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Surprise Drinks Table

"Can Pau" Adjustable in Height Trestle Table by Jaume Tresserra for Dessie'
By Dessie Studio, Jaime Tresserra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Can Pau" is an adjustable in height table, designed by Jaume Tresserra and manufactured by Dessie
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Crystal, Steel, Nickel

Nederland Faience Miniature Milk Jug to the Cat Delft, Late 19th Century
By Delft
Located in Labrit, Landes
by a cat who wishes to drink the milk contained in the jar. The animal is reproduced in a very
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Romantic Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Ico Parisi Mid-Century Mahogany Bar Cart with Trays and Bottle Holder, MB 1960s
By Ico Parisi, MB Italy
Located in Roma, IT
Italia in the 1960s. This item surprises for the mix of materials: Formica, Khaya Anthotheca Mahogany
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Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Metal, Brass, Aluminum

Stuart Devlin Vintage Sterling Silver Pair of Champagne Flutes 1973
By Stuart Devlin
Located in Braintree, GB
world. A stunning and refined addition to your table setting, they're perfect for a romantic night
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Vintage 1970s British Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

El Pulpo Mechanico, 21st Century, Landscape Photography, Contemporary
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
making, all the while encouraging others we met along the way to do the same.
 I was surprised and
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

El Pulpo Mechanico, 21st Century, Landscape Photography, Contemporary
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
the way to do the same.
 I was surprised and delighted to land on the playa (the name burners give to
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

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JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Mathieu Matégot, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Black Brass
By Gio Ponti, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti F.A. 33 medium mirror in black brass. The F.A. 33 Mirror was originally designed by Gio Ponti in 1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, glass, and mirror ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Black Brass
Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Black Brass
H 31.49 in W 21.25 in D 0.98 in
Joe Pendant Lamp 640 by Wende Reid - Classic, Tailored, Minimal, Handmade
By Wende Reid
Located in Paddington, NSW
This Classic, tailored pendant lamp, inspired by menswear is reminiscent of 1940s style and the early simplicity of Art Deco. Also available as a flush mount, its clean geometric sha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers ...

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Copper, Brass

Sasco Semi-Flush Mount Brass Light Fixture, Custom Finishes
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
The Sasco is a versatile custom-made solid brass and glass globe light fixture, which can be mounted on the ceiling or wall. Shown here in our factory brass, an uneven unfinished br...
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2010s American Flush Mount

Materials

Brass

'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Textile

Brass Bar Cart with Aged Mirror and Leather
By Loyzaga
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
The Vendôme Bar Cart is perfect to style any room. It is made by our craftsmen in brass, with age mirror and leather making it a unique statement piece.
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2010s Mexican Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Style Black Marble Quartz Top and Oval Brass Bar Cabinet or Counter
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Oval black bevelled quartz marble stone tray, curved and rounded lines bar or counter table sparkling and sophisticated with black lacquered wooden and brass finishes, opening shelve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Marble

Paavo Tynell 9602 Wicker Wrapped Brass Stem Floor Lamp with Rattan Lamp Shade
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Paris, FR
The 9602 floor lamp, also known as “Chinese Hat” was designed by Paavo Tynell in 1935 for the Hotel Aulanko. Characterized by its elegant and airy lampshade and rattan-covered stem, ...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition. Assembled with crystal/gold and red elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame with a natural finish.
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2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass

Rosso Wall Mirror
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Textile, Wood

"Pietra" Organic Armchair with Leather Arms Upholstered in Bouclé Fabric
By Studio Marta Manente
Located in Centro, RS
Pietra from Italian: Stone The designer Marta Manente is of Italian descent, her great-grandparents migrated from Italy over 100 years ago and lived in the region of Bento Gonçalves ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bouclé

Mid-Victorian Moorish Wrought & Cast Iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a masterpiece in High Victorian ironwork design. This Pergola was built around the same time a...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

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Wrought Iron

Original Vintage Rio Mid-Century Modern Chaise by Oscar Niemeyer, 1978
By Anna Maria Niemeyer, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in New York, NY
Oscar Niemeyer was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. That’s "Rio" Chaise Lounge created in 1978 by Oscar Niem...
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

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Leather, Cane, Wood

Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Blown Glass

Mathieu Matégot Trolley
By Mathieu Matégot, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Mathieu Matégot trolley. Originally designed by Mathieu Matégot in 1953 and newly produced by GUBI in an authorized re-edition, the spacious Matégot Trolley is fabricated using ingen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Steel

