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Pair of Table Lamps, Opaque Glass Ball, Tulip Brass Base, 1980s
Located in Berlin, BE
Two elegant table lamps with opaque glass balls and brass frame in tulip shape. Complements many
Category

Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Saarinen Tulip Side Tables
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A matching pair of Saarinen Tulip based side tables in white with Formica tops.These come from the
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Saarinen Tulip Side Tables
Saarinen Tulip Side Tables
$1,600
H 20.5 in Dm 16 in
Early Knoll Tulip Base Coffee Table by Eero Saarinen, 1950s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very early cast iron base coffee table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, white laminate top.  
Category

Vintage 1950s American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Chrome and Green Marble Tulip Base Side or Coffee Table, Mid-Century Modern
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Nantucket, MA
A Mid-Century Modern chrome base with a trumpet or tulip shape design. It has an affixed green
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Chrome

Art Deco Book-Matched Walnut Black Lacquered Base Tulip Form Glass Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
This pair of streamline Art Deco Tulip Form End Tables originate from the United States, Circa 1935
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut, Lacquer

Saarinen Style Polished Aluminium Tulip Base Dining Table with Red Laminate Top
By Eero Saarinen, Burke, Inc.
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome vintage Saarinen-style tulip base dining table. The base is polished alunimum and most
Category

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

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage 1999 Ikea Docksta 13040 41" Round White Tulip Base Dining Table
By IKEA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 1999 Ikea Docksta 13040 41" Round White Tulip Base Dining Table. Item features the original
Category

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

Materials

Steel

Tulip Oval Table with White Aluminium Base and Laminated Top from, 1970s
By Eero Saarinen
Located in MIlano, IT
Tulip oval table with white lacquered aluminium base and laminated top from 1970s Inspired from
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Large early 60" Eero Saarinen tulip table by Knoll with black base
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Highland, IN
A spectacular example of an icon of modern design, this early production Saarinen tulip table has
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Eero Saarinen 78" Tulip Dining Table with Marble Top and Platinum Base
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
The classic Saarinen Tulip dining table has an arabescato marble top and platinum base. Knoll
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Ta...

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Saarinen Style Tulip Base Table in Aluminum with Wood Grain Laminate Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Classic Mid-Century Modern Saarinen style tulip table with polished aluminum base and round wood
Category

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

Materials

Aluminum

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Base Dining Table and Four Chairs
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
1969 Eero Saarinen cast iron tulip base dining table and chairs, restored by Knoll service rep
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Iron

Eero Saarinen Style Burke Mid Century Expanding Oval Tulip Base Dining Table
By Eero Saarinen, Burke, Inc.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eero Saarinen style burke mid century expanding oval tulip base dining table Table measures: 55
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Knoll Tulip Table with Black Marble Top and White Base
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
Classic Knoll tulip side table in Nero Maquina marble top with white base.
Category

20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Restored Early Weighted Insert Base Knoll Saarinen Tulip Oval Coffee Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Chattanooga, TN
vintage with Knoll stamped into the underside of the metal base. This coffee table has been brought back
Category

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

Materials

Steel

Stunning Chrome Craft Patchwork Top Mid-Century Modern Oval Tulip Based Table
By Chrome Craft
Located in Hudson, NY
Amazing and rare version of the chrome craft table. A patchwork man-made 'marble' tabletop. Good
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Custom Tulip Table Phillip Johnson
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Chicago, IL
Eero Saarinen / Phillip Johnson interior polished bronze top and base tulip table.  
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Custom Tulip Table Phillip Johnson
Custom Tulip Table Phillip Johnson
$16,000
H 21 in W 20 in D 20 in
Eero Saarinen Knoll Tulip Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Tulip table with cast iron base and formica top by Eero Saarinen for Knoll.
Category

Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Eero Saarinen Knoll Tulip Table
Eero Saarinen Knoll Tulip Table
$850
H 20.5 in Dm 16 in
Round Resin Table in the Style of Eero Saarinen Tulip Base by Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Marbella, ES
Round resin table in the style of Eero Saarinen Tulip base by Knoll.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Dining Room Tables

