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Mid-Century Gino Russo Sculptural Free-Form Walnut Table Suite
Mid-Century Gino Russo Sculptural Free-Form Walnut Table Suite

Mid-Century Gino Russo Sculptural Free-Form Walnut Table Suite

By George Nakashima, Phillip Lloyd Powell, Gino Russo

Located in Southampton, NJ

Stunning Gino Russo walnut sculptural free-form table suite in the style of Phillip Lloyd Powell

Category

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

Materials

Walnut

Free Edge Studio Coffee Table by Roy Sheldon
Free Edge Studio Coffee Table by Roy Sheldon

Free Edge Studio Coffee Table by Roy Sheldon

By Roy Sheldon, George Nakashima

Located in Peabody, MA

Free form edge studio coffee table by important Vermont-based studio wood worker Roy Sheldon ca

Category

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

Materials

Cherry

Free Form 60's Bronze Cocktail Table by Claude Victor Boeltz
Free Form 60's Bronze Cocktail Table by Claude Victor Boeltz

Free Form 60's Bronze Cocktail Table by Claude Victor Boeltz

Located in New York, NY

A French hand crafted free form designed bronze coffee table by Claude Victor Boeltz. Artist

Category

Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

1960s American Modern Free-Form Low Cocktail Table in Solid Walnut
1960s American Modern Free-Form Low Cocktail Table in Solid Walnut

1960s American Modern Free-Form Low Cocktail Table in Solid Walnut

By George Nakashima

Located in San Diego, CA

Simple solid and sturdy organic free-form, low cocktail table in solid American walnut, circa 1960s

Category

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

Materials

Walnut

Free Form Walnut Coffeetable with Iron Legs
Free Form Walnut Coffeetable with Iron Legs

Free Form Walnut Coffeetable with Iron Legs

Located in Oakville, CT

Free Form Walnut Slab atop 4 custom Steel Legs. 49" x 39 1/2" x 14 1/2" H.

Category

20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Free Form Glass and Walnut Cocktail Table by Gibbings for Widdicomb
Free Form Glass and Walnut Cocktail Table by Gibbings for Widdicomb

Free Form Glass and Walnut Cocktail Table by Gibbings for Widdicomb

By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Free form glass and solid walnut cocktail table by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb circa early

Category

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

Mid-Century Free Form Cocktail Table in Gunmetal & Vitrolite by Karl Springer
Mid-Century Free Form Cocktail Table in Gunmetal & Vitrolite by Karl Springer

Mid-Century Free Form Cocktail Table in Gunmetal & Vitrolite by Karl Springer

By Karl Springer

Located in New York, NY

This minimal, organic and elegant Mid-Century Modernist "Free Form" Cocktail Table by the esteemed

Category

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

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Italian Modern Free-Form Marble Cocktail Table in Marble and Brass
Mid Century Italian Modern Free-Form Marble Cocktail Table in Marble and Brass

Mid Century Italian Modern Free-Form Marble Cocktail Table in Marble and Brass

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A lovely vintage Italian marble coffee table circa 1960's. It features a heavy patinated brass base

Category

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

Materials

Marble, Brass

Mid-Century Free-Form Live Edge Studio Occasional Table by Roy Sheldon, D. 1962
Mid-Century Free-Form Live Edge Studio Occasional Table by Roy Sheldon, D. 1962

Mid-Century Free-Form Live Edge Studio Occasional Table by Roy Sheldon, D. 1962

By Roy Sheldon, George Nakashima

Located in Peabody, MA

Free form live edge studio occasional table in maple by noted Vermont woodworker Roy Sheldon

Category

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

Materials

Maple

Wooden coffee table
Wooden coffee table

Wooden coffee table

Located in PARIS, FR

Free-form solid elm coffee table from the 1980s. In very good condition. LP337

Category

Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

Vladimir Kagan Coffee Table
Vladimir Kagan Coffee Table

Vladimir Kagan Coffee Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vladimir Kagan design free form walnut coffee table.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Paul Frankl Coffee Table
Paul Frankl Coffee Table

Paul Frankl Coffee Table

Located in North Miami, FL

A free form lacquered coffee table by Paul Frankl.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Patchwork Marble Coffee Table
Patchwork Marble Coffee Table

Patchwork Marble Coffee Table

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Free form marble top coffee table in a random patchwork design on brass legs

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pearsall Amoeba Coffee Table
Pearsall Amoeba Coffee Table

Pearsall Amoeba Coffee Table

By Adrian Pearsall

Located in New York, NY

Classic free form Adrian Pearsall plate glass coffee table. Very good overall condition, minor

Category

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

Materials

Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Slab Coffee Table
Mid-Century Slab Coffee Table

Mid-Century Slab Coffee Table

Located in New York, NY

Free form, Mid-Century wood slab coffee table with metal legs.

