Garrigue Tile
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Oak
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Oak
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Oak
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Oak
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Oak
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Oak
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Oak
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Oak
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Oak
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Oak
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Clay
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Vintage 1960s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Ceramic
Vintage 1950s French Side Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Walnut
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Teak
Vintage 1960s French Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Sandstone
Vintage 1960s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stoneware
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Vintage 1970s French Modern Sofa Tables
Steel
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Vintage 1960s French Wall Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
Vintage 1960s French Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Oak
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Vintage 1970s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cast Stone
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Ceramic
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Terracotta
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1970s French Side Tables
Metal
20th Century French Sunburst Mirrors
Metal
Vintage 1970s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
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Roger Capron for sale on 1stDibs
Roger Capron is best known for his geometrically complex, vibrantly colored tile-topped coffee tables. These mid-century furnishings, with their comely palettes and playful arrangements of abstract forms or natural-world motifs, are approachable yet sophisticated. They draw on Scandinavian modernism and exemplify the Parisian ceramist’s belief in ensuring that things of beauty are easily and widely accessible, a principle espoused by French decorative artist and designer René Gabriel.
Capron graduated in 1943 from the School of Applied Arts in Paris. In a small atelier he later founded with Robert Picault and Jean Derval in Vallauris, Capron made alluring sculptures, table lamps and other objects and found inspiration in the work of Pablo Picasso, who had also opened an atelier in the region. He parted ways with his fellow ceramists in 1952 in order to open his own manufactory, Atelier Capron.
Initially staffed by a handful of workers, Atelier Capron captured international attention. His pieces were sold in stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Gimbels. Later, Capron’s wife, Jacotte, studied art and became a valued collaborator. Owing in part to her expertise in mixing pigments and glazes, Capron’s best-known ceramics feature dazzling colors and whimsical characters. Like Picasso, he experimented with many artistic styles and never settled on one technique for too long. His coffee tables, side tables and decorative objects are among the most enduring and coveted designs of the mid-century modern era.
While Capron’s factory had grown tenfold by 1980, it shut down a few years later after a slew of competitors began mass-producing cheaper imitations.
Capron won an award at the Milan Triennial in 1954 and International Grand Prize for Ceramics in 1970. His works have been displayed in the Musée National de la Céramique and the Musée Magnelli.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Roger Capron ceramics, tables and other decorative objects and furniture.
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. Browse a vast selection of antique, new and vintage coffee table and cocktail tables today.