Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Chan Model 140 Mid Century Bronze Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Chan Model 140 Mid Century Bronze Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 59 wide x 23 deep x 17 inches high Great Vintage Condition.
Bronze
Sold
H 17.38 in W 23.5 in D 47.5 in
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne " Chan 140 " Pewter and Bronze Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in St. Louis, MO
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Chan 140 coffee table with Chinese scene in patinated bronze and pewter with hand-applied enamel by Philip & Kelvin, American 1960's.
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
Philip & Kelvin Laverne "Chan 140" Coffee Table 1960s 'Signed on Top'
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
"Chan 140" coffee table with Chinese scene in patinated bronze and pewter with hand-applied enamel by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1960s.
Philip & Kelvin La Verne "Chan 140" Coffee Table 1960s 'Signed on Top'
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
"Chan 140" coffee table with Chinese scene in patinated bronze and pewter with hand-applied enamel by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1960s.
Metal
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H 17.5 in W 48 in D 24 in
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Mid-Century Modern, Chan 140 Coffee Table, Bronze
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Stamford, CT
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Mid-Century Modern, 'Chan 140' Coffee or Cocktail Table, Bronze, USA, 1960s This coffee table, designed by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, features a patinated...
Bronze
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H 17 in W 54 in D 23.5 in
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Chan 140 Mid Century Pewter and Bronze Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Chan 140 mid century pewter and bronze coffee table This table measures: 54 wide x 23.5 deep x 17 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what...
Bronze, Pewter
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H 17.5 in W 47.5 in L 17.5 in
Midcentury Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "Chan 140" Pewter and Bronze Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and elegant pewter and bronze "Chan 140" cocktail table was realized in the United States by the Philip and Kelvin Laverne, circa 1960.
Bronze, Pewter
Phillip and Kelvin Laverne Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Phillip & Kelvin Laverne Coffee Table "Chan 140" Painted Bronze and Pewter Signed -Phillip & Kelvin Laverne
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Chan Coffee Table, USA, 1960s
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
This iconic LaVerne table model design is called the House of Happiness (Chan #140) and it depicts a ceremony honoring the Emperor’s son with peasants bearing a gift of sacred scroll...
Bronze, Pewter
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H 17 in W 47.5 in D 23.5 in
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Rare Coffee Table "Classical Muses" 1964 'Signed'
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Comes with original invoice dated July 1, 1964 which states “Special table - Chan #140 shape and size - Classical Muses design”.
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
Sold
H 16.5 in W 48 in D 24 in
'Chan 140' Polychromed Bronze Cocktail Table by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, Signed
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an excellent collectors example of the rare and sought after 'Chan 140' cocktail table by father and son team, Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, produced in the 1960s.
Bronze, Pewter
Philip and Kelvin Laverne Chan 140 Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A scalloped form depicting the Chan design This table exhibits an exceptional original color and surface.
Bronze
Chinoiserie Bronze Coffee Table by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Dorchester, MA
This table, called the House of Happiness (Chan #140) is an excellent example the LaVernes' functional art and is signed on its top.
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Chan Bronze Chinoiserie Coffee Table #140
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Newtown, CT
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne bronze chinoiserie chan coffee table #140. Good condition with normal wear and oxidation.
Bronze, Enamel
Philip & Kelvin Laverne 'Chan' Coffee Table, Brass & Pewter, 1965
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful example of the 'Chan' coffee table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne — the iconic father-and-son duo celebrated for their hand-patinated bronze tables, now among the most soug...
Brass, Pewter
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, "T'ang Marriage" Bronze Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Bradenton, FL
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "T'ang Marriage" or "Wedding Dance" Coffee Table. Philip and Kelvin LaVerne' were a father-son duo that was renowned for transforming metal furniture into n...
Bronze
$5,400
H 13.75 in W 47.25 in D 23.5 in
Midcentury French Maison Jansen Bronze and Églomisé Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Wichita, KS
Mid century coffee table by French Maison Jansen, created with solid bronze. The tops is finished with mirrored églomisé glass set inside the bronze frame. Circa 1950-60. The techni...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
$28,500
H 17 in W 66 in D 21 in
Mid-Century Modern Ming Coffee Table by LaVerne, Bronze & Pewter, 1965
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 'Ming' coffee table in patinated bronze and pewter with hand painted polychrome enamels by the iconic father & son duo Philip and Kelvin LaVerne. From the LaVerne Cat...
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
$49,500
H 17.5 in W 71.25 in D 35.25 in
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, Very Rare 'T'ang Marriage' Coffee Table, Bronze, 1965
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Stamford, CT
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Mid-Century Modern, Rare 'T'ang Marriage' Coffee Table, Etched Bronze, USA c. 1965 Rare and important 'T'ang Marriage' coffee table designed and produced ...
Bronze
$64,995
H 28 in W 60 in D 60 in
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Mid Century Surprise Acid Etched Bronze Dining Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Mid Century Surprise Acid Etched Bronze Dining Table This dining table measures: 60 wide x 60 deep x 28 inches high, with a chair clearance of 27.5 inches G...
