Erno Fabry Fishtail Surfboard Marble & Walnut Cocktail Table
By M. Singer & Sons
Located in Hanover, MA
This table came from the collection of a prominent child psychiatrist and a magnificent apartment on Central Park West furnished in original Italian Mid-Century Modern furnishings so...
Marble
Two Piece Surfboard Coffee Table in Walnet With MarbleTop, Circa 1960s
By Paul Laszlo, Lane Furniture
Located in Peabody, MA
An American surfboard coffee table in walnut with Italian marble inserts, consisting of two identical wedge shaped elements which can be "bunched" together used singly as end tables.
Marble
Marble Surfboard Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Long, elegant coffee table features curved brass legs and a gorgeous, expansive white marble top. In excellent vintage condition. Measures: 69.5" long, 21.75" wide, 15.5" high.
Marble & Brass Surfboard Coffee Table, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Culver City, CA
Marble & brass surfboard coffee table, Italy circa 1970.
Marble, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Marble Top Surfboard Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Peabody, MA
Mid-century modern coffee table with large surfboard top in Italian marble, on sculptural walnut "Jacks" base by Adrian Pearsall.
Marble
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H 15.5 in W 64.13 in L 15.5 in
Adrian Pearsall Sculpted Walnut Marble Top Surfboard Coffee Table, 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern surfboard coffee or cocktail table By Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates USA, 1960s Sculpted walnut base and marble top Measures: 64.13" W...
Marble
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H 14.5 in W 72 in D 22 in
Modernist Italian Carrara Marble and Brass "Surfboard" Cocktail / Coffee Table
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Modernist Regency Italian Carrara marble and brass "Surfboard" cocktail / coffee table, brass legs have been sprayed, can be stripped and polished per request, hand delivery...
Carrara Marble, Brass
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H 15.5 in W 69.5 in D 21.5 in
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Long Oval Surfboard Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency 70" long oval surfboard marble top brass vase coffee table. Item features large oval marble top, marble base, double brass metal vase pedestals, cle...
Marble, Metal
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H 16 in W 68 in D 26 in
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Surfboard Style Marble Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Expertly Refinished Materials: Marble Stone, Walnut With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion...
Marble
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H 14.5 in W 60 in D 28 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Marble Chrome Glass Surfboard Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a marvelous coffee table on a marble and chrome base, with a surfboard shaped glass top, made in Italy, circa 1970s.
Marble, Chrome
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H 15.75 in W 66 in D 22 in
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Surfboard Walnut & Marble Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
Marble
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H 15 in W 66 in D 22 in
Newly Refinished -Mid-Century Modern Surfboard Style Marble, Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Newly Refinished Base, Original Marble With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativi...
Marble
Harvey Probber Travertine Top Surfboard Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional design, period Mid Century Modern coffee table.
Travertine, Marble
Surfboard Style Top Coffee Table with Sculpted Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Period/Style: Mid-Century Modern Country: United States Date: 1960s Dimensions: 14.75 H x 22.5 W x 66 L Materials: Walnut wood, marble-top Condition: Excellent, newly refinish...
Marble
Mid-Century Modern Dutch Marble Top Surfboard Cocktail Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stylish Mid-Century Modern Dutch surfboard coffee or cocktail table featuring a large, variegated marble top.
Marble
Mid-Century Green Marble Surfboard Shaped Coffee Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage, mid century, green marble coffee table with a black enameled metal base. In original condition and has some wear, consistent with its age and use. Other marble and stone cof...
Marble
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H 16.5 in W 59.25 in D 19.75 in
Vintage Hollywood Regency Faux Bamboo Travertine Marble Surfboard Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hollywood Regency faux bamboo travertine marble surfboard coffee table. Item features solid wooden carved "faux bamboo" spindle base, long travertine/marble surfboard top, ve...
Travertine
Vintage Surfboard Italian Marble Top Faux Bamboo Coffee Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent Palm Beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a vintage surfboard marble top and faux bamboo base coffee table Featuring a very old, beveled, and polis...
