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Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top
Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

, black lacquer top. View our website at: www.greenwichorientalantiques.com for additioanl "low table

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top
Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

A very stylish and elegant rectangular bamboo low table, fine geometric lattice fret work on four

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Bamoo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top
Bamoo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Bamoo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

A simple and elegant bamboo low table with black lacquer top, fine lattice fret work, beautiful

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Bamboo

Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top
Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

a very elegant and refined rectangular low table, fine bamboo lattice fret work on four sides

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Mid-20th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Low Table
Mid-20th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Low Table

Mid-20th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Low Table

Located in New York, NY

Handcrafted in the Mid-20th Century, this Chinese low table is beautifully lacquered in black and

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Black Lacquer Chabudai or Japanese Low Table
Black Lacquer Chabudai or Japanese Low Table

Black Lacquer Chabudai or Japanese Low Table

Located in Astoria, NY

Black Lacquer Chabudai or Japanese Low Table, rectangular on two plinth supports. Dimensions

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Lacquered Low Table
Lacquered Low Table

Lacquered Low Table

Located in Paris, FR

Lacquered low table from an apartment decorated by Maison Jansen.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Black Glass Brass and Iron Low Table
Black Glass Brass and Iron Low Table

Black Glass Brass and Iron Low Table

Located in Doylestown, PA

A French 40's low table in the manner of Adnet, with iron x-form legs and brass details.

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Iron

Ebonized Hollywood Regency Coffee Cocktail or Low Table with Leather Top
Ebonized Hollywood Regency Coffee Cocktail or Low Table with Leather Top

Ebonized Hollywood Regency Coffee Cocktail or Low Table with Leather Top

By Maison Jansen

Located in Stamford, CT

An ebonized Hollywood Regency coffee or low table with leather top. The circular leather top having

Category

Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Vintage Marble Coffee Table, English, Iron Frame, Low, Late 20th Century
Vintage Marble Coffee Table, English, Iron Frame, Low, Late 20th Century

Vintage Marble Coffee Table, English, Iron Frame, Low, Late 20th Century

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a vintage marble coffee table, an Italian, iron framed, low table dating to the late 20th

Category

20th Century English International Style Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

1950's italian black-lacquered low table
1950's italian black-lacquered low table

1950's italian black-lacquered low table

Located in London, GB

1950s, Italian Circular Table in lacquered wood with recessed, moulded surround, finely-etched

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

Chinese Export Black Lacquered Panel Low Table
Chinese Export Black Lacquered Panel Low Table

Chinese Export Black Lacquered Panel Low Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

Chinese Export Black Lacquered Panel with brass bead molding on cluster column base.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Intrex Habitat Modern Black Enameled Wood Round Low Table
Intrex Habitat Modern Black Enameled Wood Round Low Table

Intrex Habitat Modern Black Enameled Wood Round Low Table

By Intrex, Habitat International

Located in Astoria, NY

Intrex habitat modern black enameled wood round low table or pedestal with a maker's label on the

Category

Vintage 1970s Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Intrex Habitat Modern Black Enameled Wood Round Low Table
Intrex Habitat Modern Black Enameled Wood Round Low Table

Intrex Habitat Modern Black Enameled Wood Round Low Table

By Intrex, Habitat International

Located in Astoria, NY

Intrex habitat modern black enameled wood round low table or pedestal with a maker's label on the

Category

Vintage 1970s Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Low French Table in Black Laminate and Stainless Steel
Low French Table in Black Laminate and Stainless Steel

Low French Table in Black Laminate and Stainless Steel

Located in Chicago, IL

Checkerboard patterned french coffee table in black laminate and raised, brushed stainless steel.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rectangular Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top
Rectangular Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Rectangular Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

a very refined and elegant low table, perfect to use as a coffee table, black lacquer top supported

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Motif
Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Motif

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Motif

Located in Greenwich, CT

A very simple and refined black lacquer (jet black) low table with hand painted muted gold gilt

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Rectangular Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top
Rectangular Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Rectangular Bamboo Low Table With Black Lacquer Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

, black lacquer top. View our website at: www.greenwichorientalantiques.com for additional low table

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

gilded gold low table with black slate top
gilded gold low table with black slate top

gilded gold low table with black slate top

Located in Sagaponack, NY

Low table with gold leaf / bronze patina finish and black stone top.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Slate, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Woodard Low Patio Dinette Lounge Coffee Table Iron, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Woodard Low Patio Dinette Lounge Coffee Table Iron, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Woodard Low Patio Dinette Lounge Coffee Table Iron, 1960s

By Woodard Furniture Co.

