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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
Giuseppe Scapinelli. Mid-Century Modern "Spider" Coffee Table in Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Giuseppe Scapinelli. "Spider" coffee table made of solid caviuna wood with glass top. This Brazilian modern coffee table represent the approximation of Scapinelli with biomorphism, T...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

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

Two Tier Black Lacquer Walnut Square End Side Center Table Stand Juhl Baker
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Refinished two tier black lacquer & walnut square end side center table stand Juhl Baker.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Rare Maple and Brass Round Center Table by I.S.A. Bergamo 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Stunning maple and brass center table. previously thought to be designed by Gio Ponti the table is manufactured by I.S.A Bergamo . ISA produced many famous pieces designed by some o...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Walnut Patchwork Large Checker Pattern Top Large Rectangle Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oversize chrome base large rectangle coffee table in style of M. Baughman. Floating top on chrome profile frame.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Early Dunbar Square Leather and Wood Coffee Table Faux Gold Tortoise Finish
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Early Dunbar square leather and wood coffee table faux gold tortoise finish.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut, Burl

American Mid-Century Limewood Round End Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (1950s) limewood round end table supported on a geometric shaped pedestal base.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Rounded Triangle Shape Large Solid Marble Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern large triangle custom marble coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

French Modern Neoclassical Wrought Iron Dining / Center Table, Gilbert Poillerat
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions shown are H 31 x D 51 The base alone is H 30.5 x D 36.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wrought Iron

Lacquered Parchment Tray Stainless Steel Base Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Super high studio quality metal work stainless steel base coffee table with tray shape lacquered white goat skin top. Fine pattern lines in the...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stainless Steel

Danish Modern Coffee Table by Neils Bach
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Mid-Century Modern coffee table by Niels Back. Sleek design with a rich teak finish. Stylish and sturdy centerpiece for any setting. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Teak

Mid-century Coffee Table with Brass Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This simple yet decorative midcentury coffee table features a wonderful brass base with a wood grain finished top. Unique vintage table with interesting brass details, woodgrain lami...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Oval Brass Glass Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern machine crafted brass base with glass top coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

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

Machined Solid Brass X-Shape Base Mosaic Top Cafe Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern elevated X-base cafe small dining dinette table. The base is very similar to Knoll design it is machined and bolted together. The mosaic top incased in solid bron...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Italian "Blok" Table by Nanda Vigo for Acerbis, 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian "Blok" table by Nanda Vigo for Acerbis. It comes with a square glass top and stands on a square base with mirrored sides. At the bottom is the label of the...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Mirror

Brass Frame Shape Base Glass Top Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy gage bolted together machined brass frame glass top coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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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

Gae Aulenti for Knoll Made of Black Marble Italian Square Coffee Table "Jumbo"
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Jumbo coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti (Italy, 1927-1972) for Knoll. Made in Marquina marble. Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) was one of the few Italian women to rise to prominence in a...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Round Coffee table, by Susi Aczel and Martin Eisler, Forma S.A., brazil, 1953.
Located in New York, NY
This Round Coffee Table in Caviuna was designed by Martin Eisler (1913-1977) and Susi Aczel (1931-) for Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte. This piece is one of the most iconic pie...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Wood, Hardwood

Lucite Base Sqaure Glass Top Occasional Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern Lucite base thick 3/4" square glass top coffee or side table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Fontana Arte Glass Zodiac Cocktail or Coffee Table Attributed to Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Rare Fontana Arte midcentury "verre églomisé" glass top reverse painted with a Zodiac motif. Resting on black metal and brass legs. Attributed to Gio Ponti. Glass in perfect vintag...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Art Glass

Single Suspended Pedestal Base Square Glass Top Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual "Suspended" top illusion side or center table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone, Steel

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

Ico Parisi Round Walnut Dining Table, Three Feet, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Important center or dining table in walnut and mirrored top, attributed to Arch. Ico Parisi mirrored top; the mirror glass is not coeval at the tabl...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

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

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

Cube Shape Oiled Walnut Pedestal Base Square Slate Too Coffee Center Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cube Shape Oiled Walnut Pedestal base square slate too coffee Center Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stone, Slate

Glass Top Bent Lucite Legs Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern glass top carved Lucite cabriole leg rectangular coffee table. The legs are secured and brass ball finial decorative fastener and the whole table easily comes apa...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Square Walnut Top Ebonized Base Center Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut top ebonized base square coffee table. Harvey Probber and Directional influence.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Floating Rosewood Top Chrome Stainless Base Square Side End Coffee Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Knoll style floating rosewood top chrome stainless base square side end coffee table mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Polished Stainless Steel Brass Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table Mid Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Polished stainless steel & brass 3/4" glass top rectangle coffee table Mid-Century Modern.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Large Polished Marble Stone Hexagon Shape 38" Tall Pedestal MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Polished Marble Stone Hexagon Shape 38" Tall Pedestal MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

