Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pay a visit to the town of High Point, North Carolina — long the capital of American-made furniture — and, from nearly any location in the city, you’ll see a tall smokestack bearing the name Tomlinson. It’s a name with deep roots there: In 1901, Sidney Halstead Tomlinson, Sr., and his brother founded the Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Co., producing adaptations of 19th-century European antiques for an enthusiastic American audience. Later the Tomlinson Furniture Company grew rapidly over the ensuing decades, becoming a significant contributor to High Point’s thriving manufacturing economy.
Although Tomlinson began with a focus on antique-style furniture, by the middle of the century the company had adopted aesthetics from the modern style that was rapidly growing in popularity around the world.
Throughout the 1950s and 60s, Tomlinson Furniture produced coffee tables, storage cabinets and seating in the low-slung, sleek silhouettes that were typically characteristic of what we now know as mid-century modern designs.
Working with designers like John Lubberts and Lambert Mulder, the company experimented with materials like woven cane and unique styles such as neoclassical lounge chairs in cherrywood that were seen as thoughtful modern interpretations of Biedermeier furniture.
During the mid-1950s, Tomlinson Furniture introduced its dramatic and decorative Sophisticate line, a collection of case pieces, seating, tables and more, available in a variety of woods. Today, designs that originated in the collection, such as its pecan-framed chairs with seats and backs of woven leather straps, are increasingly sought after by collectors.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Burl
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Burl
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Nutwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1950s American Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Iron
1960s American Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cork, Glass
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Burl
Late 20th Century American Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete, Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cork
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fruitwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1980s Art Deco Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Burl
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Burl
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomlinson Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut