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Mid-Century Oval Marble Side Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
nice oval marble plate with a white aluminium tulip base. This original table is marked under the
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Mid-Century Oval Marble Side Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
nice oval marble plate with a white aluminium tulip base. This original table is marked under the
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Lucite and Brass Leaf Sculpture Lamp by Laurel Lighting Company
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
American Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Brass Sculptural Table Lamp with Tulip Base by Laurel
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Claude Terrell Magnum Opus Dining Set 1970s Organic Studio Crafted Modernism
Located in Dallas, TX
ovoid tulip base dining table. Remarkably well crafted in the language of Wendell Castle. This set
Category

Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Cherry

Claude Terrell Magnum Opus Dining Set 1970s Organic Studio Crafted Modernism
Claude Terrell Magnum Opus Dining Set 1970s Organic Studio Crafted Modernism
$33,600 Sale Price / set
50% Off
H 29.5 in W 96 in D 46 in
Estelle Erwine Laverne Originals Modern Rosewood Lamp Table Floor White 1950s
By Erwine Estelle Laverne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Estelle and Erwine Laverne for Laverne originals - Tulip base rosewood lamp table floor lamp
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Fiberglass, Rosewood

Set of 4 American Mid-Century Smoky Lucite and Pink Velvet Swivel Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
tulip base (Matching Dining Table: NWL7629)(PRICED AS SET) One chair has a crack in the lucite on the
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Tulip Base Table
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Art Deco tulip based dark walnut occasional table
Category

Vintage 1930s Hungarian Art Deco End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Tulip Base Table
Art Deco Tulip Base Table
$5,100
H 27 in Dm 35 in
Bamboo Tulip Based Table
By Michael Kelly
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Handcrafted bamboo round table which displays intricate wood grain from top to bottom. Designed and
Category

Late 20th Century American Other Dining Room Tables

Materials

Bamboo

Bamboo Tulip Based Table
Bamboo Tulip Based Table
$7,059
H 29.5 in Dm 65.5 in
Unique Tulip Base Oval End Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Fulton, CA
An unusual two-tone Eero Sarrinen style oval end table with a tulip base. Made with solid walnut
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Metal

Unique Tulip Base Oval End Table
Unique Tulip Base Oval End Table
$950
H 20 in W 16 in D 13 in
Oly Studio Luca Tulip Base Table
By Oly Studio
Located in San Francisco, CA
Presents an Oly Studio tulip base table. Cast aluminum base with custom white stone quartz top. A
Category

2010s American Regency Dining Room Tables

Materials

Stone, Metal

Oly Studio Luca Tulip Base Table
Oly Studio Luca Tulip Base Table
$4,399
H 30 in Dm 48 in
20th Century Oak Dining Table, Tulip Base
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Hudson, NY
48" oak circular top in excellent condition of white enameled metal base in the Saarinen style
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Eero Saarinen, Black Marquina Top Tulip Table. Black Base
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Milan, IT
A Eero Saarinen stunning pedestal dining table, custom black Marquina Marble Saarinen (b.1910-d
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Early 2000s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

Eero Saarinen, Black Marquina Top Tulip Table. Black Base
Eero Saarinen, Black Marquina Top Tulip Table. Black Base
$17,815
H 28.35 in W 77.96 in D 47.64 in
Rosenthal Studio Line Tulip Base Ceramic Table Lamp 1970 Germany
By Rosenthal
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
Vintage tulip base Ceramic table lamp by Rosenthal Germany from the Studio Line series. Space age
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Saarinen Tulip Table
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century original Saarinen Tulip Table with aluminum base and laminate top.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Saarinen Tulip Table
Saarinen Tulip Table
$3,200
H 26 in Dm 54 in
Signed Rougier White Resin Tulip Design with Black Wood Brass Base Table Lamp
By Roger Rougier
Located in Houston, TX
brass base table lamp. The Canadian based company, Rougier, specialized in bedroom sets, dressers
Category

Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Russell Woodard Aluminum Metal Base and Black Marble Tulip Coffee Table 1960s
By Russell Woodard
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Russell Woodard aluminum base tulip coffee table. Round dark marble top with light white veining
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

