Eye Shaped Coffee Table
Large Eye Shaped Sicilian Marble Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful eye shaped coffee table made in France in the early 1970s from a beautiful Sicilian wavy
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Roche Bobois Attributed Cat’s Eye Natural Stone Coffee Table
By Roche Bobois, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
or fine granite) Cat-Eye shaped coffee table. This striking table has an elegant cat's eye design and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
$2,750
H 18 in W 58 in D 42 in
Italian Postmodern Eye or Teardrop Shaped Travertine Marble Coffee Table 1980s
By Ello Furniture, Stone International
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and made in Italy in the 1980s, this teardrop or eye shaped coffee table sits on two
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Breccia Marble
$3,895
H 14.5 in W 63 in D 45 in
Pierre Chapo 'T22' L'oeil Coffee Table, France, 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Eye-shaped coffee table 'T22' in solid elm wood by Pierre Chapo, a beautiful composition consisting
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Eye-Shaped Travertine Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in London, London
Eye-Shaped Travertine Coffee Table, 1980s
Elegant and sculptural travertine coffee table from the
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
1970S Eye Shaped Travertine Coffee Table
Located in London, London
Coffee table
Travertine
Two pedestals
Eye shaped top
1970s/1980s
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Eye-shaped travertine coffee table by Roche Bobois, France, 1980s
By Roche Bobois
Located in Lyon, FR
Eye-Shaped Travertine Coffee Table by Roche Bobois, France, 1980s
A striking travertine coffee
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Vintage 1980s French Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
$2,134
H 14.38 in W 53.15 in D 36.62 in
Eye Shaped Cymbal Coffee Cocktail Table by John Van Koert
By John Van Koert
Located in New York, NY
Eye shaped formica top with medallion center motif, on decorative aluminum base. The top has damage
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Postmodern 1980s Eye Shaped Breccio Marble Coffee Table Black-Green-Gold
Located in Philadelphia, PA
red, as pictured. Low, and wide, this would make a great coffee table in any modern home.
Condition
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Breccia Marble
$4,000
H 14.5 in W 63 in D 45 in
Vintage white marble coffee table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Timeless eye shaped white marble coffee table with two triangular bases.
Beautiful vained marble
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Recent Sales
Italian Marble Eye Shaped Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Valkenswaard, NL
- Marble coffee table
- With a heavy teardrop or eye-shaped marble top
- Consisting of three
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Italian Marble Eye Shaped Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Italian marble eye shaped coffee table, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
1980s Italian Carrara Marble Eye Shaped Coffee Table
By Stone International
Located in Chicago, IL
Breathtaking postmodern Carrara Marble coffee table with triangle channeled bases. Very sturdy and
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Travertine
1980s Eye Shaped Wood Coffee Table Postmodern
Located in Chicago, IL
Solid wood eye shaped coffee table with an open shelf to put anything or nothing! The table is on
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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Eye-Shaped Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This sculptural mid-century modern coffee table by Lane features an unusual eye-shaped frame in a
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Vintage white marble coffee table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Timeless white marble 'eye' shaped coffee table.
Beautiful vained marble.
Good condition
1970s
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Vintage Marble Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Timeless and gorgeous marble 'eye' shaped coffee table with beautiful vaining and colours.
Good
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Vintage travertine coffee table, 1970s
By Roche Bobois
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
Timeless design.
Beautiful natural
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Carrara Marble Eye Shape Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
Vintage Carrara marble eye shaped coffee table, with stepped legs. Surface in good vintage
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Vintage black marble coffee table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous marble 'eye' shaped coffee table made from a beautiful black marble with gorgeous natural
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Vintage Travertine Coffee Table, 1970s
By Roche Bobois
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
Timeless design.
Beautiful
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage travertine coffee table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
These tables have been popular
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage travertine coffee table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
These tables have been popular
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Travertine Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
These tables have been popular
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Marble Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous marble 'eye' shaped coffee table made from a beautiful marble with many colour schemes
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Vintage marble coffee table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous marble 'eye' shaped coffee table made from a beautiful marble with many colour schemes
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Vintage Travertine Coffee Table, 1970s
By Roche Bobois
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
These tables have been popular
Category
Vintage 1970s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage travertine coffee table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
These tables have been popular
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage travertine coffee table, 1970s
By Roche Bobois
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
These tables have been popular
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage travertine coffee table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
These tables have been popular
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage travertine coffee table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
These tables have been popular
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Travertine Coffee Table, 1970s
By Roche Bobois
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
These tables have been popular
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Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage travertine coffee table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine and brass 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
These tables have been
Category
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Vintage travertine coffee table
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
These tables have been popular
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Italian travertine eye coffee table by Stone International, 1970s
By Stone International
Located in View Park, CA
An extraordinary monumental travertine marble eye-shaped coffee table by Stone International
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
1980s Eye Shaped Marble Coffee Table
Located in London, London
This table features a low, eye-shaped design with a distinctive, curved marble top. The surface of
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
1980s Cipollino Ondulato Postmodern Eye Shaped Marble Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
veining on this particular table. The top floats on two triangular channeled bases.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Eye-shaped travertine coffee table by Roche Bobois, France, 1970s
By Roche Bobois
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful and elegant travertine coffee table, made by Roche Bobois in France in the 1970s.
