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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
Mid-century modern side table , 1950's
Located in Delft, NL
Mosaic tripod side table
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Set of 2 Italian Marble Pedestals or Side Tables, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice set of 2 Italian side tables or pedestals, fabricated in the early 80's. They are handcrafted out of beautiful Carrara Marble. They have the normal traces of use, see...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Carrara Marble

Florence Knoll Coffee / Side Table with Laminate Top And Stainless Steel Base
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Early Florence Knoll T-angle side table, produced by Knoll in 1952. The table has a original white laminate top and a stainless steel base. A nice example of classic modernist design...
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1950s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stainless Steel

Pair of Walnut Cork Top End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American mid-century walnut side / end tables with cork table tops and a stretcher shelf connecting two square legs. (PRICED AS PAIR)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Walnut, Cork

Italian Coffee Table with Magazine Rack Shelf, 1960's
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian coffee table with magazine rack shelf from 1960's. Hardwood with glass top.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Glass

1960s Vintage Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Verner Panton Chrome Wire Side Table
Located in Monrovia, CA
Verner Panton Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Listing is for 2 chrome wire bases. 1960s Chrome wire verner panton table bases. Beautiful side table bases are strong and sturd...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome, Wire

Guillerme et Chambron Pair of side tables in oak and ceramic, Votre Maison 1970
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron Pair of side tables in oak and ceramic,Votre Maison 1970
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic, Oak

Small Mid-Century Modern Cube Like Side End or Occasional Table
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome small Mid-Century Modern cube-like side table, end table or occasional table. It is in incredible vintage condition with no outstanding flaws. Please see photos, circa 1960s...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Pair of Kittinger American Mid-Century Wooden Four-Compartment Magazine Tables
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century wooden magazine tables with square top surrounded on three sides with shallow galleries open on two sides above three lower compartments with curved shelf...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Vintage Pair Brown Glazed Elephant Garden Stands Stools Benches Drink Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely pair of vintage brown glazed elephant garden stands. Used as benches, stools, stands, side tables, end tables or drink tables. No chips or...
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1960s Vietnamese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Ceramic

Antique Style Accent Table. Possibly English
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique Style Accent Table. Possibly English Dimension 16 W ; 13 3/4 D ; 27 1/4 H
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Herbst for Stablet Pair of Side Tables in Brass & Oak, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of forged brass and carved oak side tables by René Herbst for Stablet. The tops are dished out to prevent glasses from slipping off, which is a great feature for enterta...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Oyster Burl Veneer Square End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian mid-century square end / side table with an oyster burl veneer, resting on four triangular legs.      
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wool

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Dark Wooden Open Frame End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century dark wood end / side tables with rectangular tops with rounded corners, pedestal bases, and an open frame design. (EDWARD ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Wooden Single Drawer End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American mid-century wooden end / side tables with a rectangular table top above an open shelf containing a single drawer below with a curved brass tab drawer pull, resting o...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Brass

Set of Two (2) Tubular End Tables After Adrian Pearsall for Craft, c. 1960s
Located in Deland, FL
Solid, rich-grained doweled end tables with heavy glass tops. With shelves underneath the glass, these tables can be used for a display as well as storage. These tables are as strong...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Italian Drum Form Oyster Burl End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century drum form end / side table with oyster burl veneer and two drawers with shaped bronze drawer pulls, resting on four curved legs.  
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal, Bronze

Gilt Metal Spanish Drinks Table with Dark Iron Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This striking Spanish gilt metal drinks table is part of our vintage-inspired collection of recently made items. We have selected our favorite designs and have commissioned expert cr...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Iron

White Carrara Marble Console Tables Model ''Eros'' by Angelo Mangiarotti Italy
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of 2 white Carrara marble console tables model ''Eros'' by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper - Italy 1970s Designed by Angelo Ma...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

3 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Walnut Parsons Design End Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
3 American mid-century square Parsons-style walnut end / side tables. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNITURE CO.)(PRICED EACH)  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Two-Tiered Occasional Table by Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons.
Located in New York, NY
Occasional Two-Tiered table by Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons, made in Italy, 1950's. Beautifully refinished in a rich medium brown walnut.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Mahogany

