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Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Ebonized Dining Set in Olive Velvet by Edward Wormley, Dunbar, 1950's
Located in Culver City, CA
This set is absolutely divine! Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar in the 1950's this set was manufactured to be of the absolute highest quality, and to last forever... which it ki...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Velvet, Mahogany

Scandinavian Dining Chairs in Pine, Model "Trybo" by Edvin Helseth, 1960s
Located in Karlstad, SE
Scandinavian dining chairs in pine, model "Trybo" by Edvin Helseth, 1960s. The "Trybo" series was designed in 1964 for the "Trysil-cabin" (Trysil is a Norwegian ski-resort). Signifi...
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20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Pine

Umberto Mascagni for Harrods London Mid-Century Modern Italian Dining Table, 50s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Dining table designed by Umberto Mascagni of Bologna in the 1950s. The main body structure is in solid European wood, covered in brown veined vinyl and anodized aluminum. The legs ar...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Aluminum

Romeo Rega Style Brass & Chrome Petite Game/Dining Table Four Stools Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This brass and chrome set is the 1970s personified. A square piece of glass covers a chrome and brass base with four tan leather topped stainless steel round stools.
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Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Vintage Patio Set, Table & 4 Chairs, by Brown Jordan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fabulous table and four coordinating chairs. Made by the iconic Brown Jordan. Part of their Classic ll series. The table retains the original label, the chairs come with a clot...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Aluminum

Midcentury Italian Set of 4 Chairs and Table, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The midcentury Italian set of four chairs and table from the 1970s, crafted in giunco wood, exudes a rustic charm and timeless elegance. The chairs feature a stylish and ergonomic de...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Rush

Über Chic Italian Aldo Tura Tobacco Coloured Lacquered Goatskin / Parchment E
Located in Benington, Herts
An über chic Italian Aldo Tura tobacco coloured lacquered goatskin / parchment elliptically shaped dining table by renowned Italian Desinger Aldo Tura in the mid 20th Century, a fine...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Goatskin

Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi Leather Dining Table and Six Chairs
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi leather dining table and six chairs. The table has the same beautiful brown color and is covered with leather. The glas...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Leather, Glass

Scandinavian Table and Bench Set
Located in New York, NY
Scandinavian Table and Bench set. The set is solid elm with an X stretcher base. Dining Room Set. Benches measures: 16.75H x 59W x 14.5D. Table Measures: 2...
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1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Elm

1st Edition 'Tulip' Dining Set by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, Netherlands, 1965
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Very rare and complete 1st edition dinner set by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, Netherlands – 1965. This is a rare and complete 1st edition set. The chairs swivel. The table top has been professionally refinished in the same colour. The fabric is still original but shows a lot of staining. The legs have some normal signs of age and us. This set is extremely rare and could feature in a Paulin / Artifort museum or dedicated art show. Reupholstery on request. Designer: Pierre Paulin (France) Manufacturer: ARTIFORT (Netherlands) Country: Netherlands Model: Tulip table and chairs...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Dining Set Styled After Clifford Pascoe, C. 1960s
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Dining Set in the style of Clifford Pascoe, c. 1960s. This unique set is perfectly sized for smaller spaces and consists of 4 dining chairs and round dining table,...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Iron

Wendell Castle Dining Chairs Set of Eight
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of eight sculptural dining chairs, designed by Wendell Castle, American, circa 2010s. Signed with Wendell Castle's branded monogram on the leg. Wendell Castle licensed several of his designs for the Wendell Castle Collection...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Leather, Wood, Mahogany

1950s Danny Ho Fong Cafe Set Rare Southern California Design Vintage Modern
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super cabin-modern and hard to find California design outdoor patio set. The wicker on all pieces is still in very good condition! All these pieces were procured together, and are in original unrestored condition. The upholstery on the 4 stools okay, two stools each have a puncture each to the tops, and one a hole/nick to the edge. It is recommended you recover the stools to match your situation/uses...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Iron

