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Rosewood and Crome Coffee Table 70s
Rosewood and Crome Coffee Table 70s

Rosewood and Crome Coffee Table 70s

Located in Landgraaf, NL

Rosewood coffee table from 1970. Chrome base with floating rosewood veneer top and satin finish. In

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Vintage Modern Marble and Chrome Coffee Table after Milo Baughman
Vintage Modern Marble and Chrome Coffee Table after Milo Baughman

Vintage Modern Marble and Chrome Coffee Table after Milo Baughman

By Milo Baughman

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This vintage modern chrome and marble coffee table features a uniquely colored slab marble top in a

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Chrome

John Widdicomb Walnut & Marble Coffee Table
John Widdicomb Walnut & Marble Coffee Table

John Widdicomb Walnut & Marble Coffee Table

By John Widdicomb

Located in Astoria, NY

Large John Widdicomb low table made of walnut grain with three thick marble inserts, floating top

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Paul Frankl Coffee Table or Bench
Paul Frankl Coffee Table or Bench

Paul Frankl Coffee Table or Bench

By Paul Frankl

Located in Pawtucket, RI

Paul Frankl designed coffee table or bench for Johnson Furniture Company, circa 1940s. Sculpted

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Charles Hollis Jones 'Box' Coffee Table
Charles Hollis Jones 'Box' Coffee Table

Charles Hollis Jones 'Box' Coffee Table

By Charles Hollis Jones

Located in Astoria, NY

This iconic 'Box' coffee table, designed by Charles Hollis Jones, manufactured circa 1960s, comes

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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Finn Juhl Attributed Teak Coffee Table
Finn Juhl Attributed Teak Coffee Table

Finn Juhl Attributed Teak Coffee Table

By Finn Juhl

Located in Fulton, CA

1950s teak Danish Modern coffee table attributed to Finn Juhl, circa 1950. Sculptural design with

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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

Milo Baughman Round Disc Four Tiered Brass and Glass Floating Cocktail Table DIA
Milo Baughman Round Disc Four Tiered Brass and Glass Floating Cocktail Table DIA

Milo Baughman Round Disc Four Tiered Brass and Glass Floating Cocktail Table DIA

By Milo Baughman

Located in West Hartford, CT

Mid century modern Milo Baughman four tiered brass and glass cocktail or end table. The top two

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

John Keal Coffee Table for Brown Saltman
John Keal Coffee Table for Brown Saltman

John Keal Coffee Table for Brown Saltman

By John Keal

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A mahogany coffee table with biomorphic floating top and solid mahogany architectural stretcher

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Sculptural Jens Risom Walnut Coffee Table
Sculptural Jens Risom Walnut Coffee Table

Sculptural Jens Risom Walnut Coffee Table

By Jens Risom

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Early Jens Risom coffee table for Risom Design Inc. (circa late 1940s-early 1950s). Composed of a

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

Jens Risom Danish Styled Walnut Coffee Table
Jens Risom Danish Styled Walnut Coffee Table

Jens Risom Danish Styled Walnut Coffee Table

By Jens Risom

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A Danish styled dark walnut floating top coffee table with straight stretchers and winged

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

1970's French Brass & Acrylic Coffee Table
1970's French Brass & Acrylic Coffee Table

1970's French Brass & Acrylic Coffee Table

Located in London, GB

A stunning vintage French brass & acrylic coffee table with thick clear acrylic legs, a brass rim

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Superb Coffee Table by Charles Pfister
Superb Coffee Table by Charles Pfister

Superb Coffee Table by Charles Pfister

By Charles Pfister

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A superb low table of great quality and scale having a finely machined and heavy polished steel

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Steel

Large French Black Slate and Glass Coffee Table
Large French Black Slate and Glass Coffee Table

Large French Black Slate and Glass Coffee Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Large slate and glass coffee table from France, 1970s. Beautiful natural black slate tile and

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Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Slate

Danish Modern Coffee Table In Tile and Rosewood
Danish Modern Coffee Table In Tile and Rosewood

Danish Modern Coffee Table In Tile and Rosewood

By Ole Wanscher, Nils Thorsson

Located in Berkeley, CA

This Danish modern mid century coffee table in Brazilian rosewood attributed to Ole Wanscher

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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Milo Baughman Burl Cube Coffee Table
Milo Baughman Burl Cube Coffee Table

Milo Baughman Burl Cube Coffee Table

By Milo Baughman

Located in New York, NY

Stylish burl cube rests on black plinth base to create a "floating" effect. Impressive scale and

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Brass L-Shape Coffee Table with Glass Top
Brass L-Shape Coffee Table with Glass Top

