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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
Rolled Edge Solid Teak Top Square Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rolled Edge solid teak top square Danish Mid-Century Modern coffee table mint!
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Teak

Oval Black Lacquer Console or Center Table Gilt Cobra Legs After Salvador Dali
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A phenomenal and rare polished oval black lacquer table. The oval shape adds to the wonderful style, however it is the 24k gilt Bronze Serpent legs that make this piece a showstopper. A compliment to any room as an entry, center table or in a main room display piece as a console table. The table is likely from the 1970s and is in very good condition. Black Lacquer is a piano finish...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Gold, Bronze

American /Danish Mid-Century teak Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
American / Danish style Mid-Century teak round center /breakfast table with 4 tapered turned legs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Bruno Mathsson Swedish Mid-Century Drop Leaf Wood and Steel Rolling Work Table
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Mid-Century rectangular drop leaf work table with a rectangular wooden top and leaves resting on a steel frame with four legs ending in c...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Steel

Mila Dining Table in Solid Walnut, Built to Order by Petersen Antiques
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom dining table in solid walnut. Shown here in in a 60" diameter and low sheen lacquered finish, however it can be ordered in any size, wood and finish.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Wrought Iron Faux Belts Rinded Together Base 3/4" Glass Top Large Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Wrought Iron Faux Belts Rinded Together Base 3/4" Glass Top Large Coffee Table MInt
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Quartzite Coffee Table by Celina Decorações, Midcentury Brazilian, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Produced in the 1960s by Celina Decorações, this coffee table has a plywood base with Rosewood veneers and two wooden slats that support the quartzite top. Founded in 1938 in Rio de...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Saverio Jannace Kovac Rosewood Center or Console Table, 1950
By Alex Kovacs, Saverio Jannace
Located in Rome, IT
Rare rosewood center table designed by Saverio Jannace and produced by Jannace & A. Kovacs , circa 1950 important central foot carved and beveled edge of the table brass detail for a...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Edward Wormley Dunbar Burl Olive Pedestal Accent Drum Table 6302F Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Modern Edward Wormley for Dunbar Burl Wood Pedestal Accent Drum Table 6302F. Item features a beautiful faceted columnar exterior, figured burl wood grain veneer, and the ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Sculptural Glass Coffee Table by Modernage
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Glass Coffee Table, designed for the Modernage Company of New York City, circa 1940's. The wooden base has been refinished in ...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass

Danish Mid-Century Modern Square Black Laminate and Teak Top Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Finn Juhl Style Danish Mid-Century Modern Square Black Laminate and teak top coffee table MINT! Round metal legs with solid teak tips.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut, Laminate

Round White Marble 1" Thick Top Diamond Pattern Texture Composition Tulip Shape
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round White Marble 1" Thick Top Diamond Pattern Texture Composition Tulip Shape Dining Conference Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Composition

Brass Chrome Smoked Glass Willy Rizzo Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sharp looking Mid-Century Modern coffee table by Willy Rizzo.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Me 508 Side Table by Jorge Zalszupin, Rosewood and Glass, Brazil, circa 1959
Located in New York, NY
The "me 508" side table was designed by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) and produced by his company L'Atelier in 1959 – the year of its inauguration. The works of the first phase of L'At...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Rosewood

French Designer, Table, Metal, Wood, France, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white-lacquered metal and wood table designed and produced in France, 1960s.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Hollywood Regency Style Glass and Brass Chromed Vintage Dining Table, 1970 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Hollywood Regency Style brass and chromed vintage dining table or center table, 1970s, Italy. A beautiful octagonal shaped vintage dining table or center table in the style of Romeo ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Brass

Round Travertine Side Table, in the style of 1970 Mario Bellini
Located in Amsterdam, NH
This minimalist table is made from solid travertine, featuring a circular table top that elegantly and securely sits on three cylindrical columns.  Drawing inspiration from the vint...
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2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

Brass and Marble Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern marble and brass base large square glass top coffee table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Extra Large Wide Rectangle Bronzed Frame Modern Coffee Table 3/4" Thick Glass
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Massive heavy built mid century modern decorative coffee table with thick glass top. Heavy high quality craftsmanship bronzed frame.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Bronze

