Mid Century Chevron Base Glass Top Coffee Table by Gordon's Inc. c. 1950's
By Gilbert Rohde, Gordons Inc.
Located in New York, NY
Chic, voguish mid century coffee table having a chevron form wood base which supports a thick ( .50 in. ) rectangular glass top. The table retains its original makers tag, which rea...
Glass, Mahogany
Round Coffee Table in Walnut and Glass, Italy, 1950's
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Round Coffee Table in Walnut and Glass, Italy, 1950's Elegant and expressive 1950's coffee table with a distinctive combination of three textures: a ribbed wooden ring around the gl...
Glass, Walnut
Rattan coffee table for Rohé Noordwolde, 1950's
By Rohe Noordwolde
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This coffee table was designed for Rohé Noordwolde in The Netherlands in the 1950's.
Metal
Midcentury Italian Round Glass Top Bamboo and Rattan Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Italian round coffee table with handwoven bamboo and rattan base with circular glass top, 1950s.
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Glass
Coffee Table by Giuseppe Scapinelli in Teak and Glass, Brazil, 1950's
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Uithoorn, NL
This coffee table by Giuseppe Scapinelli, crafted in the 1950s, demonstrates the designer's characteristic focus on material and form.
Glass, Teak
Silvered Iron Coffee Table with Glass Top, France, 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Chic neoclassical style round coffee table. The thick clear glass top is supported by four C-form legs ending in finials and joined by a circular stretcher. We have four tables av...
Italian Gold Leaves Coffee Table 1950’s
By Hans Kögl
Located in Hastings, GB
Glorious 1950’s Italian coffee or centre table, profuse with gilt leaves and branches, the original metal tag of Italian authenticity is still present.
Wrought Iron
1950's Modern Italian Coffee Table By Forma Nova
By Forma Nova
Located in New York, NY
1950's solid iron and walnut base with glass top Italian coffee table by Forma Nova, fully restored with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Iron
Wrought Iron Animalistic Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Hastings, GB
An incredibly unique and beautiful piece of artisanal furniture, circa 1950’s. Length 124cm x Width 54.5cm x Height 39.5cm Glass Top Length 118.5cm x Width 48cm
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Cees Braakman Style with Glass Top, 1950s
By Cees Braakman
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Mid-Century Modern coffee table. Design in the style of Cees Braakman. Original black lacquered metal frame with original teak shelf and new glass top. This wond...
Metal
Mid Century Glass Surfboard Top Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Classic Mid Century surfboard form glass top, wood base coffee table. This example is in excellent, original, clean and ready to use condition, showing only light cosmetic wear, norm...
Glass, Wood
circa 1950's Mid-Century Modern Brass & Glass Coffee Cocktail Table Part Suite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1950’s Mid-Century Modern French coffee table which is part of a suite This table is very much on trend and will neve...
Brass
Pierre Jeanneret Coffee Table, Glass Top.
Located in New York, NY
He emphasized functionality, simplicity, and the use of local materials, producing furniture that was both practical and aesthetically refined. The Coffee Table with a Glass Top is a...
Glass, Teak
1950's Black Lacquered Medallion Coffee Table by James Mont.
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Black lacquered oriental Medallion coffee table by James Mont The cross form trapezoid base has a center Oriental medallion. Currently the table has a 42" Diameter 1/2". thick glass...
Glass, Wood
$1,685Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Coffee Table Cherry Wood Rectangular Form Glass Top 1950s Dassi
By Dassi Lissone
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury coffee table cherrywood rectangular form glass top 1950s Dassi.
Metal
1950's Exotic Hand Carved Art Coffee Table
By Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Hand carved coffee table with insert black smoke glass top. Circa 1950's or earlier.
Wood, Glass
American Mid-Century Brass Coffee Table with Glass Top, Circa 1950s
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century brass round coffee table with a glass top with acorn finials and a lower stretcher which fits four small wedge-shaped glass top tables.
Brass
Italian 1950's coffee table at Studio ALM
Located in Paddington, NSW
The dark wood veneer of this square coffee table is elegantly accented with concentric copper lines that radiate outward from a circular turquoise inset, creating a striking focal po...
Glass, Wood
A Spanish 1950s gilt wrought iron coffee table with thick glass top
Located in London, GB
A Spanish 1950s ornate, gilt wrought iron coffee table with twisted rope supports in each corner.