Mathieu Matégot Trolley
Mathieu Matégot Trolley
H 28.34 in W 27.75 in D 22.63 in
Contemporary Minimal Round Coffee Center Table in Travertine Stone Natural Pores
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Center Table is an outstanding modern design piece. A key coffee table for a contemporary living room project seems to come directly from space. Made in travertine stone is p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

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Late 19th Century Mahogany Inlaid Pop Up Surprise Bar / Drinks Table
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century mahogany 'surprise bar'. As you open the top, a tray pops up consisting of, six
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Antique 19th Century English Dry Bars

Materials

Cut Glass, Mahogany

Antique Victorian Drinks Cabinet Surprise Bar Dry Bar & Glassware 19th C
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique late Victorian mahogany and marquetry surprise drinks cabinet with lift off
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Antique Edwardian Marquetry Surprise Bar, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
A beautiful antique Edwardian ebonized and marquetry surprise bar. Opening the top raises the
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Antique Early 1900s British Side Tables

Antique French Cherry Fireside Seat, Two Hinged Arm-Tables
Located in Port Chester, NY
Lovely bench with some surprises. Note the small hinged lift-up tables at each arm, for resting a
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Farm Tables

Materials

Cherry

John Keal for Brown-Saltman Mahogany Lamp Table, 1950s
By John Keal, Brown Saltman
Located in Chattanooga, TN
a century of age. The side table hold's a novel surprise. Pull the drawer front to reveal a tray
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XV Style Antique Dressing Table Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Belle Epoqué period, it presents as a chest of drawers with the little surprise of a lifting top. This
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Oak Court Cupboard Carved Oak Sideboard, Scotland, 1910 REDUCED!!!
Located in Vancouver, BC
table and a “cup-board.” Nearly a century later, in 1648, Randle Holme explains the use of such
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Vintage 1910s Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)
By Oswald Birley
Located in London, GB
table – an indication that Mellon was an art collector as well as a giant of finance. Birley and Rhoda
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Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Art Deco Figured walnut patent pop up cocktail/drinks table
Located in Barnstaple, GB
table with the added element of surprise, a wonderful piece from the time when glamour was everything
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Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

German Wine Table with Hand-Carved Saying or Psalm & Griffin Sculpture Legs
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare, meaningful, practical, handcrafted and highly decorative antique table. This one of a kind
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Antique Late 19th Century European Tables

Materials

Wood

Ingenious & Rare 19th Century Mahogany Mechanical Architect's Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
architect's desk. The top of the table can be elevated in several adjustable heights from the back with brass
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Antique 19th Century English Console Tables

Materials

Brass

MCM Arthur Umanoff for Cavalier Dimension Group Rolling Server Bar Cart Walnut
By Cavalier, Arthur Umanoff
Located in Topeka, KS
. And then let us talk about the surprise and usability of the awesome white laminate top. This gorgeous
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

Unique Set of 11 Hand Carved Mahogany Arts & Crafts Coasters with Glass Inserts
Located in Lisse, NL
coasters are of museum quality and condition. Placed on a bar, table or drinks trolley they will never fail
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Tableware

Materials

Brass

El Pulpo Mechanico, 21st Century, Landscape Photography, Contemporary
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
making, all the while encouraging others we met along the way to do the same.
 I was surprised and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

El Pulpo Mechanico, 21st Century, Landscape Photography, Contemporary
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
making, all the while encouraging others we met along the way to do the same.
 I was surprised and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

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Surprise Drinks Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic surprise drinks table available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of stone, marble and metal, every surprise drinks table was constructed with great care. Find 15 options for an antique or vintage surprise drinks table now, or shop our selection of 96 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer surprise drinks table, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A surprise drinks table, designed in the mid-century modern, Art Deco or Arts and Crafts style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made surprise drinks table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Arthur Umanoff, Brown Saltman and Cavalier are consistently popular.

How Much is a Surprise Drinks Table?

The average selling price for a surprise drinks table at 1stDibs is $973, while they’re typically $200 on the low end and $46,726 for the highest priced.
Questions About Surprise Drinks Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A drink table is a small side table that’s main purpose is to provide a surface to place your drink. Drink tables are characterized by a small tabletop supported by a post and a thick base, and could come in a variety of styles from classic-chic to modern and sleek. Shop a collection of drink tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.