Dining Room set in solid Elm including 6 stools, France, 1970's
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very comfortable dining room table including six stools. The stools and table follow the same shapes creating a consistent and robust set. The table is made of solid elm and the top ...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Elm

Vittorio Dassi Iconic Design Mid-Century Modern Italian Dining Table, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful table designed by the famous Italian Mid-Century Modern designer Vittorio Dassi, 1950. The exceptional woodwork is highlighted by the curved green glass top and the rounde...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Marble

MCM Rattan / Cane Dining Table & 6 x Chippendale Style Chairs, Angraves 1970s
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Mid Cent Rattan / Cane Dining Table & 6 x Chippendale Style Dining Chairs, 1970s Magnificent mid century rattan / Cane set of six vintage Chinese Chippendale style dining chairs plus matching table by ‘Angraves’ from the “Invincible” range. Brown in colour. The Table has a 10mm Glass top with polished edges. The chairs and table have cane lapping on all joints and other areas in abundance, the seats of the chairs are heavily woven wicker. In great condition Plaque reading: Angraves, Invincible, Brook Street, Thurmaston, North Leicester Excellent quality and craftsmanship, in great condition. Please note these are made from natural materials, so they may differ slightly in finish and colour. Angraves of Leicester: manufactured high class cane furniture in Britain for almost a century. From 1912 through to 2011, when the company along with its highly skilled craftsmen were bought out by Soane Britain...
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1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Cane, Rattan

Italian Dining Chairs by Gianfranco Frattini Reupholstered
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Four Clean Lined Italian Dining Chairs, designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Lema S.P.A., Italian, circa 1960s. The chairs are currently being reupholstered and can be complete...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Upholstery, Plastic, Wood, Maple

Unique Drop-Leaf Gate Leg Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderful vintage maple drop-leaf table featuring unique carved gate legs. Use with one leaf or two to adjust the table top from a compact 44"x34" table top to an ample 44"x60". Perf...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Wood, Maple

Mid-Century Modern Dining Table & Six Chairs by Umberto Mascagni, Italian, 1950
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Mid-Century Modern dining table and six chairs by Umberto Mascagni, the table with a cinnabar red chinoiserie top, the matching six chairs covered in cream and textured vinyl, the ta...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Aluminum

1950s French Inspired Bronze Iron Dining Table Set Six Chairs Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Mexico City French inspired Dining Table Set Forged iron and bronze. New glass top Table 30 x 59 inches diameter Set includes 6 dining chairs. 33.25 tall x 20 d x 20.5 w Seat 19.5 h chairs No label Dining table 4 legs clean and modern simple lines. Brass ball at feet. Please note beautifully decorated bronze sabots at tips on legs. Suggestive of French influence Jean Royère. The chairs (6) have a beautiful X weave pattern on back, welded into forged iron frame. All firm and sturdy. Original vintage unrestored condition. Patina present. Original upholstery is sun faded. Retains vintage nail...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Brass, Bronze, Iron

Osvaldo Borsani / Eugenio Gerli T69 Dining Set for Tecno, Italy, circa 1960
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Iconic dining table and six dining chairs by Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for TECNO, Italy, circa 1960. Four chairs have galvanized metal details and two chairs have brass detai...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Metal, Brass

Rare 1939 Samuel Marx Dining Room Set by Quigley
By Marx Samuel
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This original dining set includes a dining table produced by Samuel Marx for the Quigley Company Marx in 1939, an important architect and designer renowned for his custom one of kind...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Wood

Marble Topped Side Table with Wine Bottle Holders for 20 Bottles & Serving Tray
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage Mahogany Marble topped side table with Butlers serving tray and x20 bottle holders A very good looking and well-made piece...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Marble

Dining Table, Danish Design, Rosewood, Dutch Extensions, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
A stunning dining table crafted by a Danish cabinetmaker in luxurious rosewood, featuring a Dutch extension mechanism, dating back to the 1960s. This dining table epitomizes the ele...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Rosewood

