Paul Frankl Cork Amoeba Cloud Coffee Cocktail Table Model 5005 USA 1950s
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Troy, MI
Paul T Frankl cork top Amoeba or Cloud cocktail table Model 5005 Johnson Furniture circa 1950s Asymmetrical lacquered cork surface on four sculpted and splayed mahogany legs Signed ...
Mahogany, Cork
Paul T. Frankl Amoeba cloud coffee table Johnson Furniture Company - USA, 1940s
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in London, GB
Produced for Johnson Furniture Company, Frankl’s strikingly modern Amoeba coffee table pairs a biomorphic natural waxed cork top with slanted mahogany legs.
Cork
Amoeba Table by Paul T. Frankl for NO GA Projects (authorized by Paul T. Frankl)
By Paul Frankl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul T. Frankl (1886-1958) designed the Amoeba Coffee Table (also called “Model no. 5005” and “Cloud Table”) for the Michigan-based Johnson Furniture Company in the late 1940s.
Beech, Oak, Cork, Plywood
Restored Mid-century Stacked Rattan Biomorphic Coffee Table w/ Formica Top
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored rattan and Formica coffee table boasts a bold amoeba-shaped top, embodying playful mid-century blending tropical style and vintage charm with modern comfort.
Rattan, Mahogany
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Restored Rattan Amoeba L-Shaped Coffee Table w/ Stacked Legs
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare restored rattan L-shaped Amoeba coffee table with glossy black lacquer style top and 2 stacked legs The stacked rattan legs offer sturdy support and an eye-catching design that ...
Rattan
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
Restored Rattan and Mahogany Biomorphic Coffee Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored rattan and mahogany top Biomorphic coffee table with 3-strand rattan legs. Also commonly called an "amoeba" table it features 3 four-strand legs fixed to a biomorphic mahoga...
Rattan, Mahogany
Restored Rattan Biomorphic Coffee Table w/ Stacked Rattan Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Large 53" wide restored amoeba-shaped biomorphic coffee table crafted with a Formica top showcasing a rattan border along the edge and vertically stacked rattan base.
Rattan
$22,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Restored MCM Rattan Six Strand Square Pretzel Table & Seating Livingroom Set
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored living room set features a classic Paul Frankl-inspired mid-century design and includes one sofa, one lounge chair, one coffee table, and two different side...
Fabric, Rattan
Rare Original Amoeba Cork Top Coffee Table by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing example of an original Paul Frankl amoeba shaped table. It retains it's original natural cork top with no chips, staining or discoloration. It is gorgeous.
Cork, Mahogany
Paul Frankl "Amoeba" Coffee Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in San Francisco, CA
A completely restored Amoeba shaped coffee table with cork top and bleached mahogany legs in flawless condition. Made for Johnson Industries, USA, circa 1940s.
Cork, Mahogany
Amoeba Cork Top Coffee Table by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare amoeba cork-top coffee table with mahogany legs. All original with a nice even patina.
Amoeba Coffee Table by Paul T. Frankl 'Model 5005'
By Paul Frankl
Located in Long Island City, NY
Amoeba coffee table by Paul T. Frankl (Model 5005) by Johnson furniture company with a natural wax cork table top and mahogany legs.
Mahogany, Cork
Paul Frankl Biomorphic "Amoeba" Cork Top Coffee Table Circa 1950s
By Paul Frankl
Located in Peabody, MA
Coffee table by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture, cork wrapped biomorphic free form top over canted lacquered wooden legs, circa early 1950s.
Wood, Cork
Amorphic Amoeba Table by Paul Frankl
By Johnson Furniture Co., Paul Frankl
Located in Stamford, CT
An exceptional amorphic Amoeba table by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture having cork veneer top on four wooden legs.
Cork
Paul Frankl Lacquered Cork 'Amoeba' Cocktail Table
By Johnson Furniture Co., Paul Frankl
Located in Dallas, TX
One of Frankl’s most successful and iconic table designs. The Amoeba cocktail table is comprised of a lacquered cork top with stained mahogany legs and was produced by the Johnson Fu...
