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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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Boogie Nights Handmade Ceramic, Bronze Steel & Verdigris Copper Side Table
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The teal green ceramic tiled and verdigris copper Boogie Nights side table is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa. This side ta...
Category
2010s South African Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel, Copper
Modern Armona Coffee Tables, Shadow Onyx, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Armona Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Granite, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Cast Brass, Shou Sugi Ban & Burnished Steel Primal Coffee Table by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The primal coffee table is part of the Primal collection designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa.
This high end, contemporary and...
Category
2010s South African Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
French Pierre Chapo Coffee Table
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Hudson, NY
French model T08 A coffee table designed by Pierre Chapo. Starkly designed in elm wood, legs secured with mortise and tenon joints that decorate the top side of the table.
Category
Late 20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Mid Century Rosewood Coffee Table
Located in BAARLO, LI
A vintage 1960s coffee table made of luxurious rosewood. It has a beautiful organic finish in the base. The table is in good vintage condition, with slight signs of use and a nice pa...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Japanese 'Shou Sugi Ban' Low Cedar Coffee Table, 19th Century
Located in Coronado, CA
An extraordinary 19th century antique Japanese low table constructed from an incredible and substantial, old growth cedar plank, with 4 out swept legs. This piece was made in Japan, ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cedar
