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Patina Brass Rectangular Table Coffee Base

Brass Coffee Table Base with Birds on Branches
By Willy Daro
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful organic tree form brass cocktail or coffee table with birds, nice overall bronzed patina
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Late 20th Century Coffee Table Style Mastercraft Rectangular Antique Brass Frame
By Mastercraft
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage coffee table in the style of Mastercraft comprised of a rectangular antiqued brass
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Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Lucite and brass arch coffee table, 1970
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
'arch' coffee table with a rectangular glass top in the by Charles Hollis Jonis and made by
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Lucite and brass arch coffee table, 1970
Lucite and brass arch coffee table, 1970
H 15.75 in W 43.31 in D 31.5 in
Mid-Century Granite Top Rectangular Coffee Table by E Gomme for G Plan
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Torquay, GB
Mid-century granite and brass rectangular coffee table by E Gomme for G Plan, circa 1950s. Large
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Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Granite, Brass

Willy Daro brass Hollywood Regency Bonsai coffee table
By Willy Daro
Located in Zandhoven, BE
for sale is in almost pristine condition. The patina is amazing. The coffee table has a rectangular
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Christian Krekels signed Belgian Etched brass Coffee Table 1970
By Christian Krekels
Located in Paris, IDF
features a beautiful decorative etched brass table top, and is set on a large wood base covered with brass
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Large Brass and Glass Coffee Table, France, circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Low coffee table of striking design. The brass base (hollow, and surprisingly light) is made up of
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Christian Krekels Signed Belgian Etched Brass Agate Coffee Table, 1979
By Christian Krekels
Located in Paris, IDF
insert. It is set on a large wood base, covered with etched brass too. The rectangular top with vividly
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Agate, Brass

Rouge Languedoc Marble Coffee Table with Tapered Brass Legs, Italy 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous Mid Century Italian coffee table featuring a rectangular Rouge Languedoc marble tabletop
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Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Brassed Metal Smoked Glass Sculptural Vintage Coffee Table Sofa Table 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Brassed metal vintage coffee table or sofa table in sculptural shape designed 1970s with a
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Late 20th Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Square Coffee Table In Casted Brass And Glass, Italy 1960's
Located in Hellouw, NL
rectangular glass plate. Over the years, the base has acquired a beautiful patina that gives a beautiful
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Marble Brass Birds Glass Coffee Table 1970s Vintage Gold 1980s Hollywood Regency
Located in London, GB
glass top, although this is not particularly noticeable. There is some patina on the brass base of the
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Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Midcentury Style Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-Century Modern style brass inlaid walnut rectangular form cocktail table. This table features a
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Style Coffee Table
Midcentury Style Coffee Table
H 19.25 in W 50 in D 24 in
Maison Jansen Mid-Century French Modern Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Forney, TX
, rich coloring, luxurious depth, and elegant warm patina, above a uniquely designed mirrored base of
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Chinese 19th C. Leather Wrapped Trunk on Wood Base 'or Great Drinks Table'
Located in Atlanta, GA
raised on a vintage wood stand. This coffer from China has a rectangular-shape body, decorated with brass
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Brown Lacquered Coffee Table with Original Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Chinese Qing Dynasty period low coffee table from the 19th century with original rubbed patina
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Rosso Levanto Marble Coffee Table in the Style of Maison Jansen, France 1960s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Chicago, IL
A handsome 1960s French coffee table in the style of Maison Jansen featuring a metal and brass
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Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Antique English Victorian Bagatelle Flip Top Game Table on Stand
Located in Forney, TX
aged patina. Featuring a rectangular folding portable game board with warm, rich mahogany wood case
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Brass

19th Century Provincial Chinese Vellum Trunk On Carved Low Stand
Located in Forney, TX
stand (ideal proportions for use as a coffee table, cocktail drinks table, end table, blanket chest
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Campaign Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

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Iron & Glass Coffee Table in Faux Verdigris Finish After Giacometti
By Diego Giacometti
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Classic Giacometti style large patinated bronze verdigris wrought-iron welded steel base. Water rounded edge glass inset top. Wonderful depth in detailing. Curbside to NYC/Philly $350
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

