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Mid-Century Modern 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
Paul McCobb Attributed. Diminutive Vanity Table
Located in New York, NY
Paul McCobb attributed diminutive brass maquilleuse boudoir vanity desk with folding mirror and marble top above a single drawer. In good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Solid Wood Norton Office Desk Set
Located in Naperville, IL
Elevate your home office or work space with this gorgeous mid-century office set. Crafted with natural solid wood, the simple lines of this amazing Modern Contemporary Office Desk Se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Brass Coffee Table with Italian Marble Top
Located in Dronten, NL
Very elegant Italian 1950's coffee table with a polished brass base and marble top. Excellent Italian craftsmanship and still in wonderful vintage condition with just the right amou...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble, Brass

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set With Table and Chair in White Leatherette
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, steel, mirror, leatherette, fiberglass, Italy, design 1968 Outstanding Italian dre...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Jan Bočan Stained Beech Bentwood Embassy Table
Located in London, GB
This Bentwood table was designed by the Czech architect Jan Bočan for the Czech embassy in Stockholm. Bočan commissioned Michael Thonet’s former factories in...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Beech

Vintage Teak Flip-top Chess Table by Georg Petersens
Located in San Antonio, TX
1960s vintage flip-top teak chess table made in Denmark designed by Georg Petersens. With a flip top, this table features a chessboard on one side and...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Smoked Mirror Coffee Table Attributed to Frigerio
Located in Carpaneto Piacentino, Italy
Coffee table attributed to Frigerio. The table has a brass structure that holds a smoked mirror top and wide legs in brass and wood.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

Gudme Mobelfabrik MCM Danish Teak Guitar Pick Coffee Table Glass Shelf
Located in Countryside, IL
Gudme Mobelfabrik mid century Danish teak guitar pick coffee table with glass shelf This coffee table is 40 wide x 42 deep x 18 inches high ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Chrome

Paul Evans, Cityscape Brass and Chrome Occasional Table, PE 400 Series
Located in New York, NY
A super and unique Paul Evans brass and chrome patchwork cityscape square form coffee/ side table. model no PE 400by signed Paul Evans, circa 1975. Paul Evans Studio for Directional,...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Reversible Teak & Formica Coffee Table by Ole Wanscher for Poul Jeppesen, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A classic 1960s reversible coffee table by Ole Wanscher for Poul Jeppesen, which can also be used as an end table, side table or occasional tab...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Formica, Teak

Mid-Century Modern Style Side Table Bronze and Painted Wood by Vivian Carbonell
Located in Miami, FL
The 'Django' side table design was inspired by Mid-Century Modern aesthetic of graceful simplicity. The solid bronze frame shown is honed to a soft natural sheen and will form a nat...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Bronze, Steel

Jacques Adnet Small Faux Bamboo Side Table, France, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Jaques Adnet small side table with top wrapped in original black skaï and faux bamboo brass legs. It's a fine example of iconic French post-war Adnet design in which pieces of furnit...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

Large Solid Stone Green Marble Oval Dining Table with Bellini style Column Legs
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This minimalist table is made from one material, featuring an oval horse track top in green marble with white veining that elegantly sits on four cylindric...
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2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Limestone, Travertine, Marble, Stone

Arco Desk, Lady Model by B.B.P.R for Olivetti, 1960s
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
The "Arco" model Lady desk, created by the renowned Italian architectural firm BBPR in the 1960s, was designed to meet the professional needs of women in a male-dominated world. I...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Metal

Pair of Kent Coffey Perspecta End Tables, circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of Kent Coffey end tables with finished backs from their Perspecta line, circa 1960s. Would also make excellent nightstands.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Desk with Hand Painted Crane Scene
Located in Harlingen, TX
This Classic Mid-Century Modern desk has been given an artistic chinoiserie style update showcasing a hand painted whooping crane motif. Intentional paint splatter and wax distressin...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Paint

Rectangle Rattan Cane Shelf Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rectangle Rattan cane shelf glass top Mid-Century Modern coffee table mint!.  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Glass

