Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Burl Root Wood Coffee Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most impressive Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) burled rootwood low table with inset Songhua
Stone
Lacquered Live Edge Specimen Burl Coffee Table with Root Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the enchanting charm of a beautifully crafted, unique tree-shaped wood coffee table—a
Burl
$3,800
H 15 in W 40 in D 20 in
Vintage Coastal Cypress Root Burl Wood Driftwood Root Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage cypress driftwood mid century coastal Palm Beach coffee cocktail table base. Matching
Cypress
$4,995
H 14.75 in W 21.75 in D 63 in
Nakashima Live Edge Redwood Coffee Table with Burl Root Base, 1950s
By George Nakashima
Located in Chattanooga, TN
root. An awesome representation of a live-edge cross section slab coffee table. The amorphic free
Burl
$4,800
H 15 in W 42 in D 42 in
Burl Wood Root Organic Base Large Rounded Square Glass Top Coffee Center Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
form walnut burl root base coffee table. Studio custom one off quality craftsmanship. Deep amber
Burl
$4,800
H 17.25 in W 54.5 in D 25.5 in
Vintage Live Edge Burl Wood Coffee Table with Sculptural Root Base, c. 1970s
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A stunning example of Organic Modern design, this 1970s live edge coffee table features a richly
Wood, Burl
Live Edge Burl Root Table on Steel Hairpin Legs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1960's coffee table of a live edge burl root slice on three painted steel hairpin legs.
Steel
Organic Free Edge Burl Wood Side Table with Root Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
Organic Free Edge Burl Wood Coffee Table with Root Base, American, circa 1960s. It's organic
Wood
$16,334 / set
H 16.15 in W 61.42 in D 40.56 in
Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Walnut Root, Handmade Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Nesting Coffee Table, Set/2, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
$5,898Sale Price / item|25% Off
H 13.78 in W 41.34 in D 39.38 in
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Table, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
request. The Dornes coffee table is crafted from natural white oak root veneer with open-pore and satin
Brass, Stainless Steel
$11,857 / set
H 16.15 in W 61.42 in D 40.56 in
Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Nesting Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Stainless Steel, Brass
$16,334 / set
H 16.15 in W 61.42 in D 40.56 in
Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Nesting Coffee Table, Set/2, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
$6,654 / item
H 13.98 in W 43.71 in D 39.38 in
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Table, White, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
request. The Dornes coffee table features wooden legs in natural white oak root veneer with a satin
Brass, Stainless Steel
$959Sale Price|52% Off
H 16 in W 34 in D 48 in
Brutalist Free Form Burlwood Root Coffee Table with Custom Cut Glass Top
By Phillips
Located in East Freetown, MA
Burl wood free form root coffee table with custom cut kidney shaped glass top. Beautiful natural
Glass, Wood
Live-Edge Burl Root-Wood Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic live-edge burl root-wood coffee table. Carved nearly entirely of one wonderfully
Burl
Sold
H 16 in W 54 in D 38 in
Modern Nakashima Style Burl Root Coffee Table with Inlayed Amber Glass Detailing
Located in Houston, TX
Modern burl root coffee table with amber colored tumbled glass inlayed that cascades through the
Burl
Amazing Burl Root Coffee Table
Located in Amarillo, TX
Table base consists of six clumps of burled root, probably cypress, mounted to a twisted log
Burl, Glass
Mid-Century Hand-Carved Live Edge Redwood Burl Root Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
redwood burl, this stunning live edge coffee table captures the natural beauty and craftsmanship of
Burl
Burl Wood Root Coffee Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unusually good root wood (probably mesquite) table. Nice large size.
Massive Redwood Burl Root Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Massive redwood burl root cocktail table from California circa 1950's. Live edge. Naturalist
Burl
Root Burl Driftwood Coffee Table with Freeform Top
Located in Danville, CA
Sculptural Burl Root Wood Coffee Table with Freeform glass top. The burl elements are expertly and
Wood, Glass
Root Burl Cocktail Table
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Stunning root burl veneered coffee table with cast brass corner pieces and center bar.