Brass L-Shape Coffee Table with Glass Top

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This mid century coffee table features an L-shaped brass base with floating glass top which offer a

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Giuseppe Scapinelli Caviúna Wood Coffee Table, Brazil, 1950s
Giuseppe Scapinelli Caviúna Wood Coffee Table, Brazil, 1950s

Giuseppe Scapinelli Caviúna Wood Coffee Table, Brazil, 1950s

By Giuseppe Scapinelli

Located in Sao Paulo, SP

Sleek and elegant coffee table designed by Italian Brazilian Giuseppe Scapinelli. Beautiful Caviúna

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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Peter Ghyczy Glass and Brass Coffee Table
Peter Ghyczy Glass and Brass Coffee Table

Peter Ghyczy Glass and Brass Coffee Table

By Peter Ghyczy

Located in Los Angeles, CA

floating glass clamp technique of the frameless glass coffee table.

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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Brass Cantilevered Coffee Table by DIA
Vintage Brass Cantilevered Coffee Table by DIA

Vintage Brass Cantilevered Coffee Table by DIA

By Design Institute America

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Modernist brass and glass cantilevered coffee table by Design Institute of American. The thick

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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Allemeersch Coffee Table with Fossil Inlay, 1970s
Allemeersch Coffee Table with Fossil Inlay, 1970s

Allemeersch Coffee Table with Fossil Inlay, 1970s

By Etienne Allemeersch

Located in Antwerp, BE

Resin, fossil and lacquer coffee table by Etienne Allemeersch, Belgium, 1970s Allemeersch is an

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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Resin, Wood

Guy LeFevre for Maison Jansen 20th Century Brass and Glass Coffee Table 48 X 32
Guy LeFevre for Maison Jansen 20th Century Brass and Glass Coffee Table 48 X 32

Guy LeFevre for Maison Jansen 20th Century Brass and Glass Coffee Table 48 X 32

By Guy Lefevre

Located in Fayetteville, AR

Measuring an impressive 48 inches long by 32.25 inches wide, this large mid-century brass coffee

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Briance Coffee Table, by Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
Briance Coffee Table, by Bourgeois Boheme Atelier

Briance Coffee Table, by Bourgeois Boheme Atelier

By Bourgeois Boheme Atelier

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A 1960s inspiration. This elegant kidney shaped coffee table features a white Carrara marble top

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Swedish Cocktail Table by Edmond Spence
Mid-Century Modern Swedish Cocktail Table by Edmond Spence

Mid-Century Modern Swedish Cocktail Table by Edmond Spence

By Walpole Furniture

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Beautiful and rare cocktail table by Edmond Spence for Walpole. Created out of birch, tabletop

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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Early 1951 Jens Risom Walnut Coffee Magazine Table
Early 1951 Jens Risom Walnut Coffee Magazine Table

Early 1951 Jens Risom Walnut Coffee Magazine Table

By Jens Risom

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A early first series production walnut low coffee table with wave graining to the floating top and

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Walnut Knoll Coffee Table by Lewis Butler
Vintage Walnut Knoll Coffee Table by Lewis Butler

Vintage Walnut Knoll Coffee Table by Lewis Butler

By Lewis Butler for Knoll, Knoll

Located in San Jose, CA

Mid century coffee table table designed by Lewis Butler for Knoll. This piece features a floating

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

Vintage wood coffee Table, Ico Parisi , Italy, 1960s
Vintage wood coffee Table, Ico Parisi , Italy, 1960s

Vintage wood coffee Table, Ico Parisi , Italy, 1960s

By Ico Parisi

Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT

A vintage coffee table designed in the 1960's from Ico Parisi, iconic italian designer from the

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Live Edge Single Root Coffee Table
Andrianna Shamaris Live Edge Single Root Coffee Table

Andrianna Shamaris Live Edge Single Root Coffee Table

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

grain. Floating on mid century style legs. Own an Andrianna Shamaris original. Andrianna Shamaris

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2010s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

"H" Series Coffee Table by Gerald McCabe
"H" Series Coffee Table by Gerald McCabe

"H" Series Coffee Table by Gerald McCabe

By Gerald McCabe, Eon Furniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The "H" coffee table by Gerald McCabe for Eon Furniture, c.1965, USA is a minimalist design stands

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Andrianna Shamaris Amorphous Rosewood Coffee Table
Andrianna Shamaris Amorphous Rosewood Coffee Table

Andrianna Shamaris Amorphous Rosewood Coffee Table

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

stunning wood grain on this butterfly shaped top. Floating on teak mid century style legs. Organic with a

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2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood

Elm Wooden Free Form Coffee Table, France 1970s
Elm Wooden Free Form Coffee Table, France 1970s

