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Chinese Red Lacquer Ribbon Table
Chinese Red Lacquer Ribbon Table

Chinese Red Lacquer Ribbon Table

Located in Chicago, IL

A 21st century Chinese red crackle-lacquered elmwood low table of ribbon form with oval cut-outs.

Category

20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

"Chinese Cube Style Coffee Table" in Lacquered Linen by Karl Springer
"Chinese Cube Style Coffee Table" in Lacquered Linen by Karl Springer

"Chinese Cube Style Coffee Table" in Lacquered Linen by Karl Springer

By Karl Springer

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

"Chinese Cube Style Coffee Table" in lacquered linen by Karl Springer, American 1980's

Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Chinese 19th Century Kang coffee table with drawers
Chinese 19th Century Kang coffee table with drawers

Chinese 19th Century Kang coffee table with drawers

Located in Yonkers, NY

Antique Chinese 19th century Kang table with drawers. The table retains its original surface.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

ORIENTAL CHINESE BLACK LACQUER COFFEE TABLE WiTH MOTHER OF PEARL AND TWO DRAWERS
ORIENTAL CHINESE BLACK LACQUER COFFEE TABLE WiTH MOTHER OF PEARL AND TWO DRAWERS

ORIENTAL CHINESE BLACK LACQUER COFFEE TABLE WiTH MOTHER OF PEARL AND TWO DRAWERS

Located in Pulborough, GB

Antiques of London An elegant vintage Oriental coffee table in rich black lacquer, beautifully decorated with intricate mother-of-pearl inlay. The tabletop features a delicate fl...

Category

20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Jansen Chinese Coffee table
Jansen Chinese Coffee table

Jansen Chinese Coffee table

Located in New York, NY

Jansen red lacquered Chinese Chippendale style coffee table with reverse-painted silvered glass top circa 1940.

Category

French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Midcentury Brown Lacquered Floral Patterned Coffee Table
Midcentury Brown Lacquered Floral Patterned Coffee Table

Midcentury Brown Lacquered Floral Patterned Coffee Table

Located in Queens, NY

Midcentury Chinese style brown lacquered coffee table with silver leaf floral pattern on the tabletop.

Category

Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

20th Century Chinese Red Crackle Lacquered Low Table
20th Century Chinese Red Crackle Lacquered Low Table

20th Century Chinese Red Crackle Lacquered Low Table

Located in Chicago, IL

A 20th century Chinese red crackle lacquered low waterfall table with oval cut-out sides and scrolled feet.

Category

20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Oval Nesting Coffee Table Set 6 Stools, B
Chinese Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Oval Nesting Coffee Table Set 6 Stools, B

Chinese Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Oval Nesting Coffee Table Set 6 Stools, B

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Chinese black lacquer mother of pearl oval nesting coffee table set 6 stools - B.

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Wood

Vintage Lacquered Coffee Table with Carved and Gilt Floral Décor
Vintage Lacquered Coffee Table with Carved and Gilt Floral Décor

Vintage Lacquered Coffee Table with Carved and Gilt Floral Décor

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese vintage lacquered coffee table from the mid-20th century, with carved gilt floral motifs.

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Laquered Square Coffee Table, circa 1770-1800
Antique Chinese Laquered Square Coffee Table, circa 1770-1800

Antique Chinese Laquered Square Coffee Table, circa 1770-1800

Located in Round Top, TX

Perfect proportions define this striking square coffee table, while the heavily curved legs add balance. There are four drawers, two on one side and two opposite for great ease of us...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Large Coffee Cocktail Table Butterflies Eight Drawers
Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Large Coffee Cocktail Table Butterflies Eight Drawers

Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Large Coffee Cocktail Table Butterflies Eight Drawers

Located in West Hartford, CT

Large square chinoiserie black lacquer coffee table with painted butterflies. Front and back have four storage drawers on each side.

