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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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Vintage Pyrography Box Featuring Motif of Woman Driving a Car
Vintage Pyrography Box Featuring Motif of Woman Driving a Car

Vintage Pyrography Box Featuring Motif of Woman Driving a Car

Located in Seattle, WA

Possibly Used as a Cigar Box.Pyrography Featured o the Top of Box and Inside. Wood Carving on Sides. Unsigned Wear as Pictured. Dimensions. 7 1/2 W ; 7 1/2 D ; 1 H

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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Vintage 60s metal and glass coffee table Italian design living room table
Vintage 60s metal and glass coffee table Italian design living room table

Vintage 60s metal and glass coffee table Italian design living room table

Located in Torino, Piemonte

Coffee table with chrome-plated metal frame and round smoked glass top, Italian design, 1960s. CONDITION: In good condition, shows signs of wear due to age. SIZING: Height 44 cm; d...

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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

Midcentury Cerused Oak Center Table, Octagonal Top, Fluted Edge, USA
Midcentury Cerused Oak Center Table, Octagonal Top, Fluted Edge, USA

Midcentury Cerused Oak Center Table, Octagonal Top, Fluted Edge, USA

Located in Queens, NY

Midcentury cerused oak pedestal base center / dining table having a round octagonal top with a fluted edge and dark wood and metallic insets.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Oak

Italian Iron Center Table Style of Alberto Orlandi
Italian Iron Center Table Style of Alberto Orlandi

Italian Iron Center Table Style of Alberto Orlandi

By Alberto Orlandi

Located in New York, NY

Italian wrought iron center table. Has round bronze accents. Gueridon table, occasional table.

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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

Square Cloth Covered Coffee Table Under Beveled Edge.
Square Cloth Covered Coffee Table Under Beveled Edge.

Square Cloth Covered Coffee Table Under Beveled Edge.

By Karl Springer

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Mid century modern cloth covered coffee table in the style of Karl Springer. Rounded corners square.

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Grasscloth

Large Rectangle Faux Egg Shell Coffee Table
Large Rectangle Faux Egg Shell Coffee Table

Large Rectangle Faux Egg Shell Coffee Table

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Very nice quality egg shell or coconut shell like finish large Mid-Century Modern style coffee table. 48 x 60.

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

1950's Table with an elegant central leg
1950's Table with an elegant central leg

1950's Table with an elegant central leg

By Italian school XX ct.

Located in Milano, IT

Table with an elegant central leg and a walnut top with a quatrefoil flamed veneer. Italian manufacture, circa 1950.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Chrome Brass Ram Heads Hoof Feet Square Side End Stand Table Made in Italy Mint!
Chrome Brass Ram Heads Hoof Feet Square Side End Stand Table Made in Italy Mint!

Chrome Brass Ram Heads Hoof Feet Square Side End Stand Table Made in Italy Mint!

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Chrome brass ram heads hoof feet square side end stand table made in Italy mint! Glass measures .5'' in thickness.

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Nickel

1950's Table with a turned wooden central column
1950's Table with a turned wooden central column

1950's Table with a turned wooden central column

By Italian school XX ct.

Located in Milano, IT

Table with a turned wooden central column, a perforated cast brass base, and a Carrara marble top. Italian manufacture, circa 1955.

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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Marble

Cream Travertine Round Dining Table, in the Style of 1970 Angelo Mangiarotti
Cream Travertine Round Dining Table, in the Style of 1970 Angelo Mangiarotti

Cream Travertine Round Dining Table, in the Style of 1970 Angelo Mangiarotti

By Angelo Mangiarotti

Located in Amsterdam, Holland

This minimalist table is crafted from solid tumbled travertine, featuring a circular tabletop that rests securely and effortlessly on its column base through its own weight. Inspire...

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2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

Mid-century Italian Wood Coloured Coffee Table Signed by Artist, 1960s, Italy
Mid-century Italian Wood Coloured Coffee Table Signed by Artist, 1960s, Italy

Mid-century Italian Wood Coloured Coffee Table Signed by Artist, 1960s, Italy

Located in Hagenbach, DE

Mid-century Italian Wood Coloured Coffee Table Signed by Artist, 1960s, Italy Measurements : 111,5 cm x 44,5 cm Height: 50 cm Please do not hesitate to ask us if you have any ques...

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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Metal

Me 508 Side Table by Jorge Zalszupin, Rosewood and Glass, Brazil, circa 1959
Me 508 Side Table by Jorge Zalszupin, Rosewood and Glass, Brazil, circa 1959

Me 508 Side Table by Jorge Zalszupin, Rosewood and Glass, Brazil, circa 1959

By Jorge Zalszupin, L'Atelier San Paulo

Located in New York, NY

The "me 508" side table was designed by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) and produced by his company L'Atelier in 1959 – the year of its inauguration. The works of the first phase of L'At...

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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Rosewood

Bodil Kjær 'Crossplex Low Table', Polycarbonate by Karakter Available Now
Bodil Kjær 'Crossplex Low Table', Polycarbonate by Karakter Available Now

Bodil Kjær 'Crossplex Low Table', Polycarbonate by Karakter Available Now

Located in Barcelona, ES

Table designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959. The CrossPlex low table was created as part of Kjær’s forward-thinking functional Elements of Architecture furniture program developed between...