Elm Wooden Free Form Coffee Table, France 1970s

Located in Rotterdam, ZH

Solid Elm coffee table, France 1970s. Beautiful floating free form top made in solid warm colored

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

Andrianna Shamaris Organic Midcentury Style Teak Coffee Table or Side Table
Andrianna Shamaris Organic Midcentury Style Teak Coffee Table or Side Table

Andrianna Shamaris Organic Midcentury Style Teak Coffee Table or Side Table

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

Single slab reclaimed teak wood coffee or side table with a natural oil finish. Floating on

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2010s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Glenn of California Coffee Table by Greta Grossman
Glenn of California Coffee Table by Greta Grossman

Glenn of California Coffee Table by Greta Grossman

By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Glenn of California

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage walnut coffee table designed by architect Greta M. Grossman for Glenn of California

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Round Coffee Table in Solid Elm, France, 1960s
Round Coffee Table in Solid Elm, France, 1960s

Round Coffee Table in Solid Elm, France, 1960s

By Pierre Chapo

Located in Rotterdam, ZH

Solid Elm coffee table in the style of Pierre Chap, France 1960s. Made of solid warm colored

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

John Keal Outrigger Coffee Table for Brown Saltman
John Keal Outrigger Coffee Table for Brown Saltman

John Keal Outrigger Coffee Table for Brown Saltman

By John Keal

Located in San Francisco, CA

John Keal design "Outrigger" coffee table for Brown Saltman. Wonderful organic modern shape on a

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Smart Long Glass & Nickel Sled Leg Coffee Table
Smart Long Glass & Nickel Sled Leg Coffee Table

Smart Long Glass & Nickel Sled Leg Coffee Table

Located in Miami, FL

cocktail table with a floating dark smoked glass top. Legs renickeled, glass original with some scratching

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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

1960’s Gplan coffee table by RA Bird
1960’s Gplan coffee table by RA Bird

1960’s Gplan coffee table by RA Bird

By G Plan Furniture

Located in London, Lambeth

afromosia gated square legs and a floating fully in tact rattan design Lowe shelf .

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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

Coffee Table Attributed to Maison Jansen Beveled Glass
Coffee Table Attributed to Maison Jansen Beveled Glass

Coffee Table Attributed to Maison Jansen Beveled Glass

By P. E. Guerin

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

Stunning floating glass coffee table with bronze legs. Classic curves with dark edges. In the

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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Andrianna Shamaris Charred Amorphous Coffee Table
Andrianna Shamaris Charred Amorphous Coffee Table

Andrianna Shamaris Charred Amorphous Coffee Table

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

Impressive reclaimed single root mango wood coffee table, floating three inches off the floor on

Category

2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Live Edge Lychee Wood Coffee Table
Andrianna Shamaris Live Edge Lychee Wood Coffee Table

Andrianna Shamaris Live Edge Lychee Wood Coffee Table

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

Reclaimed four inch thick lychee wood coffee table with a natural oil finish. Floating on

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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Live Edge Lychee Wood Coffee Table
Andrianna Shamaris Live Edge Lychee Wood Coffee Table

Andrianna Shamaris Live Edge Lychee Wood Coffee Table

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

Reclaimed three inch thick lychee wood coffee table with a natural oil finish. Floating on

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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Midcentury Square Wood Coffee Table by Jens Risom, 1960s
Midcentury Square Wood Coffee Table by Jens Risom, 1960s

Midcentury Square Wood Coffee Table by Jens Risom, 1960s

By Jens Risom

Located in Detroit, MI

This vintage midcentury Jens Risom square wood coffee table circa 1960 has a Classic Danish modern

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

John Widdicomb for Widdicomb Round Walnut Coffee Table
John Widdicomb for Widdicomb Round Walnut Coffee Table

John Widdicomb for Widdicomb Round Walnut Coffee Table

By John Widdicomb

Located in Philadelphia, PA

John Widdicomb coffee table with both Widdicomb and Goldsmith's label (prominent Philadelphia

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Arne Hovmand-Olsen Danish Teak Coffee Table
Arne Hovmand-Olsen Danish Teak Coffee Table

Arne Hovmand-Olsen Danish Teak Coffee Table

By Arne Hovmand-Olsen

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Stunning midcentury Danish teak coffee table with magazine rack designed by Arne Hovmand Olsen

Category

20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

Andrianna Shamaris Teak Burl Wood Live Edge Coffee Table
Andrianna Shamaris Teak Burl Wood Live Edge Coffee Table

Andrianna Shamaris Teak Burl Wood Live Edge Coffee Table

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

Impressive 3.5" thick teak coffee table floating on mid century style legs. A blend of organic and

