Gordon & Jane Martz Oval Mosaic Tile Coffee Table
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oval coffee table by Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios. The table top is inlaid with round ceramic coin tiles in tan and cream tones. The frame of the table and four legs are ...
Ceramic, Oak
SIGNED Roger Capron Vintage Waterfall Tiled Coffee Table
By Roger Capron
Located in North Miami, FL
Natural earthy toned coffee table designed by French ceramist Roger Capron in the mid-20th Century.
Ceramic, Oak
Midcentury Vallauris Tiles Cubist Coffee Table
By Le Duc Raymond Vallauris, Vallauris
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
1960s coffee table signed by Raymonde Leduc with wooden base and top surface composed of stoneware tiles with handmade Kinetic cubist decor. Multi-color. Manufactured in Vallauris...
Ceramic, Wood
French Slate & Iron Coffee Table, Mid 20th Century
Located in Warminster, GB
A tiled slate and wrought iron coffee table in the manner of Jean-Pierre Ryckeart. French, mid 20C. Stock ref. #3229 Heavy and solid frame with patinated surface and undamaged slat...
Slate, Wrought Iron
Beautiful Vintage Mosaic Tile Coffee Table by Baker Furniture
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring timeless charm and bold character into your living space with this exquisite vintage circular coffee table by Baker Furniture. Crafted with the impeccable quality and design ex...
Wood
1960s French Stone Tile Topped Coffee Table
Located in London, London
A characterful stone-topped table, likely French and dating to the 1960s, combining a richly textured surface with a light, architectural metal base. The rectangular top is composed ...
Stone, Steel
1960s French Vallauris coffee table cloudier tile
By Chaty Vallauris
Located in London, Lambeth
Well designed French rectangle coffee table with wooden slatted top and a decorative tiled surface.One storage shelf sit below the table.
Metal
Square Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish design with paneled wood and a cubed pedestal base. This unusual Mid-Century Modern coffee table looks amazing in any home, business, or office.
Stone, Brass
Danish Ceramic Tile-Top Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in London, London
Danish Ceramic Tile-Top Coffee Table, 1980s Round Danish coffee table featuring a richly patterned ceramic tile top set within a sculptural solid teak frame.
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage Mosaic Tile Brass Coffee Table by Mosaic House
By Mosaic House
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage coffee table attributed to Mosaic House. Exceptionally high quality materials and construction. Solid bar brass with nice early patina. nicely glazed tiles. In the manner of ...
Ceramic
1960s Palisander Tiles Coffee Table, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use
Palisander
Brutalist Oak Coffee Table with Tiled Top
Located in London, London
A substantial brutalist coffee table with tiled top, dating to the 1960s–70s, notable for its weight, texture and sculptural construction. The solid timber frame is formed from thic...
Ceramic, Oak
SIGNED Roger Capron Ceramic Tile Impressed Florals Coffee Table
By Roger Capron
Located in North Miami, FL
Natural earthy toned coffee table designed by French ceramist Roger Capron in the mid-20th Century.
Ceramic, Oak
Long Tile-Top Asian Style Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Long tile-top Asian style coffee table. The table has a black lacquered base with Italian ceramic tiles to the top.
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Square Coffee Table
By France & Søn
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice 31x31" square walnut base coffee table with nice tile or cross top design.
Circular Tile + Aluminum Coffee Table by Haslev
By Haslev Mobelsnedkeri
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Haslev Era: 1960s Materials: Tile, Aluminum Measurements: 42.5? wide x 42.5? deep x 19? tall Condition: In excellent original ...
Aluminum
Swedish Modern Mosaic Tile + Beech Coffee Table
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Sweden Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Edvard Johansson’s Möbelfabrik, Värnamo Era: 1950s Materials: Tile, Beech Measurements: 47.25? wide x 23.75? deep x 21.75? tall. ...
Beech
Gordon & Jane Martz Green Speckle Glazed Coin Tile Coffee Table
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular coffee table by Gordon & Jane Martz. The table top is inlaid with green ceramic coin tiles. The frame, base and pedestal of the table are all solid walnut. Dimensions 49...
Ceramic, Walnut
Severin Hansen Danish Modern Coffee Table with Tile
By Severin Hansen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Danish Modern Coffee Table with original ceramic tile by Severin Hansen
Ceramic, Wood
Mosaic Tile & Brass Mid-Century Cocktail Table by Mosaic House
By Mosaic House
Located in Hanover, MA
1950’s American mosaic tile and brass coffee table by Mosaic House. 14.5 inches high x 43.5 inches diameter. Heavy gauge solid brass band on three solid brass square rod legs support...
Brass
Vintage Blush Mosaic Tile Brass Structure Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber, Mosaic House
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Blush Mosaic Tile Brass Structure Coffee Table 2 white shelves under the mosaic tile top. These are nice, but may be nice to replace with glass as an upgrade. Some wear t...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Ceramic Inlaid Coffee Table by John Stuart
By John Stuart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soar into vintage decor with this wonderfully charming mid-century coffee table featuring a tile bird inlay.
