Maison Jansen Black Lacquer Coffee Table with Reverse Gilt Glass Top
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful example of Jansen lacquered style combining elements of modernity and Directoire movement. Black gloss lacquer wood, with reverse gilt glass top surrounded by a brass galle...
Brass
Karl Springer Biomorphic Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, amoeba shaped, black and brass Karl Springer coffee table.
Brass
Maison Jansen Style French Steel, Brass and Black Opaline Glass Side Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in San Antonio, TX
Lovely square side or coffee cocktail table with a black opaline glass top with a mirror-like finish.
Brass, Steel
Sold|$4,200
Bagues Two-Tier Coffee Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Maison Bagues 2-tier brass and black glass coffee table. Very fine quality brass and workmanship.
Brass
Sold|$5,600
Coffee Table by Raymond Subes
By Raymond Subes
Located in Washington, DC
Brass coffee table with black glass inset top by Raymond Subes.
Brass
Sold|$1,900
Architectonic Walnut Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Pasadena, CA
This highly structured, mid-century modern coffee table by Lane is rendered in walnut and brass and features plenty of storage including a large center drawer flanked by two open she...
Brass
Sold|$2,250 / item
Set of Green Glazed Ceramic Coffee Tables
By Flair Florence
Located in Firenze, IT
Part of the Flair Edition "one of a Kind" collection pieces, coffee tables realized in natural brass designed individually for each one of the four green glazed ceramic top, realized...
Brass
Sold|$3,980
Italian Enameled Copper Top Coffee Table
Located in Porto, PT
Wood, painted metal and brass coffee table, enameled copper top.
Brass, Metal, Copper
Sold|$14,500
Coffee Table by Jean Claude Dresse
By Jean Claude Dresse
Located in Chicago, IL
Coffee table by Jean Claude dresse. Incised signature to edge of top: [Dresse].
Agate, Brass, Steel
Abstract Lapis Lazuli, Brass and Resin Coffee Table by Felix de Boussy, Belgium
Located in Ostend, BE
Impressive handmade decorative cocktail table by Belgian artist Felix de Boussy. Combination of brass, Lapis Lazuli and black polished resin. Unique abstract design beautiful colors...
Art Deco Black Lacquer Coffee Table Attr. to Jean-Henri Jansen for Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen, Henri Jansen
Located in Matosinhos, PT
Art Deco Black Lacquer Coffee Table attributed to Jean-Henri Jansen for Maison Jansen, Paris, circa 1925.
Brass
Jacques Adnet 50's Large Black Leather Hand Stitched 2 Tier Coffee Table
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, ile de france
Jacques Adnet 1950's large black leather hand stitched 2 tiers Coffee Table with brass details
Brass
A French Brass Cocktail Table With a Black Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top within the conforming frame raised on cylinder legs headed by star mounted spheres.
Brass
A Brass and Black Glass Cocktail Table with Hidden Interior Bar
Located in New York, NY
A rectangular cocktail table featuring a segmented brass framed top in black glass which sits on a square brass base. The top of the table slides open in all directions revealing a i...
Brass
Hollywood Regency, Maison Jansen Style Brass and Black Glass Cocktail Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cocktail table with black glass top, bronze frame and brass legs and details. Reduced from $2,900.00. Please feel free to contact us directly for any additional information or a ...
Brass, Bronze
1950/70 Coffee Table Wood Lacquered Black Maison Jansen 120 x 80 cm Gerard MILLE
By Gerard Mille
Located in Paris, FR
1950/70 Coffee Table Wood Lacquered Black Maison Jansen 120 x 80 cm Maison Jansen coffee table lacquered wood and gilded bronze ornaments, directoire style, circa 1950/70,by Gerard M...
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Brass Faux Bamboo Drinks Table with Black Mirrored Glass Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-20th century brass faux bamboo drinks table with black mirrored glass top.
Brass
Sold|$2,800
Coffee Table by Angelo Ostuni, Italy, 1950
By Angelo Ostuni
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautiful coffee table was created by the Italian designer Angelo Ostuni.
Brass, Metal
"The Pebble Table" in Brass and Black Lacquer by Contemporary Designer Nada Debs
By Nada Debs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The pebble table is a contemporary brass and black lacquered multi-tiered low table by Lebanese furniture designer Nada Debs. The table has a brushed brass articulated base with six ...
