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Vintage Thonet Sofa Table with Ring Design, Austria, circa 1970
By Thonet
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful midcentury Thonet sofa table with ring design out of Austria, circa 1970. The wide
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Bentwood
1960s Hans-Agne Jakobsson Model 243 Wood Table Lamp for AB Ellysett
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Ellysett, Markyard
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Hans-Agne Jakobsson Model 243 wood table lamp for AB Ellysett. Designed and produced by
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Bentwood
Circular Coffee Table Etched Red Copper and Glossy, France, 1970
By Armand Jonckers
Located in Brussels, BE
Circular coffee table etched red copper and glossy, France, 1970. In perfect conditions.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper
Edward J. Wormley "Long John" Bench or Coffee Table for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern “Long John” bench or coffee table designed by American furniture designer
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Bentwood, Walnut
Midcentury Rare Clifford Pascoe Maple Dining Table 4 Cane Chairs
By Clifford Pascoe
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Midcentury rare Clifford Pascoe maple dining table with 4 cane chairs and 1 leaf. This is a rare
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Cane, Maple, Bentwood
Rare 1960s Hans-Agne Jakobsson Model 243 Wood Table Lamp for AB Ellysett
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Ellysett, Markyard
Located in Glendale, CA
Rare 1960s Hans-Agne Jakobsson Model 243 wood table lamp for AB Ellysett. Designed and produced by
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Bentwood
Peter Maly Trinum White Curved Laminate and Chrome Coffee Table by COR, 1970
By COR, Peter Maly
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mod 'Trinum' series coffee table by Peter Maly for COR. Sleek laminate table with curved bentwood
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century White Rectangular Coffee Table in the Style of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool mid century white rectangular coffee table very much in the style and design by Karl
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Formica, Bentwood
Tables in the Style of Max ingrand Fontana arte 1950
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, IT
In the style of Max Ingrand coppia tavolini bassi Fontana Arte, Italia, anni '1950-1960.
Con base in legno e piano in cristallo sagomato ad incastro.
La bellezza e la storia parlano...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal
Elm Veneered Bent Ply Coffee Table Designed by Eric Lyons for Tecta
Located in London, GB
A good sized, super stylish coffee table made in Britain in the 1940s.
Designed by Eric Lyons
Category
Vintage 1940s British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm, Bentwood
Vintage McGuire Dining Set, Six Cracked Ice Dining Chairs and Dining Table
By Leonard Linden, John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage McGuire dining set, six cracked ice dining chairs and 60” dining table, rattan and bamboo
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Glass, Bentwood
Stool 60 by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1940s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
, a table, storage unit, or display surface. Born of modernist ideals and Finnish innovation, its
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bentwood
$600 / set
Stool 60 by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1940s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
, a table, storage unit, or display surface. Born of modernist ideals and Finnish innovation, its
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bentwood
$1,900 / set
Stool X601 for Artek by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
This stool was designed by Alvar Aalto in 1954 and features his impressive X-Leg design.
X-Legs are created from splitting the traditional L-Leg in a longitudinal direction and re-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bentwood
$1,200 / item
Beautiful Very Rare Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Wooden Shelf or Plant Stand
Located in München, DE
Made in Italy. Probably from the 1930s.
The lateral round frames are made of bentwood.
The surfaces
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Bentwood
Stool X600 (fan leg) for Artek by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
This stool was designed by Alvar Aalto in 1954 and features his impressive X-Leg design.
X-Legs are created from splitting the traditional L-Leg in a longitudinal direction and re-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bentwood
$1,280 / item
Set of 4 Stool X601 (fan leg) for Artek by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Centreville, VA
This stool was designed by Alvar Aalto in 1954 and features his impressive X-Leg design.
X-Legs are created from splitting the traditional L-Leg in a longitudinal direction and re-c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bentwood
Bentwood Patio/Garden Lounge Chairs with Matching Table, France, 1970s
Located in amstelveen, NL
A stylish deco patio/garden set of 4 bentwood lounge chairs with a matching table has the look of
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
Early Alvar Aalto for Artek Birch and Black Laminate Stool 60
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in New Windsor, NY
A good and early example by Alvar Aalto for Artek, Sweden bentwood birch and black laminate Stool
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern End Tables
Materials
Laminate, Birch, Bentwood
Vintage Italian Serving Trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
1950s serving trolley or bar cart by Cesrae Lacca.
Stunning and elegant Italian design with original glass.
Very good condition.