Materials

Iron

Pair of Mid-Century Modern 1960s Arkana Tulip Chrome Base Side End Lamp Tables
By Arkana Furniture
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original 1960s A Arkana Tulip side tables
Category

Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

WILA Tulip Table Lamps
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of tulip based satin white table lamps with pull cord switch and black barrel shades
Category

Mid-20th Century German Modern Table Lamps

WILA Tulip Table Lamps
WILA Tulip Table Lamps
$1,800
H 23.75 in Dm 9 in
Vintage Saarinen Style White Tulip Base Round Black Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Saarinen style white tulip base 36" round black marble top coffee table. Item features
Category

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

Materials

Marble, Metal

Vintage Saarinen Style White Tulip Base Round White Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Saarinen style white tulip base 36" round white marble top coffee table. Item feature a
Category

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

Materials

Marble, Metal

Midcentury Italian Tulip Table with Silver Metal Base and Brown-Red Teak Top
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful Tulip table has got a teak top and the base is made out of metal. The table has got
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Eero Saarinen Knoll Oval Tulip Dining Table 66x38" Blond Wood Top Black Base
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Signed and dated Eero Saarinen for Knoll oval Tulip dining table in blond wood with oval plastic
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Eero Saarinen Knoll Oval Tulip Dining Table 66x38" Blond Wood Top Black Base
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Signed and dated Eero Saarinen for Knoll oval Tulip dining table in blond wood with oval plastic
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Tulip Base Chess and Backgammon Board Cypress Root Live Edge End Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Chattanooga, TN
tulip base. Remove the game board to expose a cheeky Playboy Playmate Easter egg. Place your dripping
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Cypress

Tulip Base Chess and Backgammon Board Cypress Root Live Edge End Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Chattanooga, TN
tulip base. Remove the game board to expose a cheeky playboy playmate Easter egg. Place your dripping
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Cypress

Space Age 70s Table Lamp with Tulip Base and Opaline Glass and Lucite Lampshade
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
. Its tulip-shaped bronze-effect metal base seamlessly complements the smoky grey lucite shade, while
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Wall-Mounted Demilune "Tulip Base Consoles" by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare and exceptionally crafted wall-mounted demilune "Tulip Base Consoles" in stainless
Category

Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Console Tables

Eero Saarinen Tulip Dining Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Saarinen for Knoll Tulip dining table. Metal base with negro marquina marble. [Label Knoll
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Eero Saarinen Tulip Dining Table
Eero Saarinen Tulip Dining Table
$7,800
H 29 in W 78 in D 48 in
Maurice Burke Tulip Dining Table
By Maurice Burke
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A white laminate topped tulip table with matching metal base manufactured by the Burke Furniture
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Dining Room Tables

Maurice Burke Tulip Dining Table
Maurice Burke Tulip Dining Table
$1,100
H 28.5 in Dm 42 in
Eero Saarinen Tulip Side Table for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An oval topped Saarinen tulip based side table in white laminate, manufactured by Knoll
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Side Tables

Eero Saarinen Tulip Side Table for Knoll
Eero Saarinen Tulip Side Table for Knoll
$1,200
H 20.25 in W 22.5 in D 14.5 in
Eero Saarinen Tulip Side Table for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Saarinen round tulip side table with satin white base and dark ebony finished wood top
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Side Tables

Classic Art Deco Mirrored Tulip Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Classic Art Deco mirrored side table with tulip-form base and ebonized walnut trim. Features all
Category

Vintage 1930s French Side Tables

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Eero Saarinen for Knoll "Tulip" Side Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Eero Saarinen for Knoll "Tulip" Side Table, brown lacquered base and oak wood top, apparently
Category

20th Century American Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Vintage Saarinen Tulip Table by Knoll
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic midcentury round black acrylic and metal base Tulip table.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Dining Room Tables