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

Italian Midcentury Steel Table with White Marble Top and Tripod Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian steel table from the mid 20th century, with white marble top and tripod base. Created in Italy during the midcentury period, this steel table features a square-shaped whit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Steel

Chrome and Brass Marble-Top Table Style of Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Chrome and brass marble-top table in the style of Maison Jansen. Has brass hoof feet. Nice for a center table.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass, Chrome

Midcentury Round Faux Bamboo Pedestal
Located in Sheffield, MA
Mid-Century Modern Faux Bamboo 27.5" tall round cylinder can be used for a dining table base, center table, or breakfast table. The price is for the base only. The 48" round glass to...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

travertine Top Horn Like Pillars Tripod Base Round Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern round floating travertine top coffee table. Horn like base solid mahogany elements and finish. Gibbing decor match and influence.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

Lucite Base Round Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern lucite base glass top round side table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Long Rectangular Walnut Coffee Table w/ Two Travertine Inserts
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern long rectangle gate leg coffee walnut coffee table w/ two travertine inserts.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

Unique Italian Metal and Chrome Center Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A unique piece featuring all metal and chrome appearance with a cylindrical base. A one of a kind table that would be the topic of conversation in any living space. Please confirm it...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Hans Wegner Signed Rosewood Coffee Table on Chrome Cylinder Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rosewood rectangular coffee table by Hans Wegner.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rosewood

Large Black Lacquer Cloth Covered Chrome Base Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Massive solid looking Mid-Century Modern black lacquer cloth or raffia crome coffee table. Unsigned matches Karl Springer Decor.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Chrome

Floating Widdicomb Marble Inserts Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice "floating" rectangle top with three marble inserts coffee table by Widdicomb.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Mod Jumbo Italian Coffee Table Edited by Knoll
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Jumbo coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti (Italy, 1927-1972) for Knoll. Made in Carrara marble. Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) was one of the few Italian women to rise to prominence in ar...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Carrara Marble

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

Solid Brass Marble Top Arch Shape Legs Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern solid brass base side or end table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble, Brass

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

Charles Hollis Jones "Le Dome" Table
Located in Highland, IN
Many consider Charles Hollis Jones "Le Dome" his finest work. Part of his "Signature Collection" in 1977 and crafted by Swedlow (an aviation specialist in Southern California) this r...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze

Vintage Modern Coffee Table with Expanding Slide Top
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This midcentury American coffee table features an expandable sliding top, unique curved wood stretcher and brass pulls and feet. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

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

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Rattan, Teak

Brazilian Mid-Century Center Table in Hardwood, by Liceu de Artes e Ofícios
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This stunning Brazilian modernist coffee table, attributed to the renowned Liceu de Artes e Ofícios, embodies the refined craftsmanship and timeless aesthetic of 1950s design. Constr...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Showcase Coffee Table, Brazilian Rosewood, Carlo Hauner Martin Eisler, C. 1955
Located in New York, NY
This coffee table in rosewood was designed by Martin Eisler (1913-1977) for Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte. This piece refers to a furniture typology common at midcentury and ve...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Rosewood

Hexa Model Table Designed by Bernard Vuarnesson, Edited by Bellato 80s.
Located in Madrid, ES
The Hexa model table, designed by Bernard Vuarnesson and edited by Bellato, is a functional and original piece crafted in wood. This table stands out for its four reversible sliding ...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Vintage Coffee Table from the 1960s
Located in Matosinhos, 13
Rectangular coffee table from the sixties with double frame in chrome and brass, top is in smoked bronze mirror. Structure in black painted wood.T imeless and elegant it is in a very...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

1960s vintage coffee table with storage unit Italian design
Located in None, IT
Wooden coffee table, sliding top to access a central storage unit, Italian design, 1960s. CONDITION: In good condition, shows signs of wear given by time. SIZING: Height 43 cm; wi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Center Table Caldas with Portuguese Tiles
Located in Lisbon, PT
Well-known for its ceramic tradition, Portuguese tiles production dates back to 16th century. Inheriting this rich crafts knowledge, the table tops of ...
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2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Italian vintage coffee table
Located in Baranzate, IT
Beautiful wood and brass side table designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno. The coffee table has a round curved plywood top, brass frame reaching to a black marble base from Belgium. ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Belgian Black Marble, Brass

1970s Steel Chrome and Glass "Cobra" Coffee Table Attributed to Giotto Stoppino
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury chrome and glass centre table, cobra shape, attributed to designer Giotto Stoppino. Excellent conditions. Measures: Height 38cm, diameter 75cm.
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

Coffee Table in Rosewood, Martin Eisler, Brazilian Midcentury, 1953
Located in New York, NY
This round coffee table in Rosewood was designed by Martin Eisler (1913-1977) and Susi Aczel (1931-) for Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte. This piece ...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Rosewood, Glass

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.

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