1950s, Italy
Dimensions:
Height 72cm/2...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables
Materials
Glass, Bentwood
Cees Braakman Wooden Serving Trolley Mobilo PE03 for Pastoe, Netherlands 1953
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Elegant and hard to find trolley (Mobilo PE03) designed by Cees Braakman in 1953 for UMS Pastoe. Maple/oak wooden Z-shaped frame with two laminated trays. The top tray can slide open...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables
Materials
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-Century “Hat Trick” Dining Room Set by Frank Gehry for Knoll
By Knoll, Frank Gehry
Located in North Hollywood, CA
set maintains a sense of whimsy while being remarkably functional. The table features a striking
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Bentwood, Laminate
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Coffee Table Bench, Model 4699, 1950s
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern bentwood, walnut, cocktail table bench with masterfully crafted attention to
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plywood, Walnut
George Mulhauser for Plycraft Sultana Dining Set, 1960s
By Plycraft, George Mulhauser
Located in South Bend, IN
frames, with white vinyl upholstery. Table with bentwood base and original Formica top.
Very good
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Formica, Bentwood
Lundia Bent Plywood Desk
By Lundin
Located in Den Haag, NL
Unique and rare bent plywood desk. On a metal frame. The curved unit on top off the desk is sliding from left to right.
Probably for a monitor. Produced by Lundia Zweden. 1980s Good...
Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bentwood
$1,958
Vintage Danish Magnus Olesen Series 8000 Dining Set
By Magnus Olesen, Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen
Located in Raleigh, NC
clean lines. Each chair stacks and has been newly reupholstered in a soft cream bouclé fabric. Table has
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Vintage 1980s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech, Bentwood
Hans Wegner Bentwood Koldinghus Chair Dining Set with a Table and 6 Chairs
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Highclere, Newbury
bentwood model DK 7870 Magnus Olesen table. Olesen is another notable Danish designer and is one of the
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
Dainty Demilune console from the 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Dainty Demilune console from the 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Demi-lune Tables
Materials
Bentwood
Midcentury Black Lacquered Wooden Desk Italian Design Attributed to Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in London, GB
An exceptional writing desk / console black lacquered wood with gilt leaf decorations on drawers and feet, brass handles bent wood arched legs.
This desk is a very good example of th...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Ebonized Edward Wormley Betwood Bar Cart for Dunbar, 1950s
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Culver City, CA
cart in unmistakable.
This bar cart is a satin black with swooping bentwood detail. This bar cart
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Bentwood
Vintage Desk with Stool Painted Wood Italy 1960s-1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Desk and stool; lacquered curved wood. In good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Bentwood
Vintage office desk, Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy 1960s
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Rare Osvaldo Borsani vintage desk manufactured by Tecno in the 1960s - early 1970s.
Steel black structure with wood top venereed in white /beige laminate. Two side adjustable drawe...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid Century signed Franklin Shockey sculpted desk
By Franklin Shockey Company
Located in Asheville, NC
Vintage signed Franklin Shockey desk in mint condition with minor wear. Desk features four drawers with sculpted pulls with tapered legs. Circa 1950s.
By Franklin Shockey made in US...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bentwood
Bent Ply Desk by Cees Braakman, Netherlands 1950s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in London, GB
Bent ply desk - model EB02 - by Cees Braakman for Pastoe. Netherlands 1950s.
This model, part of the birch series, is a special edition with teak top and drawer fronts and detail...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bentwood, Birch, Plywood, Teak
Step Bucket Stool, Low Seat or Side Table with Bentwood Handle in Solid Ash
By Yvonne Mouser
Located in Oakland, CA
from the Bucket Stool Collection, a family of solid ash furniture featuring bentwood handles. These
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Serving Trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
1950s serving trolley or bar cart by Cesare Lacca.
Stunning and elegant Italian design with original glass.
Good condition with age related wear.
1950s - Italy
Dimensions...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Serving Trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
1950s serving trolley or bar cart by Cesare Lacca.
Stunning and elegant Italian design with original glass.
Good condition with age related wear,
1950s, Italy
Dimensions:...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Model 900 Tea Cart by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in New York, NY
The Model 900 by Alvar Aalto was first exhibited at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937. Features hand-painted ceramic tiles and a rattan basket.
The tea trolley was inspired by B...
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Rattan, Bentwood
Vintage Italian Serving Trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca, Cassina
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
1950s neoclassical serving trolley or bar cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina.
Stunning and elegant Italian design.
Very good condition.
