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French Art Déco Coffee Table Black High Gloss Lacquer Nickeled legs, 1930s
French Art Déco Coffee Table Black High Gloss Lacquer Nickeled legs, 1930s

French Art Déco Coffee Table Black High Gloss Lacquer Nickeled legs, 1930s

Located in Salzburg, AT

Functional Art Deco side table or coffee table with three levels, France 1930s A lacquered wooden

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Italian Two Shelves Coffee Table Black Legs Wooden Tops
Mid-Century Italian Two Shelves Coffee Table Black Legs Wooden Tops

Mid-Century Italian Two Shelves Coffee Table Black Legs Wooden Tops

Located in IT

Mid-Century Italian two shelves coffee table black legs wooden tops Restored in conservative way

Category

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

Materials

Wood

Spider Leg Coffee Table by Carlo di Carli
Spider Leg Coffee Table by Carlo di Carli

Spider Leg Coffee Table by Carlo di Carli

By Carlo di Carli

Located in Rotterdam, ZH

Stunning ‘Ragno’ coffee table by Carlo di Carli, Italy, 1950s. Beautiful organic ‘Ragno’ (=spider

Category

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

Contemporary Artisan Made Modern Coffee Table over Black Legs, circa 1997
Contemporary Artisan Made Modern Coffee Table over Black Legs, circa 1997

Contemporary Artisan Made Modern Coffee Table over Black Legs, circa 1997

Located in Shippensburg, PA

This sleek table is incredibly compelling, the lightwood top shaped with a loose nod to the chaotic

Category

20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Triple Burnt Coffee Table Floating on Steel Legs
Triple Burnt Coffee Table Floating on Steel Legs

Triple Burnt Coffee Table Floating on Steel Legs

Located in New York, NY

Organic shaped teak root coffee table. Burnt, sanded and sealed with a smooth finish. Floats on

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Coffee and Cockt...

Materials

Teak

A. Bueno De Mesquita Style Black Inset Glass Coffee Table with Hairpin Legs
A. Bueno De Mesquita Style Black Inset Glass Coffee Table with Hairpin Legs

A. Bueno De Mesquita Style Black Inset Glass Coffee Table with Hairpin Legs

By Arnold Bueno de Mesquita

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mid-century, black glass coffee table with adorable enameled metal hairpin legs. The table brings

Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Late 19th C Coffee Table with Bronze Hoof Legs and Black Glass Top
Late 19th C Coffee Table with Bronze Hoof Legs and Black Glass Top

Late 19th C Coffee Table with Bronze Hoof Legs and Black Glass Top

Located in Troy, MI

Circa 1880s cocktail table has bronze frame and hoof-form legs with black glass top. Unknown maker

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Italian modern black metal round coffee table with three vawy legs, 1980s
Italian modern black metal round coffee table with three vawy legs, 1980s

Italian modern black metal round coffee table with three vawy legs, 1980s

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian modern black metal round coffee table with three vawy legs, 1980s. Coffee table with round

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Coffee table In Black Laminate With Oak legs, Made By Fredericia Furniture
Coffee table In Black Laminate With Oak legs, Made By Fredericia Furniture

Coffee table In Black Laminate With Oak legs, Made By Fredericia Furniture

By Fredericia Stolefabrik, Thomas Pedersen

Located in Lejre, DK

The coffee table with black laminate and oak legs, designed by Thomas Pedersen and produced by

Category

Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Laminate, Oak

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Oval Coffee Table on Black Tripod Metal Legs
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Oval Coffee Table on Black Tripod Metal Legs

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Oval Coffee Table on Black Tripod Metal Legs

By Osvaldo Borsani

Located in Chicago, IL

A beautiful flamed mahogany surfboard shaped coffee table by master Italian designer Osvaldo

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Hugh Acton Rare Black Marble Top Sculptural Brass Leg Bench Coffee Table 1960s
Hugh Acton Rare Black Marble Top Sculptural Brass Leg Bench Coffee Table 1960s

Hugh Acton Rare Black Marble Top Sculptural Brass Leg Bench Coffee Table 1960s

By Hugh Acton

Located in Troy, MI

A rare black terrazzo marble top table designed by Hugh Acton circa late 1960s Original

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Black Lacquer and White Slate Glass Block Coffee Table with Brass Legs
Black Lacquer and White Slate Glass Block Coffee Table with Brass Legs

Black Lacquer and White Slate Glass Block Coffee Table with Brass Legs

By Paul McCobb

Located in Chattanooga, TN

Lots of personality packed into this quintessential mid-century modern coffee table. The black

Category

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

Materials

Slate, Brass

Modern Coffee Table with Solid Brass Legs and a Black Lacquer Top
Modern Coffee Table with Solid Brass Legs and a Black Lacquer Top