MCM Spun Fiberglass Forest Green Outdoor Dining Table & 4 Armchairs on Casters
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful 1960’s vintage Mid-Century Modern spun fiberglass forest green painted outdoor or patio dining table & four armchairs on casters. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. New paint but not done by us. Needs cushions. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections, circa, Mid-20th Century. Who needs to go to a fancy restaurant for dinner when you can stay home and have fine dining like this? This is a fabulous spun fiberglass outdoor dining set comprised of a table with a cinched pedestal base and a round top with a glass insert and four armchairs on casters. So often pieces like this are Attributed to Russell Woodard, and throughout the design community there are debates and discussions as to what in fact defines a Russell Woodard piece, but in fact he never produced spun fiberglass furniture...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Metal

Lucite and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Stratford, CT
A Classic design, beautifully executed, in walnut. The finish is original. The chairs are upholstered in the original fabric.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Glass, Lucite

Finn Juhl Model Judas Dining Table in Palisander 1950s
Located in St-Brais, JU
Mid-Century dining table designed by Finn Juhl for Niels Vodder. Made in Denmark, 1948. The 'Judas' table deserves to be seen as the embodiment of fundamental Mid-Century Danish de...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Leather, Rosewood

1960s Ercol Set of 8 Windsor Dining Arm Chairs 493 & Large Extending Table 444
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This rare, and highly sought after Ercol dining suite, made of solid English beech and elm, has had one owner from new, being in the same dining room since original purchase, and has been exceptionally well cared for over the years. The Ercol 493...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Beech, Elm

Jacques Uppelschoten Bossche School Dining Set, 1978
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare and very nice example of the "Bossche school" furniture by architect Jacques Uppelschoten, made for his own house at the Raffendonkstraat 20 in Oirschot. Dom Hans van der Laan s...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Iron

T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Dining Table Refinished in Your Color Choice
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural X Base Dining Table, designed by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb, American, circa 1950s. This dining table is currently being refinished and can be completed in your choice of color. The price noted INCLUDES refinishing in your choice of color. The dining table expands...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Wood

