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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.
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Rare Ado Chale Round Coffee Table with Mosaic Top in Malachite
By Ado Chale
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ado Chale coffee table, malachite, resin, black lacquered steel, Belgium, 1980
This monumental table by Ado Chale is a powerful testament to the artist’s ability to transform rare a...
Category
Vintage 1980s Belgian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Malachite, Steel
Ado Chale Low Coffee Table with Aluminum Top and Steel Legs, Belgium
By Ado Chale
Located in Astoria, NY
Ado Chale (Belgian, b. 1928) Low Coffee Table, cast aluminum circular top above black patinated steel legs, signed to the side.
12.5" H x 38" Diameter.
Provenance: From a SoHo, New...
Category
20th Century Belgian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Ado Chale Coffee table 'Relief of Polished Agates'
By Ado Chale
Located in New York, NY
Ado Chale (1928-2025)
Coffee table - 'Relief of Polished Agates' model
Cast bronze and lacquered steel
Engraved 'Chale' on the edge of the tabletop
Model created circa 1980
H 32 × W ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
$85,000 / item
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
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
