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Mid-Century Modern Side 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 legendary 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.

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
Solid oak coffee table Model: 5350 by Borge Mogensen 1950 Shaker syle side table
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Sophisticated & Timeless! This rare danish design classic model 5350 Coffee Table designed by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik A/S, Denmark 1950’s. Gorgeous Mid-century desi...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Illum Wikkelso 'Capella' Set of 2x Black Leather Sofa & Side Table Denmark 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Original condition 'Capella' Set consisting of one 2 -seater sofa, one 3-seater sofa and a side table by Danish furniture designer Kristian Illum Wikkelsø (1919-1999) for Niels Eiler...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Leather, Wood

Paul McCobb Side Table with Brass Base by Calvin
Located in Highland, IN
This exquisite vintage example of Paul McCobb's brass base table features a mahogany top and McCobb's elegant design in square stock brass. The table is entirely original and in very...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Danish Solid Teak Mid Century Side Table by Finn Juhl for France & Søn, c1950s
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Step into a realm of timeless elegance with this exquisite vintage mid-century modern Teak Coffee Table, a testament to the visionary prowess of renowned Danish designer, Finn Juhl. ...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

1970s Jan Kalous Side Table for ULUV, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rattan, Wood

Wire Side Table by Warren Platner
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nickel plated steel wire rods side table by Warren Platner for Knoll International with transparent glass tabletop. Exquisite craftsmanship, all rods are completely hand welded. P...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel, Nickel, Wire

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Tripod Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Laminate, Walnut

Beech Table, Zbyněk Hřivnáč for the Hotel Praha, 1970s
Located in London, GB
A beech table designed by Czechoslovak designer, Zbyněk Hřivnáč, during the 1970s for the Hotel Praha.  Commissioned by the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia, construction began on ...
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Beech

Arthur Court Style Amazing Pair of Gilded Gold Lily Tables Regency Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous pair of Arthur Court style gilded aluminum lily side tables. These tables are actually made by Drexel from their 'ETC. Collection,' circa1970. Add glamour to any room with t...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum

Black Glass and Metal Side Table by Arredamenti Allegri Parma Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Modernist side table with castors. Made by Areddamenti Allegri Parma in the 70s. Made of laquered steel and smoked glass top.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Pair of Amoeba Side Tables by Erno Fabry
Located in San Diego, CA
Introducing the epitome of charm and functionality: Erno Fabry's exquisite pair of side tables. Crafted with precision and passion, these side tables are not just furniture pieces bu...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Walnut

Original Bauhaus Wim Rietveld Side Table or Night Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original, Dutch Mid-Century, Wim Rietveld designed gray plywood top side table for highly influential manufacturer Auping. Rietveld, son of De Stijl icon Gerrit Rietveld designed thi...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Modernist Design Stacking Tables by Trix & Robert Haussmann for Swiss Form
Located in Oldenburg, NI
Three modernist stacking tables designed by Trix & Robert Haussmann for Swiss Form in the 60s.
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1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Expertly Restored - Paul Frankl Cork Top Side Table for Johnson Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Vintage Macassar Ebony Side Table With Chrome Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Macassar ebony side table with chrome base. Add some modern style to your home. Nice original wear to surfaces.
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Set of 3 Wood Side Tables by Kai Kristiansen
Located in Toronto, CA
Almost as if by magic, the 3 wood side tables nest neatly into each other to create a single cube. Use the set as a single cube side table, or individually as a trio of tables. Magic...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

French side table by Michel Duffet
Located in Long Island City, NY
French side table by Michel Duffet featuring a round tabletop and rectangular base in sycamore wood with rosewood details. Michel Dufet (1888-1985) was a French furniture designer w...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood, Sycamore

Expertly Restored - Adrian Pearsall "Jax" Sculpted Walnut Side Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass, Wood, Walnut

Mid Century Modern Small Square Side Table Teak with White Laminate Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely Mid-20th Century Mid Century Modern small square side table comprised of a teak frame and a white laminate top. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and n...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Plastic, Laminate, Teak

