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Dining set atributed to Boris Tabacoff, early 1970 s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This dining set is a fully original set that attributed to Boris Tabacoff for 'Mobilier Modulaire Moderne' (MMM) from France. Boris Tabacoff, a French designer of Bulgarian origin. ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Chrome

Belle Epoch Painted and Carved Italian Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully carved, gilded and painted Venetian table.
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Early 20th Century Italian Dining Room Sets

Walnut Mohair Dining Set by Pier Luigi Colli for Fratelli Marelli, Italy, 1950
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning walnut dining table and six matching dining chairs by Pier Luigi Colli, handmade by the famed 'Fratelli Marelli' atelier in Cantu, Italy circa 1950. The dining table is ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Brass

Frank Gehry 1970s cardboard dining set for Vitra.
Located in London, GB
TABLE: Frank Gehry, the ‘gratuitously eccentric’ architect behind the Guggenheim Bilbao gained attention in the 1970s with his ‘Easy Edges’ furniture series (1969-73). Constructed i...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Paper

Bentwood Embassy Table Four Chairs, Jan Bočan
Located in London, GB
A bentwood table and four chairs designed by Czech architect Jan Bočan for the Czechoslovak Embassy in Stockholm. Designed in 1970 by Jan Bočan, Jan Šrámek, Zdenka Rothbauer and Jiř...
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Cane, Beech, Bentwood

Important Rare Gustav Stickley Sideboard (Harvey Ellis Design) Model# 800 W2443
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Important Rare Gustav Stickley Sideboard. This is one of the nicest Sideboards designed by Harvey Ellis for Gustav Stickley! This piece has several instances of true Through Tenon ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Dining Room Sets

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Oak

1950s Danny Ho Fong Cafe Set Rare Southern California Design Vintage Modern
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super cabin-modern and hard to find California design outdoor patio set. The wicker on all pieces is still in very good condition! All these pieces were procured together, and are in original unrestored condition. The upholstery on the 4 stools okay, two stools each have a puncture each to the tops, and one a hole/nick to the edge. It is recommended you recover the stools to match your situation/uses...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Iron

Pierre Cardin Dining Room Set, 6 Keyhole Back Arm Chairs #26406 Pedestal Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pierre Cardin dining room set, 6 keyhole back armchairs #26406 and pedestal table, 1989 Complete with six iconic Pierre Cardin keyhole back arm chairs #26406, each one signed in gold script on the back of the chair. Each chair measures: 17” W x 22” D x 43.75 H The leather seat measures 15”x 17" The arm height is 27.5" , the seat height is 19” The six chairs are available without the table for $7,500.00, LU1943319416722 The set is completed with a Pierre Cardin black lacquer and brass pedestal dining room table 72" x 42" Beveled glass top, Signed in script on base. Measures: 30” x 72” x 42” beveled edge/ The base alone measures lower column is 19”x 30” base, the measures top 16” D x 26.5" W x 29.5 H The Table is available without the 6 chairs for $7,500.00, LU1943319416742 Or the entire set can be purchased on this listing for $12,500.00 Provenance: Some chairs have the original Inventory labels, all chairs are signed in Gold Script 'Pierre Cardin' 'Frame #26406, walnut, black and brass...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Brass

Paul McCobb Planner Group Dinette Set, Classic Modern.. Great "smaller" Size
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful little set...Mid-Century Modern square dining or game table with four chairs designed by Paul McCobb / Planner Group line for Winchendon Furniture. The table and chairs ret...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Birch

Danish Teak 60s 70s Set of 6 Benny Linden Erik Buch Attributed Teak Chairs
Located in Basel, BS
Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Teak Dining Chairs by Benny Linden for Benny Linden Designs This elegant set of six Mid-Century Modern dining chairs, designed by Benny Linden for Benn...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Upholstery, Teak

Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Five-piece Danish dining set with four chairs and extending table. Table measures: 29" H x 54" W x 33 1/2" D. Chairs measure: 32" H x 19 1/2" W x 21" D. Seat height 18" (Please co...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Teak

Set of 4 Cognac XO Chairs Matching Table by Eero Aarnio for Asko
Located in Telgte, DE
Set of 4 Cognac XO Chairs & Matching Table by Eero Aarnio for Asko An iconic piece of Mid-Century design – this set of four Cognac XO Chairs and the matching table, designed by Eero...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Space Age Dining Room Sets

