Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Lewis Butler Coffee Table for Knoll
By Knoll, Lewis Butler for Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lewis Butler for Knoll Formica Top Coffee Table. Design dates to the early 1950's, reintroduced by
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Formica, Walnut
Baker Furniture French Walnut and Burl Wood Butler Coffee Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
French Country style butler coffee or tea table by Baker Furniture of carved solid walnut with
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Baker Furniture French Provincial Cherry and Burl Wood Butler Coffee Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial style butler coffee or tea table
By Baker Furniture
USA
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Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Cherry, Burl
H 22.75 in W 30.5 in D 18 in
Lewis Butler Walnut Coffee Table for Knoll
By Lewis Butler for Knoll
Located in Cincinnati, OH
stretchers give the table top a floating affect. Designed by Lewis Butler and manufactured and retains the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Walnut
Natural Walnut Coffee Table by Lewis Butler for Knoll, C. 1950s
By Lewis Butler for Knoll, Knoll
Located in Westport, CT
A striking, large-scale, low-profile coffee table designed by Lewis Butler for Knoll, circa 1950s
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Lewis Butler Black and White Coffee Table Walnut Wood Base, Knoll, 1960
By Lewis Butler for Knoll, Knoll
Located in Vienna, AT
Coffee table by Lewis Butler for Knoll International, 1960 featuring a black and white laminate
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
H 15.74 in W 33.46 in D 37.4 in
Chippendale Style Butler’s Tray Coffee Table with Scalloped Gallery
By Councill
Located in Louisville, KY
Butler’s Tray Coffee Table has a beautiful scalloped gallery with butler tray handle openings in dark
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Late 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Henkel Harris Wild Black Cherry Butler's Cocktail / Coffee Table
By Henkel Harris
Located in Germantown, MD
Henkel Harris Virginia Galleries Wild Black Cherry Butler's cocktatable / coffee table in very good
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Cherry
Mahogany Butler's Tray Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
English Regency style butler's coffee-, end table or side table in mahogany with tray top.
High
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Mid-20th Century English Regency Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Baker Furniture English Chippendale Mahogany Butlers Tray Coffee Cocktail Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Baker Furniture English Chippendale Campaign Stye Butlers Tray Coffee Table, Circa 1980s. Features
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1980s Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
H 23 in W 32 in D 24 in
Wonderful French Regency Brass Glass Butlers Serving Coffee Cocktail Tray Table
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Regency Style Brass With Removable Glass Tray Top, Butlers Serving Coffee
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20th Century Regency Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
H 22 in W 35 in D 18.25 in
Chrome and Ebonized Wood Jansen Style Butler's Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coffee table with ebonized wood top on a chrome base. Aged mirrored top with leaves on all four
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Chrome
Butler Table Made In Mahogany, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Butler's table made of mahogany from the 1960s. The table is made of solid mahogany, which gives it
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
1970s English Traditional Hinged Solid Mahogany Butler's Tray Table
By Heritage Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
Solid Mahogany Butler's table, center table, coffee table. Very sturdy and in excellent condition
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century Crotch Mahogany Butler's Cocktail Table by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Crotch Mahogany Butler's Coctail Table by Drexel. Measures 42.5" in width, 21.5" in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Faux Bamboo Gilt Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
The gilt finish faux bamboo butler style coffee table seamlessly blends elegance and functionality
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Wood, Faux Bamboo
Butler's Tray Made In Rosewood Of Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
The butler's tray crafted from rosewood and boasting Danish design from the 1960s is a testament
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Military Campaign Style Mahogany & Brass Butlers Tray
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Victorian Military Campaign Style Mahogany & Brass Butlers Tray on Coffee Table Stand
Extra
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20th Century British British Colonial Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Recent Sales
Mid-Century Modern Knoll Lewis Butler Coffee Table
By Lewis Butler for Knoll, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Coffee table
Designed by Lewis Butler for Knoll
USA, circa1960s
Walnut and laminate top
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
