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1950s French Coffee Table in a manner of Mathieu Mategot
1950s French Coffee Table in a manner of Mathieu Mategot

1950s French Coffee Table in a manner of Mathieu Mategot

By Mathieu Matégot

Located in London, GB

French coffee table from the 1950s with a magazine rack.

Category

Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

1950s French Coffee Table with Glazed Ceramic Top and Metal Frame
1950s French Coffee Table with Glazed Ceramic Top and Metal Frame

1950s French Coffee Table with Glazed Ceramic Top and Metal Frame

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

This elegant French coffee table from the 1950s–1960s perfectly illustrates the fusion of decorative art and modernist design that characterized this period.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

French Iron Coffee Table with Ochre Marble Top, 1950s
French Iron Coffee Table with Ochre Marble Top, 1950s

French Iron Coffee Table with Ochre Marble Top, 1950s

Located in Chicago, IL

This 1950s French coffee table features an ornate wrought iron base accented with elegant, curvilinear detailing.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Neoclassical Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Iron

Rustic Coffee Table, France 1950's
Rustic Coffee Table, France 1950's

Rustic Coffee Table, France 1950's

Located in New York, NY

Hand-carved rustic coffee table with live edge on splayed legs.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

1950’s French Bamboo Coffee Table
1950’s French Bamboo Coffee Table

1950’s French Bamboo Coffee Table

Located in London, Lambeth

Round coffee table in bamboo with curved legs and a wooden top brass boarder 1950’s French.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo

French Pinguin Coffee Table 1950s
French Pinguin Coffee Table 1950s

French Pinguin Coffee Table 1950s

By Art de France

Located in Čelinac, BA

French Pinguin Coffee Table 1950s

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

French 1950's Wrought Iron Coffee Table
French 1950's Wrought Iron Coffee Table

French 1950's Wrought Iron Coffee Table

Located in Long Island City, NY

French 1950's Wrought Iron Coffee Table

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Oval Oak Coffee Table, France 1950's
Oval Oak Coffee Table, France 1950's

Oval Oak Coffee Table, France 1950's

By Rene Gabriel

Located in New York, NY

Elegantly designed coffee or end table with an overhanging top and an H-shaped base. Actual top 21".

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

Ebonized Trestle Coffee Table, France 1950's
Ebonized Trestle Coffee Table, France 1950's

Ebonized Trestle Coffee Table, France 1950's

Located in New York, NY

Large coffee table in ebonite beech wood with a stylized trestle base

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Beech

Slate & Iron Coffee Table, France 1950's
Slate & Iron Coffee Table, France 1950's

Slate & Iron Coffee Table, France 1950's

By Atelier Marolles

Located in New York, NY

Wrought iron coffee table int the style of Ateliers Marolles with solid steel legs and nail head details on the edge with slate inserts.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

1950's French industrial coffee table
1950's French industrial coffee table

1950's French industrial coffee table

Located in BE

This elegant round coffee table from 1950s France stands out with its striking sculptural base and refined proportions.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

A Regionalist Coffee Table France 1950's
A Regionalist Coffee Table France 1950's

A Regionalist Coffee Table France 1950's

By Charles Dudouyt

Located in HYÈRES, FR

A Regionalist Coffee Table France 1950's. Made of turned and stained beech wood.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

1950's Coffee Table
1950's Coffee Table

1950's Coffee Table

Located in London, GB

Beautiful 1950's Coffee Table

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

1950's French set of coffee tables
1950's French set of coffee tables

1950's French set of coffee tables

By Jean Prouvé

Located in Milano, IT

Two sets of coffee tables each composed of three modules in stained wood with arched legs and slatted tops. Manufactured by Triconfort, France, ca. 1955.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Jacques Adnet Black Leather Coffee Table, France 1950's
Jacques Adnet Black Leather Coffee Table, France 1950's

Jacques Adnet Black Leather Coffee Table, France 1950's

By Jacques Adnet

Located in New York, NY

Large coffee tables in stitched leather and brass, the top is covered in leather and the second level in a laminate. 32x55x23. Top Height is 21"

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Jacques Adnet Black Leather Coffee Table, France 1950's
Jacques Adnet Black Leather Coffee Table, France 1950's

Jacques Adnet Black Leather Coffee Table, France 1950's

By Jacques Adnet

Located in New York, NY

A classic Jacques Adnet cocktail table in stitched leather, brass & glass. The base rests on brass spheres. En suite with a pair of end tables in another listing.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Enameled "Shooting Star" Coffee Table, France 1950's
Enameled "Shooting Star" Coffee Table, France 1950's