Category

Vintage 1970s Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Chinoiserie Style Lacquered Waterfall Coffee or Cocktail Table
Chinoiserie Style Lacquered Waterfall Coffee or Cocktail Table

Chinoiserie Style Lacquered Waterfall Coffee or Cocktail Table

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Classic Chinese style lacquered waterfall coffee or cocktail table with rectangular top, decorated in forbidden city motif, with fanciful pagodas, paneled interiors and tile floors.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Vintage Asian Lacquer Coromandel Coffee Table with Brass Legs
Vintage Asian Lacquer Coromandel Coffee Table with Brass Legs

Vintage Asian Lacquer Coromandel Coffee Table with Brass Legs

Located in Wichita, KS

Exceptional vintage Mid-century chinoiserie black lacquered rectangular coffee table. Features a greek Key border which is a nod to its Hollywood Regency influences.. The table is ...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Gilt Trimmed Coffee Table with 18th Century Chinese Panel Top
Gilt Trimmed Coffee Table with 18th Century Chinese Panel Top

Gilt Trimmed Coffee Table with 18th Century Chinese Panel Top

Located in Queens, NY

Coffee table with a modern gilt-trimmed celedon base and an inset top formed by two eighteenth century Chinese black lacquered panels with gold painted bird and landscape decorations...

Category

20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Qing Dynasty Coffee Table Custom Lacquered with a Distressed Blue Finish
Qing Dynasty Coffee Table Custom Lacquered with a Distressed Blue Finish

Qing Dynasty Coffee Table Custom Lacquered with a Distressed Blue Finish

Located in Yonkers, NY

A one of a kind antique Chinese Qing Dynasty period coffee table with carved apron and horse hoof legs, newly custom lacquered in blue distressed finish.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Qing Dynasty Period Lacquered Coffee Table with Distressed Patina
19th Century Qing Dynasty Period Lacquered Coffee Table with Distressed Patina

19th Century Qing Dynasty Period Lacquered Coffee Table with Distressed Patina

Located in Yonkers, NY

Created in China during the 19th century, this Qing Dynasty dark reddish-brown lacquered table captivates with its gracefully aged patina and elegant simplicity.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Red Lacquer Panel Now a Low Table
Antique Chinese Red Lacquer Panel Now a Low Table

Antique Chinese Red Lacquer Panel Now a Low Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

A beautiful Chinese red lacquer panel depicting court figures in a garden setting, the foreground with 2 women and horses, the center with a group of people waiting to enter a struct...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Low Chinese Table
Low Chinese Table

Low Chinese Table

Located in Chicago, IL

A contemporary low Chinese table with crackled black lacquer and square curved legs from Northern China.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Large 19th Century Chinese Red Painted Coffee Table
Large 19th Century Chinese Red Painted Coffee Table

Large 19th Century Chinese Red Painted Coffee Table

Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB

This early 19th-century red lacquered Chinese bed or coffee table dates back to the 1800s.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Black Lacquer Low Table
Black Lacquer Low Table

Black Lacquer Low Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

A simple and elegant rectangular black lacquer low table. Beautiful form, lines and color. View our website at: www.greenwichorientalantiques.com for additional "low table" selections.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Chinoiserie Black Lacquered and Gold Hand Painted Cocktail Coffee Table
Antique Chinoiserie Black Lacquered and Gold Hand Painted Cocktail Coffee Table

Antique Chinoiserie Black Lacquered and Gold Hand Painted Cocktail Coffee Table

Located in West Hartford, CT

Stunning Chinese Chippendale style black lacquered and gold waterfall cocktail table with intricate gold hand painted landscape scenery on top and sides. It features shiny mother of...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Low Table ( Coffee Table )
Low Table ( Coffee Table )

Low Table ( Coffee Table )

Located in Greenwich, CT

a very stylish and functional rectangular black lacquer low table, ideal size to use as a coffee table, framed top supported by straight round legs and joined by four drawers with br...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Export Black Lacquered Panel Low Table
Chinese Export Black Lacquered Panel Low Table

Chinese Export Black Lacquered Panel Low Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

Chinese Export Black Lacquered Panel with brass bead molding on cluster column base.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Antique Oriental Coffee Table, Low, Lacquered, Side, Edwardian, circa 1910
Antique Oriental Coffee Table, Low, Lacquered, Side, Edwardian, circa 1910

Antique Oriental Coffee Table, Low, Lacquered, Side, Edwardian, circa 1910

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique oriental coffee table, a low, lacquered side table dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Beautifully decorated with scenes of mountains, caves, rivers and...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Chinese Late Qing Low Table with Two Drawers and Custom Grey Silver Lacquer
Chinese Late Qing Low Table with Two Drawers and Custom Grey Silver Lacquer