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Fabric, Fiberglass

Vintage "Tulip" Dining Room Set by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The tulip dining set designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in the 1960s is a true masterpiece of mid-century modern design. The set includes a stunning tulip dining table and four matc...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Arthur Umanoff Granada Dining Set - Unsigned
Located in East Freetown, MA
Mid-century modern Arthur Umanoff Granada wrought iron dining set. Table has intricate wrought-iron base and glass top. With six wrought-iron ch...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Iron

Cast Aluminum Faux Bamboo Mid-Century Modern Six Chairs and Table Dining Set
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice outdoor cast aluminum oval dining table + 6 chairs set with newly upholstered seats.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Aluminum

Set of 4 Antique Limed Oak Chippendale Style Dining Chairs. English 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A wonderful set of 4 Georgian style English limed oak chairs. They have been recently limed to enhance the beautiful grain in the wood. The seats have been re-upholstered in hessi...
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19th Century English Chippendale Antique Dining Room Sets

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Oak

1990s Multi-Colored Sculptural Memphis Style Dining Table 6 Chairs
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
The extremely rare Memphis style sculptural dining set is statement piece which is also comfortable and packed with personality! Just look at the lines and sculptural shape on this beauty! Just stunning, but then your eyes are immediately drawn to the stunning colors oval table top by Benjamin Le. Influenced by the mid 20th century designs. This mid century modern race track table...
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1990s Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

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Metal

Inlaid Salon Set by Dassi Mobili Moderni, 1950s, Set of 12
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Inlaid Salon Set by Vittorio Dassi and Piero Del Grande for Dassi Mobili Moderni, 1950s – Set of 12 An exceptional and extremely rare salon set design...
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1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Rosewood

19th Century Table Chairs Renaissance Baroque Style Solid Walnut Restored
Located in Vigonza, Padua
They can be sold separately Italy 18th century majestic dining room set, baroque renaissance, table and six chairs, all in solid walnut restored and polished to wax. On request the c...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Dining Room Sets

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Straw, Walnut

French Victorian Style White Wrought Iron Lattice Garden Patio Dining Set - 5 Pc
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Victorian Style White Wrought Iron Lattice Garden Patio Dining Set - 5 Pc Set. Listing includes rectangular glass top dining table, (2) armchairs, (2) side chairs, lat...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Victorian Dining Room Sets

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Wrought Iron

Sculpted Brutalist Dining Table Bench in Solid Ash 1960 Paris Mid Century
Located in Munster, NRW
Striking brutalist dining set made of solid blackened ash in the 1960ties. The Set consists of 1 table and its 4 benches. The ensemble comes f...
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1960s French Brutalist Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Ash

A Dining Table Six Chairs By Guido Faleschini For Hermes, France c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb dining room suite consisting of table and six chairs designed by Guido Faleschini for Hermes, France, circa 1970. Hermes barely needs any introduction: it is probably the most famous firm in the world known principally for its workmanship of leather goods of the highest quality. The French luxury goods manufacturer established in 1837 specializes in leather goods, lifestyle accessories...
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1970s French Other Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Chrome

19th Century set Baroque extendable Round Table Chairs in walnut white painted
Located in Vigonza, Padua
They can be sold separately 19th century Baroque round table, extendable, restored with six Luigi Filippo new-upholtered chairs. Table measure cm:...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Dining Room Sets

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Walnut

Ron Seff Raffia Marquetery dining room table
Located in Miami, FL
Ron Seff Raffia wood marquetry dining table with round form and brass mounted base. Completed with thick glass table top.
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1980s American Art Deco Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Brass

Gerald McCabe Oak Trestle Dining Table and Benches for Orange Crate Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful trestle dining table with matching benches by Gerald McCabe for Orange Crate Modern. This table retains its original finish over soli...
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1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Oak

Round Pedestal Table and Geometric Bucket Armchair Rattan Dining Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rattan dining set with 4 Bucket style dining armchairs each with a Geometric seat back and blue cotton seat and a round rattan pedestal dining table with a 48" glass top. Each ratt...
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1960s American Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Rattan

Dining Set Leonardo Fiori, Teak Wood and Metal, Prod I.S.A., Italy, 1950
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Stunning dining set by Leomardo Fiori in teak wood and metal, pro ISA Italy 1950, composed by Measures: 1 table: 140 x 75 cm H 73 cm 6 chairs: 42 x 48 x 84 cm.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Metal