Carlo Scarpa Cognac Leather “Kentucky” Dining Chair for Bernini, 1977, Set of 5
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of 5 mod. 783 “Kentucky” dining chairs, designed by Carlo Scarpa for the Italian manufacturer Bernini in 1977. Structure made from oak and walnut timber. Seats and backrest made from cognac leather. Excellent vintage condition. Carlo Scarpa designed this chair for the “Scuderia” series., the last project he made for Bernini. The architect took inspiration from the “shaker” movement. He designed the chair slightly inclined at the front. This feature allows you to swing backward (until you lean on a wall) and remain in balance. Born in Venice on June 2nd, 1906, Carlo Scarpa began working at a very early age. A year after he had first qualified as an architect in 1926, he began working for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin & Co. in a consultative capacity. From 1927, Carlo Scarpa began to experiment with the Murano glass, and this research not only gave him excellent results here but would also inform his progress for many years to come. Between 1935 and 1937, as he entered his thirties, Carlo Scarpa accepted his first important commission, the renovation of Venice’s Cà Foscari. He adapted the spaces of this stately University building that stands on the Grand Canal banks, creating rooms for the Dean’s offices and a new hall for academic ceremonies; Mario Sironi and Mario De Luigi were charged with doing the restoration work on the frescos. After 1945, Carlo Scarpa found himself constantly busy with new commissions, including various furnishings and designs for the renovation of Venice’s Hotel Bauer and designing a tall building in Padua and a residential area in Feltre, all worth mentioning. One of his key works, despite its relatively modest diminished proportions, was the [bookshop known as the] Padiglione del Libro, which stands in Venice’s Giardini di Castello and clearly shows Scarpa’s passion for the works of Frank Lloyd Wright. In the years which were to follow, after he had met the American architect, Scarpa repeated similar experiments on other occasions, as can be seen, in particular, in the sketches he drew up in 1953 for villa Zoppas in Conegliano, which show some of his most promising work. However, this work unfortunately never came to fruition. Carlo Scarpa later created three museum layouts to prove pivotal in terms of how twentieth-century museums were set up from then on. Between 1955 and 1957, he completed extension work on Treviso’s Gipsoteca Canoviana [the museum that houses Canova’s sculptures] in Possagno, taking a similar experimental approach to the one he used for the Venezuelan Pavilion at [Venice’s] Giardini di Castello which he was building at the same time (1954-56). In Possagno Carlo Scarpa was to create one of his most significant ever works, which inevitably bears comparison with two other museum layouts that he was working on over the same period, those of: – Galleria Nazionale di Sicilia, housed in the Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo (1953-55) – Castelvecchio in Verona (1957- 1974), all of which were highly acclaimed, adding to his growing fame. Two other buildings, which are beautifully arranged in spatial terms, can be added to this long list of key works that were started and, in some cases, even completed during the nineteen fifties. After winning the Olivetti award for architecture in 1956, Scarpa began work in Venice’s Piazza San Marco on an area destined to house products made by the Industrial manufacturers Ivrea. Over the same period (1959-1963), he also worked on the renovation and restoration of the gardens and ground floor of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, which many consider one of his greatest works. While he busied himself working on-site at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Carlo Scarpa also began work building a villa in Udine for the Veritti family. To shed some light on the extent to which his work evolved over the years, it may perhaps be useful to compare this work with that of his very last building, villa Ottolenghi Bardolino, which was near to completion at the time of his sudden death in 1978. Upon completion of villa Veritti over the next ten years, without ever