Enameled "Shooting Star" Coffee Table, France 1950's

Located in New York, NY

Whimsical coffee table in steel with lava tiles enameled with multi-colored shooting stars.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lava

Pair of Solid Oak Coffee Tables, France 1950's
Pair of Solid Oak Coffee Tables, France 1950's

Pair of Solid Oak Coffee Tables, France 1950's

Located in New York, NY

Matched pair of oak coffee tables, solid tops on large baluster feet linked by a circular oak band, a very unusual design. Sold as a pair or a single.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

Jacques Adnet Brown Leather Coffee Table, France 1950's
Jacques Adnet Brown Leather Coffee Table, France 1950's

Jacques Adnet Brown Leather Coffee Table, France 1950's

By Jacques Adnet

Located in New York, NY

Blackened wrought iron and original stitched leather coffee table with a smoked glass insert.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Designer, Coffee Table, Oak, France, 1950s
French Designer, Coffee Table, Oak, France, 1950s

French Designer, Coffee Table, Oak, France, 1950s

Located in High Point, NC

An oak coffee table or side table designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

Jacques Avoinet End Table, France 1950's
Jacques Avoinet End Table, France 1950's

Jacques Avoinet End Table, France 1950's

By Jacques Avoinet

Located in New York, NY

Jacques Avoinet blended church window techniques and concrete to create radical table and decorative panels. This steel table has a circular glass mosaic panel that is lit from below...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Concrete, Steel

Walnut Trilobed Cocktail Table, France 1950's
Walnut Trilobed Cocktail Table, France 1950's

Walnut Trilobed Cocktail Table, France 1950's

Located in New York, NY

Tongue and groove three sided coffee table with a smoked glass top

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Cerused Oak Coffee Table, France, 1950s
Cerused Oak Coffee Table, France, 1950s

Cerused Oak Coffee Table, France, 1950s

Located in New York, NY

Cerused oak coffee table with contrasting trim, France, 1950s.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

French Designer, Coffee Table, Iron, Wood, France, 1950s
French Designer, Coffee Table, Iron, Wood, France, 1950s

French Designer, Coffee Table, Iron, Wood, France, 1950s

Located in High Point, NC

An oak and black-lacquered iron coffee table or side table likely designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Two Tiered Brass coffee Table by Jansen, France 1950's
Two Tiered Brass coffee Table by Jansen, France 1950's

Two Tiered Brass coffee Table by Jansen, France 1950's

By Maison Jansen

Located in New York, NY

Elegant coffee table with recessed lower level and raised top, each level has a thick striped marble top.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Jean Blazy Etched Copper & Elm Coffee Table, France 1950's
Jean Blazy Etched Copper & Elm Coffee Table, France 1950's

Jean Blazy Etched Copper & Elm Coffee Table, France 1950's

By J. Blazy

Located in New York, NY

Large elm table with acid-etched copper top.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Copper

French Designer, Coffee Table, Ceramic, Iron, France, 1950s
French Designer, Coffee Table, Ceramic, Iron, France, 1950s

French Designer, Coffee Table, Ceramic, Iron, France, 1950s

Located in High Point, NC

A brown orange ceramic tile and painted iron coffee table designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Ramsay Travertine and Wrought Iron Coffee Table, France 1950's
Ramsay Travertine and Wrought Iron Coffee Table, France 1950's

Ramsay Travertine and Wrought Iron Coffee Table, France 1950's

By Maison Jansen

Located in New York, NY

A Wrought Iron and Travertine table with a double layered top, the legs made of bent flat iron joined in the middle by a stretcher connected to a sphere. Original patina and gilt fin...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine, Wrought Iron

French Carved Wood Tripod Coffee Table, 1950s
French Carved Wood Tripod Coffee Table, 1950s

French Carved Wood Tripod Coffee Table, 1950s

Located in Chicago, IL

A mid-century French carved wood coffee table, crafted circa 1950s.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of French 1950's Hand Forged Iron Low Coffee Tables / Lamp Tables
Pair of French 1950's Hand Forged Iron Low Coffee Tables / Lamp Tables

Pair of French 1950's Hand Forged Iron Low Coffee Tables / Lamp Tables

Located in Southampton, GB

A Pair of French 1950's Hand Forged Iron Low Tables. Decorative scrolled " ribbon " detailing; beaten by hand, with an original patina and crimped edges.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Wabi sabi French oak coffee table, 1950s
Wabi sabi French oak coffee table, 1950s

Wabi sabi French oak coffee table, 1950s

Located in Antwerp, BE

Handmade in France during the 1950s, this solid oak coffee table is defined by its powerful, architectural presence.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

Daisy Shaped Oak Slats Round Coffee Table - France 1950's
Daisy Shaped Oak Slats Round Coffee Table - France 1950's

Daisy Shaped Oak Slats Round Coffee Table - France 1950's

By Marcel Gascoin

Located in New York, NY

French Reconstruction era daisy shaped patinated oak coffee table featuring concentric slats. In fair vintage condition. In the style of Marcel Gascoin. Minor structural damages and ...

