Ado Chale Style Coffee Table with Fossil Inlay, 1970s
By Etienne Allemeersch
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hollywood regency rectangular coffee table by Etienne Allemeersch, an artisan who worked in the workshop of Ado Chale, in resin with a fossil stone inlay and wooden base. The table t...
Resin, Wood
Mid-Century Sculptural Nude Mermaid Cocktail Table w/ Biomorphic Glass Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare, fully restored nude female mermaid coffee/cocktail table with a sculptural composite base featuring an impressive nearly 4-foot-long mermaid. The figure appears to be floating ...
Metal
Danish teak coffee table attributed to Grete Jalk, 1960's
By Grete Jalk
Located in The Hague, NL
A stunning mid-century modern, teak Danish coffee table by Grete Jalk for Glostrup Mobelfabrik, circa 1960's.
Teak
Sold|$4,500 / item
Andrianna Shamaris Amorphous Midcentury Style Teak Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive reclaimed six inch thick teak root coffee table. The top is polished with a natural oil finish and the sides left raw. Floating on midcentury style cone shaped legs. Organ...
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Chrome / Glass Coffee Table in the style of Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A chromed metal flat bar coffee table with floating top section having a glass top . A very clean sophisticated form in the perfect size for that living room , entertainment area or ...
Chrome
Midcentury Paul Kingma Inspired Heavy Stone Mosaic Coffee Table
By Paul Kingma
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome midcentury stone mosaic coffee table with floating stone slab and black enameled metal base. In original condition with visible wear and chipping consistent with age and use...
Stone, Metal
Boomerang Shaped Coffee Table in Marble and Travertine, 1960s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Striking large boomerang shaped coffee table, Italy 1960s. Composed of a brown coloured marble top which rests on three low cilinder shaped travertine columns. The large marble top h...
Travertine, Marble
Pastoe Japanese Series Coffee Table Model TU01 by Cees Braakman
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful vintage teak coffee table with metal base designed by Cees Braakman for Pastoe in the early 1960s. This table comes from the U + N series, which is also known as the Japane...
Metal
Andrianna Shamaris Charred Organic Teak Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive four inch reclaimed teak wood single slab coffee table. Floating on mid century style cone legs and finished with a natural oil revealing the beautiful wood grain.
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Vintage Round Brass and Smoked Glass Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful vintage round brass and smoked glass coffee, designed in the United States in the 1980s. This piece is crafted with great attention to detail, and the UFO-inspired floating...
Brass
Gerald McCabe Waterfall Coffee Table in Shedua and Lucite
By Gerald McCabe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An American made coffee table, c.1970s, by Gerald McCabe is beautifully crafted from a solid slab of Shedua. The piece features two semi circular tables that sit side by side to form...
Wood, Lucite
Sold|$8,900 / item
Andrianna Shamaris Live Edge Single Root Teak Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive reclaimed three inch thick teak coffee table from the root of a tree. A blend of organic and mid century.
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Midcentury Teak Coffee Table Arne Hovmand Olsen, Denmark, 1960s
By Arne Hovmand-Olsen
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Danish teak table designed by Arne Hovmand-Olsen for Toften Mobelfabrikken, early 1960s, Denmark. With it turned-up ends and a ‘floating’ top thanks to its brass spacers add to ...
Brass
Andrianna Shamaris Live Edge Single Slab Teak Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Polished with a natural oil revealing the beautiful wood grain and floating on mid century style legs. A blend of organic and mid century.
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Harvey Probber Style Walnut and Brass Bench Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in Southampton, NJ
An American midcentury walnut bench or coffee table. Retains its original inspection sticker dated September 1958. Covered with glass its whole life the walnut is in great condition....
Brass
Gerald McCabe "X" Base Coffee Table for Eon Furniture
By Gerald McCabe, Eon Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The "X" base coffee table by Gerald McCabe for Eon Furniture, c.1960s, USA is a minimalist design that stands the test of time. This piece features a thick round green glass table to...
Steel, Chrome
Gerald McCabe "H" Series Coffee Table for Eon Furniture
By Eon Furniture, Gerald McCabe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The "H" coffee table by Gerald McCabe for Eon Furniture, c. 1965, USA is a minimalist design that stands the test of time. This piece features a thick rectangular green glass table t...
Steel, Chrome
Large 1970s Roche Bobois style lacquered burr maple coffee table
By Roche Bobois
Located in Hastings, GB
Large 1970s Roche Bobois style lacquered burr maple coffee table with dark wood inlaid line design. In great condition. Table has a 'floating' effect- stands on a plinth base
Wood, Lacquer
Barclay Butera Raffia Covered Glass Top Cocktail Coffee Table
By Barclay Butera, Lexington Furniture 1
Located in West Hartford, CT
Casual yet elegant natural raffia cocktail table from designer Barclay Butera that features a decorative metal band that separates the base from the top thereby creating a floating a...