Category

Vintage 1960s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Free Form Graphic Coffee Table, Slate Top, 1970s
Free Form Graphic Coffee Table, Slate Top, 1970s

Free Form Graphic Coffee Table, Slate Top, 1970s

Located in Brussels, BE

Belgian Schist Slate sculpted in a free form. The thickness of the top is 5cm high. The form is all

Category

Vintage 1970s Belgian Sofa Tables

Materials

Schist, Metal

Mid Century Slab Coffee Table
Mid Century Slab Coffee Table

Mid Century Slab Coffee Table

By George Nakashima

Located in Redding, CT

Hand made free form wooden slab coffee table . Rumour has it that this is cut from a 200 year old

Category

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

Materials

Wood

M. Jefferis Studio Coffee Table, USA
M. Jefferis Studio Coffee Table, USA

M. Jefferis Studio Coffee Table, USA

Located in Berlin, DE

Unique free-form studio coffee table signed by M. Jefferis '93.      

Category

1990s American American Craftsman Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Cherry

Organic Live Edge Bench Coffee Table
Organic Live Edge Bench Coffee Table

Organic Live Edge Bench Coffee Table

By George Nakashima

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Handmade free form solid wood coffee table/bench in the style of Nakashima. Made in USA, circa

Category

Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Coffee Table
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Coffee Table

T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Coffee Table

By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb organic, free form, biomorphic Walnut Coffee Table on 3 sturdy

Category

Vintage 1940s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Kidney Form Glass Top Glass Table
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Kidney Form Glass Top Glass Table

Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Kidney Form Glass Top Glass Table

By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates

Located in New York, NY

Free Form Organic Modern Coffee Table

Category

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

Materials

Glass, Wood

Bronze & Glass Coffee Table by Tom Bennett
Bronze & Glass Coffee Table by Tom Bennett

Bronze & Glass Coffee Table by Tom Bennett

By Tom Bennett

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A signed and dated free form bronze coffee table by Tom Bennett. Signed and dated 1988 and 1/1 (one

Category

20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

COFFEE TABLE IN THE MANNER OF PAUL FRANKL
COFFEE TABLE IN THE MANNER OF PAUL FRANKL

COFFEE TABLE IN THE MANNER OF PAUL FRANKL

Located in Los Angeles, CA

FREE FORM CORK COFFEE TABLE, WITH MAHOGANY LEGS.

Category

Vintage 1950s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Cork

Beautiful Three-Legged Coffee Table by Johannes Andersen, Denmark
Beautiful Three-Legged Coffee Table by Johannes Andersen, Denmark

Beautiful Three-Legged Coffee Table by Johannes Andersen, Denmark

By Johannes Hansen

Located in Utrecht, NL

Exceptional elegant free form three-legged coffee table executed in teak by Johannes Andersen for

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

Freeform Wooden Two Tier Dutch Mid-Century Coffee Table
Freeform Wooden Two Tier Dutch Mid-Century Coffee Table

Freeform Wooden Two Tier Dutch Mid-Century Coffee Table

Located in London, GB

A two tier mid-century wooden coffee table. Free form almost cloud like shape. Floating

Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Pine

Biomorphic Bronze Coffee Table by Kelvin and Phillip Laverne
Biomorphic Bronze Coffee Table by Kelvin and Phillip Laverne

Biomorphic Bronze Coffee Table by Kelvin and Phillip Laverne

By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne

Located in Miami, FL

Patinated and etched bronze free-form top coffee table signed Phillip and Kelvin Laverne. Decorated

Category

Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Midcentury Modern Design Boomerang Coffee Table by Svante Skogh, Sweden 1960's
Midcentury Modern Design Boomerang Coffee Table by Svante Skogh, Sweden 1960's

Midcentury Modern Design Boomerang Coffee Table by Svante Skogh, Sweden 1960's

By Svante Skogh

Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN

Vintage Midcentury Modern Scandinavian Design Free Form Boomerang Coffee Table by Svante Skogh

Category

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

Materials

Beech, Walnut

French Wooden Brutalist Mid Century Coffee Sofa Table Produced in France 1960s
French Wooden Brutalist Mid Century Coffee Sofa Table Produced in France 1960s

French Wooden Brutalist Mid Century Coffee Sofa Table Produced in France 1960s

Located in Stockholm, SE

Rare mid century brutalist free form coffee sofa table by unknown designer produced in France ca