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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Plastic

red ruby coffee table, 1980 italian, laquared wood and incredible patina brass
red ruby coffee table, 1980 italian, laquared wood and incredible patina brass

red ruby coffee table, 1980 italian, laquared wood and incredible patina brass

By Arredamento

Located in Buzzò, Emilia-Romagna

Discover the exquisite craftsmanship and stunning design of a rare 1980 vintage ruby red lacquered wood and brass coffee table. This luxurious piece, adorned with original glass, sho...

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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

French slate table circa 1950
French slate table circa 1950

French slate table circa 1950

By Maison Jansen

Located in PARIS, FR

An impressive old slate table France circa 1950 In 4 parts Center dining table console for inside or outside

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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Slate

Mid-Century Metal Center Table
Mid-Century Metal Center Table

Mid-Century Metal Center Table

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This unique metal table features asian inspired top, as well as ornate rolled metal accenting. The gold finish gives this piece a sophisticated look perfect for any far eastern style...

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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

20th Century Glass and Sycamore Table by Osvaldo Borsani
20th Century Glass and Sycamore Table by Osvaldo Borsani

20th Century Glass and Sycamore Table by Osvaldo Borsani

By Osvaldo Borsani

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

20th Century Italian circular centre table with three swans necks and heads supporting a bevelled circular glass top. The base has brass decoration. This wonderful table is believed ...

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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Glass, Sycamore

Phenomenal 1" Thick Bent Stainless Steel Square Coffee Table Glass Top
Phenomenal 1" Thick Bent Stainless Steel Square Coffee Table Glass Top

Phenomenal 1" Thick Bent Stainless Steel Square Coffee Table Glass Top

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Unusual and unreal craftsmanship coffee table folded out of continuous 1" thick sheet of stainless steel and beautifully connected at the bottom. Overall dimensions: 48" x 48". Round...

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stainless Steel

Jean Claude Dresse Sculptural Stainless Steel and Brass Coffee Table
Jean Claude Dresse Sculptural Stainless Steel and Brass Coffee Table

Jean Claude Dresse Sculptural Stainless Steel and Brass Coffee Table

By Jean Claude Dresse

Located in Voorburg, NL

A rare and exquisite coffee table by Jean Claude Dresse, a celebrated Belgian designer known for his innovative fusion of geometric rigor and artistic abstraction. Crafted (and signe...

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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel Coffee Table by Steelcase Designed by Gardner Leaver 1970s
Stainless Steel Coffee Table by Steelcase Designed by Gardner Leaver 1970s

Stainless Steel Coffee Table by Steelcase Designed by Gardner Leaver 1970s

By Gardner Leaver

Located in Stafford, TX

Stainless Steel Coffee Table by Steelcase Designed by Gardner Leaver, 1970s Beautiful well constructed stainless steel & smoke glass coffee table! Chairs pictured not available.

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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Stainless Steel

Mosaic Marble-Top Solid Brass Bracket Legs Coffee Table
Mosaic Marble-Top Solid Brass Bracket Legs Coffee Table

Mosaic Marble-Top Solid Brass Bracket Legs Coffee Table

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Mid-Century Modern rectangle mosaic multi-color marble-top coffee table on solid polished brass legs.

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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Mid-century Coffee Table with Brass Base
Mid-century Coffee Table with Brass Base

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

Set of 3 stackable coffee tables, brass and smoked glass, 1970s.
Set of 3 stackable coffee tables, brass and smoked glass, 1970s.

Set of 3 stackable coffee tables, brass and smoked glass, 1970s.

Located in Palermo, PA

Set of 3 stackable coffee tables, brass and smoked glass, 1970s. 1) 47x47 H=41 cm; 2) 39x39 H= 38 cm; 3) 33x33 H= 31 cm.

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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

John Vesey attr, Mid-Century Modern, Cast Aluminum, Center Table, USA, 1970s
John Vesey attr, Mid-Century Modern, Cast Aluminum, Center Table, USA, 1970s

John Vesey attr, Mid-Century Modern, Cast Aluminum, Center Table, USA, 1970s

By John Vesey

Located in Stamford, CT

John Vesey Attribution, Mid-Century Modern, Cast Aluminum, Center Table, USA, 1970s A cast aluminum and glass center table or large side table attributed to John Vesey (1924-1992). ...

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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Aluminum

Frederico Brook, Piano Spaziale 56/75 Kinetic table-sculpture, Italy, 1969
Frederico Brook, Piano Spaziale 56/75 Kinetic table-sculpture, Italy, 1969

Frederico Brook, Piano Spaziale 56/75 Kinetic table-sculpture, Italy, 1969

By Frederico Brook

Located in New York, NY

With his Piano Spaziale console table, Argentinean designer Federico Brook uses distinctive materials and shapes to play with our concept of space in furniture. While his steel frame...