Raffia, Glass, Wood
Midcentury Italian Coffee Table by Paolo Piva for B&B
By Paolo Piva
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury Italian Coffee Table by Paolo Piva for B&B Vintage Italian coated metal coffee table with glass top by Paolo Piva. Geometric and architectural, this floating table is t...
Metal
Rectangular Branco and Preto Wooden Coffee Table, Brazil, 1960s
By Branco & Preto
Located in Utrecht, NL
Designed in a rational and geometric way, this pair of handmade Branco and Preto side tables have an open and elegant appearance. Both tables are made of a combination of solid and ...
Glass, Wood
Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for John Stuart Teak Coffee Table
By John Stuart, Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, teak coffee table by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for John Stuart features two floating tiers within a sculpted sleigh base.
Teak
Danish Rosewood Coffee Table by Henning Norgaard for Komfort c.1960
By Komfort, Henning Norgaard
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A Danish mid-century modern coffee table constructed from solid Brazilian Rosewood with floating smoked-glass top.
Glass, Rosewood
Peter Ghyzcy Raw Brass and Glass Industrial Style Coffee Table
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare Industrial T09 rectangular brass and glass coffee table with a raw construction look. Peter Ghyczy is recognized for his famous 1968 garden egg chair. He is also attributed t...
Brass
Rudolf Bernd Glatzel Rosewood Coffee Table Fristho, the Netherlands, 1960
By Rudolf Bernd Glatzel, Fristho
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
At the end of the legs there are slightly tapered rosewood feet which form a very refined detail. The well sized coffee table has a floating character due to the inwards position of ...
Steel
Vintage MCM Book Matched Burl Wood Coffee Table After Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic vintage MCM Burl wood coffee table. Beautiful book matched Burl in a chic floating design. Rests on a wooden plinth. Done in the manner of Milo Baughman. Acquired from a Pa...
Wood
Sold|$4,900 / item
Andrianna Shamaris Organic Teak Wood Root Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Floating on mid century style cone legs. Organic with a twist.
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Sold|$3,900 / item
Andrianna Shamaris Organic Teak Wood Root Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Floating on mid century style teak cone legs. Organic with a twist.
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Peter Ghyzcy T09 Brass and Glass Industrial Style Coffee Table
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Peter Ghyzcy T09 brass and glass coffee table with a raw construction giving it an Industrial look. Original condition with visible patina and wear on brass frame. Peter Ghyczy studi...
Brass
De Nisco Coffeetable with Floating Glasstop and Multi Color Tiles
By Erpé, De Nisco
Located in Antwerp, BE
This stylish and colorful vintage tiled coffee table brings color to your interior! Signed at the top with Erpe. Equipped with a colorful tile tableau. Easy to install due to its mod...
Chrome
Elegant 3-Strand French Riviera Vintage Bamboo Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Made circa 1970s, this 3-pole rattan coffee table has an unusual bent rattan round sides carrying the glass top. The 3 rattan poles are stacked together in a double C-shape. The glas...
Bamboo, Glass
Andrianna Shamaris Single Slab Live Edge Teak Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Reclaimed teak single slab coffee table with a natural oil finish. Floating on midcentury style legs. Organic with a twist. Own an Andrianna Shamaris original. Andrianna Shamar...
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Mosaic Coffee Table by Berthold Müller Oerlinghausen for Mosaikwerkstätten, 1950s
By Berthold Muller, Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau
Located in Antwerp, BE
A 1950s glass mosaic coffee-table, side table designed by Berthold Muller for Mosaik-werkstätten in Oerlighausen, Germany. Beautiful glass tiles in colors of white, grey tinted, blac...
Brass
Greta Magnusson Grossman for Glenn of California Walnut Coffee Table, 1950s
By Glenn of California, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern walnut floating top coffee table By Greta Magnusson Grossman for Glenn of California USA, 1950s Measures: 64.88"W x 17.88"D x 16.25...
Walnut
Vintage Solid Maple and Lucite Coffee Table by Gerald McCabe
By Gerald McCabe
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a remarkable studio craft coffee table by California legend - Gerald McCabe. The modular, waterfall design is constructed of solid maple which has a floating appearance than...
Lucite, Maple
Andrianna Shamaris Single Slab Teak Wood Live Edge Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive reclaimed teak coffee table made from a single 3.5? slab with a natural oil finish. Floating on midcentury style legs. 60 x 50-32" wide x 17" high. Own an Andrianna Sha...
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Italian Architectural Glass Coffee Table with Iron and Brass Base
Located in Chicago, IL
An architectural coffee table featuring black iron legs with a floating glass top resting in brass hardware. Italian, 1970’s. Dimensions: 57.5"L x 13.5"W x 12.5"H Condition: Patin...
Brass, Iron
Rodolfo Dordoni “Neutra” coffee table in glass Fiam Italy 1990
By FIAM, Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautifully shaped model “Neutra” coffee table designed by Rodolfo Dordoni for Fiam, Italy 1990. Crafted from a single sheet of 12 mm thick curved glass, this stunning piece exemplif...
