$3,198Sale Price|20% Off
3-Pieces Coffee Table in Gilt Metal by Robert Thibier (1926-2001)
By Robert Thibier
Located in MOUGINS, FR
Very rare three-piece coffee table by Robert Thibier (1926-2001) with a rectangular central section and two semi-circular sections. Tapered legs. The whole is made of gilt metal in ...
Metal
Midcentury 50s Mosaic and Wood Coffee table by Berthold Müller-Oerlinghausen
By Berthold Muller
Located in Osnabrück, NDS
A 1950s Glas-Mosaic table by German Artist Berthold Muller-Oerlighausen (1893-1979). The rectangular wooden base or structure of this iconic midcentury furniture is also stabile and...
Glass, Wood
Coffee Table Chrome Brass Marble & Glass Romeo Rega Style, Italy, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular coffee table featuring a marble base with chrome and brass legs and a glass surface in the style of the Italian designer Romeo Rega. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Marble, Metal, Brass, Chrome
Vintage Danish 1960s Oak Drop-Leaf Coffee Table with Decorative Tile Inset
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This charming folding coffee table pairs traditional craftsmanship with thoughtful, space-saving design. Crafted from solid oak, the piece showcases a soft, natural finish that highl...
Ceramic, Oak
French Ash Wood + Ceramic Tile Coffee Table Bird Motif by Roger Capron, 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in Chicago, IL
A French ash wood and ceramic coffee table by Roger Capron, crafted in Vallauris during the 1960s. The rectangular top is composed of hand-glazed ceramic tiles set within a warm ash ...
Ceramic, Ash
Rare Sergio Rodrigues for ISA Bergamo 'Sheriff' Coffee Table in Solid Pine
By ISA Bergamo, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sergio Rodrigues for ISA Bergamo, coffee table, pine, Italy, 1960s Sergio Rodrigues stands as one of the most iconic figures in Brazilian design, with a remarkable career that spann...
Pine
Leather & Faux Bamboo Folding Brass X Base Coffee Table Glass Top
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Superb French Jacques Adnet Attributed Glass Coffee Table features a polished folding Brass X Base in Faux Bamboo with saddle stitched Leather Bindings. The Rectangular Glass Top has...
Brass
$1,644Sale Price|20% Off
1970 Coffee Table by Knoll Iternational, iron black leg with marble top
By Knoll
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Vintage 70s rectangular coffee table, by Florence Knoll for Knoll International. Coffee table with black painted steel structure and marble top. Dimensions Height:43cm Width: 114cm D...
Marble, Steel
Italian Murano Glass Coffee Table with Torciglioni, 1970s — Giovanni Dalla Fina
By Giovanni Dalla Fina
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Murano glass two-tier rectangular coffee table crafted during the nineteen seventies showcases architectural neoclassical and Hollywood Regency furniture design by Giovanni D...
Chrome
Chrome and Brass Open Frame Coffee Table in the Manner of Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Coffee table, of chrome and brass, having a rectangular top of glass, on base with square-section, open-frame design. Stock ID: D8674
Brass, Chrome
$11,520Sale Price / item|20% Off
2 Bodega Side Tables and 1 Coffee Table in Black Wood Marquetry by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Set of Two Bodega Side Tables and One Rectangular Coffee Table in Black Wood Marquetry by Joel Escalona Bodega Collection refers to cellar art or better known as chiaroscuro, a tech...
Plywood
Rare Sergio Rodrigues for ISA Bergamo 'Sheriff' Coffee Table in Solid Pine
By Sergio Rodrigues, ISA Bergamo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sergio Rodrigues for ISA Bergamo, coffee table, pine, Italy, 1960s Sergio Rodrigues stands as one of the most iconic figures in Brazilian design, with a remarkable career that spann...
Pine
Gabriel Loire Stained Glass, Concrete, Iron Base Coffee Table - Window, 1950s
By Gabrial Loire
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Stained Glass, Cement and Iron Studio Coffee Table created by French artist, and renowned maker of stained glass windows, Gabriel Loire. Featuring a rectangular surface with concrete...
Cement, Iron
Pia Manu For Amphora Large Coffee Table, Black and Red Glazed Tiles
By Pia Manu, Amphora
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful large rectangular coffee table by Pia Manu designed by Amphora, 1960s. This coffee table has a chrome base in stainless steel and a top made of glazed tiles in black and re...
