Opium Table
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Padouk
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lacquer, Wood
Antique 19th Century Furniture
Hardwood
Vintage 1960s Chinese Side Tables
Resin
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
Mid-20th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Ta...
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Ta...
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Ta...
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Burmese Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Side Tables
Bamboo, Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Wood
Mid-20th Century Thai Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century Indian Furniture
Bone, Wood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century Tables
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Vintage 1920s Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Antique 19th Century Tables
Antique Late 19th Century Tables
Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Vintage 1970s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Late 20th Century Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Teak
Antique 1830s Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Elm
Antique 1830s Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Elm
Antique 1830s Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Elm
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Daybeds
Wicker, Elm
20th Century Chinese Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Teak
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Padouk
Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Elm, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Side Tables
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Teak
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
Mid-20th Century Burmese Furniture
Wood
Vintage 1960s American Sofas
Giltwood, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Early 2000s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
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Finding the Right Coffee and 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 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 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 and cocktail tables today.
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