Glass
Handmade Coffee Table in the style of Laverne Originals c.1950s Katavolos
By Laverne Originals
Located in Oakland, CA
Compact dowel and iron coffee table c.1950s in the style of a Laverne Originals design which was sold by Estelle and Erwine Laverne and designed by architects William Katavolos, Ross...
Wrought Iron
Midcentury Coffee Table Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen Mod. FD516
By Hvidt & Mølgaard, France & Søn
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Modell FD516 coffee table designed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard Nielsen for France and Son. The solid -thick teak top and legs connect with brass angled supports to a floating op...
Brass
Sold|$2,995 / set
Pair Of 1970s Dutch Peter Ghyczy Square Glass & Brass Coffee Tables
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in High Point, NC
Tapered wooden legs provide stability and sculptural presence, merging natural materials with modernist form. The tables’ clean geometry and floating appearance make them versatile a...
Brass
Paul McCobb for Directional Mahogany and Brass Coffee Table, Newly Refinished
By Paul McCobb, Directional, Calvin Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern coffee or cocktail table with floating drawers By Paul McCobb for Directional and produced by Calvin Furniture, "Irwin Collection" USA, 1950s ...
Brass
Brazilian Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood and Glass, Carlo Hauner, 1950s
By Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
Both functional and sculptural, the table operates equally as a display case, coffee table, and focal point within an interior.
Glass, Hardwood
Louis van Teeffelen coffee table teak Webe The Netherlands 1960
By Louis Van Teeffelen, WéBé
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful shaped coffee table designed by Louis van Teeffelen and manufactured by Webe Meubelen, The Netherlands 1960. The table is made of veneered teak supported by an organic scul...
Rattan, Teak
Sold|$3,600 / item
Andrianna Shamaris Teak Burl Wood Live Edge Coffee Table or Side Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Floating on mid century style legs. Own an Andrianna Shamaris original.
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Chinese Vintage Large Coffee Table with Bulging Chow Legs and Walnut Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
Born in China during the mid-century period, this large coffee table features a rectangular top with floating panel, sitting above a discreetly pierced apron, adorned with delicate o...
Walnut
Andrianna Shamaris Amorphous Bleached Teak Wood Midcentury Style Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive reclaimed bleached teak wood 4.5” slab coffee table with a live edge. We added a shellack to the top for protection. Floating on midcentury style legs. Organic with a twis...
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
“Onda” Square Coffee Table by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An “Onda” coffee table by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, circa 1970s. The square lacquered bird’s-eye maple top is supported by a floating brushed stainless steel frame. The Minimali...
Stainless Steel
Andrianna Shamaris Amorphous Bleached Teak Wood Midcentury Style Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive reclaimed bleached teak slab coffee table with a live edge. We added a shellack to the top for protection. Floating on midcentury style legs. Organic with a twist. The ...
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings "Cloud" Coffee Table for Widdicomb, US, 1950s
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Berlin, DE
Eventually the Cloud Coffee Table can also be considered a departure from the angular, rectilinear designs that were popular in the Mid-century modern period.
Brass
Andrianna Shamaris Sculptural Organic Teak Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
An impressive three inch thick single slab coffee table, handmade from beautiful reclaimed teak wood floating on mid-century style legs.
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
1950 Danish Modern Teak & Tile Coffee Table by Toften Mobelfabrik
By Mobelfabrikken Toften
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description be sure to click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this listing. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A 1950 Da...
Ceramic, Teak
Sleek Minimalist Coffee Table, Wood and Plastic, Italian Design, 1970s
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
The black base, made of lacquered wood, gives the table a subtle, "floating" look that fits perfectly into a contemporary or mid-century modern interior.
Plastic, Wood
Coffee Table from the 1960s Manufactured by Trioh, Made in Denmark
By Trioh
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic coffee table from the 1960s. Solid teak frame with floating table top in teak veneer with solid wood edge. Quality Features: - Accomplished design: perfect proportions an...
Teak
John Keal, Organic Coffee Table, Oak, for Brown Saltman, America, 1950s
By John Keal, Brown Saltman
Located in High Point, NC
A coffee table designed by John Keal, produced by Brown Saltman, America, 1950s. Features an organic / amoeba shaped top, floating on a highly intricate base.
Oak
Italian Midcentury Coffee Side Table Paolo Piva Alanda for B&B
By Paolo Piva
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Paolo Piva Alanda coffee sofa table for B&B Italia, 1982. The table consists of four inverted pyramids made of black lacquered steel rod creating a floating visual effect. Good...
Glass
Monumental Steel & Glass Coffee Table by Jacob Epstein for Cumberland Furniture
By Jacob Epstein, Cumberland Furniture
Located in Hudson, NY
A monumental heavy stainless steel framed coffee table with floating glass top. Designed by Jacob Epstein for Cumberland Furniture.
Stainless Steel
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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.
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