Ceramic
Vintage MCM Richard Schultz for Knoll 1966 Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This iconic 1966 Series coffee table, designed by Richard Schultz for Knoll, is a landmark of Mid-Century Modern design.
Aluminum, Enamel, Steel
1970s MP-129 Coffee Table by Percival Lafer in Jatobá and Smoked Glass.
By Percival Lafer
Located in Victoria, BC
Designed by Percival Lafer in Brazil during the 1970s, this coffee table was conceived as the coordinating table for the MP-129 seating series. Manufacturer imagery published by Lafe...
Smoked Glass, Jatoba
Italian Fluted Wood Coffee Table in the Manner of Pier Luigi Colli, 1950s
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in Chicago, IL
An Italian coffee table from the 1950s, crafted in the manner of Pier Luigi Colli. The rectangular frame is constructed from warm-toned wood, its apron articulated with finely fluted...
Glass, Wood
Coffee Table in Steel and Glass by Francois Monnet for Kappa, France, 1970s
By Kappa, François Monnet
Located in Rome, IT
Gorgeous Mid-Century rectangular coffee table in curved brushed steel and glass top by Francois Monnet for Kappa. Made in France in the 1970s.
Metal, Steel
1950s Coffee Table style of Fontana Arte & Marco Zanuso Blue Glass Chrome Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in London, England
Imported from Lake Como, Italy this amazing coffee table featuring the characteristic blue colour of Fontana Arte attached to four steel screw bullet shaped feet. The blue glass top...
Metal, Aluminum
Large Bicolor Brass and Chrome Smoked Glass Coffee Table 1970s Springer Style
By Karl Springer, Vereinigte Werkstätten München
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large bicolor / bicolour rectangular centre coffee table with a smoked glass table top "floating" on a curved polished brass frame supported on large, oversized mirrored chrome legs ...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Style Seven Foot Coffee Table, Bench, 1960's
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Mid Century Seven Foot Table, Bench attributed to T. H. Robsjohn Gibbings. Featuring a long rectangular reinforced and supported doweled framework in smoothly grained Ash detailed w...
Ash, Oak
French Art Deco Modernist Gilt Wrought Iron Gilbert Poillerat Coffee Table
By Raymond Subes, Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Forney, TX
A visually striking midcentury French parcel gilt ironwork base coffee table attributed to / in the manner of celebrated Parisian designer and ironworker Gilbert Poillerat (France; 1...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Vintage Chinese Low Kang Two-Tone Elm Coffee Table with Curved Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage Chinese low kang coffee table features a sculptural silhouette inspired by traditional northern Chinese platform furniture. Crafted in elm with a warm two-tone finish, t...
Elm
Large & Stylish Minimalist Coffee Table w. Stunning Black Slate Top & Iron Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Great looking. sleek design, long and practical, rectangular coffee table. This beautiful quality and lengthy coffee table is made of natural materials only and you could not wish f...
Slate, Wrought Iron
Brown Goatskin and Brass Coffee Table Attributed to Aldo Tura, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular coffee table in brown goatskin with brass details attributed to the Italian designer Aldo Tura. Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Metal, Brass
Roger Capron Oval Pair of Coffee Tables with Floral Imprints in Ceramic and Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Roger Capron, pair of coffee tables, ceramic, beech, France, 1960s This table is another exquisite example of Roger Capron’s work, showcasing an oval tabletop composed of his prefer...
Ceramic, Beech
Midcentury Coffee Table in Lucite, Brass & Glass by Maison Jansen, France 1970s
By Maison Jansen, Maison Baguès
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular coffee table in brass, lucite and glass with sliding top shelf attributed to Maison Jansen. Made in France in the 1970s. The top can slide in half to...
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Coffee Table in Bamboo and Rattan Vivai Del Sud Style, Italy 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful rectangular coffee table in bamboo and rattan in the style of Vivai Del Sud. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Vivai del sud, Gabriella Crespi and Arpex were the...
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Gabetti & Isola 'TRI-6' Coffee /Side Table in Teak and Chrome, Italy, 1970s
By Roberto Gabetti and Aimaro Isola
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare coffee/side table was designed by Roberto Gabetti and Aimaro Isola in the 1970s. It was produced by ARBO in Italy as part of the designers' Trilogy series. This particular ...