British Midcentury Rosewood Tulip Table
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Modern design table. Aluminium tulip base table with a beautiful rosewood top. The
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Rosewood

British Midcentury Rosewood Tulip Table
British Midcentury Rosewood Tulip Table
$2,245
H 27.56 in Dm 47.25 in
Contemporary High-Gloss White Eero Saarinen Style Tulip Table
Located in Southampton, NY
Contemporary Eero Saarinen tulip base and table surface. The table has beveled edges on the top
Category

Late 20th Century Center Tables

Eero Saarinen Marble Tulip Dining Table Knoll International 70s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Aluminum Tulip base. The table was purchased in the 1970s. The condition is very good. Details
Category

Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

1970s Vintage Knoll Verdi Alpi Marble Tulip Side Table by Eero Saarinen
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Boston, MA
Eero Saarinen's Tulip side table for Knoll International, circa 1970s. White powder coated metal
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Tulip Dining Table with Six Egg Swivel Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Super 1960s dining set with aluminium tulip base table with laminated top and a set of six egg
Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Round Wooden Brass Dining Table, Italy, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
table in wonderful brown tones. consists of a table top and table base in walnut and brass. The wooden
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Bill Curry Lamp
By Bill Curry Design Line
Located in Baltimore, MD
Rare Bill Curry chrome tulip base table lamp with hand blown gloss white egg form glass globe
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Iron, Chrome

Bill Curry Lamp
Bill Curry Lamp
$1,800
H 32 in Dm 10 in
Tulip Table Base in Patinated Steel with Reclaimed Elm Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Tulip Table Base in Patinated Steel Reclaimed Elm Top with Knoll Edge. Sourced from Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary European Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel

Round Oak Tulip Pedestal Table with 4 Brown and Chrome Parsons Dining Chairs
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Chattanooga, TN
vintage oak table top and Burke tulip table base. The comfort of traditional honeyed oak meets modern
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1970s Italian Tulip Base Round Marble Table
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1970s Italian tulip base round marble table. Elegant model consisting of a marble table top and a
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Mid Century Modern Tulip Base Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Chrome Tulip Base Wood Laminate Round Top Table Great table for any
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Laminate

Mid Century Modern Tulip Base Table
Mid Century Modern Tulip Base Table
$595
H 38.5 in W 30 in D 30 in
Mid-Century Tulip Shaped Table Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-20th century, American table base made of a bronzed column and smoked Lucite tulip shaped base
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Tulip Shaped Table Base
Mid-Century Tulip Shaped Table Base
$895
H 28.5 in W 36 in D 24 in
Mid Century Tulip Base Dining Table
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mid century tulip base dining table This table measures: 45 wide x 45 deep x 28.5 inches high
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Laminate

Mid Century Tulip Base Dining Table
Mid Century Tulip Base Dining Table
$1,995
H 28.5 in W 45 in L 28.5 in
Polished aluminum base Tulip table with Carrara Marble top
Located in Danville, CA
Tulip base table with polished aluminum base in the style of Saarinen. Freshly polished base with
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Tables

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

White Round Dining Table with Tulip Base
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An instantly recognizable and iconic dining table featuring white powder coated tulip base and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

White Round Dining Table with Tulip Base
White Round Dining Table with Tulip Base
$575
H 29.5 in W 44 in D 44 in
Saarinen for Knoll Ovoid Marble Tulip Base End Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Garnerville, NY
Eero Saarinen for Knoll ovoid white marble top tulip base end table. White bevel edge marble with
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Aluminum

Saarinen walnut tulip table with gray base by Knoll
Located in Highland, IN
This tulip table is a beautiful example in stunning original condition. It has a walnut top and a
Category

Vintage 1960s American Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Tulip Dining Table, Aluminum Base with Travertine Top
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a tulip dining table with aluminum base painted in off white color and
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine, Aluminum

Contemporary Modern Round Brushed Steel Tulip Base Brown Marble Dinette Table
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A round brushed steel tulip base and brown marble dinette table. A stunning and unique tulip table
Category

