Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail 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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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
Gae Aulenti Jumbo Coffee Table for Knoll
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gae Aulenti Jumbo coffee table for Knoll. Architect and designer Gae Aulenti's Jumbo coffee table is her most iconic creation made from honed white ...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Vintage Live Edge Burl Wood Coffee Table with Sculptural Root Base, c. 1970s
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A stunning example of Organic Modern design, this 1970s live edge coffee table features a richly figured burl wood top with dramatic natural grain and a high-gloss finish. The freefo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Burl
Green Marble Rectangle Coffee Table with Bellini Style Column Legs
Located in Amsterdam, NH
This minimalist Green marble coffee table is made from one material, featuring a curved edge top in green marble with white veining that elegantly sits on four cylindrical columns.
Sophisticated and timeless, the coffee table draws inspiration from the vintage pieces of Mario Bellini from the 1970s. The column legs...
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2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
Eames for Herman Miller 32 Inch Round White Marble Coffee Table
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Step into design history with this thoughtfully reintroduced icon: the coffee table Charles and Ray Eames designed in 1949 for their Pacific Palisades home. Artisanally reimagined fo...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Aluminum
$999 Sale Price
20% Off
Exquisite Barney Flagg cocktail table for Drexel
By Barney Flagg, Drexel
Located in South Charleston, WV
Exquisite and detailed with tapered features abound. Barney Flagg for Drexel, 1962 in Walnut and in exceptional original condition. Delicate balls suspend the table and the book matc...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,293 Sale Price
35% Off
Pair of Fish Shaped Side Tables or Drinks Tables in Glazed Ceramic, Spain 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Pair of Spanish Brown and White Ceramic Fish Cocktail Tables / Side Tables
Spain, 1950-1960.
Mid-Century Modern fish shaped pedestal tables: One in brown glazed ceramic,...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Teak Coffee Table by Peter Løvig Nielsen, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Large teak coffee table by Peter Løvig Nielsen, Denmark 1960s in very good condition.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings For Widdicomb Large Freeform Coffee Table Model 1759
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large iconic freeform coffee table designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, notably the Model 1759, or sometimes referred to as the "WCD" Cocktail Table. This distinctive pi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Artedi Travertine Brass
Glass Coffee Cocktail Table
By Artedi
Located in Southampton, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Artedi travertine coffee or cocktail table with brass support and beveled glass top. Distinct striations throughout the impressive...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Gae Aulenti for Knoll
Jumbo
Carrara Marble Coffee Table, Italy, circa 1964
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in New York, NY
The 'Jumbo' Carrara marble coffee table by the famed female Italian architect Gae Aulenti, (Italy, 1927-2012) made for Knoll.
Literature: Gramigna, Giuliana. Repertorio Dell'Arredo Domestico 1950-2000 Allemandi: Torino, 2003, p. 111.
Size: 14 1/2" high x 44 3/4" square just table top x 67" square total
The iconic design constitutes a spectacular and grand square slab of Carrara marble with a total of six pieces including the sculpted and canted corner legs; It is one of the first tables where marble, a material removed for years from the world of furniture, makes its reappearance where the material in itself has a striking and expressive aesthetic and not used as a decorative element but used constructively according to its technological characteristics. One of Aulenti's most significant designs, an impressive and grand, yet minimalist and bold addition to any home interior.
Gae Aulenti (born December 4, 1927, Palazzolo dello Stella, Italy–died December 31, 2012, Milan, Italy). Gae (or Gai) Aulenti was a prominent postwar Italian designer and architect who lent her fluid approach to media and material to some of the most important architectural and interior designs of the late 20th century. Aulenti attended Politecnico di Milano in the mid 1950's and established her design practice in the same city shortly after graduation. She rose to prominence while serving as the art director for Casabella, a leading avant-garde architectural journal of the era. It was during these early years that Aulenti’s unique design philosophy emerged, one that centered on the ultimate freedom of the designer from the limitations of practice to a singular medium.
Rather than selecting one style and imposing it upon a space, Gae Aulenti believed instead that the space and its inhabitants should inform the design around them. What resulted was a body of work that spanned all realms. From smaller furnishings...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Coffee table 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Coffee table 1960s
Beautiful vintage patina.