Baker Butler Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Vintage butler table by Baker, newly stained. The four sides flip down on brass hinges to create a
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Late 20th Century Vintage Butler Coffee Table
HENKEL HARRIS 5212 29 Banded Mahogany Chippendale Butler's Tray Coffee Table
By Henkel Harris
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style butler's tray coffee table by Henkel Harris, of Winchester, Virginia, USA
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Late 20th Century American Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Coffee Table Made from Large Mid-Century Walnut Butler's Tray on Custom Stand
Located in Quechee, VT
separately. The stand has a slightly recessed solid top so this coffee table can be used to store coasters
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Pine, Walnut
H 20 in W 38 in D 26 in
Mid Century Butler's Style Table with X Stretcher
Located in South Coast, CA
butler's table with a pared down Danish mid century line
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1960s Vintage Butler Coffee Table
George VI mahogany butlers tray on stand
Located in Salisbury, GB
Butlers tray coffee table
This butler’s tray on stand is made in mahogany. It is a coffee table of
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1940s English Georgian Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Henredon Georgian Mahogany Butler's Coffee Table
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale or Georgian style butler's coffee table
By Henredon
USA, circa 1980s
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Late 20th Century American Georgian Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Thomasville Chippendale Carved Mahogany Butler’s Coffee Table
By Thomasville
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale or Georgian style butler’s coffee table
By Thomasville
USA, Circa 1980s
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1980s American Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Baker Furniture Chippendale Mahogany Butler's Coffee Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale style butler's coffee table with removable tray top
By Baker Furniture
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Henkel Harris Chippendale Carved Mahogany Butler's Coffee Table
By Henkel Harris
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale or Georgian style butler's coffee table
By Henkel Harris
USA, 1972
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1970s American Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Drexel Heritage Chippendale Carved Mahogany Butler’s Coffee Table
By Drexel
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale or Georgian style butler’s coffee table
By Drexel Heritage
USA, Circa
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1980s American Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Baker Furniture Chippendale Mahogany Butler's Coffee Table, Newly Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale style butler's coffee table
By Baker Furniture
USA, circa 1980s
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
H 16.75 in W 53.5 in D 44 in
Baker Furniture Chippendale Mahogany Butler's Coffee Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale style mahogany butler's coffee table by Baker Furniture. The table features
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1980s American British Colonial Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Antique Mahogany Tray Top Butlers Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
Large antique mahogany tray top butlers coffee table in excellent condition & good quality. The
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1930s English Edwardian Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Brass and Steel Signed Maison Jansen Butler's Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Maison Jansen butler's table with an ebonized wood top on a chrome base with brass accents.
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20th Century French Hollywood Regency Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Modern Marble Square Knoll Lewis Butler Coffee Table with Walnut Base
By Knoll, Lewis Butler for Knoll
Located in Houston, TX
Clean lined marble topped coffee table by Lewis Butler for Knoll. White tiled Carrera marble has
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Marble
H 16.25 in W 34.25 in D 38.25 in
Knoll Walnut and White Laminate Lewis Butler Coffee Table, Mid-Century Modern
By Lewis Butler for Knoll, Knoll
Located in Topeka, KS
final owner.
This is a very handsome Knoll coffee table designed by Lewis Butler. Consisting of an
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
H 16 in W 54 in D 24 in
Vintage Walnut Knoll Coffee Table by Lewis Butler
By Knoll, Lewis Butler for Knoll
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century coffee table table designed by Lewis Butler for Knoll. This piece features a floating
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
Early Lewis Butler for Knoll Associates Checkerboard Coffee Table
By Knoll, Lewis Butler for Knoll
Located in San Francisco, CA
An early 1950s example of Lewis Butler’s Model 350 checkerboard coffee table for Knoll Associates
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
Lewis Butler Cocktail Table
By Knoll, Lewis Butler for Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Black and white laminate checkerboard table designed by Lewis Butler for Knoll.
