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Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

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.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Italian Post Modern Round Dining Table Prototype by Massimo Iosa Ghini
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important Italian Post Modern dining table base by the legendary Memphis designer, Massimo Iosa-Ghini. The table is a prototy...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel, Nickel

20th Century Glass and Sycamore Table by Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
20th Century Italian circular centre table with three swans necks and heads supporting a bevelled circular glass top. The base has brass decoration. This wonderful table is believed ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Sycamore

Italian mid-century white wrought iron and glass garden table, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century white wrought iron and glass garden table, 1960s. Outdoor dining table, but also suitable for domestic and indoor use, with str...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Modern Italian Stainless Steel Dining or Center Table with Glass Top
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian dining or center table with stainless steel chrome round basement and glass top. 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stainless Steel

50s-60s Coffee Table
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Coffee table with under-top open compartment in stained mahogany veneer wood with turned legs in stained beech wood. Good Condition
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Beech, Mahogany

Table Adjustable Centre Dining Sofa Low Coffee Circular Rosewood Chrome
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Striking, Mid-Century Modern, multi-function circular rosewood and chrome table The adjustable rosewood top repurposes the function with the height from dining, centre, occassional ...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Petal Dining Table by Richard Schultz for Knoll, 1960
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Mid-Century Modern 'petal' dining table designed by Richard Shultz. This table features a flower-like pine top on a white enameled eight-point cast iron pedestal base. Manufactured...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Iron

Sculptural Italian Center Table in Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Center table, mahogany, lacquered mahogany, Italy, 1960s Multi-layered center table with modernist look. The table has a sculptural, yet open look which is achieved by the different...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Mahogany

1970s round coffee table made of bamboo and smoked glass
Located in Premariacco, IT
Bamboo coffee table with round smoked glass top, perfect for living rooms lounges or waiting studies. Normal signs of wear from age and use as pictured.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bamboo, Glass

Vintage Tile Top Catalina Accent Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Tile Top Catalina Accent Table Dimensions. 20 W ; 30 D ; 22 H
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Decorative Brushed Steel Center Table
Located in New York, NY
Decorative brushed steel center table with round glass top.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Cast Aluminium and Marble Table by Charron
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Dining table by French designer Michèle Charron and Atelier Charron, circa 1972. The base is of cast aluminum, and can be presented in two positions - either as seen in the photos, o...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Beautiful Contemporary Modern Custom-Made Octagonal End Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful custom-made table features a sculpted pedestal base with four trapezoid shaped feet. An excellent design with an octagonal base that c...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Stand
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern table stand Dimensions. 18 W ; 24 D ; 29 1/2 H.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Maison Jansen style coffee table, 20th Century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Maison Jansen style coffee table, 20th Century Beautiful Maison Jansen style coffee table, 70s, circular transparent glass. This particular spike model, when illuminated creates a w...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Iron

Brass and Glass Table Attributed to Romeo Rega
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Huge and elegant octagonal center or dining table attributed to Romeo Rega. Octagonal mirrored base with smoked glass top. Excellent condition.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Mirror

Contemporary Italian Sculptural Brass and Glass Top Console Table
Located in Rome, IT
Fabulous modern brass sculpture console table or center table with a Mondrian motive glass top. Handmade by a master artisan. The glass top color we can customize on request. Availa...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Italian Square Coffee Table Style Finn Julh Italian Design
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Italian coffee table from the 60s in the style of designer Finn Julh. Square top in rosewood with bevelled edges, beautiful wood grain on the top. Chromed st...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Labarge Bronze and Steel Center/Sofa/Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century Modern coffee/center/sofa table by Labarge in bronze and steel. 52” wide x 32” deep x 25” high. Takes a glass top.
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Glass Coffee Table by Mathieu Matégot, France, 1960
Located in Madrid, ES
This mid-century modern coffee table was designed by French designer Mathieu Matégot and produced in France around 1960. The piece is a clear example of Matégot’s distinctive approac...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Crystal, Sheet Metal

Bronze-Coloured Iron Oval Table, France, circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Unusual iron table with an almond-shaped top of patinated sheet metal, resting on a base of metal rods cut on the bias and held together by two brass rings around the stem and an iron circle at the base. Beautiful green bronze patina...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Iron

