Edward Wormley Side Tables
American, 1907-1995
As the longtime director of design for the Dunbar furniture company, Edward Wormley was, along with such peers as George Nelson at Herman Miller Inc., and Florence Knoll of Knoll Inc., one of the leading forces in bringing modern design into American homes in the mid-20th century. Not an axiomatic modernist, Wormley deeply appreciated traditional design, and consequently his vintage seating, storage cabinets, bar carts and other work has an understated warmth and a timeless quality that sets it apart from other furnishings of the era.
Wormley was born in rural Illinois and as a teenager took correspondence courses from the New York School of Interior Design. He later attended the Art Institute of Chicago but ran out of money for tuition before he could graduate. Marshall Field hired Wormley in 1930 to design a line of reproduction 18th-century English furniture; the following year he was hired by the Indiana-based Dunbar, where he quickly distinguished himself. It was a good match.
Dunbar was an unusual firm: it did not use automated production systems; its pieces were mostly hand-constructed. For his part, Wormley did not use metal as a major component of furniture; he liked craft elements such as caned seatbacks, tambour drawers, or the woven-wood cabinet fronts seen on his Model 5666 sideboard of 1956. He designed two lines for Dunbar each year — one traditional, one modern — until 1944, by which time the contemporary pieces had become the clear best sellers.
Many of Wormley’s signature pieces — chairs, sofas, tables and more — are modern interpretations of traditional forms. His 1946 Riemerschmid Chair — an example is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art — recapitulates a late 19th-century German design. The long, slender finials of his Model 5580 dining chairs are based on those of Louis XVI chairs; his Listen-to-Me Chaise (1948) has a gentle Rococo curve; the “Precedent” line that Wormley designed for Drexel Furniture in 1947 is a simplified, pared-down take on muscular Georgian furniture. But he could invent new forms, as his Magazine table of 1953, with its bent wood pockets, and his tiered Magazine Tree (1947), both show. And Wormley kept his eye on design currents, creating a series of tables with tops that incorporate tiles and roundels by the great modern ceramicists Otto and Gertrud Natzler.
As the vintage items on 1stDibs demonstrate, Edward Wormley conceived of a subdued sort of modernism, designing furniture that fits into any decorating scheme and does not shout for attention.
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Creator: Edward Wormley
Magazine Side Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Triangular walnut and mahogany side table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar c.1940s, USA. The table, model - 5313, showcases a triangular walnut table top with rounded corners and a mahog...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Walnut, Mahogany
Edward Wormley Magazine Table for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Edward Wormley magazine table for Dunbar, Berne Indiana. Classic mid-century design by Edward Wormley, sophisticated yet modern. Newly refinished with original order tags intact, rea...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Walnut
Edward Wormley Lamp Table for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish Mid-Century Modern Dunbar lamp table features rich mahogany finish, dovetailed drawers, and uniquely sculpted single drawer design. Unique drawer pull and raised edge st...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Wood
$1,120 Sale Price
30% Off
Magnificent Pentagonal Edward Wormley Dunbar Bronze Side Table Mid-Century
By Edward Wormley
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent Dunbar side table with a round smoked glass top, flared bronze supports, and a pentagonal dark ash base on round feet, designed by Edward Wormley, . This piece measures...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Bronze
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Dark Finished Three Tier Wooden End / Side Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century three-tier dark wooden end table with a rectangular top and two shelves below, with rectangular supports on either side, resting on a pedestal base. (EDWARD WORM...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Wood
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Brass, Ash Wood and Glass Tulip Side Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare variation of the more commonly seen tulip end table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Where as the original iteration of this table utilizes wood risers, this version uses brass. A ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Brass
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Dark Finished Wooden Two Tier End / Side Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century two-tier dark finished wooden end / side table with a square top with a shallow gallery above a lower shelf containing a single drawer supported by two reverse t...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Wood
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Ebonized Sheaf of Wheat Table with Glass Top
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Sheaf of Wheat Table Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. TAble has been freshly ebonized. Brass ring and hardware gently cleaned. Replacement glass top is 3/8” thick
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Rosewood Occasional Side Table, Newly Refinished
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern occasional side table
By Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture
USA, 1950s
Rosewood top, with ebonized banding and legs.
