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Why is it called a coffee table?
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Coffee tables were originally used in living spaces during social gatherings to support a tray containing multiple mugs, a coffee pot, creamers and sugar bowls. Low to the ground and centrally located in the space, coffee tables reduced the host or hostess’s need to constantly stand and serve her guests.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
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Italian Sculptural Coffee Table 24kt Gold Plated Aluminium, Crystal Glass Top
Located in Ancona, Marche
The Vertigo Gold sculptural coffee table is composed of 24 aluminum elements, each meticulously mirror-polished and individually plated in 24kt gold. A true jewel, the piece captivat...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal, Aluminum, Gold Plate
Expertly Restored - Gio Ponti Sculpted Walnut & Travertine Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials:
Walnut Wood, Original Travertine Stone
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Italian Graphic Coffee Table in Ash
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Coffee table, ash, glass, Italy, 1970s
This ash coffee table from Italy consists of a wooden grid, build up out of ash laths. Four solid round legs end up in four round ends. On top...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Ash
Vintage French Herbier Coffee Table by Roger Capron (circa 1970s)
By Roger Capron
Located in London, GB
This piece is a fine example of Capron's celebrated 'Herbier' tile series (circa 1970s), in which real plant sprigs and grasses gathered from the garrigue scrubland surrounding Valla...
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Vintage 1970s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron Rare 'Alouette' Coffee Table in Ceramic Tiles and Wood
By Roger Capron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Roger Capron 'Alouette' coffee table, ceramic beige tiles, beech, France, 1960s
A striking and rare coffee table by Roger Capron, model 'Alouette', crafted in France. The design co...
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Beech
Pierre Chapo Inspired Brutalist Solid Oak Tripod Coffee Table
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid oak coffee table in the Brutalist tradition, inspired by the work of Pierre Chapo. The thick circular top is cut from solid oak with pronounced grain across the surface; three ...
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