Chic Pair of Telephone or Side Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic pair of telephone or side tables.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Side Table in Walnut, 1970´S, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This walnut side table was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1970´s. It´s in excelent condition, fully renovated. Measures: Height: 61 cm Width: 70 cm Depth: ...
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Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Set of 3 Italian Marble Coffee or Side Tables, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Stunning set of 3 Italian coffee or side tables, handcrafted out of marble. They can be used inside or outside the house. The tables all have a different height so they fit unde...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

2 Harvey Probber White Terrazzo and Bronze Inlay Hexagonal End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
2 American mid-century end / side tables with hexagonal white terrazzo tops with a bronze inlaid hexagonal design supported on three curved wooden legs. (Harvey Probber)(Priced Each)...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Square Wooden Double Shelf End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century square lacquered wooden end / side tables with an open shelf below the square top, resting on a solid stepped base that creates as a taller lower shelf. ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Pair of Tobia and Afra Scarpa for Cassina Italian 'Bastiano' Marble and Rosewood
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of Italian Mid-Century 'Bastiano' square lamp / end tables with calacatta gold carrara marble tops supported by rosewood frames with corner le...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Brutalist Style and MCM Design Wooden and Brushed Brass Rounded Bedside Table
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Graphic and Brutalist style Mid-Century Modern design round bedside table.
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Stainless Steel

Edward Wormley for Dunbar 3-Tier Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Architectural Edward Wormley design in mahogany with curved bentwood drawer pull, gallery trimmed top, reverse leg taper, and leather capped feet. An interesting modern update on an Arts & Crafts form. Works equally well as side or occasional table or nightstand. Dunbar metal...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Mahogany

Knud Andersen Rosewood Folding Side Table for Aarhus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish rosewood side table by Knud Andersen c.1950s for Aarhus. The rectangular folding table features a rich wood grain on the table top and...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Rosewood

Italian Design Marble Coffee Table, 1970
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Beautiful grey, white and pink marble table. The heavy eye-shaped top rests on two marble V blocks.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Marble

Andrianna Shamaris Mid Century Style Teak Wood Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Single slab reclaimed teak wood side table with a natural oil finish revealing the beautiful grain in the wood. Floating on mid century style legs. Own an Andrianna Shamaris origi...
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2010s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Rare Sidetable by Sidse Werner, Fritz Hansen, Chromed Steel, Denmark, 1970´s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sidse Werner (1931-1989) studied at the school for architecture and Industrial Design in Copenhagen. For some years she worked as assistant in the drawing office of Nanna Ditzel. In ...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Chrome

Pair of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb 'Wing' Walnut End Tables
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century (circa 1955) walnut occasional / end tables with rectangular tops with rounded corners supported by two wide solid wood legs. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICO...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Walnut

Set of 1970´S Scandinavian Brutalist Pine Side Tables or Nightstands
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A solid set of mid-century brutalist bedside-tables in the style of Rainer Daumiller.
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Pine

Roger Sprunger for Dunbar 'Radius' Form Dark Wooden End Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century 'Radius' form rectangular end / side table with a dark stained wooden frame, a slightly lighter raised wooden tabletop with rounded edges, and a middle stretcher...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

Brass / Tulip Styled Side Tables by American of Martinsville
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of star based side tables with white wood and laminate round tops having nice tailored octagon shaft and base with ball feet all in brass . A great look that would work with m...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Antique Style Table Stand
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique style table stand. Dimensions: 29 W; 16 D; 30 H.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Bertha Schaefer for Singer & Sons Two-Tier Walnut and Laminate End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century two-tier end / side table with a walnut frame and inset laminate wood top, resting on four squared and tapered walnut legs. (BERTHA SCHAEFER FOR SINGER & SONS).
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood, Laminate, Walnut

