Lewis Butler Black and White Coffee Table Walnut Wood Base, Knoll, 1960
By Lewis Butler for Knoll, Knoll
Located in Vienna, AT
Coffee table by Lewis Butler for Knoll International, 1960 featuring a black and white laminate segmented tabletop on a walnut base. It's in good condition with no major flaws. Measu...
Laminate, Walnut
Karl Springer Goat Skin Coffee Table, 1977
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Karl Springer Goatskin Coffee Table, dated 1977. Original with chrome caps on legs, Measures 22" tall 42" long 23" deep
Chrome
White ETR coffee table designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1950s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in Athens, Attiki
Herman Miller white ETR coffee table designed by Charles and Ray Eames,1951. ETR was the abbreviated name of the Elliptical (E) Table (T) on a Rod (R) base. Long really means long in...
Metal, Steel
1970s Karl Springer Style Painted Bone White Red Kidney Wood Lucite Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1970s with white and red kidney coffee table. The distinctive craftsmanship frame that gives this piece a mid century design, a...
Lucite, Wood, Lacquer, Paint
$1,042Sale Price|35% Off
White Pedestal Coffee Side Table by George Nelson for Herman Miller, USA, 1960s
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Vienna, AT
This iconic circular white 5452 pedestal coffee or side table was designed by George Nelson and made by Herman Miller, USA 1960s.
Steel
Italian Brass and Ceramic Mosaic Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Mid-Century Modern rectangular coffee table featuring a distinctive mosaic top composed of irregularly shaped glazed ceramic elements in shades of white, ivory, and cream, in...
Brass
Modernist Glass Coffee Table with White Basket and Black frame by Gebr. Jonkers
By Dirk Van Sliedregt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Mid-Century, Modernist coffee table with handsome, black enameled metal frame, hand-woven white rattan basket and a glass top.
Metal
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
Coffee table by Arne Jacobsen & Piet Hein with white laminate top and steel edge
By Arne Jacobsen, Piet Hein
Located in Lejre, DK
Coffee table designed by Arne Jacobsen in collaboration with Piet Hein and manufactured by Fritz Hansen. The table features a white laminate top surrounded by the characteristic stee...
Steel
1970s Vintage Custom Made Black and White Marble Coffee Table Nero Marquina
Located in Chicago, IL
Unbelievable table!! Such a beautiful design and very cool proportion. In excellent condition (no scratches or chips). The table top and base are separate pieces.
Marble
Travertine Double Pedestal Coffee Table, France 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Carved Travertine on double pedestal bases with a grooved relief
Travertine
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Lacquered Parchment Cocktail Table by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic petite cocktail table by Aldo Tura with a lacquered parchment top and a space age sprocket type base which is Gilt. 32 x 14 x 14 h so it can work as a side table as well. I...
Steel
Medium Hans Wegner 'CH008' Coffee Table in Oak & White Oil for Carl Hansen & Son
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Medium Hans Wegner 'CH008' Coffee Table in Oak & White Oil for Carl Hansen & Son The story of Danish Modern begins in 1908 when Carl Hansen opened his first workshop. His fi...
Wood, Oak
Martz Square Coffee Table in White Ceramic Circular Tiles Set in Charcoal Grout
By Gordon Martz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jane and Gordon Martz sublime ceramic artists, who created some of the most beautiful ceramic pieces of art in the midcentury period. This table is finished in oak with white ceramic...
Ceramic
Small Hans Wegner 'CH008' Coffee Table in Oak & White Oil for Carl Hansen & Son
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small Hans Wegner 'CH008' Coffee Table in Oak & White Oil for Carl Hansen & Son The story of Danish Modern begins in 1908 when Carl Hansen opened his first workshop. His fir...
Wood, Oak
Large Hans Wegner 'CH008' Coffee Table in Oak & White Oil for Carl Hansen & Son
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Hans Wegner 'CH008' Coffee Table in Oak & White Oil for Carl Hansen & Son The story of Danish Modern begins in 1908 when Carl Hansen opened his first workshop. His fir...
Wood, Oak
Rectangular Mid Century Italian Modern Red Rojo & Cream Marble Cocktail Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning marble cocktail from Italy circa 1980's. It features custom made slab marble construction with a stunning color & veining. Table is constructed of 3 pieces & the bottom re...
