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Georges Mathias Belgian Mid-Century Coffee Table, Signed, Etched Brass, 1970s
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Etched Brass Coffee Table by Georges Mathias, Signed, Belgium, 1970s Other artists of
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Bernhard Rohne Mastercraft Acid Etched Coffee Cocktail Table
By Bernhard Rohne, Mastercraft
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Mid-Century Modern
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Etched Brass Coffee Table by Meidrier
Located in Stamford, CT
A Belgian midcentury etched brass coffee table by Meidrier.
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Etched Brass Coffee Table by Meidrier
Etched Brass Coffee Table by Meidrier
H 13.5 in W 37 in D 37 in
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Cesare Lacca, Mirrored Etched Glass - Italy
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Girona, ES
Coffee table, solid and polished brass structure, mirrored (oxidation and losses) and etched glass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Bernhard Rohne Mastercraft Acid Etched Drinks Coffee Table
By Mastercraft
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this Mid-Century Modern Bernhard Rohne for Mastercraft Acid Etched drinks
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Brass Etched Coffee Table
By Christian Krekels
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Marc Fourdin made very special tables, he also exposed together with Christian Krekels in the
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Brass Etched Coffee Table
Brass Etched Coffee Table
H 15.75 in W 39.38 in D 24.41 in
Beautiful Acid Etched Brass Belgian Coffee Table
By Ricco D
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful Belgian modernist design acid etched brass coffee table. Signed "Ricco D 18582", Belgium
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Midcentury Style Etched Brass Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern style etched brass with silver rubbed finish, the curbed frame having ebonized
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and C...

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Brass

George Mathias Belgian Modern Square Etched Brass Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Belgian Modern design (1970s) square etched brass coffee table with a centered "X" design on a
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Lova Creations Belgian Modern Square Etched Brass Coffee Table
By Lova Creation
Located in New York, NY
Belgian Modern design (1970s) square brass coffee table with a fluted design border with an etched
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Deeply Etched Glass Mid Century Foliate Coffee Table
By Dorothy Thorpe, Lalique
Located in New York, NY
Chic voguish style modern glass coffee table having a thick ( 3/8 in ) rectangular beveled top
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass

Coffee Table Etched Brass by Maud, 1984
By Lova Creation
Located in New York, NY
Coffee table by Maud signed 1984, school of lova creation.
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Metal

Coffee Table Etched Brass by Maud, 1984
Coffee Table Etched Brass by Maud, 1984
H 11.82 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Brass Etched Coffee Table with Blue Agathe Stone
By Lova Creation
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Brass Etched coffee table with blue Agathe stone.
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Brass Etched Coffee Table with Blue Agathe Stone
Brass Etched Coffee Table with Blue Agathe Stone
H 13.78 in W 38.98 in D 38.98 in
Acid Etched Brass Belgian Coffee Table
By Lova Creation
Located in Montreal, QC
Great vintage acid etched brass Belgian coffee table from the 1980s, set on a black painted metal
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Acid Etched Brass Belgian Coffee Table
Acid Etched Brass Belgian Coffee Table
H 14 in W 48.75 in D 29 in
Etched Brass Coffee Table with Three Blue Agates
By Marc D'haenens
Located in New York, NY
Etched brass coffee table with three blue agates, attributed to Marc D'haenens, not signed.
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Agate, Brass, Metal

Etched Brass Coffee Table with Three Blue Agates
Etched Brass Coffee Table with Three Blue Agates
H 13.59 in W 27.56 in D 47.25 in
Christian Krekels signed Belgian Etched brass Coffee Table 1970
By Christian Krekels
Located in Paris, IDF
features a beautiful decorative etched brass table top, and is set on a large wood base covered with brass
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Coffee Table Etched Brass Inlay Ammonite by Georges Mathias
Located in Brussels, BE
Coffee table etched brass inlay by Twins Ammonite, circa 1970 and signed by Georges Mathias
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone, Brass

Coffee Table Square Etched Brass by Armand Jonckers, circa 1970
By Armand Jonckers
Located in Brussels, BE
Coffee table square etched brass by Armand Jonckers circa 1970, signed atelier d'Armand Jonckers
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Coffee Table Brass Etched by Christian Heckscher
By Christian Heckscher
Located in New York, NY
Square coffee table by Christian Heckscher inlaid agate, in perfect condition.
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Agate, Brass, Steel

Coffee Table Brass Etched by Christian Heckscher
Coffee Table Brass Etched by Christian Heckscher
H 11.42 in W 37.41 in D 37.41 in
George Mathias Etched Brass and Agate Stone Pedestal Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Belgian Modern (1980s) square acid etched brass coffee table with a centered inset agate stone on a
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Agate, Brass

