Karl Springer Free Form Coffee Table
Custom Size Karl Springer Free Form Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A striking and rare example of Karl Springer's late-period work, this sculptural Free Form coffee
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble, Brass
Free Form Biomorphic Brass and Glass Coffee Table, 1970's
By Karl Springer
Located in Culver City, CA
none other. Very evocative of Karl Springer's free-form coffee tables, this large coffee table would
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Brass
Exceptional Karl Springer Free Form Table Set, 1980's
By Karl Springer
Located in Culver City, CA
is the norm, Karl Springer's free form tables stand out as a symbol of unabashed extravagance. We
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Attributed Pair of Free Form Coffee Tables 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of Free Form Coffee Tables in mirrored polished stainless steel with inset black
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Karl Springer Pair of "Free Form Coffee Tables" in Polished Brass 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
shown on page 4, titled “KARL SPRINGER LTD FREE FORM COFFEE TABLES (page) 4”
Dimensions:
Large:
W: 45
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
$35,000 / set
H 18.5 in W 45 in D 60 in
Karl Springer Attr Free Form Postmodern Amoeba Coffee Table Chrome & Black Glass
By Karl Springer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Attributed to Karl Springer, this piece was made in the 1980s in the US. Dynamic and dramatic, it
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$25,000
H 16.5 in W 72 in D 40.5 in
Karl Springer Rare and Exceptional Set of 3 "Free Form Coffee Tables" 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
SPRINGER LTD FREE FORM COFFEE TABLES (page) 4”.
Dimensions of each (largest to smallest):
H: 17 inches
W
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
$95,000 / set
H 21 in W 76 in D 67 in
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
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$34,975
H 17.5 in W 48.5 in D 34 in
1970s Rare Biomorphic Free Form Wood Sculptural Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, coffee table you could hope to find. This is
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Karl Springer Freeform Coffee Table in Brass and Black Granite Top, 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer for Karl Springer LTD exceptional free-form coffee table with polished brass base and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite, Brass
$24,000
H 18 in W 36 in D 29 in
Monumental Lacquered Parchment Cocktail Table by Karl Springer
By Taller Maria Teresa Mendez, Karl Springer
Located in Dallas, TX
Monumental Karl Springer custom free-form pattern goatskin coffee table. The fantastically figured
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Recent Sales
Karl Springer Style Custom Free Form Cut Out Design Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A 1970's Free Form Highly Polished Steel and Black Glass Top Coffee Table. Designed in the style of
Category
20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Karl Springer "Free Form Coffee Table" 2002
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Free Form Coffee Table" in polished stainless steel with black glass top by Karl Springer
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Early 2000s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Karl Springer Free Form Coffee Table in Goatskin 1980s amoeba
By Karl Springer
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
An exceedingly rare free form coffee table designed by Karl Springer. This table executed in a
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Plywood, Lacquer
Karl Springer "Free Form Coffee Table" in Tessellated Travertine 1980s (Signed)
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
tables & bar carts”, this model is shown on page 4, titled “KARL SPRINGER LTD FREE FORM COFFEE TABLES
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
H 18 in W 52.5 in D 39 in
Karl Springer "Free-Form Coffee Table" in Seamlessly Welded Brass, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional "freeform Coffee Table", seamlessly welded in brass with thick black glass top by Karl
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Free-Form Coffee Tables by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
"Free-form coffee table" by Karl Springer, circa 1980s. Polished stainless steel bases with thick
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Labeled Karl Springer free form parchment coffee table
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
free form lacquered goatskin cofee table by Karl Springer. parchment tones range from rich cream to
"Free Form Coffee Table" in Brass by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Free Form Coffee Table", seamlessly welded in solid brass with thick black glass top, by Karl
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Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Free Form Side Table by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Free Form Side Table by Karl Springer with in mirror polished stainless steel on adjustable feet
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Set of Three Extraordinary "Free Form Coffee Tables" by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Set of 3 extraordinary and complementary "Free Form Coffee Tables" in polished steel and thick
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Exceptional Set of Three "Free-Form Coffee Tables" by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional complete set of three "Free-Form Coffee Tables" in polished stainless steel on hidden
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Exceptional Set of Three "Free-Form Coffee Tables" by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional complete set of three "Free-Form Coffee Tables" in polished stainless steel on hidden
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
"Free-Form Coffee Table" in Seamlessly Welded Solid Brass by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Free-Form Coffee Table," seamlessly welded in solid brass with thick black glass top by Karl
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1980s Karl Springer Style Free Form Tear Drop Coffee Table in Biomorphic Design
By Karl Springer
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Karl Springer Style Free Form Tear Drop Coffee Table
Add a touch of mid-century modern elegance to
Category
Vintage 1980s Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
H 18 in W 42 in D 43 in
Karl Springer Set of 3 "Free Form Coffee Tables" in Polished Brass, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
“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
Brass
Karl Springer Set of 3 "Free Form Coffee Tables" in Polished Steel 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
.
Reference:
Karl Springer Red Binder Catalog, published in the 1980s, section “coffee, end tables and bar
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Stainless Steel
Mirror Polished Stainless Steel Free-Form Cocktail Table attr. Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Danville, CA
Mirror polished stainless steel free-form coffee table with fitted reverse painted glass top
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Free Form Coffee Table by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Free Form Coffee Table" in polished steel with black glass top by Karl Springer, American 1970's
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Free form coffee table by Karl Springer
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Free form coffee table by Karl Springer. Rare iconic design.
