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What is the difference between a coffee table and a cocktail table?
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While both pieces are relatively new to the furniture world, the main difference between them are their shapes. A cocktail table is generally square or rectangular in shape, while a coffee table tends to be oval or circular in shape. You can shop a collection of furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Ado Chale 'Goutte d’Eau' Coffee Table in Aluminium
By Ado Chale
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ado Chale, Goutte d’Eau coffee table, cast aluminum, lacquered steel, Belgium, 1978
The Goutte D’Eau coffee table is exemplary for Ado Chale’s exceptional talent in creating interio...
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Ado Chale Black Resin Coffee Table Inlayed with Malachite
By Ado Chale
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ado Chale, coffee table, resin, malachite, lacquered steel, Belgium, circa 1975
This coffee table, in black resin and inlayed malachite, is a beautiful work by the Belgian autodidac...
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Malachite, Steel
Ado Chale, "Goutte D’eau" Coffee Table, Aluminum, Black Metal, Belgium, 1970s
By Ado Chale
Located in High Point, NC
A "Goutte D’eau", aluminum and black metal coffee table designed and produced by Ado Chale, Brussels, Belgium, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Dining or center table by Ado Chale
By Ado Chale
Located in Uccle, BE
Dining or center table by Ado Chale.
Large dining table or center table with a resin top inlaid with Carnelian agate stones.
Equipped with a double tripod foot with wide spacer. (Six...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Carnelian
Ado Chale Early "Goutte d'Eau" Coffee Table in Bronze Signed, Belgium 1970s
By Ado Chale
Located in New York, NY
Ado Chale early rare "Goutte d'eau" oval coffee table with cast bronze table top on two sets of tripod black lacquered metal bases. This exquisite sculptural coffee table was made by...
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Ado Chale Rare Fossilized Wood Top Table 1960s
By Ado Chale
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary coffee table incorporating a polished fossilized wood top with jewel tones on a black metal base by Ado Chale, Belgium 1960's. There are...
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