Pair of Mid-Century Brass, Chrome and Glass Top Side Tables
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Mid-century Italian side tables made of brass and chrome frame with smoked glass tops. Heavy and solid, very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Pair Italian Mid Century Ash Side Cabinets
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this pair of ash wood side chests dates from the 1950s. Warm, medium blond in color, the cabinets each have an open compartment with a single fixed shelf and decorati...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Ash

Tessellated Travertine Stone Drink/Side Table French 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Tessellated Travertine Stone Drink/Side Table, French 1970. In the style of Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti. Measures 12" tall 11.75" diameter
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine

Paul McCobb Calvin MCM Leather Brass and Bleached Mahogany Magazine Side Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid Century Leather, Brass and Bleached Mahogany Magazine Side Table This side table measures: 28 wide x 22 deep x 20.25 inches high All pieces of furniture ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid Century Leather Top Side Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
a sophisticated addition to any living space or bedroom. This table stands out with its elegant top finished in a subtle shagreen texture overcast leather, providing a luxurious feel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Bruno Rey for Dietiker Round Coffee Tables
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bruno Rey for Dietiker, coffee tables, lacquered wood, Switzerland, 1970s These coffee tables, designed by Swiss designer Bruno Rey, have a distinctive design that adds character to...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Maison Bagues France side table
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Maison Bagues France side table 3-plane side table Materials: bronze and mirrored crystals Design: bamboo Its legs are slightly open at the bottom. for better support and stability G...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bronze

Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Side Table Franco Albini Style, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing side table in rattan and bamboo in the style of Franco Albini. These stunning bedsides feature a structure made in bamboo with rattan decorations on the sides. M...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan

Mid-Century Modern Burled Wood Side Table
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Burled Wood Side Table. Featuring a straight line design, rectangular top, four modern legs, and a combination of burled wood and walnut. Thi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Burl

Pair of Mid-Century Brass, Chrome and Glass Top Side Tables by Willy Rizzo
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of mid-century Italian side tables made of brass and chrome frame with smoked glass top and lower shelves. Heavy and solid, very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Signed Silas Seandel ' Ortago ' Bronze Side Table
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Signed Silas Seandel ' Ortago ' Bronze Side Table
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bronze

Sol Bloom Patio 'Scoop' Chair with Table in Black Steel Mesh
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sol Bloom for New Dimensions Furniture, 'Scoop' patio chair with catch-all table, wrought iron, steel mesh, United States, 1950 This high back p...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Steel

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Constellation Model 479 Mid Century Side Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Constellation Model 479 Mid Century Side Table This side table measures: 13 wide x 13 deep x 19 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern walnut side table in the manner of Haywood-Wakefield, with rounded rectangular top above four tapering square splayed legs.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Pair of "Montecarlo" Brass low tables by Corrado dall'Acqua, Azucena, Italy 1949
Located in Argelato, BO
A rare and splendid pair of "T12" Montecarlo model brass coffee tables, designed by the Italian Architect and Designer Corrado Corradi dall'Acqua for the legendary Azucena company, I...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Lane Walnut Side Tables - Set of 2
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a pair of Mid-Century Modern Lane Walnut Side Tables. Featuring a straight line design, rectangular top with curved edge, single drawer for storage, four modern l...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Karl Springer Prototype Box Table with Tray Top in Grasscloth 1976-1978
Located in New York, NY
Box Table with removable tray top covered in grass cloth inside and out by Karl Springer, American 1976-8. This was made as a prototype by one of Karl Springer’s premier artisans. It...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Grasscloth, Wood

Square Ceramic side table with Calligraphic pattern, France 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Square ceramic side table with Calligraphic pattern, France 1970s. Beautiful and well proportioned table showing a black calligraphic pattern on a dark warm brown / taupe colored gla...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

A pair that of Palm Beach Regency White Lacquered Honeycomb Cabinet nightstands
Located in Charleston, SC
I like to think of these as the breeze blocks end tables/nightstands. They have a funky weave design on the front. The double door cabinet style nightstands open to reveal one adjust...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Midcentury Bench or Side Table in Rattan & Bamboo Tito Agnoli Style, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful bench or side table in rattan and bamboo in the style of Tito Agnoli. Made in Italy in the 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan

