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What is the difference between a console and a sofa table?
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The main difference between a console and a sofa table is that a console can be placed anywhere in the home (against a wall in a hallway or under a television in the living room) and a sofa table is limited to being behind a sofa.
1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
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1970s Table by Piero Fornasetti Depicting "Sun King" 'Louis XIV', Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Table by Piero Fornasetti Depicting "Sun King" 'Louis XIV', Made in Italy
This striking side table by the iconic Italian designer Piero Fornasetti dates to the 1970s and featur...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
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Roger Capron, "Shogun" coffee table, signed, 1960 , France
By Roger Capron
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Roger Capron "Shogun" Coffee Table, 1960s French Design, Ceramic & Wood, Japandi Style
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Ceramic, Wood
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Extension Table
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elegant Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Extension Table from the 1960's. Simple lines with tapered legs and 2 extensions which greatly elongates the size. Inlaid border around top sur...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Etched Murano Glass Mirrored Tray by Ercole Barovier, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Murano Glass & Etched Mirror Tray attributed to Ercole Barovier (1985)
An elegant Italian serving or vanity tray, attributed to renowned Murano glassmaker Ercole Barovier. The piece...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Serving Pieces
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Mirror, Murano Glass
94 inch unique 10 seater Rosewood Oval Dining Table by Aaron Saxton
Located in South Charleston, WV
Monumental 10 seater Dining Table 53.5" x 94.5" x 30.25" tall. A singular ellipse table produced and is the second of only three that can be produced. Bold, dramatic and imposing. ...
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2010s American Modern Dining Room Tables
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Rosewood
Cosmo Side Table in Cream Shagreen, Stone and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu, Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Cosmo side table by Kifu Paris is a whimsical and sculptural piece, inlaid in reversible cream shagreen/ black shagreen, Baguio stone, black pen shell and bronze-patina brass. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco End Tables
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Stone, Brass