Bronze
$18,500
H 17.5 in Dm 47.5 in
Exceptional Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Round Bronze Cocktail Table for Restoration
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Classic Mid Century Bronze Cocktail Table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne with a rarely seen decorative motif of Figures, Faces and Flowers in a Symbolic and Calligraphic style raised...
Bronze, Other
$14,500
H 15 in W 64.88 in D 23.63 in
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne " Creation of Man " Double Pedestal Bronze Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in St. Louis, MO
Truly a work of art, this fine LaVerne example is a double fluted pedestal "Creation of Man" motif etched tabletop described by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne as: 'God giving breath to Ad...
Bronze
Rare Large Michel Mangematin Bronze Coffee Table, 1962
By Michel Mangematin
Located in New York, NY
The largest version on Michel Mangematin’s iconic bronze spider table . The base measures 49” wide and 13” high with a 60” thick glass top. Custom made for an American client in 1962...
Bronze
$58,495
H 17.25 in W 42 in D 42 in
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Eternal Forest Acid Etched Bronze Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Eternal Forest Mid Century Acid Etched Bronze Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 42 wide x 42 deep x 17.25 inches high We take our photos in a contr...
Bronze
$240,000
H 30 in W 132.25 in D 47.375 in
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Rare and Important Dining Table, Bronze, USA, 1960s
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Stamford, CT
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Rare and Important 'Xiang Shi' Dining Table, Bronze, USA, 1960s A very rare and important 'Xiang Shi' dining table designed and produced by Philip (1907-1...
Bronze
$16,000
H 17.25 in W 30 in D 20 in
Bronze 'Chan' Coffee or Large End Table by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, 1960s Signed
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare iteration of the classic and highly sought after 'Chan' coffee table by father and son team, Philip and Kelvin LaVerne (New York), produced in the 1960s and signed wit...
Bronze, Pewter
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Mid Century Chan Bronze Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Mid Century Chan Bronze Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 47 wide x 47 deep x 17.5 inches high Excellent Vintage Condition. We take our photos in ...
Bronze
$1,440Sale Price|40% Off
H 16 in W 42.5 in D 26.5 in
1950s Mid-Century Modern French Brass Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
1950s modern solid brass French coffee table with antique mirror top.
Brass
$650
H 15 in W 56 in D 22 in
Vintage Lane Mid Century Modern Sculpted Brass Metal Wood Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Lane Mid Century Modern Sculpted Brass Metal Legs Wood Frame Coffee Table wit...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by LaVerne, Brass & Pewter, 1965
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible custom LaVerne Coffee Table from the 1960s Philip and Kelvin LaVerne 'Chan' Series. In a very rare square shape, this table was custom made for a special client in Milwauk...
Brass, Pewter
Sold|$2,041
H 11.03 in W 38.59 in D 26.78 in
Vintage French Herbier Coffee Table by Roger Capron (circa 1970s)
By Roger Capron
Located in London, GB
This piece is a fine example of Capron's celebrated 'Herbier' tile series (circa 1970s), in which real plant sprigs and grasses gathered from the garrigue scrubland surrounding Valla...
Ceramic
$1,960Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 36.23 in W 30.71 in D 37.8 in
Pair of Durlet lounge chairs brown leather Belgium 1960
By Durlet
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
A beautiful pair of lounge chairs manufactured by Durlet in Belgium during the 1960s. The chairs feature generous proportions and a distinctive high-backed silhouette, combining the ...
Leather, Teak
On Hold|$1,565
H 31.11 in W 27.17 in D 31.5 in
Antique Victorian Velvet Upholstered Clam Shell Chair 19th Century
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful Victorian upholstered clam shell chair. A lovely clam shell chair easy with Mahogany legs and castors to the rear legs. The chair has been expertly reupholstered at some ...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Italian Bulky Low-Slung Lounge Chair
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Avilla, lounge chair, fabric, beech, Italy, 1980s This bulky, low-slung lounge chair captures the relaxed confidence of Italian design in the 1980s. Rather than appearing light, rat...
Fabric, Beech
$2,456
H 28.75 in W 38 in D 20.08 in
20th Century Swedish Neo-Rococo Distressed Blue Serpentine Commode
Located in Kvidinge, SE
This Swedish neo-Rococo chest of drawers is finished in a blue with a beautiful patina. All three drawers are delicately concave for decorative purposes and adorned with brass handle...
Brass
Nikolay Diulgheroff for Stilnovo Desk Lamp
By Nikolay Diulgheroff, Stilnovo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Nikolay Diulgheroff for Stilnovo, table lamp, brass, enameled steel, Italy, 1950s A table lamp by Nicolaj Diulgheroff (1901–1982), one of the distinctive figures of Italian Second F...
