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Cubist Cocktail Table

Cubist Coffee Table by Orange
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Geometric "Cubist" coffee table designed by Orange in solid white oak. Thick linear shapes with
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2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

Cubist Coffee Table by Orange
Cubist Coffee Table by Orange
$5,800 / item
H 13 in W 53 in D 35.5 in
Cubist Round Coffee Table by Orange
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Geometric "Cubist" coffee table designed by Orange with large solid 48" diameter oak top with ebony
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2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

Cubist Round Coffee Table by Orange
Cubist Round Coffee Table by Orange
$6,800 / item
H 15.25 in Dm 48 in
Cubist Round Coffee Table by Orange
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Geometric "Cubist" coffee table designed by Orange with large solid 48" diameter white oak top
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2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

Cubist Round Coffee Table by Orange
Cubist Round Coffee Table by Orange
$6,800 / item
H 13 in Dm 48 in
Midcentury Vallauris Tiles Cubist Coffee Table
By Le Duc Raymond Vallauris, Vallauris
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
1960s coffee table signed by Raymonde Leduc with wooden base and top surface composed of stoneware
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Midcentury Vallauris Tiles Cubist Coffee Table
Midcentury Vallauris Tiles Cubist Coffee Table
$1,500
H 13.78 in W 45.67 in D 25.2 in
Cubist iron and marble coffee table, 1980s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Cubist coffee table or side table with an iron base made of cubes supporting a black marble table
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Vintage 1980s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Iron

Cubist iron and marble coffee table, 1980s.
Cubist iron and marble coffee table, 1980s.
$3,685
H 16.93 in W 21.66 in D 39.77 in
Mirror-Polished Metal Cubist stepped TERMS Coffee Table
By Reinier de Jong
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
TERMS coffee table challenges and reimagines the typology of a coffee table. Is it still a coffee
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2010s Italian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Mirror-Polished Metal Cubist stepped TERMS Coffee Table
Mirror-Polished Metal Cubist stepped TERMS Coffee Table
$14,360
H 15.75 in W 31.5 in D 39.38 in
1930's Art Deco Cubist Coffee Table, Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Mirrors - Italy
Located in Girona, Girona
Art Deco cubist coffee table, solid wood and birdseye maple venner, solid mahogany with mahogany
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

J. Ormond Sanderson Straw Valley Pottery Mid-Century Modern Cubist Coffee Table
By Jesse Ormond Sanderson Jr., Roger Capron
Located in St. Louis, MO
kind geometric / cubist coffee table with offset squares. Signed Straw Valley '61 JOS for J. Ormond
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Restored Pair of 4-Strand Rattan Cubist Legs Coffee Table with Glass Tops
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored 4-strand rattan legs coffee table with glass tops. Circa 1950, United States We only
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Vintage 1950s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Rattan, Glass

Restored Pair of 4-Strand Rattan Cubist Legs Coffee Table with Glass Tops
Restored Pair of 4-Strand Rattan Cubist Legs Coffee Table with Glass Tops
$1,320 Sale Price / set
40% Off
H 22 in W 30.5 in D 30.5 in
Two-Tone Cubist Style Round Livingroom Set, Circa 1990
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of v round side table and coffee table with red and tan textured vinyl tops. Circa 1990
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1990s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Two-Tone Cubist Style Round Livingroom Set, Circa 1990
Two-Tone Cubist Style Round Livingroom Set, Circa 1990
$4,020 Sale Price / set
40% Off
H 12 in Dm 44 in

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Vintage Round Ebony Coffee Table Three Legged Cubist Coffee Table
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Introducing a truly remarkable vintage find, the monumental three-legged cubist coffee table
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Ebony

Cubist Glass and Brass Occasional Square Table, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
glass top. Inspired by the modernists we created this cubist table in extruded brushed brass and
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2010s Thai Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Cubist Bronze and Brass Occasional Square Table, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
Inspired by the modernists we created this cubist table in extruded brushed brass and hand-welded
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2010s Thai Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Cubist Bronze and Brass Occasional Square Table, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
modernists we created this cubist table in extruded brushed brass and hand-welded profiles and topped it off
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2010s Thai Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Cubist Mirrored Chrome Sectional Square Coffee Table Paul Evans Style
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Chrome and glass coffee table comprised of two sections supporting glass top, very Paul Evans
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Customize Cubist Glass and Brass Occasional Square Table, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
seriously simple collection of modular, handmade Bronze Low Tables, stools, benches, cocktail & side-tables
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2010s Thai Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian Burl and Flame Grain Art Deco Moderne Cubist Bauhaus Coffee Table
Located in El Cajon, CA
Stunning Italian-made vintage piece of uncommon beauty. The coffee table is comprised of
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Vintage 1970s Italian Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Burl