Late 20th Century Tables

Materials

Marble

LARGE TULIP BASE BRASS TABLE ATTR. OSVALDO BORSANI
Located in Danville, CA
Four large brass curved legs joined at a Mahogany hub with beveled and smoked glass top
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Saarinen Style Rosewood Coffee Table with Tulip Base
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century coffee table with a Saarinen style tulip base and square swivel rosewood top. This
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Saarinen Style Rosewood Coffee Table with Tulip Base
Saarinen Style Rosewood Coffee Table with Tulip Base
$1,150
H 15.75 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Early Iron Base Tulip Dining Table by Eero Saarinen
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Iron base tulip table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, circa early 1960s. This all original example is
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Mid Century Modern Wood Top Tulip Base Round Dinette Table Saarinen Style
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A mid century modern wood top tulip base round dinette table. A wonderful little dinette table
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Travertine Dining Table with Knoll Edge and Tulip Base
By Brendan Bass
Located in Dallas, TX
Top: Silver travertine honed with knoll edge Base: Tulip base in Patina steel Top and base can
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine, Steel

Travertine Dining Table with Knoll Edge and Tulip Base
By Brendan Bass
Located in Dallas, TX
Top: Silver travertine honed with knoll edge Base: Tulip base in Patina steel Top and base can
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine, Steel

Eero Saarinen Tulip Base Black Carrera Marble Dining Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
black on black knoll round dining table designed by eero saarinen. italian production, aluminum
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Art Deco Oval Burl Walnut Tulip Base Side or Console Table
Located in Bernville, PA
Beautiful Art Deco oval burl walnut Tulip base side table. This fantastic example of American Art
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl, Amboyna

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Yellow Fiberglass Tulip Pedestal Dining Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern yellow fiberglass tulip pedestal dining table Base. Circa Mid to Late
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Fiberglass

Pair of Laurel Tulip Base Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Laurel tulip base table lamps. Simple streamline tulip design with switches on bases. Cream painted
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Laurel Tulip Base Lamps
Pair of Laurel Tulip Base Lamps
$1,200 / set
H 29 in Dm 19 in
Saarinen Knoll Oak Top Tulip Base
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Pasadena, TX
8FT Saarinen Knoll oak top tulip base Rare 8 ft top paired with iconic tulip base. Oak
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Chrome

Saarinen Knoll Oak Top Tulip Base
Saarinen Knoll Oak Top Tulip Base
$8,900
H 28.25 in W 96 in D 54 in
1957 Tulip Base Dining Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Surrey, BC
1957 tulip base dining table. Signed base with custom 44 inch marble top.
Category

Vintage 1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Metal

A Tulip Base Marble Top Dining Table by Eero Saarinen
Located in Ferndale, MI
A Tulip Base Marble Top Dining Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
Category

Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Tables

MCM, Italian Carrara Marble Tulip Table with Bronze Colored Base
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern vintage oval tulip table with Italian marble top. Metal base in brown/bronze
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Iron

Eero Saarinen Oval Tulip Base Dining Table, White Laminate Top
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Kansas City, MO
Oval dining / conference table with white laminate top and white lacquered aluminum tulip base
Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Tall Tulip Base with Rocas Azul Top Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
within the collection. This coffee table features an ebonized iron tulip base sourced from Europe paired
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Limestone

Short Tulip Base with Rocas Azul Top Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
within the collection. This coffee table features an ebonized iron tulip base sourced from Europe paired
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Limestone

A Tulip Base Chrome and Green Marble Side or Coffee Table, Midcentury.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Two pieces to use as side or end tables or as a coffee table, featuring a chrome tulip or trumpet
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Round Saarinen Style Tulip Base Dining Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern 42" round Saarinen style tulip base dining table. Item features a
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Large "Tulip Base Dining Table" with Glass Top by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Large rectangular "Tulip Base Dining Table" in polished stainless steel and brass with glass top by
Category

Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Tables

Mid-Century 1950s Eero Saarinen Knoll Coffee Table Tulip Base
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
1950s Eero Saarinen for Knoll International cherrywood on tulip base Lazy Susan coffee/side table
Category

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Oval Carrara Marble Tulip Base Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
aluminum, tulip base.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Aluminum

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Tulip Table Base For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic tulip table base available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, stone and wood, every tulip table base was constructed with great care. There are 82 variations of the antique or vintage tulip table base you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the tulip table base you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A tulip table base, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one tulip table base that is appealing in its simplicity, but Eero Saarinen, Knoll and Laurel Lamp Company produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Tulip Table Base?

