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Lane Mid-Century Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful coffee table from Virginia's Lane Furniture Company. Quality, American-made piece
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Lane Mid-Century Coffee Table
Lane Mid-Century Coffee Table
H 13 in W 71 in D 19 in
Lane Furniture Mid-Century Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern coffee table with faux stone top and walnut wood frame. Please confirm location
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Formica, Wood

Lane Furniture Mid-Century Coffee Table
Lane Furniture Mid-Century Coffee Table
H 15.25 in W 56.25 in D 22.75 in
Mid-Century Tiered Coffee Table by Lane Furniture
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home the quality that made Lane Furniture a mid-century modern legend with this fantastic
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak, Walnut

Lane Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee Table w Drawer
By Lane Furniture
Located in New York, NY
various types of furniture. This vintage Lane wood coffee table combines style and functionality. With its
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaimed Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaimed Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak, Walnut

Mid Century Lane Style Walnut Coffee Table with Travertine Inserts
By Lane Furniture
Located in Doylestown, PA
Great mid-century walnut coffee table with travertine inserts, styled after Lane. The table
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail T...

Materials

Travertine

1960s Mid Century Walnut Lane Rhythm Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century walnut coffee table designed and manufactured by Lane in the United States circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Lane Mid-Century Modern Walnut Octagonal Stretcher Base Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lane Mid Century Modern Walnut Octagonal Stretcher Base coffee table. Item features a cross
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking walnut finish coffee table features a glass top and stylish Mid-Century Modern design
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Lane Style Smoked Glass Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Style Smoked Glass Coffee Table. Featuring a straight
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Smoked Glass, Walnut

Mid Century Walnut Coffee Table by Lane, Altavista, Virginia
By Lane Furniture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid century walnut coffee table by Lane, Altavista, Virginia Measures: 28.5" square x 20.5" high
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid century modern Lane walnut checkered parsons coffee table
By Lane Furniture
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century modern Lane walnut checkered parsons coffee table. Great Solid Coffee table. Simple
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaim Round Dovetail Coffee Table
By Lane Acclaim
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Classic mid-century modern Lane Acclaim round walnut and oak dovetail coffee table, professionally
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

1960's Mid Century Modern Lane Furniture Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in San Carlos, CA
Cool piece of 1960's American mid century modern furniture. Made By Lane Furniture in Alta Vista
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

1960's Mid Century Modern Lane Furniture Coffee Table
1960's Mid Century Modern Lane Furniture Coffee Table
No Reserve
H 20.25 in W 28 in D 28 in
Lane Acclaim Mid Century Round Dovetail Inlay Coffee Table
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Countryside, IL
Lane Acclaim mid century round dovetail inlay coffee table This table measures: 36 wide x 36
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Lane Rhythm Mid Century Travertine Top Square Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Lane rhythm mid century travertine top square coffee table This table measures: 28.5 wide x 28.5
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine

Mid-Century Modern Round Coffee Table By Lane Alta Vista
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern, walnut coffee table by Lane Alta Vista features a custom cFsignature finish
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Cane

1960’s Mid-Century Modern Lane “Rhythm” Coffee Cocktail Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Charleston, SC
This vintage 1967 Lane coffee table from the Rhythm Series is representative of the Mid Century
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Lane Furniture Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern two level coffee table by Lane Furniture. Warm walnut grain throughout with a
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Lane Furniture Coffee Table
Lane Furniture Coffee Table
H 14.75 in W 70 in D 19 in
Mid-Century Modern Long Walnut Bench Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut long bench two tear coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Large Lane Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Larger Mid-Century coffee table by Lane Furniture. Pretty rosewood inlays on the top. Unique design
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut, Wood, Rosewood

Large Lane Coffee Table
Large Lane Coffee Table
H 15 in W 66 in D 28 in
Midcentury Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nice midcentury coffee table by Lane Furniture Co. Interesting design with two tiers, rounded edges
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Coffee Table by Lane
Midcentury Coffee Table by Lane
H 16 in W 66 in D 20.25 in
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Lane Hexagonal Coffee Table Walnut & Smoked Glass Top Mid Century Modern
By Lane Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and made in the 1970s by Lane Furniture, this handsome coffee table features a great build
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Smoked Glass, Walnut

Lane Copenhagen Mid Century Walnut and Brass Drop Leaf Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Lane Copenhagen mid century walnut and brass drop leaf coffee table This table measures: 60 wide
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Lane Coffee Table by Warren Church
By Lane Furniture, Warren C. Church
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This uniquely sculpted coffee table features a single drawer with basket woven details, as well as
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Minimalist Walnut Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Lane Rhythm Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Puslinch, ON
table. Made in Canada, circa 1960s-70s. Designed by Lane and manufactured under license in Canada by
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm, Walnut

Lane Rhythm Walnut Coffee Table
Lane Rhythm Walnut Coffee Table
H 13.75 in W 60 in D 19.5 in
A mid century modern oak coffee table by Lane. Part of perception collection
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Houston, TX
A mid century modern coffee table by Lane, with a beautiful wood grain on top and cross base. I had
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Paul McCobb for Lane Delineator Mid Century Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul McCobb for Lane Delineator Mid Century Walnut Coffee Table Coffee table measures: 56 wide x
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Two-Tier Walnut Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern “Rythm” Walnut Coffee Table with Travertine Stone by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Lane Mid-Century Modern Style Teak And Tambour Door Base Rolling Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare Lane Mid-Century Modern Style Teak And Tambour Door Base Rolling Coffee Table in great
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Teak