Category

Vintage 1950s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

Light Wood Neoclassical Coffee Table, France, 1950s
Light Wood Neoclassical Coffee Table, France, 1950s

Light Wood Neoclassical Coffee Table, France, 1950s

Located in New York, NY

France, 1950s Striking neoclassical table in blond ash, The circular top beautifully set in wood frame Patinated bronze mounts and sabots. Dimensions: 27.5 diameter x 18 H.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Designer, Coffee Table, Oak, Metal, Ceramic, France, 1950s
French Designer, Coffee Table, Oak, Metal, Ceramic, France, 1950s

French Designer, Coffee Table, Oak, Metal, Ceramic, France, 1950s

Located in High Point, NC

A metal and solid oak coffee or cocktail table with ceramic inlays, designed and produced in France, 1950s.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Teak Coffee / Side Table by Finn Juhl for France & Daverkosen, Denmark, 1950s
Teak Coffee / Side Table by Finn Juhl for France & Daverkosen, Denmark, 1950s

Teak Coffee / Side Table by Finn Juhl for France & Daverkosen, Denmark, 1950s

By France & Daverkosen, Finn Juhl

Located in Nørre Aaby, DK

Elegant teak coffee / side table designed by Finn Juhl and produced by France & Daverkosen in Denmark during the 1950s, stamped by the maker.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

1950’s White French Bistro Café Table
1950’s White French Bistro Café Table

1950’s White French Bistro Café Table

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1950’s White French Bistro Café Table. Classic French gueridon table with three solid bars, hand shaped legs forged into a single column as it straightens towards the base. The rods...

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

French Oak + Hammered Iron Rectangular Coffee Table, 1950s
French Oak + Hammered Iron Rectangular Coffee Table, 1950s

French Oak + Hammered Iron Rectangular Coffee Table, 1950s

Located in Chicago, IL

A 1950s coffee table hand-crafted in the manner of Anne and Vincent Corbière.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

A 1950s French Map Coffee Table
A 1950s French Map Coffee Table

A 1950s French Map Coffee Table

Located in New York, NY

A French coffee table with vintage maps under a glass surface with an oversized functional compass suspended in the middle. Supported by a round brass frame with four legs joined by ...

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

1950's French Mullca Cafe Dining Tables
1950's French Mullca Cafe Dining Tables

1950's French Mullca Cafe Dining Tables

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1950’s French Mullca Café Dining Tables. One of our most favourite makers, in 1947 Robert Muller and Gaston Cavaillon created the company that went on to develop arguably the most f...

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Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Large Iron & Stone Coffee Table - France, 1950s
Large Iron & Stone Coffee Table - France, 1950s

Large Iron & Stone Coffee Table - France, 1950s

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Unusually wide and long coffee table with an iron and cast-iron base, with traces of beige paint. Comblanchien (Bourgogne) stone top.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

1950’s Bamboo coffee table by Janine Abraham
1950’s Bamboo coffee table by Janine Abraham

1950’s Bamboo coffee table by Janine Abraham

By Janine Abraham / Dirk Jan Rol

Located in London, Lambeth

Janine Abraham (1929-2005) Lemon table, circa 1950. Rattan table of lemon shape, with magazine rack under the top. Handles worked in wicker. Very good condition. Nice honey colored p...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo

French 1950s Iron Coffee Tables 'Square & Rectangular'
French 1950s Iron Coffee Tables 'Square & Rectangular'

French 1950s Iron Coffee Tables 'Square & Rectangular'

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

These painted iron, two-tiered coffee tables were originally built for industrial use. They have a pleasant, chunky and bulbous design, and are quite heavy. There are several pieces ...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

1950s Mid-Century Modern French Brass Coffee Table
1950s Mid-Century Modern French Brass Coffee Table

1950s Mid-Century Modern French Brass Coffee Table

By Maison Jansen

Located in New York, NY

1950s modern solid brass French coffee table with antique mirror top.