Ceramic, Wood, Hardwood
Leaf Tiled Coffee Table by Roger Capron, Signed
By Roger Capron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage ceramic tile coffee table by Roger Capron in France, 1960s. Beautiful hand etched and painted leaf design on beige, cream, and earthy light brown ceramic tiles in a concentri...
Ceramic, Wood
1960s Danish Teak Coffee Table with Tiles
Located in Praha, CZ
- carefully refurbished
Wood, Teak, Ceramic
Italian Faux Bamboo and Tile Top Coffee Table
By McGuire
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century coffee table with distinctive Italian colorful ceramic tiles on the top over a faux bamboo frame with reed wrapped highlights.
Faux Bamboo
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Set of Three Mid-Century French Tiled Tables 'circa 1960s'
Located in London, GB
Set of three vintage French tiled coffee and end tables (circa 1960s). Subdued hues shade the ceramic tiles which sit upon simple frames and black metal legs in modern symmetry. The ...
Metal
1970s Brass And Tiled Coffee Table, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use
Brass
French Oak Brutalist Tile-Top Coffee Table, C. 1965.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The earthy glaze and subtle tonal variations lend depth and character, while the broad oak border beautifully frames the tile composition. Displaying a warm, well-developed patina, ...
Ceramic, Oak
Roger Capron Vintage Round Ceramic Tile "Les Herbiers" Coffee Table
By Roger Capron
Located in North Miami, FL
This “Garrigue” model round shape coffee table features ceramic tiles decorated with leaves, with a constructivist base in oak. The base is separate from the round top which sits ne...
Ceramic, Wood
Roger Capron “Garrigue” Ceramic Tile Coffee Table, France, 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in Almelo, NL
As a signed example from his Garrigue series, it represents a particularly desirable and collectible work. Ideal as a coffee table or low table, it integrates effortlessly into mid-c...
Ceramic, Beech
Tessellated Stone Veneer Tile Glass Top Coffee Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern tessellated V-shape base coffee table with glass top. Attributed to Maitland Smith.
Stone
Unusual Tile Coffee Table by Bramin Mobler Denmark
By Bramin Mobler
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual tile top coffee table by Bramin Mobler, Denmark, dated 1970.
Cloutier Brothers Red enameled Lava Tile Coffee Table
By Cloutier Freres, Robert and Jean Cloutier
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
This mid-century Lava Tile Coffee Table by the Cloutier Brothers is truly a one-of-a-kind piece.
Lava
Mid-Century Modern, Oak Tile-Top Nesting Tables, Kjærnulf, Denmark, 1960s
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Rødding, DK
A solid oak nesting tables in the manner of Henning Kjærnulf, Denmark, 1960s. The defining feature is the inset ceramic tile surface — each top composed of a tightly grid-set field o...
Ceramic, Oak
Ceramic Tiled French Coffee Table from Vallauris, Circa 1970
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table with tiled top from Vallauris on the French Riviera. The table has a structure made of metal. The top is tiled with hand-crafted and painted terracotta tiles with striki...
Metal
French Ceramic Tiled Coffee Table from Vallauris, Circa 1970
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table with tiled top from Vallauris on the French Riviera. The table has a structure made of metal. The top is tiled with hand-crafted and painted terracotta tiles with striki...
Metal
Roger Capron Coffee Tables with Floral Imprinted Ceramic Tiles
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Roger Capron, coffee tables, beech, ceramic, France, 1960s These elegant French rectangular coffee tables from the 1960s is a design by Roger Capron, known for his iconic ceramic wo...
Ceramic, Beech
Gordon and Jane Martz Round Oak Coffee Table with Mosaic Tile
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Round coffee table by Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios c.1960s, USA. The table top is inlaid with oatmeal toned square and triangular ceramic glazed tiles in a geometric patt...
Ceramic, Oak
20th Century Danish Ox Art Tile & Teak Coffee Table by Trioh
By Trioh Møbelfabrik
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stylish Mid 20th century Danish Ox Art coffee table with rectangular teak frame and tiled top.
Ceramic, Teak
Brutalist Cave Painting Art Ceramic Tile Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
An exceptional Mid-Century Brutalist coffee table featuring a spectacular hand-painted ceramic tile tableau inspired by prehistoric cave paintings.
Ceramic, Wood
1970s French Wooden Coffee Table With Turquoise Tiled Top
Located in High Point, NC
The bold contrast between the rich wood grain and the vivid ceramic surface embodies mid-century French design’s creative spirit. Perfect as a statement piece, this coffee table adds...
Ceramic, Wood
Guillerme et Chambron 'Boomerang' Coffee Table With Ceramic Tiles
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in London, GB
‘Boomerang’ coffee table by Guillerme et Chambron for Edition Votre Maison, France, c.1960–1970.