Marble
$3,465Sale Price / item|30% Off
Kidney Shaped Cork and Oak Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Newly made kidney shaped mid century modern style cork coffee table with solid white oak cylindrical legs.
Oak, Cork
Midcentury Knoll Hannah Morrison Coffee Table
By Knoll, Bruce Hannah & Andrew Morrison
Located in Pasadena, TX
4 Ft Mid Century Knoll Hannah & Morrison Coffee Table Andrew Morrison and Bruce Hannah defined their design philosophy as an attempt to "round all the corners in the world" and to ...
Chrome
Travertine coffee table by Willy Ballez, 1970's
Located in Brussels, BE
This coffee table by Willy Ballez features a travertine base and a glass top, blending natural materials with modern design. The travertine base has a sculptural form, providing a s...
Travertine
Large Round Mosaic Gold and White Tile Coffee Table Designed by Berthold Müller
By Berthold Muller
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful round Mosaic top coffee table designed by Berthold Müller one of the most beautiful examples. The mosaic pattern on top is a fascinating work in modern style and contrast i...
Stone
Black and White Checker Coffee Table w/ Storage in Walnut by John Keal 1950s
By John Keal, Brown Saltman
Located in Troy, MI
Geometric coffee table designed by John Keal for Brown Saltman USA circa 1950's Walnut base with two extending sides slanted for book display Black and white checkerboard surface in...
Laminate, Walnut
Solid Brass Square Posts Legs Glass Top Coffee Table
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern 3/4" thick glass top coffee table standing on polished brass legs.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Organic Maple Side Table Sofa Table by Max Kment Vienna 1955
By Max Kment
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage organic coffee table or side table from maple by Max Kment for Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätten Max Kment, 1950s Vienna.
Cord, Glass, Wood
Travertin Marble & Wrought Iron Coffee Table, France 1940's
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in New York, NY
Substantial wrought iron and Travertine coffee table made of square bar with a double tapered stretcher.
Travertine, Wrought Iron
Biomorphic Tiered Coffee Table By James-Philip Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning, Mid-Century Modern, biomorphic, coffee table by James-Philip Co. features intersecting, black and white lacquered wood tiers connected by brass stems with brass tipped, tap...
Brass
Round Cylinder Coffee Center Table Textured Pearl Faux Skin Finish
By John Dickinson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern textured faux skin finish cylinder shape studio coffee table in style of John Dickinson.
Composition
Signed Acrylic Coffee or Cocktail Table by Jeffrey Bigelow
By Jeffrey Bigelow
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This newly professionally polished acrylic coffee or cocktail table is signed and dated. "Jeffrey Bigelow Design Group, 1975."
Acrylic
$4,198Sale Price|20% Off
Fabulous Piero Fornasetti Italian Cameo Medallion Coffee Table
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Unique mid century modern Italian coffee table by Piero Fornasetti.
Metal
Contemporary Modern Square Coffee Table by Jonathan Adler
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century style coffee table features a black and white zebra patterned design.
Wood
Mid-Century Wicker Rattan White Elephant Garden Stool, USA, 1970s Removable Tray
Located in Newfoundland, PA
A charming Mid-Century wicker rattan white elephant garden stool or side table with removable tray USA, Circa 1970s Measures: 27"D x 10"W x 20.25"H Very good original vintage con...
Wicker
Cut Corners 40" Square Single Pedestal Base Italian Travertine Coffee Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cut Corners 40" Square Single Pedestal Base Italian Travertine Coffee Table MINT
Marble, Travertine
Coffee Table in Black Lacquered Metal, Brass and Travertine, 1960's
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Coffee Table in Black Lacquered Metal, Brass and Travertine, 1960's Additional Information: Material: Black lacquered metal, brass and travertine Produced by NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)...
Travertine, Metal
Hans J. Wegner CH008 Coffee Table Ø78 cm x H44 cm Oak White Oil for Carl Hansen
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in New York, NY
CH008 consists of a round tabletop with three detachable, tapered legs which slant outwards. The rounded legs give the coffee table an elegant and almost floating look. For support, ...
Oak
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
Brass Modern Leaf Motif Base and Glass Top Rectangular Coffee Table
By Mastercraft, Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice rectangle figural brass base coffee table with glass top.
Brass
Outdoor Teak Stainless Steel Powder Coated Coffee Cocktail Table
By Heather Ashton Design
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Inspired by the simplicity of Mid-Century design, The Hayden coffee table feels light and airy.