John Widdicomb Brass Patinaed Top End Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Unique & Rare John Widdicomb Faux Bronzed with Brass Patinaed Console Side End Table. A Table Faux Bronzed frame with Brass Patinaed inset top. Simple elegant parsons style table wi...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid-century vintage gold Gilded decorator side tables/a pair
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a pair of mid-century vintage gold Gilded decorator side tables. These side tables feature four columns in the center with a square base. The tables have been gold gilded wit...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Side Table Exposition 1958 by Lucien De Roeck for Bois Manu
By Lucien De Roeck, Bois Manu
Located in Lasne, BE
Side table in the shape of a painter's palette de Lucien de Roeck . Wear due to time and age of the table.
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

MarbleCraft Simulated Onyx Occasional Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Three legged round top table consisting of a 23 inch diameter simulated onyx resin top by MarbleCraft on three 16 inch tapered brass-tone legs with self-leveling feet. Both the top a...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Knud Joos Rosewood Side Table
Located in San Diego, CA
Knud Joos Rosewood Side Table with beautiful steal frame. Dimensions: 16.5 L x 16.5 W x 16.25H About the Designer: Knud Joos was a Danish furniture designer and craftsman know...
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Hans Wegner Large Scale Oak End Tables or Night Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of large scale Danish Modern oak end tables, designed by Hans Wegner for Andreus Tuck, Denmark, circa 1950s. These tables are currently being...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Aldo Tura Side Table
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Aldo Tura Side Table
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Embossed Leather Box on Stand
Located in Westwood, NJ
An embossed leather box on a forged metal stand. The box is covered in grey shagreen leather simulating real stingray shagreen. Marbleized paper decorates the interior of the hinged ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Extraordinary rare Designer table. Italy, 1960s. Bronze.Glass.
Located in Köln, NW
Rare round sidetable with bronze base and figurative end of an expressive head. The table was made in Italy in the 60´s/ 70´s. It is probably a unique piece, which was commissioned b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Bronze

Set Of Side Tables Made In Rosewood By Severin Hansen From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Crafted from beautiful rosewood, these side tables add a warm and sophisticated atmosphere to any living room. They are practical and versatile and can be used as side tables, coffee...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Karl Springer Two Tier Side Table in Grasscloth 1976-1978
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully crafted petit side table in grasscloth with sculpted edges by Karl Springer, American 1976-78. This table was made as a prototype. It is very chic. Reference: Purchas...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Grasscloth, Wood

Blond Rattan Reed Glass Top c1970s Side End Occasional Table Stand MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Blond Rattan Reed Glass Top c1970s Side End Occasional Table Stand MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rattan, Glass

Karl Springer Telephone Drinks Table in Red And White Cobra Skin
Located in Stamford, CT
Karl Springer style telephone table, drinks table, wrapped in authentic red and white dyed cobra skin. Supported by four bronze casters. A sweet little table with a lot of character,...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Animal Skin

Set Of 2 Side Tables Made In Polished Wood From 1970s
Located in Lejre, DK
This set of two side tables is a beautiful example of Danish design from the 1970s. Made of polished wood, the tables exude a timeless elegance and simplicity that fits perfectly wit...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Vintage Swedish Walnut Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made vintage Swedish walnut coffee table, dating from the 1960’s. This is of superb quality and has a gorgeous design. The oval top has chamfered edges ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

HARVEY PROBBER Hexagonal Side Table.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid Century Table by Harvey Probber. Hexagonal in shape with dark grey top . Made of Teak Wood.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Pair of Elm Wood Side Tables by Maison Regain, France 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 1970s French side tables by Maison Regain. These tables were constructed with beautifully grained elm wood and feature sleek lines and rectangular block legs. The inset tab...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Pair of Italian Nightstands, Paolo Buffa Style, 1950s
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Very exquisite set of two beautifully carved nightstands or side tables most probably attributed to Paolo Buffa (1903-1970), Italy, circa 1950s. They feature black glass tops and she...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Stacked Box Nightstand by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Stacked Box Nightstand with Metal Inset is a bedside table with two drawers that is available in either American walnut, or white oak and features a me...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Mid-century Modern side tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern side 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 side tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern side 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 side tables, popular names associated with this style include Edward Wormley, Lawson-Fenning, Dunbar, and Paul McCobb. 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 side tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $76 and tops out at $250,000 while the average work can sell for $2,247.

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