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Maison Baguès Mid-Century Modern Round Glass Brass Bronze Coffee Cocktail Table
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful Maison Baguès Mid-Century Modern round glass top, with faux brass / bronze bamboo style
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Brass and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern coffee table that we manufacture in any diameter you chose and although this one
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
For your consideration, an "L" shaped coffee table from the late 1960s or early 1970s, made of
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
H 14.18 in W 66.93 in D 31.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Brass Glass Coffee Table by Tom Greene
By Tom Greene
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist cocktail table by Brutalist artist Tome Greene. Hammered and welded
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Round Walnut Spider Leg and Bronze Moroccan Tray Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern walnut spider leg round coffee table with a Moroccan bronze scalloped
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Style Coffee Table with Glass Top and Bronze Swan Sculptures
By Empire Furniture
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size, practical and very decorative square coffee table. This beautiful quality coffee table
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Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel

Large Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large-scale two-tier coffee table features distinctive midcentury design, tapered bronze
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Large Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Large Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
H 14.5 in W 94.5 in D 32 in
Karl Springer, Mid-Century Modern, Large Coffee Table, Gunmetal, Brass, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in Stamford, CT
Signed Large Midcentury Karl Springer Coffee / Cocktail Table, Gunmetal, Brass Priced well below
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Brass

Mid 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Brass Bronze Coffee Table with Cabriol
By Maison Ramsay
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A circa 1950s coffee and French cocktail table in the Hollywood Regency style in the manner of
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Maison Jansen Mid-Century French Modern Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Forney, TX
ebonized and polished gilt brass and bronze, double stretcher joined turned baluster shaped spindle columns
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze, Brass

Mid-Century Modern style Empire Coffee Table made with Brass, Handmade
Located in Seroa, PT
has a square design and bronze brass structure. Versatile, this is a good option as a side table next
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2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Italian Artisan Coffee Table in Marble, Brass and Bronze
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Coffee table, marble, brass, bronze Italy, 1950s Hailing from a skilled artisan of Italy, this
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Midcentury Spanish Two Tier Square Brass and Bronze Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Spanish two tier brass and bronze coffee table.
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

French Modern Craftsman Gilt Bronze Side or Coffee Table in style of Giacometti
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Unique and Rare French Mid-Century Modern Side/ End or Coffee Table in the Modern Craftsman
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

1970's Mid-Century Modern Ibex Coffee Table with Bronze Base & Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our extraordinary mid-century modern ibex coffee table, a hand-crafted masterpiece that
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze, Brass

Mid Century Modern Swedish Square Coffee Table By DUX
By Dux of Sweden
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Swedish Square Coffee Table By DUX This gorgeous mid century modern
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

LaVerne Round Table in Bronze Pewter & Brass
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Large scale 1970s round bronze, brass and pewter coffee table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne. This
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze, Pewter

Mid-Century Spring Festival Bronze Cocktail Table signed Philip & Kelvin Laverne
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
This rare and highly sought after Mid-Century Modernist Spring Festival Bronze Cocktail Table is
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Silas Seandel Coffee Table, Bronze, Brass, Copper, Glass
By Silas Seandel
Located in New York, NY
Silas Seandel coffee table, copper, bronze, brass, glass. Large scale hand welded sculptural coffee
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze, Copper

20th Century Belgo Chrome Bronze, Brass & Marble Coffee Table c.1970
By Belgo Chrome, belgochrom
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stylish 20th Century coffee table crafted by Belgo Chrom, featuring travertine and bronze
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Mid-Century Brass and Smoked Glass Squared Coffee Italian Table Mirror, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing small mid-century brass and smoked bronzed glass square coffee table with mirrored frame on
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Gorgeous Signed Silas Seandel "Terra" Cocktail Coffee Table, Mid-Century Modern
By Silas Seandel
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A beautiful handcrafted stone and bronze abstract coffee table by New York artist, Silas Seandel
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Cast Stone, Brass, Bronze

Mid Century Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Slender lines form a light and airy design in this modern table. A graceful combination of white
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Marble, Metal

