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Vintage Low Kang Coffee Table with Carved Scrolls and Chow Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese Ming style low Kang coffee table from Java, with carved apron, chow legs and
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Mid-20th Century Javanese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Chinese Low Kang Coffee Table with Painted Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low kang coffee table from the 19th century, with painted décor and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Chinese Low Kang Coffee Table with Painted Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low kang coffee table from the 19th century, with painted décor and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Qing Dynasty Red Lacquer Low Kang Coffee Table with Drawers and Horse Hoof Feet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red lacquered low kang coffee table from the 19th century, with two
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Late Qing Dynasty Period Low Kang Coffee Table with Brown Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
Antique Chinese late Qing Dynasty period low kang coffee table from the early 20th century
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Chow Leg Low Kang Coffee Table with Distressed Black Finish, Midcentury
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chow leg low Kang coffee table from the mid 20th century with custom black distressed finish
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Mid-20th Century Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Qing Dynasty Low Kang Coffee Table with Carved Apron and Dark Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low Kang coffee table from the 19th century, with carved apron
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

19th Century Low Kang Coffee Table with Humpback Stretcher and Horsehoof Feet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low Kang coffee table from the 19th century with humpback stretcher
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Late Qing Dynasty 1900s Low Kang Coffee Table with Humpback Stretchers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period low Kang coffee table from the early 20th century with pierced
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Qing Dynasty Low Kang Coffee Table with Custom Aqua Teal Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
period in the 19th century, this low kang table will make for a wonderful coffee table! Should you need a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

'Kang' Coffee Table, Susanne Hollis Collection
By Susanne Hollis
Located in San Marino, CA
Our take on a 19th century Chinese kang table. Clean, simple stretchers on four straight legs. Even
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2010s American Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Qing Dynasty Period Low Kang Table with Carved Bats and Cabriole Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low Kang coffee table from the 19th century with carved meander
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Small Antique Coffee Table with Floral Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low Kang coffee table from the 19th century with square top and hand
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Low Rectangular Antique Coffee Table with Woven Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period low Kang coffee table from the early 20th century with inset
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rattan, Wood

Low Rectangular Antique Coffee Table with Arched Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period low Kang coffee table from the early 20th century, with carved
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Chinese Ming Hongmu Kang Table, c. 1650
Located in Chicago, IL
platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, low tables provided a
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood

Chinese Ming Hongmu Kang Table, c. 1650
Chinese Ming Hongmu Kang Table, c. 1650
H 9.75 in W 30.5 in D 15.25 in
Chinese, hard wood, Kang Table, 20th Century
Located in Camden, ME
A hardwood Kang table, 20th century.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood

Antique Low Kang Opium Bed Coffee Table with Chow Legs and Hand Carved Frieze
Located in Yonkers, NY
opium bed is versatile enough to be used as a low coffee table, making it a functional and stylish
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Chinese Mid 19th Century Qing Dynasty Kang / Low Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese kang table from China mid-19th century. This low table is crafted in lacquered elm wood
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Elm

Low Chinese Kang Table with Spiral Spandrels, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
firm, subtly textured surface, making it ideal as a coffee table or low console.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bamboo, Elm

Qing Dynasty Low Kang Table with Custom Red Distressed Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
the 19th century, this low kang table will make for a wonderful drinks or low coffee table! Should you
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Red Lacquer Low Kang Table with Curved Legs and Scalloped Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
Crafted in solid wood and finished in red lacquer, this low Chinese Kang table brings both historic
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Late 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Late Qing Dynasty Low Kang Waterfall Table with Drawers and Brass Plates
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty antique low Kang waterfall coffee table from the early 20th century
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Large Mid 19th Century Canned Juma or Elmwood Kang Daybed or Opium Table
Located in Casteren, NL
China. Therefore this type of bed is also known as an opium bed or opium table. Typical for a Kang bed
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bamboo, Elm, Paint

Mid-Century Pewter & Bronze "Kang Tao" Table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. This impressive "Kang Tao" table is part of their highly regarded "Historical Civilzation Series", the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Bronze, Pewter

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Opium Low Coffee Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th-early 20th century Chinese opium low coffee table. Kang form; teak. Organic body with
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