Marble
Mid-Century White Marble, Walnut and Cane Surfboard Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in Miami, FL
All original, vintage two-tier surfboard cocktail table with off-white Italian marble top and caned magazine shelf. Circa 1950s. Manufactured by Gordon's Inc. of Johnson City, Tennes...
Marble
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H 12.25 in W 67.5 in D 16.5 in
Harvey Probber Marble, Terrazzo, Travertine and Walnut Surfboard Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in Miami, FL
A striking Mid-Century Modern rolling cocktail table designed by Harvey Probber, dating from the 1960s. It features a boat-shaped terrazzo top inlaid with Italian travertine diamonds...
Travertine, Marble
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H 15.5 in W 69.5 in D 21.5 in
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Long Oval Surfboard Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency 70" long oval surfboard marble top brass vase coffee table. Item features large oval marble top, marble base, double brass metal vase pedestals, cle...
Marble, Metal
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H 15 in W 60 in D 20.25 in
Harvey Probber Marble, Terrazzo, Travertine & Walnut Surfboard Coffee Table MCM
By Harvey Probber
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking Mid-Century Modern rolling cocktail table designed by Harvey Probber, dating from the 1960s. It features a boat-shaped terrazzo top inlaid with Italian travertine diamonds...
Travertine, Marble
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H 16 in W 55 in D 22 in
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Marble Surfboard Style Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
Marble
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H 15.5 in W 69.25 in D 21.5 in
Mid Century Surfboard Marble-Top Coffee Table with Walnut Quatrefoil Motif Base
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
Very chic midcentury surfboard top coffee, cocktail table have a thick (7/8 inch ) Italian marble top, which rests on a six sides wood base with pierced quatrefoil openings.
Marble
Mid-Century Modern Marble-Top Surfboard Style Cocktail Table
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Carrara marble-top cocktail table in the form of a surfboard. White marble from Italy, with 3 hairpin legs attached to a board underneath. Marble sits comfortably on top wit...
Carrara Marble, Iron
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H 16 in W 60 in D 20 in
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Surfboard Shaped Marble Top Cocktail Table, 1955
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous simple yet elegant surfboard shaped cocktail table in carrara Marble. Four walnut legs with brass sabots for support. Marble sits on a plywood base. In excellent vintage con...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Surfboard Marble Coffee Table - Italy
Located in Bridport, CT
Coffee table in walnut and black marble in the manner of Gio Ponti, made in Italy.
Marble
Italian Surfboard Marble Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Tarnowskie Gory, Sląskie
Italian marble coffee table, surfboard shape, steel base with brass ends.
Marble, Steel
Marble and Gilt Metal Surfboard Coffee Table
By reGeneration
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully figured Italian marble on Y-shaped gilt metal legs.
Carrara Marble
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H 15.5 in W 71.25 in D 21.75 in
Italian Marble Top Eliptical Surfboard Coffee Table on Arched Bronze Feet
Located in Long Beach, CA
Italian Marble Top Eliptical Surfboard Coffee Table on Arched Bronze Feet.
Marble, Bronze
Italian Superb Long Oval Surfboard Look Slender Coffee Table
Located in Paris, ile de france
Italian superb long oval surfboard look slender coffee table with a marble top, And brass base.
Marble, Brass
Sculpted Surfboard Cocktail Table
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Morristown, NJ
A surfboard shaped slab of marble sits atop a metal sculpted base in the style of Oscar Niemeyer. The marble top shows veins of green, purple and white.
Marble, Metal
Harvery Probber Terrazzo Surfboard table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This surfboard table has a 1 3/4" Terrazzo top inlaid with carrerra marble. Oil rubbed teak frame
Marble
Italian Travertine Surfboard Cocktail Table with Brass Legs
Located in New York, NY
Elongated oval travertine top supported by spiky polished brass legs. Pure Mid-Century Italian form.
Travertine, Marble, Brass
Vintage White Marble Surfboard Coffee Table
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage white marble surfboard coffee table with painted wood base and brass sabots.