Chinese Late Qing Low Table with Two Drawers and Custom Grey Silver Lacquer

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty low table from the early 20th century, with two drawers, horse hoof legs, slightly recessed top, newly and professionally refreshed with a silver grey lac...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Antique Elm Coffee Table with Floral Carved Drawers and Horsehoof Legs
Chinese Antique Elm Coffee Table with Floral Carved Drawers and Horsehoof Legs

Chinese Antique Elm Coffee Table with Floral Carved Drawers and Horsehoof Legs

Located in Yonkers, NY

Featuring a rectangular top with central board, this Chinese coffee table presents three drawers, each adorned with floral motifs carved in low-relief, standing out on a red lacquere...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

Red Lacquer Ribbon Table
Red Lacquer Ribbon Table

Red Lacquer Ribbon Table

Located in Chicago, IL

With no stretchers or spandrels, this elegantly simple low table forms one beautiful, continuous ribbon, gracefully curving inward to form legs. The table’s red hue comes from many l...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

Square Black Lacquer Low Table
Square Black Lacquer Low Table

Square Black Lacquer Low Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

a refined black lacquer low table, ideal to use as a coffee table, framed top supported by straight square legs and joined by "giant's arm" braces. beautiful patina. view additional ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Chinoiserie Coffee Table
Chinoiserie Coffee Table

Chinoiserie Coffee Table

Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB

CHINESE KANG TABLE This Chinoiserie Coffee Table is a stunning example.

Category

Antique 1860s Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

1930s James Mont Style Black Lacquer Gilt Asian Modern Chinoiserie Coffee Table
1930s James Mont Style Black Lacquer Gilt Asian Modern Chinoiserie Coffee Table

1930s James Mont Style Black Lacquer Gilt Asian Modern Chinoiserie Coffee Table

By James Mont, Edward Wormley

Located in Chattanooga, TN

This incomparable chinoiserie coffee table sets the standard for this style. Timeless perfection. Just as fashionable now as they day it was made. We procured this from the son of th...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Square Black Lacquer Low Table
Square Black Lacquer Low Table

Square Black Lacquer Low Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

A simple and elegant black lacquer low table. View our website at: www.greenwichorientalantiques.com for additional low table selections.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Square Black Lacquer Low Table
Square Black Lacquer Low Table

Square Black Lacquer Low Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

A simple and elegant black lacquer low table, beautiful color, form and lines. View our website at: www.greenwichorientalantiques.com for additional low table selections.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Trunk / Coffee Table
Trunk / Coffee Table

Trunk / Coffee Table

Located in Yonkers, NY

Trunk / Coffee Table, Lacquer Decorated Leather, On Wood Stand, China, Patinated Brass Hardware, Vintage

Category

20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Low Table
Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Low Table

Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Low Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

A chinoiserie decorated red lacquer low occasional table, the top decorated with buildings in a wooded landscape, now mounted on a faux bamboo stand of a later date.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Chinoiserie Coffee Table
Chinoiserie Coffee Table

Chinoiserie Coffee Table

Located in Atlanta, GA

Elegant Chinoiserie coffee table, China, circa 1950s. Retains wonderful original patina.

Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Qing Dynasty Coffee Table with Woven Rattan Top and Horse Hoof Legs
Chinese Qing Dynasty Coffee Table with Woven Rattan Top and Horse Hoof Legs

Chinese Qing Dynasty Coffee Table with Woven Rattan Top and Horse Hoof Legs

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden coffee table from the late 19th, early 20th century, with woven rattan top, horse hoof legs and dark brown lacquer.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Scroll End Coffee Table
Scroll End Coffee Table

Scroll End Coffee Table

Located in Yonkers, NY

Black Lacquered Scroll End Coffee table.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Red Lacquer Square Platform Table
Red Lacquer Square Platform Table

Red Lacquer Square Platform Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Fashioned with an open platform design, this square table made in Beijing recreates the look of aged red lacquer with an extravagant crackle finish. We love the way this low table pa...

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Black Laquer Low Table
Chinese Black Laquer Low Table

Chinese Black Laquer Low Table

Located in Hudson, NY

The top inset with an antique lacquer panel, decorated with floral sprays.