19th Century Lacquered Coffee Table with Hand-Carved Apron and Chow Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A long low Kang Qing Dynasty period lacquered coffee table from the 19th century with carved apron
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Contemporary Yellow Coffee Table, Recycled Plastic, Youngmin Kang, 1S1T Korea
By Youngmin Kang
Located in Barcelona, ES
Coffee Tabel From "Platubo" series Manufactured by 1S1T Produced for Side Gallery Seoul (Korea
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2010s South Korean Stools

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Plastic

Vintage Kang Style Chinese Teakwood Red Lacquer Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Kang Style Chinese Teakwood Red Lacquer Coffee Table The Vintage Kang Style Chinese
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Teak, Lacquer

Coralliform Coffee Table Made of Mother-of-Pearl by Kang Myung Sun, 2012
By Myung Sun Kang
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Kang Myung Sun. Coralliform coffee table. 2012. Mother-of-pearls inlaid on wood, lacquer, glass
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2010s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

19th Century Chinese Kang Low Coffee Table
Located in Darwen, GB
A 19th century Chinese Kang low coffee table. The rectangular top with cleated ends in hardwood
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Antique 1880s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood

Hebei Province Kang Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kang table made from Huaimu wood (Chinese Locust). This piece has 3 drawers and has very clean
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Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Hebei Province Kang Table
Hebei Province Kang Table
H 16 in W 69 in D 14 in
18th Century Chinese Chow Leg Round Kang Table or Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Chinese 18th century round kang table. Unusual round table. Will make a great coffee table. Strong
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm, Lacquer

Chinese Lacquered Six-Drawer Kang Table
Located in BOSTON, MA
This handsome antique Chinese Kang table from Jiangsu Province is classically handcrafted of
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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

19th Century Q’ing Dynasty Elm Kang Table with Golden Painting
Located in East Hampton, NY
Mid-Late 19th century. Q’ing Dynasty Southern Chinese elm Kang table with golden painting.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Turn of the Century Qing Dynasty Red Lacquered Southern Elm Kang Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
Turn of the century Qing dynasty red lacquered kang table.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Antique Kang Table Qing Dynasty Ming Style Walnut Coffee Scroll Table
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
***SUMMER SALE*** The pure simplicity of this Shanxi province walnutwood kang table is striking
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

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Walnut

Antique Chinese chow leg bamboo top kang coffee table
Located in Yonkers, NY
Chinese 19th century kang coffee table with bamboo woven top. The table is made from elmwood and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

19th Century Very Large Red "Kang" Table
Located in San Marino, CA
Very large red lacquer "Kang" coffee table. Curved apron with chinoiserie landscape and handsome
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Small Huali Kang Coffee Table, c1880
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Chinese antique Quing Hauli wood table This intricately carved Small Huali wood Kang Table from
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Small Huali Kang Coffee Table, c1880
Small Huali Kang Coffee Table, c1880
H 11.82 in W 30.32 in D 16.54 in
Chinese Three-Drawer Low Kang Coffee Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Attractive Chinese low Kang table or coffee table featuring a three-drawer front and wood peg
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Chinese 19th Century Kang coffee table with drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
Antique Chinese 19th century Kang table with drawers. The table retains its original surface.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Antique Chinese kang coffee table stone inset chow leg
Located in Yonkers, NY
Chinese ca 1850-60 kang table with stone inset. The elmwood table which would make a great coffee
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Very large Chinese 19th century carved wood kang coffee table.
Located in Yonkers, NY
Huge Chinese 19th century carved wood coffee table in elmwood. It was originally a large kang table
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

19th Century Very Large Kang Woven Top Coffee Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
Origin: China Age: 19th Century Antique Chinese large, Long & Low Kang Coffee Table/Bed with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Chinese Red Lacquer Hard Stone Kang Coffee Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Chinese coffee table with a red lacquered finish featuring extensive gilt decoration and a
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Stone

Kang Style Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
A Kang style low (coffee) table with C-form legs, from Cambodia.
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20th Century Cambodian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Kang Style Coffee Table
Kang Style Coffee Table
H 16.25 in W 45.5 in D 33.5 in
Kang Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 19th century Chinese black lacquer low (kang) table with carved claw and ball feet and a
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Antique 19th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Kang Table
Kang Table
H 12 in W 38.5 in D 21.5 in
Kang Table
Located in Chicago, IL
All authentic table from the Shanxi province.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Kang Table
Kang Table
H 14.5 in W 30 in D 15 in
Low Kang Table
Located in Chicago, IL
platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, this low-scale table
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Pine