Mahogany and Calacatta Marble Muku Dining Set by Naoto Fukasawa for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Naoto Fukasawa in 2005, the Muku line for Driade was crafted from solid mahogany with a simple modern elegance. This set includes six dining chairs with arms and a dining...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dining Room Sets

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Marble

1960 s Italian Gold Leaf Sheaf Of Wheat Chairs and Table by S. Salvadori
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A beautiful pair of vintage 1960's Italian chairs with elaborately detailed backs in the design of a sheaf of wheat along with the original bistro table. Raised on gorgeous slim leg...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dining Room Sets

Richard Shultz for Knoll Petal Table
Located in St. Louis, MO
Patio dining table by Richard Shultz, redwood petals and enameled metal base. New photos coming soon. Base has been repainted, redwood pedals refinished.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

Elegant Neoclassical Dining Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant set of four neoclassical dining chairs, American, circa 1950s. They retain their original vibrant yellow ostrich print vinyl upholstery.
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1950s American Neoclassical Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Upholstery, Wood

Restored Art Deco Dinig Set, Caucasian Walnut, Thuja, Polished, England, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Introducing a truly unique and magnificent British Art Deco dining set from the 1920s, an embodiment of luxury and timeless elegance. This set, meticulously restored to a shellac pol...
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1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut, Lacquer, Wood

Wendell Castle Dining Chairs Set of Eight
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of eight sculptural dining chairs, designed by Wendell Castle, American, circa 2010s. Signed with Wendell Castle's branded monogram on the leg. Wendell Castle licensed several of his designs for the Wendell Castle Collection...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Leather, Wood, Mahogany

XXL Table with Matching Chairs by L.O.V. The Netherlands, 1920s
Located in Beerse, VAN
Beautiful Dutch dining set manufactured by L.O.V. (Labor Omnia Vincit - Labor Overcomes Everything) in the mid-1920s. It was innovator Gerrit Pel...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Dining Room Sets

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Oak

1970s Rattan around Barrel Dining Table and Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, rattan dining table and chairs set you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful s...
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1970s Philippine Bohemian Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Rattan, Glass

Carlo Scarpa Mid-Century Brown Walnut “Scuderia” Dining Table for Bernini, 1977
Located in Vicenza, IT
“Scuderia” dining table, designed by Carlo Scarpa and produced by the Italian manufacturer Bernini in 1977. Originally, Carlo Scarpa designed the table to restore the stable of Villa Valmarana in Vicenza in 1972. The table features a solid walnut structure. Available also five “Kentucky” dining...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Walnut

1st Edition Tulip Dining Set by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, Netherlands, 1965
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Very rare and complete 1st edition dinner set by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, Netherlands – 1965. This is a rare and complete 1st edition set. The chairs swivel. The table top has been professionally refinished in the same colour. The fabric is still original but shows a lot of staining. The legs have some normal signs of age and us. This set is extremely rare and could feature in a Paulin / Artifort museum or dedicated art show. Reupholstery on request. Designer: Pierre Paulin (France) Manufacturer: ARTIFORT (Netherlands) Country: Netherlands Model: Tulip table and chairs...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Metal

Ebonized Dining Set in Olive Velvet by Edward Wormley, Dunbar, 1950 s
Located in Culver City, CA
This set is absolutely divine! Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar in the 1950's this set was manufactured to be of the absolute highest quality, and to last forever... which it ki...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Velvet, Mahogany

Italian Dining Set in Black Coated Wood and Patterned Orange Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining room set with table and chairs, lacquered wood, fabric, Italy, 1970s A lovely dining set made in Italy in the 1970s. This Post-modern set stands as an exquisite centerpiece, ...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Fabric, Wood

Baroque Sorrento Louis Philippe Dining Set Inlaid Round Table 6 Matching Chairs
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Refined dining set dating back to the second half of the 19th century, in the Louis Philippe style, consisting of a round inlaid table and six matching chairs. The table features a f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Dining Room Sets

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Walnut

White Oak Dining Table Two Top GH
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The dining table GH is built with solid white oak - its 3” square legs engage with an 1-1/2” top through a simple integral joinery. The details are exposed. The simplicity and materi...
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2010s American Modern Dining Room Sets

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Wood

Rare Gillow Co 1852-1857 Aesthetic Movement Burr Walnut Ebonised Dining Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very rare circa 1852-1857 Gillow & Co Lancaster attributed burr walnut and ebonished wood occasional or dining table A very rare and well made piece...
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1850s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dining Room Sets