Produced by Meblo.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
$262 Sale Price
20% Off
Oak Y-Leg Coffee Table by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oak Y-leg coffee table by Lawson-Fenning. The Y-leg coffee tabletop is composed of solid American walnut or white oak strips. Both ends of the table have visible dowel joinery which ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
$5,975 / item
Anaconda glass and steel chromed coffee table by Paul Tuttle for Strassle 70s
Located in Padova, IT
Paul Tuttle (1918 – August 2, 2002) was an American designer known primarily for his work in furniture design, and secondarily for his work in interior design and architectural design. Tuttle had no formal education in design, instead drawing influence from his own experience and the mentorship of well known designers such as Alvin Lustig, Welton Becket, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Tuttle designed furniture for over 50 years, resulting in a body of work that included both manufactured and custom made furniture.
Paul Tuttle decided in the second World war after a India employment with the American Air Force to pursue consistently his own way of the self expression. According to studies at the Art Center College in Pasadena and the work as architect and designer with Alvin Lustig, in Frank Lloyd Taliesin West, with Welton Becket & Associates, Knoll international and Doetsch Grether & Cie sketches Paul Tuttle since 1967 furniture...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Coffee Table in Bamboo and Rattan Vivai Del Sud Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful cube coffee table or side table in bamboo and rattan in the style of Vivai Del Sud.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Vivai del sud, Gabriella Crespi and Arpex were ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Mid-Century round Coffee Table in Wood and Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-century round coffee table from 1950's, Spain. Beech wood structure with two levels of clear glass support.
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Beech
Enrique Garcel Tessellated Horn and Brass Coffee Table, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Enrique Garcell Tessellated Horn and Brass Coffee Table, Columbia 1970.
Measures 15” tall 60” long 30” Deep
Category
1970s Colombian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Horn
$2,343 Sale Price
64% Off
Mid-Century Modern Wood Center Table by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern wood center table by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1960s
Center table created in the 1960s by the acclaimed Brazilian designer...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plywood, Hardwood
1960s Teak Coffee Table by Vladimir Kagan for Sika Mobler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Mid century round coffee table was designed by Vladimir Kagan for Sika Môblër. during the 1960s. Made from solid teak with a glass top, it is a striking minimalist si...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Teak
Mid Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Styled After Adrian Pearsall
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern slat bench coffee table features hardwood construction, original walnut finish, and tall tapered legs.
Dimensions: 60w 18.25d 16h
Condition notes: Original ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
$942 Sale Price
35% Off
Italian 1970s Dry Bar Cocktail Cabinet Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian 1970s drinks dry bar cabinet with beautiful wood and great designed wooden decor craftmanship. Its unique and typical design and shap...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
70s-80s coffee table with glass top
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Center coffee table, stained beech wood, smoked glass top. Good conditions.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Smoked Glass, Beech
Vintage P.E. Guerin Brass and Glass Coffee Table Frond Legs
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Stunning brass/bronze and glass cocktail table attributed to P. E. Guerin. The thick beveled glass top supported by four chased gilt foliate (Faux bamboo style) legs. This design is ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Gio Ponti Coffee Table in Walnut and Brass with Crystal, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous and incredibly rare Italian Mid-Century coffee table in walnut wood, brass, and metal with a crystal glass top. This charming coffee table is attributed to the iconic design...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Klismos Leg Cocktail Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Mid-Century Modern walnut klismos leg coffee table or cocktail table designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb furniture. Elegant and graceful square top with a two-tier desig...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Coffee Table
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Coffee Table
Above average vintage condition and structurally sound. Has some expected slight finish wear and scratching. Outdoor listing pictures mig...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
A Pair of Taliesin Low Cocktail Tables, Frank Lloyd Wright, 1955
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Here are a pair of low mahogany cocktail tables designed by Frank Loyd Wright as part of his Taliesin collection. Designed in 1955 for Heritage Henredon, these tables are beautifully...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Wormley for Dunbar Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Nice rectangular coffee table, mahogany with cork insert top. This table was designed by Edward Wormley, for the Dunbar Furniture Company. It is an early example of his work for Dunb...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Cork
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Zebra Wood Low Coffee Table 60
s Darkwood
Located in Leicester, GB
Mid century coffee table in Zebra wood. A lovely long, low shape with elegantly shaped legs. The table top has beautiful zebra grain with great colour and patina.