Low Kang Table
Low Kang Table
H 19.25 in W 71.5 in D 23.25 in
Early 19th Century Chinese Kang Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 19th century Chinese Jichimu (Chicken wing wood) kang table with scrolling apron and legs
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Early 19th Century Chinese Kang Table
Early 19th Century Chinese Kang Table
H 12 in W 36 in D 23.5 in
Kang Table with Woven Inset Top
Located in New York, NY
Elmwood Kang Table with Woven Cane Inset Top. Early 19th Century, Shanxi.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Cane

Kang Table with Woven Inset Top
Kang Table with Woven Inset Top
H 19.75 in W 45.75 in D 21 in
Chinese Low Kang Table, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, low tables provided a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Chinese Low Kang Table, circa 1800
Chinese Low Kang Table, circa 1800
H 19.5 in W 69 in D 19.75 in
20th Century Red Lacquer Chinese Kang Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
20th century Chinese Kang table with red lacquer and gilt decoration. Hand painted. Landscape motif
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20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Four Drawer Chinese Kang Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, low tables provided a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood

18th Century Low Black Lacquer Kang Table
Located in San Marino, CA
An 18th century low black lacquer kang table from Shanxi, China. Unusual in size.
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

A Chinese Hardwood Scroll Leg Kang Table
Located in Austin, TX
A charming low kang table with scrolled legs. The apron carved with a pair of facing dragons, the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Chinese Red Lacquer Kang Table, Manchuria, 1850-1870
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese kang table from Manchuria, China. This low table features a tabletop decorated with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Black Lacquer Square Kang Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This grand black lacquer table beautifully exemplifies the unique forms of classical Chinese
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Early 20th Century Chinese Low Teal Painted Four Drawer Kang Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A low kang table from Northern China in a delightful teal color. This painted table has four
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Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Kang Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the kang coffee table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A kang coffee table — often made from wood, hardwood and elm — can elevate any home. Find 70 options for an antique or vintage kang coffee table now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect kang coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A kang coffee table, designed in the Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one kang coffee table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Kang Myung Sun and Susanne Hollis produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Kang Coffee Table?

Prices for a kang coffee table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $650 and can go as high as $9,800, while the average can fetch as much as $2,400.

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.

Questions About Kang Coffee Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    A Chinese kang table is a long, low piece of furniture that has a flat surface and rests on four legs. It multitasks as both a dining table and a bed. On 1stDibs, find a variety of kang tables from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019

    Coffee tables were originally used in living spaces during social gatherings to support a tray containing multiple mugs, a coffee pot, creamers and sugar bowls. Low to the ground and centrally located in the space, coffee tables reduced the host or hostess’s need to constantly stand and serve her guests.

  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    Yes, a coffee table can be too low. Most experts recommend choosing a coffee table that is around one to two inches lower than the seat height of your sofa or loveseat. You may find it difficult to access items on the tabletop while seated if you choose a shorter table. In addition, an overly low coffee table can make a room feel cramped or unbalanced. However, there are exceptions to this rule. Sometimes, designers intentionally place ultra-low coffee tables in spaces to create a bold contrast in a large room. Feel free to break from convention when choosing a coffee table. What's most important is that the finished result appeals to you and allows you to enjoy your seating area to the fullest. Shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary coffee tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    A coffee table should generally be two-thirds as long as the sofa it stands in front of and around the same height as the sofa’s seat cushions.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Typically, an ottoman is not a coffee table. An ottoman is a small cushioned seat without a back or arm rests. You can shop a collection of vintage and contemporary ottomans from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 12, 2024
    No one knows for sure who invented the coffee table. The earliest examples of the occasional table can be traced back to Victorian-era Britain. At that time, makers like William Watt and Collinson and Lock were producing coffee tables in large quantities.