Please use Contact
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20th Century American Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Walnut
1950s Lewis Butler Midcentury Design Marble Coffee Table for Knoll International
By Knoll, Lewis Butler for Knoll
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Marble coffee table designed by Lewis Butler for Knoll International with chromed steel frame
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Marble, Steel
H 18.9 in W 29.53 in D 29.53 in
Faux Bamboo Butler Tray Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Wood faux bamboo coffee table, looks like a large butler tray. Tortoise shell finish. Note finish
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1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Glass, Wood
Faux Bamboo Butler Tray Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Wood faux bamboo coffee table, looks like a large butler tray. Tortoise shell finish. Note finish
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1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Mahogany Butlers Tray Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
Antique mahogany butlers tray top coffee table with folding flaps and open handles. It’s in
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1950s British Georgian Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Mahogany Butlers Tray Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
Antique mahogany butlers tray top coffee table with folding flaps & open handles. It’s in excellent
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1950s British Georgian Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Rare and Early Knoll International Coffee Table Set
By Lewis Butler for Knoll
Located in Munich, DE
Designed by Lewis Butler. Walnut and black painted steel.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Walnut
Antique Georgian Style Yew Wood Butlers Tray Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
This yew wood butlers tray coffee table is in lovely condition and dates to circa 1950s period
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1950s English Georgian Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Yew
Vintage Hekman Butlers Tray Table Mahogany Coffee Table w/ Pinwheel Inlay
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hekman Butlers Tray Table Mahogany Coffee Table w/ Pinwheel Inlay.
Item features a
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Late 20th Century Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
MCM Brutalist Roy Butler Artisan Made Copper Sculpture Coffee Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
Incredible vintage artisan made drum coffee table. Created by the Florida artist Roy Butler. Signed
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Mid-20th Century North American Brutalist Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Copper
1950s English Campaign Style Brass & Banded Mahogany Butler’s Tray Coffee Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an English campaign style banded mahogany butler tray top coffee table. The tray is not
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Mid-20th Century English Campaign Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
H 22 in W 36.75 in D 24 in
Antique Butler Tray Stand Coffee Tea Table Quality Mahogany, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
A superb butler's tray table presented in excellent antique condition
Displaying quality
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Mid-20th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
H 18.9 in W 35.04 in D 24.81 in
English Mahogany Butlers Tray Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
English mahogany folding butler's tray with hinged sides.
England c. 1960.
The table is newly
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Mid-20th Century English Regency Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Classic Mahogany and Brass Butlers Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Classic English style Butlers table. The table with small leaves on all four sides with brass
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20th Century American American Colonial Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Butlers Tray Table by Svend Langkilde
By Svend Langkilde
Located in Kastrup, DK
Butler's tray in rosewood designed by Svend Langkilde.
Hinges and cross stretchers in brass
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Nathan Margolis Shop Ribbon Mahogany Butler's Tray Table
By Nathan Margolis Shop
Located in Chicago, IL
Sought after finest quality reproduction, fixed butler's tray coffee table in ribbon mahogany by
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1950s American Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Nathan Margolis Shop Ribbon Mahogany Butler's Tray Table
By Nathan Margolis Shop
Located in Chicago, IL
Sought after finest quality reproduction, fixed butler's tray coffee table in ribbon mahogany by
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1950s American Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
A Black and White Cocktail Table by Lewis Butler for Knoll
Located in Ferndale, MI
A Black and White Laminate Top Walnut Base Cocktail Table
Lewis Butler for Knoll. In
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1950s American Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Handsome Butler's Tray Inlaid Coffeetable
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Inlaid mahogany, removeable tray top, lovely carved cabriole legs. Great smallish size, very versatile.
Tray measures 18.5 x 32
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1970s American Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Svend Langkilde Butler's Tray in Hardwood
By Svend Langkilde
Located in Kastrup, DK
Svend Langkilde butler's tray table in hardwood, with brass fittings.