Brass, Steel
$87,749
H 41.74 in W 85.83 in D 17.72 in
Gio Ponti Wood and Brass Sideboard, IV Triennale di Monza, Italy, 1930
By Gio Ponti
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Wood and brass sideboard designed by Gio Ponti for the IV Triennale di Monza in 1930. The sideboard belongs to a pair, together with a taller cabinet of the same design and provenanc...
Brass
Pair of olive green and amber Murano Glass sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of mid-century modern glass, Murano glass wall sconces, Italy circa 1990s. The pair of Italian sconces is made of olive green and amber Murano glass elements. The mounts are in ...
Brass
$2,400
H 37 in W 87 in D 21 in
Chinese Wooden Dresser, Hand-Painted with Ink Calligraphy and Florals, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
An antique sideboard carrying the hand of the person who painted it, ink florals and calligraphy that have watched over a hundred years of rooms before this one. The long top runs l...
Brass
On Hold|$28,490 / set
H 29.14 in W 71.66 in D 29.93 in
A Rare Pair of Ole Wanscher Sofas, Model 1668, for Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen, Ole Wanscher
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A rare pair of sofas designed by Ole Wanscher for Fritz Hansen, model 1668, with rounded tub backs, canted sides, and short block feet in stained hardwood. Newly reupholstered in a b...
Sheepskin, Beech
Burkhard Vogtherr for Rosenthal 'Vario Pillo' Modular Sofa
By Rosenthal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Burkhard Vogtherr for Rosenthal, model 'Vario Pillo', modular sofa, Germany, 1970s This exuberant buildable sofa is designed by Burkhard Vogtherr. A very rare type of modular sofa w...
Fabric, Plastic
Alfredo Barbini attr. Murano Glass Bowl, Venice 1960s
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Alfredo Barbini attr. Murano Glass Bowl, Venice 1960s Item e8278 A rare art glass bowl manufactured and designed most probably by Alfredo Barbini in the 1960s. Made of multilayered o...
Art Glass
$28,700
H 28.75 in W 139.77 in D 36.03 in
De Sede DS-600 'Snake' Sectional Sofa in Warm Sage Colored Suede
Located in Waalwijk, NL
De Sede, ‘Snake’ DS-600, suede, felt, Switzerland, 1970s A design by Ueli Berger, Elenora Peduzzi-Riva, Heinz Ulrich and Klaus Vogt for De Sede, Switzerland. This De Sede modular Sn...
Suede, Felt
Italian Designer, Stool, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained wood and beige fabric stool designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s In vintage condition, with visible wear consistent with age and use. Age-appropriate patina retai...
Fabric, Wood
Baltique 01 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
By Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stool or coffee table, form and function are one and the same. Functional and decorative stoneware object, crafted by pinching and coiling. The ceramic surface is applied either with...
Ceramic, Stoneware
$5,040Sale Price|30% Off
W 110 in L 140 in
1920s Blue Antique Chinese Art Deco Hand Knotted Rug 9'2" x 11'8"
Located in New York, NY
Antique circa 1920 Chinese Art Deco hand-knotted wool rug, 9'2" x 11'8" (110 x 140 in), in blue tones. Condition: good, wear consistent with age and use. A striking antique blue Chi...
Wool
Look closely at any vintage furniture designed by father-son duo Philip and Kelvin LaVerne and a cacophony of stylistic influences reveals itself.
The LaVernes’ position at the intersection of art and design was the result of their combined backgrounds: Philip (1907–87) studied painting with Ashcan School artist John Sloan at the Art Students League of New York, while his son, Kelvin (b. 1937), attended the Parsons School of Design, taking classes in art history, furniture design and metalwork. The resulting merge of stylistic elements and innovative processes make for singular designs that defy categorization, striking a balance between modern and traditional, intricate and minimal, art piece and functional item. Their work was also strikingly different from the modern furniture created by Philip’s brother Erwine and his wife, Estelle, of Laverne Originals.
The LaVernes began producing one-of-a-kind furniture and sculpture in the mid-1950s out of a studio on Wooster Street in New York City before opening a showroom on Manhattan’s East 57th Street. As their 1960s advertisements declared: “It’s not just functional and not just art, it’s an investment.”
The LaVernes married a stunning array of techniques and styles to achieve their singular, deeply layered look for one-of-a-kind and limited-edition pieces. Chinoiserie motifs abound on many of their acid-etched tables, but art from ancient Greece and Egypt also served as inspiration. The influence of figurative sculptors is evident in designs like coffee tables and side tables with bronze bodies serving as frames or bases; other pieces, meanwhile, have deeply detailed surfaces and strikingly simple silhouettes.
The duo developed their own unconventional methods — sometimes to an extreme — for finishing their pieces: Techniques employed by the LaVernes included acid washing and burying furniture underground in a mixture of soil and chemicals to achieve a desired patina through oxidation. While they sometimes used pewter and silver, bronze was one of their most commonly employed materials, either etched or cast and sometimes paired with glass tops. Their partnership ended when Philip died in 1987 and Kelvin shifted his practice to sculpture.
Find an extraordinary range of vintage Philip and Kelvin LaVerne tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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.