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Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Patagonia Granite, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Statuary Marble, Metal, Brass...

Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Patagonia Granite, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Statuary Marble, Metal, Brass...

Maitland-Smith Style Brass and Glass Travertine Stone Pedestal Cocktail Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This architectural side table marries sculptural minimalism with luxurious materiality. It features
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table Patagonia Granite, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Granite, Onyx, Travertine, Statuary Marble, Quartz, Marble, Metal, Brass...

Indoor or Outdoor Bronson Coffee Table by Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The outdoor Bronson coffee table features a turbo or walnut travertine top with notched corners
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Calacatta Marble, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Marble, Travertine, Statuary Marble, Quartz, Metal, Brass, Stainle...

Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Calacatta Marble, Brass, Handmade Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Marble, Statuary Marble, Onyx, Travertine, Quartz, Metal, Brass, Stainle...

Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Calacatta Viola, Handmade by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Marble, Onyx, Travertine, Statuary Marble, Quartz, Metal, Brass, Stainle...

Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table Patagonia Granite, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

Materials

Onyx, Marble, Travertine, Statuary Marble, Quartz, Metal, Brass, Stainle...

Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Patagonia Granite, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Marble, Granite, Travertine, Statuary Marble, Quartz, Metal, Brass...

Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Calacatta, Stainless, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Marble, Travertine, Statuary Marble, Quartz, Metal, Stainless Stee...

Pia Manu Hand Crafted Coffee Table with Natural Stone Mosaic and Iron
By Pia Manu
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pia Manu, coffee table, forged iron, ceramic and natural stone, Belgium, 1960s. This unique
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone, Iron

Mid-Century Modern Raw Marble Side Table, Sahara Noir, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Marble Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Marble, Travertine, Statuary Marble, Quartz, Metal, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Dover White Marble, Handmade by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Marble, Travertine, Statuary Marble, Quartz, Metal, Brass, Stainle...

Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Sahara Noir Marble, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Raw Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Quartz, Statuary Marble, Travertine, Marble, Onyx, Metal, Stainless Stee...

Kono Coffee Table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Casigliani, Italy, 1984
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Melbourne, VIC
The Kono coffee table, designed by renowned designers Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Casigliani, is
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Copper

Faux Tusk Coffee Table in the Style of Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen, Ralph Pucci
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid Century Modern Faux Elephant Tusk Coffee table with brass details and stepped marble base
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Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Set of Four Italian Modular Wood and Stone Coffee Side Sofa Tables, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Wonderful modular coffee tables with travertine top on teak base, Italy, 1960s. Price for set
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Modern Bordeira Coffee Table, Patagonia Stone, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Bordeira coffee table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Granite, Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Brass

Organic Modern Armona Coffee Table, Pink Onyx, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Armona coffee table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Travertine, Brass

Italian Round Marble Top Coffee Cocktail Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Travertine top Italian Coffee, Cocktail Table. Round top, with tapered pole brass legs.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass

Contemporary Landscape Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Marble, Handmade Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Landscape Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel

Contemporary Benagil Coffee Table, Rosso Levanto Marble, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Benagil Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Coffee and Cockt...

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Onyx, Marble, Carrara Marble, Quartz, Travertine, Brass, Steel

Leather and Marble Coffee Table by Desede, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Charming leather coffee table by renowned sofa maker deSede of Switzerland. They make very high
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Leather

Vintage granite coffee table by Willy Ballez, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Architectural coffee table made from a solid travertine base. The table was designed by Willy
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Granite

Landscape Nesting Coffee Tables Set of 3, Walnut, Oxidized Brass, Greenapple
By GF Contemporary, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Style Landscape Coffee Tables set of 3, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel

Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Walnut Root, Handmade Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Marble, Granite, Travertine, Onyx, Brass, Stainless Steel

Organic Modern Bordeira Nesting Coffee Tables, Brass, Onyx, Oak, By Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Set/2 Bordeira Nesting Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Coffee and Cockt...

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Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel

Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Stainless Steel, Brass

Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Stainless Steel, Brass

Organic Modern Bordeira Nesting Coffee Table, Onyx, Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Set/2 Bordeira Nesting Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Granite, Marble, Carrara Marble, Onyx, Brass, Stainless Steel

Contemporary Benagil Coffee Table, Brass, Ambar Glass, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Benagil Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Coffee and Cockt...

