Mid-Century Chinese Brass Tray Table with Carved Folding Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a touch of exotic charm to your home with this elegant two-piece coffee table from China, circa 1950. The round twelve-sided brass tray features intricate pierced and engraved ge...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Luigi Brusotti, Italy
By Luigi Brusotti
Located in Paris, IDF
Luigi Brusotti Glass and Brass Table made in Italy around 1950 A rare crystal occasional table featuring four very thick shaped crystal legs with small brass feet, a center brass mou...
Brass
$1,256Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Midcentury Brass and Tinted Glass Occasional Table, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This round tripod occasional table was made in Italy in the 1950s in the manner of Ico Parisi. It has got a brass base, a bronze tinted (smoked) glass tabletop and brass handle and d...
Brass
Sheaf of Wheat Coffee Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Travertine, Mahogany
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare coffee table version of the Edward Wormley Sheaf of Wheat designs. Round Travertine top and dark mahogany base. Brass connectors. This example is completely original and well ca...
Travertine, Brass
$1,298Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Low Mid-Century Danish Modern Hyggebord 55 Coffee Teak Table with Shelf
By Møbelfabriken Gorm
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
The Hyggebord 55 low coffee table was produced by the Danish manufacturer Gorm Møbler in 1956. The rounded top is crafted from high-quality teak, and the slender legs are made of afr...
Brass
Silvio Cavatorta Midcentury Iron and Teak Wood Oval Italian Coffee Table, 1950s
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful midcentury oval coffee table in Iron and Teak Wood. This item was designed in Italy during 1950s by Silvio Cavatorta. It has a very elegant oval-shaped top mounted on pa...
Brass, Iron
Huge Black Round Glass Side Table in the style of Jindrich Halabala
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Very elegant round side table with black glass top with brass ornaments and legs.
Brass
Vintage Classic Steel & Brass Cocktail Table with Bronze Mirror Top
Located in Hanover, MA
Elegant Maison Jansen style rectangular coffee table with urn form turned brass legs, feet, supports and mounts with forged polished steel frame and serpentine stretchers. New bronz...
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
Harvey Probber Brass Square Stock and Coquina Marble Cocktail Table Circa 1950s
By Harvey Probber
Located in Chicago, IL
Harvey Probber, coquina and brass coffee table, c. 1950s, USA, round stone top, architectural polished brass base with square tube legs joined by stretchers, model 917B, 20"h x 30"di...
Marble, Brass
Italian Fluted Wood Coffee Table in the Manner of Pier Luigi Colli, 1950s
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in Chicago, IL
An Italian coffee table from the 1950s, crafted in the manner of Pier Luigi Colli. The rectangular frame is constructed from warm-toned wood, its apron articulated with finely fluted...
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Italian Rosewood Cocktail Table
Located in Troy, MI
This Italian cocktail table features a square top veneered in rosewood, composed of eight panels laid to radiate symmetrically from the center. The top is raised on four black-lacque...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Centry Modern Mosaic Table, 1950s
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Exceptional mosaic in the style of Van Gogh`s masterpiece "Country road in Provence" , mosaic is applied to a 4cm thick granite slab. The table is made of a wooden plate with brass b...
Stone, Granite, Brass
$3,175Sale Price|30% Off
Italian Mid-Century Coffeetable Brass Plated Iron Base and Glass Top, 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Light-footed, Italian side table Gueridonin brass plated iron. The base was forged from iron and then brass plated. In the lower part of the rings, the brass layer is already slightl...
Brass, Iron
French Mid-Century Double Tier Steel & Glass Cocktail Table by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and pure Modernist Statement, a rare French Mid-Century Modern double tier coffee table in black enameled steel and glass with brass details by Pierre Guariche, circa 1950...
Brass, Steel
Cristal Arte Glass Table with Chess Board and Musical Motif, circa 1955
By Cristal Arte
Located in New York, NY
A rare glass cocktail table by Cristal Art, circa 1955. The circular black glass top with an inner section which is a tilt-top which turns completely for the user to enjoy one side...
Metal, Brass
Italian Lacquered Goatskin Trompe L'oeil Table Attributed To Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in London, GB
1960s Aldo Tura Lacquered Goatskin Round Side Table This distinctive side table by Aldo Tura dates to the late 1950's to early 1960s and showcases his signature use of richly finish...
Brass
$930Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Italian coffee table with brass feet
By Italian school XX ct.
Located in Milano, IT
This charming Italian coffee table from the 1950s is much more than just a piece of furniture: it is a statement of style, a nod to the sophisticated postwar design, where every deta...
Brass
Mid Century Kidney Coffee Side Table with Marble Top & Brass Legs, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Ico Parisi
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
Stunning Italian organic shaped coffee table with marble top and tapered brass legs from the 1950s. The kidney bean shaped marble top sits on a black steel base. The brass legs are a...
Marble, Iron, Brass
Gilded Bronze Round Glass Table, Louis XV, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Bronze circular gold coffee table, four short legs and mirrored top with encrusted stars in a modern twist of Louis XV style. Perfect for anchoring a maximalist decor yet equally st...
Brass
Glass Coffee Table by Adelmo Rascaroli, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare low table by Adelmo Rascaroli. Wood frame with accurate details, brass details and glass top with rounded edges.
