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Mid Century Formica and Beech Wood Coffee Table, 1960´s, Czechoslovakia
By Interiér Praha
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century opaxite glass coffee table from the 1960´s. Associated with the world-renowned
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Wood, Beech

Milo Baughman Style Mid Century Burlwood Formica and Glass Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Countryside, IL
Milo Baughman style Mid Century burl wood Formica and glass coffee table Coffee table measures: 28
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Glass

Modernist Formica and Aluminum Coffee Table after Mayen
By Paul Mayen
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural coffee table having a rectangular faux marble formica top, on rectangular
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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

Restored Formica Coffee Table from Drevopodnik Brno, 1960s
By Drevopodnik mesta Brna
Located in Żory, PL
This coffee table was produced in the 1960s by Drevopodnik Brno in former Czechoslovakia. It
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Formica, Wood

Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Formica Red Side Coffee Table 1960s Mid Century
By Milo Baughman
Located in London, GB
A slightly rectangular/near square side table with eye-catching coral red colour made from formica
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Wood

Kho Liang Ie Coffee Table in Wengé and Formica
By Kho Liang Ie
Located in Tilburg, NL
Large and elegant coffee table by Kho Liang Ie (1927-1975) for Dutch company ‘t Spectrum from
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Wenge

Kho Liang Ie Coffee Table in Wengé and Formica
Kho Liang Ie Coffee Table in Wengé and Formica
H 14.18 in W 64.97 in D 21.66 in
Restored Coffee Table with Formica Double-Sided Top, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Żory, PL
This coffee table with double-sided formica top was produced in the 1960s in Czechoslovakia. The
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Wood

Italian modern Coffee table bedside table in formica red black metal 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Coffee table or bedside table in formica and black metal, 1960s Coffee table with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

1960s Rectangular Wood Coffee Table with White Formica Laminate Top
Located in Ferndale, MI
This 1960s era clean-lined rectangular shaped coffee table offers mid-century style with plenty of
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Formica

Northern European Midcentury Wood Yellow and Black Formica Coffee Tables, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Northern European mid-century wood, yellow and black formica coffee tables, 1960s Pair of coffee
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Wood

Georges Adrien Tigien, Coffee Table with Print-Top Formica Top, 1960
By Georges Tigien
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Coffee table with print-top formica top on wood. Metal base in black lacquer. Bottom shelf
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Large Square Rattan Coffee Table with Formica Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large 31" long square coffee table with pole rattan legs and wood grain formica top with a rattan
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rattan

Midcentury E. Sottsass Style Wooden, Formica and Steel Coffee Table 50s Italy
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palermo, IT
Triangular shaped coffee table with double wooden shelf covered in yellow (upper level) and black
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Brass and White Formica Italian Coffee Table Willy Rizzo Style, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic and large mid-century low table in brass and white formica laminate. This wonderful piece
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Brass

Midcentury Square Brass and Formica Italian Coffee Table Willy Rizzo Style 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic midcentury brass and Formica laminate side table. This wonderful piece is inspired by
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Metal

MCM White Formica Top & Steel Modernist Coffee Table by William Plunkett 60's
By William Plunkett
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Rare White Formica Top & Steel Modernist Coffee Table 1960's by Famous British Furniture Designer
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Mid Century teak coffee table.
By Cees Braakman
Located in Weesp, NL
1950's Cees Braakman Mid Century Cees Teak Coffee Table. Beautiful teak coffee table with
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Teak

Mid Century teak coffee table.
Mid Century teak coffee table.
H 16.15 in W 31.89 in D 31.5 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

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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
Restored 3' Foot Wide Rattan Coffee Table W/ Formica Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Extra wide 36" square coffee table with 9-strand vertically stacked rattan legs and a Formica wood
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rattan

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Burlwood Coffee Table
Located in Toronto, CA
Mesmerizing vintage 1960’s burlwood plinth style coffee table. Fabulous to behold, with dynamic
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Vintage 1970s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica

Mid-Century Modern Two-Tier Biomorphic Coffee Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This biomorphic, Mid-Century Modern coffee table features two-tiers embellished with marbleized
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Set of Small Formica Tables Flower
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of small formica tables flower.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Set of Small Formica Tables Flower
Set of Small Formica Tables Flower
H 15.75 in W 39.38 in D 42.52 in
Expanding Coffee Table in Walnut & Formica by John Keal for Brown Saltman, 1960s
By John Keal
Located in Deland, FL
An exquisite design by John Keal for Brown Saltman. The expanding table design allows for
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Triangular Module Iron Mid-Century Modern Tables Coffee, Side or End Tables
Located in Fulton, CA
A set of multi-color iron base Formica top nesting or modular tables. Four turquoise top and two
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Mid Century Rosewood Coffee Table by Johannes Andersen, 1960s
By CFC Silkeborg, Johannes Andersen
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This authentic Mid-Century Modern coffee table, designed by Johannes Andersen for CFC Silkeborg, is
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Rosewood

Mid Century Coffee Table from Uluv, Czechoslovakia, 1960´s
By ULUV Krásná jizba
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This coffee table with a formica and wicker plate was made by ULUV company in the former
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Wood, Beech

Mid Century Round Coffee Table Charles Eames Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Baltimore, MD
Rare 1950's coffee table designed by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, early production, Aluminum
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Brandt Furniture 3 Tier Formica and Walnut Center / Cocktail Table, circa 1960s
By Brandt
Located in Germantown, MD
Brandt furniture three tier Formica and walnut table. May be used as coffee table, center table or
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Walnut

Mid-Century Coffee Table/Mier n.p. Topolcany, 1960‘s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Slovakia Made of wood, Formica Formica is slightly scratched Original condition.         
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Vintage 1960s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Extendable Long Teak Coffee Table by A.H. McIntosh
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in London, GB
Beautiful mid-century modern teak long coffee table. Designed in 1960's by A.H. McIntosh. Features
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Teak

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table with Drawers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large Mid-Century Modern walnut coffee table features tapered legs, two storage drawers, and a
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Mid Century White Rectangular Coffee Table in the Style of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool mid century white rectangular coffee table very much in the style and design by Karl
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Bentwood

Mid-Century Modern 10 Foot Coffee Table or Bench, circa 1950, Custom
By Harvey Probber
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This is a solid and well crafted, custom, 8 leg cocktail table or bench from 1950's. Polished
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Plywood

Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller George Nelson Style Coffee Cocktail Table Bench
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller George Nelson slat style brass and ebony coffee table or slat
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Vintage 1960s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Coffee Table 1950s France
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
cocktail table from the 1950s representing a medieval scene with horsemen the top is very
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Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum, Chrome

Coffee Table 1950s France
Coffee Table 1950s France
H 17.33 in W 39.38 in D 17.72 in
1960's Mid Century Modern Coffee table by Jiri Jiroutek for Interier Praha
By Interiér Praha, Jiri Jiroutek
Located in Brno, CZ
Another design classic of 1960’s Czech furniture design. This Coffee Table was created by the
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Oak

Bovenkamp Coffee Table, circa 1950
By Bovenkamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
to any interior. Crafted with a formica top and sturdy wood legs, this coffee table embodies the
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Wood

Bovenkamp Coffee Table, circa 1950
Bovenkamp Coffee Table, circa 1950
No Reserve
H 17.33 in W 46.46 in D 29.93 in
Midcentury Coffee Table, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid Century coffee table with a formica plate, it was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Wood

Midcentury Coffee Table, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Midcentury Coffee Table, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
H 24.81 in W 39.77 in D 22.05 in
Vintage Mid-Century Danish Modern Rosewood Coffee Table with Pull-Out Black Top
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This classic low coffee table was made in Denmark during the 1960s. It is made of high-quality
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Rosewood

Coffee Table 1960s Painter’s Palette Vintage
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
60s formica coffee table in the shape of a painter's palette the slots for the glasses are
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Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Inox Coffee Table, circa 1970
Located in Antwerp, BE
Inox 1970s coffee table. Black laminated base and on top a nice simple graphical artwork. Measures
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Wood

Inox Coffee Table, circa 1970
Inox Coffee Table, circa 1970
H 12.6 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Midcentury Coffee Table, Czechoslovakia, 1960´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century coffee table with a formica plate, it was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1960
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Wood

Midcentury Coffee Table, Czechoslovakia, 1960´s
Midcentury Coffee Table, Czechoslovakia, 1960´s
H 22.84 in W 42.52 in D 21.26 in
1970's Variable Coffee Table, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage coffee table from former Czechoslovakia. The top can be flipped with yellow formica on one
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Wood