Wrought Iron
$1,781Sale Price|40% Off
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.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Italian Coffee Table w/ Brass, Wood and Glass Top, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming coffee table with a solid brass base, lower shelf of wood with bronze ornamentation and a glass top.
Brass, Bronze
Side Coffee Table, Walnut Wood Brass Glass, 1950s
By Oswald Haerdtl, Josef Frank
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A high quality and handmade side or coffee table manufactured in Austria in midcentury, circa 1950. It is made of warm toned walnut wood, a glass top, a shelf made of thin patinated...
Brass
Gio Coffee Table Ponti ''tripod'' of the 1950s 20th century
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, IT
This coffee table designed by Giò Ponti embodies the timeless elegance and innovation of 20th-century Italian design. Featuring a tripod frame with a central key holder support in pa...
Brass
Italian 1950s Architectural Brass and Thick Glass Coffee Table
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1950s Architectural Brass and Thick Glass Coffee Table.
Brass
Dube 'Duilio Barnabe' Coffe Table for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1950's
By Fontana Arte, Duilio Dubé Bernabe
Located in New York, NY
Duilio Barnabe (1914-1961) A stunning Fontana Arte coffee table, with chiseled edge back painted glass top by Duilio Barnabe in rich shades of blue, red, gold and abstracted decor.
Art Glass
1950s Mid-Century American Coffee Table with Copper Base & Glass Top
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular coffee / cocktail table with a copper-colored metal bracket-shaped base with bronze trim and an inset smoked glass top. Condition: Good; Wear consis...
Brass
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
Scrollwork Gilt Iron Drinks Coffee Table / Side Table with Glass Top
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Round Coffee or Cocktails Table / Side Table with Scrollwork Design, Spain, 1950s Materials: Iron, Glass Eye-catching Hollywood Regency wrought gilt iron tripod table with ...
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Regimental base drum presented as a coffee table. British c. 1950’s
Located in London, GB
A genuine military regimental base drum with the colours and regimental honours of the Royal Scot’s Fusiliers. Showing battle honours from Blenheim 1704 through to Burma 1944. Regime...
Goatskin, Rope, Glass, Wood
$1,125Sale Price|40% Off
Restored Rattan Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired rattan coffee table, crowned with a sleek glass top, embodies timeless charm and modern simplicity.
Rattan
Hollywood Regency Style Italian Glass Top Tole Base Coffee Table
Located in Pomona, CA
A glass-top Italian coffee table. The base is gold gilded with tole and pottery flowers and leaves.
Metal
A Fine French 1950's Brass Base and Ceramic Top Coffee Table by Denisco
Located in Antwerp, BE
A fine Belgium 1950s coffee table decorated with colorful bottles and glasses.
Brass
Vintage Coffee Table by Bill Meyer Lamps INC. Circa 1950's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking Hollywood Regency coffee table featuring a richly carved giltwood base with dramatic Asian-inspired dragon motifs and lion paw feet. Made in Hong Kong in the 1970s for Bil...
Wood
Carlo Hauner Caviuna Wood & Glass Display Coffee Table, Brazil, 1950s
By Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
A study in proportion, material intelligence, and quiet architectural clarity, this rare coffee table by Carlo Hauner embodies the disciplined elegance that defined the golden a...
Glass, Hardwood
Jacques Hitier Coffee Table in Glass and Iron France - 1950s
By Jacques Hitier
Located in Berlin, DE
Jacques Hitier Coffee Table with solid iron base and delicate glass top.
Iron
$796Sale Price|55% Off
1950s Italian Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Italian coffee table. Metal and brass base glass shelf in the middle. Parchment top.
Metal, Brass
Large Brass and Glass Coffee Table, France, circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Low coffee table of striking design. The brass base (hollow, and surprisingly light) is made up of four interlocked rectangles, supported by four feet, so that the rectangles are com...
Brass
1950's original entrance or cocktail table with visible cross and glass top
By Italian school XX ct.
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2577 Table with visible cross under the glass top and legs and elegant thin legs. Italian manufacture from the 1950s
Pearwood
Modernist Coffee Table, Italy, 1950s
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Italian coffee table made of wood, brass and metal for the structure and a thick top in glass.
Brass
Ross Littell Glass Top Coffee Table 1970's
By Ross Littell
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
Ross F. Littell (July 14, 1924 - April 17, 2000) was an American textile and furniture designer known for his practical, innovative, and minimalist style as part of the Good Design m...
