Paper Mache Coffee Table
19th C Anglo Indian Paper Mache And Brass Banded Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th c rare Anglo Indian paper mache and silver leafed and brass banded cocktail table with a glass
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Antique 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Papier Mâché, Paper
19th Century Paper Mache Tray Table
Located in Houston, TX
Oval 19th century paper Mache tray table on a custom wooden six leg stand. Floral motif in center
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Paper
Mexican Paper Mache Lion Coffee Table by SerMel Tonala Style Sergio Bustamante
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible hand painted and handmade papier mâché lion coffee table in turquoise green by Sermel
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Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lacquer, Paper
H 20 in W 54 in D 23 in
Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid and Ebonized Paper Mache Tray Table, English, ca. 1850
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Ebonized paper mache tray table, the oval tray with a central painted still life of hydrangeas
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony
H 18 in W 30 in D 23 in
Regency Papier Mache Tray On Stand
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
an attractive and functional coffee table or even just side table, with the added bonus that the tray
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Paper
19th Century Papier Mache Tray on Stand
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
a very attractive and very functional coffee table
or even just side table, with the added bonus
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Paper
Regency Black and Gilt Papier Mâché Tray, c1810 with Later Custom Stand
Located in valatie, NY
This exceptional papier mâché tray is highly decorated and sits on a clustered bamboo style frame
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th century English Black Lacquer and Gilt Papier-Mache Tray on Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
Oval shaped papier mâché tray table featuring inlaid abalone in a delicate floral design with
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Antique 1860s English High Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Abalone, Wood, Paper
H 21.5 in W 23.5 in D 23.75 in
Gleaning: Table
By Aleksandra Pollner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
-mâché furniture (where my receipts and paper mail have served
their purpose), in addition to the
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21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Late 20th Century Vintage Regency Gilt Paper Mache Tray Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Regency coffee tray table. A stunning Paper Mache style with a black lacquered
Category
Late 20th Century North American Regency Side Tables
Materials
Metal
ANTiQUE REGENCY HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE REMOVEABLE TOP TRAY SERVING TABLE
Located in GB
antique circa 1810-1820 Regency Paper Mache hand painted tray table in the Chinese Chinoiserie taste
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Antique 1810s English Regency Serving Tables
Materials
Hardwood
H 19.69 in W 31.11 in D 23.23 in
English Oval Paper Mache Tray Table on Custom Sabre Leg Stand, c. 1835
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Oval black paper mache tray top coffee table with gold leaf border decoration, mounted on a custom
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Tray Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
English Gilt Decorated Burgundy Paper Mache Tea Tray on Custom Stand, c. 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Rectangular papier maché burgundy ground tray top coffee table decorated with a gilt border of
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Antique 1830s English Tray Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
H 22 in W 29.75 in D 23 in
Napoleon III Style French Sail Table In Papier Machè and Solid Wood
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful french sailing table in Papier Machè.The upper part is formed by an octagonal top, made
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Side Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Papier mâché Hand-Painted Tray Table
Located in Port Chester, NY
match. At 26" height, this works as a lamp table, also makes a nice coffee table or large end table.
Category
Antique 19th Century English End Tables
Materials
Paper, Papier Mâché, Wood
Atelier Saigon, Bonsai Tree Coffee Table, Vietnam, Early 21st Century
By Atelier Saigon 1
Located in New York, NY
' community, these sculptural furniture pieces are made with a newly created, sturdy mixture of papier mâché
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Furniture
Materials
Glass, Paper
H 20.75 in W 35.5 in D 15.75 in
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Ship at the Dock - 1960's San Francisco Maritime Black & White Photograph
By Gene Wright
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21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
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H 18.51 in W 63 in D 19.69 in
San Francisco United Air Lines original vintage travel poster
By Stan Galli
Located in Spokane, WA
San Francisco United Air Lines original vintage travel poster. Archival linen-back and ready to frame. This original poster is in very fine condition with no restoration. On th...
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1960s Sergio Mazza Brass 'Delta' Pendant for Artemide
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Sergio Mazza 'Delta' pendants for Artmeide. Executed in polished brass, opaline and pressed glass. An incredibly warm and refined design from one of Italy's most illustrious mi...
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Antique French Carved Oak Gothic Revival Library Bookcase Bibliotheque 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very good carved French oak gothic library bookcase/bibliotheque, circa 1880.
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Antique 1880s French Gothic Revival Bookcases
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H 106 in W 58 in D 20.5 in
San Francisco Trolley Toy Friction Car. Japan, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
San Francisco trolley toy Friction cable car; made of all tin; important to note because this was the first of it's kind having been made in the 1950s. They were all tin (no plastic)...
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Papier Mâché Folk Art Oversized Cockatoo Sculpture on a Stand, circa 1970s
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-287 papier mâché oversized cockatoo sculpture set on a custom wood perch from the workshop of Mexican artist
Sergio Bustamante, circa 1970.