Modern Coffee Table with Solid Brass Legs and a Black Lacquer Top

Located in Chicago, IL

This unusual coffee table combines a top made of black-lacquered wood and a complex, metal loop

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Boomerang Shaped   3 Legs Mahogany Superb Design Coffee Table
Boomerang Shaped   3 Legs Mahogany Superb Design Coffee Table

Boomerang Shaped 3 Legs Mahogany Superb Design Coffee Table

Located in New York, NY

BOOMERANG shaped 3 legs mahogany superb design coffee table

Category

Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Postmodern Square Low Profile Travertine Coffee Table Round Ball Legs
Postmodern Square Low Profile Travertine Coffee Table Round Ball Legs

Postmodern Square Low Profile Travertine Coffee Table Round Ball Legs

By Up & Up, Giovanni Offredi

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Great Postmodern designed travertine coffee table. Table is very low profile. Square top rest on 4

Category

20th Century Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine

Mid Century Spider Leg Coffee Table by Carlo di Carli
Mid Century Spider Leg Coffee Table by Carlo di Carli

Mid Century Spider Leg Coffee Table by Carlo di Carli

By Carlo di Carli

Located in Weesp, NL

Spider Leg Mid Century Coffee Table by Carlo di Carli The coffee table is in it's original vintage

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Post Modern Contemporary Glass Coffee Table with 4 Marble Legs
Post Modern Contemporary Glass Coffee Table with 4 Marble Legs

Post Modern Contemporary Glass Coffee Table with 4 Marble Legs

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

This beautiful glass coffee table with dark marble legs has a very unique design with one of the

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Black Glass Table with Twisted Lucite Legs
Black Glass Table with Twisted Lucite Legs

Black Glass Table with Twisted Lucite Legs

Located in New York, NY

Black Glass Cocktail Table with Twisted Lucite Legs

Category

Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Green Lacquered Goatskin Coffee table with Brass Legs by Aldo Tura
Green Lacquered Goatskin Coffee table with Brass Legs by Aldo Tura

Green Lacquered Goatskin Coffee table with Brass Legs by Aldo Tura

By Aldo Tura

Located in London, London

1960s lacquered green goatskin coffee table, by the renowned Italian designer Aldo Tura. This

Category

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

Materials

Brass

Karl Springer "Angular Leg Coffee Table" in Embossed Leather, 1985 'Signed'
Karl Springer "Angular Leg Coffee Table" in Embossed Leather, 1985 'Signed'

Karl Springer "Angular Leg Coffee Table" in Embossed Leather, 1985 'Signed'

By Karl Springer

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

"Angular Leg Coffee Table" in two-tone gunmetal American lizard embossed leather with brass sabots

Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Karl Springer Glass Top Coffee Table with Cylindrical Chrome and Brass Legs
Karl Springer Glass Top Coffee Table with Cylindrical Chrome and Brass Legs

Karl Springer Glass Top Coffee Table with Cylindrical Chrome and Brass Legs

By Pace Collection

Located in Astoria, NY

A vintage coffee and cocktail table, produced by Karl Springer, circa 1970s, with round edged

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Paul Kingma Inspired Brutalist Brown & Gray Stone Coffee Table w/ Steel Legs
Paul Kingma Inspired Brutalist Brown & Gray Stone Coffee Table w/ Steel Legs

Paul Kingma Inspired Brutalist Brown & Gray Stone Coffee Table w/ Steel Legs

By Paul Kingma, Metaform Holland

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mid-century, Dutch, 1960s, brutalist stone mosaic coffee table with thick flat steel square legs

Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone, Metal, Steel

Oval Marble Cocktail Table on Black Spider Legs Italian, 1950s
Oval Marble Cocktail Table on Black Spider Legs Italian, 1950s

Oval Marble Cocktail Table on Black Spider Legs Italian, 1950s

Located in London, GB

Peach colored oval marble coffee table on a frame of black metal frame with spider-legs and brass

Category

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

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

Kittinger Saber Leg Cocktail Table
Kittinger Saber Leg Cocktail Table

Kittinger Saber Leg Cocktail Table

By Kittinger

Located in New York, NY

1950, saber leg round glass top cocktail table in walnut by Kittinger. Elegant cocktail table with

Category

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

Live Edge Round Side Table Solid Walnut with Black Patina Steel Legs
Live Edge Round Side Table Solid Walnut with Black Patina Steel Legs

Live Edge Round Side Table Solid Walnut with Black Patina Steel Legs

By Alabama Sawyer

Located in Birmingham, AL

This Live Edge round side table in walnut is an occasional table, a coffee table, or a side table