Chrome
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Rare Modernist Coffee Table Model 2013, 1960s
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte rare modernist coffee table model 2013 with original rectangular crystal glass and central mirrored glass top resting on lacquered brass base with conica...
Brass, Metal
Late 20th Century Eye-shaped Marble Table
Located in London, London
A sculptural stone coffee table, dating from the late 20th century, featuring an elegant eye-shaped top carved from richly veined green, brown and red stone. The surface displays na...
Marble
1950's Large Gilt and Silver Leafed Greek key Coffee table by James Mont.
Located in New York, NY
1950's Large rectangular coffee table by James Mont The rectangular table top has a decorative Greek key border and mirrored top which is supported by Classical style columns. The ...
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Coffee Table Vivai Del Sud Style, Italy 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular solid coffee table in bamboo and rattan in the style of Vivai Del Sud. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Vivai del sud, Gabriella Crespi and Arpex were t...
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Midcentury Coffee Table Wavy Legs in Rattan by Vivai Del Sud, Italy 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular coffee table in wood and rattan with wavy legs by Vivai Del Sud. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Vivai del sud, Gabriella Crespi and Arpex were the three...
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Sculptural Cypress Root Landscape Coffee Table Base by Fred Lindahl, 1978
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Cypress Root Landscape Coffee Table Base is a stunning tribute to the raw beauty of nature and mid-century organic design.
Cypress
International Bauhaus Style Stainless Steel and Glass Coffee Table c. 1970's
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Paul Mayen
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Bauhaus, International style stainless steel and glass coffee table, in excellent, original, clean and ready to use condition. The table features a rectangular base, cons...
Stainless Steel
Ico Parisi Coffee Table in Glass and Wood for Cassina, Italy, 1962
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Famous coffeetable by Italian architect Ico Parisi, designed in 1962 for Cassina. You see a lot of rectangular ones but this one, a square one, is much more rare. The most eye-catchi...
Glass, Wood
Scandinavian Oak Draw-Leaf Refectory-Style Coffee Table, circa 1960s
Located in Debrecen, HU
The table reinterprets the traditional European refectory-table vocabulary in a distinctly mid-century Scandinavian manner.
Oak
Uno & Östen Kristiansson, Rectangular Pine Coffee Table, Mid-20th Century, 1970s
By Hans Frydendal 1, Axel Einar Hjorth, Rainer Daumiller, Uno & Östen Kristiansson
Located in Odense, DK
A beautifully crafted Mid-Century Swedish solid pine coffee table, executed with simple yet striking proportions and the honest material expression typical of Nordic furniture from t...
Pine
2 x 1950s Coffee Table Fontana Arte Marco Zanuso Style Blue Mirror Glass chrome
By Fontana Arte
Located in London, England
Imported from Lake Como, Italy this amazing pair of coffee tables featuring the characteristic and magnificent blue colour of Fontana Arte, attached to each one of them are four stee...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-TB-05-A Coffee Table Chandigarh, Stained Teak, Glass, 1960s
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pierre Jeanneret coffee table Chandigarh in stained teak and glass, 1960's Pierre Jeanneret rectangular PJ-TB-05-A coffee table with glass tabletop, circa 1960. The glass tabletop...
Glass, Teak
Peruvian Handcrafted Leather and Wood Coffee Table with Heraldic Decoration
Located in Casteren, NL
In a modern interior, it provides a warm and characterful accent, while also complementing Colonial, eclectic, Brutalist, and Mid-Century Modern settings.
Leather, Walnut
Marcel Breuer for Gavina / Knoll International White Mica Laccio Coffee
By Knoll
Located in Queens, NY
American International-Style (circa 1924) 'Laccio' coffee table with a white mica rectangular top supported on a chrome plated steel tube frame. (matching end/occasional table: DUF00...
Metal, Chrome
French Gilt Iron Coffee Table Attributed to Maison Ramsay, C. 1960
By Maison Ramsay
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The rectangular glass top features a refined reverse-painted inset surface set within a gilt-iron frame, supported by tapering legs joined by a distinctive H-stretcher. Reflecting th...
Iron
Vintage Bronze Coffee Table with a Top with Different Types of Marbles, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. It features a bronze pedestal and a rectangular top with different varieties of marble. This coffee table is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight tra...