Mid-Century Metal Center Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique metal table features asian inspired top, as well as ornate rolled metal accenting. The gold finish gives this piece a sophisticated look perfect for any far eastern style...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Tables with Wood, glass and Bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Dining table Year: 1970 Country: American Wood and bronze It is an elegant and sophisticated dining table. You want to live in the golden years, this is the dining table that your pr...
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1670s American Antique Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

Jorge Zalszupin Guaruja 140 Table L Atelier Brazil, 1959
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Brutalist so called Guaruja round pedestal table designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by his own company l’Atelier, Brazil 1959. This stunning large dining table has a rosewo...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Concrete, Metal

Crystal and steel table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, Italy, 1960s
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Coffee Table "Marcuso" Designed by Marco Zanuso, winner of five Compasso d'Oro awards between 1956 and 1985. His designs can be admired in many world-renowned museums, such as MoMA ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Crystal, Steel

Squared Dining Marble Table by Gianfranco Frattini, 1985
Located in MIlano, IT
Squared dining marble table by Gianfranco Frattini, 1985 Absolute masterpiece by Gianfranco Frattini coming from his private house in Italy. This sculptural table is composed by a s...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Metal

Coffee Table in Caviuna wood, Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Discover the breathtaking beauty and elegance of the Giuseppe Scapinelli coffee table, a true masterpiece designed by the master Italian-Brazilian designer during the 1960s. This rem...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

Glacier 03 Contemporary Center Table in Onyx and Steel by Bestia
Located in Mexico City, MX
Understood as the material of progress and as an emblem of the modern movement from the middle of last century, steel is the fundamental axis of the Glacier collection. The item ...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Onyx

Vintage Brass and Burl Wood Tessellated Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tessellated marble coffee table with a burl wood edge and inlaid brass border. This piece makes for a great center table and will surel...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

John Widdicomb Two-Tier Cocktail Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish midcentury table features sculpted two tier construction and features a rich natural finish. Original manufacturer's label on piece, please confirm item location (NY or ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Italian Vintage Marble and Brass Table, 1980s by Alexander McQueen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian side/coffee table made with brass base and black marble, beautiful shape made with 3 circular marble top. Nothing touches, nothing clashes, which gives this piece ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

Birch and Laminate Coffee Table by Knoll
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A simple, egalitarian coffee table by Knoll in birch, with a white laminate top supported by blonde squared tapered legs.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Walnut Wood Coffee Table Triangles Pattern The Netherlands By Sordile
Located in DE MEERN, UT
One of a kind. No reproduction. The Tavolo in Metamorfosi is a coffee table which consists of a top of triangles with a specially processed glass plate on top. If you look over the t...
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2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Ebony, Oak, Padouk, Walnut

Teak and Stainless Steel Coffee Table for Fristho by Rudolf Bernd Glatzel, 1960s
Located in Voorburg, NL
Gorgeous coffee table designed by Rudolf Bernd Glatzel for Fristho, the Netherlands in the 1960s. The rectangular top is made with teak and rosewood veneer slats, in wonderful differ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stainless Steel

Vittorio Introini Table with Marble Base and Crystal Top, circa 1980
Located in Milan, IT
This table shaped by the simple and cohesive ideas of Vittorio Introini is an absolute example of Italian manufacturing beauty. The large crystal top highlights its expressive and st...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

21st Century Brooklyn Coffee Table by Matteo Stucchi and Yuan-Wen Wang
Located in Dubai, AE
Brooklyn takes its inspiration from the iconic Brooklyn bridge - hybrid suspension bridge in New York City, which is one of the first and largest bridges built of steel. Brooklyn cof...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Tree trunk dining or center table glass top France circa 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Wonderfull trunk tree table with glass top France circa 1970 Center table or dining table very stable Solid base in resin with bronze patina Nice vintage condition
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Resin

Custom Handmade Round Center Hall Table in Solid Bronze Available in Most Sizes
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Mid-Century Modern style bronze or brass center hall table. Handmade here in Chicago to your specifications, this center hall table was crafted from solid bronze and painstakingly ha...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