Brass
Christian Techoueyres Coffee Table with Agate Decoration
By Christian Techoueyres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lit French cocktail table with purple agate surrounded by brass leaves and bamboo by Christian Techoueyres and in the manner of Jacques Duval-Brasseur.
Agate, Brass
Sold|$1,480
Vintage Brass Swan Table, 1980s
Located in Sint Joris Weert, BE
Brass swan table with a beautiful glass top. This Regency style coffee table surely is an eyecatcher. The glass is in excellent condition just as the brass swans. The win...
Metal, Brass
Stunning Milo Baughman Brass and Black Glass Swivel Table
By Milo Baughman, Design Institute America
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly refinished polished brass and black glass swivel coffee table. The black glass tops are inset within a brass frame.
Sold|$8,293
Gio Ponti Coffee Table for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Napoli, NA
Simple, elegant and functional coffee or cocktail table. Suspended on tapered brass legs are two levels of glass. Designed By Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fontana Arte ca 1955. Gla...
Brass
1970s French Black Lacquer Brass and Glass Cocktail Table
Located in Aspen, CO
1970s French black lacquer brass and glass cocktail table.
Lacquer
Mid-Century Modern Italian Glass Coffee Table/End Table, 1950s
Located in London, GB
An original Italian design coffee/occasional table from the 1950s. An oval glass top supported by four tapered and jointed legs, punctuated by a lower tier. All in an excellent origi...
Brass
Brutalist Coffee Table from Paul Kingma, 1970s
By Paul Kingma
Located in The Hague, NL
Heavy Brutalist coffee table, handmade and designed by the late Dutch artist Paul Kingma in the 1970s. 1978 to be exact. Every table is a one of a kind piece, this one has an excepti...
Stone, Concrete, Slate, Brass, Copper
Chrome, Brass and Black Glass Table in the Style of Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Stamford, CT
Excellent Italian coffee table with bi-metallic form, the four sides of chrome supporting a brass center with black glass inset top, meeting at the corners in hexagonal steel feet.
Chrome, Brass
Sold|$2,221
Coffee Table in the Style of Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Porto, PT
Brass and black painted metal coffee table in the style of Jacques Adnet, vitrolite glass with a brass frame on top.
Brass
1970's Italian Walnut Brass and Black Metal Large Scale Cocktail Table
Located in Aspen, CO
1970's Italian Walnut Brass and Black Metal Large Scale Cocktail Table
Metal, Brass
Carlo Damerini Abstract Sculpture / Coffee Table, Italy, 1978
Located in Firenze, IT
Freestanding Italian sculpture by Artist Sculptor Carlo Damerini revisited as a coffee table, abstract solid aluminum low relief mounted on a steel base in perfect condition with vin...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Sold|$5,500
Brass and painted glass cocktail table
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular brass faux bamboo cocktail table with reverse painted glass top in the style of Bagues
Brass
The Dolenc Coffee Table by Thomas Hayes Studio
Located in Hollywood, CA
A custom stylish, asymmetrical coffee table by Thomas Hayes Studio featuring a Brass base and cantilevered ebonized and brushed solid Oak table top finished in Charcoal Oil. This ...
Brass
Beautiful Modernist Coffee Table by Philippe Jean, circa 1970
By Philippe Jean
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful modernist coffee table by Philippe Jean, circa 1970. Black opaline glass and brass.
Brass
Coffee Table Bar in Lapis Blue Parchment Goatskin
By Aldo Tura
Located in Rome, IT
Charming Italian coffee table bar 1970s style, in color Lapis Lazuli Blue parchment goatskin leather finished high gloss, featuring a sliding top and a section underneath (bar) that ...
Brass
Six sided black and red cocktail table with brass inlay
Located in New York, NY
Unusual six sided cocktail table with painted black base, black laminate top with bright red painted border. Brass inlayed design on top.
Wood
Incredible Seven Cylinder Jacobs Aircraft Engine Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
To date, this our biggest, most intensive restoration project. It's a monster and an incredible piece of design. It took our metal guys over a year to complete the polishing work and...
Aluminum, Brass
French Iron Coffee Table Attributed to Jacques Adnet, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Austin, TX
A swanky painted iron and opaque black glass coffee table attributed to Jaques Adnet, circa 1950s.
