“Murmansk” Coffee Table by Ettore Sottsass for Rossi e Arcandi, Italy 1980's
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking and sculptural “Murmansk” coffee table designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Rossi e Arcandi, Vicenza, Italy. This impressive piece captures Sottsass’s postmodern mast...
Steel, Nickel
1980s Round Metaform Marble Top Coffee Table with Wide Black Enameled Drum Base
By Metaform Holland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Round 1980's Metaform coffee table with carrara marble top and wide black enameled metal drum base. Top features smooth, reversed bevel edge and deep textural character in whites and...
Marble, Metal
Coffee table in glass Birillo 7 Tarcisio Colzani, Memphis style blu white red
By Memphis Group
Located in Milano, Lombardia
an extremely unique coffee table. Designed and produced in Italy in the 1980s, following the memphis style, it is an incrediblely interesting object and perfect for all design enthus...
Metal
Finn Juhl, model 531/45 coffee table in solid teak.
By Finn Juhl
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2188A Finn Juhl (1912 - 1989) Model 531/45 coffee table in solid teak. This stunning piece features Finn Juhl's distinctive raised lips, adding a touch of elegance and functiona...
Wood
Coffee Table With a Stone Top by Sally Sirkin Lewis for J Robert Scott
By Sally Sirkin Lewis, J. Robert Scott 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the Coffee Table With a Stone Top by Sally Sirkin Lewis for J Robert Scott. This exquisite piece of furniture is the perfect addition to any modern living space. The coff...
Stone
Mid-Century Art Moderne Polished Brass & Gunmetal Coffee Table by Lorin Marsh
By Lorin Marsh
Located in New York, NY
This bold and elegant Mid-Century Modernist Cocktail Table by Lorin Marsh originates from the United States, Circa 1980. Featuring a simplified geometric profile with precise materia...
Brass
$1,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Granite and Black Tubular Steel Base Coffee or Side Tables, a Pair
By Sottsass Associati
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of postmodern black powder-coated V-shaped tubular steel base tables with solid granite marble tops from the 1980s. Can be arranged in a multitude of variations: side tables, co...
Granite, Metal
1980s Hank Kwint 'KW-1' Carrara Marble and Glass Coffee Table for Metaform
By Metaform Holland, Hank Kwint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1980s Hank Kwint 'KW-1' Carrara marble and glass coffee table for renowned manufacturer Metaform. A beautiful combination of complementary materials creating an attractive and useful...
Marble, Chrome
Long Acrylic Coffee Table w/ Brass & Fluorescent Green Details, U.S.A 1980's.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking and sculptural, this extra-long acrylic coffee table with curved legs is a bold statement piece from the 1980's. Crafted in thick 2-inch clear acrylic, it features gracefull...
Lucite
Italian Modern Coffee Table in Green Glass, Black Metal and Grey Stone, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Coffee table in green glass, black metal and grey stone, 1980s Coffee table with round top in glass quite trasparent and green, it dipend on the light it receve. It ha...
Stone, Metal
Karl Springer Attr Free Form Postmodern Amoeba Coffee Table Chrome & Black Glass
By Karl Springer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Attributed to Karl Springer, this piece was made in the 1980s in the US. Dynamic and dramatic, it is sure to be the statement piece in your home. Built on a frame of square steel, th...
Steel, Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Red Metal and Black Plastic Coffee Table by Magis, 1980s
By Magis
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Red metal and black plastic coffee table by Magis, 1980s. Coffee table with round top in black plastic. The structure is in bright red painted tubular metal wit...
Metal
"Alanda" coffee table in the style of Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
By Paolo Piva
Located in Roma, RM
"Alanda" coffee table in the style of Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980 Dimensions 120 W x 30.5 H x 60 D cm
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Round Coffee Tables in White Grey Pink Laminate Metal, 1980
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Round coffee tables in white, grey and pink laminate and metal, 1980s Set of three round coffee tables. The laminate top has a grey and white pattern in the cente...