letting up on his work on renovation and layouts, Scarpa accepted some highly challenging commissions, working on the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa and another theatre in Vicenza. Towards the end of this decade, in 1969, Rina Brion commissioned Carlo Scarpa to build the Brion Mausoleum in San Vito d’Altivole (Treviso), a piece he continued to work on right up until the moment of his death. Nevertheless, even though he was totally absorbed by work on this mausoleum, there are plenty of other episodes which can offer some insight into the final years of his career. As work on the San Vito d’Altivole Mausoleum began to lessen from 1973, Carlo Scarpa started building the new headquarters for the Banca Popolare di Verona. He drew up plans that were surprisingly different from the work he was carrying out at the same time on the villa Ottolenghi. However, the plans Carlo Scarpa drew up, at different times, for a monument in Brescia’s Piazza della Loggia commemorating victims of the terrorist attack on May 28th, 1974, make a sharp contrast to the work he carried out in Verona, almost as if there is a certain hesitation after so many mannered excesses. The same Pietas that informs his designs for the Piazza Della Loggia can also be seen in the presence of the water that flows through the Brion Mausoleum, almost as if to give a concrete manifestation of pity in this twentieth-century work of art. Carlo Scarpa has put together a highly sophisticated collection of structures, occupying the mausoleum’s L-shaped space stretching across both sides of the old San Vito d’Altivole cemetery. A myriad of different forms and an equally large number of different pieces, all of which are separate and yet inextricably linked to form a chain that seems to offer no promise of continuity, rising up out of these are those whose only justification for being there is to bear the warning “si vis vitam, para mortem,” [if you wish to experience life prepare for death] as if to tell a tale that suggests the circle of time, joining together the commemoration of the dead with a celebration of life. At the entrance of the Brion Mausoleum stand the “propylaea” followed by a cloister which ends by a small chapel, with an arcosolium bearing the family sarcophagi, the main pavilion, held in place on broken cast iron supports, stands over a mirror-shaped stretch of water and occupies one end of the family’s burial space. The musical sound of the walkways teamed with the luminosity of these harmoniously blended spaces shows how, in keeping with his strong sense of vision, Carlo Scarpa could make the most of all of his many skills to come up with this truly magnificent space. As well as a great commitment to architectural work, with the many projects which we have already seen punctuating his career, Carlo Scarpa also made many equally important forays into the world of applied arts. Between 1926 and 1931, he worked for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin, later taking what he had learned with him when he went to work for the glassmakers Venini from 1933 until the 1950s. The story of how he came to work on furniture design is different, however, and began with the furniture he designed to replace lost furnishings during his renovation of Cà Foscari. The later mass-produced furniture started differently, given that many pieces were originally one-off designs “made to measure.” Industrial manufacturing using these designs as prototypes came into being thanks to the continuity afforded him by Dino Gavina, who, as well as this, also invited Carlo Scarpa to become president of the company Gavina SpA, later to become SIMON, a company Gavina founded eight years on, in partnership with Maria Simoncini (whose own name accounts for the choice of company name). Carlo Scarpa and Gavina forged a strong bond in 1968 as they began to put various models of his into production for Simon, such as the “Doge” table, which also formed the basis for the “Sarpi” and “Florian” tables. In the early seventies, other tables that followed included “Valmarana,” “Quatour,” and “Orseolo.” While in 1974, they added couch and armchair “Cornaro” to the collection and the “Toledo” bed...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Walnut, Leather, Plastic