Mid-Century French Vallauris Tile Top Dining Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A vintage French Vallauris pottery tile top table with sturdy rattan base. Each glazed ceramic tile is unique and laid out in a random mosaic design. Mid century style typical in the...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Ceramic, Rattan

Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome Table with Round Glass Top from 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian chrome stainless steel dining or side table with round glass top.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stainless Steel, Chrome

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Smoked Glass Square Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak smoked glass square coffee table MINT!.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Smoked Glass, Teak

Italian marble dining or center table circa 1980
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant round statuary marble dining or center table Italy circa 1980 Nice marble top and perfect vintage condition
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Statuary Marble

Glass and Wood Table Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Piacenza, Italy
The wood structure with four legs has the iconic tapered shape with crossed design of Osvaldo Borsani . The original top is a thick clear glass in excellent condition.  
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood

Faux Bamboo Glass Wide Rectangle Coffee Table Hollywood Regency Mid Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Faux Bamboo 3/4" glass wide rectangle coffee table Hollywood Regency Mid Century.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Burl Wood Brass Glass Top Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern massive burl wood frame glass top square coffee table. Gorgeous burl wood grain pattern. Nice design proportions.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Tubular Chromed Smoked Glass Italian Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Lisbon, PT
A tubular coffee table, designed and produced in Italy during the 1970's. The structure is made of chromed metal with the top in smoked glass, in good condition, circa 1970 Milan, ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Smoked Glass

Mid-Century Modern Center Table by Brazilian Designer, 1960s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Center Table by Brazilian Designer, 1970s Center table structured with solid wooden slats, with metal details and marble top, manufactured by Unknown Brazilian Designer...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Metal

Pierre Jeanneret PJ-TA-04-A Square Table / Authentic Mid-Century Chandigarh
Located in Zürich, CH
The piece embodies minimalist design principles, characterized by a clear shape and simplified form with subtle detailing. It is reduced to the minimum. Compared to most minimalist d...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Teak

Vintage Modern Marble Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting marble coffee table featuring a full marble construction including the base. The top sits on without latches or fasteners. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Forged Rounded Brass Base Oval Goat Skin Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Massive oval coffee table consisting of forged brass bases and lacquered goatskin parchment top. Matches Karl Sptinger decor and possibly designed by him. Unsigned.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Brass and Lucite Dining Table by Sandro Petti for Metalarte, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
A rare find, this dining table exemplifies the designs by Sandro Petti for company Metalarte around 1970. A thick transparent glass surface has a striking oblong shape and rests atop...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Round Glass Top Crome Interlocking Half Circle Shape Figures Base Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Roundglass top crome interlocking half circle shape figures resembling Chanel logo coffee table. Bauhaus Mid-Century Modern decor match.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Vintage Long Surfboard Style Coffee Table, Circa 1950s
Located in North Miami, FL
Beautiful rich espresso tone with minimal wear. Spindle braces and curved edge top. Midcentury at its best.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Mahogany

Large Oversize Boat Shape Rosewood Walnut Coffee Table Brass Inlay Marble Tile
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern huge marble tile insert brass inlay measure: 48 x 72" boat shape rosewood coffee table on tapered dowel legs.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

Italian mid-century wooden Gervasino coffee table with bottle holder, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Coffee table, also known as Gervasino table, with wooden structure in natural color, with parts painted in white. The white disc placed in the center of the top hides a bottle holder...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Square Rosewood Geometrical Base Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern solid rosewood bar base coffee table.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

Faux Bamboo Brass and Glass Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Brazilian Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood, Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazil, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this iconic Mid-Century Modern coffee table made in hardwood & glass by Giuseppe Scapinelli in the fifties is fabulous. The coffee table is entirely made in Pau Ma...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Hardwood, Glass