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

For your consideration is a great, outdoor dinette or lounge, low coffee table, by Russell Woodard

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

French Low Table, 1950s
French Low Table, 1950s

French Low Table, 1950s

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Low table manufactured in France in the 1950s. Black lacquered metal structure with brass screws

Category

Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Slate, Metal

Large Painted Low Table
Large Painted Low Table

Large Painted Low Table

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Large painted low table with an artist work table top. Made from old components. Dimensions 48

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Large Painted Low Table
Large Painted Low Table

Large Painted Low Table

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Large painted low table with an artist work table top. Made from old components. Dimensions: 48

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Airborne "Bowling" Low Table
Airborne "Bowling" Low Table

Airborne "Bowling" Low Table

By Airborne International

Located in New York, NY

A French 1980s modern low table by the famed design firm, Airborne. The table surface can be

Category

Late 20th Century French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Resin

Vintage Travertine Low Table
Vintage Travertine Low Table

Vintage Travertine Low Table

Located in Chicago, IL

This modern square coffee table features thick, sturdy corner legs and a variegated stone inset top.

Category

20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif
Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Located in Greenwich, CT

simple and elegant black lacquer low table, with fine hand painted landscape motif in gold gilt

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif
Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Located in Greenwich, CT

A simple and elegant black lacquer low table, with fine hand painted landscape motif in gold gilt

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table With Gilt Landscape Motif
Fine Black Lacquer Low Table With Gilt Landscape Motif

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table With Gilt Landscape Motif

Located in Greenwich, CT

A simple and elegant black lacquer low table, with fine hand painted landscape motif in gold gilt

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif
Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Located in Greenwich, CT

A simple and elegant black lacquer low table, with fine hand painted landscape motif in gold gilt

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif
Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Located in Greenwich, CT

A simple and elegant black lacquer low table, with fine hand painted landscape motif in gold gilt

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif
Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Located in Greenwich, CT

A very refined and elegant Black lacquer low table with fine hand painted landscape motif in gold

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Black Lacquer Low Table w. Gold Gilt Landscape Motif
Black Lacquer Low Table w. Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Black Lacquer Low Table w. Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Located in Greenwich, CT

A very elegant and refined rectangular black lacquer low table with gold gilt landscape motif on

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Floral Motif
Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Floral Motif

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Floral Motif

Located in Greenwich, CT

a very simple and stunningly decorated black lacquer low table, hand painted and muted gold gilt

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Japanese Vintage Low Table (Fuzukue), Black Finish, Early Showa Period (1926-)
Japanese Vintage Low Table (Fuzukue), Black Finish, Early Showa Period (1926-)

Japanese Vintage Low Table (Fuzukue), Black Finish, Early Showa Period (1926-)

Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08

compact scale and low profile, this piece is easy to place and style: it can serve as a coffee table

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Asian Lacquered Low Table
Antique Asian Lacquered Low Table

Antique Asian Lacquered Low Table

Located in Locust Valley, NY

Antique Asian lacquered low table.

Category

Early 20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Set of Four Low Tables
Set of Four Low Tables

Set of Four Low Tables

Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR

Set of four independant low tables, two different heights, top and base shiny polished brass and

Category

Vintage 1980s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Large Square Modernist Black and White Checkerboard Low Cocktail Table
Large Square Modernist Black and White Checkerboard Low Cocktail Table

Large Square Modernist Black and White Checkerboard Low Cocktail Table

By Milo Baughman

Located in Antwerp, BE

Square 1970s low coffee table with brushed aluminium sheets and black laminated plywood top, wooden

Category

Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Low Table Patinated with Acid
Low Table Patinated with Acid

Low Table Patinated with Acid

Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR

Low table in brass, patinated with acid, created for Gallery Glustin in limited edition

Category

2010s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

1940 Wrought Iron Low Table
1940 Wrought Iron Low Table

1940 Wrought Iron Low Table

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

1940 wrought iron low table. Structure made of black lacquered wrought iron. The glass top is

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

1940 Wrought Iron Low Table
1940 Wrought Iron Low Table

1940 Wrought Iron Low Table

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

1940 wrought iron low table. Structure made of black lacquered wrought iron. The glass top is

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

1940 Wrought Iron Low Table
1940 Wrought Iron Low Table

1940 Wrought Iron Low Table

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

1940 wrought iron low table. Structure made of black lacquered wrought iron. The glass top is

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Unusual Red and Black Faux Bois Lacquer Low Table
Unusual Red and Black Faux Bois Lacquer Low Table

Unusual Red and Black Faux Bois Lacquer Low Table

Located in New York, NY

Stunning table executed in Japanese lacquer; the rectangular top raised on square straight legs.