Studio Simon Granite Brutalist Samo Table in the Style of Carlo Scarpa, 1970
Located in Vicenza, IT
Dining table mod. ‘Samo’ by Studio Simon. Series ‘Ultrarazionale’. Italy, 1970. Made of granite. Literature: Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-2000, Allemandi, Torino, 2003, p.180. Excellent vintage condition. The Samo table was designed in 1970 by the project office of Studio Simon. Carlo Scarpa was the brand's artistic director, and the Venetian architect's style inspired the shapes of this table. Born in Venice on June 2nd, 1906, Carlo Scarpa began working at a very early age. Only a year after he had first qualified as an architect in 1926, he began working for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin & Co. in a consultative capacity; from 1927, he began to experiment with the Murano glass, and this research not only gave him excellent results here but would also inform his progress for many years to come. Between 1935 and 1937, as he entered his thirties, Carlo Scarpa accepted his first important commission, the renovation of Venice’s Cà Foscari. He adapted the spaces of this stately University building which stands on the banks of the Grand Canal, creating rooms for the Dean’s offices and a new hall for academic ceremonies; Mario Sironi and Mario De Luigi were charged with doing the restoration work on the frescos. After 1945, Carlo Scarpa found himself constantly busy with new commissions, including various furnishings and designs for the renovation of Venice’s Hotel Bauer and designing a tall building in Padua and a residential area in Feltre, which are all worth mention. One of his key works, despite its relatively modest diminished proportions, was the first of many works which were to follow in the nineteen fifties: the [bookshop known as the] Padiglione del Libro, which stands in Venice’s Giardini di Castello and shows clearly Scarpa’s passion for the works of Frank Lloyd Wright. In the years which were to follow, after he had met the American architect, Scarpa repeated similar experiments on other occasions, as can be seen, in particular, in the sketches he drew up in 1953 for villa Zoppas in Conegliano, which show some of his most promising work. However, this work unfortunately never came to fruition. Carlo Scarpa later created three museum layouts to prove pivotal in terms of how 20th century museums were to be set up from then on. Between 1955 and 1957, he completed extension work on Treviso’s Gipsoteca Canoviana [the museum that houses Canova’s sculptures] in Possagno, taking a similar experimental approach to the one he used for the Venezuelan Pavilion at [Venice’s] Giardini di Castello which he was building at the same time (1954-56). In Possagno Carlo Scarpa was to create one of his greatest ever works, which inevitably bears comparison with two other museum layouts that he was working on over the same period, those of the Galleria Nazionale di Sicilia, housed in the Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo (1953-55) and at the Castelvecchio in Verona (1957- 1974), all of which were highly acclaimed, adding to his growing fame. Two other buildings, which are beautifully arranged in spatial terms, can be added to this long list of key works that were started and, in some cases, even completed during the nineteen fifties. After winning the Olivetti award for architecture in 1956, Scarpa began work in Venice’s Piazza San Marco on an area destined to house products made by the Industrial manufacturers Ivrea. Over the same period (1959-1963), he also worked on renovation and restoration of the gardens and ground floor of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, which many consider being one of his greatest works. While he busied himself working on-site at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Carlo Scarpa also began work building a villa in Udine for the Veritti family. To shed some light on the extent to which his work evolved over the years, it may perhaps be useful to compare this work with that of his very last building, villa Ottolenghi Bardolino, which was near to completion at the time of his sudden death in 1978. Upon completion of villa Veritti over the next ten years, without ever letting up on his work on renovation and layouts, Scarpa accepted some highly challenging commissions which were to make the most of his formal skills, working on the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa as well as another theatre in Vicenza. Towards the end of this decade, in 1969, Rina Brion commissioned Carlo Scarpa to build the Brion Mausoleum in San Vito d’Altivole (Treviso), a piece he continued to work on right up until the moment of his death. Nevertheless, even though he was totally absorbed by work on this mausoleum, there are plenty of other episodes which can offer some insight into the final years of his career. As work on the San Vito d’Altivole Mausoleum began to lessen from 1973, Carlo Scarpa began work building the new headquarters for the Banca Popolare di Verona. He drew up plans that were surprisingly different from the work he was carrying out at the same time on the villa Ottolenghi. However, the plans Carlo Scarpa drew up, at different times, for a monument in Brescia’s Piazza della Loggia commemorating victims of the terrorist attack on May 28th, 1974, make a sharp contrast to the work he carried out in Verona, almost as if there is a certain hesitation after so many mannered excesses. The same Pietas that informs his designs for the Piazza Della Loggia can also be seen in the presence of the water that flows through the Brion Mausoleum, almost as if to give a concrete manifestation of pity in this 20th century work of art. Carlo Scarpa has put together a highly sophisticated collection of structures, occupying the mausoleum’s L-shaped space stretching across both sides of the old San Vito d’Altivole cemetery. A myriad of different forms and an equally large number of different pieces, all of which are separate and yet inextricably linked to form a chain that seems to offer no promise of continuity, rising up out of these are those whose only justification for being there is to bear the warning “si vis vitam, para mortem”, [if you wish to experience life prepare for death] as if to tell a tale that suggests the circle of time, joining together the commemoration of the dead with a celebration of life. At the entrance of the Brion Mausoleum stand the “propylaea” followed by a cloister which ends by a small chapel, with an arcosolium bearing the family sarcophagi, the main pavilion, held in place on broken cast iron supports, stands over a mirror-shaped stretch of water and occupies one end of the family’s burial space. The musical sound of the walkways teamed with the luminosity of these harmoniously blended spaces shows how, in keeping with his strong sense of vision, Carlo Scarpa could make the most of all of his many skills to come up with this truly magnificent space. As well as a great commitment to architectural work, with the many projects which we have already seen punctuating his career, Carlo Scarpa also made many equally important forays into the world of applied arts. Between 1926 and 1931, he worked for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin, later taking what he had learned with him when he went to work for the glassmakers Venini from 1933 until the 1950s. The story of how he came to work on furniture design is different, however, and began with the furniture he designed to replace lost furnishings during his renovation of Cà Foscari. The later mass-produced furniture started differently, given that many pieces were originally one-off designs “made to measure”. Industrial manufacturing using these designs as prototypes came into being thanks to the continuity afforded him by Dino Gavina, who, as well as this, also invited Carlo Scarpa to become president of the company Gavina SpA, later to become SIMON, a company Gavina founded 8 years on, in partnership with Maria Simoncini (whose own name accounts for the choice of company name). Carlo Scarpa and Gavina forged a strong bond in 1968 as they began to put various models of his into production for Simon, such as the “Doge” table, which also formed the basis for the “Sarpi” and “Florian” tables. In the early seventies, other tables that followed included “Valmarana”, “Quatour” and “Orseolo”. While in 1974, they added couch and armchair “Cornaro” to the collection and the “Toledo” bed...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Granite