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Pair of Black Lacquer Drinks Tables with Open Stretcher and Cylindrical Legs
Pair of Black Lacquer Drinks Tables with Open Stretcher and Cylindrical Legs

Pair of Black Lacquer Drinks Tables with Open Stretcher and Cylindrical Legs

Located in Yonkers, NY

A pair of late Qing Dynasty period black lacquer drinks table from the early 20th century with open

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Horn Like Legs Cocktail Table, Indonesia, Contemporary
Horn Like Legs Cocktail Table, Indonesia, Contemporary

Horn Like Legs Cocktail Table, Indonesia, Contemporary

Located in New York, NY

Contemporary Indonesian metal cocktail table with twisted "horn like" legs.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Live Edge Round Side Table Solid Oak with Black Patina Steel Legs
Live Edge Round Side Table Solid Oak with Black Patina Steel Legs

Live Edge Round Side Table Solid Oak with Black Patina Steel Legs

By Alabama Sawyer

Located in Birmingham, AL

This Live Edge round side table in oak is an occasional table, a coffee table, or a side table. We

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Pair of nice mid century oak tables with black iron hairpin legs
Pair of nice mid century oak tables with black iron hairpin legs

Pair of nice mid century oak tables with black iron hairpin legs

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A nice pair of Oak tables with black painted hairpin legs. The legs have been moved and/or re

Category

Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

Lychee Wood Three Leg Cocktail Table, Indonesia, Contemporary
Lychee Wood Three Leg Cocktail Table, Indonesia, Contemporary

Lychee Wood Three Leg Cocktail Table, Indonesia, Contemporary

Located in New York, NY

Contemporary Indonesian lychee wood multi leg cocktail table. The organic free-form table has

Category

2010s Indonesian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Lychee Wood Four Leg Cocktail Table, Indonesia, Contemporary
Lychee Wood Four Leg Cocktail Table, Indonesia, Contemporary

Lychee Wood Four Leg Cocktail Table, Indonesia, Contemporary

Located in New York, NY

Contemporary Indonesian lychee wood multi leg cocktail table. This organic, free-form table has

Category

2010s Indonesian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Lychee Wood Five-Leg Cocktail Table, Indonesia, Contemporary
Lychee Wood Five-Leg Cocktail Table, Indonesia, Contemporary

Lychee Wood Five-Leg Cocktail Table, Indonesia, Contemporary

Located in New York, NY

Contemporary Indonesian lychee wood multi leg cocktail table. This organic, free-form shaped table

Category

2010s Indonesian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Chinese Lacquer Low Table with Stylised Bamboo Legs
Chinese Lacquer Low Table with Stylised Bamboo Legs

Chinese Lacquer Low Table with Stylised Bamboo Legs

Located in London, GB

A very fine Chinese black lacquer low table with bamboo legs in the Regency taste.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

McIntosh Coffee Table Extendable
McIntosh Coffee Table Extendable

McIntosh Coffee Table Extendable

By A.H. McIntosh Furniture

Located in Otley, GB

& pullout extensions at either side in black melamine. Great leg detail. The coffee table is a very elegant

Category

Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

Live Edge End Grain Round Side Table Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs
Live Edge End Grain Round Side Table Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs

Live Edge End Grain Round Side Table Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs

By Alabama Sawyer

Located in Birmingham, AL

"Sputnik White 1" is part of our small batch of Live Edge round side tables in Hackberry. The lines

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Live Edge End Grain Round Side Table Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs
Live Edge End Grain Round Side Table Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs

Live Edge End Grain Round Side Table Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs

By Alabama Sawyer

Located in Birmingham, AL

"Sputnik White 2" is part of our small batch of Live Edge round side tables in Hackberry. The lines

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

End Grain Round Side Table Light Wood Black Patina Steel Legs by Alabama Sawyer
End Grain Round Side Table Light Wood Black Patina Steel Legs by Alabama Sawyer

End Grain Round Side Table Light Wood Black Patina Steel Legs by Alabama Sawyer

By Alabama Sawyer

Located in Birmingham, AL

"Sputnik White Series" is part of our small batch of Live Edge round side tables in Hackberry. The

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Spider Leg Folding Tray Table with Brass Tray
Midcentury Spider Leg Folding Tray Table with Brass Tray

Midcentury Spider Leg Folding Tray Table with Brass Tray

Located in Pasadena, CA

This little mid-century folding tray table with brass tipped spider legs and flower-shaped tray has

Category

20th Century Hong Kong Moorish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Live Edge Round Side Table Blue and Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs #5
Live Edge Round Side Table Blue and Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs #5

Live Edge Round Side Table Blue and Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs #5