Hans Wegner Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Brass X Base Coffee Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Hans Wegner Danish Mid-Century Modern teak & brass x base coffee side table.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Center Table by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Center Table by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1960s This square center table designed by the renowned Brazilian designer, Joaquim Tenreiro was crafted during the mid-20th century, and exemplifies the clean lines and understated elegance that are characteristic of Tenreiro's work. Crafted with precision, this coffee table exhibits Tenreiro's skill in blending organic materials with a beautiful design aesthetic. The robust wooden frame shows the natural grains and warm tones, while its square shape lends versatility and balance to suit various interior styles. The greatest feature of this table is its nested glass...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

Folke Ohlsson Scandinavian Coffee Table "Frisco" for Brabohag Tingstroms Danish
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Rattan, Teak

Harvey Probber Rosewood Top Mahogany Legs Rectangular Parson Coffee Table
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Harvey Probber rosewood top with contrasting mahogany legs rectangular coffee table. Label
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Mahogany, Rosewood

Large Brass Oval Mirrored Top 39"h Bar Hight Table Display Center Console MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual shape and size perfect oval display or center console table. 39" Bar Height. Nice design and high quality craftsmanship.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Vintage Table Belmondo , Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage table that was a part of high class furniture called 'Belmondo'. The tabletop is made of rare opaxite glass, but can be removed (see photo). Made in former Czechoslovakia in ...
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Mid Century Modern Square White Grey Marble Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern 40x40 square white & grey marble coffee center table. Single pedestal base.
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20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Bent Polished Stainless Glass Top Gary Gutterman "Odyssey" Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Signed & dated 1975 bent polished stainless steel base wide rectangle rounded corners thick 3/4" glass top coffee table by Gary Gutterman.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Glass Chrome Brass X Base Square Side Coffee End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century modern brass chrome and glass square cube shape side end coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Infinity Coffee Table, Antiqua Marble, Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Infinity Coffee Table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern. The Infinity marble coffee table cap...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Onyx, Marble, Carrara Marble, Travertine, Brass, Stainless Steel, Gold Leaf

Rattan Bamboo Rectangle Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Mnt!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rattan bamboo rectangle glass top Mid-Century Modern coffee table MNT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bamboo, Glass

Solid Oiled Walnut Heavy Face Sides Hexagon Shape Side Center Occasional Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern hexagon shape two-door storage compartment side end table. In the style of John Keal.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Metal Dining Table Osvaldo Borsani Tecno, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
A Mid-Century Modern vintage dining table, which was designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy, 1963. The base with curved legs was made of black lacquered cast aluminum with bru...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

Danish Mid-Century Brazilian Rosewood Coffee Table
Located in Montclair, NJ
Rectangular Brazilian rosewood coffee table. Rail with drawers and shelves. Manufactured by CFC Silkeborg, with maker's metal tag. CFC ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rosewood

Cage Table, Mid-Century Modern Center or Coffee Table
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
"Elevate Your Living Space with the Cage Table Mid-Century Modern Center Coffee Table Add a touch of sophistication and contemporary style to your living room with the Cage Table Mid...
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2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Glass X Cross Base Coffee Table w/ Marble Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern square marble top coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Studio Superego Modern Wood and Multicolor Plexiglass Italian Coffee Table
Located in Ibiza, Spain
The Arti table, crafted by Milanese Studio Superego, represents a synthesis of design and art, seamlessly integrating traditional warmth of wood with the cutting-edge sophistication ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Plexiglass, Wood

Dunbar Zebra Wood Square Side Lamp Occasional Coffee Table Stand Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Dunbar Zebra wood square side lamp occasional coffee table stand mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Zebra Wood

Knoll Risom One Drawer Oiled Walnut Tapered Legs End Side Table Stand Decor Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Knoll Risom one drawer oiled walnut tapered legs end side table stand decor mint.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Custom French Modern Neoclassical Hand-Wrought Iron Table Base
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, Custom French Modern Neoclassical hand-hammered and hand-wrought iron table base featuring a stunning spiral form stem and delicate fe...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wrought Iron

French Neoclassical Maurice Hirsch Black Gilded Mirror Table, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
This luxurious hexagonal dining or center table is signed by French neoclassical designer Maurice Hirsch, and was made as a bridge table in the early 1970s. Typical of the designer, ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Mirror, Wood

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.