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Walnut

Vintage Boho Ficks Reed Rattan Loop Back Dining Set of 5
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite five-piece vintage dining set captures the relaxed glamour of the Mid-Century resort aesthetic, reminiscent of design houses like Ficks Reed or McGuire. The substantia...
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Late 20th Century American Dining Room Sets

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Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan, Glass

1970s McGuire Rattan Chinoiserie Down Round Glass Dining Set, Set of 5
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, dining set you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, i...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Rattan, Glass

An Original Rare Black Ash Aluminium Arkana Circular Dining Table Set
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Original & Rare Black Ash & Aluminium Arkana Circular Dining Table With Three Black & Orange Matching Tulip Model 115 Dining Chairs Engraved with mak...
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Chrome

Modern Biloba Dining Table, American Oak Brass, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Biloba dining table, contemporary collection, handcrafted in in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Designed by Rute Martins for the contemporary collectio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dining Room Sets

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Brass

Grant Dining Table
Located in Carmel, CA
Designed by Ashley Yeates, 'The Modern Hepburn,' handcrafted in California using FSC-certified wood and non-toxic finishes. COM/COL The Grant Dining Table brings refined presence a...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Metal

Grant Dining Table
Grant Dining Table
$18,700 / item
Dining Room Set in Style of Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lent of the table close is 53 and open is 70.5 with Butterfly mechanism extension the chairs are regular dimension. Butterfly mechanism extension is functi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Cane, Wood

Dining Room Set in Style of Gio Ponti
Dining Room Set in Style of Gio Ponti
$5,950 Sale Price / set
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5 pcs Mid Century Modern Glider Chair Sofa Loveseat Two Side End Tables Iron
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 5 pcs Mid Century Modern Glider Chair Sofa Loveseat & Two Side End Tables Wrought Iron. Settee: 24x51×33, seat: 18 Triple Chair: 24×74×33, seat: 1...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Metal, Wrought Iron

vintage bar table with chairs dining table bar stools 1950s
Located in Lemmer, NL
vintage bar table with chairs dining table bar stools 1950s Vintage bar table with 4 chairs. Oak table with inlaid tiles. Complete set in be...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Ceramic, Rattan, Oak

18th Century Hand Painted Venetian Style Black Provenza Bamboo Console
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our hand-painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Provenza Bamboo Console with drawers. Finished in a timeless black backround with bamboo criss cross accents, this eclectic console...
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2010s Italian Other Dining Room Sets

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Wood

Rare Pirkka design dining room set by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Laukaan Puu 1955
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Experience the timeless elegance of mid-century modern design with the Pirkka dining room set by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Laukaan Puu, created in 1955. This exquisite set embodies the perfect blend of form and function, making it a standout addition to any dining space. The set consits of the large Pirkka table and 6 Pirkka chairs all marked. Ilmari Tapiovaara, a celebrated Finnish designer, is renowned for his innovative approach and dedication to craftsmanship. The Pirkka set showcases his genius with its clean lines, minimalist aesthetic, and impeccable balance of practicality and beauty. Crafted from high-quality materials, the set features a combination of solid pine and birch, offering a warm, natural finish that highlights the wood’s rich grain and texture. The design’s simplicity and robustness ensure durability, making it a lasting centerpiece for your dining area. The Pirkka set includes the large model dining table and 6 matching chairs...
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1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Wood

Country French Carved Italian Two Drawers Dining Game Table 4 Chairs Set MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Country French Carved Italian Two Drawers Dining Game Table 4 Chairs Set MINT! Table is 40" square X 30"H Mint frames and all the wood details. Up...
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Dining Room Sets

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Fruitwood

Clean Lined Glass and Chrome Dining Table or Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Glass and Chrome Dining Table or Desk
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Chrome

Ficks Reed Restored Rattan Dining Room Table and Chairs Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored rattan dining set featuring a six-strand arch legged dining table with Mahogany look Formica top and six X-Back chairs. Dimensions: Table: H 29" x W 30" x D 57.5" Chairs: H...
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Mid-20th Century Dining Room Sets

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Rattan

Organic Modern Armona Dining Table, American Oak, Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Organic Modern Armona Dining Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Armona dining table draws inspira...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Dining Room Sets