Christian Krekels Signed Belgian Etched Brass Agate Coffee Table, 1979
By Christian Krekels
Located in Paris, IDF
beautiful decorative etched brass table top, with two agate stones inlaid, framed by a dark brown resin
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Agate, Brass

Italian Coffee Table with Etched Glass and Brass Base, 1960s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful and very particular coffee table made of a brass base and a wonderful etched glass plate
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Jenatzi Etched Brass Coffee Table Inlaid 1 Agates, circa 1970
By Nadie Jenatzy
Located in Brussels, BE
Engraved etched brass coffee table designed by Nadie Jenatzy in 1970, with 1 agate stone top. This
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Agate, Brass

Christian Krekels Etched Brass Coffee Table Inlaid Agate, circa 1970
By Christian Krekels
Located in Brussels, BE
Engraved etched brass coffee table designed by Christian Krekels in 1970s, with malachite stone top
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Agate, Brass

Acid Etched Brass Coffee Table by Christian Krekels
By Christian Krekels
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare acid etched brass coffee table by Christian Krekels, the top inset with an agate stone.
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Agate, Brass

Brass etched coffee table by Marc D'Haenens with agate inlay
By Marc D'haenens
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
Stunning design coffee table by Belgian artist Marc D'Haenens. Brass etched top with decor and blue
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Agate, Brass

Mastercraft Etched Brass Coffee Table by Bernhard Rohne
By Bernhard Rohne, Mastercraft
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Etched brass large scale coffee table, designed by Bernhard Rohne for Mastercraft, American
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Christian Krekels Etched Brass Coffee Table Inlaid 2 Agates, circa 1977
By Christian Krekels
Located in Brussels, BE
Engraved etched brass coffee table designed by Christian Krekels in 1977s, with 2 agates stone top
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Agate, Brass

Elegant Vintage Rectangular Etched Brass Coffee Table by G.Urs, Italy
By G. Urs
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in 1950s - 1960s. This coffee table is made etched brass and features varnished metal and
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Metal

Chic Brass Acid Etched Coffee Table by George Mathias
By George Mathias 1
Located in Montreal, QC
Chic brass acid etched with agate inset and abstract motifs by Georges Mathias. Signed: "Georges
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Acid-Etched Brass with Ebony Lacquer Coffee Table by Bernhard Rohne Mastercraft
By Bernhard Rohne, Mastercraft
Located in San Diego, CA
An exquisite and rare acid-etched brass with ebony lacquer rectangular coffee table with beveled
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Etched Brass coffee table with Agathe Stones in the style of Lova Creation
By Lova Creation
Located in Berlin, DE
Etched Brass coffee table with Agathe Stones in the style of Lova Creation This coffee table
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Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Etched Brass Coffee Table by Christian Krekels, Signed , circa 1975
By Christian Krekels
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Coffee Table by Christian Krekels, signed, circa 1975, etched brass top and 3 painted black steel
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Steel

Lova Creation Etched Brass Coffee Table with Agate Stone Inlay
By Lova Creation
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lova Creation coffee table, brass, metal, wood, agate, Belgium, 1987 This luxurious side table by
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Agate, Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table With Steel Structure and Mirrored Glass - France
Located in Girona, ES
Coffee table with blackened steel structure, lower glass shelf and thick glass top, partially
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Steel

Large Etched Brass Coffee Table by Christian Krekels, Signed , circa 1975
By Christian Krekels
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Etched Brass Coffee Table by Christian Krekels, signed , circa 1975 with 4 painted black
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Steel

Charles Hollis Jones Mid Century Brass Lucite & Glass Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Lake Worth, FL
 Mid Century Brass Lucite & Glass Octagonal Coffee Table With 42" beveled round glass top with
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Vintage Acid Etched Brass Coffee Table by Bernard Rohne for Mastercraft
By Bernhard Rohne, Mastercraft
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful vintage acid etched brass coffee table designed by Bernhard Rohne for Mastercraft in
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Etched Brass + Inlaid Agate ‘Horizon’ Coffee Table by Felix De Boussy, Belgium 
By Felix de Boussy 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Stunning decorative etched coffee / side table in brass dating from the 70s, by and signed Felix de
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Antique 1670s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Metal

Vintage Coffee Table With Modernist Brass Etched Inlay by Bernhard Rohne, 1960s
By Bernhard Rohne
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
, representing the essence of modernist and Mid-century design. Coffee tables from Bernhard Rohne in this size
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Copper