Marble, Bronze
Coffee Table Made In Teak With Legs In Metal By Hans J. Wegner From 1960s
By Ry Møbler, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Lejre, DK
One of the highlights of this coffee table is its versatility. Whether used as a centerpiece in the living room or as an accent piece in a cozy reading nook, its understated design a...
Metal
$3,196Sale Price|20% Off
Carved Marble Figure of a Nude Woman Coffee Table Glass Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This carved marble figure of a nude woman coffee table with a glass top is a striking example of functional art that blurs the line between sculpture and furniture.
Marble
Brutalist Coffee Table Handmade and signed by Pia Manu, 1960s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1960s / Coffee Table / Pia Manu / metal, stone, chrome / Mid-century / Vintage / Brutalist Brutalist post-modern coffee table by the Belgian artist Pia Manu, handcrafted i...
Stone, Metal, Chrome
French Modern Style Cork-Top Cocktail Table with Wrought Iron Base, France
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Modern Style Cork-Top Cocktail Table with Wrought Iron Base France, Late 20th Century A refined French Modern School cocktail table executed in the restrained, material-forwa...
Wrought Iron
Vintage Marcel Breuer for Knoll Laccio Coffee Table, White Laminate & Chrome
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in Decatur, GA
This example features the classic white laminate top and polished chrome frame, a particularly versatile combination that works equally well in Bauhaus, Mid-Century Modern, Internati...
Steel, Chrome
Beautiful Walnut and Brass Mounted French Directoire Baker Coffee Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Ideal for both formal and relaxed settings, this coffee table integrates seamlessly into antique-inspired interiors, Hollywood Regency decor, or even clean, mid-century modern spaces.
Brass
De Coene Frères Very Elegant Art Deco Coffee Table Belgium 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Very elegant and refined, this coffee table shows an architectural rectangular top combined with a sculptural base in nicely contrasting wood colors.
Walnut, Maple
1940's French coffee table-green patinated iron & gilt w/ smoke glass top
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in New York City, NY
Elegant French 1940's coffee table with a hand‑wrought iron base in a rich verde gris patina, highlighted by gilt accents on the feet, finials and edge details, attributed to Gilber...
Wrought Iron
Antoni Palleja for RS Barcelona Plec Rosso Francia Marble Coffee Table, 2020s
By RS Barcelona, Antoni Pallejà Office
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous deep brick-red Rosso Francia marble and steel rectangular Plec coffee table, designed by Antoni Palleja Office and expertly crafted in Spain exclusively by RS Barcelona.
Marble, Steel
1970s Italian Chrome, Smoked Glass and Wood Coffee Table, Willy Rizzo Style
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Praha, CZ
The strong geometric profile, luxurious mix of materials and low-slung proportions are characteristic of sophisticated Italian furniture design of the 1970s. The table works particul...
Metal
Reverse Painting Glass Top Colomn Pedestal Shape Base Gold Gilt Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative reverse painted glass top rectangular coffee table Art Deco Mid-Century Modern.
Glass, Hardwood
2 Bodega Nightstands and 1 Coffee Table in Warm Wood Marquetry by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Set of Two Bodega Side Tables and One Rectangular Coffee Table in Warm Wood Marquetry by Joel Escalona Bodega Collection refers to cellar art or better known as chiaroscuro, a techn...
Plywood
Diminuitive Size Maison Jansen Style Brass Steel Glass Directoire Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Whether placed in an antique-inspired salon, a Hollywood Regency living room, or a mid-century modern setting, this coffee table delivers understated luxury and French refinement.
Brass, Steel
$685Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Travertine Coffee Table, Mid-Century Modern, 1970s France
Located in Oirlo, LI
Discover the charm of French design with our timeless travetine coffee table, a stylish addition to any interior. This coffee table, originating from the 1970s, effortlessly combin...
Travertine
$2,800Sale Price|33% Off
Jean Claude Mahey Post-Modern Cocktail Table, 1980s France, Signed
By Jean Claude Mahey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This cocktail table by Jean Claude Mahey would work great in a Post-Modern, Mid-Century Modern, Space Age Mod, Scandanavian Modern or Danish Modern home or penthouse apartment but co...
Wood, Goatskin
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
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MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
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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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.
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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