Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Low Table with Pierced Apron and Pillar Strut Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty low table from the early 20th century, with pillar strut motifs and cylindrical legs. Probably cut down from an altar table, this late Qing Dynasty period...
Wood
1900s Antique Square Elmwood Coffee Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period natural elm coffee table from the early 20th century, with open apron, pillar strut motifs, humpback stretchers and reeded accents.
Elm
Low Rectangular Antique Coffee Table with Arched Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period low Kang coffee table from the early 20th century, with carved apron and cabriole legs.
Wood
$2,080Sale Price|20% Off
Century Furniture Ebonized Ming Style Fretwork Coffee Table
By Century Furniture
Located in Pasadena, TX
It's a vintage Chinese Ming dynasty style coffee table from the mid-20th century, with recessed apron and Ming legs.
Glass, Wood
Red and Black Antique Coffee Table with Two Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
Experience the timeless elegance of this Chinese Qing Dynasty period lacquer coffee table from the 19th century.
Brass
Asian Raffia Wrapped Coffee Table, Sage Green, Ming Style, 1900s
Located in Queens, NY
Asian contemporary Ming dynasty style raffia wrapped square coffee table with an indented apron below the top in a sage green-grey color
Porcelain
Qing 19th Century Coffee Table with Storage and Painted Floral Decor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing dynasty period low coffee table with storage from the 19th century, with hand painted floral decor.
Wood
19th Century Lacquered Coffee Table with Hand-Carved Apron and Chow Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A long low Kang Qing Dynasty period lacquered coffee table from the 19th century with carved apron and chow legs.
Wood
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Silas Seandel Brutalist Mixed Metal Side End Dynasty Coffee Glass Top Table Base
By Silas Seandel
Located in Wayne, NJ
A rare part of the Designers Dynasty Collection table base. It is signed Silas Seandal .
Metal
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.
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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.
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Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.