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American Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Wood Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century Modern (1950s) square low coffee table with a wood top supported by a chrome
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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Ebonized Wood, Glass and Chrome Coffee Table, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Nantucket, MA
A very unusual Mid-Century Modern coffee table. It features ebonized legs in a faux Horn motif
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Mid Century Glass Top Chrome Wood Coffee Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mid century glass chrome wood coffee table Interesting mix of glass, chrome and wood in this 54
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Mid-20th Century North American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table, Wood and Chrome, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern coffee table, wood and chrome, Italy, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Metaform (attr) Mid-Century Travertine and Chrome Coffee table
By Metaform Holland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Metaform attributed rectangular Travertine coffee table. Has a beautiful solid
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Chrome

Vintage long Coffee Table Wood and Chrome, 1970s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Retro Vintage Sleek Coffee Table Wood and Chrome, 1970s Beautiful sleek model coffee table with a
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Vintage long Coffee Table Wood and Chrome, 1970s
Vintage long Coffee Table Wood and Chrome, 1970s
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H 19.69 in W 59.06 in D 23.63 in
Large Mahogany Wood Chrome Coffee Table Smoked Glass Mid-Century Hollywood 1970s
By Ronald Schmitt
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive 1970’s Ronald Schmitt designer coffee table. Possibly designed by Rodney
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Chrome

1970s Italian Wood, Brass and Chrome Coffee Table
Located in London, London
Coffee table Wooden top with brass banding Chrome and brass legs Italy 1970s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Mid Century Modern Large Rectangle Burl Wood Chrome Base Coffee Table Mint!
By Pace Collection, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Mid-Century Modern rectangle book matched burl wood chrome base coffee table milo baughman
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Danish Chrome and Rosewood Coffee Table by Quistgaard
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Modern Danish chrome and rosewood coffee table by Quistgaard. Danish, c. 1960
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Modernist Tile, Wood and Chrome Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing modernist tile mosaic coffee table made in the 1960's. On display in our Los
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Fabulous Milo Baughman Burl Wood Chrome Cube Coffee Table, Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Midcentury Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin coffee table with patchwork burl wood top and chrome
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Mid Century Modern Chrome Glass Top Square Coffee Table w Burl Wood Inserts MINT
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Chrome Glass Top Square Coffee Table w Burl Wood Inserts MINT
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Mid Century Burlwood Chrome Coffee Table Milo Baughman Style
By Milo Baughman
Located in Baltimore, MD
A stunning Mid-Century Modern olive, burl wood and chrome cocktail table attributed to Milo
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Burl Wood Top Chrome Base and Trim Rectangular Coffee Table
By Leon Rosen, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome and burl wood coffee table Pace Collection Baughman decor. Beautifully
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Ron Seff Mid-Century Modern Polished Steel Chrome Rattan Glass Coffee Table
By Ron Seff
Located in Dayton, OH
"Mid century modern Ron Seff radius leg coffee or cocktail table featuring polished steel / chrome
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Side Coffee Table in Wood, Chrome and Smoked Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing side or coffee table with curved chrome legs and the base of the table is made of wooden
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Coffe Table in wood and chromed bronze, 60°, Country France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Coffe table in wood and chromed bronze. Year: 1960 Country: France It is an elegant and
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Vintage 1960s French Space Age Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

1970s Vintage Boho Burl Wood and Chrome Coffee Table After Milo Baughman
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho coffee table. A chic Burl wood with gorgeous wood grain detail. Rests on a
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Long Midcentury Coffee Table with Chrome Frame and Teak Wood Top
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This long (150 cm / 59 inch) and sleek ( 50 cm / 19.7 inch) coffee table is very elegant and airy
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Rosewood and Chrome Large Coffee Table
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a large Scandinavian modern coffee table in rosewood and chrome accent manufactured in
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rosewood

Square Travertine and Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Kansas City, MO
Two-tier square, with rounded corners, travertine coffee table. The lower travertine portion is
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Chrome