Modernist Iron Table and Chairs Attributed to John Salterini
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist iron table and chairs attributed to John Salterini. Amazing design ! Superior quality and construction, Seat cushions newly upholstered, hand delivery avail to New York Cit...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Wrought Iron

8 Pc Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Spun Fiberglass Dining Set by Russell Woodard
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous 8pc indoor outdoor dining set of spun fiberglass by Russell Woodard. Set includes table with a glass top, not pictured, glass is per...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Fiberglass, Paint

Paul McCobb for Calvin Dining Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Mid Century Dining Table, designed by Paul McCobb for Calvin Furniture's Directional Line, American, circa 1960s. The table expands from a 48" round to a 68" width oval with ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern 5 Pieces Glass Top Outdoor Dining Set Art, Russel Woodard
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice lime green five pieces ripple glass top dining dinette outdoor set star shape table base atr. to Russel Woodard or Salterini. Chairs measure: 20 x 21 x 32 seat 16" H.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Steel

Expandable Dining Table in Caviuna by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, circa 1955
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler are most known for well-shaped armchairs made in iron, but the production is far more complex, handcrafted, and extensive. The wood pieces produced by ...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Wood

Mid Century Spun Fiberglass Patio Set by Russell Woodard
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century spun fiberglass patio set by Russell Woodard. Fun, atomic age set for that trendy patio.Use in or outdoors. Glass table top that sits recessed above its sculptural base. ...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Fiberglass

Set of Six Dining Chairs Designed by Paul McCobb
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of six dining chairs, designed by Paul McCobb for Directional, circa 1950s. This set has been completely restored in an ultra-deep brown lacquer with ivory bouclé upholstery. The...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Upholstery, Wood

Vittorio Nobili Mid-Century Teak Medea Dining Room Set with Table & Chairs, 1956
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set composed of four Medea dining chairs and their circular table, designed by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue in 1954. Made of teak plywood, excellent vintage condition. Reported at “Compasso d’Oro Prize at Milano Triennale, in 1956. The Medea chair was manufactured in Italy between 1950 to 1959. The manufacturer of this chair was Fratelli Tagliabue. Vittorio Nobili designed it. Although he designed this chair in vintage times, it is suitable for our modern needs. This chair adds elegance and looks to its surroundings. This chair was reported at the prestigious Industrial Design Award, Compasso d’Oro, in 1955. Other iconic pieces, such as Soriana by Afra and Tobia Scarpa...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Iron

1950s Paul Frankl Black Cerused Dining Set Brown Saltman California
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Paul Frankl black cerused oak wood dining set for Brown Saltman CA Dining table and six dining chairs Table 95 long x 41.75 depth x 29.75 height. With one extension 80 long. 6...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Fabric, Oak

1950s Danish Cabinetmaker Spider Table and 4 Chairs in Solid Pine
Located in Vejle Øst, DK
Presumably unique spider dining set made by a master carpenter. Made of solid pine with a star-shaped table top.
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Pine

Carlo Scarpa Mid-Century Brown Walnut “Scuderia” Dining Table for Bernini, 1977
Located in Vicenza, IT
“Scuderia” dining table, designed by Carlo Scarpa and produced by the Italian manufacturer Bernini in 1977. Originally, Carlo Scarpa designed the table to restore the stable of Villa Valmarana in Vicenza in 1972. The table features a solid walnut structure. Available also five “Kentucky” dining...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Walnut

Frits Henningsen Danish Dining Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish Modern Mahogany dining table, designed by Frits Henningsen, Denmark, circa 1930s. This dining table is currently being refinished and the leaves will be re-veneered, as their veneer was missing when we purchased the set. It expands from a compact 43" circle to an impressive 108.5" oval with all three of it's leaves installed. We also have the matching dining chairs from the same estate currently listed on 1stdibs. Please see last photos. This listing and pricing is for the dining table only.
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1930s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Metal

ELODIA Sculptural Brass Cobra and Glass Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
ELODIA Sculptural Brass Cobra and Glass Dining Table. Beautiful patina to brass serpent snake bases. Glass top has a multifaceted/polished chip edge, which increases its ability to r...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Brass

