Antique Low Kang Opium Bed Coffee Table with Chow Legs and Hand Carved Frieze
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large antique Ming Dynasty style kang opium bed from the early 20th century, with bulging chow legs and hand-carved frieze in scroll pattern.
Wood
Ming Coffee Table Asian Opium Vintage
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Vintage Asian Opium Ming-Style Solid Wood Coffee Table Approximate Measurements in Inches 16" high 40...
Glass, Wood, Burl
Opium Coffee Table Ming Chinoiserie
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Vintage Ming Opium Solid Wood Distressed Finish Cocktail Coffee Table Very solid, heavy, and well-buil...
Wood
Sold
H 17.5 in W 67 in D 36 in
Ming Style Chrome Mirrored Opium Rectangular Modern Coffee Table Chinoiserie
Located in Dayton, OH
Ming inspired large rectangular coffee table. An eye-catching centrepiece for any living area. Subtle exotic and oriental design with striking stainless steel and opulent mirror fini...
Chrome
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Opium Low Coffee Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th-early 20th century Chinese opium low coffee table. Kang form; teak. Organic body with incurved legs supports a panelled top.
Teak
Chinese Woven Wicker and Elmwood Opium Bed Coffee Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
This Chinese 19th century large opium bed / coffee table features a woven wicker insert (not age-related). Elmwood with natural patina. From Shanxi Province, 1840-1860.
Wicker, Elm
Ming Asian Coffee Table Opium Distressed
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Ming Asian Opium Style Distressed Coffee Table It was made intentionally to look distressed.
Wood
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H 11.25 in W 72 in D 47 in
Chinese Ming Style Waisted Opium Bed or Monumental Coffee Table w/Chow Legs
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome antique Chinese Ming style waisted opium bed/daybed or Monumental low coffee table with chow legs.
Wood
Sold
H 17.72 in W 63 in D 33.08 in
Antique Chinese Carved Elmwood Kang Daybed or Opium Table in Warm Honey Color
Located in Casteren, NL
A Chinese Kang bed that was completely made in Ju Mu or elmwood. The wood shows a beautiful dark grain and it has a rich and warm honey color with great patina and gloss. A Kang bed...
Elm
$1,380
H 13.78 in W 39.77 in D 39.97 in
1910s-20s Japanese antique wabi sabi Zataku, low canter table, low coffee table
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique Zataku low table for 4 people, a set of tabletop & wooden leg frame. Aimed to make as Kotatsu table (heat table with brazier) in winter. Tabletop material is ma...
Hardwood, Cedar, Wood
$18,062 / set
H 32.29 in W 40.16 in D 33.47 in
Rare Pair of Authentic 1950s Roberto Menghi Hall Chairs, Italy, New Pure Mohair
By Arflex, Roberto Menghi
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An original pair of Roberto Menghi Hall chairs, produced by Arflex, Italy, 1950s. Newly upholstered in a premium yellow gold pure mohair fabric. The metal frames have been restored ...
Steel
Large Light Brown Teak Vintage Coffee Table with Carved Chow Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large vintage teak coffee table with light brown finish, waisted apron and carved chow legs. Enveloped in the warm embrace of a light brown finish, this vintage teak coffee table i...
Teak
$1,086
H 13.78 in W 35.83 in D 12.21 in
Victorian English Oak Turned Bobbin Leg Rush Seat Bench With Geometric Stretcher
Located in Reading, Berkshire
English Antique Victorian Oak Turned Bobbin Leg Rush Seat Bench With Geometric Stretcher. A classic bench, ideal for the end of the bed or in a hallway.
Oak, Rattan, Rush
$17,415
H 59.06 in W 37.41 in D 19.69 in
Rare Italian Liberty Style/Art Nouveau Commode with Painted Wood Inlays
Located in Milano, IT
Rare commode in the style of Louis Majorelle with front and sides inlaid in painted wood. Two doors on the front that hide a cabinet with open compartments and small drawers in light...
Wood
$12,650
H 31.75 in W 95 in D 54.5 in
19th Century Qing Dynasty Opium Daybed with Rattan Top and Removable Railings
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty period opium daybed from the 19th century, with woven rattan top and removable railings. This 19th-century Qing Dynasty opium daybed is a beautifully constructed piece...
Wood, Rattan
Large Venetian Mirror, Etched And Beveled
Located in Houston, TX
Large Venetian Mirror, Etched And Beveled Italian Art Deco style Venetian beveled mirror. This stunning vintage Hollywood Regency Venetian beveled mirror is rectangular in shape and...
Mirror
Ming Style Coffee Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
An Indonesian teak coffee table in Asian Ming style with curved legs.
Teak
$2,600
H 6 in W 5.25 in D 4 in
Vintage Los Castillo Silver Butterfly Pitcher with Malachite & Shell Inlay
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional Los Castillo silver-plated pitcher from Taxco, Mexico, featuring a whimsical and artistic design with two applied butterflies—one inlaid with luminous mother of pearl and...
Malachite, Silver Plate
$6,675
H 20 in W 69 in D 29.5 in
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Lady's Opium Daybed with Rattan Seat and Pillow
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden lady's opium bed from the 19th century, with rattan seat, pillow, two small drawers and auspicious carved cloudy motifs. Created in China during ...
Rattan, Wood
$6,385
H 14.57 in W 60.63 in D 36.23 in
Japanese Mahogany Hand Carved Coffee or Opium Table with Silver Inlay
Located in Casteren, NL
An elegant rectangular coffee table or opium table made in solid mahogany with beautiful grain. The table has a rectangular paneled top with delicate inlaid silver wire figures. In ...
Silver
Antique British Colonial Settee or Couch
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century West Indies British colonial settee handcrafted with mahogany in classic elegant form with carved ocean inspired motifs, rolled arms and carved and turned legs.
Mahogany
Asian Chinese Style Wooden Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese export (mid-20th Century) hong (black) wood low rectangular coffee table with cabriole legs.
Wood
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Opium Bed
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elm Opium Bed / Coffee Table This Antique Shanxi Province Elm Opium Bed / Coffee Table is a rare find from the 1900s. It is made of elm wood and features its...
Elm
Chinese Woven Top Daybed with Scrolled Feet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century monumental elmwood daybed from China's Shanxi province features an outward-curving apron with cusped edges and a tightly-woven rattan top. The daybed's abbreviated ...
Rattan, Elm
Late Qing Dynasty Opium Mat Coffee Table with Inset Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period opium mat coffee table from the early 20th century, with woven rattan inset top, carved apron and scrolling legs. Elevate your living space with a ...
Rattan, Wood
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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Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
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Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.