Category

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

Materials

Elm

Freeform Wood Slab Coffee Table in Redwood and Solid Polished Brass Legs
Freeform Wood Slab Coffee Table in Redwood and Solid Polished Brass Legs

Freeform Wood Slab Coffee Table in Redwood and Solid Polished Brass Legs

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in San Diego, CA

Biomorphic free-form coffee or cocktail table, in the style of Carl Auböck, 2.75" thick solid

Category

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

Materials

Brass

Marvin Arenson Etched Copper Cocktail Table
Marvin Arenson Etched Copper Cocktail Table

Marvin Arenson Etched Copper Cocktail Table

By Marvin Arenson of Arenson Studios

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Marvin Arenson free form etched copper coffee table circa late 1950's. This all original example is

Category

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

A Parchment Cocktail Table by Karl Springer
A Parchment Cocktail Table by Karl Springer

A Parchment Cocktail Table by Karl Springer

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A wonderful free-form parchment covered coffee table with beveled edges on a matching pedestal.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Chinoiserie Style Cocktail Table by Philip & Kelvin Laverne
Chinoiserie Style Cocktail Table by Philip & Kelvin Laverne

Chinoiserie Style Cocktail Table by Philip & Kelvin Laverne

By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne

Located in Stamford, CT

Philip & Kelvin Laverne patinated cast bronze Chinoiserie style sculpted free form cocktail or

Category

Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Free Form Olive Wood Coffee Table / Bench
Free Form Olive Wood Coffee Table / Bench

Free Form Olive Wood Coffee Table / Bench

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Functional as a bench or coffee table with smooth top surface.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Benches

Materials

Olive

Mid-Century Dining Table by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
Mid-Century Dining Table by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates

Mid-Century Dining Table by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates

By Adrian Pearsall

Located in San Antonio, TX

priced designs, Pearsall is credited with creating the low gondola sofas, free form walnut and glass

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Bleached Redwood Free-Form Coffee Table
Bleached Redwood Free-Form Coffee Table

Bleached Redwood Free-Form Coffee Table

Located in Atlanta, GA

An American bleached redwood free-form coffee table from the late 20th century. What a great

Category

20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

1960's Mosaic Top Free Form Coffee Table
1960's Mosaic Top Free Form Coffee Table

1960's Mosaic Top Free Form Coffee Table

Located in New York, NY

Fun tile top free form coffee table with tapered pole wood legs. The top incorporates three stars

Category

Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Biomorphic Free Form Coffee Table In the Style of Gilbert Rohde
Biomorphic Free Form Coffee Table In the Style of Gilbert Rohde

Biomorphic Free Form Coffee Table In the Style of Gilbert Rohde

By Gilbert Rohde

Located in Ferndale, MI

Biomorphic Free Form Coffee Table In the Style of Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Widdicomb Free-Form Coffee Table
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Widdicomb Free-Form Coffee Table

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Widdicomb Free-Form Coffee Table

By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Located in Phoenix, AZ

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb free form coffee table circa late 1950’s. This example has

Category

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

Materials

Brass

Pair of Free-Form Coffee Tables in Stainless Steel
Pair of Free-Form Coffee Tables in Stainless Steel

Pair of Free-Form Coffee Tables in Stainless Steel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunning pair of free-form coffee tables in stainless steel. The tables have beautiful lines, and

Category

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

Materials

Stainless Steel

Jean Lurçat Attributed Free Form Coffee Table circa 1950, France.
Jean Lurçat Attributed Free Form Coffee Table circa 1950, France.

Jean Lurçat Attributed Free Form Coffee Table circa 1950, France.

By Jean Lurçat

Located in Brussels, BE

Nice Jean Lurçat attributed free form coffee table, circa 1950, France. Enameled lava stone

Category

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

Materials

Lava, Steel

Bert Furnari Studio Abstract Free-Form Coffee Table, Powder-Coated Aluminum
Bert Furnari Studio Abstract Free-Form Coffee Table, Powder-Coated Aluminum

Bert Furnari Studio Abstract Free-Form Coffee Table, Powder-Coated Aluminum

By Bert Furnari

Located in Miami, FL

Bert Furnari Studio abstract free-form coffee table, powder-coated aluminum Offered is a Bert

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail T...

