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Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Marble Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the elegance of the 1980s with our mid-century modern marble coffee table, a vintage
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone, Marble, Granite

Mid-Century Modern Marble Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting marble coffee table. Wooden legs with a travertine top. (Please confirm item location
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Marble Coffee Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 1960s
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Marble Coffee Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Cairo Coffee Table Brass Marble Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By GF Modern, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Cairo coffee table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Onyx, Carrara Marble, Brass

Italian 1950's elegant coffee table in dark mahogany
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, IT
COD-1511 Italian 1950's elegant coffee table in dark polished wood with fine bronze tips and a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mahogany

1970s mid-century modern Chrome Marble coffee table
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A lovely Mid-Century Modern chrome marble table with beautiful features for a special livingroom.
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Custom Marble Coffee Table by Marden
By Marden Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern vintage custom marble coffee table by Marden. Style of Paul Mccobb, Milo
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Black Marble Square Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Brussels , BE
Mid-Century Modern black marble square coffee table - 1970s.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Boomerang Shaped Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern Boomerang shaped coffee table. The table is mahogany with a sculptural base and
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid Century Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Slender lines form a light and airy design in this modern table. A graceful combination of white
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Marble, Metal

Mid Century Marble Top Coffee Table
Mid Century Marble Top Coffee Table
H 16.5 in W 55 in D 34.5 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Green Marble Oval Coffee Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dimensions: W 47.5" / D 24" / H 18" This beautiful green marble coffee side table is absolutely a
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Marble Top Round Coffee Table Carved Base
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid-Century Modern round marble top table with carved wood base. Very nice to excellent condition
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Marble Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage modern marble top coffee table with polished chrome base. (Please confirm item location
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Marble Table
Mid-Century Modern Marble Table
H 20 in W 60 in D 30 in
Mid-Century Modern Arch Legs and Marble-Top Coffee Table
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Arch Legs and Marble-Top Coffee Table
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Italian Coffee Table, Marble and Glass, 1980s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Coffee Table, Marble and Glass, 1980s
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Mid-sixties rectangular table, pin legs with brass details
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
H 13.78 in W 48.04 in D 22.05 in
Mid Century Modern Square White & Grey Marble Coffee Center Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern 40x40 square white & grey marble coffee center table. Single pedestal base.
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20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Italian Design Marble Coffee Table, 1960s, Italy
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Design Marble Coffee Table. Made in Italy, 1960s / 70s. Round
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Metal

Mid Century Modern Karl Springer Style Tessellated Marble Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Karl Springer Style Tessellated Marble Coffee Table Vintage Mid Century Modern
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass

Italian Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble & Brass Coffee/Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Mid-Century Modern carrara marble & brass coffee/side table, with beautiful variegated
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Carrara Marble, Brass

Square Mid Century Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A square mid-century marble top coffee table on a gilded iron base. This square-shaped coffee table
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cockta...

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Marble, Iron

Elegant Architectural Mid-Century Modern Italian Iron and Marble Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant architectural Mid-Century Modern iron and marble coffee table with Brass Sphere feet and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Glass Chrome Marble on Casters
By Milo Baughman
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-Century Modern 1970s Glass & marble coffee table with a chrome flat bar frame on casters
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Carrara Marble, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Bordeira Marble Coffee Table, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Bordeira coffee table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Marble, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Brass Chrome Glass Marble Coffee Table, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Brass Chrome Glass Marble Coffee Table in the Style of Romeo Rega, Italy 1970s
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass, Chrome

Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in Saint Paul, MN
A lovely minimalist Italian modern travertine marble cocktail table circa 1970s-80s. This stunning
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid Century Modern Marble Glass Coffee Table Style Mangiarotti Italy 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage coffee table or sofa table style Angelo Mangiarotti from marble and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Large Vintage Chromed and Marble Coffee Table Mid-Century Modern Design
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Large vintage coffee table with a chromed metal base. The top is made of inlaid marble. This table
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very elegant Italian coffee table handcrafted out of lovely colored pink marble. The beautiful
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1980s
Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1980s
H 14.97 in W 55.12 in D 37.41 in
Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1989
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
An exceptional Italian coffee table handcrafted out of marble. The fabulous marble features a
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1989
Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1989
H 15.75 in W 49.22 in D 29.93 in
Marble and Brass Mid Century Coffee Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Marble and Brass Coffee Table, American, circa 1960s. Retains warm original patina.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Marble Round Coffee Table, 1960s
By Florence Knoll
Located in Antwerp, BE
Round Carrara marble coffee table in style of Florence Knoll for Knoll. This design is an
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Chrome

Signed Original Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Coffee Table by Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition Materials: Italian Marble, Chrome Metal Dimensions: 19”H x 29.50”W x
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Chrome

Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful coffee table with gorgeous elegant marble top and metallic legs with brass tips. Made in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass, Metal

Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1950s
Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1950s
H 19.69 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful coffee table with gorgeous elegant marble top and metallic legs with brass tips. Made in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass, Metal

Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1950s
Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Table, 1950s
H 18.12 in W 45.67 in D 22.05 in
Mid-Century Modern Oval Carrara Marble Top Organic Lucite Base Coffee Table
By Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern oval carrara marble top organic Lucite base coffee table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Vintage Modern Marble Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting marble coffee table featuring a full marble construction including the base. The top
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Vintage Modern Marble Coffee Table
Vintage Modern Marble Coffee Table
H 17 in W 55 in D 28 in
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Made by Palladio with Marble Top
By Andrea Palladio
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Empire. The top of the table is made of white marble with a beautiful structure of gray veins. The base
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Iron

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Made by Palladio with Marble Top
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Made by Palladio with Marble Top
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H 19.3 in W 29.53 in D 15.75 in
Impressive Mid-Century Modern Faux Marble Swivel Top Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An unusual vintage modern two tier coffee table with a swivel top. The sleek design swivels outward
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Italian Mid-Century Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian mid-century marble top coffee table. Vintage Italian moderne table with carved inset grey
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Yellow Marble and Brass Oval Coffee Table, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern Italian yellow marble and brass oval coffee table, 1950 Brass in original
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table in Wood & Marble by Jorge Zalszupin, Brazil
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
Available now, this Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table made in Wood & Marble by Jorge Zalszupin in
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Nicos Zographos Marble and Brass Square Coffee Table
By Nicos Zographos
Located in Secaucus, NJ
underneath the table Style: Mid-Century Modern Period 1960/1970 Place of origin: United States
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass

'MP- 51' Coffee Table in Marble, by Percival Lafer, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
By Percival Lafer
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Brazilian mid-century modern style. The table's structure features four sturdy legs, each elegantly
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Vintage Modern Marble Coffee Table Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage modern marble and metal coffee table set. This sleek set includes ( 1 ) large oval shaped
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Metal

Set of Three Italian Mid Century Modern Marble Side Coffee Tables
Located in Bridgeport, CT
15.7" Gorgeous and unique marble coffee table set featuring two matching square tables and a single
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Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Marble-Top Coffee Table by Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage coffee table features a beautiful vintage marble-top set on lacquered hardwood
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

White Oval Carrara Marble Top Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Brass Legs
By Harvey Probber, Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
White oval Carrara marble top Italian Mid-Century Modern coffee table tapered brass legs.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table in Marble, Brass and Wood, Italy, 1950s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a beautiful marble top coffee or side table on wooden and brass stand
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass

Italian Mid-Century Carrera Marble Round Coffee / Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian mid-century circular cocktail / coffee table with a Carrera marble top resting on a wooden
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Carrara Marble

Mid-Century Chestnut Black Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-century chestnut black marble top coffee table was fashioned from thick planks and timbers of
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Belgian Black Marble

Mid Century Modern Oiled Walnut Base Round Marble Top Greek Key Coffee Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern oiled walnut base coffee table in style of Ed Wormley for Dunbar. Greek key
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid Century Modern Walnut Quatrefoil Base with Oval Marble Top Coffee Table
By Broyhill, Harvey Probber, Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Garnerville, NY
A fine walnut quatrefoil cutout base with a beautiful oval shaped piece of marble. Cut and polished
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Italian mid-century modern Oval coffee table in light marble and brass, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Oval coffee table in marble and brass, 1950s Coffee table with oval top
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Turned Solid Walnut Base Marble Top Round Coffee Table MINT
By Wendell Castle, John Widdicomb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern solid walnut base marble top coffee center table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Dutch Marble Top Surfboard Cocktail Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish Mid-Century Modern Dutch surfboard coffee or cocktail table featuring a large, variegated
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20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Rosewood and Marble Coffee Table
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful 1960's scandinavian modern cocktail table in rosewood manufactured in Denmark
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rosewood

Mid Century Modern Wooden Square Coffee Table With Portuguese Marble Inlayed Top
Located in Delray Beach, FL
The Mid Century Modern Wooden Square Coffee Table, with its exquisite Portuguese marble inlay top
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20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass

Rare Mid-Century Modern Tulip Base Marble Coffee Table by Honsel, Germany, 1960s
By Honsel
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing, elegant and rare Mid-Century Modern tulip base coffee table or sofa table. Designed and
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Aluminum

Mid-Century Italian Marble and Brass Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian coffee table made with brass base and thick marble top. The table is in great
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass

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Mid Century Modern Marble Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mid century modern marble coffee table you’re looking for. A mid century modern marble coffee table — often made from stone, marble and metal — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a mid century modern marble coffee table, we have 1283 options in-stock, while there are 36 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mid century modern marble coffee table, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each mid century modern marble coffee table bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made mid century modern marble coffee table over the years, but those crafted by Angelo Mangiarotti, Knoll and Eero Saarinen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Mid Century Modern Marble Coffee Table?

Prices for a mid century modern marble coffee table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $295 and can go as high as $29,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,134.

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.

Questions About Mid Century Modern Marble Coffee Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, the tulip table is considered a mid-century modern design. This table shape has become an iconic statement of the era with a simple sculptural attitude and a practical nature. The first tulip table was created by Eero Saarinen, a noted Finnish designer who was a leader in mid-century modern home decor. Shop a collection of Saarinen furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.