Mid Century Marble Top Coffee Table
Mid Century Marble Top Coffee Table
H 16.5 in W 55 in D 34.5 in
Teak Cube & Brass X Base Danish Modern Bronze Smoked Square Glass Coffee Table
By Durland, Artedi
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Teak cube & brass x base danish modern bronze smoked square glass coffee table.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Mid-century coffee table 'Bonsai' by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
A stunning and very elegant coffee table by Belgian designer Willy Daro. With bronze patinated
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Midcentury Squared Coffee Table Brass and Bronzed Smoked Glass Mirror, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing small mid-century brass and smoked bronzed glass square coffee table in with mirrored frame
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Copper, Brass, and Smoked Glass Coffee / Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular coffee / cocktail table with a copper-colored metal bracket-shaped
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Brass

Wonderful Brass Bronze Faux Bamboo Beveled Mirror Gallery Tray Top Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful brass bronze faux bamboo beveled mirror gallery tray top coffee table in the manner of
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Italian Bronze & Brass Panther Head Coffee Table, c. 1980
By Romeo Rega
Located in Saint Louis, MO
A statement piece in any room, this gorgeous Italian Brass and Glass Coffee Table features stately
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Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Philip And Kelvin LaVerne Spring Festival Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
etched, enameled and patinated brass, pewter and bronze table top features the beautiful 'Spring Festival
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze, Pewter

Round Bronze Pewter & Brass Chan Table by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne. 36" Diameter
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Kansas City, MO
, Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, 1960s. Polychromed bronze, pewter and brass, this circular coffee table
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze, Pewter

French Modern Neoclassical Hexagonal Bronze Cocktail Table, Poillerat & Arbus
By André Arbus, Gilbert Poillerat
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Coffee Table Attributed to Gilbert Poillerat and
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Tommaso Barbi Brass and Mirrored Glass Italian Coffee Table, 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible mid-century rectangular brass and mirrored glass cocktail table. This wonderful object
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Wonderful Pair of Lorin Marsh Brass Bronze Marble-Top Two-Tier Coffee Tables
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful pair of Lorin Marsh brass / bronze mounted marble-top two-tier coffee / cocktail tables
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Vintage Vitrine Coffee Table Brass and Nickel Chrome
By Romeo Rega, Maison Jansen
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Unique Vitrine coffee table with top sliding open to provide vitrine display case. Rectangular
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome, Brass, Nickel

Set of Three Coffee Tables in Bronze and Smoked Glass, 70s
Located in Paris, FR
Three nesting coffee tables in bronze, brass and smoked glass from the 1970s, in the taste of the
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Maison Jansen French Mid-Century Ebonized Gilt Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
French mid-century (1940s) ebonized wooden coffee table with gilt painted trim, an inset gold glass
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Bronze

Elegant mid century solid brass cocktail table by Mastercraft
By Company of Master Craftsmen
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage coffee table by Mastercraft. This Mastercraft coffee table has a soft
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Custom Made Tesselated Travertine Cocktail Table
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Herringbone design in the limestone Marble top. Marble top is framed in Bronze. Turned Legs with a Brass ring
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Modern, Brutalist Style Brass, Shou Sugi Ban & Carved Walnut Oromo Coffee Table
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
the signature of many Egg pieces. The Oromo coffee table has a distinct brutalist and Mid-Century
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2010s South African Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Brass Mastercraft Coffee Table with Mirror
By Mastercraft
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Brass Mastercraft coffee table with mirror, Mid-century Modern.
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20th Century North American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

French Bronze Cocktail Table with Brass Accents and Mirrored Top
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely French bronze and brass low table with antiqued mirror top, in the style of Ramsay and
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Rare 'Odyssey' Bronze Cocktail Table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, 1960s, Signed
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and brass, this circular coffee table features a scalloped bronze base beneath a circular thick top
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze, Pewter

Rare Italian Modern Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Coffee Table Attr. to Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Rare, important Italian midcentury cocktail table in the modern neoclassical style attributed to
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Metal, Brass

Silas Seandel Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Mixed Metal Cocktail Table, 1975
By Silas Seandel
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning Mid-Century Modern brutalist coffee or cocktail table By Silas Seandel New York
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze, Copper

Coffee Table in Sculptural Bronze by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare and one of a kind Coffee table in sculptural bronze, brass and steel by Willy Daro from 70s
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze, Steel