Cubist Bronze and Brass Occasional Square Table, PT6 Model, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer
Located in Bangkok, TH
modernists we created this cubist table in extruded brushed brass and hand-welded profiles and topped it off
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2010s Thai Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Cubist Set of Four Brass Low Tables and Transparent Glass Tops, by P. Tendercool
By Pieter Compernol, Stephanie Grusenmeyer & Jerôme Barrier
Located in Bangkok, TH
Available to order. Cubist set of four brass low tables with transparant tops We created this set of
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2010s Thai Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Modern Cubist Cocktail Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern cubist cocktail table, inspired by the work of the Minimalist sculptors, this table is
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Modern Cubist Cocktail Table
Modern Cubist Cocktail Table
H 16 in W 77 in D 32 in
Modern Cubist Cocktail Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern cubist cocktail table, inspired by the work of the Minimalist sculptors, this table is
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Modern Cubist Cocktail Table
Modern Cubist Cocktail Table
H 16 in W 77 in D 32 in
Cubist Coffee Table
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Cubist coffee table professionally stained and repolished.
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Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Cubist Coffee Table
Cubist Coffee Table
H 25.2 in W 22.25 in D 21.26 in
Cubist Relief Coffee Table
Located in North Miami, FL
Custom made coffee table with cubist relief panels, silver leafed mahogany, smoke glass top
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20th Century Canadian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Cubist Relief Coffee Table
Cubist Relief Coffee Table
H 15 in W 53 in D 22 in
Unusual Cubist Occasional Table
Located in Kent, Dover
An English cubist occasional table in lacquered wood, depicting various muted colors of the period.     
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Vintage 1960s English Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Unusual Cubist Occasional Table
Unusual Cubist Occasional Table
H 9.85 in W 42.13 in D 25.2 in
Folded Cubist Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
located in NY
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20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Two-Tone Cubist Style Coffee Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Two-tone cubist style coffee/cocktail table with red and tan textured vinyl tops. Matching side
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1990s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Laminate

Two-Tone Cubist Style Coffee Table
Two-Tone Cubist Style Coffee Table
H 13.5 in W 50.5 in D 30.5 in
Cubist Coffee or Side Table, 1920s
Located in Praha, CZ
Small Cubist coffee or side table with walnut veneer. Good condition Cleaned.
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Stainless Steel Cubist Skyline Coffee Table
Located in Ferndale, MI
Stainless Steel Cubist Skyline Coffee Table. Welded Polished Steel. Main square: 16" square
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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Two-Tone Cubist Style Round Coffee Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Two-tone Cubist Style round Coffee/Cocktail table with black base and red textured vinyl top
Category

1990s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Laminate

Unusual Cubist Occasional Table in Great Colors
Located in Kent, Dover
An English cubist occasional table in lacquered wood, depicting various muted colors of the period.  
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Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Fruitwood

Cubist Coffee Table in Aluminum with Thick Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
Cubist coffee table in aluminum with thick glass top, American 1970's
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

1960s Pair of Cubist Style Coffee Tables, Walnut, France
Located in Girona, Girona
Pair of Cubist style coffee tables, solid walnut and walnut veneer, French polish. France, 1960
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Sculptural Willy Ballez Travertine and Glass Cubist Coffee Table
Located in Voorburg, NL
is a unique example of the Cubist style and in very good vintage condition. This luxurious table is
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine

Art Deco Cubist Coffee Table Rosewood and Satined Glass Top
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Art Deco cubist coffee table rosewood and satined glass top.
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Rosewood

Cubist Amsterdam School, Art Deco, Coffee Table, The Netherlands 1930s
Located in Hellouw, NL
Amazing Amsterdam School or Art Deco coffee table with cubist shapes from the Netherlands 1930s. We
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