White Limestone Sink Molded Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white Limestone, the design sprung from Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic merit easily ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Stone Sinks

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Marble, Limestone

White Limestone Sink Molded Basin
White Limestone Sink Molded Basin
H 4.73 in W 23.63 in D 14.18 in
Giacometti Style Patinated Bronze Finish Sculptural Coffee Table
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Coffee table in the style of Giacometti, with a patinated bronze finish over a base metal (likely aluminum). If preferred, table base can be sold without glass and shipped via UPS t...
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Late 20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Hammered Iron Coffee Table Manner of Diego Giacometti, France 1980
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Chicago, IL
Hammered Iron Coffee Table Manner of Diego Giacometti, France 1980. Glass is an Ogee edge.
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Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

French 19th Century Terracotta Bust of Madame Récamier, After Jean-Antoine Houdo
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century terracotta bust of "Madame Récamier (French, 1777-1849)" The coyly gazing downward beauty, holding a veil across her chest revealing her bosom, the veil ge...
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Wrought Iron and Glass Etruscan Coffee Table bib Paul Ferrante after Giacometti
By Diego Giacometti, Paul Ferrante
Located in New York, NY
Chic Greco Roman Revival coffee table having a wrought iron base and thick plate glass top. The table was designed by Paul Ferrante, with obvious stylistic similarities to Diego Giac...
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Vintage 1980s American Greco Roman Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Asian Chinoiserie 3-Drawer Decorated Cabinet, circa 1970s
Located in Germantown, MD
Scarlet paint with chinoiserie paint decoration. Three drawers Very good condition. Measures: 34 25"W. x17.25"w. x 29.5"H W5.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Brass and Lucite Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
We can also ship the base only to save shipping costs and you can order a glass locally. Vintage Lucite and brass coffee table consisting of a nicely designed brass and Lucite bas...
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Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Brass and Lucite Coffee Table, 1970s
Brass and Lucite Coffee Table, 1970s
H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
French patinated bronze and glass coffee table
By Diego Giacometti
Located in London, GB
An elegant late 20th century iron and glass coffee table with leaf detail. Inspired by Diego Giacometti. Glass is toughened.
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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

French patinated bronze and glass coffee table
French patinated bronze and glass coffee table
H 17.33 in W 35.83 in D 35.83 in
Rectangular Brass-Plated Steel Coffee Table
Located in Washington, DC
A rectangular brass-plated steel coffee table with a clear glass top and gold glass shelf below. The finials are solid brass. The posts are nickel plated which are showing some wear....
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Nickel, Brass, Steel

Glass top entryway console table on lucite wave base
Located in Ferndale, MI
Wonderful in its simplicity entry way console table . Bio-morphic glass top floats on undulating wave lucite base . Very nice condition throughout . Glass measures 52 wide 16 deep on...
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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Console Tables

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Goat Hair, Glass, Lucite

Chinese Oriental Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Figurine Decorated Liquor Cabinet
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chinese Oriental Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Figurine Decorated Liquor Cabinet MINT. Lots of neat compartments, drop front, lift top liquor cabinet.
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Dry Bars

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Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood

Bronze Sculptural Coffee Table of Cats Giacometti Style
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Miami, FL
A bronze and glass coffee table in the style of Diego Giacometti.
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Vintage 1980s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Light and Dwell Frankie Wave Scalloped Counter Stool
Located in Corvallis, OR
The Frankie stool is all about bringing organic refinement to the counter. Made of hand-shaped, sustainably harvested wood, it has a natural beauty that relaxes the room. The slender...
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2010s Stools

Materials

Oak

Giacometti Style Bronzed Finish and Glass Coffee Table
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Substantial and gorgeous sculptural coffee table in the style of Diego Giacometti. Table base is cast aluminum with a bronze finish and beautiful glass top. A very clean, minimal ...
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20th Century Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Bronze

Paul Ferrante "Emilio" Wrought Iron Coffee Table with Glass Top
By Paul Ferrante
Located in Bradenton, FL
Paul Ferrante "Emilio" Wrought Iron Coffee Table, Forged and hammered iron frame with stretcher base with beveled glass top. Iconic design in the style of Diego Giacometti.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