Brass
Large Root Burl Coffee Table with Freeform Glass Top
Located in Danville, CA
Incredible Cocktail Table constructed of Gnarled and twisted Burl Driftwood. The assemblage of root
Wood, Glass
Stunning Live Edge Burl Root Table
By George Nakashima
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous live edge burl root table. An interesting antique metal support off an old ship slides
Sold
H 12.5 in W 32 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Organic Hand-Carved Live Edge Burl Wood Root Coffee Table or Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-century design, this sculptural coffee table bench was crafted from solid burl wood in the 1960s. The
Burl
Burled Root Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique sculptural burled root coffee table with glass top.
Burl
19th Century Chinese Scholar's Rhododendron Root Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning example of organic artistry and wabi-sabi style, this 19th-century Chinese low table is
Burl
Unusual Circular Occasional Table with Burr Root Base
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Unusual circular occasional table with burr root base circa 1930. Recently re-polished dark
Birch, Burl
Large Freeform Driftwood Coffee Table
Located in Danville, CA
Sculptural Burl Root Wood Coffee Table with Freeform glass top. The burl elements are expertly and
Wood, Glass
Burl Root Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular root base free form glass top coffee table, in very good, original condition. This
Glass, Burl
Raw Root Driftwood Burl Wood Coffee Table with Glass Top, 1970s
Located in View Park, CA
Vintage raw root wood coffee / center table with oval-shaped thick glass top. The base is literally
Glass, Wood
Large Root Burl Driftwood Coffee Table with Free-Form Glass Top
Located in Danville, CA
Assemblage of several pieces of gnarly root wood attached around a central spar of weathered
Glass, Hardwood
Midcentury Root Table
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A great looking low root table. The organic feet in harmony with the natural top in one piece and
Burl
Burl Root Coffee Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Burl root coffee table, with free form edges, and cantilevered base. Gorgeous burled top surface.
Burl
Burl Root Coffee Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Coffee table of solid burled wood. Cross section of polished, smooth burl floats on a base of dark
Wood
Large burl tree root table.
Located in Highland Park, IL
Large burl table having a highly polished top over a tree root base.
Wood
Vintage Live Edge Redwood Burl Slab and Root Coffee Table, c. 1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
table with redwood limb and root base. Expansive two-and-a-half-inch-thick old growth redwood burl slab
Wood, Plywood
Rustic Burl Root Table with Slab Top
Located in Oakland, CA
Chunky cocktail table in solid wood.
Wood
Sold
H 20.08 in W 61.03 in D 41.34 in
Midcentury Italian Solid Burl-Root Tree Coffee Table Boomerang Shaped Glass Top
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Large organic 1950s Italian coffee table big solid tree root natural patina support a thick
Substantial Live Edge California Redwood Burl Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressively sized and very well-crafted live edge California redwood burl coffee table with
Wood, Burl
Sold
H 13.59 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Willy Rizzo, Alveo Bar Coffee Table, in Stunning Burl Wood and Brass
By Mario Sabot, Willy Rizzo
Located in Morbio Inferiore, CH
Brass and walnut burl root for this stunning coffee table with bar designed by Willy Rizzo for
Brass
French 19th Century 2 Drawer console - Work Table
Located in Round Top, TX
A very charming 19th century 2 drawer console - work table from Southwest of France in walnut and pine wood. Wonderful as a sofa table or placed beneath a flat screen television.
Chestnut, Pine
$1,243 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
Revolving Vanity Table Mirror in Brass 1960s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Revolving Vanity Table Mirror in Brass 1960s Elegant double sided table mirror Entirely made of patinated brass, overall shape in the style of Charles Hollis Jones. The mirror can...