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Brass

Expandable Art Deco Dining Table, Thuja Roots, Lacquered, France, circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful expandable Art Deco dining room table from France, circa 1930. Thuja / Cedar roots or burl veneer at the plate and legs with excellent clear lacquer surface. Wonderful L...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Steel, Metal

Carlo Scarpa Cognac Leather “Kentucky” Dining Chair for Bernini, 1977, Set of 5
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of 5 mod. 783 “Kentucky” dining chairs, designed by Carlo Scarpa for the Italian manufacturer Bernini in 1977. Structure made from oak and walnut timber. Seats and backrest made from cognac leather. Excellent vintage condition. Carlo Scarpa designed this chair for the “Scuderia” series., the last project he made for Bernini. The architect took inspiration from the “shaker” movement. He designed the chair slightly inclined at the front. This feature allows you to swing backward (until you lean on a wall) and remain in balance. Born in Venice on June 2nd, 1906, Carlo Scarpa began working at a very early age. A year after he had first qualified as an architect in 1926, he began working for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin & Co. in a consultative capacity. From 1927, Carlo Scarpa began to experiment with the Murano glass, and this research not only gave him excellent results here but would also inform his progress for many years to come. Between 1935 and 1937, as he entered his thirties, Carlo Scarpa accepted his first important commission, the renovation of Venice’s Cà Foscari. He adapted the spaces of this stately University building that stands on the Grand Canal banks, creating rooms for the Dean’s offices and a new hall for academic ceremonies; Mario Sironi and Mario De Luigi were charged with doing the restoration work on the frescos. After 1945, Carlo Scarpa found himself constantly busy with new commissions, including various furnishings and designs for the renovation of Venice’s Hotel Bauer and designing a tall building in Padua and a residential area in Feltre, all worth mentioning. One of his key works, despite its relatively modest diminished proportions, was the [bookshop known as the] Padiglione del Libro, which stands in Venice’s Giardini di Castello and clearly shows Scarpa’s passion for the works of Frank Lloyd Wright. In the years which were to follow, after he had met the American architect, Scarpa repeated similar experiments on other occasions, as can be seen, in particular, in the sketches he drew up in 1953 for villa Zoppas in Conegliano, which show some of his most promising work. However, this work unfortunately never came to fruition. Carlo Scarpa later created three museum layouts to prove pivotal in terms of how twentieth-century museums were set up from then on. Between 1955 and 1957, he completed extension work on Treviso’s Gipsoteca Canoviana [the museum that houses Canova’s sculptures] in Possagno, taking a similar experimental approach to the one he used for the Venezuelan Pavilion at [Venice’s] Giardini di Castello which he was building at the same time (1954-56). In Possagno Carlo Scarpa was to create one of his most significant ever works, which inevitably bears comparison with two other museum layouts that he was working on over the same period, those of: – Galleria Nazionale di Sicilia, housed in the Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo (1953-55) – Castelvecchio in Verona (1957- 1974), all of which were highly acclaimed, adding to his growing fame. Two other buildings, which are beautifully arranged in spatial terms, can be added to this long list of key works that were started and, in some cases, even completed during the nineteen fifties. After winning the Olivetti award for architecture in 1956, Scarpa began work in Venice’s Piazza San Marco on an area destined to house products made by the Industrial manufacturers Ivrea. Over the same period (1959-1963), he also worked on the renovation and restoration of the gardens and ground floor of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, which many consider one of his greatest works. While he busied himself working on-site at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Carlo Scarpa also began work building a villa in Udine for the Veritti family. To shed some light on the extent to which his work evolved over the years, it may perhaps be useful to compare this work with that of his very last building, villa Ottolenghi Bardolino, which was near to completion at the time of his sudden death in 1978. Upon completion of villa Veritti over the next ten years, without ever letting up on his work on renovation and layouts, Scarpa accepted some highly challenging commissions, working on the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa and another theatre in Vicenza. Towards the end of this decade, in 1969, Rina Brion commissioned Carlo Scarpa to build the Brion Mausoleum in San Vito d’Altivole (Treviso), a piece he continued to work on right up until the moment of his death. Nevertheless, even though he was totally absorbed by work on this mausoleum, there are plenty of other episodes which can offer some insight into the final years of his career. As work on the San Vito d’Altivole Mausoleum began to lessen from 1973, Carlo Scarpa started building the new headquarters for the Banca Popolare di Verona. He drew up plans that were surprisingly different from the work he was carrying out at the same time on the villa Ottolenghi. However, the plans Carlo Scarpa drew up, at different times, for a monument in Brescia’s Piazza della Loggia commemorating victims of the terrorist attack on May 28th, 1974, make a sharp contrast to the work he carried out in Verona, almost as if there is a certain hesitation after so many mannered excesses. The same Pietas that informs his designs for the Piazza Della Loggia can also be seen in the presence of the water that flows through the Brion Mausoleum, almost as if to give a concrete manifestation of pity in this twentieth-century work of art. Carlo Scarpa has put together a highly sophisticated collection of structures, occupying the mausoleum’s L-shaped space stretching across both sides of the old San Vito d’Altivole cemetery. A myriad of different forms and an equally large number of different pieces, all of which are separate and yet inextricably linked to form a chain that seems to offer no promise of continuity, rising up out of these are those whose only justification for being there is to bear the warning “si vis vitam, para mortem,” [if you wish to experience life prepare for death] as if to tell a tale that suggests the circle of time, joining together the commemoration of the dead with a celebration of life. At the entrance of the Brion Mausoleum stand the “propylaea” followed by a cloister which ends by a small chapel, with an arcosolium bearing the family sarcophagi, the main pavilion, held in place on broken cast iron supports, stands over a mirror-shaped stretch of water and occupies one end of the family’s burial space. The musical sound of the walkways teamed with the luminosity of these harmoniously blended spaces shows how, in keeping with his strong sense of vision, Carlo Scarpa could make the most of all of his many skills to come up with this truly magnificent space. As well as a great commitment to architectural work, with the many projects which we have already seen punctuating his career, Carlo Scarpa also made many equally important forays into the world of applied arts. Between 1926 and 1931, he worked for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin, later taking what he had learned with him when he went to work for the glassmakers Venini from 1933 until the 1950s. The story of how he came to work on furniture design is different, however, and began with the furniture he designed to replace lost furnishings during his renovation of Cà Foscari. The later mass-produced furniture started differently, given that many pieces were originally one-off designs “made to measure.” Industrial manufacturing using these designs as prototypes came into being thanks to the continuity afforded him by Dino Gavina, who, as well as this, also invited Carlo Scarpa to become president of the company Gavina SpA, later to become SIMON, a company Gavina founded eight years on, in partnership with Maria Simoncini (whose own name accounts for the choice of company name). Carlo Scarpa and Gavina forged a strong bond in 1968 as they began to put various models of his into production for Simon, such as the “Doge” table, which also formed the basis for the “Sarpi” and “Florian” tables. In the early seventies, other tables that followed included “Valmarana,” “Quatour,” and “Orseolo.” While in 1974, they added couch and armchair “Cornaro” to the collection and the “Toledo” bed...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Walnut, Leather, Plastic