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Modular "Mondrian" Brass and Glass Low Table, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
We just created this table-combination for a Chicago based designer. He sent us a leather swatch
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2010s Thai Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Customize Modular "Mondrian" Brass and Glass Low Table, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
created this table for a Chicago based client for an out door setting. She loved our brass low tables and
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2010s Thai Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Modular "Mondrian" Brass, Bronze and Glass Low Table, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
We created this Brass Low Table (BLT) set for a New-York based interior designer. It’s always a fun
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2010s Thai Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Modular "Mondrian" Brass, Bronze and Glass Low Table, by P. Tendercool
Located in Bangkok, TH
Modular coffee-table, by P.Tendercool This modular table for a Houston-based interior designer. He
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2010s Thai Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Modular "Mondrian", Bronze, Brass and Glass Low Table, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
Mondriaan inspired square low table in sand-cast Brass, Glass and Bronze We created this chic table
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2010s Thai Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Hand-Made Brass Side Table, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol, Stephanie Grusenmeyer & Jerôme Barrier
Located in Bangkok, TH
We made this side table for an outdoor terrace for a major client of a Bangkok-based Interior
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2010s Thai Minimalist Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Grand Bronze and Brass Low Table, Modular Mondrian Style, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol, Stephanie Grusenmeyer & Jerôme Barrier
Located in Bangkok, TH
) or (High - 16) Available to order Grand Mondriaan inspired square low table in sand-cast Brass
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2010s Thai Minimalist Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Echo Contemporary Sconce in Oxidized Brass Patina and Mirrors
By ANAKTAE
Located in Firenze, IT
Contemporary, handcrafted, wall sconce in oxidized brass patina base with a façade consisting of
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2010s Italian Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Rectangular Brass Faux Bamboo Coffee Table Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rectangular Brass Faux Bamboo Coffee Table Base, probably Italian, circa 1950's. It retains it's
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Vintage 1950s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Modern Brass Lucite and Smoked Glass Rectangular Coffee Table
By Maison Baguès, Karl Springer
Located in Houston, TX
Glamorous coffee table. Geometric brass base is in excellent shape. Smoked glass shelf and a Lucite
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Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Lucite and Brass Arch Coffee Table, 1970s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
'arch' coffee table with a rectangular glass top by Charles Hollis Jones and made by Belgochrom
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Lucite and Brass Arch Coffee Table, 1970s
Lucite and Brass Arch Coffee Table, 1970s
H 16.93 in W 41.34 in D 27.56 in
Lova Creation Belgian Etched Brass Coffee Table, 1970
By Lova Creation
Located in Paris, IDF
a decorative etched brass table top and is set on a two feet painted wood base. The rectangular top
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Maison Jansen Sliding Glass and Brass Chrome Coffee Table, France, 1970
By Romeo Rega, Maison Jansen
Located in Vienna, AT
rectangular compartment table (51 x 27") featuring a polished brass and chrome base and Lucite side elements
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Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome, Brass

Roger Vanhevel Chrome Brass Mirror Coffee Table Hollywood Regency 1970s Rizzo
By Roger Vanhevel
Located in London, GB
wooden base has a small dent in the corner, but you can't see the once the coffee table is in situ
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome, Brass

Italian 1950s Brass Occasional Table
Located in London, GB
This is a beautifully rare and unusual Italian 1950's occasional table in rectangular form. The
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian 1950s Brass Occasional Table
Italian 1950s Brass Occasional Table
H 18.9 in W 31.89 in D 14.18 in
Brutalist Sculptured Metal Leaves Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
SOLD NOV 2012 Spectacular sculptural coffee table base of metal branches and leaves in the Brutal
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Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

1950's Italian Brass Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Italian brass rectangular table with glass top from the 1950s. Original brass base with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Side Tables