Brass
ROYAL WARRANT MiLITARY CAMPAIGN DYNATRON HFC 65 RECORD PLAYER RADIO COFFEE TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
On the outside you have the never out of style military campaign style table, it’s the size of a modern-day coffee table, its all mahogany with oversized brass fittings.
Brass
$2,279Sale Price|20% Off
Coffee Table Model "X", by Jacques Adnet, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in MOUGINS, FR
This table is made up of a 1cm thick glass top with rounded edges on a black lacquered metal tubular base in an X shape highlighted with gilded brass cabochons and especially these r...
Metal
Wrought iron tripod side table with brass decorations and alabaster top - 1950s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Antique side table - Classical Style Measures : Ø 42cm H:56 cm Materials : Wrought Iron - Alabaster - Brass 1950s wrought iron coffee table. Three scrolled legs ending in gilded cl...
Alabaster, Brass, Iron
$21,810Sale Price|25% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Sofa or Coffe Table attr. Max Ingrand
By Max Ingrand
Located in Rome, IT
The detailed etched coffee table is supported by a brass frame, standing on four round feet.
Cut Glass
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. Nicely hand-carved with Chinese writing and dragons scenes. Beautiful Chinese style hand engraved brass tray cof...
Brass
Italian Midcentury Double Tier Bar/ Side/ Coffee Table in Style of Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern double level drinks table, side, end, cocktail table or gueridon. The piece is composed of a sensitive combination of materials including a bla...
Brass, Metal
Brutalist Etched Copper 1970s Modern Heinz Lilienthal Rosewood Coffee Table
By J. Blazy, Hans J. Wegner, Heinz Lilienthal, Eero Saarinen, Bernhard Rohne
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
We present this stunning round coffee table or center table in a very noble Rosewood with inlaid acid-etched copper top abstract artwork.
Copper
Italian mid-century modern coffee table with marble top, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern coffee table with marble top, 1950s Coffee table with rectangular marble top with rounded corners. The structure is made of metal. The structure is in blac...
Marble, Metal
Ignazio Gardella Italian Blue Metal Tripod Side Table with Laminated Top, 1950s
By Ignazio Gardella
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Italian Mid-Century round table in blue enameled metal and brass with a charming blue-gray laminated top. This stylish piece was designed by Ignazio Gardella and produced i...
Brass, Iron
Gerald Thurston Taupe Enamel & Brass Double Cone Desk Lamp, Circa 1960
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier adjustable Dual Shade Desk Lamp with Taupe Shades. Featuring light toned enameled metal cone Shades, rolled edges, Off White interior, long adjustable...
Brass, Metal
Cesare Lacca Brass and Walnut Wood Mid-Century Bar Cart, Italy, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca, (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Lacca designed a great many tea carts and serving trolleys in his career, which make up a large proportion of what is available on the vintage market today, as well as magazine racks...
Brass
Vintage Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture Occasional Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Forney, TX
Subded detail throughout, from the recessed edge around the top that's designed to catch spills before reaching the floor, the subtle edges on all sides of the legs created by the lo...
Brass
Large Moroccan Round Brass Tray Wall Decor, circa 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Heavy, beautiful, one of a kind handcrafted metal brass tray, platter, could be used as a coffee table with a stand or on an ottoman.
Brass
Desk By Silvio Berrone from the Bialetti building, Omegna, Italy 1955
By Silvio Berrone
Located in Brussels, BE
Desk By Silvio Berrone from the Bialetti building, Omegna, Italy 1955 This writing desk is designed by Silvio Berrone for the Bialetti headquarters in Omegna, the renowned producer ...
Brass
Cesare Lacca Midcentury Wood Italian Bar Cart with Glass Serving Trays 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
The exhibition exhibited the best and brightest Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian craftsmanship, such as Carlo Mollino, Fran...
Brass
Midcentury Cesare Lacca White Walnut Wood Italian Bar Cart, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
This wonderful piece is equipped with two ergonomic bottle holders, while the structure is made with soft and round lines in the finest white walnut wood. It has four fully functiona...
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1950
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stunning and, most importantly, complete, this mid 20th century Louis Vuitton trunk represents the pinnacle of luxury travel and was an essential item for any elite traveler of the t...
Brass
French Midcentury Brass Circular Birdcage with Decorative Bird
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French brass circular birdcage from the Midcentury period is a delightful combination of form and whimsy, perfect for adding a touch of vintage charm to any interior. Crafted wi...
Brass
Moroccan Brass Tray Vintage Moorish Islamic Metalwork 12 in. Diameter 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Brass Tray Moorish Islamic Metalwork 12 inches Diameter.. Antique 1950s Moroccan Brass Tray Hand Hammered with Moorish design, Islamic Metalwork. Dimension: 12 inches Diamet...
Metal, Brass
Rare Ilmari Tapiovaara for Lukkiseppo 'Chaco' Lounge Chairs in Leather and Pine
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ilmari Tapiovaara for Lukkiseppo, 'Chaco' armchairs, leather, pine, brass, rope, Finland, design 1958, made 1959 We present an exquisite ensemble of lounge chairs, known as the Cha...
Brass
Karpen Wingback Chairs in Luxuriously Soft Milk Chocolate Shearling, circa 1950s
By Karpen of California
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Stunning one of a kind pair of Mid-Century Modern wingback chairs by Karpen upholstered in super soft hand sewn Cocoa Milk Chocolate Shearling. The sort of chairs that become a famil...
Hide, Sheepskin, Walnut
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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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.