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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
Period: 1980s
1980s Rectangular Dining table by P.Hein, B.Mathsson and A.Jacobsen for F.Hansen
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly veneered in Santos palisander wood - Completely refurbished - restored.
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1980s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Wood, Palisander

Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar Cart, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian bar cart made in Italy 1980s. The cart is composed from 2 glass shelves , iron base and wood tires. The shape is very elegant and present minor uses.  
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Glass, Plastic, Wood

1980s Mid-Century Modern Dining Table: Two-Tone Laminated Wood with Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step back into the 1980s allure with our meticulously restored Mid-Century Modern Dining Table, a vintage masterpiece for your dining space. Expertly fashioned from laminated wood, t...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Formica, Lacquer, Glass, Wood

Italian Black Marble Pedestal or Side Table, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian side table or pedestal, fabricated in the early 80's. It can also be used as a coffee table. It is handcrafted out of very beautiful black marble. Under the item t...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble

Vintage Table Metal Marble, Italy, 1980s
Located in Milano, IT
Table with metal and marble base, glass top.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble, Metal

Group of 3 Coffee Tables Smania Studio, Italy, 1980s
Located in Milano, IT
Trio of tables by Arch. Fabrizio Smania for Studio Smania Interni; bamboo wood, glass, brass.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Brass

Luten-Clarey-Stern Sculptural Console Table 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Console table with sculptural base in polished brass with high gloss black lacquer top by Luten-Clarey-Stern (LCS), American 1980's. The top has been newly relacquered by Lobel Modern...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Brass

Italian Coffee or Side Table in Granite, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice round coffee or side table handcrafted out of granite, 1980s. Fabricated in Italy. It is made of beautiful granite. Please take notice of the very nice patterns. It...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Granite

Italian Travertine Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice and rare Italian coffee table, fabricated in the 80's. Two beautiful shaped plates on a very elegant base. The plates are rounded on the edge. This lovely table i...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Travertine

Italian Travertine Coffee Table, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very elegant Italian coffee table handcrafted out of travertine, 1980's. The beautiful teardrop shaped top is rounded on the edge. It is made of beautiful travertine. The bas...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Travertine

PK40 Dining Table by Poul Kjaerholm for Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1980
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An eye-catching dining table, model PK40, designed by Poul Kjaerholm and manufactured by Fritz Hansen in Denmark around 1980. This iconic and rare piece of mid-century Scandinavia...
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1980s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Steel

Pair of 2 Massive Chrome and Smoked Glass Nesting Tables / Around 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1980s - Perfect original condition with patina. jr.
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1980s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Metal

Modern Pair Travertine Marble Solid Brass Karl Springer Attributed Pedestals
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Monumental "Radial" Dining Table by Stanley Jay Friedman for Brueton
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exceptional monumental vintage "Radial" dining table designed by Stanley Jay Friedman for Brueton in the United States, circa 1980s. T...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Mario Mazzer for Zanette Dining Table in Glass and Marble
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mario Mazzer for Zanette, dining table, marble glass, chrome-plated metal, lacquered wood, Italy, 1980s This dining table carries a metamorphic soul tha...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble, Metal, Chrome

Fabianart Lucite Console Tale 1980s Italy
By Fabianart
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Lucite console table. New glass top. Very nice chunky console table. signed Fabianart Roma Italy. Normal wear and tear.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Lucite

Spiral Coffee Table in Spalted Maple by Howard Werner
By Howard Werner
Located in Phoenix, AZ
One off studio crafted coffee table by Howard Werner from 1980. This spiral masterpiece was Werner's first commissioned work and is executed in solid spalted maple. Base itself measu...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Glass, Maple

Italian 1980s Mid Century Style Black Lacquer and Brass Desk with Two Drawers
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1980s mid century style black lacquer and brass desk with two drawers with brass handles.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian Coffee or Side Table in Granite, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table handcrafted out of granite, 1980's. It is made of beautiful granite. Please take notice of the very nice patterns. It has traces of use, see the...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Granite

Ficks Reed Bamboo Sheaf Dining Table and Five Swivel Chairs
Located in Hanover, MA
California modern sun room dining set with table and five armchairs. Off-white lacquered bamboo sheaf pedestal base dining table raised on arched supports with a 42 inch round...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Bamboo, Rattan