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
A Free Form Karl Springer Coffee Table
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A custom, free form, coffee table by Karl Springer, signed. Laquered goatskin, "Terracotta"
Category
Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
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Vintage Set of Free-Form Coffee Tables
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage set of free-form coffee tables, newly lacquered in canary yellow.
Additional tables
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Free Form Biomorphic Cluster Copper Coffee Table, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
A three piece table. Clad in copper. Reminiscent of the free form coffee tables by Karl Springer.
Category
1990s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper
Karl Springer Interlocking Parchment / Goatskin "Atlas" Low / Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Queens, NY
finished in black free form goatskin / parchment, the other in a textured gray, stretched over wooden forms
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Free Form Coffee/End Table in 2-Tone Lacquered Linen 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Free Form Coffee/End Table covered in 2-tone lacquered linen in the style Karl Springer, American
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Linen, Wood, Lacquer
"Free Form Coffee Table" in Polished Steel by Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
"Free Form Coffee Table" in polished steel with thick black glass top by Karl Springer, American
Category
Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Karl Springer Freeform Coffee Table in Tessellated Black Marble 1980s 'Signed'
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
SPRINGER LTD FREE FORM COFFEE TABLES (page) 4”
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Vintage 1980s Philippine Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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H 14.5 in W 50 in D 33.5 in
Free Form Coffee Table in Goatskin
Located in New York, NY
Free form coffee table covered in lacquered goatskin with thin edge brass base in the manner of
Category
Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Karl Springer Black Leather Freeform Coffee Table, Signed/Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic pair of free-form coffee tables embossed in black leather.
These really are one of Karl
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20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather
Heavy Gauge Stainless Steel Coffee Table in the Style of Karl Springer
Located in Dallas, TX
Heavy gauge stainless steel free-form coffee table in the style of Karl Springer. Coffee table has
Category
Late 20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
Vladimir Kagan Snail Coffee Table, Walnut & Glass, 1960's
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Culver City, CA
A true design classic, this Vladimir Kagan Snail Coffee Table is a sculptural statement piece with
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Karl Springer Iconic "Free Form Table" in Polished Gold-Tinted Brass 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
“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
Vintage Modern Coffee Table Free-Form Shape Low Table
By Karl Springer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Kidney shaped biomorphic coffee or cocktail table in faux skin or parchment.
Lacquered wood faux
Category
20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Karl Springer Goatskin Cocktail Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Houston, TX
A rare and beautiful Karl Springer free-form tricolor inlay goatskin cocktail table in excellent
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Lacquer
Karl Springer Unique End/Coffee Table in Copper with Petrified Wood Top 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
free form edge by Karl Springer, American 1980's. Springer often incorporated exotic organic materials
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper
H 19 in W 38 in D 33 in
Monumental Lacquered Parchment Cocktail Table by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer, Taller Maria Teresa Mendez
Located in Danville, CA
Monumental Karl Springer custom free-form pattern goatskin coffee table. The fantastically figured
Category
1990s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Biomorphic Brass Coffee Table In the Style of Karl Springer
Located in Pasadena, CA
Spectacular, sculptural, biomorphic shape coffee table in the style of Karl Springer. the free form
Category
Vintage 1980s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Vladimir Kagan Curved Zoe Sofa in White Boucle for American Leather, Signed
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Culver City, CA
lobby. This sofa is currently paired in the gallery with a Paul Evans coffee table, Karl Springer
Category
Early 2000s Modern Sofas
Materials
Bouclé
Vladimir Kagan Curved Zoe Sofa in White Boucle for American Leather, Signed
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Culver City, CA
lobby. This sofa is currently paired in the gallery with a Paul Evans coffee table, Karl Springer
Category
Early 2000s Modern Sofas
Materials
Bouclé
Karl Springer, Lacquered Goatskin Low Table, USA, circa 1980
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
A low table made with the free-form inlay of natural ivory goatskin with a polished lacquered
Category
Vintage 1980s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Karl Springer Free-Form Tables
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A great set of signed Karl Springer free-form tables in fossilized coral.
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20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Karl Springer Free Form Kidney Shaped Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Long Beach, CA
Karl Springer Free Form Kidney Shaped Coffee Table. Very nice condition, Some light scuff marks to
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Late 20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Free Form Tables, Set of Three by Karl Springer for Karl Springer, Ltd.
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare set of Springer's prized Free Form tables includes the largest sizes of this form offered
Category
Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of Three Custom Free-Form Tables by Karl Springer for Karl Springer, Ltd
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
inches. Sold with a certificate of authentication from Tom Langevin, former director for Karl Springer
Category
Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Karl Springer Free Form Amoeba Shaped Coffee Table
Located in Long Beach, CA
Karl Springer Free Form Amoeba Shaped Coffee Table. Very nice condition, Some light scuff marks to
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Late 20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Parchment Paper, Wood
Chic Karl Springer Freeform Polished Stainlessteel Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
BEAUTIFULL EARLY CHIC KARL SPRINGER FREE FORM TABLE FROM THE LATE 70,S EARLY 80,S .THESE TABLES
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Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Find many varieties of an authentic karl springer free form coffee table available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, glass and stainless steel, every karl springer free form coffee table was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer karl springer free form coffee table, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A karl springer free form coffee table, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one karl springer free form coffee table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Karl Springer produced versions that are worth a look.
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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.”
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