Measures: 28" W x 20.8...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Rosewood
Pair of Birdseye Maple Burl and Resin Cube Side Tables by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in San Mateo, CA
Cube side tables or pedestals made by Dunbar. Edward Wormley designed these unusual and uncommon tables. These have a birds eye maple burl top and band along the bottom. The black is...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Epoxy Resin, Birdseye Maple
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Square Wooden Two-Tier End / Side Tables
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Mid-Century square wooden end / side tables with a lower square stretcher shelf connecting four square legs. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR F...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Wood
Pair of Edward Wormley Side Tables for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Pair of Edward Wormley Side Tables for Dunbar
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Wood
$4,200 / set
Mid-Century Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Occasional Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful mid-century custom ordered occasional table, model 426A, designed by Edward Wormley (American, 1907-1995) for Dunbar Furniture; Berne, Indiana.
The two-tier Modernist...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Circular Wooden Stretcher Shelf End / Side Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
American mid-century circular wooden end / side table with a circular top with shallow lip above an identical stretcher shelf supported on the exterior b...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Dunbar Sheaf Of Wheat Table With Glass Top
By Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Edward Wormley for Dunbar sheaf of wheat side table. Original 1950’s label. Comes with 3/4” thick 24”glass. Could be used with stone or...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Ash
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Wooden Single Drawer Nightstands
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Mid-Century wooden nightstands with a single drawer. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR)(PRICED AS Pair)
Wear to finish.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Wood
Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat side/end Table w/travertine top by Edward Wormley, 1950
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat side/end table w/travertine top by Edward Wormley. Original
measures 30" diameter 20.25" tall
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1950s American Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Travertine
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut, Rosewood and Aluminium Inlaid End Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley figured walnut Parsons style side table with unusual aluminium inlaid legs. Incised corners start at the top and move all the way down the legs with aluminium inlay. R...
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1960s American Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Aluminum
Vintage Boho Edward Wormley for Dunbar Terrazzo Top Side Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Presenting a truly iconic piece of American design: this Vintage Edward Wormley for Dunbar Stone Top Side Table. A testament to Wormley's unparalleled vision and Dunbar's commitment ...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Stone, Brass
Pair of Edward Wormley Lacquered Dark Wood Two Shelf End / Side Tables
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Mid-Century end / side tables with lacquered dark wooden frames with a square top and lower shelf supported by four square legs. (EDWARD...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Edward Wormley Corner Magazine Table for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Triangular walnut and mahogany corner side table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar c.1940s, USA. The table, model - 5634, showcases a triangular table top with rounded corners and a doubl...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Mahogany, Walnut
Dunbar Snack Table Floor Lamp, Model 4856, Designed by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Hanover, MA
Rare Dunbar floor lamp/snack table combo, Model 4856, designed by Edward Wormley circa 1948. Original Dunbar tag on underside. Slender tapered walnut leg and lamp stem. Round top, 25...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Dark Wood Stepped Oblong End / Side Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century stepped end / side table with an oblong profile and smaller demilune upper shelf connected to the table top by two dowel supports, resting on three reverse taper...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Wood
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Bleached and Glazed Walnut Parsons End Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegantly simple bleached and glazed walnut square Parsons end table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar.
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1950s American Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Light Wood Stepped Oblong End / Side Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century stepped end / side table with an oblong profile and smaller demilune upper shelf connected to the table top by two dowel supports, resting on three reverse taper...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Wood
Edward Wormley for Drexel
Precedent
Wood and Cork End / Side Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American mid-century rectangular three-tier end / side tables with blonde wood frames with rounded edges and an inset cork top with two wooden shelves below. (EDWARD WORMLEY ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Cork
Sheaf of Wheat Coffee Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Travertine, Mahogany
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare coffee table version of the Edward Wormley Sheaf of Wheat designs. Round Travertine top and dark mahogany base. Brass connectors. This example is completely original and well ca...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Square Wooden Double Shelf End / Side Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Mid-Century square lacquered wooden end / side tables with an open shelf below the square top, resting on a solid stepped base that creates as a taller lower shelf. ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Wood
Edward Wormley Round Wooden End / Side Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century round wooden side / end table with a circular top with beveled edge resting on three vertical rectangular supports connected to a triangular scooped side base. (...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Wood
Clean-Line End Table in Teak by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Clean-line end table in teak by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American, 1950s. (Dunbar metal tag on bottom).
