...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Mod. 1736 Coffee Table by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Mod. 1736 coffee table by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1950s Impressive Italian coffee table from 1950s, designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte from fifties. Structure is in black lacquered metal and brass, while a strong and heavy tray stands on it. The top is in green water glass...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Ostrich Skin Modern Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage console table features unique faux ostrich skin, chrome trim and is well suited for use as a hall table, sofa table, or for use in formal entryway. Please confirm...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen Brass & Glass Sofa Table
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of Brass & Glass sofa tables by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen. Polished and refinished.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass

Swedish Coffee Table in Pine, 1930s
Located in Karlstad, SE
Beautiful Swedish acid stained pine coffee table in the style of Axel Einar Hjorth, 1930s-1940s. This table is a great example of the pine furniture made for cabins that was produce...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Pine

Italian Midcentury Modern Wood & Brass Console / Sofa Table, Franco Albini
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, timeless Italian Mid-Century Modern console or sofa table attributed to Franco Albini composed of a sober plinth wood base and wood top supported by a poetic group round bra...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass

Willy Ballez Marble and Glass Coffee Table, 1970s Belgium
Located in Echt, NL
Sculptural coffee table by Willy Ballez in very good condition. Handmade in Belgium in the 1970s. The abstract base is made from solid marble in a Grey and Purple color. The ov...
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20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble

Mid-Century Modern One Pedestal Composite Art Console Sofa Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern molded composite art single pedestal console sofa table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Composition

Chrome Rectangular Lattice Diamond Pattern Glass Top Console Sofa Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome and glass diamond lattice pattern top console sofa table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Chrome

Small Side Table Enamelled Lava Stone Jean Jaffeux Style
By Jean Jaffeux
Located in Lyon, FR
Enameled lava stone coffee table.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

French Midcentury Brass and Reverse Painted Glass Console / Sofa Table, Baguès
Located in New York, NY
Sober, French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical console attributed to Maison Baguès in solid brass with a smoked glass top partially reverse painted to form a wide rectangular band in ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Rosewood and Chrome Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage console table features a stylish combination of rosewood and chrome in the style of midcentury great Milo Baughman. An impressive addition to entryway, living roo...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Beech Brass Sofa Table or Dining Table 1950s Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
A Mid-Century Modern vintage beech brass sofa table or dining table, which was created and designed 1950s Vienna. The sofa table or dining table was made of beech, pressboard, formic...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Beech

20th Century Danish Teak Coffee Table - Large Vintage Scandinavian Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Danish side, sofa table made of hand crafted Teakwood with extension, in good condition. The large Scandinavian coffee table is supported by four straigh...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Teak

Three Mid-Century Black Wrought Iron Ceramic Tile Stacking Tables circa 1960
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian midcentury black iron and ceramic tile indoor outdoor tables. Measures: Big table (42 cm H x 37 D x 49 W) Medium table (39 H x 37 D x 43 W) Small table (36 H x 37 D x 37 ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Style Marble-Top Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique marble-top console table features a marble top fitted in hardwood frame. Unique vintage style console table perfect for use in a variety of settings as a hallway, entrywa...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Marble

French Modern Neoclassical Gilt Iron Faux Bamboo Sofa Table/Console, Baguès
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical sofa table, console or vanity in gilt faux bamboo by Maison Baguès. The table is designed in a mo...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

Italian Midcentury Side Table with Onyx Top, 1960
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This robust coffee table was made in Italy in the 1960s. The striking table frame is a stable base for the heavy Onyx top. Two brass struts connect the tapered table legs to form an ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Onyx

Italian Coffee Table with Brass Frame and Cut Crystal Glass Top
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This asymmetrical sofa table was made in Italy in the 1950s. The cut crystal glass top is supported by a brass frame, which is also used as a decorative element. The table top is in ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass

Willy Rizzo Console Table in Burlwood and Brass by Mario Sabot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish Italian modern console table makes an elegant hall or entry table with an impressive mixture of vintage brass, chrome, and natural burl wood. Single drawer for convenien...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Chrome

Pickled White Wash Finish Parsons Style Console Table with Glass Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern smoked glass top rectangle console sofa table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Solid Brass Profile Base Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Console Sofa Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern solid brass profile base glass top console or sofa table. In style of Mastercraft.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair of Ceramic Low Coffee Tables Shinny Black and Yellow, circa 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pair of low coffee tables. Ceramic low tables with shinny black and yellow ceramic glazes. Metal feet in black color. Original perfect conditions. Realized circa 1970. ...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Swedish Modern Coffee Table in Birch, Glass and Rattan by Bodafors, 1940s
Located in Karlstad, SE
Beautiful coffee or side table made of birch, rattan and glass by Bodafors, Sweden. The table consists of the original glass tabletop with etched ornaments, supported by a birch fra...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Birch, Glass, Rattan

Edoardo Paoli Mid-Century Modern Italian Two Shelves Coffee Table by Vitrex 1955
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This coffee table was designed by Edoardo Paoli around 1955 and is made of lacquered brass and tempered glass and was produced by Vitrex. It has two half-moon glass tops on three bla...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Midcentury Two-Tone Metal Brass and Steel Arch Stretcher Console Sofa Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
DIA Mid-Century Modern two-tone metals console or sofa table with glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal

"B14" Multi Table by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, Netherlands, 1950s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Rare and early "B14" multi table designed by Cees Braakman. Produced for the Combex series by Pastoe in the Netherlands. Can be attached with hooks on the underside of the table to m...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Laminate, Birch

French Double Level Lucite, Brass and Glass Trapezoid Form Console / Sofa Table
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century Modern double tier Lucite, brass and glass trapezoid form console or sofa table. Elegant, a spacious transparent appearance and practical.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass

Burl Walnut and Aluminium Console/Sofa Table by Tomlinson
Located in Hanover, MA
Parsons style sofa or console table by Tomlinson with patchwork burled walnut top on a polished aluminium square frame base. Four corners embellished with aluminium open corbel brack...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nesting Tables Glass Chrome, Italy, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century Modern three vintage nesting tables, which features three chromed feet connected with a clear glass plate. The feet are also easy to screwable. Also the tables show thre...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal

Ceramic Coffee Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ceramic abstract 1950s coffee table. Signed Belarti. The table has a black metal base and the top of the table has ceramic tiles with a beautiful abstract pattern, characteristic of...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal

Walnut Six-Legged Console Table on Tapered Legs Parzinger Style
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rectangular walnut console table on six tapered legs with higher wood accents.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian Dark Sofa Table with Colorful Hand Painted Motives on Table Top, 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This sofa table was designed in the 1950s. The table frame is made of lacquered iron and brass, the angular table top is hand-painted. Various strong col...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

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 Sofa Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-century Modern sofa tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern sofa 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 sofa tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern sofa tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sofa tables, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Giovanni Banci, Knoll, and Maison Jansen. 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 sofa tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $355 and tops out at $100,123 while the average work can sell for $3,076.

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