19th century Chinese red lacquer low table
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
19th century Chinese low red lacquer table with a pair of carved mask-head cabriole legs with claw and ball feet to the front, united by a carved and shaped frieze with gilt oriental...
Lacquer
French Occasional or Side Tables of Brass, Steel and Glass - Two Available
Located in Austin, TX
A fine set of French Modern square low occasional tables of brass and brushed steel - each table featuring a glass top set upon a frame with four legs with ball ends.
Metal, Brass, Steel
Postmodern Navy Blue Lacquered Wood Pedestal Side Table, 1980s, Memphis Style
Located in Antwerp, BE
A striking round pedestal side table crafted from wood and finished in a deep navy blue lacquer. Heavily influenced by the Italian Memphis movement, it features a unique cluster-pill...
Wood
1980s NeoClassical Oval Center or Dining Table by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A masterful statement piece from the 1980s, this authentic Maitland-Smith dining or center table exemplifies the brand's signature blend of organic materials and neoclassical archite...
Metal
Amsterdamse School Oak round Side Table, The Netherlands, ca. 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
The Netherlands / 1920 / Side Table / oak / Amsterdamse School / Art Deco A sculptural gem from the early 20th century, this oak side table embodies the expressive spirit of the Ams...
Oak
Maitland-Smith Chinese Chippendale Style Mahogany Cocktail Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Maitland-Smith large scale Chinese Chippendale mahogany cocktail table featuring book matched flame mahogany top with cut corners, and a geometric blind fretwork apron over the heavi...
Mahogany
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Bakelite Glass Sofa Table 1950s France
Located in Vienna, AT
The connection between the table legs is embellished with an amber colored bakelite ball.
Brass
VINTAGE ORIENTAL CHINESE CABRIOLE PAW FEET WITH CARVED DRAGON DESiGN
Located in Pulborough, GB
The craftsmanship is evident in the lifelike carving and flowing form of the dragons, which wrap around the skirt in dynamic motion. The table stands on cabriole legs ending in claw...
Teak
$7,200Sale Price|40% Off
Italian 2 Tier Cocktail Table After Ico & Luisa Parisi
By Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Hanover, MA
Magnificent cocktail table attributed to Ico & Luisa Parisi. Two-tier with curled ends supported by sharp angled legs in form of an inverted "V" with brass tapered sabots and dainti...
Brass
Georgian Style Mahogany Tilt Top Table, Bird Cage Design, 1950
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mahogany tilt top table, bird cage wine table This lovely table stands on a three footed ball and claw base carved with acanthus leaves at the knees and has a attractive turned ce...
Mahogany
$971Sale Price / set|25% Off
Mid-Century Modern Blonde Side Tables or End Tables with Laminate Tops a Pair
By Conant Ball
Located in Topeka, KS
Sometimes you just need a pair of nice simple usable and versatile side or end tables. Here they are! We haven’t discovered their maker; however, they remind me of tables by Conant B...
Laminate, Oak
Solid Mahogany Carved Twisted Rope Style Legs Gilt Cast Iron Ball & Claw Table
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid Mahogany Carved Twisted Rope Style Legs Gilt Cast Iron Ball & Claw Leg with Lions Two Tier Large Coffee Small Dining Table MINT!
Brass, Gold
Vintage Mid Century Modern Two-Tier Side Table with tapered legs
Located in Seattle, WA
The design showcases a rectangular top with softly rounded edges, supported by four tapered legs that terminate in subtle ball feet. The table includes a lower tier for additional st...
Wood
Moroccan Tray or Coffee Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The base has carved, turned legs, inlaid bone and stick and ball supports.
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Onyx Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Italian Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Onyx Coffee Table, 1970s This striking Italian coffee table from the 1970s is a quintessential piece of Mid-Century Modern design, combining lu...
Onyx, Chrome
Established & Sons BLOC Long Side Table by Pauline Deltour
By Pauline Deltour, Established & Sons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Design: 2020 Description: Table and Storage Dimensions: Small: L640 × D450 × H290 Square: L850 × D850 × H290 Long: L1200 × D450 × H290 Materials: Birch plywood, high-pressure lami...
Wood, Plywood
Established & Sons BLOC Small Side Table by Pauline Deltour
By Established & Sons, Pauline Deltour
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Design: 2020 Description: Table and Storage Dimensions: Small: L640 × D450 × H290 Square: L850 × D850 × H290 Long: L1200 × D450 × H290 Materials: Birch plywood, high-pressure lami...
Wood, Plywood
Established & Sons BLOC Square Side Table by Pauline Deltour
By Pauline Deltour, Established & Sons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Design: 2020 Description: Table and Storage Dimensions: Small: L640 × D450 × H290 Square: L850 × D850 × H290 Long: L1200 × D450 × H290 Materials: Birch plywood, high-pressure lami...
Wood, Plywood
$840Sale Price|40% Off
Mid 20th Century Vintage Hollywood Regency Mirrored Brass Cocktail Side Table Wi
Located in Cookeville, TN
Regency Style Brass Mirrored, Greenwood Cocktail, Side Table, or even small coffee table. Brass top with double handles, wood base with pierced scalloped skirt, cabriole legs, claw, ...
Brass
18th Century Italian Carved, Gilded and Painted Wood Side/End Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian 18th century gilded and painted coffee table. This Italian antique coffee table has a wonderfully carved apron, adorn in a floral motif on all sides.
Giltwood, Wood
Russian Polychrome Folk Painted Two-Tier Rolling Tea Table Dessert Cart
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptionally rare and unusual original Russian folk painted rolling tea table / dessert cart / side table. circa 1920 Russia, early 20th century, hand carved, painted, and laque...
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Large French Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Attrib Console Table Buffet Sever
By Maison Jansen
Located in Forney, TX
Later, it became known for its Modern Regency–style designs, like mirrored coffee tables, chiffoniers, and paneling, along with gilt bronze shelves and stools with zebra-patterned up...
Marble
Rare 1950s Woodard Wrought Iron & Mesh Dining Patio Table 4 Chairs Ball Finials
By Woodard Furniture Co., Russell Woodard, Salterini
Located in St. Louis, MO
Part of a original set I'm offering for sale, see the matching end tables, coffee table, settee, tub chairs. Constructed with iron cabriole legs, mesh apron, mesh back support and al...
Aluminum, Wrought Iron
Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard Nielsen Soborg Dining Set
By Peter Hvidt, Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen
Located in Lutz, FL
The dining table is an uncommon model, typically only seen in the side table or coffee table version.
Brass
$1,943Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Side Table, Chinese, Ebonised, Rouge Marble, Jardiniere Stand, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Of a darling, diminutive form with deep tonality and quality marble top Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order throughout Ebonised finish presents a superb, dark aestheti...
Marble
1960s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs in Sabino Burl Wood & Iron
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Comfortable laid back chairs, very heavy and solid. Matching coffee table available in a separate listing.
Bronze, Wrought Iron
$12,400Sale Price|20% Off
Rare George Nelson for Herman Miller Sling Sofa, Model 6832 in Rohleder Velvet
By George Nelson
Located in Culver City, CA
During his tenure at Herman Miller, Nelson worked alongside and brought in monumental design icons, including: Charles and Ray Eames (Molded Plywood Lounge Chairs, ESU Units, Aluminu...
Chrome
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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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.