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Animal Sculptures
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Paper, Hardwood, Paint
H 25.5 in W 12 in D 8.5 in
Stag Minstrel Drawers Handpainted & Decoupaged With Chinese Calligraphy
By John & Sylvia Reid
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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H 27.96 in W 32.29 in D 18.12 in
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Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 15.5" x 12.5" black and white vintage photograph depicts a dramatic bird's-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. The composition shows the bridge vert...
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Pair of Chinoiserie Painted Medium Sized Louis XV Style Commodes Circa 1970
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Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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H 32.25 in W 40.25 in D 16 in
Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, exclusive to La Maison London: Hand carved featuring a band of intricate laurel leaves along the side bars and hand finished to order (picture shows a pale...
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Wood
H 87.01 in W 41.34 in D 88.59 in
Antique quality Victorian Gothic 19th Century mahogany bookcase wall shelves
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Victorian Gothic 19th Century mahogany bookcase wall shelves of exceptional quality.
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Antique 19th Century Bookcases
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Mahogany
H 24.02 in W 19.69 in D 5.52 in
Chinese Square Corner Locking Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Perfecting line and proportion, the simple design of this low locking chest celebrates the restraint of classic Chinese furniture forms. Crafted from reclaimed elmwood, the cabinet i...
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1032 French paper mache coffee table
Located in Florida, FL
A beautiful paper mache top with wonderful coloration, sitting on a beautiful hand painted stand
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Antique 19th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Papier Mâché, Paper
Regency Papier Mâché Tray on Stand
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Good large Regency papier mâché tray on stand, of oval form and large proportions; the flared
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Paper
Antique English Gilded Papier Mâché Tray Table, Scallop Profile, circa 1885
Located in Houston, TX
addition either between two chairs or as a coffee table placed in front of a sofa.
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Antique 1880s English Regency Tray Tables
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Paper
H 18 in W 30.5 in D 24.5 in
c.1880 Paper Mache & Solid Bronze Faux Bois Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Paper mache top and a spectacular solid bronze gilded faux bois base. This piece is in original
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Antique 19th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Large 19th Century Black Oval Papier Mâché Tray Coffee Table, English
Located in San Francisco, CA
brass stand. The paper mâché tray is circa 1830 and the brass stand is possibly last quarter of the 20th
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Antique 1820s Great Britain (UK) Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Brass
19th Century Paper Mache Tray on Stand
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative 19th century Japanned papier mâché lacquer tray on later Stand.
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Antique 1850s English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Antique Victorian Boulle Work Papier-mâché Tray on Stand Coffee Wine Table
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Victorian C1880 boulle work papier-mâché tray on stand, coffee or wine table.
This is a
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Antique 1880s Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Paper
H 18.9 in W 18.12 in D 14.97 in
Regency Black Japanned Paper-Mache Tray with Landscape, c. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Regency period Paper-mache tray with Black 'Japanning', and with painted and gilt
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Antique 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
English Paper Mache Red Lacquered Scalloped Tray with Faux Bamboo Stand, C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
English paper mache red lacquered scalloped tray with decorative bird, butterfly, dragonfly, and
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Antique 1810s English George III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Napoleon III Style French Sail Table in Papier Machè
Located in Prato, Tuscany
sailing table in Papier Machè; the upper part is formed by an octagonal top, made in papier machè, on
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood, Paper
c.1880 Mother-of-Pearl Decorated Papier Mache Tray on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Stunning antique English Mother-of-Pearl decorated papier mache tray. A fine example of old world
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Antique 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Mother-of-Pearl, Papier Mâché, Paper
Mid 19th Century Black Papier Mache Tray On Stand
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
little Papier Mache
tray. It is now a very attractive and very functional coffee table
or even just
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Paper
English Chinoiserie Abalone and Gilt Papier Mâché Tray on Stand, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chinoiserie gilt paper mâché tray on stand with decorative abalone carvings, sailing ships
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Antique 1820s English George III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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H 22 in W 32.5 in D 26.5 in
Figural Sergio Bustamante Monkey Glass-Top Hourglass Coffee Table, 1970s
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning papier-mâché figural coffee table with glass top by Sergio Bustamante. An example of his
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Abalone and Gilt Papier Mâché Tray on Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exceptional and generously scaled English scalloped form paper papier mâché tray with rich gilt
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Lacquer, Wood
H 22.5 in W 35 in D 26.75 in
c.1830 Jennens & Bettridge M.O.P. Papier Mache Tray on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
gilt trim. Manufactured by the premier papier mache company of the time (Jennens & Bettridge), this
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20th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
English Oval Low Table with Tray of Lacquered Papier Mâché 'Tray on Stand'
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English low table (or cocktail or coffee table), featuring an oval lacquered papier mâché
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Antique 19th Century English Tray Tables
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Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper
H 18 in W 31.13 in D 25 in
19th Century Burgundy Papier Mâché Tray on Stand
By Henry Clay
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
coffee table
or even just an occasional side table.