By Alabama Sawyer

Located in Birmingham, AL

"Sputnik Blue 5" is part of our small batch of Live Edge round side tables in Hackberry. The lines

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

End Grain Round Side Table Blue and Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs #6
End Grain Round Side Table Blue and Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs #6

End Grain Round Side Table Blue and Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs #6

By Alabama Sawyer

Located in Birmingham, AL

"Sputnik Blue 6" is part of our small batch of Live Edge round side tables in Hackberry. The lines

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Live Edge Round Side Table Blue and Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs #7
Live Edge Round Side Table Blue and Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs #7

Live Edge Round Side Table Blue and Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs #7

By Alabama Sawyer

Located in Birmingham, AL

"Sputnik Blue 7" is part of our small batch of Live Edge round side tables in Hackberry. The lines

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Live Edge Round Side Table Blue and Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs #8
Live Edge Round Side Table Blue and Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs #8

Live Edge Round Side Table Blue and Light Wood with Black Patina Steel Legs #8

By Alabama Sawyer

Located in Birmingham, AL

"Sputnik Blue 8" is part of our small batch of Live Edge round side tables in Hackberry. The lines

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Style of Gio Ponti Coffee Table
Style of Gio Ponti Coffee Table

Style of Gio Ponti Coffee Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Black lacquer top with brass legs coffee table in the stlye of Gio Ponti probably made in Italy

Category

Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

A Handsome American Art Deco Style Mahogany Cocktail Table with Scrolled Legs
A Handsome American Art Deco Style Mahogany Cocktail Table with Scrolled Legs

A Handsome American Art Deco Style Mahogany Cocktail Table with Scrolled Legs

Located in San Francisco, CA

A handsome American art deco style mahogany cocktail/center table with scrolled legs; the well

Category

Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Karl Springer Goatskin Two-Part "Bristol" Coffee Table
Karl Springer Goatskin Two-Part "Bristol" Coffee Table

Karl Springer Goatskin Two-Part "Bristol" Coffee Table

By Karl Springer

Located in Miami, FL

Expanding 2-part lacquered goatskin and black lacquered leg Bristol coffee table with silver leafed

Category

Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Silver Leaf

GT Atelier Circular Coffee Table with Stone Top and Cabriole Legs
GT Atelier Circular Coffee Table with Stone Top and Cabriole Legs

GT Atelier Circular Coffee Table with Stone Top and Cabriole Legs

Located in Chicago, IL

This sturdy Chinese low table features a green, moss-colored stone inset top raised on cabriole

Category

20th Century Chinese Side Tables

Materials

Stone

Legs for Old Japanese Worktables / Legs for Coffee Tables/Table Top Base
Legs for Old Japanese Worktables / Legs for Coffee Tables/Table Top Base

Legs for Old Japanese Worktables / Legs for Coffee Tables/Table Top Base

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

base for placing boards on coffee tables and sofa tables. I think the material is beech. It's a very

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

Materials

Other

Frame Shape Leg Rectangular Coffee Table
Frame Shape Leg Rectangular Coffee Table

Frame Shape Leg Rectangular Coffee Table

By Tommi Parzinger

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Very nice craftsmanship Mid-Century Modern "frame" leg black lacquer coffee table. The

Category

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

Materials

Wood

Hoof Leg Coffee Table, Black Lacquer by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
Hoof Leg Coffee Table, Black Lacquer by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition

Hoof Leg Coffee Table, Black Lacquer by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition

By Robert Kuo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hoof leg coffee table Black lacquer Handmade Metal base Limited Edition Lacquer is a

Category

2010s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Teak Wood Chow Legs Coffee Table with Custom Black Lacquer Finish
Teak Wood Chow Legs Coffee Table with Custom Black Lacquer Finish

Teak Wood Chow Legs Coffee Table with Custom Black Lacquer Finish

Located in Yonkers, NY

A vintage teak wood chow legs coffee table with custom black lacquer finish. This vintage teak wood

Category

20th Century Thai Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

1960s Chow Legs Round Coffee Table with Black Glass Insert Top
1960s Chow Legs Round Coffee Table with Black Glass Insert Top

1960s Chow Legs Round Coffee Table with Black Glass Insert Top

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, two wood toned, black glass coffee table

Category

Vintage 1960s Asian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

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Black Leg Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the black leg coffee table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and stone, every black leg coffee table was constructed with great care. There are 59 variations of the antique or vintage black leg coffee table you’re looking for, while we also have 50 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect black leg coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A black leg coffee table, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made black leg coffee table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Emeco, Jasper Morrison and Hinterland Design are consistently popular.

How Much is a Black Leg Coffee Table?

Prices for a black leg coffee table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $475 and can go as high as $16,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,867.

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.