20th Century Wood with Marble Top Round French Side Table Gueridon, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French étagère furniture from the early 20th century. Side table carved in mahogany wood richly adorned with gilded and chiseled bronze and brass. Furniture complete with two shelves...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Low Table with a Grey Marble Top, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style gilt bronze mounted mahogany low table with a grey marble top. French, circa 1890. This table has a rectangular grey marble top above a frieze with a central ...
Bronze
French Oak, Beech Wood, and Brass Ship's Wheel, Dated 1914, Nantes, Brittany
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early twentieth century French ship's wheel is constructed of oak and beech wood and features a brass ring marked by the maker Ateliers & Chantiers de Bretagne or “Workshops...
Brass, Bronze
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French 19th Century Renaissance Revival Style Gilt-Bronze & Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare French 19th Century Renaissance Revival Style Gilt-Bronze and Walnut coffee table with marble top. The assembled Corinthian gilt-bronze capital, now converted into a ...
Marble, Bronze
Burmese Rain Drum Cast Bronze Coffee Drink Table Intricate Relief Detail, 1900s
Located in Bradenton, FL
Hollow bronze drum, tapering downwards, with handles on each side. Drums were made by the Karen people--A Sino-Tibetan ethnic group inhabiting the high lands between Myanmar(formerly...
Bronze
19th Century, Louis XVI Style French Gilt Bronze Tripod Coffee Table or Guéridon
Located in IT
Louis XVI style French gilt bronze tripod coffee table or guéridon France, late 19th century The elegant coffee table or guéridon was made in France, towards the end of the 19th cen...
Marble, Bronze
MID-19th CENTURY NAPOLEON III INLAID COFFEE TABLE
Located in Firenze, FI
Refined coffee table crafted in rosewood and inlaid with other fruitwoods.
Bronze
19th Century, French Wood and Gilt Bronze Centre Table
Located in IT
19Th Century, French Wood and Gilt Bronze Centre Table Measures: cm L 69 x P 41 x H 73.
Bronze
19th Century, French Mahogany Coffee Table by Escalier de Cristal
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in IT
19th century, French mahogany coffee table by Escalier de Cristal Paris, second half of the 19th century Dimensions: cm L 46 x P 33 x H 68 The coffee table was made by the famou...
Bronze
French Round Bronze Gueridon Style Table Rams Heads and Feet with Granite Top
By Maison Baguès
Located in Miami, FL
Presented is a round French Bronze Gueridon Style coffee or cocktail table with a heavy granite top in dark gray color.
Granite, Bronze
19th Century, France Inlaid Wood Centre Table
Located in IT
His works are visible at the Palace of Versailles. This type of coffee table is particularly decorative and valuable for the type of veneering and inlays.
Bronze
THREE ITALIAN COFFEE TABLES from the end of the 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
THREE ITALIAN COFFEE TABLES from the end of the 19th century, Breccia marble tops, resting on chiseled bronze bases.
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Neo-Classical Style Gilt Bronze Desk Inkwell
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 19th century French gilt bronze inkwell. Perfect coffee table art or desk statement piece.
Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Coffee Table Carrara Marble Top, Brass & Bronze
Located in Senonches, Centre-Val de Loire
Antique coffee table with bronze contour and ornaments, white Carrara marble top and lozenge pattern marquetry.
Marble
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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Like other pieces in the firm’s Candy Box collection, the cheerful limited-edition design showcases French craft.
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.