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Teak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Medium Brown Wooden Three Tier End / Side Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century three-tier medium brown finished wooden end table with a rectangular top and two shelves below, with rectangular supports on either side, resting on a pedestal b...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Wood
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Travertine and Dark Wood Wedge End / Side Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century end / side table with a wedge-shaped beige travertine top resting on a dark wooden base with connecting stretchers and four dowel legs ending in black leather wr...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Travertine
Edward J Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Circular Blond Maple Two-Tier End / Side T
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century wooden pedestal desk with four drawers with wooden drawer pulls, a shelf on the right-hand side below the tabletop, and a cabinet to the left with an extendable ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Maple
Edward Wormley for Dunbar American Mid-Century Dark Walnut Janus Cabinet
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century cabinet with a dark stained walnut cabinet with two hinged doors, a dovetail connected top, and key hole, resting on four ball casters. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBA...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Metal, Brass
Set of 2 Cantilever End Tables by Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
A set of two cantilever top end tables--one with shelf and the other without—for a less "matched" look. Made by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. USA, circa 1950.
Made of mahogany and pr...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Wood, Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Wood Framed Inset Top End / Side Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century end / side table with a slightly rounded rectangular top with a lighter stained wooden inSet top supported by a darker wooden frame with a shaped apron with four...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Wood
Edward Wormley Janus Occasional #5630 Walnut and Sap Walnut Table for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Lynn, MA
Edward Wormley Janus Occasional Table for Dunbar. Cataloged as #5630 table. Striking grain pattern and color. Bottom shelf supported underneath by subtle brass supports. Octagonal s...
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20th Century American Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Magazine Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
An Edward Wormley for Dunbar magazine table with bentwood holders.
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1950s Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley "Janus" Occasional Tables with Natzler Tiles for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
Extraordinary and rare, a pair of oversized Dunbar occasional tables in walnut and brass with 36 inlaid, glazed earthenware handmade circular jade tiles executed by Gertrud and Otto ...
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1960s American Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
$25,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Mahogany and Brass Side End Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Mahogany and Brass Side End Table
22 wide x 28 deep x 22.25 high
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Brass
Mid Century Modern Edward Wormley for Dunbar “Sheaf of Wheat” Marble Top Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat Marble Coffee Table Signed
Classic and timeless design by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, "Sheaf of Wheat" coffee table/side ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Marble
Rare Edward Wormley Lamp Table by Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Highland, IN
This table lamp by Edward Wormley is an exceedingly rare variation on the model 5410 by Dunbar. The model 5410 was produced with a couple base variations, but this example has severa...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Brass
Rosewood Side Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
An Edward Wormley for Dunbar sculpted rosewood table with glass top.
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1970s Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Set of Palle Suenson Side Table in Solid Teak with Edward Wormley Armchairs
By Edward Wormley, Robert Sonneman
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Palle Suenson, side table, teak, Denmark, c. 1940
Striking Scandinavian Modern side table by Danish architect and designer Palle Suenson (1904-1987). This particular table is spec...
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Edward Wormley Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Edward Wormley American Mid-Century Convertible Stacking Occasional Tables
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Mid-Century Rectangular Convertible Stacking Occasional Tables with solid oak tops and sides (PRICED AS Pair) (EDWARD WORMLEY)
When fully extended, the top is 27.5"...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Side Tables
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Wood
Edward Wormley side tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Edward Wormley side tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Edward Wormley side tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original side tables by Edward Wormley were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider side tables by Dunbar, Paul McCobb, and Baker Furniture Company. Prices for Edward Wormley side tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $995 and can go as high as $32,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,195.
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