The average selling price for a tulip table base at 1stDibs is $2,200, while they’re typically $650 on the low end and $18,397 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Tables for You

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 Tulip Table Base
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
    A tulip table is a dining table or occasional table of a certain shape. It’s typically characterized by a slender stem-like pedestal base and a round tabletop. Its name is drawn from the name given to chairs that are part of a collection that Finnish-American designer and architect Eero Saarinen created for iconic mid-century furniture manufacturer Knoll during the 1950s.

    The tables in Saarinen’s acclaimed series were called Pedestal tables, while the chairs were called Tulip chairs, armless or not, owing to their flower bulb-like shape. Today, design lovers everywhere frequently refer to Saarinen's Pedestal tables as tulip tables, and any table that looks like a Pedestal table is generally referred to as a tulip table, whether or not Saarinen had anything to do with it.

    Find vintage Eero Saarinen tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    With a cast iron or aluminum alloy base, rest assured, the tulip table is indeed sturdy. With its centrally-placed leg, the style of the table was designed to be functional and structurally solid. You’ll find a variety of tulip tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    The Tulip table is called that because it matches the Tulip chair. With its tapered shape, the seat of the chair resembles a tulip flower. Eero Saarinen designed both the Tulip chair and the Tulip table. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Tulip tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    Tulip tables are from the mid-century modern era. Finnish-American architect and furniture maker Eero Saarinen created the table in 1956 as part of the Pedestal collection of chairs and stools. The Pedestal table and its accompanying Tulip armchairs and armless chairs comprised cast-aluminum bases (“Tulip” became a common descriptor for all of the furnishings in the collection). Each table, stool and chair was crafted with a single, tapered cylindrical leg that descends to a base that flares into a circle, giving the illusion of being one piece. The series was designed for Knoll Inc. On 1stDibs, find vintage Tulip tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Eero Saarinen tulip tables are beloved by interior designers worldwide, and there are some key things to look for to ensure your table is authentic. Examine the base of the chairs and table and confirm they're made from one piece of cast aluminum with no visible seams. Tulip tables have been crafted from various materials over the years, but never plastic. You can also turn the table over to look for a Knoll Inc. tag, though some vintage tables may not have this. On 1stDibs, you'll find a collection of authentic Eero Saarinen tulip furniture from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    Many chairs can work with a Tulip table. The Tulip armchair, for example, was part of Eero Saarinen’s Pedestal collection of armless chairs, stools, Tulip side tables and more. The series, produced for Knoll, was a mid-century modernist exercise in simplifying, and Tulip chairs, with their curvy contours, match Tulip side tables and Pedestal dining tables very well. However, you can also try other mid-century modern chairs to see what works best in your space. Shop a collection of mid-century modern dining chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    To tell a real Saarinen Tulip table, look under the tabletop. Authentic Saarinen tables will usually feature a label bearing the Knoll Industries name and a metal plaque that features Eero Saarinen's signature. The style of these tags and labels has changed over the years, but you can find pictures of them on the pages of trusted online resources to compare to the markings on your table. Materials can also be useful when authenticating Tulip tables. Authentic tables will have cast aluminum bases. A wood or plastic base is a good indication that the table is a replica, as is a plastic top rather than one made of wood, laminate or natural stone. If you're still unsure about the authenticity of your piece, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you. Find a selection of Eero Saarinen Tulip tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A table base should be roughly two-thirds of the size of the tabletop. So a top with a 60-inch diameter should be paired with a 40-inch base.