Florence Knoll Black Coffee Table
Located in Dronten, NL
Rare early Florence Knoll for Knoll International coffee table in black enameled steel and black laminate. Signed with decal manufacturer's label to underside. Literature: Knoll ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Dark Mahogany Modernist Bar Cart
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this modernist style bar cart has a dark mahogany frame, two glass shelves and dates from the early 1960s. Original metal and black rubber casters, angled frame and ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Midcentury Italian Carlo de Carli Spider Coffee Cocktail or Side Table
Located in Troy, MI
Iconic wood and glass spider leg side, coffee or cocktail table designed by Carlo De Carli. Made in Italy in the late 1950s. Base has three tapered legs. Round glass top is supported...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Walnut Side Table
Located in San Diego, CA
Kipp Stewart for Drexel side table from the Declaration line features book-matched walnut veneer on the top and a pedestal base. It has been restored to excellent condition to show o...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dining Table 2 Extension Leaves by Henredon Circa'60
Located in Norcross, US
This is a large rectangular walnut dining table with rounded edges. It comes 2 extension leaves. Made by Henredon of North Carolina. Model circa'60. Original stamp underneath the tab...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Set of 3 Nesting Tables Model T61, 1950s
Located in Rovereta, SM
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno set of 3 nesting tables model T61.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Small Wrought Iron and Travertine Coffee Table, French, c.1950s
Located in London, GB
A French 1950s wrought iron and travertine coffee table with bronzed finial detail. Great small Size table which would suit both a traditional and modern interior. Classic French des...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Travertine, Bronze, Iron, Wrought Iron

1970s Two Tiered Solid Oak Coffee or Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful solid oak 1970s two tiered coffee table or side table. This piece has a unique versatility to it and could also be used as a bench, a side table or a coffee table. The desi...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Oak

Coffee Table 784 Model by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina 1970s, Italy
Located in Padova, IT
Born in Padua in 1926, Gianfranco Frattini graduated in Architecture at the Milan Polytechnic in 1953, where he lived and worked until his death. His professional activity is mainly ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova Executive Desk in Black
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova, desk, black lacquered wood, nickel-plated steel, Italy, 1960s This modern, streamlined writing desk is designed by Gianni Moscatelli in the sixtie...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Steel, Nickel

Bleached Walnut Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bleached Walnut Desk by Claude Home This Bleached Walnut Desk by Claude Home is crafted to provide an elegant, timeless aesthetic. Constructed from unfinished walnut wood and give...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Desk by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy, 1950s
Located in Greding, DE
Dark brown desk with two drawers designed by Gianfranco Frattini in the 1950s. The desk stands on a solid base with H-shaped bracing. The rectangular tabletop features two drawers wi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Dark Wood Heywood Wakefield Swivel Round Coffee Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A handsome round dark oak small coffee table by Heywood Wakefield having 4 splayed legs and a top that swivels.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Oak

Big Pair Osvaldo Borsani of Arredamenti Borsani Varedo Low Tables Original Label
Located in Rovereta, SM
Big Pair Osvaldo Borsani for Arredamenti Borsani Varedo low tables original label.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Tobia Scarpa, Vintage Sculptural Italian Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tobia Scarpa: Vintage Sculptural Italian Dining Table Dimensions: 83"w x 40"d x 30"h Designer: Tobia Scarpa Material: European Walnut and Oak Italy, circa 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Ceramic Coffee Table "Soleil" by Roger Capron, Vallauris, France, 1960s
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
" Soleil" Coffee table by Roger Capron (1922-2006) Glazed ceramic top and black iron base. Model created around 1965 France, Vallauris Bibliography : Roger Capron Céramiste, P....
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Iron

Solid Oak Round Coffee Table, France, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Solid oak round coffee table in style of Charlotte Perriand, France, 1960s.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Oak

Angelo Mangiarotti Loico Collection White Carrara Marble Console for Skipper
Located in Rovereta, SM
Angelo Mangiarotti white Carrara marble Loico collection for Skipper console. Rare model and not in current production. c1980 Mark Emery, Furniture by Architects, New York, 1983, p....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Marble

Brass Midcentury Oval Coffee Table with Grey Glass Mosaic and Gold Highlights
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing the epitome of sophistication and timeless allure: the exquisite glass mosaic coffee table designed and produced by Berthold Müller, a renowned German sculptor and master...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

Iconic Brutalist Paul Kingma Schist Center Table
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Rectangular assembled schist table with rounded corners and brass inlay, very rare octagonal legs, signed on the top H: 47 cm Top: 80 x 120 cm. Paul KINGMA (1931 - 2013) Dutch s...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Slate, Schist, Metal, Brass

Roger Capron ‘Shogun’ Coffee Table in Ceramic and Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Roger Capron, coffee table, ceramic, stained mahogany, stained beech, France, 1960s. French coffee table with wonderful composed ceramic tiles by French designer Roger Capron. Bot...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Ceramic, Beech

Italian Coffee Table in Travertine, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice set of 2 Italian coffee tables handcrafted out of travertine. The oval shaped top is rounded on the edge. It is made of beautiful travertine. Please take notice of th...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Travertine

1970s Danish Rosewood Extension Dining Table Attributed to Milo Baughman
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Stunning 1970s extension rosewood dining table with a chrome base attributed to Milo Baughman . Table is 42”x72”x29.5”H and has (2) 18” extensions, with both extensions are 42”x108...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Chrome