Materials

Aluminum

Classic Pearsall Free Form  Coffee Table
Classic Pearsall Free Form  Coffee Table

Classic Pearsall Free Form Coffee Table

By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall

Located in New York, NY

Iconic Pearsall for Craft Associates free-form glass top coffee table. This example is in extra

Category

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

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Isamu Noguchi Inspired Free Form Coffee Table
Isamu Noguchi Inspired Free Form Coffee Table

Isamu Noguchi Inspired Free Form Coffee Table

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Van Nuys, CA

This mid-century, free-form, blonde coffee table with asymmetrical legs closely resembles a design

Category

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

Lucite and Glass Free-Form Coffee Table
Lucite and Glass Free-Form Coffee Table

Lucite and Glass Free-Form Coffee Table

By Vladimir Kagan, Pace Collection, Charles Hollis Jones

Located in New Windsor, NY

Free-form glass top on S shaped acrylic/Lucite base, circa 1970. Glass top measures 49" x 27.5

Category

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

Materials

Glass, Acrylic, Lucite

Italian Free Form Coffee Table Made of Travertine 1970s
Italian Free Form Coffee Table Made of Travertine 1970s

Italian Free Form Coffee Table Made of Travertine 1970s

Located in Paris, IDF

Beautiful vintage coffee table, free form shaped, produced in Italy in the early 1970s from a

Category

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

Materials

Travertine

Paul Kingma Brown Free-Form Coffee Table the Netherlands, 1993
Paul Kingma Brown Free-Form Coffee Table the Netherlands, 1993

Paul Kingma Brown Free-Form Coffee Table the Netherlands, 1993

By Paul Kingma

Located in Etten-Leur, NL

Beautiful free-form shaped shaped coffee table designed and made by Paul Kingma, The Netherlands

Category

1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Concrete, Slate, Metal, Brass

"An Original Star Dust" Burlwood Co. California Redwood Free Form Coffee Table
"An Original Star Dust" Burlwood Co. California Redwood Free Form Coffee Table

"An Original Star Dust" Burlwood Co. California Redwood Free Form Coffee Table

By The Burlwood Company

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage American Mid-Century Modern redwood coffee table having citrine crystal inlays, designed by

Category

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

Small Free From Rattan Coffee Table. French Work Attributed to Audoux Minet
Small Free From Rattan Coffee Table. French Work Attributed to Audoux Minet

Small Free From Rattan Coffee Table. French Work Attributed to Audoux Minet

By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet

Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France

This small free form coffee table is made of rattan. This is a french work attributed to famous

Category

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

Materials

Rattan

Solid Teak and Brass Free-Form Cocktail Table
Solid Teak and Brass Free-Form Cocktail Table

Solid Teak and Brass Free-Form Cocktail Table

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Free-form coffee table from Denmark, circa late 1950s. This example has a solid teak top and

Category

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

Materials

Brass

T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Iconic Free Form Coffee Table with Brass Legs 1950s
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Iconic Free Form Coffee Table with Brass Legs 1950s

T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Iconic Free Form Coffee Table with Brass Legs 1950s

By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Iconic coffee table model no. 1759 in walnut with tapering conical brass legs by T.H. Robsjohn

Category

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

Materials

Brass

Free Form Live Edge Wooden Side Table, 1970s
Free Form Live Edge Wooden Side Table, 1970s

Free Form Live Edge Wooden Side Table, 1970s

Located in Rotterdam, ZH

Wooden free form coffee table, 1970s. Nice sculptural table made from a naturally shaped solid slab

Category

Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Karl Springer Iconic "Free Form Table" in Polished Gold-Tinted Brass 1980s
Karl Springer Iconic "Free Form Table" in Polished Gold-Tinted Brass 1980s

Karl Springer Iconic "Free Form Table" in Polished Gold-Tinted Brass 1980s

By Karl Springer

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

“H”, page 4, top of page reads “KARL SPRINGER LTD FREE FORM COFFEE TABLES 4” and shows an image of

Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Free Form Glass-Top Coffee Table
Free Form Glass-Top Coffee Table

Free Form Glass-Top Coffee Table

By Vladimir Kagan

Located in New York, NY

Century coffee, cocktail table, refinished clean condition.

Category

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

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Free-Form Marble-Top Coffee Table
Free-Form Marble-Top Coffee Table

Free-Form Marble-Top Coffee Table

By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Located in New York, NY

Large marble top coffee, cocktail table, after Robsjohn Gibbings. This table can be used with the

Category

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

Materials

Marble

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Free Form Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic free form coffee table available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and glass, every free form coffee table was constructed with great care. There are 149 variations of the antique or vintage free form coffee table you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the free form coffee table you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each free form coffee table bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Industrial hallmarks is very popular. Karl Springer, Adrian Pearsall and Mira Nakashima each produced at least one beautiful free form coffee table that is worth considering.

How Much is a Free Form Coffee Table?

The average selling price for a free form coffee table at 1stDibs is $3,800, while they’re typically $575 on the low end and $125,000 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.