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Danish Coffee Table Inlay

Vintage Scandinavian Coffee Table – Red Laminate and Graphic Inlay, Denmark 1960
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lacquered steel frame with inlayed linoleum top. Measures: L 120 cm/ 3' 12" W 51 cm/ 20" H 47
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Danish Mid Century Modern Coffee Table With Ceramic Tile Inlays. Circa 1960s
By Mobelfabrikken Toften
Located in Miami, FL
Danish Mid Century Modern Brutalist Inspired Coffee Table With Ceramic Tile Inlays. Circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Wood

Mid Century Modern Coffee Table by Moluna Møbler, Denmark Circa 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Scandinavian Coffe Table with Ceramic Inlay by Moluna Møbler, Denmark
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Teak

Large Danish Mid-Century Modern Wooden Coffee Nest of table Set / End Tables
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and finest quality made, midcentury wooden coffee table with a pair of end tables. If
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Vintage Danish Rosewood Console Coffee Table. Uk Import.
Located in Seattle, WA
Danish design Coffee Table features wood Inlay accent on the top of the legs. Three dovetailed
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rosewood

Poul Cadovius Rosewood Coffee Table Designed For France & Son Circular 1960s
By Poul Cadovius, Cado
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Poul Cadovius Beautiful Rosewood Coffee Table Designed For France & Son Circular Top Inlaid With
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Recent Sales

1960s Danish Modern Style Inlay Coffee Table
Located in Livingston, NJ
A very unique handmade inlay top coffee table from the Brittany region of France. The star design
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Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Beech Coffee Table with Mosaic Inlays by a Danish Cabinetmaker, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Zurich, CH
A hexagonal stained beech coffee table with a mosaic top in grey and red and an underlying shelf
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Beech, Ceramic

Coffee Table with Ceramic Inlays by Bjorn Wiinblad, Denmark, 1970s
By Bjørn Wiinblad
Located in Zurich, CH
A round coffee table with hand-painted and glazed ceramic tiles, signed Bjorn Wiinblad. Frame in
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Wood

Tue Poulsen Circular Coffee Table with Art Tile Inlay, Denmark, circa 1960s
By Tue Poulsen
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Ceramic art coffee table by Danish designer Tue Poulsen with Art Tile inlay. Substantial ceramic
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

Copper Inlay Mid-Century Coffee Table
Located in Cathedral City, CA
A blackened coffee table with a mosaic of copper inlay.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Copper

Large Mid-Century Wooden Coffee Table with Wooden Inlay
By Niels Otto Møller
Located in Lijnden, Noord-Holland
Beautiful wooden coffee table with wooden inlay on the top. Probably Danish.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Danish Modern Rosewood Coffee Table With Ceramic Inlay
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish modern, rosewood, coffee table features sleigh legs and a ceramic tile inlay reminiscent of
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Rosewood

Danish Rosewood Coffee Table With Hand Painted Tile Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
Rosewood parsons style coffee table with hand painted tiles. Ceramic tile center frieze hand
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Vintage 1960s Danish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rosewood

Danish modern teak coffee table with prehistoric tile inlay, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A Danish modern teak coffee table with inlaid tile featuring rare prehistoric motif attributed to
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Rosewood Coffee Table with Ebony Inlay
Located in Oakland, CA
Scandinavian modern drop-leaf coffee table crafted from old-growth Brazilian rosewood with seven
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20th Century Danish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rosewood, Ebony

Rosewood Coffee Table with Ebony Inlay
Rosewood Coffee Table with Ebony Inlay
H 18.5 in W 64.75 in D 42 in
Danish Modern Coffee Table with Royal Copenhagen Tile Inlay by Nils Thorsson
By Nils Thorsson
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This Danish modern original rosewood table has a lacquer finish and a tile inlay in moss green
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

Brazilian Rosewood Coffee Table with Brass Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
Incredible Book Matched Brazilian Rosewood Danish Coffee Table with brass inlay and brass screw
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Danish Mid Century Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting and unusual Danish modern coffee table with different inlay stones top, supported by
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone

