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What are low tables called?
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Low tables are usually called coffee tables. The name comes from the table height being designed to make it easy to place something, such as a cup of coffee, on the tabletop while seated on a sofa. Alternatively, people may refer to these low tables as cocktail tables. Explore a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
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Brass and Glass Swivel Coffee Table 1970s In Style of Milo Baughman
Located in Toronto, ON
Articulating swivel three tier brass and glass cocktail side table in the style of Milo Baughman. This gorgeous brass table has three tiers, the middle tier swivels 360 degrees and c...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
$840 Sale Price
20% Off
Philip and Kelvin Laverne Round Chan Coffee Table in Bronze Relief 1960's
Located in Troy, MI
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne model 142 "Chan" cocktail table
Philip Laverne Galleries
Historical Civilization Series circa 1960's
Round pictorial surface in the "Chan" motif, executed...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Pewter
Grande table basse rectangulaire de François Monnet style Space Age vintage
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Grande table basse vintage des années 70, attribuée au designer français François Monnet, style Space Age, piétement design en acier brossé plié et courbé, grand plateau rectangulair...
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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Table basse italienne carrée vintage Kyoto par Gianfranco Frattini pour Knoll
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table basse carrée vintage des années 70, modèle Kyoto du designer italien Gianfranco Frattini pour Knoll, très beau design du piétement à croisillons en bois de frêne et pieds cylin...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table with Mosaic Top by Berthold Muller, 1950s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Mid-Century Modern coffee table.
Design by Berthold Muller.
Striking German design from the 1950s.
Solid teak base with original multi-colored ceramic mosaic top...
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Teak
"Alveo" Rectangular Burl and Brass Coffee Table by Willy Rizzo, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent “Alveo” rectangular coffee table in burl wood and brass, designed by Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot in Italy during the 1970s.
Fully original and in fantastic condition, th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass