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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Steel

Folding Coffee Table with Brass Charger Tray
Folding Coffee Table with Brass Charger Tray

Folding Coffee Table with Brass Charger Tray

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Fabulous folding table with a scalloped brass charger. The brass charger features beautiful etchings inspired by Eastern Asia with a large Chinese charac...

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1950s Chinese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Rare Midcentury Ship's Wheel Center Table
Rare Midcentury Ship's Wheel Center Table

Rare Midcentury Ship's Wheel Center Table

Located in Essex, MA

Ship's wheel stamped WWII US Navy with brass mounts adaptively reused as a tabletop for a Queen Anne base with a vasiform post and (3) cabriole legs. A second ships wheel serves as a...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Garden Table in White Wrought Iron and Glass, 1960s
Italian Mid-Century Garden Table in White Wrought Iron and Glass, 1960s

Italian Mid-Century Garden Table in White Wrought Iron and Glass, 1960s

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian mid-century garden table in white wrought iron and glass, 1960s. Garden table in white painted wrought iron structure. The legs have decorative curls. The rectangular top in...

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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Iron

Pierre Jeanneret PJ-TA-04-A Square Table / Authentic Mid-Century Chandigarh
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-TA-04-A Square Table / Authentic Mid-Century Chandigarh

Pierre Jeanneret PJ-TA-04-A Square Table / Authentic Mid-Century Chandigarh

By Pierre Jeanneret

Located in Zürich, CH

The piece embodies minimalist design principles, characterized by a clear shape and simplified form with subtle detailing. It is reduced to the minimum. Compared to most minimalist d...

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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Teak

Mid-Century Walnut Occasional Table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, 1950s
Mid-Century Walnut Occasional Table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, 1950s

Mid-Century Walnut Occasional Table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, 1950s

By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Located in Queens, NY

American Mid-Century (1950s) walnut occasional / side table with a square top supported by a crossed trestle base with curved sabre feet. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNIT...

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Walnut

Giuseppe Scapinelli. Mid-Century Modern "Spider" Coffee Table in Wood
Giuseppe Scapinelli. Mid-Century Modern "Spider" Coffee Table in Wood

Giuseppe Scapinelli. Mid-Century Modern "Spider" Coffee Table in Wood

By Giuseppe Scapinelli

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

Solid White Oak Wood Coffee Table, Fishes Series 7 by Joel Escalona
Solid White Oak Wood Coffee Table, Fishes Series 7 by Joel Escalona

Solid White Oak Wood Coffee Table, Fishes Series 7 by Joel Escalona

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 Center Tables

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Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Dining Table Made In Dark Oak, Danish Design From 1960s
Dining Table Made In Dark Oak, Danish Design From 1960s

Dining Table Made In Dark Oak, Danish Design From 1960s

Located in Lejre, DK

This Danish-designed dining table from the 1960s exudes a timeless appeal with its elegant silhouette and rich dark oak finish. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, it showca...

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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Oak

Beautiful Contemporary Modern Custom-Made Octagonal End Table
Beautiful Contemporary Modern Custom-Made Octagonal End Table

Beautiful Contemporary Modern Custom-Made Octagonal End Table

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This beautiful custom-made table features a sculpted pedestal base with four trapezoid shaped feet. An excellent design with an octagonal base that c...

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Sophisticated Stainless Steel and Brass Coffee Table by Jean Claude Dresse
Sophisticated Stainless Steel and Brass Coffee Table by Jean Claude Dresse

Sophisticated Stainless Steel and Brass Coffee Table by Jean Claude Dresse

By Jean Claude Dresse

Located in Voorburg, NL

Impressive brushed stainless steel and brass square coffee table, designed and signed by Jean Claude Dresse, Belgium, circa 1970. An extraordinary piece, crafted with great eye for p...

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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Willy Rizzo Style Mid-Century Brass and Chrome Bicolor Coffee Table, circa 1970s
Willy Rizzo Style Mid-Century Brass and Chrome Bicolor Coffee Table, circa 1970s

Willy Rizzo Style Mid-Century Brass and Chrome Bicolor Coffee Table, circa 1970s

By Romeo Rega, Willy Rizzo

Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern

Willy Rizzo 'Flaminia' style two tiered double shelved patinated brass and chrome-plated vintage midcentury rectangular coffee or centre table, circa 1970s. Perfect for the Hollywood...

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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

Wooden Oval Coffee Table, Fishes Series 14 by Joel Escalona
Wooden Oval Coffee Table, Fishes Series 14 by Joel Escalona

Wooden Oval Coffee Table, Fishes Series 14 by Joel Escalona

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 Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Thick Wooden Huge Round Gear Shape Top Coffee Table
Thick Wooden Huge Round Gear Shape Top Coffee Table

Thick Wooden Huge Round Gear Shape Top Coffee Table

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Very sharp looking Mid-Century Modern circa 1960s round gear top coffee table.    

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Driftwood

Vintage Brass and Wood Pedestal Table
Vintage Brass and Wood Pedestal Table

Vintage Brass and Wood Pedestal Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking example of mid-century craftsmanship, this vintage pedestal table pairs the warmth of richly patinated wood with the timeless elegance of a brass top. The circular brass s...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal

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.