Metal
Vintage Stav Oak Coffee Table from Jack Daniels’ Barrel Staves Jobie G. Redmond
By Jack Daniels
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome original Stav Oak coffee table with glass top insert designed by Jobie G. Redmond and made from Jack Daniels’ barrel staves. This table is in wonderful ready to use conditio...
Oak
Karl Springer Style Faux Shagreen Rectangle Coffee Table Mid-Century Modern 1980
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Karl Springer Style ivory faux shagreen coffee table made in America in the 1980. Very heavy and features a wooden pedestal with a rectangle Top. Good vintage condition with...
Faux Leather, Wood, Lacquer
Italian modern black coffee table Alanda by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black coffee table Alanda by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s Coffee table mod. Alanda squared in shape. The top is made of glass, the structure is made of black paint...
Metal
Unique Coffee Table With Glass Top And Frame Shaped In Steel By Jørgen Flemmer
Located in Lejre, DK
Sculptural coffee table with clear glass and hand-welded steel frame, signed J. Flemmer 3.9.1986. The table is a unique piece, designed and manufactured by Jørgen Flemmer – known for...
Steel
Kaizo Oto for Design Institute of America Geometric Post Modern Coffee Table
By Design Institute America, Kaizo Oto
Located in Saint Louis, MO
1980s Post modern mixed metal coffee table with geometric forms by designer Kaizo Oto for Design Institute of America. A great way to integrate or bring together mixed metals into yo...
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Brutalist Coffee Table done in Solid Oak with Rosso Luana Marble Top, Italy 1980
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a gorgeous Brutalist coffee table. The base of the table is done in solid oak, while the top is made of rough, unpolished Rosso Luana marble. The stamp ...
Marble
Italian Coffee Table Macassar and Birch 52" x 36" x 17" Mid Century Post Modern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Italian Coffee Table, Italy, circa 1980s. It is believed to be constructed of birch with macassar inlay and legs.
Wood, Macassar
Ash burl wood coffee table with bar by Paul Michel for Roche Bobois, 1980s
By Paul Michel, Roche Bobois
Located in Lyon, FR
Gorgeous sliding coffee table with a full mirrored bar and feet, designed by Paul Michel for Roche Bobois, France, in the 1980s. Central feet covered with smoked and lightly pink ton...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Ash
A 1980s Italian bamboo wood coffee table in the style of Vivai Del Sud
By Vivai del Sud
Located in London, GB
A large square 1980s Italian pencil reed bamboo wood coffee table in the style of Vivai Del Sud with orignal glass plate
Bamboo
Massive Scroll Acrylic Coffee Table w Curved Legs & Brass Details. U.S.A. 1980's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning 1980's American scroll acrylic coffee table, featuring a massive 2-inch thick acrylic top with elegantly curved legs and refined brass details. The substantial acrylic con...
Lucite
Post Modern Coffee Table by Kaizo Oto for Design Institute of America c 1980s
By Design Institute America, Kaizo Oto
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Post Modern coffee table designed by Kaizo Oto for Design Institute America circa 1980's. The table features a geometric pattern top executed in mixed metals, a black met...
Metal
Set of Two Triangle Coffee Tables In Travertine By Up & Up, Italy 1980's
By Up & Up
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice set of 2 triangle shaped Italian coffee or side tables by Up & Up, 1980's. It is made of beautiful travertine. Please take notice of the very nice patterns. Can be used...
Travertine
Coffee Table in Metal and Brass with Glass Top, in the style of Pierre Cardin
Located in Roma, RM
1980s coffee table in metal and brass with glass top, in the style of Pierre Cardin Dimensions: 130 W x 37 H x 80 D cm Materials: metal, brass and glass. Italian manufacture 1980.
Brass, Metal
Rare table Hero's Muscles de Paolo Pallucco et Mireille Rivier
By Paolo Pallucco & Mireille Rivier
Located in LAMBLORE, FR
Rare table Hero's Muscles design by Paolo Pallucco and Mireille Rivier in 1989, only a few were produced. The table is made of a metal structure with a temperate glass tabletop. Beau...