Danish Mid Century Coffee Table
Danish Mid Century Coffee Table
H 17.75 in W 55 in D 24 in
Danish Sofa Table with Tile Inlay and Chrome 1960s
Located in Handewitt, DE
Danish sofa table with multicolored tile inlay. Square form. Frame and legs in chrome. Denmark
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Mid Century Danish Rosewood Parquetry Coffee Table Attributed To Poul Cadovius
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Norwich, GB
Danish rosewood parquetry coffee table on sleigh legs, attributed to Poul Cadovius. Circa 1960
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rosewood

1940s Danish Coffee Table in Solid Nut Wood, Beech with intarsia of dark wood..
Located in København K, 84
This super elegant 1940s Danish Modern coffee table is a true masterpiece of mid-century design
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Nutwood

Mid-Century Modernist Geometric Tile Inlay Teak Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
This unique and inviting Mid-Century Modernist Teak Cocktail Table W/Geometric Tile Inlay
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Teak

Mid-Century Modernist Inlayed Earth Toned Tile Cocktail Table in Teak
Located in New York, NY
Elevate your living area with this Mid-Century Modernist Cocktail Table, featuring earth-toned
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Teak

Hans C Andersen Accent /Cocktail Table
By Hans C. Andersen
Located in Kensington, MD
: Wonderful petite round side table by Hans Andersen, Denmark. Teak Pedestal and tripod base with white inlay
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

Danish Modern Rud Thygesen Sleigh Leg Coffee Table of Rosewood with Inlaid Metal
By Rud Thygesen, Heltborg Møbler
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Danish modern sleight leg coffee table made of rosewood. Created by furniture designer Rud
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum

Danish Royal Copenhagen Ceramic Inlay Rosewood Coffee Table by Severin Hansen
By Severin Hansen
Located in Norwalk, CT
This Danish midcentury rosewood coffee table features Royal Copenhagen ceramic tiles and was
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Rosewood

Danish Modern Coffee Table with Built in Magazine / Album Storage, Tile Inlay
Located in Kansas City, MO
Unique teak with white laminate top coffee table. The built in storage is perfect for magazines or
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Laminate, Teak

Jens H. Quistgaard Oak Coffee Table with Tile Inlay
By Jens Quistgaard, Richard Nissen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular coffee table by Jens H. Quistgaard for Richard Nissen, c.1950s Denmark features a hand
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Oak

Imported Vintage Danish Modern Rosewood Low Console Coffee Table with wood inlay
Located in Seattle, WA
This Table Features wood Inlay Accents on Each of the Three Drawer Pulls. Beautiful Wood Grain
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rosewood

Coffee Table with Glass Top and Leather Inlay
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Coffee table, leather, glass and steel, Denmark, 1970s Well designed coffee table with a superb
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Scandinavian Modern Round Walnut Bird Inlay Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scandinavian modern, round, walnut coffee table features a segmented top with abstract enamel bird
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Enamel

Danish Mid Century Modern Sunburst Teak Rectangular Coffee Table & Magazine Rack
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Rectangular Coffee Table With Magazine Rack Featuring A Sunburst
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

Danish Teak Round Petite Table Pinwheel Inlay Vintage Mid-Century Scandinavian
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Uncommon petite table, with wonderful pinwheel inlay. Legs remove for transport. We have not
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

Tue Poulsen for Haslev Oval Coffee Table with Art Tile Inlay
By Tue Poulsen, Haslev Mobelsnedkeri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ceramic art coffee table designed by Tue Poulsen for Haslev Mobelsnedkeri A/S, Denmark, 1963. Dowel
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Textile, Teak

Vintage Finn Juhl for France & Søn Coffee Table in Teak with Metal Inlay, 1950's
By John Stuart Inc., Finn Juhl, France & Søn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A splendid Finn Juhl for France & Søn coffee table in figured teak, featuring a decorative metal
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Vintage Danish Rosewood Table in the manner of Tue Poulsen
By Tue Poulsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous vintage modern coffee table features a tile top with intricate designs and colors. Stylish
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone

Danish Tranekaer Coffee Table
By Rolf Middelboe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Danish coffee table. A Mid-Century Modern design. Minimalist Designer: Rolf Middelboe Gorm Lindum
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Teak