Brass, Iron
Sold|$6,525
Black Lacquer Cocktail Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Elegant low square table in black lacquer with inset banding in brass; recessed base
Brass
Sold|$3,600 / set
Roger Vanhevel Pair of Coffee Tables with 23 Carat Gold
By Roger Vanhevel
Located in Wilnis, UT
Pair of coffee tables in two different sizes designed by Roger Vanhevel. Black Chrome base with 23 carat gold details and a glass top. In good original condition, with minor we...
Brass, Chrome
Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table 1950's
By Paul McCobb
Located in Berkeley, CA
Rare black maple and brass coffee table designed by Paul McCobb.
Brass
Oval Signed Coffee Table by the French Artist Natacha Roche
By Natacha Roche
Located in Brussels, BE
Oval signed coffee table made by the French artist Natacha Roche. The dimension of the oval glass plate: 130 cm x 80.5 cm. The foot is in resin and bronze and is more or less 4...
Brass, Bronze
Sold|$3,900
Small Black onyx table
By Will Wick
Located in San Francisco, CA
Custom Designed rectangular onyx table. One of a kind piece.
Onyx, Brass
Brutalist Handmade Slate Stone Concrete Coffee Table from Paul Kingma, 1960s
By Paul Kingma
Located in The Hague, NL
Heavy Brutalist coffee table, handmade and designed by the late Dutch artist Paul Kingma in the 1960s. Every table is a one of a kind piece, this one has an exceptional composition a...
Stone, Concrete, Slate, Brass
Sold|$10,495
Jansen Black Iron Cocktail Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Rectangular black iron with polished brass details and two clear glass plateaux with brass details. Pair available.
Iron, Brass
Sold|$1,950
baker black octagonal cocktail table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
hollywood regency black cocktail table by baker, with greek key border and reverse painted gold leaf top. top is supported by eight female bust columns and claw feet. to view our ...
Brass, Gold Leaf
1970 Gilded Bronze and Gypsum Coffee Table Praying Mantis Style Duval Brasseur
By Henri Fernandez
Located in Paris, FR
A gilded and gypsum coffee table in the style of Duval Brasseur or Fernandez for Honoré Good condition, circa 1970.
Brass
Sold|$2,191 / set
Elegant Fluted Brass Nesting Tables Attributed to Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brussels , BE
Elegant fluted brass nesting tables and smoked glass tops attributed to Maison Jansen, 60s.
Brass
Sold|$1,066 / set
Pair of brass and glass side tables
Located in Brussels , BE
Pair of brass and glass side tables
Metal
1960s Brown Goatskin and Brass Two-Tiered Table by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in North Miami, FL
Our 1960s two-tiered brown goatskin and brass table by Aldo Tura can serve as either a coffee table or large side table.
Brass
Sold|$1,303
Black Lacquer Low Table with Gold Leaf Inlay
Located in Hem, NL
Square coffee or low table with brass rim and gold leaf pattern inlay top, France, circa 1970.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Sculptural Italian Regency Style Bronze and Brass Horses Low Table
By Maison Charles et Fils
Located in Hem, NL
A very rich and detailed low table with four staggering bronze ormolu horses with wonderful patina which hold a glass top. They are set on a glossy finished wooden base with brass fe...
Brass, Bronze
Sinopoli for Liwan's Rome Italian Brass and Dark Blue Glass Low Table, 1970s
By Giacomo Sinopoli, Liwan's Rome
Located in Carpi, Modena
Vintage Italian large cocktail table, made of satin brass and dark blue glass, this combination of materials creates a strong visual impact. The geometric line and the perfect exe...
Brass
A Small Cocktail Table in Black Resin and Crushed Glass
Located in New York, NY
A small cocktail table featuring four gilt brass legs which support a top of black resin inset with crushed clear glass. Italy circa 1970.
Brass
A Glass and Black Lacquer Cocktail Table by Alfred Hendrickx
By Alfred Hendrickx
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful cocktail table featuring a body in black lacquer with arching top supports as well as bottom legs, multiple brass bar stretchers and a rectangular shaped glass top. By Al...
Brass
A Large Cocktail Table in Black Lacquer by Roger Van Hevel
Located in New York, NY
A large, low cocktail table featuring a simple round base onto which sits an organically shaped top all in black lacquer. The top also features a large split off center modernist inl...
Brass
Sold|$3,650
1950s Jumbo Brass Tray on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
1950s jumbo brass tray on stand.
Brass
Brass Ice Bucket with Mercury Glass LIner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning brass ice bucket with attached cantilever handle and lined with mercury glass.
Brass
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.
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Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.