Metal, Brass
Francois Lembo Mirror, Ceramic, Gold and Red, Signed
By François Lembo
Located in New York, NY
Francois Lembo mirror, ceramic, gold and red, signed. Small scale gold glazed mirror, decorated with a pattern of dark red (blood or ruby) squares. Signed Lembo with incised signatur...
Ceramic
$29,000
H 33.47 in W 102.37 in D 42.52 in
Art Deco Dining Table 1930, France, '10 People', Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Dining table Art Deco Year: 1930 Country: France Wood It is an elegant and sophisticated dining table. You want to live in the golden years, this is the dining table that your proje...
Wood
Monumental Karl Springer Style Waterfall Bench or Console Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
20th century Mid-Century Modern monumental waterfall bench seat, coffee cocktail table, or console table. Made in the style and manner of iconic designer Karl Springer (German-Americ...
Brass
De Sede Large Daybed or Lounge Set in Patinated Brown Leather
By De Sede
Located in Waalwijk, NL
De Sede, daybed, leather, Switzerland, 1970s This De Sede daybed/lounge set includes two parts: a lounge seat and an additional ottoman-style section, allowing for versatile configu...
Leather
$3,387
H 14.97 in W 34.26 in D 20.08 in
1960s Chrome Serving Trolley Coffee Table Smoked Glass Top & Faux Laminated Wood
By Gallotti & Radice
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Italy chrome serving trolley or coffee table, with smoked glass top with under faux laminated wood.
Steel
$2,600
H 18.12 in Dm 14.97 in
Danish Modern, Model "T3" Table Lamp by Niels Rasmussen Thykier, Made in 1930s
By Niels Rasmussen Thykier
Located in Odense, DK
Rare table lamp by Niels Rasmusen Thykier, model ''T3” Major. Frame and top of brass, fabric in oil-impregnated red/orange paper screen. A first edition lamp from early production (1...
Brass
18th Century Venetian Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Elegant 18th Century walnut Venetian sofa in the rococo manner. With outswept arms and raised on cabriole legs recently reupholstered in grey woollen cloth.
Walnut
Willy Guhl Concrete Cube Side Table, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a brutalist flare to your interior with this piece by Swiss architect Willy Guhl. A sculptural concrete cube with a hollow interior and curved edges, this object would make for a...
Concrete
$8,409
H 63 in W 36.23 in D 5.91 in
Antique 19th Century French Large Scale Oval Gold Gilt Mirror with Crest
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful and nature-inspired antique oval mirror that was made in France circa 1860. The most elevated part of the frame has a bark shape and is decorated with flowers and leave...
Gold Leaf
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Early Meiji Namikawa School Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese early Meiji period cloisonne vase, attributed to the renowned artist Namikawa Yasuyuki. Adorned with intricate floral motifs, delicate butterflies, and exquisite ...
Enamel
$8,348
H 25.4 in W 26.38 in D 25.99 in
Sergio Rodrigues ‘Kilin' Lounge Chair in Wood and Leather, Brazil, 1970's
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Sergio Rodrigues ‘Kilin' Lounge Chair in Wood and Leather, Brazil, 1970's This lounge chair, designed by Sergio Rodrigues, shows his distinctive approach to form and structure. Craf...
Leather, Wood
Pair of Italian Art Deco Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Superb pair of Murano Art Deco style sconces. Three thick glass leaves (smoked, ridged and gold leafed) overlap on a solid brass structure to create a very high style decorative impa...
Brass, Gold Leaf
Majorelle Art Deco Cerused Oak Game Table Mid-Century France, 1940s
By Atelier Majorelle
Located in New York, NY
Majorelle deco cerused oak game dining table Mid-Century, France, 1930s-1940s Beautiful game table that has two positions. The side portions pull-out to make room for leaf that ex...
Oak
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.
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
Fans of the French film star may be surprised to learn that he had a flair for furniture with sleek lines and disco-era flash.
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.