Modern Retro Coffee Table
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Stone, Brass
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Elm
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Hardwood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
1960s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Teak
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Bronze
1950s Danish Modern Retro Coffee Table
Walnut
1970s Italian Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Chrome
1970s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood
1960s Italian Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Glass, Lacquer
1970s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Lucite, Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Brass
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Rattan, Glass
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Rattan, Glass
1970s Danish Modern Retro Coffee Table
Metal, Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Oak, Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Glass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Teak
1970s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Slate
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Rattan, Glass
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Rattan, Glass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood
1970s Modern Retro Coffee Table
Stone
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Cherry, Teak
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood, Oak, Teak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Marble
1970s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Aluminum
1960s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Slate, Chrome
1960s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Leather, Walnut
1980s Italian Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Chrome
1960s Italian Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood
1970s Modern Retro Coffee Table
Glass
1960s Italian Modern Retro Coffee Table
Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Modern Retro Coffee Table
Glass, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood
1970s Belgian Modern Retro Coffee Table
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Beech, Rosewood
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Lucite
1970s Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Modern Retro Coffee Table
Metal
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Modern coffee tables tend to be low because they’re most commonly placed in front of couches and chairs. Historically, coffee tables were placed behind the couch which necessitated a taller table. Over time, as styles changed and coffee tables came to be positioned in front of couches, their heights were lowered to accommodate the modern arrangement. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage and contemporary coffee tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
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