Category

2010s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Italian Aldo Tura Burlwood Flooting Platform Coffee Table, 1950
Italian Aldo Tura Burlwood Flooting Platform Coffee Table, 1950

Italian Aldo Tura Burlwood Flooting Platform Coffee Table, 1950

By Aldo Tura

Located in Byron Bay, NSW

Italian design in manner of Aldo Tura : Burlwood floating platform base low/coffee table, 1950s

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Burl

Vintage IKEA Danish Modern Teak Coffee Table with drawer
Vintage IKEA Danish Modern Teak Coffee Table with drawer

Vintage IKEA Danish Modern Teak Coffee Table with drawer

By IKEA

Located in Kalamazoo, MI

coffee table, bench or storage unit. Very nice teak woodgrain and floating elements.

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Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

Andrianna Shamaris Midcentury Style Organic Teak Wood Coffee Table
Andrianna Shamaris Midcentury Style Organic Teak Wood Coffee Table

Andrianna Shamaris Midcentury Style Organic Teak Wood Coffee Table

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

single 6" slab top floating on mid century style legs. Organic with a twist. You saw it here first. All

Category

2010s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

1970s, Large Roman Classic Travertine and Steel Coffee Table
1970s, Large Roman Classic Travertine and Steel Coffee Table

1970s, Large Roman Classic Travertine and Steel Coffee Table

By Leon Rosen

Located in Miami, FL

1970s Mid-century, Roman Classic, vein cut unfilled travertine and steel coffee table. The unfilled

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine, Stainless Steel

"Alveo" by Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot Coffee Table
"Alveo" by Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot Coffee Table

"Alveo" by Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot Coffee Table

By Willy Rizzo, Mario Sabot

Located in Byron Bay, NSW

Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot Mid Century Modern "Alveo" rectangular coffee table. The recessed base

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Peter Ghyczy T14 Glass Brass Coffee Table from 1970
Peter Ghyczy T14 Glass Brass Coffee Table from 1970

Peter Ghyczy T14 Glass Brass Coffee Table from 1970

By Peter Ghyczy

Located in Munster, NRW

to pioneering the floating glass clamp technique of the frameless glass coffee table.

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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Large Architectonic Coffee Table with Bronze Pull by Lane
Large Architectonic Coffee Table with Bronze Pull by Lane

Large Architectonic Coffee Table with Bronze Pull by Lane

By Lane Furniture

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Large 44" Architectonic coffee table with single drawer and floating top resting on a cubist

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Danish Modern Teak Coffee Table Attr IB Kofod-Larsen
Danish Modern Teak Coffee Table Attr IB Kofod-Larsen

Danish Modern Teak Coffee Table Attr IB Kofod-Larsen

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Elegant coffee table constructed with teak wood and brass details. There are six brass accents

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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Andrianna Shamaris Cerused Teak Wood Coffee Table
Andrianna Shamaris Cerused Teak Wood Coffee Table

Andrianna Shamaris Cerused Teak Wood Coffee Table

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

Impressive three inch thick reclaimed teak wood single slab coffee table. Floating on mid century

Category

2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Large Milo Baughman Square Coffee or Cocktail Table
Large Milo Baughman Square Coffee or Cocktail Table

Large Milo Baughman Square Coffee or Cocktail Table

By Milo Baughman

Located in New York, NY

Square wood top rests on bright chrome square base to create a "floating top" effect. Larger than

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Rectangular Branco and Preto Wooden Coffee Table, Brazil, 1960s
Rectangular Branco and Preto Wooden Coffee Table, Brazil, 1960s

Rectangular Branco and Preto Wooden Coffee Table, Brazil, 1960s

By Branco & Preto

Located in Utrecht, NL

using Brazilian raw material and making sure it had an impeccable finish. Shipping: This coffee table

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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Illum Wikkelsø Danish Midcentury Coffee Table in Solid Teak
Illum Wikkelsø Danish Midcentury Coffee Table in Solid Teak

Illum Wikkelsø Danish Midcentury Coffee Table in Solid Teak

By Illum Wikkelsø

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Beautiful coffee table by Illum Wikkelsø with distinctive triangular legs and floating top. Made in

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

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Floating Mid Century Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic floating mid century coffee table available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and metal, every floating mid century coffee table was constructed with great care. Find 115 options for an antique or vintage floating mid century coffee table now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the floating mid century coffee table you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A floating mid century coffee table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. A well-made floating mid century coffee table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jens Risom, John Keal and Milo Baughman are consistently popular.

How Much is a Floating Mid Century Coffee Table?

Prices for a floating mid century coffee table start at $795 and top out at $14,500 with the average selling for $2,600.

A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture

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.

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.