Stainless Steel
Russel Woodard Spun Fiberglass Glass Top 44" Round Outdoor Coffee Table MINT
By Russell Woodard
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Russel Woodard Spun Fiberglass Oval Outdoor Loveseat Mid Century Modern MINT
Glass, Fiberglass
20th Century Coffee Table by Pierre Guariche Glass, Black and Gold Metal, 1950s
By Pierre Guariche
Located in FR
This striking coffee table by Pierre Guariche from the 1950s seamlessly blends modern design with functional elegance. Featuring a sleek glass top, this table is supported by a sophi...
Metal
Small Square Bronze and Black Marble Coffee Table, France, circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A Mid-Century square coffee table with a black marble top veined with white and yellow, raised on a bronze base.
Scandinavian Modern Oak and Tile Coffee Table in Kjærnulf Style, 1960s.
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Asaa, DK
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Oak and Tile Coffee Table in the style of Henning Kjærnulf, 1960s.
Ceramic, Oak
Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Travertine, Handmade Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Nesting Coffee Table, Set/2, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Brass
Modern Infinity Travertine and Glass Coffee Table, Handmade by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Infinity Coffee Table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Coffee Table rectangular in mosaic brass, stainless steel by Jean Claude Dresse
By Jean Claude Dresse
Located in Brussels, BE
Jean Claude Dresse, rectangular coffee table, mosaic brass an stainless steel, Belgium, 1980. This unique coffee table by Dresse was owned by a Belgian private collection from Brus...
Brass, Stainless Steel
Contemporary Landscape Marble Nesting Coffee Table Set of 2, Handmade Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Landscape Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Statuary Marble, Marble, Granite, Travertine, Onyx, Brass, Stainless Steel
Modern Landscape Travertine Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Handmade Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Landscape Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Contemporary Landscape Marble Nesting Coffee Table Set of 2, Handmade Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Landscape Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
$2,030Sale Price|20% Off
French 1950s Brass and Glass Coffee Table attributed to Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1950’s Mid-Century Modern Maison Jansen Paris coffee table which is part of a suite.
Brass
A French 1970s gilt metal two tiered coffee table in the style of Guy Lefevre
By Guy Lefevre
Located in London, GB
A French 1970s gilt metal two tiered coffee table in the style of Guy Lefevre with two orignal glass plates.
Metal
Modern Dornes Coffee Table, Black Oak, Smoked Glass top, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Brass
Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Walnut Root, Handmade Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Nesting Coffee Table, Set/2, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Modern Travertine and Glass Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2 by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Amethyst, Onyx, Limestone, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Carrara Marble, ...
Italian modern white wooden parallelepiped-shaped pedestal or table, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern white wooden parallelepiped-shaped pedestal or table, 1970s Parallelepiped-shaped pedestal, which can also be used as a coffee table, in white painted wood. 1970 appro...
Wood
Custom French Minimalist Iron Coffee Table in the Style of Mathieu Mategot
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and timeless, stunningly pure design statement: A French Mid-Century Modern Style coffee table in the style of Mathieu Mategot in hand-wrought iron that has been enameled ...
Wrought Iron
Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple, Rute Martins
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Nesting Coffee Table, Set of 2, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Oak Root, Handmade by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Nesting Coffee Table, Set/2, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Loire Cocktail Table - French Lacquered White w/Gold
By Tara Shaw, Century Furniture
Located in New Orleans, LA
The contemporary high gloss cream lacquered ottoman coffee table featuring mid-century inspired feet, showcases a fusion of traditional craftsmanship and modern design sensibilities....
Gold Leaf
Vintage Eero Saarinen for Knoll White Oval Tulip Cocktail Table 1957
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Eero Saarinen for Knoll White Oval Tulip Cocktail Table 1957 A classic mid-century design by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, this oval tulip cocktail table features a ...
Iron
Pair of Black Iron & Wire Tables with Taupe Yellow & White Terrazzo Tile Tables
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Two Tier Black Iron Rod and Wire Framed Terrazzo Tile Side Tables. Side by Side Coffee Tables. End Tables. Featuring rectangular open forms in sturdy Black Iron solid round r...
Steel, Wire
$919Sale Price|20% Off
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Rectangular White and Black Side Table
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A white marble Eames coffee table is also available.
Marble, Metal, Aluminum
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.
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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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