Wrough Iron Round White Marble Top Dining Table 6 Chairs w/ Brass Finials Set
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Outdoor Wrough Iron Round White Marble Top Dining Table 6 Chairs w/ Brass Finials Set MINT! Table: dia 48 x 31h' Chairs: 20'' x 17'' ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Marble, Iron

Paul McCobb for Calvin Dining Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin Dining Set, Features Six Dining Chairs, Two Arm Chairs, and Four Side Chairs, a Rectangular Table in mahogany veneer original medium tone with a solid brass st...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Brass

1950s Eugenio Escudero Ebonized Mahogany Dining Set + Six Velvet Chairs Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sophisticated dining set Ebonized Mahogany wood dining table Six blue velvet chairs Mexico circa 1950s Attributed to Eugenio Escudero. Unmarked. Set includes six dining chairs and an oval shaped dining table. Mahogany Wood ebonized with black lacquer. Chairs have brass accents and blue velvet seats. Very comfortable. Original preowned vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Brass

Danish Modern Extendable Teak Dining Table by Brdr Furbo
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Danish modern extending teak dining table manufactured by BRDR Furbo in Denmark, circa 1950s. This vintage dining table is built with the highest quality teak wood, where the aesthet...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Teak

Mid-Century Modern 5pc Iron Hoop Chairs with Table by Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous 5 piece set which includes 4 iron hoop chairs and a iron table. Table is 36.25 in diameter x 29h. In excellent vintage condition with minimal ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Iron

Coffee and Dining Table in Rosewood, Martin Eisler, Brazilian Midcentury, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Martin Eisler created this original table in the 1950s to take advantage of space, assuming two positions: in the normal position, it serves as a dining table for up to six people; i...
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Rosewood

Dining Room Set with Table and Four Chairs by Giotto Stoppino, Italy 1970s
Located in Hellouw, NL
Very nice dining room set by Giotto Stoppino from the 1970s in Italy. This set consists of a dining table and four matching dining room chairs. The table has a tubular, chrome-plated...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Metal, Chrome

Welded Polychromed and Patinated Steel "Skyline Dining" Table by Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Welded polychromed and patinated steel "skyline dining" table by Paul Evans. Welded signature and date to base ‘Paul Evans 73’. Dimensions of the base: H:29 W:40 D:18 in. USA c.1973 ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Steel

1950s Paul Frankl for Brown Saltman Combed Dining Set Modernism, 9 Piece Set
Located in Monrovia, CA
Vintage Paul Frankl dining room set by Brown - Saltman. 9 piece dining table one leaf six chairs with matching buffet all with honey combed design ico...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Wood

Set of 3 Vintage Chess Coffee Table "Chess" in Work Iron by Luigi Colli, Italy
Located in Biella, IT
Luigi Colli Italy set of chess glass coffee table in work iron years ’40 perfect and original condition, very rare. Top glass with work acid engraved the chessboard in the surface...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Iron

Danny Ho Fong Mid Century Iron and Cane Dining Table with 6 Stools
Located in Countryside, IL
Danny Ho Fong mid century iron and cane dining table with 6 stools The dining table measures: 73 wide x 30 deep x 26 high, with a chair clearance...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Iron

5 Pc. Garden Patio Poolside Dining Set Att. to Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Chic mid century dinette set to include a rectangular glass top table and four armless chairs. All pieces are structurally sound and sturdy, al...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Wrought Iron

Dining Table Made With A Lamniate Top & Oak Legs By Karsten Lauritsen From 2000s
Located in Lejre, DK
The dining table, designed by Karsten Lauritsen, features solid oak legs and a laminate surface in the color salsa linoleum. The table is in very nice condition and includes four add...
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Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

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Laminate, Oak

Mid-century Modern dining room sets for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern dining room sets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage dining room sets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern dining room sets made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dining room sets, popular names associated with this style include Paul McCobb, Russell Woodard, Knoll, and Eero Saarinen. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for dining room sets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $137 and tops out at $220,500 while the average work can sell for $5,441.

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