Redwood Mid Century Modern Wood Slat Coffee Table / Bench
Located in Brooklyn, NY
contracted a furniture designer at the time to design a solid bench / coffee table. He used heavy chromed
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood

Coffee Cocktail Table Low Wood Chromed Metal Brass Stildomus Midcentury 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Low coffee table produced in Italy in the 60s by Stildomus. The coffee table was made with a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

Mid Century Modern Starburst Round Coffee Table Walnut & Chrome, 1960s, Germany
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Andernach, DE
A beautiful piece of mid century design is this beautifully crafted low table. Beautifully crafted
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Unique Large Mid-Century Modern Wooden Coffee Table on Chrome Metal Sledge Feet
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and finest quality made, midcentury wooden coffee table. If you are looking for a
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

1970s Mid Century Chrome Rosewood Coffee Table in the Style of Merrow Associates
By The Merrow Association, Merrow Associates
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A large mid century coffee table on a chrome base in the manner of Merrow Associates in excellent
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Table in Wood and Chrome, 1920, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table Material: Wood and chrome France We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Poul Kjaerholm Style Butcher Block and Chrome Coffee Table
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poul Kjaerholm inspired Thick butcher block top coffee table and offset thick polished steel legs
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Coffee Table Wood Cube and Metal, France, 1970s
By Rolf Middelboe & Gorm Lindum
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Low cocktail or coffee table massive wood cube marquetry inlay and metal chrome feet. In the manner
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Coffee Table Wood Cube and Metal, France, 1970s
Coffee Table Wood Cube and Metal, France, 1970s
H 11.42 in W 42.52 in D 25.99 in
Square Rounded Corners Wood Finials X-Stretcher Base Chrome Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman, Design Institute America
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome base glass top square coffee table.  
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Willy Rizzo Black Lacquer and Chrome Bar Coffee Table, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Willy Rizzo Black Lacquer and Chrome Bar Coffee Table from the 1970s is a chic and distinctive
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Vintage Steel and Wood Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
This table features a restored, oak veneered wooden top and a chromed tubular steel construction
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Vintage Steel and Wood Coffee Table, 1950s
Vintage Steel and Wood Coffee Table, 1950s
H 18.51 in W 31.11 in D 31.11 in
Large and Low Chrome and Glass Pace Coffee Table, circa 1970s
By Pace Collection
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Large, wide and low triangular chrome coffee table by Pace. Very sharp pace design with concave
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Charles Hollis Jones "Treillage" Chrome and Lucite Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles Hollis Jones "Treillage" chrome and Lucite coffee table
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Chromed Coffee Table by Robert Slezák, 1940s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Praha, CZ
The item is from combination chrome and wood. Chrome is in original condition. Wooden surfaces of
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Vintage 1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Chromed Coffee Table by Robert Slezák, 1940s
Chromed Coffee Table by Robert Slezák, 1940s
H 27.96 in W 27.56 in D 18.12 in
Table Art Deco, France, 1930, Materials, Wood and Chrome
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table Material: Wood and chrome Style: Art Deco France. We have specialized in the sale of Art
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Amaizing Italian Table 1960 in Wood, Chrome and Glass
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Amaizing Italian table. Materials: wood , glass and chrome If you want to live in the golden years
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Bauhaus Chromed Coffee Table by Robert Slezak, 1930s
By Robert Slezák, Kovona
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This coffee table was designed by Robert Slezák in the 1930´s and made in the former Czechoslovakia
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

1960s Coffee Table Walnut with Gray and Gold Mosaic and Chrome Base
Located in Mannheim, DE
1960s coffee table in minimalistic design. Table top walnut veneer and gold and light grey mosaic
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Bauhaus Chromed Coffee Table by Robert Slezak, 1930s
By Kovona, Robert Slezák
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This coffee table was designed by Robert Slezák in the 1930´s and made in the former Czechoslovakia
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Vintage Italian Coffee Table with Chrome by Willy Rizzo
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Austin, TX
Iconic vintage Italian coffee table with chromed central compartment by Willy Rizzo. Renowned
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