Danish Tranekaer Coffee Table
Danish Tranekaer Coffee Table
H 19.3 in W 53.94 in D 31.5 in
Danish Coffee Table with Inlay of Granite and Stones ca.1960
Located in Paris, FR
Very elegant palette of colors. The granit stones and peebles are set in a cement top. The base is in rosewood .
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Vintage 1960s Danish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Granite, Cement

Reduced Rosewood inlaid Danish Coffee Table
Located in Scarsdale, NY
Inlaid Danish Modern Coffee Table. Beautiful lines. Newly refinished. Sleek and beautiful wood
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Vintage 1960s Danish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Danish modern Coffee table
Located in Hudson, NY
Danish Modern coffee table. Rosewood with inlay metal details. Circa 1950's.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rosewood

Danish modern Coffee table
Danish modern Coffee table
H 18.25 in W 47 in D 23.25 in
Vintage Danish Copper and Rosewood Coffee Table
Located in Vancouver, BC
Beautiful and unique vintage rosewood coffee table with copper top inset. Made in Denmark.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Copper

Poul Cadovius Rosewood Coffee Table with Leaf Design Inlay
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Absolutely stunning circular rosewood coffee table designed by Danish designer Poul Cadovius
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum, Steel

Danish Tile-Top Coffee Table in the Style of Roger Capron
Located in Kingston, NY
Rosewood frame inset with three Martz or Capron style matte tan and taupe ceramic tiles depicting an abstract sunburst design. Excellent vintage condition.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic

Enamel & wood coffee table mid century modern 60's danish style
Located in 0, Cuauhtemoc
Very nice danish style coffee table inlay enamel after Miguel Pineda or Magie Howe (un-signed)
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Vintage 1960s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Enamel

Danish Mid-Century Modern Square Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Vintage Danish Checkered Top Coffee Table is made out of rosewood, mahogany, and been fully
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Mahogany, Maple, Rosewood, Lacquer

Danish-Modern Coffee Table, Mexico, circa 1960
Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc
Center table of mahogany embellished with unusual and quite exquisite tropical-wood-and-brass
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20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

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Roger Capron "Sho-Gun" Coffee Table
By Roger Capron
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Ceramic tile top coffee table designed by Roger Capron (signed). Features his unique "Sho-gun" textured tile design in a palette of cream and black and olive green. Tiles manufactur...
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Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Wood

Roger Capron "Sho-Gun" Coffee Table
Roger Capron "Sho-Gun" Coffee Table
$14,500
H 11.25 in W 38.5 in D 27 in
Single Black Opaline Table Lamp by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Black Opaline Table Lamp by Jacques Adnet. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1940s. Black opaline spherical base with a newly fabricated linen shade. Lamp holds one E...
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Linen, Opaline Glass

Single Black Opaline Table Lamp by Jacques Adnet
Single Black Opaline Table Lamp by Jacques Adnet
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
H 22.5 in Dm 13.5 in
Joe 640 Tailored Minimal 20th Century Inspired Pendant Light by Wende Reid
By Wende Reid
Located in Chatswood, NSW
This Classic, tailored pendant light, inspired by menswear, is reminiscent of 1940s style and the early simplicity of Art Deco. Also available as a flush mount, its clean geometric s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers ...

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Brass

Chic Large 'Diagramme' Limestone Coffee Table by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic large 'Diagramme' limestone coffee table by Design Frères. Gorgeous honed cream limestone top fitted into a slender but sturdy iron frame. Inspired by the timeless aesthetic of...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Limestone, Steel

Fumed Oak Round Top Foundation Side Table / Stool
Located in Portland, OR
Solid wood stool / side table in fumed white oak with round top. The fuming process reacts with the tannins in the wood and results in a color through, rich amber tone. With a clean ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Stools