This particular tray is also quite rare due to
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Tray Tables
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19th Century Hand Painted Papier-Mâché Tray on a 20th Century Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
side table or small coffee / tea table.
A fine addition to our large collection. You will love this
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables
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Large Antique Chinese Coffee Table/Trunk
Located in Port Chester, NY
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Pair of Papier Mache Tray on Stand Coffee Tables
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
very rare to find a pair of these papier maché coffee tables
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Paper
Antique Mid 19th Century Papier Mache Tray Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
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19th Century Black Oval English Papier Mâché Tray Coffee Table
Located in Savannah, GA
Oval shaped papier mâché tray table featuring a delicate design of gold leaf scroll work border
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Antique 1820s English Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Antique Chinoiserie Stylied English Paper Mache Tray on Stand Accent Side Table
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique paper mache tray is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Softwood
H 19 in W 30.5 in D 21.6 in
19th Century English Papier-Mache Tray table
Located in Nashville, TN
19th century English black lacquer papier-mache tray table with hand painted floral designs. The
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English Black Lacquer and Floral Gilt Oval Papier-Mache Tray on Stand, C. 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
English George III black lacquer oval papier-mâché tray with a centered poly chrome canine sitting
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Antique 1820s English George III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper
H 17.75 in W 33.75 in D 26.5 in
Regency Papier Mâché Tray Top Coffee Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with beautiful painted details, brass handles.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tray Tables
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Paper
English Scalloped Papier Mâché Hand-Painted Tole Tray Faux Bamboo Table Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning English scalloped paper or papier mâché tray (believed to be 19th century) on Stand with
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Tray Tables
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H 18.75 in W 33.25 in D 27 in
19th Century Papier Mache Tray On Stand With Gilded Decoration
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
three that varied in size paper mâché
trays became extremely popular in the early 19th century and
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Tray Tables
English Chinoiserie Lacquered Tray Table by Henry Clay
By Henry Clay
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 19th century English chinoiserie tray table constructed from Japanned papier mache. Produced
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Tray Tables
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Large Asian Dragon Papier Maché Figural Box
Located in Topeka, KS
coffee table. You could even use him to hide a couple remotes or stash a sweet treat! He is in fabulous
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Painted Paper Mache Tray Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Black lacquered paper mache tray on later custom stand. Painted surface with applied mother-of
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Antique 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl, Papier Mâché, Paper
Paper Mache Tray Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large black paper mache gold decorated tray table.
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Early 20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood
Paper Mache Tray Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Low Paper Mache Tray Table with Removable Tray painted with a spray of flowers in the center
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20th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Antique Paper Mache tray on stand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An Antique Paper mache painted and decorated tray with round center medallion depicting the face of
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Antique 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Papier Mâché, Paper
Early 19th C English Paper Mache Tray Table
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great ;ooking oval paper mache tray with custom wood base
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Antique 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
19thc Paper Mache Tray On Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
19thC PAPER MACHE TRAY ON CUSTOM STAND
AN ATLANTA RESOURCE FOR FINE ANTIQUES
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Antique 19th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Antique Regency Paper Mache Tray on Stand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique English Regency Painted And Decorated Tray on Later Base.
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Antique 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pair of 19th Century French Coromandel Paper Mache Trays or Sofa Tables
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good pair of side / sofa tables made in the 1950s from 19th century coromandel paper mâché trays
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Antique Late 19th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Metal
H 21.1 in W 27.9 in D 21.8 in
English Papar Mache' tray table
Located in Hudson, NY
English Paper Mache' tray table.
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Antique 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Antique Painted Paper Mâché Tray on later custom stand.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very decorative antique painted paper mâché tray on a later custom matching stand. The painting
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Antique 19th Century English Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Paint, Wood
Victorian Papier Mache Tray
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Victorian papier mache tray with central paited scene of a utopian garden overlaid with mother-of
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Paper
Jennings tray
Located in Chicago, IL
AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PAPER-MACHE' TRAY WITH FLORAL DECORATION STAMPED BY THE
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Table Early 19th Century Papier-Mâché Tray Custom Base
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Early 19th Century Paper Mache' Tray with Custom Base ( side table, coffee table )
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Located in Atlanta, GA
19th/20th Century Scalloped Paper Mache Chinoiserie Tray Top Table
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Fine Papier Mache Tray on Stand
Located in St. Louis, MO
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Paper Mache Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the paper mache coffee table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, wood and lacquer, every paper mache coffee table was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect paper mache coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right paper mache coffee table, those designed in Regency, Victorian and Georgian styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Paper Mache Coffee Table?
Prices for a paper mache coffee table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $875 and can go as high as $9,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,450.
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.
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