Category

20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Black Lacquered Low Table
Black Lacquered Low Table

Black Lacquered Low Table

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Chinese black lacquered low table with curved cabriole leg and traces of original layers of lacquer.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

Low Red Lacquered Table
Low Red Lacquered Table

Low Red Lacquered Table

Located in Chicago, IL

A Northern Chinese contemporary low table with crackled red lacquer finish, and curved legs.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

Karl Springer "Chinese Cube Style Coffee Table" in Platinum Leaf 1980s
Karl Springer "Chinese Cube Style Coffee Table" in Platinum Leaf 1980s

Karl Springer "Chinese Cube Style Coffee Table" in Platinum Leaf 1980s

By Karl Springer

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Stunning “Chinese Cube Style Coffee Table" in lacquered platinum leaf by Karl Springer, American 1980's.

Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Platinum

18th Century Chinese Gilt and Black Lacquer Panel on a Modern Base
18th Century Chinese Gilt and Black Lacquer Panel on a Modern Base

18th Century Chinese Gilt and Black Lacquer Panel on a Modern Base

Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

An 18th century Chinese gilt and black lacquer panel on a modern base created and retailed by Mallett & Son Heightened with gilt chinoniseres with people and buildings in landscapes,...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Red Lacquer Low Table
Red Lacquer Low Table

Red Lacquer Low Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

an simple and elegant red lacquer square low table. Beautiful form, lines and color. view our website for additional "low table" selections at: greenwichorientalantiques.com

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top
Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

A refined and elegant rectangular bamboo low table, geometric lattice fret work on four sides, black lacquer top. View our website at: www.greenwichorientalantiques.com for additioan...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top
Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

A very stylish and elegant rectangular bamboo low table, fine geometric lattice fret work on four sides, black lacquer top. View our website at: www.greenwichorientalantiques.com for...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Bamoo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top
Bamoo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Bamoo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

A simple and elegant bamboo low table with black lacquer top, fine lattice fret work, beautiful color, form and lines. View our website at: www,greenwichorientalantiques.com for addi...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Bamboo

Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top
Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

a very elegant and refined rectangular low table, fine bamboo lattice fret work on four sides, black lacquer top, beautiful color, form and lines. View our website at: www.greenwicho...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Rare French Cocktail Table with 18th Century Chinese Lacquered Top
Rare French Cocktail Table with 18th Century Chinese Lacquered Top

Rare French Cocktail Table with 18th Century Chinese Lacquered Top

By Maison Baguès

Located in San Francisco, CA

A rare and elegant French 1940s rectangular cocktail table with faux bamboo gilt-bronze mounts and 18th Century Chinese lacquered top; by Maison Bagues, Paris; the black 18th century...

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Black Chinoisere Coffee Table
Black Chinoisere Coffee Table

Black Chinoisere Coffee Table

Located in Dallas, TX

An elegant Chinese screen made into a coffee table. This table is black with gilt chinoiserie and all-over landscapes with figures and buildings with floral edge on straight leg base...

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chinese Cocktail Table
Chinese Cocktail Table

Chinese Cocktail Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

Large Chinese lacquered bed cocktail table. Tropical turquoise color with cork and gold finish on top.

Category

Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Late 19th Century Red Lacquer Low Table
Late 19th Century Red Lacquer Low Table

Late 19th Century Red Lacquer Low Table

Located in London, GB

A late nineteenth century red lacquer low table, decorated with pavilions and floral motives.  

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Coffee Table, one-of a kind
Coffee Table, one-of a kind

Coffee Table, one-of a kind

Located in Yonkers, NY

Unique Coffee table, fashioned from a 19th cent. Chinese elm signboard.

Category

20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Rectangular Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top
Rectangular Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Rectangular Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

a very refined and elegant low table, perfect to use as a coffee table, black lacquer top supported by straight legs and joined by panels with exquisite geometric lattice fret work. ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Pair of Lacquer Low Tables
Pair of Lacquer Low Tables

Pair of Lacquer Low Tables

Located in Westwood, NJ

A pair of Chinese export black lacquer and gilt decorated low tables with phoenix decoration.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chinese Lacquer Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Chinese lacquer coffee table for your home. Each Chinese lacquer coffee table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using lacquer, wood and metal. There are 277 variations of the antique or vintage Chinese lacquer coffee table you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese lacquer coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese lacquer coffee table, those designed in Hollywood Regency, Mid-Century Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Chinese lacquer coffee table over the years, but those crafted by Karl Springer, Maison Baguès and Brighton Pavilion are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Chinese Lacquer Coffee Table?

Prices for a Chinese lacquer coffee table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $147 and can go as high as $28,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,400.

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.