Size; 137cm x 47cm...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Zebra Wood
George Nakashima English Walnut Conoid Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coffee table from American mid-century craftsman George Nakashima. The table crafted of english walnut, c.1971 features a live edge slab table top with single spindle support and liv...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
1950
s Large low table with herringbone rattan
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2606
Large low table with herringbone rattan top and curved iron leg.
Italian manufacture, ca. 1950.
138x120xh48
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rattan
Mid-Century Two-Tier Coffee Table
Located in Weesp, NL
Two-tier wooden mid-century coffee table in great condition. A stylish and sophisticated coffee table that fits nicely into just about any living room.
This beauty will be shipped o...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,569 Sale Price
24% Off
Bold Coffee Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in New York, NY
Bold mahogany coffee table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. USA, circa 1950. Signed with Dunbar tag. U-shaped legs supporting...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cesare Lacca, Coffee Table, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and glass coffee table or side table designed and produced by Cesare Lacca, Italy, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 18.7"H x 28.55"W x 28.55"D
All items ship from Hig...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Maison Jansen Ram
s Head Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage Maison Jansen Ram's Head Coffee Cocktail Table
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Organic Shape Solid Oiled Walnut Base Travertine Terrazzo Top End Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Travertine top walnut base side or end table on wheels.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Round Coffee Table with Wood Top, Brass and Black Metal Base, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brass and black lacquered iron side table with walnut wood top from Niza Disco in Barcelona, Spain, 1950s.
Beautiful Mid-Century Modernist brass, black lacquer and wood round end ta...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
$2,964 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Vintage Lane Furniture Mid-Century Hexagonal Side Table
Located in Sheridan, CO
Mid-century modern hexagonal walnut veneer side table, Lane Furniture, c.1950s. This super cool side table features smoked glass top, over hexagonal walnut frame with open cutout sid...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Smoked Glass, Wood
Sculptural Curved Display or Side Table in Cerused Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Large side or coffee table, cerused oak, Europe, 1960s
This eccentric large display table or coffee table is made in a precise manner, implementing geometrical shapes and straight l...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Refurbished Very Large Maison Jansen Brass and Chrome Vitrine Coffee Table, 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Refurbished large Maison Jansen brass and chrome vitrine coffee table, 1970. Measures: 42.5 x 42.5" elegant 1970s French chrome and glass table with brass accents to the glass top. V...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Brass, Chrome
Solid Wood Black Tinted Coffee Table, Fishes Series 10 by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Fishes is a series of sculptural coffee tables inspired by the famous Fish (1930) sculpture of Rumanian artist Constantin Brancusi. Brancusi's work has been widely regarded as a mast...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
$6,560 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Alanda metal coffee table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia 70s
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Padova, IT
The Alanda coffee table, an iconic piece that ushered in the 1980s, is reissued as a tribute to
Paolo Piva, the great architect and designer. A highly successful classic and one of t...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Philip Kelvin LaVerne "Chin Ying" Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "Chin Ying" Coffee Table
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Brass Rod and Glass Round Coffee Table Italy 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Elegant coffee table with circular glass top and artistic structure with three legs in curved and corrugated copper rod. Italian production from the 50s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
$239 Sale Price
42% Off
Italian Design Wooden Oval Long Coffee Table, 1960s
By Saporiti
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This is a beautiful and sophisticated piece of mid-century furniture. The Italian design of the 60s is distinctive and evident in this coffee table.
Made of wood veneer and characte...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$2,279 Sale Price
23% Off
Triple Spherical, Fractured Resin Coffee Table after Pierre Giraudon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable and Stunning Mid-Century Modern Triple Spherical Fractured Resin Coffee Table in the manner of Pierre Giraudon. This high quality item features 3 heavy resin spheres on a ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin, Glass
Mid-Century Tiered Coffee Table by Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home the quality that made Lane Furniture a mid-century modern legend with this fantastic vintage coffee table. Boasting a two-tier design supported by a pair of robust sled l...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak, Walnut
$1,260 Sale Price
30% Off
1960s Italian Chrome and Rosewood Coffee Cocktail Table Mario Bellini Attributed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian minimalist midcentury chrome coffee or cocktail table with the top in rosewood, Mario Bellini attributed. Rounded-edge design in lovely Minimalist form.