Ceramic, Oak
Scandinavian Oak Coffee Table with Ceramic Tile Top
Located in Hundested, DK
Decorative Scandinavian coffee table crafted in solid oak with an integrated ceramic tile top featuring an organic Art Nouveau-inspired motif.
Oak
Danish Teak Coffee / Side Table with Tile Top, 1960s
Located in Nørre Aaby, DK
Elegant rectangular coffee / side table designed and produced in Denmark during the 1960s. Crafted in teak and featuring a beautiful tiled top, this piece combines timeless Scandinav...
Ceramic, Teak
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Abstract Mosaic Glass Tile Cocktail Table, C1955
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous mid-century mosaic cocktail table with colored glass tile and a Formica top. Walnut base with splayed legs. Measures: 72 inch x 24 x 14.25H makes this a statement piece. In ...
Art Glass, Formica, Walnut
Tile Inlay Triangular L Shape Corner Coffee Occasional Table
By Gordon Martz
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern tile inlay L shape coffee table on cone shape walnut legs with brass tips.
Walnut
1970s French Designer Coffee Table with Tiled Signed Top
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
1970s French Designer Coffee Table with Tiled Signed Top This classically designed coffee table features hand drawn oak leaves and acorns decorated in gloss finish over individuall...
Ceramic, Beech, Teak
French 1960s Tile-Top Coffee Table by Juliette Belarti
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rectangular coffee table with a chrome base and a colorful tiled top, by Belgian artist Juliette Belarti.
Tile Top Coffee Table Undersea or Fish Tank Nautical Theme
By Vietri
Located in Fulton, CA
Italian hand painted ceramic tile coffee table. Twelve tiles mounted in painted wood frame with wood backing. Undersea or fish tank motif. Features star fish, octopus, seaweed and mo...
Iron
Roger Capron “Garrigue” Coffee Table with Botanical Tiles, France, 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in Almelo, NL
PROVENANCE Private collection, France. Stamped on the tile surface. Roger Capron, Vallauris, Garrigue, botanical tiles, French Riviera ceramics, mid-century French design, beechwoo...
Ceramic, Beech
Roger Capron, Low Coffee Table, Tile, Stained Wood, France, 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Stamford, CT
Roger Capron, French Mid-Century Modern, Guarrigue Low Coffee Table, Floral Tiles, Stained Wood, France, 1970s French modernist rectangular waterfall coffee or cocktail table design...
Ceramic
Roger Capron Garrigue Ceramic Tile Coffee Table, Vallauris France, 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Antwerp, BE
Striking Mid-Century Modern coffee table designed by French ceramicist Roger Capron and produced in Vallauris, France, circa 1970.
Ceramic, Wood, Stoneware
1970s Scandinavian Modern Bent Beechwood and Ceramic Tile Coffee Table
By Paul Kingma
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and highly decorative 1970s coffee table with a beautifully designed architectural base and a large ceramic tiled top. This sculptural coffee table was probably made in Scan...
Ceramic, Bentwood
Vintage Tiled Coffee Table from Vallauris, Black and Multicolor
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table with tiled top from Vallauris on the French Riviera. The tables structure is made of ebonized wood that has been finished with a lustrous museum-quality French polish. T...
Ceramic, Wood
Coffee table decorated with brown tiles by Jens Harald Quistgaard
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Coffee table in patinated oak decorated with brown tiles. Stamped by manufacturer Nissen Langaa. Designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard.
Stoneware, Oak
Belarti Mid-Century Modernist Wrought Iron Ceramic Tile Side Table, circa 1960
By Juliette Belarti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Belarti, Ceramic‑Tiled Side Table, Belgium, 1960s A beautifully crafted furniture creation from Belarti, this 1960s Mid‑Century Modern table showcases the studio's celebrated mastery...
Metal, Wrought Iron
"Pomona" coffee table, ceramic tiles tray, Roger Capron, Vallauris
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Oval coffee table Model: "Pomona" white glazed ceramic tiles and unglazed tiles stamped with leaves decoration Wood frame and feet. Roger Capron, Vallauris Signed on a white til...
Ceramic, Wood
Gordon and Jane Martz Rectangular Coffee Table with Blue and White Tile Inlay
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular coffee table by Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios. The walnut table top is inlaid with white square ceramic tiles with blue square tiles throughout creating a line...
Ceramic, Walnut
Vintage Asti by Vallauris Ceramic Tile Top Coffee Table
By Vallauris
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderfully modern yet vintage ceramic top tiled coffee table, made in Vallauris, France circa 1960's. The design and colors are very relevant today, white intertwining circles ...
Ceramic, Wood
Roger Capron French Ceramic Tile Coffee Table Model Cuvette Vallauris
By Roger Capron
Located in Chicago, IL
Roger Capron French ceramic tile coffee table model Cuvette. This table is composed of tiles that each exhibit the strong influence of the fire in the kiln and vary in colors of wa...
Ceramic
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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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.”
Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
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