1950s Directoire Style Brass and Iron Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
1950s Directoire style iron and brass trim coffee table. Has a smoked glass inserted to the top and arrow formed leg.
Bronze, Iron
Mid-Century Long Coffee Table w/ Walnut and Brass Trim
By Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage modern rectangular coffee table features statuesque walnut construction and elegant brass trim.
Brass
Tessellated Horn Coffee Table with Brass Trim, Vintage Style, 1990s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tessellated polished horn coffee table with brass trim in the manner of Maitland Smith
Horn
Low Floating Coffee Table in Acrylic with Brass Trim, circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
Low coffee table with inset base which gives the top the appearance of floating, octagonal form in acrylic with a brass inlaid trim, circa 1970s.
Brass
CALVIN Coffee Table by PAUL McCOBB Brass Trim Leather Top Philippine Mahogany
By Paul McCobb
Located in Monrovia, CA
Rare 1950s Paul McCobb leather top coffee table. Gorgeous Philippine mahogany, brass trim, tear drop brass pulls, pull out drawer and calvin grand rapids plaque.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table with Brass Trim by Imperial
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage modern walnut coffee table/bench with brass trim. This sleek and slender coffee table would make a beautiful addition to any space, and could also double as a bench.
Walnut
Mid Century Danish Marble Top Coffee Table with Walnut and Brass Trim Base
Located in Pasadena, TX
This mid century coffee table is from Scandinavia. The top is made of a unique color marble.
Marble, Brass
French Black Opaline Glass Coffee Table with Optional Open Center Brass Trim
Located in New York, NY
A chic and sophisticated French low coffee table crafted from beautiful opaline glass, lending an ethereal, translucent quality to the piece.
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Glass Top Coffee Table with Brass Legs and Trim, Circa 1970
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid-Century Modern green glass top coffee table with brass legs and trim. Circa 1970.
Glass
Tommaso Barbi Cocktail Table in Black Ceramic with Brass Trim
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful large cocktail table by Tommaso Barbi. Table has a new black glass top, black ceramic frame and brass trim.
Brass
Mid Century CFC Silkeborg Danish Rosewood Square End Table Brass Trim
By CFC Silkeborg
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A versatile Mid-Century Danish table by CFC Silkeborg. Rosewood with brass inlay. This stunning square table will serve equally well as a coffee, end or side table. The brass retain...
Brass
Contemporary Cream Lacquer Oblong Cocktail Table with Brass Trim by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oblong cocktail table with brass side trim Cream lacquer Brass Hand Repoussé Lacquer wood bases Limited Edition Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty, cir...
Brass
Murano Glass Coffee Table with Brass trim Available justfurnituress designer
Located in Guazzora, IT
Multicolor Murano glass modern coffee table with brass trim, a masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship.
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Hardwood
Glass Top Solid Brass Trim Cross Shape Base Chrome Base Round Coffee Table MINT!
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Glass Top Solid Brass Trim Cross Shape Base Chrome Base Round Coffee Table MINT!
Brass, Chrome
Modern Coffee Table in Purple Murano Glass with Brass Trim and Legs Available
Located in Guazzora, IT
This modern purple Murano glass coffee table with brass trim is a striking piece that embodies Italian craftsmanship.
Brass
Square Coffee Table with Blue Mirrored Murano Glass & Brass Trim, Made in Italy
Located in Guazzora, IT
This square coffee table with blue mirrored Murano glass and brass trim is a stunning piece of modern design, handcrafted in Italy.
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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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.