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Oak

Fumed Oak Round Top Foundation Side Table / Stool
Fumed Oak Round Top Foundation Side Table / Stool
$635 / item
H 18 in W 12 in D 12 in
Rustic Square Coffee Table, Walnut Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
A rustic square coffee table with a rustic walnut stained, hand-rubbed and distressed finish, tapered and turned legs, an Ogee edge on the tabletop, and a square shelf stretcher lowe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Rustic Square Coffee Table, Walnut Finish
Rustic Square Coffee Table, Walnut Finish
$3,200 / item
H 18 in W 42 in D 42 in
Custom English Oak 60" Console
Located in Woodbury, CT
This oak console table is just sturdy enough in appearance to belie its delicate dimensions, which are perfect for a narrow hallway or behind a sofa where a lamp or two might be need...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Jacobean Console Tables

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Oak, Yew

Custom English Oak 60" Console
Custom English Oak 60" Console
$5,250 / item
H 34 in W 60 in D 14 in
1 of 4 Charlotte Perriand Stools for Les Arcs, France 1960s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Echt, NL
Original Les Arcs stools in very good condition. The stools were designed by Charlotte Perriand for the Les Arcs ski resort in France. The stool are made of solid pine wood and hav...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Wood, Pine

French Limed Oak Armoire
Located in Antwerp, BE
Limed oak two door armoire. Height 210 cm. Width 127 cm. Depth 64 cm.
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

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Glass, Wood, Oak

French Limed Oak Armoire
French Limed Oak Armoire
$2,632
H 82.68 in W 50.01 in D 25.2 in
Distressed Silver Convex Mirror
Located in London, GB
A distressed silver convex mirror, with bronze finish frame. Contemporary.
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Early 2000s European Modern Convex Mirrors

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Mirror

Distressed Silver Convex Mirror
Distressed Silver Convex Mirror
$2,677 / item
H 37.8 in W 37.8 in D 2.37 in
PMPT Flush Mount
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, the PMPT Flush Mount is a conical flush mount fixture in the spirit of Paavo Tynell of the Scandinavian Modern tradition. Made t...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

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Brass

PMPT Flush Mount
PMPT Flush Mount
$1,600 / item
H 9.5 in Dm 8 in
Brutalist Design Handcrafted Oak Coffee Table, Netherlands 1950's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mid Century Brutalist in Design Handcrafted Oak Round Coffee Table. Made in the Netherlands in the 1950's / 60's period. Solid oak constructed round coffee table with jointed...
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Brutalist Design Handcrafted Oak Coffee Table, Netherlands 1950's
Brutalist Design Handcrafted Oak Coffee Table, Netherlands 1950's
$2,010 Sale Price
20% Off
H 17.72 in W 38 in D 38 in
Midcentury modular bookcase, Italy 1950
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Midcentury modular bookcase with original metal ? structure, brass details and several wooden compartments; four drawers on the right and a big compartment with flap opening on the...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

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Wood

Midcentury  modular bookcase, Italy 1950
Midcentury  modular bookcase, Italy 1950
$4,990
H 86.62 in W 58.08 in D 10.63 in
Modern Turned Leg Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A captivating fusion of classic European Baroque design and contemporary elegance. Crafted with precision from exquisite mahogany and finished in our rich Cambrigde finish, this acce...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Modern Turned Leg Coffee Table
Modern Turned Leg Coffee Table
On Hold
$3,447 / item
H 18 in W 54 in D 32 in
Ole Wanscher Rio Rosewood Coffee Table
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Geneva, CH
Rio rosewood coffee table by Ole Wascher, Denmark, circa 1960 Very good condition.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rosewood

Ole Wanscher Rio Rosewood Coffee Table
Ole Wanscher Rio Rosewood Coffee Table
$1,800
H 20.87 in W 47.25 in D 31.5 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Blown Glass

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Danish Coffee Table Inlay For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Danish coffee table inlay available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and teak, every Danish coffee table inlay was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a Danish coffee table inlay, we have 119 options in-stock, while there are 7 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Danish coffee table inlay — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A Danish coffee table inlay, designed in the Scandinavian Modern, mid-century modern or modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Danish coffee table inlay over the years, but those crafted by Tue Poulsen, Finn Juhl and Poul Cadovius are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Danish Coffee Table Inlay?

The average selling price for a Danish coffee table inlay at 1stDibs is $2,623, while they’re typically $501 on the low end and $38,622 for the highest priced.

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.