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What is the difference between a coffee table and a cocktail table?

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What is the difference between a coffee table and a cocktail table?
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...
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum, Steel

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...
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze, Steel

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...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

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Carnelian

Sphere by Ado Chale
By Ado Chale
Located in Uccle, BE
“Sphere”, bronze sculpture by Ado Chale. The bronze sphere features subtle undulations that add to its character and appeal. The smooth surface of the bronze catches the light, high...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Turquoise mosaic and lacquer table by Ado Châle
By Ado Chale
Located in Ramillies, BE
A turquoise mosaic coffee table designed and produced by Ado Chale, Brussels, Belgium, 1980s. Wooden feets.
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Mid-Century Modern Lamp in Petrifies Wood by Ado Chale
By Ado Chale
Located in London, GB
This fine quality brass table lamp with one light, which directs a beam onto a large slab of petrified wood. Signed to base. There were only around five of these examples ever made ...
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Petrified Wood

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