Tiled Coffee Table, Glazed Ceramic Tile Top, Metal Base, France, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
An elegant rectangular coffee table with a pared down dark metal frame and a tiled top arranged in a Mondrianesque pattern of black, red, and white rhombuses.
Ceramic
Jacques Blin, Rectangular Tiled Coffee Table, Oak and Ceramic, France circa 1970
By Jacques Blin
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oak and ceramic coffee table by famed French ceramist Jacques Blin, this piece features his beautiful, stripped down design aesthetic and his characteristic cave painting...
Ceramic, Oak
Roger Capron, Rectangular Tile-top Coffee Table, France, 20th century
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This beautifully...
Ceramic, Wood
Roger Capron, "L'Herbier, " Coffee Table with Tiled Top, France, Midcentury
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
A coffee table with a simple, elegant, iron base, and a top of rectangular tiles punctuated by beautifully inscribed images of grasses. Inscribed: R. Capron.
Iron
Marianne Vissiere, Ceramic Coffee Table with Planter
By Marianne Vissiere
Located in New York, NY
Marianne Vissiere, 2014. Ceramic coffee table with planter, cream and red glaze tiles, black painted metal base. Signed.
Metal
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This table is on...
Wrought Iron
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak & Smoked Glass Coffee Table, France, Mid-Century
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in New York, NY
Robert Guillerme studied design and architecture at the École Boule, graduating in 1934. After the Second World War he moved to Lille, in the north of France, where he decorated home...
Ceramic, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Pair of Side Tables with Lamps, France, Midcentury
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in New York, NY
This pair of midcentury, polished light oak reading tables by the celebrated French designer Robert Guillerme, was created as part of a line of design he produced for the company Vot...
Ceramic, Oak
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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Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.