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Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Steel

21st Century Italian Minimalist Travertine Coffee Table - Round Sofa Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A round silver Italian coffee, side table made of hand crafted Travertine with a 3” thick top
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

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Travertine

Harvey Probber Mid-Century Modern Asian Style Travertine and Brass Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in Miami, FL
Chinoiserie inspired Mid-Century Modern rectangular coffee table by Harvey Probber. The table
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Post-Modern Sandstone Coffee Table, c 1990s
By Stone International
Located in Los Angeles, CA
cocktail table would work great in a Postmodern, Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Danish modern
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1990s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Sandstone

Vintage travertine coffee table, 1970 France
Located in Oirlo, LI
Discover the charm of French design with our timeless travetine coffee table, a stylish addition
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Travertine

Landscape Nesting Coffee Tables Set of 3, Nilo Onyx, Oak, Handmade by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Style Landscape Coffee Tables set of 3, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel

Modern Bordeira Nesting Coffee Table, Marble, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Set/2 Bordeira Nesting Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Granite, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel

Modern Bordeira Nesting Set of 2 Coffee Tables, Marble, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Bordeira Nesting Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Quartz, Granite, Travertine, Carrara Marble, Marble, Stainless Steel, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Oval Ravel Coffee Table in Travertine by Mavo Atelier
By Mavo Atelier
Located in Trofa, PT
The Ravel Coffee Table is composed of intersecting geometric volumes that emphasize material
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone, Travertine

Handmade signed brutalist Coffee Table by Pia Manu, 1960s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1960s / Coffee Table / Pia Manu / metal, stone, chrome / Mid-century / Vintage
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone, Metal, Chrome

Brutalist Coffee Table Handmade and signed by Pia Manu, 1960s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1960s / Coffee Table / Pia Manu / metal, stone, chrome / Mid-century / Vintage
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone, Metal, Chrome

Rare Pia Manu Brutalist Coffee Table, circa 1969 Belgium, Signed
By Pia Manu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, ceramic, and resin. Consider using this rare Pia Manu coffee table in a Mid-Century Modern, Space Age Mod
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Rare Pia Manu Brutalist Coffee Table, circa 1969 Belgium, Signed
By Pia Manu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, travertine, quartz, stone, steel, ceramic, and resin. Consider using this rare Pia Manu coffee table in a Mid
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Sheaf of Wheat Marble Cocktail / Coffee Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1960
By Edward Wormley
Located in Deland, FL
Absolutely gorgeous vintage Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat travertine and walnut coffee
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Sculptural Pia Manu coffee table in marble and stone, Belgium 1970s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1970 / coffee table / Pia Manu / metal, stone, marble / Mid-Century / Vintage / Brutalist
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Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Metal, Tin

Italian Coffee Table in Travertine, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice shaped Italian coffee or side table handcrafted out of travertine, 1980s. We bought it
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Italian Oval Travertine Coffee Table – Natural Elegance with Sculptural Style
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Elevate your living space with this exquisite oval travertine coffee table, crafted in Italy. We
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Italian Square Travertine Coffee Table with Steel Base, 1980 s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
. Its clean, minimalist lines make this table a perfect centerpiece for contemporary, mid-century, or
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Steel

Post-Modern Round Tessellated Stone Side Table With Gold Brass Supports
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chattanooga, TN
round 24″ diameter glass. The mid-size table can be used as a side table or a small coffee table. It
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Vintage 1970s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone, Brass

Rectangle Travertine Coffee or Side Table with Brass, Italy 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee or side table, fabricated in the 1980s. We found it in a lake-house in
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Normandie Cocktail Table by Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Normandie Cocktail Table features a fluted American walnut or white oak base with a stone top
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Massive Custom 10ft Marble Brass Cocktail / Display Table from Neiman Marcus
Located in Dallas, TX
A truly unique piece, this ten-foot coffee table was custom-made for the flagship Neiman Marcus
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Travertine Coffee Table in Teardrop Shape, 1980 s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee or side table, fabricated in the 1980's. We found it near Como. This
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Rectangle Travertine Coffee or Side Table, Italy 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice rectangle Italian coffee or side table, fabricated in the 1980s. It is handcrafted out
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Rectangle Travertine Coffee or Side Table, Italy 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee or side table, fabricated in the 1980s. It is handcrafted out of very
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Organic Modern Bordeira Side Table, Pink Onyx, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Greenapple Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Marble, Travertine

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Mid Century Coffee Table With Travertine For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mid century coffee table with travertine for your home. A mid century coffee table with travertine — often made from stone, limestone and travertine — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect mid century coffee table with travertine — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each mid century coffee table with travertine bearing Mid-Century Modern or Rococo hallmarks is very popular. Harvey Probber, Edward Wormley and Dunbar each produced at least one beautiful mid century coffee table with travertine that is worth considering.

How Much is a Mid Century Coffee Table With Travertine?

Prices for a mid century coffee table with travertine can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $575 and can go as high as $12,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,300.

A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture

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 celebrated 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.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.

Finding the Right Coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You

As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.

Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.

It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.

Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.

If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.

Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”

Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.