Late Qing Dynasty Chinese Low Hardwood Table with Dark Stone Top and Hoof Feet
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese low table dating to the late Qing dynasty, distinguished by its restrained architectural form and richly textured hardwood frame. The square top is centered by a d...
Stone
Unique Elmwood Coffee Table with Metal Base, Asia, circa 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This wabi sabi and minimalist coffee table combines rustic charm with modern lines, making it a versatile centerpiece for any living space. The top is crafted from solid elmwood sour...
Metal
VINTAGE ORIENTAL CHINESE CABRIOLE PAW FEET WITH CARVED DRAGON DESiGN
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London An exquisite vintage Chinese coffee table featuring intricate hand-carved detailing in solid wood.
Teak
19th Century Qing Dynasty Opium Bed Coffee Table with Rattan Insert, Red Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
This exquisite Qing dynasty period opium bed coffee table from the 19th century captures the essence of traditional Chinese craftsmanship.
Rattan, Wood
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Shop Sign with Calligraphy Made into a Coffee Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing dynasty period shop sign from the 19th century with carved and gilded calligraphy, made into a coffee table. This Qing dynasty shop sign from the 19th century, originally a re...
Wood
Chinese Two Drawer Kang Chest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that harnessed warmth from the kitchen fire. Used while seated atop the kang, l...
Elm
Pair of Vintage Parsons Tables inset with 18th Century Chinese Panels
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A striking and sophisticated pair of custom black lacquer Parsons tables, each inset with richly detailed 18th-century Chinese Coromandel lacquer panels. The seamless integration of ...
Lacquer
$8,680 / item
Low Scroll Doon Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This thoughtfully designed sculptural scroll form table is carved by hand from a single block of limestone. With a strong, low profile and fluidly scrolled feet, the low table honors...
Limestone
Organic Modern Iwakura Meditation Stone Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Like Japanese iwakura rocks imbued with sacred meaning, the intricate stone inspires awe in nature and its endless beauty. For use as a coffee table, the painting stone slab is pa...
Stone
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Lacquered Wood Low Table with Cabriole Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing dynasty period lacquered low table from the 19th century with carved apron and cabriole legs. Born in China during the 19th century, this exquisite low table features ...
Wood
Red Lacquer Low Kang Table with Curved Legs and Scalloped Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
Crafted in solid wood and finished in red lacquer, this low Chinese Kang table brings both historic character and sculptural presence to any room.
Wood
Qing Dynasty Low Table or Bench with Custom Dark Brown Lacquer Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low table or bench from the 19th century with newly redone dark brown custom lacquer with distressing and simply carved spandrels.
Wood
Folio Rectangle Table in Carrara Marble by Daniel Fintzi for Formar
Located in 中西區, HK
Marble is commonly perceived as heavy and inflexible Folio turns this notion of marble on it’s head - cut from a solid block yet thin as paper. Slim 10mm silhouette running along the...
Marble, Carrara Marble
20th Century Chinese Red and Black Lacquer Coffee Table
Located in Sofia, BG
Red and black lacquer coffee table, opening with two drawers in Chinese style.
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rosewood Carved Coffee Table
Located in Pomona, CA
This classic solid rosewood coffee table has traditional hand-carving works along the four sides.
Rosewood
Vintage Chinese Black Elmwood Coffee Table with Carved Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chinese black elmwood coffee table with carved legs.
Elm, Lacquer
Antique Chinese Elm Coffee Table
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Chinese carved elm coffee table w/ inset cane top.
Hardwood, Elm
Folio Square Coffee Table in Orobico Marble by Daniel Fintzi for FORMAR
Located in 中西區, HK
Marble is commonly perceived as heavy and inflexible Folio turns this notion of marble on it’s head - cut from a solid block yet thin as paper. Slim 10mm silhouette running along the...
Marble
19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Yellow Lacquered Bed Foot Chest/Coffee Table
Located in Pomona, CA
It is very heavy and sturdy. You may use is as coffee table or TV stand too. Look at the pictures, All Hand-crafted with exquisite detail.
Elm
$528Sale Price / item|30% Off
Asian Solid Wood Ming Style Coffee Table Bench, Hand-Carved, China
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful solid wood table finished all around. Top is of mitered, tenon and mortise, solid single board floating panel construction. Cinched waist and 4 hoof feet legs. A pair of ve...
Wood
Carv Coffee Table in Black Nero Marquina Marble by Daniel Fintzi for Formar
Located in 中西區, HK
Carv coffee table is Cut from a single block of Black Nero Marquina marble. Essential and organic design, naturally creating a flat tabletop flowing to a Y - shaped foot, revealing...
Marble
Chinese Craved Hardwood Coffee Table, Early 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome Chinese carved hardwood coffee table with a design of dragons, Republic Period, early 20th century, circa 1920, China.
Hardwood
Chinese Marbel Topped Tea or Coffee Table Using Vintage Carved Giltwood Panels
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage marble topped Chinese tea table constructed with vintage circa 1940 hand carved giltwood panels A very good looking and well...
Marble
$455Sale Price|30% Off
Asian Coffee Table Solid Wood Table with Carved Screen
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful natural finish square table made of solid elmwood. The tabletop is inset with a piece of hand-carved screen featuring the character "Happiness". Surrounding the character...
Wood
Vintage Shanxi Province Elm Coffee Table with Carved Apron
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Shanxi Province Elm coffee table with Carved Apron This Vintage elm coffee table is from the Shanxi Province of China.
Elm
Antique Chinese Elm Coffee Table with Original Color and Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Chinese Elm Coffee Table with Original Color and Patina This antique Chinese coffee table is hand carved and has all its original color and patina.
Wood, Elm
Hand-Carved Brass Tray Coffee Table on Folding Black Wood Base, 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hollywood Regency Chinese Import hand-carved brass tray coffee table.
Brass
Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood Coffee Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique shanxi Province elmwood coffee / side table. This antique Chinese rectangle coffee table can be also used as a game table. The table was made in the Shanxi Province. With st...
Elm, Bentwood
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Coffee Table Introducing our Exquisite Handcrafted Elm Wood Coffee Table - a remarkable piece repurposed from a traditional Chinese bed, embodying the r...
Elm, Lacquer
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Coffee Table with Enforced Rattan Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Coffee Table with Enforced Rattan Top The Antique Shanxi Province Elm Coffee Table with Reinforced Rattan Top is a stunning vintage piece from the 1900s....
Rattan, Elm
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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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.