Mid-Century Modernist Cocktail Table in the Manner of Roger Capron
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modernist cocktail table in the manner of Roger Capron in bookmatched walnut. This
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Two-Tone Cubist Style Round Livingroom Set, Circa 1990
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of v round side table and coffee table with red and tan textured vinyl tops. Circa 1990
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Two-Tone Cubist Style Round Livingroom Set, Circa 1990
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of v round side table and coffee table with red and tan textured vinyl tops. Circa 1990
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1990s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Cubist Walnut Side Table
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Cubist Art Deco walnut side table. Professionally stained and repolished.
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Vintage 1930s Slovak Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Cubist Walnut Side Table
Cubist Walnut Side Table
H 27.56 in Dm 29.14 in
Mid-Century Modern Cubist Coffee Table after Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique cubist coffee table makes a wonderful vintage centerpiece for any seating area. With
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Solid Teak and Glass Cubist Architectural Living Room Coffee Table End Table Set
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage Danish modern style coffee table and (two) side tables made of solid teak and glass. All
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Vintage 1970s Thai Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Teak

Cubist Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
2 cubs in olive and purple make the base for this glass top coffee table
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20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Cubist Coffee Table
Cubist Coffee Table
H 19 in W 39 in D 39 in
SIMPLISTIC CUBIST STEEL COFFEE TABLE
Located in Miami, FL
Simplistic and Interesting! Cubist steel coffee table with glass top. Perfect apartment size coffee
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20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Cubist circular burl wood occasional table
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Cubist circular burl wood occasional table, French 1920s
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Early 20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

INCREDIBLE MULTI-LEVEL CUBIST COFFEE TABLE
Located in Miami, FL
Incredible multi-level cubist coffee table expertly refinished in high gloss white lacquer
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Cubist Jazz Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This table top is so unique, you may never want to put anything on it! The cubistic jazz musicians
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Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Mid Century Cubist Jazz Coffee Table
Mid Century Cubist Jazz Coffee Table
H 17.5 in W 39.5 in D 18 in
Coffee Table "Kneeling Cubist Man, " circa 1950s
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Very unique iron coffee table circa late 1950's-early 1960's called the "Kneeling Cubist Man." If
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20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Custom cubist modernist French style table with parchment top
Located in Oakland, CA
I just love this table! The background is this, I found an original piece very similar to this
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21st Century and Contemporary South American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

1930's American Modernist Cubist Table
Located in New York, NY
A 1930's American Modernist Cubist Table
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

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Shou Sugi Ban Coffee Table, solid Brass Disc, bronzed Steel Base – Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
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2010s South African Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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By George Nelson
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
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Located in Hønefoss, 30
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A Mid-Century Bookshelf, Oak, France, c. 1950s
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$3,267
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Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape C
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
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Anna Karlin Original Wooden Chess Stool, Shape C
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LUchiere Sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires
$1,680 / item
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1940s Kaare Klint Three Seater Sofa, Hardwood Legs & Striped Wool Upholstery
$2,677 Sale Price
35% Off
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$3,829 / set
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Cubist Cocktail Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the cubist cocktail table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every cubist cocktail table was constructed with great care. There are 14 variations of the antique or vintage cubist cocktail table you’re looking for, while we also have 9 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a cubist cocktail table — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A cubist cocktail table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one cubist cocktail table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Pieter Compernol & Stephanie Grusenmeyer, Le Duc Raymond Vallauris and Pieter Compernol, Stephanie Grusenmeyer & Jerôme Barrier produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Cubist Cocktail Table?

Prices for a cubist cocktail table start at $1,203 and top out at $8,500 with the average selling for $3,800.

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.

Questions About Cubist Cocktail Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Cocktail tables are ornate low tables traditionally used to serve cocktails and food in a seating area. When first sold in the early 20th-century, cocktail tables tended to be square or rectangular, while coffee tables were round or oval shaped. Today, both types of table come in a wide range of shapes. Find a variety of antique and vintage cocktail tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    While both pieces are relatively new to the furniture world, the main difference between them are their shapes. A cocktail table is generally square or rectangular in shape, while a coffee table tends to be oval or circular in shape. You can shop a collection of furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.