Coffee Table in Sculptural Bronze by Willy Daro
Coffee Table in Sculptural Bronze by Willy Daro
H 14.57 in W 47.64 in D 43.31 in
French Modern Neoclassical Brass & Inlaid Woods Coffee Table by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
An elegant French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical gilt bronze bound and inlaid Cocktail table by
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Bronze Coffee Table with a Horse's Head
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brussels , BE
Bronze coffee table with a horse's head.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Bronze Coffee Table with a Horse's Head
Bronze Coffee Table with a Horse's Head
H 17.72 in W 23.63 in D 47.25 in
Brass Coffee or Cocktail Table by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful acid etched brass coffee/cocktail table by Willy Daro. Signed: Willy Daro.
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze, Brass

Brass Coffee or Cocktail Table by Willy Daro
Brass Coffee or Cocktail Table by Willy Daro
H 15.25 in W 34.75 in D 34.75 in
1940s Antique Glass and Bronze Cocktail Table by Roberto & Mito Block Mexico
By Roberto and Mito Block
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Round Coffee Cocktail Table Roberto & Mito Block Mexico Bronze Brass Antique Art Glass
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

Nicola Voci 'Jaguar' Coffee Table in Bronze, Burl Wood and Beveled Glass 1970s
By Nicola Voci
Located in Tilburg, NL
Nicola Voci 'Jaguar' Coffee Table in Bronze, Burl Wood and Beveled Glass 1970s. This is a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

1960s Magnificent Bronze and Onyx Coffee Table Muller of Mexico Restored
By Muller of Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents 1960s Muller of Mexico Glamorous Modern Round Onyx Stone Coffee Table Sculptural
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone, Onyx, Brass

Acid Etched and Bronze "Romanesque" Coffee Table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Montreal, QC
Very rare and unique Romanesque coffee table of impressive scale by Philip and Kelvin Laverne
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

J.C. Mahey Cherry Red Lacquer and Brass Coffee Table, 1970s
By Jean Claude Mahey
Located in Paris, IDF
, the gleaming bronze and cherry red lacquered table in inset with an eye-catching brass side and feet
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Rare Golden Lacquer and Brass Maison Jansen Bar Coffee Table, 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
. The boxy, clean design of this coffee table by Maison Jansen balances the best of Mid-Century Modern
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Connoisseur Collection Coffee Table by Paul McCobb, C. 1950s
By Stamford Modern
Located in Westport, CT
An Exceptional Vintage Connoisseur Collection Coffee Table by Paul McCobb, crafted in the 1950s
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail T...

Materials

Brass

Oriental Vintage Round Walnut Spider Leg and Bronze Moroccan Tray Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Oriental Vintage Mid-Century Modern walnut spider leg round coffee table with a Moroccan bronze
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Vintage 1960s Danish Islamic Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Effetto Vetro Contemporary Custom Sculptural Coffee Table in Glass and Brass
By Effetto Vetro
Located in New York, NY
Effetto Vetro exquisite custom contemporary two tier round coffee table consisting of a colored
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

1940s Bronze Cocktail Table by Roberto & Mito Block Mexico
By Roberto and Mito Block
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Spectacular Round Cocktail Table Roberto & Mito Block Mexico Made in Bronze Brass Mirror Art
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze

Faux Bamboo Bronzed Metal Base Square Coffee Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice tortoise finish with brass feet base coffee table with thick glass top.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

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Mid Century Modern Coffee Tables Brass And Bronze For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of mid century modern coffee tables brass and bronze you’re looking for. An item from our selection of mid century modern coffee tables brass and bronze — often made from metal, brass and bronze — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of mid century modern coffee tables brass and bronze you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of mid century modern coffee tables brass and bronze is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one option in this array of mid century modern coffee tables brass and bronze that is appealing in its simplicity, but Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Willy Daro and Maison Baguès produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Mid Century Modern Coffee Tables Brass And Bronze?

The average selling price for a piece of mid century modern coffee tables brass and bronze at 1stDibs is $4,667, while they’re typically $1,219 on the low end and $47,700 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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. Browse a vast selection of antique, new and vintage coffee table and cocktail tables today.