Materials

Brass

1950's Italian Brass Table
1950's Italian Brass Table
H 17.75 in W 32 in D 20 in
Rectangular Coffee Table in Brass Attributed to Arturo Pani
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a beautiful coffee table in original vintage condition. Original vintage
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Ibex Rams Head Brass Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-catching ibex rams head design base with a unique patina finish supporting a rectangular glass top with a
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Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Ibex Rams Head Brass Coffee Table
Ibex Rams Head Brass Coffee Table
H 18 in W 50 in D 24 in
Lucite and Brass Arch Coffee Table, 1970s
By belgochrom, Charles Hollis Jones
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
'Arch' coffee table with a rectangular glass top in the by Charles Hollis Jonis and made by
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Lucite and Brass Arch Coffee Table, 1970s
Lucite and Brass Arch Coffee Table, 1970s
H 15.75 in W 47.25 in D 31.5 in
Unique Armand Jonckers Coffee Table in Brass and Malachite Inlay
By Armand Jonckers
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Armand Jonckers, coffee table, malachite, brass, resin, Belgium, 1984 Gorgeous coffee table by
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

'Cammei' Coffee Table by Piero Fornasetti, c. 1960s Italy, Signed
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Base has age appropriate patina. The brass feet can be polished to a shine upon request.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Small Mid-Century Coffee Table in Glass and Metal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sofa table, in steel and glass, Europe, 1960s.  Small rectangular cocktail table with metal base
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Italian Coffee Table with Marble Top After Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
white tones. The top rest on a single metal base with brass-gold finish in the original patina. Unmarked
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Onyx, Alabaster, Marble, Brass, Bronze

1960s Italian Brutalist Fusion/Brass Rectangular Coffee Table on Steel Base
Located in Firenze, IT
Artistic one of a kind coffee table, brass fusion top, rusted steel base in perfect condition and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

1950s French Blue Ceramics Tiles Coffee Table, Steel and Brass Base
Located in Firenze, IT
Long rectangular coffee table, contemporary black steel and brass details base and 1950s French
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Mastercraft Brass Coffee Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Chicago, IL
America throughout the mid-20th century. Found in France, our Vintage Brass Coffee Table pairs a
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Mastercraft Brass Coffee Table
Mastercraft Brass Coffee Table
H 15 in W 39.5 in D 23.5 in
Brass Mastercraft Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
rectangular glass top with an angular brass base. While the glass is in good condition, the base does feature
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Brass Mastercraft Coffee Table
Brass Mastercraft Coffee Table
H 15 in W 47.25 in D 31.5 in
Ram Heads Coffee Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
create the base + Brass has been left unpolished + Mellow patina...some areas darker than
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Ram Heads Coffee Table
Ram Heads Coffee Table
H 18 in W 54 in D 26 in
Maison Jansen Brass Two Tier Sliding Top Display Coffee Table, Mirrored Shelf
By Maison Jansen
Located in London, GB
Maison Jansen brass two tier sliding top display coffee table, with mirrored enclosed shelf, 1970`s
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Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Military Campaign Chest of Drawers Victorian Teak, circa 1870 Number 29
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
) featuring original flush mounted brass handles and original circular brass escutcheons. The rectangular
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Antique 1870s British Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass, Iron

Military Campaign Chest of Drawers Victorian Teak 'circa 1870' Number 29
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
) featuring original flush mounted brass handles and original circular brass escutcheons. The rectangular
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Antique 1870s British Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antler and Brass Coffee Table Attributed to Anthony Redmile, circa 1970s
By J. Antony Redmile
Located in Pau, FR
Stunning rectangular coffee table mounted on an antler base with brass frame, glass top and brass
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Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

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Patina Brass Rectangular Table Coffee Base For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the patina brass rectangular table coffee base you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and glass, every patina brass rectangular table coffee base was constructed with great care. There are 12 variations of the antique or vintage patina brass rectangular table coffee base you’re looking for, while we also have 7 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the patina brass rectangular table coffee base you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A patina brass rectangular table coffee base is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, Hollywood Regency and modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made patina brass rectangular table coffee base has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer, Christian Krekels and Pieter Compernol, Stephanie Grusenmeyer & Jerôme Barrier are consistently popular.

How Much is a Patina Brass Rectangular Table Coffee Base?

Prices for a patina brass rectangular table coffee base can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,050 and can go as high as $31,552, while the average can fetch as much as $6,528.

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.