    Notably, F. Stuart Foote, the designer behind the American Imperial Furniture Company, claimed to have invented the coffee table in the early 20th century. He stated that he did so by cutting down the legs of a dining table. However, it's unlikely that Foote is the actual inventor of the coffee table, as books describing coffee tables existed in the UK a decade before his birth in 1872.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019

    The difference between a sofa table and a coffee table is that a sofa table is always behind the sofa and a coffee table is in front of it. Additionally, a sofa table is the same height as the sofa and a coffee table is much shorter.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    While both pieces are relatively new to the furniture world, the main difference between them are their shapes. A cocktail table is generally square or rectangular in shape, while a coffee table tends to be oval or circular in shape. You can shop a collection of furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between a side table and a coffee table is mainly in the size and shape. Coffee tables usually feature larger tops but shorter legs. People typically place them in front of a sofa or a loveseat to rest books, drinks, remote controls and other items. Side tables also store items, but they are usually positioned beside an accent chair or at the ends of a sofa or loveseat. Shop a diverse assortment of side tables and coffee tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between a coffee table and a console table is in the design. A coffee table is a low table that comes in many shapes, such as surfaces that are rectangles, squares, ovals or circles. Console tables are taller and usually have elongated shapes, such as ovals, rectangles or semicircles. Placement is another differentiator between the two types of tables. Coffee tables usually go in front of sofas and loveseats, while console tables may be placed behind a sofa or loveseat or along a wall. Find a large collection of coffee tables and console tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
    Yes, end tables are generally taller than coffee tables.

    The term “end table” is frequently used interchangeably with “coffee table,” and while these two furnishings have much in common, each table type offers its own distinctive benefits in your space.

    Your end table is likely going to stand as tall as the arms of your sofa, and its depth will match the seating. These attributes allow for tucking the table neatly at the end of your sofa in order to provide an elevated surface between your seating and the wall. End tables are accent pieces — they’re a close cousin to side tables, but side tables, not unlike the show-stealing low-profile coffee table, are intended to be positioned prominently and have more to do with the flow and design of a room than an end table, which does a great job but does it out of the way of everything else.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
    The difference between a center table and a coffee table is usually size. Center tables tend to be larger-sized accent tables placed in the center of seating areas. On the other hand, coffee tables are smaller tables usually positioned in front of sofas and loveseats. On 1stDibs, find a variety of center tables and coffee tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024
    There isn't really a standard size of a coffee table. Manufacturers produce coffee tables in a range of sizes and shapes. However, many rectangular tables are around 45 to 48 inches in length by 25 to 28 inches in width. Heights typically range from 16 to 18 inches. Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
    Tray top coffee tables are coffee tables with long, flat rectangular surfaces that are supported by an x-frame base. Low tables that were initially used as tea or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. After coffee drinking and “coffee breaks” became popular, it didn’t take long for coffee and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary tray top coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    To style an oval coffee table, create balance with opposites. Choose a sofa and accent chairs with a boxier shape for a striking contrast. Place a rectangular tray in the center and use it to display decorative accents or to store remotes and coasters. Another approach to decorating an oval table is to use decorative accents at different heights. Think of a tall vase placed next to a low bowl and a small sculpture positioned on top of two stacked coffee table books. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oval coffee tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Styling a Noguchi coffee table really depends on the space you’re placing it in. The possibilities are far-reaching, so consider the colors and coordination of the other furniture and fixtures around the table. Noguchi tables look beautiful on their own or styled with flowers, books or pottery. Shop a selection of Isamu Noguchi pieces on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    On 1stdibs, a coffee table costs between $160 and $495,500.

  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    Coffee tables became popular in the 1920s and ’30s. Pieces from this time period often show off the characteristics of Art Deco design, such as metal accents, mirrored finishes and the use of exotic woods like mahogany, ebony and zebra wood. Coffee tables first came into use during the Victorian era, largely in response to the rise of coffee houses in London. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary coffee tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
    A tall coffee table is usually called exactly that — a tall coffee table. Coffee tables, also referred to as cocktail tables, are generally designed to sit at or below the sofa's seat height. These tables may come in a range of sizes, but they are often between 16 and 18 inches high and are designed in a variety of lengths and widths. They’re meant to provide a practical table-top surface that complements your living room layout. (A tall version might also be suitable for use as a dining table.) Shop a collection of antique, vintage and contemporary tall coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
    The average height of a coffee table is around 16 to 18 inches. Designers typically choose this height to create a balance between coffee tables and sofas. The average seat height of sofas is 17 to 18 inches, and experts typically recommend that coffee tables be no more than 1 inch shorter than sofa-seat height. Explore a diverse assortment of coffee tables on 1stDibs.