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Mid-Century Modern Tray 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
Italian Midcentury Set of Three Chromed Metal Glass Stackable Tray Tables, 1970s
Located in Meda, MB
This set of three Mid-Century Modern coffee tables was produced in Italy in the 1970s. They are in smoked glass and chromed metal. In very good vintage conditions. Measurements: ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Oval Tray 1970 in Faux Tortoiseshell and Dior Style France Brass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Oval tray 1970 in faux tortoiseshell and Dior style Italy brass.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Superb Midcentury Rosewood Folding Table
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Model ka 128 Beautiful and rare rosewood folding table made in Denmark. Designed for compact portability. This versatile table can be used and ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Restored Mid Century Tropical Split Bamboo Serving Tray, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of 20" matching unused mid-century tropical split Bamboo serving trays each featuring 20 split rattan pieces with two full pieces at each end for handles.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Bamboo

Vintage Piero Fornasetti Rectangular Metal Tray, named Città di Carte
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vintage, rare Piero Fornasetti Rectangular Tray: Città di Carte. Like all Fornasetti accessories, the tray is handcrafted using original artisan...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Midcentury Brass Tray Table Mirrored Glass Rectangular Italian Design, 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Fine and elegant rectangular rectangular serving tray made of brass with mirrored glass top with checkered pattern. Made in Italy in the 1960s. Note: We try to offer our customers...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Splendid Wood and Brass Folding Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Wood and brass folding coffee table, very similar to the table 'BORD FLAMMES' by Maria Pergay. Italy 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Chrome Iron and Glass Serving Tray Table, France, Mid-20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Chrome iron and glass serving tray table. France, mid-20th century. With glass tray.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Chrome, Iron

1960s Astonishing Tray in Bamboo by Aldo Tura for Macabo, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing tray in bamboo by Aldo Tura for Macabo. Made in Italy. It's in excellent condition and is signed at the bottom. Dimension: 13,77" x 6,29" x 7, 08 H inches cm 35...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Bamboo

Mid-Century Black and Clear Acrylic Tray Tables on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage modern black Lucite tray tables on an clear acrylic stands and carrying caddy, labelled AKKO Classic Ellegance in Acrylic. Additional Information: Materials: Acrylic, Luc...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Acrylic

Mid Century Black Metal Serving Tray on Folding Stand by Crest Line
Located in Miami, FL
Two elegant antique metal butler trays in black, on an original stand dating to around 1960. Two good-size folding trays on an X-frame stand, all in an original finish. A quality and...
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Early 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Mathieu Matégot Yellow and Black Trolley, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Trolley designed by Mathieu Matégot. Manufactured by Ateliers Matégot (France), circa 1950. Folded, perforated metal lacquered in black. In good original condition, with minor w...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Midcentury Brass Tray Tables Glass Rectangular Italian Design 1970s Set of 2
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 trays produced in Italy in the 70s. Each individual tray with a rectangular shape and different size was made of transparent glass and printed with geometric decorations wit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Rare Sidetable by Sidse Werner, Fritz Hansen, Chromed Steel, Denmark, 1970´s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sidse Werner (1931-1989) studied at the school for architecture and Industrial Design in Copenhagen. For some years she worked as assistant in the drawing office of Nanna Ditzel. In ...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Chrome

Ongaro e Fuga Gilded Engraved Mirror and Murano Glass Italian Serving Tray 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury serving tray in engraved mirror and Murano glass with gilded handles. Ongaro e Fuga designed this excellent piece in Italy, Murano island, during the 1950s. This fantastic...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Vintage Folding Serving Cart, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Folding serving cart made of metal and plastic in Germany in the 1960's.
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

1960s Astonishing Catchall or Tray by Dogi in Murano Glass, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing catchall or tray by Dogi in Murano Glass. made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition. Dimensions: 7,87" x 5,51" x 0,78 H inches cm 20 x cm 14 x cm 2 H.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Murano Glass

Portable Bar in Faux Turtle and Brass Italian Design 1970 Dior Gold
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Portable Bar in Faux Turtle and brass Italian Design 1970 Dior.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Side Table Designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Side table designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard, Denmark. 1950s. Teak. Exquisite woodwork and a beautifully shaped, removable tray surface that can function as a bowl characterise th...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Teak

Lorenzo Burchiellaro Cubic Bar Cart in Metal and Glass Italy 1970s.
Located in Almelo, NL
Lorenzo Burchiellaro cubic bar cart in Metal and Glass Italy 1970s. Cubic-shaped bar cart with wheels with a frame realized in metal which presents a circular void on each side, a...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

1960s Teak Serving Tray/Kart, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Item has been carefully refurbished.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Teak

Teak and Rattan Trolley from 1950s Italy
Located in London, GB
A rare teak and rattan drinks or serving cart. The rattan tray at the top detaches, and can be used as a bed tray. (See images.) The trolley has been restored and is in good w...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Rattan, Teak

Fontana Arte Blue Mirrored Glass Wood and Brass Serving Trolley, Signed
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant and refined food trolley by Fontana Arte, signed, from the 1950s, Italy. The trolley is beautifully crafted in various elements. We find two shelves to place various objects....
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Oak Bar Cart with Tray Top, France, 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful 1950s bar cart sourced in France. This piece was constructed from oak wood with beautiful graining and features a built-in compartments to hold bottles. It has a lower sh...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Wood

Piero Fornasetti Wicker Cornucopia with Flowers, Roses and Pomegranates Tray
Located in Milan, IT
Piero Fornasetti Cornucopia with Flowers early serving tray. Original Label. Featuring a Wicker Cornucopia holding Flowers, Roses, Pomegranates and...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Acerbis "Florian" Folding Table in Black, Ash Wood/ Brass, Italy 2021
Located in New York, NY
Originally created by Vico Magistretti in 1989, remastered by Acerbis. This folding table is fictional and collapse flat, creating a graphic shape with circles and lines. Adapted for...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Lucite Tray Table, France, 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
very nice Lucite tray table, cross folding legs, comes with a loose tray with chrome hinges. Beautiful and stylish piece. 1970s France.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Lucite

Unusual Aldo Tura Bar Cart
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual Aldo Tura bar cart, goatskin and gold plated metal. Signed underneath with the firm's label.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart / Trolley by Aldo Tura, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid-Century Modern bar cart/trolley by Aldo Tura. Two lacquered goatskin tiered shelves with brass mounts on four caster feet. Circa 1960.
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1660s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Paul McCobb Raymond Loewy Coffee Table
Located in South Charleston, WV
Unique table produced by Planner Group with Genuine vintage (not later re-issued pattern) formica top design "skylark" by Raymond Loewy and Brooks Stevens...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Iron

Vintage Mario Lopez Torres Style Rope Wicker Rattan Serving, Bar Cart Tray Table
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Mario Lopez Torres style rope, wicker, rattan serving trolley, bar cart or tray table on 4 metal casters. Features a removab...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Vintage Glass Two Tier Bar Cart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous vintage modern serving cart features stylish sculpted metal fixtures and unique rods around each shelf. Sleek design offers plenty of room for items on its two glass sh...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Glass

1950's Circular Rattan and Iron Catch All Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
1950's rattan catch all table sits on circular Iron base with three legs. Rattan table top measures 27.5" diameter x 19.5" height. Iron base measu...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Wrought Iron

Midcentury Modern Tray Table Serving Piece Rectangular White Lucite Italy 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Large rectangular tray with rounded edges made with a particular plastic and resistant material, which is lucite which gives a mother-of-pearl image effect, in the shade of white. Ma...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Lucite

1960s Walnut Campaign Tray Table by Kipp Stewart & Stewart McDougall for Drexel
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern walnut campaign style folding X form tray, side or end table with removable tray. Designed by Stewart MacDougall and Kipp Stewart for Drexel Furniture Company, Dec...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Canvas, Walnut

Midcentury Morex Three Levels Brass and Smoked Glass Italian Bar Cart, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Exceptional mid-century brass and three-levelled smoked glass bar cart. This fantastic service cart was produced by Morex in Italy during the 1970s. The elegance of this wonderful...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Mathieu Mategot Tray Table, Trolley, Ca. 1960s
Located in Schagen, NL
Striking bar cart or serving table, designed by Mathieu Matégot, ca. the 1950s.-1960s. The piece features an original Yellow tray, a cream/White Minimalist base with typical perforat...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Mid Century Two Tier Ebonized and Glass Tray Table, circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid Century two tier ebonized and glass tray table, circa 1950.
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Wool, Glass

Midcentury Campaign Tray Tables by Nils Trautner
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration are these Scandinavian tray tables by Nils Trautner for Ary Nybro. These wonderful tripod tables utilize thick leather cord and brass ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Midcentury Folding Table, Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1960-1969
Located in Belmont, MA
Midcentury folding tray table, Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1960-1969, teak. In good original condition, some minor staining on the top. Signe...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Teak