Steel
Vintage Hidden Bar Coffee by Fedam, 1980s
By Fedam
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Unique coffee table that, with a twist of the knob, reveals a hidden bar compartment. The coffee has a brass and mirrored glass base with a granite and lacquered wooden top. Very g...
Granite
Low Pedestal, or Coffee Table Base of Wood and Brass with a Faux Stone Finish
Located in New York, NY
Low pedestal, which may be used as a coffee table base. It is of wood with a faux stone finish and brass accent. The table has a 36" 3/4" glass top.
Brass
Post Modern Coffee Table with Thick Marble Top on Wrought Iron Base Ca. 1980's
By Arturo Pani
Located in New York, NY
Impressive marble top, wrought iron and steel based coffee, cocktail table reminiscent of the work of Arturo Pani. The thick marble top (3.5 in.) is marked Hecho en Mexico. This exam...
Marble, Steel, Wrought Iron
Postmodern Navy Blue Lacquered Wood Pedestal Side Table, 1980s, Memphis Style
Located in Antwerp, BE
A striking round pedestal side table crafted from wood and finished in a deep navy blue lacquer. Heavily influenced by the Italian Memphis movement, it features a unique cluster-pill...
Wood
Set of Four Coffee Tables in the Style of Paul Dupré-Lafon, circa 1980, France
By Paul Dupré-Lafon
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Set of four coffee tables in the style of Paul Dupré-Lafon, iron base and granite top, France, circa 1980. Provenance: Courtyard garden Terrasses of "Palais de la Méditerranée," Nice...
Granite, Iron
Custom-Made Coffee Table w/ Granite Top in the Manner of Gio Ponti, USA, 1980's
By Gio Ponti
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a truly one-of-a-kind, custom-built coffee table styled after Gio Ponti featuring a polished slab of solid granite as the table top. The intricately carved feet, cut from...
Granite
Vintage Hidden Bar Coffee by Fedam, 1980s
By Fedam
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Unique coffee table that, with a twist of the knob, reveals a hidden bar compartment. The coffee has a brass and mirrored glass base with a granite and lacquered wooden top. Ve...
Granite, Brass
$975
Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in San Diego, CA
Majestic Solid Beveled Edge Lucite Coffee End table base, impressive gorgeous design here is shown with a square glass not included due to shipping cost, we are selling the base only...
Lucite
Vintage Hidden Bar Coffee by Pierre Vandel, 1980s
By Pierre Vandel
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Eye catching coffee table with a hidden bar compartment. The table consists of two red/bordeaux coloured wooden table tops and a black wooden base. One top slides open whilst t...
Wood
1980s Vintage in the Manner of Maitland Smith Biomorphic Tessellated Stone Coffe
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
ne of my favorite tables. This is the 3rd one I've found in 5 years and its in the best shape out of all of them! The Maitland-Smith biomorphic coffee table is a striking example of...
Stone
Set of Mid Century Postmodern Side Tables or Cocktail Table after Enrique Garcel
By Enrique Garcel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of two faux painted tables in the manner of Enrique Garcel. These would be great as a coffee table.
Wood
$3,000
Lucite "Chop" Table
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A clean and sparkling low table in Lucite. It has all the details of a wood table but they have been fabricated entirely in acrylic. This table appears to be a custom design and may ...
Lucite
Pair of round Travertine cocktail table
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of round travertine cocktail table, crca 1980 (We can sell only one upon request)
Travertine
Corinthian Capital Occasional Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Corinthian capital occasional table carved in solid pine with white wash antique finish. Made in Italy. Glass top is 24" diameter by 1/2" thick. Can be used with or without glass top...
Pine
$2,376Sale Price|30% Off
Maitland Smith French Empire Cocktail Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on "Read More" or "View More Details" below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing is from 1st Dibs and they normally s...
Brass
Price Upon Request
'Side Table 10' Side Table by Peter Shire, 1984
By Peter Shire
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage side table by Peter Shire, 1984. Birch solid core plywood and Laminate. Exact dimensions available upon request. Other models available Peter Shire: Peter Shire is an ...
