Barbera Heron Round Coffee Table, Modern Solid Bronze Base with Stone Top
By Daniel Barbera
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Designed by Daniel Barbera, the Heron coffee table, is a muscular sandcast solid bronze base with four organic forms rising from the base to support the top.
Granite, Marble, Metal, Aluminum, Bronze
$3,302Sale Price|20% Off
Heron Side Table in Poplar Root w/ Gold Finish Metal Legs & Handle by Luca Erba
By Luca Erba
Located in Boston, MA
Made in Italy. Side table Heron is a refined element composed by a tray-shaped top made up of poplar root that conveys warmth to the entire structure. The top is supported by three ...
Metal
Vintage Lost Wax Cast Bronze Triple Heron Coffee Table Base with Dark Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage lost wax cast bronze triple heron coffee table base from the mid 20th century, with dark bronze patina.
Bronze
20th Century Golden Heron Coffee Table, c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning mid-20th century brass and bronzed coffee table depicting a pair of herons with a circular glass top.
Brass, Bronze
Mid Century Bronze Crane Heron Cocktail Coffee Table
By Willy Daro
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Crane or Heron bird form cast bronze or brass coffee table in style of Willy Daro.
Bronze
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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Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
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The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
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Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.