1970's Variable Coffee Table, Czechoslovakia
1970's Variable Coffee Table, Czechoslovakia
H 22.84 in W 44.1 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Design Coffee or Sofa Table with Stylized Fish Motifs
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazing condition sofa table with a wonderful decor. This rare and possibly unique coffee table
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Faux Metal Brutalist Parsons Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist School Parsons style coffee table constructed of textured formica on wood frame structure
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica

Vintage Mid-Century Danish Modern Rosewood Coffee Table with Shelf&Pull-Out Top
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This elegant coffee table was made in Denmark during the 1960s. It is made of high-quality
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Maurice Burke Arkana Surfboard Coffee Table
By Eero Saarinen, Burke, Inc.
Located in Chicago, IL
Scarce Maurice Burke for Arkana, England surfboard coffee table. Possibly a custom formica top with
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20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica

Florence Knoll T-Bar Coffee Table
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
This Florence Knoll T-Bar Coffee Table was designed for Knoll International in the 1960s. Its base
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Florence Knoll T-Bar Coffee Table
Florence Knoll T-Bar Coffee Table
H 16 in W 36.5 in D 36.5 in
Paul McCobb Raymond Loewy Coffee Table
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in South Charleston, WV
Unique table produced by Planner Group with Genuine vintage (not later re-issued pattern) formica
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Paul McCobb Raymond Loewy Coffee Table
Paul McCobb Raymond Loewy Coffee Table
H 15.25 in W 18 in D 36 in
Friso Kramer Round Coffee Table Ahrend, 1962
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Super rare coffee table designed by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel. This table from technical
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Friso Kramer Round Coffee Table Ahrend, 1962
Friso Kramer Round Coffee Table Ahrend, 1962
H 18.12 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
1960's Mid Century Coffee Table With a Black Opaxite Glass
By Cesky Nabytek, Jiri Jiroutek
Located in Brno, CZ
many Czech households. This Coffee Table is believed to be created by a celebrated Czech furniture
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Opaline Glass, Beech

Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller George Nelson Style Coffee Cocktail Table Bench
By Herman Miller
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller George Nelson slat style brass and ebony coffee table or slat
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

John Keal Expanding Coffee Table by Brown Saltman
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This expanding coffee table by John Keal is both handsome and versatile. When closed the
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut, Formica

Mid-Century Travertine Square Coffee Table by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century travertine square coffee table by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy, 1970s. Angelo Mangiarotti
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

3 Breuer Designed Tables Made in Finland by Stendig 1 End Table 2 Coffee Tables
By Marcel Breuer, Stendig Co.
Located in New York, NY
in Finland. This vintage suite includes 2 rectangular coffee tables (53 W x 19 D x 13 H in.) one with
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

TU04 Coffee Table by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1960s
By Cees Braakman
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Coffee table TU04 designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe in the 1950s. This table has a reversible
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

George Nelson for Herman Miller Extension Coffee Table Model 4652
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, model 4652, Primavera coffee table by George Nelson for Herman Miller pulls out
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Formica, Mahogany

Coffee Table "Urio" by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Unusual long table "Urio" with tubular legs in black lacquered metal and cast aluminum, wood and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

Coffee Table "Urio" by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
Coffee Table "Urio" by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
H 16.15 in W 47.25 in D 23.63 in
Set of 2 Volante coffee tables by Pierre Guariche for Steiner 1950
By Pierre Guariche, Steiner
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Set of 2 coffee tables by Pierre Guariche for Steiner in the fifties Iconic Volante model Black
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Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Stitched Leather and Brass Coffee Table by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
Exceptional and rare coffee table by the famous French designer Jacques Adnet. This useful and
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Leather

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Mid Formica Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic mid formica coffee table available at 1stDibs. A mid formica coffee table — often made from laminate, formica and wood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the mid formica coffee table you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right mid formica coffee table, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one mid formica coffee table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Herman Miller, George Nelson and Cees Braakman produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Mid Formica Coffee Table?

The average selling price for a mid formica coffee table at 1stDibs is $1,846, while they’re typically $368 on the low end and $24,073 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.