Dunbar Sheaf of Wheat Side Table in Rosewood with Travertine Top
Located in Dallas, TX
"Sheaf of Wheat" side table No. 5479 in rosewood with travertine top by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American 1950's (Dunbar tag on bottom).
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Nightstand
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century nightstand This nightstand measures: 23 wide x 18 deep x 23.75 inches high All pieces of furniture can b...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck Mid-Century Wooden Drop Leaf End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Scandinavian Mid-Century end / side table with a rectangular top and drop leaf extensions on either side and a lower stretcher shelf connecting four taper...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Baker Furniture Midcentury Wicker Side Tables with Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of vintage Baker Furniture Company wicker side tables from the mid 20th century, with tapered legs and petite ball feet. Made in the USA by the Baker Furniture Company during ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

1970 Jan Kalous Beech an Rattan Side Table by 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

Materials

Rattan, Beech

2 Harvey Probber White Terrazzo and Bronze Inlay Hexagonal End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
2 American mid-century end / side tables with hexagonal white terrazzo tops with a bronze inlaid hexagonal design supported on three curved black lacque...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Glass Top Side End Table Attributed to Maison Jansen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous side/end table attributed to Maison Jansen with 3 heavy chrome flat bar legs ending in brass cylindrical feet. Thick 5/8 glass top is near perfect, no chips. Quality piece. ...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel, Chrome

Swedish Coffee Table by Bruno Mathsson
Located in Karlstad, SE
Rare birch coffee or side table by Bruno Mathsson, Sweden. The slim curved legs are significant for Mathsson’s designs and add to the elegance of this table. Condition: Very good c...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Birch

Pierre Chapo Oak Coffee Table T22C L'oeil, Craftsmanship, France, 1972
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pierre Chapo; Coffee Table; Side Table; Cocktail Table; Living Room; Model T22C; France; 1972; French Craftsmanship; L’oeil; Oak; Wood; French Design; Charlotte Perriand; Frank Lloyd...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Oak

Small Mid-Century Modern Side Table with Walnut Veneer Top, Denmark 1960s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find small and very attractive side table done in beechwood, with rich and beautiful walnut veneer top. The table was made in Denmark in late 1950s or early ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Beech, Walnut

1960s Italian Carved Bobbin Barley Legs Drop Leaf Oval Side Table Coffee Table
Located in Carimate, Como
A small Italian drop leaf top with curved corners upon bobbin barley turned legs on all four sides and the gates. The table also features an oval table top with carved decorations an...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Tony Paul Square Segmented Black Square Wire Frame End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century end / side table with a top comprised of nine ebonized wooden square pieces connected by a flexible wire frame, resting on four black hairpin wire legs. (TONY PA...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Teak Nightstands or Side Tables, Denmark
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Beautiful pair of Mid Century teak night stands or side tables from Denmark. One drawer and one open shelf storage.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Teak

Side Table, Lacquered Wood, France, circa 1970
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Side Table, Lacquered Wood, Maker's stamp underneath the tabletop, One drawer and one shelf to pull, France, circa 1970. Measures: 44 x 30 x 70 cm.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Mastercraft Oil Drop Lacquer Drum End / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of American mid-century drum-form end / side tables with four oil drop lacquer panels around the side with narrow cutouts containing brass strips...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Oval Cherry Brass Green Glass Side Table 1950s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Vintage oval side table from cherrywood, green glass and brass 1950s Italy. An amazing side table or coffee table from shel...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass

Paul McCobb for Calvin Furniture Company Brass and Wood End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century end / side table with an off-center blonde wood top supported by a brass frame with a small drawer with brass pull to one side, offset by a wooden bracket shelf on the opposite side. (PAUL MCCOBB FOR CALVIN FURNITURE...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Metal

Eleh Side Table / Bench by Sérgio Rodrigues, Circa 1965
Located in São Paulo, SP
Originally designed for Bloch Company in 1965 this exquisite bench, that also play as a side board has time patina waiting for the customers definition on how the restoration work should be done. Hardwood veneer rectangular box with shaped corners, solid hardwood legs, chrome-plated brass trim. The pice is made in jacarandá wood. Literature: Soraia Cals, Sérgio Rodrigues, ed. Icatu, 2000 Aric Chen, Brazilian Modern, ed. The Monacelli Press, 2016. Sergio Roberto Santos...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

White Lacquered Nightstands Attributed to Milo Baughman
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Great pair of nightstands that are attributed to Milo Baughman. These are part of a set that I will be posting separately . I will be posting a dres...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Wood

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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