Laminate, Plywood
Price Upon Request
'Side Table 9' Side Table by Peter Shire, 1984
By Peter Shire
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage side table by Peter Shire, 1984. Birch solid core plywood and laminate. Exact dimensions avail. Upon request. *other models available Peter Shire: Peter Shire is an LA...
Laminate, Plywood
Pair of Solid Spalted Beech Tables by Howard Werner, 1988
By Howard Werner
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of solid spalted beech tables by Studio Craft woodworker Howard Werner, signed and dated 1988 Larger table measures 38 x 23 x 15.5h Smaller table measures 35 x 24 x 15.5h
Beech
Postmodern Floating Foax Goatskin & Glass Cocktail Table
By J. Wade Beam, Milo Baughman, Karl Springer
Located in Bensalem, PA
Very unique, floating top coffee table with faux goat skin lacquered finish & 3/4” glass top please look at pictures and video for overall details. Feel free to reach out with any qu...
Glass, Fiberglass, Lacquer
Wrought Iron Table, French, 1980
Located in Nice, FR
Rectangular wrought iron tea table with a beveled glass top. French work from the 80s. This table goes both inside and outside a room. Ivory color. Beautiful wrought iron work.
Iron
Maison Jansen Style Brass Swan Cocktail Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Elegant coffee table with a double swan base in brass. Their wings serve as the tabletop supports. The coffee table has a heavy, oval, clear glass top. This Hollywood Regency design ...
Brass
Vintage Lucite Cocktail Table by Merritt-Emanuel Ltd.
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage lucite cocktail table by Merritt Emanuel Ltd., featuring a thick polished lucite frame with glass top and clean geometric construction. Designed with the restrained glamour t...
Glass, Lucite
Custom Brass Wrapped Campaign Style Display Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique brass wrapped campaign style display coffee table. Thick glass top opens to a soft lined interior, and the full piece is wrapped in brass and supported by square block legs. O...
Brass
20th Century Wood Italian Design Living Room Table, 1980
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian coffee table from the 1980s. Cherry veneered design furniture of exceptional size and great service. Coffee table supported by four solid legs with silver metal decorat...
Wood
Table in Wood, French, 1980
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It was exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)". Country: French. Materials : wood. Finish: polyurethanic lacquer. It is an elegant and sophisticated ...
Wood
Italian Black and Glass Swivel Low Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Modern Italian made black glass and chrome swivel low table. Circa 1980. Perfect for today's modern design. 64w x 43d x 14h
Iron
$1,615Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of table in black lacquered oriental style
Located in VILLERS-SUR-MER, FR
Small coffee table in black lacquered wood with oriental decoration. France, year 80.
Wood
Trio of French Curved Burl Wood Nesting Tables, 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
A sculptural set of nesting tables crafted in France in the 1980s. Each table is clad in richly figured burl veneer, its grain pattern undulating across the softly curved silhouettes...
Wood
Splayed Leg Table by Ron Smith
By Ron Smith
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A bench made American Craftsman low / coffee table created by Ron Smith from solid mahogany featuring an undulating top and splayed, serpentine legs. Made in the USA, circa 1980s.
Wood
Charles Hollis Jones Style Lucite & Glass Square Cocktail Table
By Karl Springer, Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Bensalem, PA
Charles Hollis Jones style square cocktail table please look at pictures and video for overall detail. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Glass, Lucite
Carlo Forcolini "Apocalypse Now" Table, Alias Italy 1984
By Carlo Forcolini, Alias, Mario Botta
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare “Apocalypse Now” dining or center table designed by Italian architect and designer Carlo Forcolini, 1984. An exceptional example of Italian postmodern design, the table features...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Ziggurat Brass Square Cocktail Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Ziggurat brass clad cocktail table in stepped inverted pyramid design with 0,75 inch thick glass top, USA circa 1983. Interior well clad in mirror polished stainless steel. Glamorous...
Brass, Stainless Steel
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.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.