Eye
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Eye-shaped emerald green coffee table by Roche Bobois, France, 1970s
By Roche Bobois
Located in Lyon, FR
Eye-catching and rare, this emerald green marble coffee table was edited by Roche Bobois in France
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Vintage Italian Eye Shaped Pink Marble Coffee Table Attributed to Roche Bobois
By Roche Bobois
Located in Houston, TX
Very elegant 1970s Italian eye shaped pink marble coffee table attributed to Roche Bobois. The eye
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
H 15 in W 58 in D 39 in
French Design Pierre Chapo T22 Eye Coffee Table, France – 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Renens, CH
Beautiful original eye-shaped T22 coffee table designed by Pierre Chapo: The table consist of three
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Pierre Chapo "L'Oeil" or "T22C" Solid Elm Coffee Table, France, circa 1970
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Geneva, CH
"T22C" or "L'OEIL" eye-shaped solid elm coffee table design by Pierre Chapo, France, circa 1972
Category
Vintage 1970s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
H 13.19 in W 68.9 in D 49.22 in
Pierre Chapo T22 Eye-Shaped Coffee Table in Solid Elm
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Coffee table T22, in elm, by Pierre Chapo, France, 1960s.
Beautiful eye-shaped cocktail table by
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Vintage White Marble Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Timeless white marble 'eye' shaped coffee table.
Beautiful veined marble.
Good condition
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage travertine coffee table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous travertine 'eye' shaped coffee table by Roche Bobois.
These tables have been popular
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Pierre Chapo, T22C Eye Table - Circa 1972
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Superb T22c table by Pierre Chapo
This eye-shaped coffee table, known as model T22C
"was created
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Vintage 1970s European Other Dining Room Tables
Materials
Elm
Pierre Chapo, T22C Eye Table, circa 1972
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Superb T22c table by Pierre Chapo
This eye-shaped coffee table, known as model T22C
"was
Category
Vintage 1970s European Other Dining Room Tables
Materials
Elm
Italian Eye Shaped Sculpted Travertine Coffee Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your living space with this stunning Italian Eye-Shaped Travertine Coffee Table. Crafted
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
1980s Marble Coffee Table In Eye Shaped Form
Located in London, London
1980s marble coffee table in eye-shaped form
A sculptural marble coffee table from 1980s Italy
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Sculptural Eye Shaped Light Marble Coffee Table, Italy, 1970
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful sculptural marble coffee table, Italy 1970. The heavy eye-shaped marble top rests on two
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Sculptural Eye Shaped Dark Marble Coffee Table, Italy, 1970
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful sculptural marble coffee table, Italy, 1970. The heavy eye-shaped marble top rests on two
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Midcentury Roche Bobois 'Attributed' Cat’s Eye Shaped Marble Coffee Table
By Roche Bobois
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Italian midcentury solid white and grey marble coffee table has an elegant Post Modern cat's
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
H 14.88 in W 57.75 in D 39.63 in
"T22C" Solid Elm Coffee Table by Pierre Chapo
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Geneva, CH
"T22C" or "L'OEIL" eye-shaped solid elm coffee table design by Pierre Chapo, France, circa 1972
Category
Vintage 1970s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Vintage Green Marble Eye Shaped Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage green marble coffee table. Eye shaped marble top nestles on two marble bases. No chips or
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Vintage 1970s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Eye Shaped Vintage Marbled Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage engineered marble coffee table. Made from marbling resin and stone powder. Eye shaped top
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1990s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
1980s Fior Di Pesco Eye Shaped Pink Marble Coffee Table, Restored
Located in Tempe, AZ
prized Italian stone known for its painterly veining and ethereal palette. The table’s eye-shaped top
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Italian Marble Eye Shaped Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Valkenswaard, NL
Italian marble coffee table with a heavy eye shaped or teardrop marble top.
With also a matching
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Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
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Eye Shaped Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the eye shaped coffee table you’re looking for. An eye shaped coffee table — often made from marble, stone and wood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer eye shaped coffee table, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right eye shaped coffee table, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. Pierre Chapo, John Van Koert and Lane Furniture each produced at least one beautiful eye shaped coffee table that is worth considering.
How Much is a Eye Shaped Coffee Table?
Prices for an eye shaped coffee table start at $675 and top out at $16,700 with the average selling for $2,000.
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.”
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