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Tray Side Table Designed by John Keal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Tray side table with hairpin style and a pullout, manufactured by Brown Saltman, and designed By John Keal.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Wood

Midcentury Christian Dior Octagonal Lucite and Brass Coffee Table with Tray
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing foldable octagonal crystal lucite and brass frame with tray. This amazing piece was designed in France after Christian Dior. The shape of this piece is just outstanding, i...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Illum Wikkelso Mid Century Rosewood Folding Snack Table Set
Located in Countryside, IL
Illum Wikkelso Mid Century Rosewood Folding Snack Table Set This table set measures: 18 wide x 17 deep x 16 inches high All pieces of furnitu...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Rosewood

Vintage Walnut Serving Cart or Console Table with Two Sliding Shelves, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. This serving cart / console table features a walnut frame with brass details and casters. It is a vintage piece therefore it might show slight traces of use, bu...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Teak Side Table Designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Side table designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard, Denmark, 1950s. Teak. Exquisite woodwork and a beautifully shaped, removable tray surface that can function as a bowl characterise th...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Teak

Hans Wegner Tray Table with Reversable Top
Located in London, GB
Hans Wegner Tray Table with Reversable Top Model 'pp 35' Tray Table With Reversible Top. Solid Ash. C.1970s Dimension: H 48 X D 53.5/61 Cm.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Ash

Wonderful Drexel Rolling Bar Cart Mid-Century Modern, circa 1957
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful folding rolling bar cart by Drexel, designed by John van Koert circa 1957. This piece is made of Italian walnut and retains its original finish. I love the removable solid...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Walnut

Pair of French Side Tray Tables Faux Tortoise Brass Maison Mercier 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
Heighten the modern look of your living area with this beautiful pair of sophisticated side tables with folding feet and removable trays, in brass and faux tortoise pattern produced ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Removable Trays Side Table
Located in Brussels , BE
Mid-Century Modern removable trays side table.    
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Wood

1960's Vintage Italian Brass Drinks Trolley
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage drinks trolley in solid brass and Formica. This was made in Italy, it dates from the 1960’s. It has a gorgeous, angular design and is a lovely size. The Formica t...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass

Side Table On Wheels Made In Teak Of Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This teak side table from the 1960s exudes the quintessential charm of Danish design. Its simple yet elegant silhouette makes it a versatile addition to any space, offering both sty...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Teak

Mid-Century Vintage Chrome and Plywood Folding Serving Trolley, 1950's
Located in Praha, CZ
Mid-Century Modern, vintage serving tea cart consisting of moulded plywood and chrome. Produced in Germany in the 1950's.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Chrome

Set of 4 Danish Nesting Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a compact design, rich teak wood surface, and Mid-Century style, this set of nesting tables is a unique addition to any room. Please confirm item location with seller (NY/NJ). ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Teak

Italian Trolley Bar in Brass and Steel 70's style Romeo Rega
Located in bari, IT
Liquor bottle trolley in brass and steel, smoked glass shelves italian production mid seventies, in Romeo Rega style.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Brass, Steel

Textable Midcentury Foldable Trolley Wood and Golden Aluminium Bar Cart 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Food trolley in wood effect laminate and golden aluminium. This midcentury foldable beverage trolley was produced in the 1950s. This service trolley can also be used as a side tabl...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Aluminum

Mid Century Italian Silvered Glass Tray by Vitrex, circa 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Unusual mid century Italian glass tray made by Vitrex around 1960. The beautiful designed tray consists of a oval-formed safety glass plate surrounded by an artfully twisted silvered...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Metal

Hermann Bongard Norwegian Enamel Tray Tables
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A matched pair of Norwegian enamel tray tables by Hermann Bongard for Plus, circa 1960s. Beautifully executed, removable tray tops in teak with dove tail j...
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1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Enamel

Rare Bar Cart by Milo Baughman with Removable Trays
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare and unusual bar cart designed by Milo Baughman for Murray Furniture and made ca' early 1950's. Wrought iron and solid maple, removable serving trays...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

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Wrought Iron

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

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern tray 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 tray tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern tray 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 tray tables, popular names associated with this style include Charles Hollis Jones, Piero Fornasetti, Aldo Tura, and Jens Quistgaard. 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 tray tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $160 and tops out at $12,500 while the average work can sell for $1,450.

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