Vintage Granite Black Sofa Table, Italy 1980s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
A 1980s vintage granite and curved wood sofa table. Black painted curved wood and grey granite top. In really good conditions with only few signs of ti...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble

Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice round Italian marble coffee table with a thick glass plate, 1980's. The fabulous marble features a beautiful pattern of di...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble

Bowed Front Solid Cherry Desk with Suspended Drawers Maine Studio 1980s
Located in Camden, ME
Bow front cherry desk with two suspended drawers studio built in Portland Maine in the 1980s in the style of Thomas Moser. A hand pegged construction with different radius arcs for the ends of this beautifully grained solid cherry planked desk...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Cherry

Round Italian Marble Coffee or Side Table, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice round Italian marble coffee or side table, 1980's. The fabulous marble features a beautiful pattern of different colors. It is in very good condition, with the normal...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble

Two Stunning Brass Low Tables with Mobile Tops, Italian Design, 1980 Circa
Located in Milan, IT
This set of two low tables in polished brass, metal and wood with three movable tops pivoted on an invisible pivot is something rare and extremely decorative. Created by Italian craf...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Metal, Brass

Vintage Coffee Table Porcelain Table Marked Pmp 1817 Handpainted, GDR
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage coffee table made of cobalt porcelain, in 1980s. Louis 15 style, Rococo. Artist's signature RMR 1817 Dresden, Germany. Hand-painted floral decoration in cobal...
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1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Porcelain

José Zanine Caldas Unique Hand-Carved Console
Located in Waalwijk, NL
José Zanine Caldas, hand-carved console, Brazilian hardwood, Brazil, circa 1980 This beautifully sculpted console was made during a time in which Caldas abandoned the rigid design...
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1980s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Hardwood

Design Chrome Coffee/Side Table, Czechoslovakia, circa 1980’s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of glass, chrome With aged patina Re-polished Original condition.
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1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Chrome

Baughman Style Burl Wood Rectangle Coffee End Table Mid-Century Modern 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Milo Baughman style rectangle burl wood coffee or end table Mid-Century Modern made in Mexico 1980. Marked underneath Made in Mexico. Note the stunning gr...
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1980s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Burl

Roche Bobois Floating Steel Console Black Bronze Finish & Travertine Top 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Roche Bobois Minimalist console table in steel with floating Travertine top. The Steel has a black & bronze finish and the beige Travertine Top is...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Travertine, Steel

Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Marble Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the elegance of the 1980s with our mid-century modern marble coffee table, a vintage piece that seamlessly combines timeless aesthetics with contemporary design. Hand-craft...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble, Granite

Red Marble + Iron Base Demilune Console Table, Belgium 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning 1980s console table featuring a black lacquered iron base with four triangular block legs. This piece has a beautiful demilune marble top in a deep crimson hue with gray v...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble, Iron

Vintage Lacquered Goatskin Altar/ Waterfall Style Console Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
This extra long Altar style console table with subtle details to front and scalloped corners. The lacquered goatskin is in wonderful coloring and variations in tone. Measure: 7 foot ...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Goatskin

1980s María Teresa Méndez Old Map Art Coffee Table Mexico City
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s María Teresa Méndez art map coffee table Mexico City Early Mexico Map art design on tabletop. Coffee table attributed to María Teresa Ménde...
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1980s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Goatskin, Mahogany, Paint, Parchment Paper

Italian Bamboo and Rattan Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Lovely rectangle coffee or side table, fabricated in Italy in the 80's. This very nice table is made of bamboo and rattan. The plate is made of smoked glass. We work with profe...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Rattan, Bamboo, Glass

Alvar Aalto End Tables or Night Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Alvar Aalto end tables, for Artek, Finland, circa 1980s. They retain their warm original patina. They are a versatile size and can be used as end or side tables, or as night ...
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1980s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Wood, Birch

Brass Etched Coffee Table with Blue Agathe Stone
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Brass Etched coffee table with blue Agathe stone.
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1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian midcentury Giotto table by Gigi Sabadin for Crassevig 70's
Located in bari, IT
Giotto table designed by Gigi Sabadin in 1972, the table made of wood changes shape, adapts by going from round to square, geometric figures that alternate as in a game of proportion...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Maple

Italian Mid-Century Wooden and Metal Food Cart, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Wooden and metal food cart, 1980s Beautiful and useful cart with two rectangular shelves in wood and in black painted wood and natural wo...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Metal

Italian Travertine Coffee Table, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table handcrafted out of travertine, 1980's. The beautiful square top is rounded on the edge. It is made of beautiful travertine. It has the normal t...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Travertine

Italian Adjustable Birds-Eye Maple Coffee Table by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning vintage Italian adjustable bird's-eye maple and granite coffee table designed by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti in Italy, circa 1980s. This table has a fascinating design, wh...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Granite, Steel, Chrome

Round Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice round Italian marble coffee table, 1980's. The fabulous marble features a beautiful pattern of different colors. It i...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble

Set of 2 Italian Marble Pedestals or Side Tables, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice set of 2 Italian side tables or pedestals, fabricated in the early 80's. They are handcrafted out of beautiful Carrara Marble. They have the normal traces of use, see...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Carrara Marble

Set of 3 Italian Marble Coffee or Side Tables, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Stunning set of 3 Italian coffee or side tables, handcrafted out of marble. They can be used inside or outside the house. The tables all have a different height so they fit unde...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble

Pair of Side Table by E. Allemeersch Black Resin Inlay Tiger Eyes
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of side table by E. Allemeersch black resin inlay tiger eyes, mosaic in tiger eyes, signed by the artist, circa 1980. base in black metal.
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1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Stone, Steel

Italian Travertine Coffee Table, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table handcrafted out of travertine, 1980's. The beautiful oval top is rounded on the edge. It is made of beautiful travertine. It has the normal tra...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Travertine

Glass Top Rectangular Travertine and Chrome Console Table by Artedi
Located in Miami, FL
Rectangular travertine console table base with beveled glass top supported by chrome bars manufactured by Artedi, 1980s.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Travertine, Chrome

Vico Magistretti Cherrywood and Aluminium Writing Desk for De Padova, Italy
By C.R.S. De Padova, Vico Magistretti
Located in Renens, CH
Italian design cherrywood and aluminium writing desk by Vico Magistretti, De Padova Italy. This desk comes from the "Reflex" series designed 1989 and produced in 1990. The desk combines a design derived from traditional secretaries...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Aluminum

1980s Steel and Glass Side Table by Friedrich Moller for Ronald Schmitt Tische
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor sign of use.
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1980s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Decorative Cubes in Solid Granite, 1980's
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Three stunning blue granite side or occasional tables. These were custom ordered and priced individually.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Granite

Italian Granite Coffee Table, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very elegant Italian coffee table handcrafted out of granite, 1980's. It has a very nice teardrop shaped top. It is made of beautiful granite. The base is made of two separat...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Granite

Vintage German Service Trolley by Waldemar Rothe for Rosenthal, 1980's
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Service trolley 1980s Rosenthal by Waldemar Rothe. Elegant Service bar Cart designed by Waldemar Rothe for Rosenthal, Germany. The beautiful designe...
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1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Plastic, Bentwood

G shape Pair of Side Tables from Belgo Chrom
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Very unique Greek key shaped side tables.
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1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

George Nakashima, Greenrock Console Table, Usa, 1987, Original Papers
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
George Nakashima Cabinetmaker, USA, 1987. A stunning Greenrock table with highly figured single slab top in Butternut wood. Features three exposed knot...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Walnut

1980s Coastal Style Triangular Rattan Coffee Table in the Franco Albini Style
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern / coastal style triangular rattan coffee table in the Franco Albini's Style. Circa 1980s. Features a triangle-shaped rattan and wicker sculptural base wit...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Bamboo, Rattan

Mid Century Italian Marble and Wood Console, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful console table is made from solid walnut wood pieces forming this wonderful architectural design. The console is topped by a thi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble

Mid Century Italian Modern Travertine Marble Rectangular Cocktail Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning marble cocktail from Italy circa 1980's. It features slab marble construction with a nice off white neutral color.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Italian Marble and Brass Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian coffee table made with brass base and thick marble top. The table is in great conditions and is one of a kind.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Marble, 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, seating 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 $76 and tops out at $397,156 while the average work can sell for $2,994.

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