1950s, Italy
Dimensions:
Height 7...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Dunbar Style Dressing Table Stool
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Astoria, NY
A dressing table stool, designed in the style of Dunbar, produced in the United States, circa 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Bentwood, Fabric, Beech
Set of 4 Sheep Leather Dining Table Chairs, 1970, Netherlands
Located in Oirlo, LI
This is a set of 4 dining room chairs made of sheep leather.
A lovely seat and excellent seating comfort for long dining.
The legs are made of wood and they are nicely finished...
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Bentwood
Rare Set of Six Arne Jacobsen Ant Chairs with Drop-Leaf Table
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Redding, CT
Rare set of six Arne Jacobsen Ant chairs Model #3100 with matching drop-leaf table. Manufactured by
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Two Seat Bench with End Table Attributed to Sven Ivar Dysthe, Norway, c. 1960s
By Dokka Mobler, Sven Ivar Dysthe
Located in Deland, FL
Scandinavian design in mind. The Two Seat Bench with built-in Interior End Table by Sven Ivar Dysthe for Dokka
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Benches
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Modern Bentwood Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Uniquely shaped bentwood base with smoke glass top. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Thonet Bentwood Side Table
By Thonet
Located in Rochester, NY
An all original vintage condition Thonet bentwood side table measuring 24 inches high with a 30
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bakelite, Bentwood
Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Oak Side or Corner Table by Ekorness
By Ekornes
Located in Miami, FL
Ekorness Scandinavian modern bentwood oak side or corner table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Michael Thonet Austrian Bentwood Marble Dining Table
By Thonet
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Bentwood (Late 19th Century) occasional /dining table with ebonized pedestal base and legs
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Dunbar
Long John
Style Bentwood Coffee Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Wilmington, DE
coffee table features a slat-style top and unique bentwood legs. Has been refinished. It is in good
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bentwood
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Bentwood Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Wayne, NJ
Mid-Century Modern sculptural bentwood glass top coffee table. The base measures 55.5" long, 24.25
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Scandinavian Bentwood Teak and Acrylic Table Lamp
Located in Toronto, ON
Splendid Scandinavian style bentwood and acrylic table lamp. This lamp is from 1970s. It has a
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Bentwood
1970’s Modern Pair End Tables by Kroehler Square Tops
Bentwood Double U Bases
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage Modern end tables by Kroehler comprised of walnut toned square tops and bentwood
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Bentwood
20th-Mid Century Thonet Side Table in Wood and Bentwood
Located in Miami, FL
20th-mid century thonet side table in wood and bentwood
Category
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Bentwood
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Bentwood, Paper, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A bentwood and paper table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1960s.
Socket takes standard E
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bentwood, Paper
Agni Small Bentwood Side Table with Solid Wood Top by Raka Studio
By Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
A side table with its own raised platform made from Solid Ash wood. The solid wood top is raised by
Category
2010s Asian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bentwood
Alvar Aalto Glass and Bentwood Table
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Hudson, NY
A classic Alvar Aalto design from 1946. Four sections of beech steam bent to form with original glass top.
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Beech, Glass
Alvar Aalto For Finsven Bentwood Side Table
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern side table designed by Alvar Aalto and made by Finsven. Green bentwood legs
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Laminate
Small Bentwood Side Table in Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Sweden
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 12.75″ diameter x 12″ tall
Condition: In excellent original condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Teak
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Find many varieties of an authentic bentwood modern table available at 1stDibs. Each bentwood modern table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, bentwood and metal. There are 167 variations of the antique or vintage bentwood modern table you’re looking for, while we also have 42 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bentwood modern table — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A bentwood modern table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. Raka Studio, Thonet and Alvar Aalto each produced at least one beautiful bentwood modern table that is worth considering.
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The average selling price for a bentwood modern table at 1stDibs is $1,800, while they’re typically $165 on the low end and $21,260 for the highest priced.
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The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.
Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.
Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.
Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.
The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte.
Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life.
No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .
Questions About Bentwood Modern Table
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Modern coffee tables tend to be low because they’re most commonly placed in front of couches and chairs. Historically, coffee tables were placed behind the couch which necessitated a taller table. Over time, as styles changed and coffee tables came to be positioned in front of couches, their heights were lowered to accommodate the modern arrangement. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage and contemporary coffee tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, the tulip table is considered a mid-century modern design. This table shape has become an iconic statement of the era with a simple sculptural attitude and a practical nature. The first tulip table was created by Eero Saarinen, a noted Finnish designer who was a leader in mid-century modern home decor. Shop a collection of Saarinen furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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