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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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Circular high pedestal table by Ado Chale, Belgium
By Ado Chale
Located in Uccle, BE
High circular pedestal table, in black resin inlaid with bone marquetry arranged in 4 circles of abstract design.
The top resting on a large tripod foot with round sections, the rou...
Category
20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Resin
Ado Chale "Goutte d'Eau" Bronze Coffee Table Signed, Belgium, 1970s, Certificate
By Ado Chale
Located in New York, NY
Early and rare “Goutte d’Eau” oval coffee table by Belgian artisan and designer Ado Chale, created in the late 1970s. This sculptural piece features a finely cast bronze tabletop res...
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Steel
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 ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Petrified Wood
$8,724 Sale Price
47% Off
Ado Chale, Black Resin, Agate, Coffee Table, Belgium, 1990s
By Ado Chale
Located in Stamford, CT
Ado Chale, Belgian Mid-Century Modern, Black Resin, Agate, Coffee Table, Belgium, 1990s
A rare coffee table designed and produced by Ado Chale in Belgium in the later half of the 20...
Category
20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Agate
Black Lacquered Resin Table by Ado Chale, Belgium
By Ado Chale
Located in Brussels, BE
Black Lacquered Resin Table by Ado Chale, Belgium
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Resin
Coffee Table with Fossil Wood Inlay, Resin Top, Patinated Steel Base France 1970
By Ado Chale
Located in Milano, IT
Ado Chale (France, circa 1970)
Coffee Table with Fossil Wood
Resin top, fossil wood inlay, patinated steel base, and ruby details 99.5 × 35.5 cm (H)
A remarkable coffee table by Ado ...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