Hollywood Regency Side Tables, Brass Etched, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass Etched; Hollywood Regency; Side Table; Italy; 1950s; Mid Century Modern; Italian Design
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Italian Etched Glass Top Coffee Table on Black Metal Leg
Located in London, GB
Game or coffee table expressing entertainment in theater, music and card games. The top shows three
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Fine Acid Etched Coffee Table by Lova Creation
By Lova Creation
Located in Montreal, QC
Fine Belgian acid etched square brass coffee table inset with an agate stone by Lova Creation.
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Agate, Brass

Stunning 1970s 'Mastercraft', Acid Etched Brass Table by Sculptor Bernhard Rohne
By Bernhard Rohne, Mastercraft
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful 1970s acid etched brass coffee table in a highly attractive octagon form by sculptor
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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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

Hammered Brass Coffee Table by Illum Wikkelsø
By Illum Wikkelsø
Located in Dronten, NL
Monumental coffee table in hammered and etched brass by Illum Wikkelsø with an oak veneer base and
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Hammered Brass Coffee Table by Illum Wikkelsø
Hammered Brass Coffee Table by Illum Wikkelsø
H 19.69 in W 29.93 in D 58.67 in
Poolkes Signed Belgian Coffee or Side Table with Etched Patinated Copper Top
By W. Poolkes 1
Located in Chicago, IL
A large etched abstract scene Belgian signed coffee table on a black wood base. The undulating
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Copper

Custom Spectacular Round Etched Brass Cocktail Table with Agate Stone
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom Spectacular round etched brass cocktail table with agate stone. Customization is available
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21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Coc...

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Agate, Brass

Custom Spectacular Etched Brass and Double Agate Rectangular Cocktail Table
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom spectacular etched brass and double agate rectangular cocktail table. Customization is
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21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Coc...

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Agate, Brass

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
Very Rare Brass Coffee Table by Heinz Lilienthal
By Heinz Lilienthal
Located in Berlin, BE
Very rare coffee table with a etched brass tabletop on a wooden plywood base by the German
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Very Rare Brass Coffee Table by Heinz Lilienthal
Very Rare Brass Coffee Table by Heinz Lilienthal
H 17.33 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Coffee Table by Christian Krekels
By Christian Krekels
Located in New York, NY
Very nice etched brass coffee table by Christian Krekels. Signed and date 1976.
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Coffee Table by Christian Krekels
Coffee Table by Christian Krekels
H 12.6 in W 36.62 in D 23.63 in
Jean Claude Dresse Coffee Table in Steel and Brass
By Jean Claude Dresse
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jean Claude Dresse, coffee table, brass, brushed steel, Belgium, 1970s Rectangular coffee table
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Steel

LaVerne “Creation of Man” Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Michelangelo’s “Creation of Man” or “Creation of Adam” etched and patinated brass coffee table
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Mid 20th Century Fruit Wood Etched Brass Tray and Glass Top Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid 20th Century FruitWood Etched Brass Tray and Glass Top Side Table for sizable space or Coffee
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Brass

Philip and Kelvin Laverne Chan Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 1960s Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Chan coffee table. This table from the iconic father
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Pewter

Hammered Brass + Glass Coffee Table Attributed to Pier Luigi Colli, Italy, 1950s
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable 1950s Italian coffee table attributed to Pier Luigi Colli. This table has a sculptural
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

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

Philip & Kelvin Laverne Chan Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne (American, 1907-1987; b.1937) Chan Etched Patinated Brass and Pewter
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Philip & Kelvin Laverne Chan Coffee Table
Philip & Kelvin Laverne Chan Coffee Table
H 17.25 in W 47.25 in D 23.5 in
Mid Century Cocktail Table by Bernhard Rohne for Mastercraft
By Bernhard Rohne
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic Mid Century design by Bernhard Rohne and made by Mastercraft. The long rectangular table
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Wood

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Mid Century Modern Coffee Tables Etched Brass For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of mid century modern coffee tables etched brass on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and wood. There are 89 variations of the antique or vintage piece of mid century modern coffee tables etched brass you’re looking for, while we also have 6 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect item from our selection of mid century modern coffee tables etched brass — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A choice in our collection of mid century modern coffee tables etched brass, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made object in our assortment of mid century modern coffee tables etched brass has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Mastercraft, Bernhard Rohne and Christian Heckscher are consistently popular.

How Much is a Mid Century Modern Coffee Tables Etched Brass?

Prices for a piece of mid century modern coffee tables etched brass start at $1,200 and top out at $38,500 with the average selling for $9,600.

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.