Measures cm: H 32 x W 92 x D 55
Mario Bellini (born February 1, 1935, Milan) is an Italian architect and designer. He graduated from the Milan Polytechnic - Faculty of Architecture in 1959 and began working as an architect himself in the early 1960s. He is the winner among others of 8 Compasso d’Oro and prestigious architecture awards including the Medaglia d’Oro conferred on him by the President of the Italian Republic.
Like many other Italian architects, his activities range from architecture and urban planning to product and furniture design.
His early international success grew rapidly during the first two decades, especially in the design sector, and reached its peak in 1987 with the greatest acknowledgement expressed in a personal retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art of New York, which at the time already included 25 of his works in its Permanent Collection, including a remarkable set of Olivetti machines as well as the furniture for B&B and Cassina - such as the famous "Cab" chair - and the innovative office chairs designed for Vitra. His career as a product and furniture designer began in 1963. From 1963 to 1991 he was chief design consultant for Olivetti. For many years he designed furnishing products and systems for B&B Italia and Cassina, TV sets for Brionvega, and hi-fi systems, headphones and electric organs...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
1980s Vintage Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Coffee Table Postmodern
Located in Chicago, IL
Stunning Maitland Smith Coffee table with rounded square edges. Perfect for a chic living or family room that is kid friendly too! Wonderful scale.
Dimensions: 43.5ʺW × 43.5ʺD × 17...
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1980s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Impressive bronze coffee table in the style of Lothar Klute - signed
By Lothar Klute
Located in PARIS, FR
Impressive bronze coffee table with ice glass top in the style of Lothar Klute
Signed and dated 1988
Unique pièce
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Danish Designer, Coffee Table, Pine, Denmark, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine nesting coffee table or set of three side tables designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1970s.
Water marks present to wood
Wear to wood consistent with age and use
Dimensions...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
Large Round Oak Coffee Table, France 1940
s
Located in New York, NY
A large round oak coffee table with a rich grain on four legs with curved tapering endings.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Brutalist Steel Coffee Table, France, 1970s
By Pia Manu
Located in Antwerp, BE
This brutalist coffee table in the style of Pia Manu from the 1970s is made entirely of steel. This sculptural piece features a square top with an etched botanical motif that lends o...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage French Massive Rattan Coffee Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A vintage French (1970s) rattan coffee table, in that tropical modern style of designers Audoux & Minet, synthesizing the casual elegance of coastal living with cosmopolitan sophisti...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rattan
Sheaf of Wheat Marble Cocktail / Coffee Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1960
Located in Deland, FL
Absolutely gorgeous vintage Edward Wormley for Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat travertine and walnut coffee table, circa 1960. Superb patina a...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Long Surf Board Boat Shape Terrazzo Top Oiled Walnut Base Floating Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Floating terrazzo top oiled walnut base long surfboard shape coffee table Kagan decor.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Terrazzo, Walnut
Nesting Table By Gianfranco Frattini For Cassina Italy 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Gianfranco Frattini Nesting Table for Cassina Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Sergio Rodrigues Eleh Jacaronda Coffee Table or Bench, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sergio Rodrigues Eleh Jacaronda coffee table or bench, Brazil, 1965. "Eleh" model from the "Arcos" series, Made by Oca, Brazil, 1965. Jacaranda (Brazili...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Jacaranda
1960
s Pieree Jeanneret PJ-TB-05-A Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960's Pieree Jeanneret PJ-TB-05-A coffee table with removable glass top. In excellent vintage condition.
Category
1960s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Teak
Freeform Coffee Table by Sabena of Mexico
By Sabena
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Freeform "Sabino" wood Coffee Table by Sabena of Mexico, c.1960s. The table features a freeform sabino wood slab cover with three legs and brass ball feet (missing one). Good vintage...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-century Modern coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage coffee and cocktail tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern coffee and cocktail tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original coffee and cocktail tables, popular names associated with this style include Edward Wormley, Knoll, Joel Escalona, and Dunbar. 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 coffee and cocktail tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $154 and tops out at $397,156 while the average work can sell for $2,800.
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