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What is a tray top coffee table?
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Tray top coffee tables are coffee tables with long, flat rectangular surfaces that are supported by an x-frame base. Low tables that were initially used as tea or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. After coffee drinking and “coffee breaks” became popular, it didn’t take long for coffee and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary tray top coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
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Brass Tray Top Coffee Table
Located in Pomona, CA
Brass tray top coffee table sitting on a faux-bamboo base. Brass handles on each side.
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Vintage 1960s North American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Brass
Modern Tray Top Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Painted modern tray top coffee table with serpentine sides, sabre legs, and a concave form base
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood
English Regency Style Brown Lacquered Tray Top Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
English Regency style (19/20th Century) brown lacquered tray top coffee table with decorative
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Antique Late 19th Century British Regency Tray Tables
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Faux Bamboo
Modern Geometric Tray-Top Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern geometric tray-top coffee table with an embossed leather tray top on an unusual brushed
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Metal
Contemporary Mahogany Removable Tray Top Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary mahogany tray top coffee table with 3" decorative gallery with two cut out handles and
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20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Mahogany, Wood
Karl Springer Midcentury American Modern Tray Top Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century American Modern tray top coffee table (KARL SPRINGER).
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