Metal
Walnut Trilobed Cocktail Table, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Tongue and groove three sided coffee table with a smoked glass top
Glass, Walnut
Mid century italian coffee table, 1950s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century round coffee table consisting of a nicely crafted wooden frame, a clear glas top and a antique world map table top. 1950s - Italy Good condition Dimensions: Widt: 105c...
Glass, Wood
Italian Coffee Table from 1950s in Golden Ceramic and Glass Top Ears of Wheat
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Céramic coffee table decorated with ears of wheat. Beautiful patina.
Ceramic, Glass
1950's Stitched Leather and Opaline Glass Cocktail Table by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather cocktail table Top is old opaline glass.
Leather, Opaline Glass
Fine French 1950s Oak and Glass Coffee Table by Maxime Old
By Maxime Old
Located in Long Island City, NY
Maxime Old - A fine French three-tier sculptural coffee table / magazine rack in solid oak with a glass top.
Glass, Oak
Italian mid-century modern coffe table in wood and decorated glass, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern coffe table in wood and decorated glass, 1950s Coffee table with round decorated glass top and wooden frame.
Glass, Wood
1950s Oskar Kogoj Coffee Table
By Oskar Kogoj
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A rare and beautiful mid century coffee table by Slovenian industrial designer and artist Oskar Kogoj. The table has a sculptural bronze pedestal and oblong rosewood table top. Some ...
Bronze
Mid Century Glass Top Amoeba Form. Ribbon Coffee Table by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Mid Century freeform coffee table designed by Adrian Pearsall, in very good, original, clean and ready to use condition. The table features it's original kidney shaped glass t...
Glass, Walnut
Max Kment Coffee Side Table, Clear Glass Wood Cord, Austria, 1950s
By Max Kment
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A coffee or side table designed by Austrian architect Max Kment and manufactured by Max Kment Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätten, Vienna, circa 1950. This is a large version of this kind o...
Cord, String, Glass, Wood
1950's Brass and Glass Side Tables with Shell Decoration
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of 1950s brass and glass top tables. Heavy, quality brass with scallop decoration at the four top corners visible through the heavy, quality, beveled glass tops. Four-column ...
Brass
Italian mid-century modern rectangular coffe table in glass and brass, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern rectangular coffe table in glass and brass, 1950s Coffee table with rectangular top in thick glass.
Brass
Vintage Round Coffee Table with a Red Striped Glass Top, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. This coffee table features a wooden frame with iron legs and brass feet caps, and a back-painted glass top.
Brass, Iron
Jacques Adnet Leather Coffee Table, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Well proportioned French modernist leather coffee table by Jacques Adnet. Iron frame entirely wrapped in black leather, with delicate bends give this piece stunning presence. Very we...
Metal, Brass
$4,476Sale Price|20% Off
1950s French Brutalist Glass Coffee Table By Jean Pierre Ryckaert
Located in High Point, NC
This 1950s French Brutalist glass coffee table by Jean Pierre Ryckaert embodies the designer’s signature balance of rigor, material honesty, and sculptural restraint.
Metal
$979Sale Price|20% Off
Italian modernist coffee table, 1950s.
By Ico Parisi
Located in LYON, FR
Italian modernist coffee table, 1950s. Maison Lecan presents this rare tripod coffee table combining wood, brass and glass.
Glass
Restored Mid-Century Coffee Table, Oak, Glass, Czech, 1950s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This Mid-Century coffee table originates from Czechoslovakia and dates back to the period of 1950 - 1960. It is made from solid oak and oak veneer with a clear glass top. The table ...
Wood, Lacquer, Glass, Oak
Brass and Glass Faux Bamboo Tray Top Coffee Table att. to Mastercraft
By Mastercraft, Mastercrafters
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional, chic, and voguish Hollywood Regency coffee table constructed of brass and glass, having a faux bamboo base with a removable brass framed glass tray top surface. Very w...
Brass
“Egg” Coffee Table in Caviuna Wood & Glass by Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazil, 1950s
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in New York, NY
A masterclass in sculptural restraint and material fluency, this rare “Egg” coffee table by Giuseppe Scapinelli captures the expressive shift that defined Brazilian modernism in the ...
Glass, Hardwood
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.”
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Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
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Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
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Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.