1960s Chrome Serving Trolley Coffee Table Smoked Glass Top & Faux Laminated Wood
By Gallotti & Radice
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Italy chrome serving trolley or coffee table, with smoked glass top with under
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Olive Burl Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern coffee table features a unique two-tone "X' base that joins together
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Olive Burl Coffee Table
Mid-Century Modern Olive Burl Coffee Table
H 14.25 in W 41.5 in D 41.5 in
Mid-Century Belgian Ceramic Tile Adri Coffee Table from Belarti, 1960s
By Adri Belgique
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
wooden beam for stability. Mid century classic and quality. The table is in real good state. Minor signs
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table: Paul Evans-Inspired Elegance
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the timeless allure of our Mid-Century Modern coffee table, a hallmark of the 1960s' avant
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome, Steel

Rare Mid-Century Modern Cityscape Paul Evans "L" Shaped Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
table boasts two-tone chrome patchwork and a floating top on one side. An impressive work of art that
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Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Vintage Rosewood and Chrome Coffee Table by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning vintage rosewood and chrome coffee table designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, in
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Sophisticated Rosewood and Chrome Coffee Table in the Manner of Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A sleek Mid-Century Modern coffee table having a beautiful rosewood veneer top, ebonized wood apron
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Richard Schultz Coffee Table for Knoll
By Richard L.F. Schulz, Knoll
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rectangular coffee table with chromed steel and clear glass top coffee table.This midcentury
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

1970s Milo Baughman Style Gold, Glass and Wood Coffee Table
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman style bent tubular chrome spoke base square coffee table with wood
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Modernist Mid Century Coffee Table Ruud Ekstrand & Christer Norman, Dux Sweden
By Christer Norman, Ruud Ekstrand
Located in London, GB
This thoroughly 1960s coffee table wouldn’t look out of place on the set of an Austin Powers film
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

VISCOUNT DAVID LINLEY SYCAMORE WALNUT WiTH CHROME COFFEE TABLE
By David Linley
Located in GB
Viscount David Linley Walnut, Sycamore wood coffee table with polished chrome plaque. Please note the
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Midcentury Chrome Coffee Table by Robert Slezák, 1940s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Praha, CZ
The item made of combination chrome steel and wooden shelf in black varnish. Chrome is in original
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Vintage 1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Vintage Coffee Table, English, Danish Taste, After Merrow, Mid 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a quality vintage coffee table. An English, rosewood table with Danish influence, after
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Mid-20th Century British Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Carlotta by Antonio Citterio
By Antonio Citterio, Flexform
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
in 1997. The lightweight structure is created from flat, chrome-plated metal. The top is made of wood
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1990s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Italian Design Midcentury Wood and Iron Square Coffee Italian Table, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury wood and iron square coffee square. This marvelous item was designed in Italy
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Iron

Vintage Martin Visser Style Chrome Coffee Table or Bench
By Nanda Vigo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, "waterfall" coffee table or bench handsomely made from brushed metal frame. A sleek and
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

Willy Rizzo for Cidue Chrome and Glass Coffee / Side Table, Italy, circa 1970
By Cidue, Willy Rizzo
Located in New York, NY
A Willy Rizzo for Cidue square side/end/or coffee table; with a sleek and seamless design. The
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Midcentury Coffee Table in Hardwood & Chrome by Jorge Zalszuspin, Brazil, 1963
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table model “Chanceler” in Hardwood & Chrome
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

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Midcentury Chrome And Wood Coffee Tables For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of midcentury chrome and wood coffee tables for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique midcentury chrome and wood coffee tables was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and chrome. There are all kinds of midcentury chrome and wood coffee tables available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Midcentury chrome and wood coffee tables are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Milo Baughman, Paul Evans and Thayer Coggin each produced beautiful midcentury chrome and wood coffee tables that are worth considering.

How Much are Midcentury Chrome And Wood Coffee Tables?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,203, while they’re typically $506 on the low end and $18,000 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.