Mid Century Modern Walnut Rythm Coffee Table with Travertine Top by Lane, c1960s
By Lane Furniture
Located in Chino Hills, CA
We present to you an exquisite piece of design history - a vintage mid-century modern coffee table
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Lane Mid-Century Brass Accent Boomerang Corner Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Lane mid-century brass accent boomerang corner table The table measures: 68 wide x 50 deep x 16
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Lane Midcentury Dark Mahogany Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany coffee table in a Parsons style with rectangular top and square legs by Lane Furniture
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Lane Midcentury Dark Mahogany Coffee Table
Lane Midcentury Dark Mahogany Coffee Table
H 15.25 in W 54.75 in D 19 in
Vintage Modern Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish midcentury coffee table by Lane Furniture Company, circa 1960s. Ample table surface area
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Vintage Modern Coffee Table by Lane
Vintage Modern Coffee Table by Lane
H 13.5 in W 70 in D 18 in
Lane Coffee Table with Decorative Inlay
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large lane cocktail table makes a beautiful centrepiece for home or office. Unique inlay and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Burl & Ebonized Coffee Table by Lane Furniture
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Round mid-century modern style coffee table with inlay burl wood set inside walnut frame, on an
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Lane Furniture "Silhouette" Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fantastic American mid-century modern coffee table from the legendary Lane Furniture Company of
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Modern Walnut Lane Coffee
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern walnut coffee table with an X base and rounded edges. Well constructed and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Modern Walnut Lane Coffee
Modern Walnut Lane Coffee
H 16 in W 52 in D 24 in
Mid-Century Modern Long Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage modern sofa table with white laminate top and tapered legs. Attractive mid-century design
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Laminate, Walnut

Large Coffee Table with Dovetail Inlay by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern cocktail table with walnut and oak inlay. Designed by Lane for the Acclaim
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

"Silhouette" Oak & Glass Coffee Table by Lane Furniture
By Adrian Pearsall, Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fantastic American mid-century modern coffee table from the legendary Lane Furniture Company of
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Midcentury Dovetail Coffee Table Lane Acclaim
By Andre Bus, Lane Acclaim
Located in Baltimore, MD
An American walnut and oak coffee table by Andre Bus for Lane Furniture in Altavista, VA. This Mid
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Lane Octagonal Walnut & Oak Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
stability. A classic mid-century design from the master craftsmen of Virginia's Lane Furniture Company
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak, Walnut

Lane Octagonal Walnut & Oak Table
Lane Octagonal Walnut & Oak Table
H 15 in W 39 in D 39 in
Lane Furniture Walnut, Rosewood, and Chrome Coffee or Cocktail Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Skokie, IL
Lane Furniture Walnut, Rosewood, and Chrome Coffee or Cocktail Table This stunning, long coffee or
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Midcentury Lane Altavista Parsons Legs Coffee Table with Herringbone Design Top
By Lane Furniture
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Midcentury Lane Altavista Parsons legs coffee table with Herringbone design top. This Midcentury
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Walnut Coffee Table by Warren Church for Lane Company
By Lane Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Handsome 1960s Perception coffee table, designed by Warren Church for Virginia-based Lane Company
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

1960s Lane Furniture Brutalist Oak Parquetry and Iron Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1960s Lane Furniture Oak Parquetry Coffee Table with scroll forged iron base painted black
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Early Lane Furniture Small-Scale Blonde Magazine Stand Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Early Lane Furniture. X crossed legs on either side support marquetry patterned top with magazine
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple

Vintage Modern Burl, Brass, and Glass Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish vintage modern coffee table by Lane features golden burl wood finish with unique brass
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table with Cane Sides
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern coffee table features cane sides and a gorgeous walnut finish. Unique
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Vintage Walnut Coffee Table by Adrian Pearsall for Lane Furniture
By Adrian Pearsall, Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage coffee table features an elegant design combining walnut frames and glass tops
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Vintage Modern Lane Side Tables
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant Mid-Century Modern end tables by Lane feature a unique design top, a drawer each with
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Modern Lane Side Tables
Vintage Modern Lane Side Tables
H 22 in W 21 in D 29 in
Vintage "Perception" Stone Inlay Coffee Table by Warren Church for Lane
By Lane Furniture, Warren C. Church
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century coffee table by Lane. This elegant table features walnut and oak wood construction
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone

Lane Furniture Table W/ Starburst Inlay
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern coffee table by Lane Furniture with beautiful wood and aluminum inlay design
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Silhouette Table by Lane Furniture
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful midcentury walnut coffee table by Lane Altavista furniture. Please confirm item location
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Silhouette Table by Lane Furniture
Silhouette Table by Lane Furniture
H 15 in W 59 in D 24 in
Classic Architectural Mid-Century Modern Coffee/Cocktail with Drawer by Lane
By Paul Frankl, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Lane Furniture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic architectural Mid-Century Modern coffee/cocktail with drawer by Lane, design reminiscent of
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

20th Century Italian Murano Glass Coffee Table in the Style of Danny Lane
By Danny Lane
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian green tinted coffee table made of hand blown Murano glass and
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

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Lane Midcentury Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic lane midcentury coffee table available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and bone, every lane midcentury coffee table was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect lane midcentury coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each lane midcentury coffee table bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made lane midcentury coffee table over the years, but those crafted by Lane Furniture and Lane Acclaim are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Lane Midcentury Coffee Table?

The average selling price for a lane midcentury coffee table at 1stDibs is $1,200, while they’re typically $790 on the low end and $2,500 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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.

Finding the Right coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You

As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.

Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.

It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.

Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.

If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.

Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”

Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs. Browse a vast selection of antique, new and vintage coffee table and cocktail tables today.