Grosfeld Lucite Dining Table with Four Chairs, circa 1940s
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Elegant 1940s Lucite dining table with four matching chairs by Grosfeld House. This 1940s dining set features a table framed in tubular Lucite with an inset glass top and embellishe...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Sets

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Upholstery, Glass, Acrylic, Lucite, PVC

Walnut Wood Dining Table Live Edge Dining Tables Handmade Resin Modern Table
Located in København N, DK
When I made this table, the main challenge was to find really old walnut slabs. So that they would be dark, with a rich dark vein, a little rotten and with lots of holes and cracks. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Arts and Crafts Dining Room Sets

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Vintage, New and Antique Dining Room Sets

Introduce warmth and a welcoming atmosphere to meals in your home with an antique, new or vintage dining room set.

From the “less is more” approach of Scandinavian modern dining room sets, which are typically characterized by muted colors, clean lines and an emphasis on organic material, to rustic-chic farmhouse-style suppers to the pronounced geometric angles and dark woods of Art Deco, there are numerous directions to pursue when shopping for a dining room set.

No matter how much real estate you have to work with, the dining table will play an integral role in the elegant space where the whole family or your closest friends create new memories and mark momentous occasions. But be sure of your space before you buy and keep the rest of your decor scheme in mind: For a modest-sized room, you’ll want to consider the shape and style of your table to ensure that guests can easily move around and into the kitchen as needed. A set of widely loved Series 7 chairs, designed by mid-century modern architect Arne Jacobsen, paired with one of his streamlined dining room tables, for example, will surely have a small footprint in your dining area, while an antique mahogany dining room set originating during the Victorian era will bring sophistication and formality to your parties of 12 or more.

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