Vintage Saarinen Tulip Table by Knoll
Vintage Saarinen Tulip Table by Knoll
$3,450
H 28.75 in Dm 54 in
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
Eero Saarinen for Knoll 47" Tulip table with white laminate top. Base has Knoll International stamp
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Pair of Space Age Tulip Base Stemlite Lamps With Egg Shades
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of Design Line Stemlite lamps, chrome tulip bases with oviform shades, ca. 1960s.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Saarinen and Knoll Styled Tulip Dining Table
By Bill Burke
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Saarinen and Knoll styled tulip dining table with black base and faux walnut top and dark rubber
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Dining Room Tables

Nearly New Saarinen Tulip Table by Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Dallas, TX
Like new Eero Saarinen tulip table with cast aluminum base and white laminate top. Stamped Knoll
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Saarinen Tulip Table with 4 Cherner Chairs
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Eero Saarinen Tulip Table with Red enameled base and walnut top. Set includes four cherner chairs.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

Eero Saarinen Tulip Dining Table for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Eero Saarinen Tulip dining table with new lacquered base. Plate of green marble, Verde Alpi
Category

Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

Eero Saarinen Tulip Dining Table for Knoll
Eero Saarinen Tulip Dining Table for Knoll
$5,700
H 27.96 in Dm 51.19 in L 27.96 in
Eero Saarinen, “Tulip Table” in Rosewood and Brushed Aluminum, 1956
By Knoll
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Eero Saarinen for Knoll, in the style of. Round “Tulip” table in rosewood standing on a circular
Category

Vintage 1950s European Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Burl Walnut Live Edge Tulip Dining Table
Located in Oakville, CT
dining table base. Measures: 46" at the widest point. 29 1/4" in height.
Category

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

Materials

Aluminum

Burl Walnut Live Edge Tulip Dining Table
Burl Walnut Live Edge Tulip Dining Table
$5,200
H 29.25 in W 46 in D 42 in
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Round Tulip Dining Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Enameled iron base tulip table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, round 54" white laminate top. The table
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Iron

Saarinen Style Tulip Table with a Marble Top
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Basildon, London
Stunning contemporary round dining table featuring a tulip shaped base made in the manner and style
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

Eero Saarinen Tulip Coffee Table for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A sculptural white tulip coffee table with steel base and Laminate top by designer , architect and
Category

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

Materials

Steel

Venus Tulip Base Dining / Kitchen Set by Borge Johansen, Sweden, 1960s, White
Located in Kansas City, MO
Mod dining table and four swivel pod chairs designed by Borge Johansen and similar to designs by
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Steel

Beautiful Eero Saarinen Tulip Dining Table with Granite Top
Located in New York, NY
Very nice example of the tulip dining table, featuring the pedestal base that made Saarinen a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Dining Room Tables

Materials

Granite, Steel

Illuminated Side Table on Swivel Tulip Foot, 1960s
Located in Cork, IE
This rare illuminated side table on a tulip footed base probably hails form Germany in the 1960s
Category

Vintage 1960s European Space Age Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Italian Round Laminate Tulip Table by Saarinen for Knoll, 1956
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian round laminate tulip table by Saarinen for Knoll, 1956 Round tulip table, with tulip base
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Laminate

Tulip Pedestal Side Table in the Style of Saarinen by Maurice Burke
By Maurice Burke
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A tulip based pedestal side table with a satin white cast metal base and matching round laminate
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Eero Saarinen Style "Tulip" 36" Round Dining Table for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Eero Saarinen style designed 36" inch diameter "Tulip" dining table with aluminum base and laminate
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

White Lacquered German 1960s Tulip Coffee Table by Opal
By Opal Kleinmöbel 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Charming white lacquered circular coffee table with metal tulip base and wooden top in very good
Category

Vintage 1960s German Space Age Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Tulip Table and Chairs by Burke
By Burke, Inc.
Located in Southampton, NJ
This is a great set of a vintage tulip table and propeller base chairs manufactured by Burke
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Brass Sculptural Tulip Table, Belgium 1970 Willy Daro Attributed
By Willy Daro
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic sculptural coffee table with brass tulips as base. This table is in super quality and
Category

Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

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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 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
    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 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.