Between leg cross struts in
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
American Mid Century Modern Walnut Rare Butler Table by Paul McCobb for Lane
By Lane Acclaim, Paul McCobb
Located in San Diego, CA
Very rare small butler table was designed by Paul McCobb for Lane, circa the 1960's versatile and
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Leather, Elm, Walnut
Svend Langkilde Danish Midcentury Rosewood Butlers Tray by Langkilde Møbler 1960
By Langkilde Møbler, Illums Bolighus, Svend Langkilde
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Amazing butlers tray or coffee table
This rosewood coffee table is designed by the Danish
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
H 19.69 in W 34.65 in D 24.02 in
Antique Mahogany Butlers Tray Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
This antique mahogany Georgian style butlers tray coffee table is a great looking item and very
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Butler Tray Top Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A very smart and useful antique butlers tray top coffee table, dating from around the 1930’s
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Wood
Antique Butlers Tray Coffee / Side Table
Located in London, GB
A smart and functional antique butlers tray table. This is in the Georgian style, it was made in
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Mid-20th Century English Georgian Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Wood
Antique Mahogany Butlers Tray Top Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
Large antique Georgian style Butlers tray top coffee table with a lift off top and dating to circa
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1930s English Campaign Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Butler’s Tray Table
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany butler’s tray table. Vintage butler’s table/ yacht coffee table with paneled surface and
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Madison Square Furniture English Chippendale Small Butlers Coffee Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Madison square furniture English Chippendale style small butlers coffee side table. Item features
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Mid-20th Century North American Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
H 14 in W 19.5 in D 16 in
Danish Mahogany Butler's Coffee Table
Located in Berkeley, CA
This elegant Danish modern butler’s coffee table is crafted in rich mahogany. The removable
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Mid-20th Century Danish Georgian Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Kittinger Chippendale Mahogany Butler's Coffee Table
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale style butler's coffee table with removable tray top
By Kittinger
USA
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Henredon Chippendale Carved Mahogany Butler's Coffee Table
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale or Georgian style butler's coffee table
By Henredon
USA, Circa 1980s
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Stickley Chippendale Cherry Wood Butler's Coffee Table
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale or Georgian style butler's coffee table
By Stickley
USA, Late 20th
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Late 20th Century American Chippendale Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Lewis Butler for Knoll Model 350 Coffee Table
By Lewis Butler for Knoll, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
An early example of the Mid-Century Modern Model 350 cocktail table designed by Lewis Butler for
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Black White on Wood Coffee Table by Lewis Butler Knoll 1960s
By Lewis Butler for Knoll
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an extraordinary coffee table, with a segmented black and white formica
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Wood
H 12 in W 38 in D 34 in
Brass Butler Tray Coffee or Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Brass butler tray coffee or side table. With two removable trays. Measures: 30" wide x 18" deep x
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1960s Italian Regency Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Brass
Mid 20th Century Solid Mahogany Butler's Cocktail / Coffee Table
By Henkel Harris
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid 20th century solid Mahogany Butler's cocktail table / coffee table in very good vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Cherry
Bradley Furniture Burr Yew Wood Two Drawer Coffee Table + Butlers Serving Trays
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Bradley Furniture twin drawer Burr Yew wood coffee table with rare twin slip butlers serving trays
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Yew
H 21.07 in W 41.74 in D 24.02 in
Butler table in Mahogany of Danish Design from the 1950
Located in Lejre, DK
Butler table in mahogany of Danish design with brass fittings from around the 1950s.
Measurements
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Butler table in Mahogany of Danish Design from the 1950
Located in Lejre, DK
Butler table in mahogany of Danish design with brass fittings from around the 1950s.
Dimensions in
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1950s Danish Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Butler's Tray in Polished Mahogany from the 1960s of Danish Design
Located in Lejre, DK
Butler's tray in polished mahogany from the 1960s of Danish design. The table is in great vintage
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Historical Charleston Collection Coffee Table by Baker
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handsome Butler's style coffee or tea table made by Baker for their Historical Charleston
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20th Century American Regency Vintage Butler Coffee Table
Materials
Satinwood, Mahogany
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Vintage Butler Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the vintage butler coffee table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A vintage butler coffee table — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vintage butler coffee table, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right vintage butler coffee table, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Georgian and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. Lewis Butler, Knoll and Baker Furniture Company each produced at least one beautiful vintage butler coffee table that is worth considering.
How Much is a Vintage Butler Coffee Table?
A vintage butler coffee table can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,430, while the lowest priced sells for $295 and the highest can go for as much as $3,500.
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.
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