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

French 1950s Green Painted Iron Coffee Table
French 1950s Green Painted Iron Coffee Table

French 1950s Green Painted Iron Coffee Table

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Unusual rectangular coffee table, the base made up of a series of six arches, giving the table a dynamic feel (an arch at each side, and two intersecting ones, making up a stretcher ...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Granite, Iron

Diminutive French 1950's Maison Jansen Style Gilt Metal And Glass Coffee Table
Diminutive French 1950's Maison Jansen Style Gilt Metal And Glass Coffee Table

Diminutive French 1950's Maison Jansen Style Gilt Metal And Glass Coffee Table

By Maison Jansen

Located in London, GB

A Diminutive French 1950's Gilt Metal And Glass Coffee Table In the manner of Maison Jansen.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

French 1950s Iron and Marble Coffee Table
French 1950s Iron and Marble Coffee Table

French 1950s Iron and Marble Coffee Table

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Elegant rectangular coffee table with a wrought iron base, with original red paint, and a Carrara marble top. Raised on cabriole legs, and elaborate curlicued base.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Wrought Iron

French Oak Side Table with Large Handles, 1950's
French Oak Side Table with Large Handles, 1950's

French Oak Side Table with Large Handles, 1950's

Located in Barcelona, ES

French side table with two large handles from 1950's. Solid oak wood and black laminated top.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood, Oak

Freeform Solid Oak Coffee Table, France, 1950s
Freeform Solid Oak Coffee Table, France, 1950s

Freeform Solid Oak Coffee Table, France, 1950s

Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR

This freeform-inspired coffee table was designed by us using an original tabletop dating from the 1950s.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

French Coffee Table  1950s Atributed Jean Prouve
French Coffee Table  1950s Atributed Jean Prouve

French Coffee Table 1950s Atributed Jean Prouve

By Jean Prouvé

Located in Čelinac, BA

Coffee Table France 1950s

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Iconic Audoux & Minet Rope Side / Coffee Table, France, 1950s
Iconic Audoux & Minet Rope Side / Coffee Table, France, 1950s

Iconic Audoux & Minet Rope Side / Coffee Table, France, 1950s

By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet

Located in Almelo, NL

This elegant and sculptural side or coffee table was designed by Audoux & Minet in France during the late 1940s–1950s.

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Rope, Beech

Coffee Table with Colourful Enameled Top, France, 1950s
Coffee Table with Colourful Enameled Top, France, 1950s

Coffee Table with Colourful Enameled Top, France, 1950s

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Funky little coffee table with a charming green enameled lava top with a splash of colourful red, white and yellow flowers. Supported by a tripod iron base with splayed legs.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

"Butterfly & Flower" Motif Coffee Table, France, circa 1950s
"Butterfly & Flower" Motif Coffee Table, France, circa 1950s

"Butterfly & Flower" Motif Coffee Table, France, circa 1950s

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Unusual and charming wrought-iron coffee table. The table top has a lovely buttelfy and flower decor in nice colours, and is covered with a thick glass top. Four available.

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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Oak coffee table, French craftsmanship from the 1950s
Oak coffee table, French craftsmanship from the 1950s

Oak coffee table, French craftsmanship from the 1950s

Located in MONTESSON, FR

This oak coffee table is a French piece from the 1950s. The square top measures 72 cm and is supported by four slightly offset legs.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

French 1950's Bi-Level Cocktail Table by Angelo Ostuni
French 1950's Bi-Level Cocktail Table by Angelo Ostuni

French 1950's Bi-Level Cocktail Table by Angelo Ostuni

By Angelo Ostuni

Located in Hanover, MA

French modernist coffee table with two tiers of tempered glass supported by geometrically asymmetric cast aluminum frames with brass fittings. Previously enameled flat black we ha...

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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Free-form solid oak coffee table, France, 1950s
Free-form solid oak coffee table, France, 1950s

Free-form solid oak coffee table, France, 1950s

By Charlotte Perriand

Located in LYON, FR

Maison Lecan presents this sublime free-form solid oak coffee table, France, 1950s. In the lineage of the free forms developed by Charlotte Perriand.

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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

1950s French Wrought Iron Gold Coffee Table with Quartz Top
1950s French Wrought Iron Gold Coffee Table with Quartz Top

1950s French Wrought Iron Gold Coffee Table with Quartz Top

Located in New York, NY

1950s French wrought iron gold coffee table with quartz top.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Quartz, Wrought Iron

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1950s French Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1950s French coffee table for your home. A 1950s French coffee table — often made from metal, wood and glass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 1950s French coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each 1950s French coffee table bearing Mid-Century Modern, Neoclassical or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. Jacques Adnet, Maison Baguès and Maison Jansen each produced at least one beautiful 1950s French coffee table that is worth considering.

How Much is a 1950s French Coffee Table?

The average selling price for a 1950s French coffee table at 1stDibs is $3,004, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $41,099 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You

As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.

Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.

It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.

Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.

If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.

Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”

Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.