Graphic Rectangular Coffee Table in Maple Wood, Italy, 1970s
Located in Hellouw, NL
This coffee table crafted from maple wood with a refined lacquer finish exudes timeless elegance and sophistication. Reminiscent of the iconic Gianfranco Frattini design, the table, ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Glass, Maple

Contemporary Italian Sculptural Brass and Glass Top Console Table
Located in Rome, IT
Fabulous modern brass sculpture console table or center table with a Mondrian motive glass top. Handmade by a master artisan. The glass top color we can customize on request. Ava...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Extension Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Extension Dining Table, model 5460, features three 12” leaves with veneer running opposite way as ends, fully extended 120" and 84" without leaves. Walnut ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper Carrara Side Table
Located in Rovereta, SM
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper from the 'Eros' series, Carrara marble side table with top fitted on conical bases, Italy, 1971. Original Skipper label. Measures: The big...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Marble

Mid-Century Modern Organic Clover Leaf Side Table Walnut Brass circa 1950 Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage organic side table or coffee table clover leaf like from walnut and brass circa 1950 Vienna. A charming side table or coffee table in clover leaf shape wi...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut

Brazilian Modern Dining Table in Caviuna Hardwood, 1960s, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian modern dining table made with Caviuna hardwood is a beautiful piece of furniture! This table was made in Brazil and is made out of Caviana hardwood...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Hardwood

1950s Italian Aldo Tura Lacquered Goatskin and Brass Double Drop-Leaf Bar Cart
Located in Charleston, SC
Beautiful 1950s bar cart by Italian artist-craftsman Aldo Tura, featuring the designers distinct use of brass and lacquered goatskin that Tura was well-known for. The quality of Aldo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

WaveWoo Dining Table with Stone Top
Located in Miami, FL
A pièce de résistance to enhance any dining room, the WaveWoo table is a popular conversation-starter that always attracts attention. The contours of this dramatic design evoke the n...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Stone

French Encrusted Shell Grotto Side Table by Serge Roche for Maison Jansen, 1940
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Important French Grotto Side or End Table or Gueridon by Serge Roche for Maison Jansen, France, circa 1940. This hand made, mid-century piece was part of a suite of pieces...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Rock Crystal, Limestone, Marble, Wire

Solid Oak Wabi Sabi Coffee Table, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Solid Oak Wabi Sabi coffee table, France, 1950s The perfect rustic yet modern table that fits any wabi-sabi, natural, artisan, brutalist, or rustic-style interior. Because of its ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

Angelo Mangiarotti Black Marble Eros Console Table for Skipper
Located in Chicago, IL
Introduce timeless elegance to your space with this iconic Eros console table, designed by esteemed Italian architect Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, Italy in the 1970s. Part of the ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Marble

Coffee Tables Jacques Charpentier, France, 1970s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Four beautiful coffee tables created by the famous French designer Jacques Charpentier. The tables are lacquered in black and blue with a stainless steel base. The coffee tables ca...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Christian Krekels Etched Brass Coffee Table Inlaid 2 Agates, circa 1977
Located in Brussels, BE
Engraved etched brass coffee table designed by Christian Krekels in 1977s, with 2 agates stone top. This furniture has a New refresh, new varnish and polish. Signed, dated and numbe...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Agate, Brass

Paolo Buffa Small Rectangular Dining Table in Oak, Italy, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Paolo Buffa small rectangular dining table or console in a beautiful oak patina, Italy, 1940s
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Oak

"Ginger" Dinng Table by J. Wade Beam for Brueton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pedestal dining table designed by J. Wade Beam and manufactured by Brueton and part of the "Ginger" Collection. This structurally defying association of pure forms offers...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Silas Seandel Freeform Coffee Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two rare freeform patinated brass bases with brushed steel tops on Hidden castors .signed Silas Seandel 1972 .signed on the side of the smaller table. Size of larger table 33 1/2” x ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Brazilian Modern Dining Table in Black Painted Iron, Chrome & Glass, Forma, 1970
Located in New York, NY
This mid-century modern dining table, designed by Forma in the 1970s in Brazil, is available today. Painted in black iron, with chromed metal accents and a 10 mm glass top, it is not...
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1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Iron

Italian Midcentury Green Olive Dining Table by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This midcentury oval dining table is a refined and elegant piece of furniture produced in Italy during the 1950s and attributed to Augusto Romano. The table has a top made of green g...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-century Modern tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles, storage furniture and cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern 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 tables, popular names associated with this style include Edward Wormley, Paul McCobb, Dunbar, and Knoll. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at £1 and tops out at £255,263 while the average work can sell for £2,391.

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