the checklist for this modelNoguchi coffee table IN50: real or reproduction
A genuine one typically changes hands at €1,600, and a good reproduction sells for €250 to €600. That gap is why you turn the piece over before you pay.
Below is the whole checklist we run on this model, 5 markers, written so you could run it by hand. Send your photos and we read the most decisive one free.
The markers that decide it
- 01
etched signature
Authorised tops carry an etched or acid-marked signature, and later Vitra and Herman Miller tops show the maker name near an edge. The mark is shallow and slightly frosted. No mark at all on a table sold as authentic must be explained.
- 02
glass shape and thickness
The top is a specific freeform triangle in thick plate glass with a polished bevel and two flat resting points on the legs. Copies use thinner glass, a rounder outline, and a sharp unpolished edge.
- 03
leg interlock
Two identical solid wood pieces interlock with a pivot pin and stand without hardware. Copies use veneered board, a screwed pivot, or legs that must be forced together.
- 04
wood and finish
Solid walnut, ebonised birch or cherry with continuous grain around the curve. Printed grain, a visible core at the edge, or a plastic-feeling lacquer are copies.
- 05
patina
An old top shows fine surface scratches from use and the leg tops show pressure marks where the glass rests. A pristine top on an aged base means a replacement glass.
This is an evidenced opinion read from photographs, never a certificate. A photograph cannot tell us what the piece weighs or how it sounds, and every report names what we could not check.
What one is worth
range as of September 2026
- low
- €900
- typical
- €1,600
- high
- €3,000
- good reproduction
- €250 to €600
Read from public results on Catawiki, LiveAuctioneers, Pamono, 1stDibs and Whoppah, for a piece in honest used condition. Condition, provenance and finish move it.
Check the one you are looking at
free · no account · Noguchi coffee table IN50The shots that decide it
If the piece is in front of you, take these. If it is still in the seller's house, look for them in the listing and ask for the ones that are missing.
- 01the underside of the glass at one corner, showing any etched mark
- 02the two wooden legs where they interlock, close
- 03the whole table from above
- 04the glass edge, close, showing the bevel and the thickness
Add the photos
Up to six photos of the piece itself. Your own are the strongest evidence. The seller's photos out of the listing work too: copy an image from the listing and paste it here, or drag it straight onto this page. We say on your case which photos came from where, and a verdict read off a seller's photograph stops at moderate confidence. Renders, generated images and catalogue pictures of another example are refused.
Or drag photos here. From a listing in another tab: copy the image, then press ctrl and V to paste it.
Add at least one photo. The plate under the seat matters most.