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Low Table
19th Century Chinese Low Table

19th Century Chinese Low Table

Located in New York, NY

19th century Chinese day bed, coffee, cocktail table. Worn ebony color highlights a rich Elm wood

Category

Antique 1860s Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

Black Lacquer Low Table With Muted Gold Gilt Landscape Motif
Black Lacquer Low Table With Muted Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Black Lacquer Low Table With Muted Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Located in Greenwich, CT

A very refined and beautiful black lacquer low table with muted gold gilt landscape motif on top

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif
Fine Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Located in Greenwich, CT

A simple and elegant black lacquer low table, with fine hand painted landscape motif in gold gilt

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Black Lacquer Low Table With Painted Gold Gilt Landscape Top
Black Lacquer Low Table With Painted Gold Gilt Landscape Top

Black Lacquer Low Table With Painted Gold Gilt Landscape Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

A refined, simple and elegant black lacquer rectangular low table with beautiful painted gold gilt

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif Top
Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif Top

Black Lacquer Low Table With Gold Gilt Landscape Motif Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

A simple form black lacquer low table with stunning fine hand painted landscape motif in muted gold

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Black Lacquer Low Table With Painted Gold Gilt Floral Motif
Black Lacquer Low Table With Painted Gold Gilt Floral Motif

Black Lacquer Low Table With Painted Gold Gilt Floral Motif

Located in Greenwich, CT

A very refined and beautiful black lacquer low table, framed top suported by straight legs, hand

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Low Table with Rattan Top
Low Table with Rattan Top

Low Table with Rattan Top

Located in Chicago, IL

Chinese Northern Elm table with a rattan top from c. 1850 with legs ending in hoofed feet

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table with Gold Gilt Landscape Motif
Fine Black Lacquer Low Table with Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table with Gold Gilt Landscape Motif

Located in Greenwich, CT

A simple and elegant black lacquer low table, with fine hand painted landscape motif in gold gilt.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

'Gear Table' by Norr11, Low, Earth
'Gear Table' by Norr11, Low, Earth

'Gear Table' by Norr11, Low, Earth

By Norr11

Located in Paris, IDF

Gear Tables by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl Gear is a collection of sculptural coffee

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Concrete

1920s Brass and Glass Low Table
1920s Brass and Glass Low Table

1920s Brass and Glass Low Table

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

1920s French brass and glass low table with a slatted magazine shelf. Clear glass, 1920

Category

20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

French 40's Circular Low Table
French 40's Circular Low Table

French 40's Circular Low Table

By Serge Roche

Located in Doylestown, PA

An interesting wrought iron and wood circular low table with an eglomise and mirrored plate glass

Category

Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Black Lacquer Low Table With Painted Gold Gilt Motif On Top
Black Lacquer Low Table With Painted Gold Gilt Motif On Top

Black Lacquer Low Table With Painted Gold Gilt Motif On Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

a very refined black lacquer low table with painted gold gilt motif on top and sides. View our

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Black Lacquer Low Table With Painted Gold Gilt Motif On Top
Black Lacquer Low Table With Painted Gold Gilt Motif On Top

Black Lacquer Low Table With Painted Gold Gilt Motif On Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

A very refined and beautiful black lacquer low table with painted gold gilt floral motif on top and

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold

Acerbis Midcentury Black Central Coffee Table with Aluminium Inserts, 1970s
Acerbis Midcentury Black Central Coffee Table with Aluminium Inserts, 1970s

Acerbis Midcentury Black Central Coffee Table with Aluminium Inserts, 1970s

By Acerbis

Located in Milano, IT

Low central black laminated wood coffee table. The coffee table is manufactured by Acerbis Italia

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Black Lacquer Rectangular Low Table With Gold Gilt Motif On Top
Black Lacquer Rectangular Low Table With Gold Gilt Motif On Top

Black Lacquer Rectangular Low Table With Gold Gilt Motif On Top

Located in Greenwich, CT

An elegant and refined rectangular low table, framed top supported by square straight legs, fine

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

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Low Black Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the low black coffee table you’re looking for. A low black coffee table — often made from metal, lacquer and wood — can elevate any home. There are 185 variations of the antique or vintage low black coffee table you’re looking for, while we also have 59 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer low black coffee table, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A low black coffee table made by Modern designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made low black coffee table over the years, but those crafted by Privatiselectionem, Arno Declercq and Robert Kuo are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Low Black Coffee Table?

The average selling price for a low black coffee table at 1stDibs is $3,550, while they’re typically $224 on the low end and $40,862 for the highest priced.

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 Low Black Coffee Table
  • 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Modern coffee tables tend to be low because they’re most commonly placed in front of couches and chairs. Historically, coffee tables were placed behind the couch which necessitated a taller table. Over time, as styles changed and coffee tables came to be positioned in front of couches, their heights were lowered to accommodate the modern arrangement. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage and contemporary coffee tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    No, 12 inches isn’t necessarily too low for a coffee table. For balance, choose a coffee table that is about two to four inches lower than the seat of the largest piece of furniture around it. Usually, this will be the sofa. If your sofa’s seat is 14 to 16 inches high, a 12-inch coffee table will likely be in proportion. Find an assortment of coffee tables on 1stDibs.