Charles Hollis Jones Thick Lucite and Glass Center Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage thick lucite Charles Hollis Jones table with glass top. Very heavy lucite base with well kept glass top. No broken parts or damages. Lucite is well kept as well. ------------...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Lucite

Heavy Carved Twig Motive White Pickled Finish Oak Base Rectangle 3/4" Glass Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Arts & Crafts Style Heavy Carved Twig Motive White Pickled Finish Oak Base Rectangle 3/4" Glass Top Coffee Table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Oak

Faux Bamboo Chrome Glass Top Brass Balls Finials Elongated Hexagon Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Faux bamboo chrome glass top brass balls finials elongated hexagon coffee table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Silver Leaf Dining Table by James Mont
Located in Stamford, CT
A silver leaf over wood dining table by James Mont. Includes two leaves measuring 12" each. Measures: 42" diameter when closed.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Silver Leaf

Chrome Glass Brass Finial Base Hoof Feet Square Coffee Center Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern chrome 3/4" thick glass brass finial base hoof feet square coffee center table mint!  
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Mahogany Italian table 1950 Saverio Jannace Milano
By Jannace e Kovacs
Located in PARIS, FR
A mahogany console center or dining table Italy 1950 attributed to Savario Jannace Beautifull vintage condition
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Square Solid Brass Bar Profile Base Rectangle Smoked Glass Top Coffee Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Solid Brass Bar Profile Base Rectangle Smoked Glass Top Coffee Side Table. Glass Measures 1/2'' in thickness.  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Midcentury Low Table in Rosewood by Poul Nørreklit, Danish Design, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Low table with rosewood plate and brass frame. Designed by Poul Nørreklit for Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik. Great original condition.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rosewood

Square Concave Sides Tapered Triangle Aluminum Legs Coffee Table Scratch Coat
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square concave sides tapered triangle aluminum legs coffee table scratch coat patern top.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Aluminum

Danish Mid-Century Modern Rectangle Coffee Table on Chrome Cylinder Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rectangle teak coffee table on chrome cylinder legs with solid teak cone shape leg tips. Made in Holland.
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20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Thick One Piece of Bent Lucite Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern "Origamy" one piece of bent lucite sheet coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Lucite

Embossed Leather Rapped Boat Shape Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern embossed leather studio made boat shape coffee table.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Leather

Square Travertine Legs Brass X Shape Base Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern heavy grade materials square travertine legs glass top coffee table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Knoll Elliptical Dining Table from the Hyatt Corporation Office
Located in Buchanan, MI
A custom Knoll elliptical dining table from The Hyatt Corporation office. Oval top table raised on four splayed legs. Measures: 29" x 5...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Forged Metal Twisted Rope Effect Silver Gilt Base Rectangle Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative gilt silver twisted rope style metal base coffee table on ball shape legs.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Table Designed by Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing table designed by José Zanine Caldas, manufactured by “Móveis Artísticos Z” in Brazil, 1950s. Three inclined legs support the table top with an organic shape. The table has t...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Hardwood

Mid-Century Modern Brass Square 100 x 100 cm Center Table, France, 1960
Located in Madrid, ES
Square center table made of solid quared brass tube and glass.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Large Oversize Thick Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table with Singing Birds
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern tree bark motif black lacquer base 3/4" thick glass top designers coffee table. Unusual very decorative sharp looking piece in very good near excellent condition.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Composition, Metal

Forged Round Faux Bamboo Metal Stand with Marble Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy and solid design vintage round faux bamboo stand with marble top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Midcentury Oak Center Table
Located in Hudson, NY
American midcentury oak table with curved legs to give the table a graceful and bold hourglass design.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Oak

Paul McCobb Square Center Birch Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern square center table with con tapered legs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Birch

Forged Gold Gilt Iron Base Figural Glass Oval Side Occasional Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Forged steel base scallop shape glass top side table. Hollywood Regency Mid-Century Modern style. 3/4" thick beveled glass top.  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel, Iron

Mid-century Modern center tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern center tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage center tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, murano glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern center tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for center tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $66,749 while the average work can sell for $3,900.