Marble, Brass
Midcentury Waterfall Scroll Table with Reserved Court Scenes Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage waterfall scroll coffee table from the Mid-20th Century, with golden lacquer and reserved décor depicting musical scenes, boat riding and foliage. Created in China ...
Wood
$12,700
H 38.59 in W 27.96 in D 31.5 in
Jindrich Halabala Lounge Chairs Upholstered in Brown Pierre Frey Mohair
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jindrich Halabala, lounge chairs, model 'H269', Pierre Frey Teddy mohair 'Bambi', stained beech, Czech Republic, 1930s. Extraordinary easy chairs by Jindrich Halabala upholstered in...
Mohair, Beech
'Floatation' Japanese Paper Suspension Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
'Floatation' Japanese paper suspension lamp for Ingo Maurer. Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. With imagination, cre...
Metal, Iron
$4,500 / set
H 33.08 in W 26.78 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Nightstands in Oak by Børge Mogensen, Made in Sweden
By Karl Anderson, Børge Mogensen
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of nightstands in oak with adjustable shelves. Designed by Danish architect Børge Mogensen for Karl Andersson cabinetmakers. Made in Sweden in the 1960s. Great condition.
Oak
Mid Century Modern Style Round Dining Table
By Bramble
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from solid mahogany and finished in a rich dark walnut stain, this table balances timeless craftsmanship with standout design. The centerpiece is its pedestal base—a rippling...
Wood
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$790Sale Price / item|47% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razoblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and honey coloured lambskin. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. M...
Oak
$1,270 / item
H 23.5 in W 10 in D 10 in
"Ravelle" Marble and Iron Drinks / Side Table by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Ravelle Drinks Table is designed as a refined accent piece, scaled for layering beside seating. A hammered iron frame in an aged bronze finish supports a honed Emperador marble t...
Marble, Iron
$7,200 / item
H 14 in Dm 36 in
Grand Mid-Century Flush Mount Uplight Ceiling Lamp from Filmcasino Vienna, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
We are delighted to present this stunning bowl-shaped pendant light / uplight plafoniere / flush mount light fixture dating back to the 1950s. (Actually there were three pieces avail...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
$5,231 / set
H 36.23 in W 25.2 in D 36.23 in
Attribute to Paolo Buffa Mid-century Modern Italian Bouclè Armchairs, Pair
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This pair of Italian armchairs captures the essence of mid-20th century modern design, attributed to Paolo Buffa. Made around the 1950s, these armchairs are distinguished by their el...
Bouclé, Beech
$2,720Sale Price|20% Off
H 46 in W 80 in D 12 in
Mid Century Danish Modern long Slim Teak Bookcase Lower drawer Unit
By Arne Vodder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century Teak wood wide narrow bookcase with adjustable shelves and a lower left storage area with 4 drawers. Beautiful teak with Slim design and sits on 4 tapered teak legs. Made...
Teak
$4,464Sale Price|20% Off
H 34.65 in W 84.65 in D 35.44 in
Divano Curvo Cesare Lacca 1950s piedi a cono in legno Mid-century
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sofà Italiano Cesare Lacca curvo Italia 1950s piedi in legno.
Velvet
$8,487 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
$3,462 / item
H 16.93 in W 46.46 in D 14.18 in
Kai Kristiansen Upholstered Bench in Fumed Oak and Mohair
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Kai Kristiansen, a key figure in the Danish Modern movement, designed the Entre Series in 1956 as a modular collection of bedside cabinets, benches, and chests. Combining Danish desi...
Velvet, Oak
$4,650 / set
H 13 in Dm 17.33 in
Brutalist Brass Pendant Lights by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1960s, Denmark
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, Holm Sørensen
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Substantial Brutalist Brass Pendant Lights designed Svend Aage Holm Sørensen in the 1960s. * Set (2) of large pendant lights with layered flame-cut brass slates * Designer: S...
Brass
Brutalist European Warm Brown Oak Console - Fenestra by Mokko
By Mokko Amsterdam
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rhythmic interplay of volumes and voids. The Fenestra collection is inspired by Brick Expressionism, the architectural movement visible in Amsterdam’s ‘South Plan’ area - the city...
Walnut
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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