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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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Greta M. Grossman Bench / Coffee Table w/ Drawers for Glenn of CA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood, Walnut
Drexel “Declaration” Walnut Coffee Table by Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Walnut Wood, Brass Hardware
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Brass
English Faux Bamboo Low Table with Recent Paint & Decoupage
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
English, late 19th century faux bamboo coffee or end table that has been recently updated with new paint of ebonized effect and pasted decoupage of seashells. The density of shell il...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood, Paint, Paper
Sergio and Giorgio Saporiti 'Sapo' Coffee Table in Concrete and Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sergio and Giorgio Saporiti for Saporiti, coffee table 'Sapo', glass, concrete, chromed steel, aluminum, Italy, 1972
Modern, sculptural coffee table designed by Sergio and Giorgio S...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Concrete, Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
1970s Dutch Pine Waterfall Coffee Table or Bench, Ate van Apeldoorn Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large pine coffee table or bench in the waterfall form, designed in the style influenced by Ate van Apeldoorn's work and characteristic of Dutch minimalist furniture making in the 19...
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Pine
Roger Capron ‘Sou-Chong’ Coffee Table in Ceramic and Wood
By Roger Capron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Roger Capron, ‘Sou-Chong’ coffee table, ceramic, stained beech, France, 1971
Lovely French coffee table with wonderful composed ceramic tiles by French designer Roger Capron. Both t...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Ceramic, Beech