Rare Paul Frankl Cork Top Amoeba Coffee Table for Johnson Furniture
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in New Windsor, NY
Amoeba shaped cork veneer top with all natural inclusions resting on four splayed solid Mahogany legs. #5005 model with a partial John Stuart paper label affixed on the underside.
Cork, Mahogany
Sold
H 14.5 in W 48 in D 35.5 in
Paul T Frankl Cork Mahogany Cloud Amoeba Coffee Table Model 5005 Johnson 1950s
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Troy, MI
Rare "Amoeba" coffee or cocktail table Model 5005 designed by Paul T Frankl for Johnson Furniture Grand Rapids Michigan circa 1950s Asymmetrical cloud shaped surface in lacquered ...
Mahogany, Cork
Sold
H 16 in W 13.5 in D 61.5 in
Restored Original Paul Frankl Surfboard Style Stacked Rattan Legs Coffee Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage 1940s restored Paul Frankl "surfboard" shaped coffee table. Also known as "amoeba" or "kidney" shaped, featuring stacked rattan legs.
Rattan
Sold
H 17 in W 40 in D 55 in
Restored Large Mid-century Biomorphic Amoeba Rattan & Mahogany Coffee Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Made in 1950, this biomorphic rattan coffee table with an amoeba-shaped mahogany top, circa 1950.
Rattan, Mahogany
Restored Biomorphic Mahogany Coffee Table w/ Stacked Rattan Legs
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired rattan amoeba-shaped biomorphic coffee table is crafted with a mahogany top showcasing a rattan border along the edge and vertically st...
Rattan, Mahogany
Restored Vintage Biomorphic Amoeba Rattan & Mahogany Coffee Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Made in 1950, this biomorphic rattan coffee table with an amoeba-shaped mahogany top, circa 1950.
Rattan
Large John Keal for Brown Saltman Treasure Chest Credenza
By Brown Saltman, Paul Laszlo
Located in Culver City, CA
The drawer pulls are so familiar they're reminiscent of the amoeba or cloud design coffee tables of Paul Frankl, and other iconic midcentury subtle googie design like Maximilain Karp...
Hardwood
Paul Frankl Cork Top Amoeba Coffee Table for Johnson Furniture
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Paul Frankl Amoeba coffee table with solid mahogany legs.
Mahogany, Cork
Biomorphic "Amoeba" Cork Top Coffee Table by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Peabody, MA
Coffee table by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture, cork wrapped biomorphic free form top over canted mahogany legs, circa early 1950s.
Cork, Mahogany
Amoeba Cork Top Coffee Table by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Co.
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Rare Amoeba / Cloud cork top coffee table by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Co.
Mahogany, Cork
Paul Frankl Cork Top Coffee Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare, amoeba-shaped coffee table by Paul Frankl for The Johnson Furniture Company.
Cork, Mahogany
Sold
H 15 in W 47.5 in D 35.5 in
Iconic Mid-Century Modernist "Amoeba" Cork-Top Cocktail Table by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional and rare "Amoeba" cork-top cocktail table was realized by Paul Frankl- the illustrious Austrian-American Mid-Century Modernist/ Art Deco designer- for Johnson Compan...
Mahogany, Cork
"Amoeba" Cork and Mahogany Coffee Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
"Amoeba" cork and mahogany coffee table in the style of Paul Frankl.
Mahogany, Cork
"Amoeba" Cork and Mahogany Coffee Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
"Amoeba" cork coffee table with bleached mahogany legs in the style of Paul Frankl.
Mahogany, Cork
Sold
H 15 in W 48 in D 36 in
Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Co. Cork Amoeba Shaped Coffee Table model 5005
By Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Company. Probably the most Iconic piece from his Cork Furniture Series that dates to the early 1950's Refinished and ready to go! Model 5005 to t...
Mahogany, Cork
Sold
H 13.75 in W 46 in D 31 in
Unusual Biomorphic, Amoeba Shape Midcentury Walnut Cocktail/Coffee Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual biomorphic, amoeba shape midcentury walnut cocktail / coffee table, amazing quality and form, beveled top, custom bench made, perfect proportions, fit seamlessly into any mod...
Walnut
Sold
H 19 in W 39 in D 60 in
Restored Amoeba Rattan and Mahogany Coffee Table w/ Vertically Stacked Leg
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Biomorphic coffee table with vertically stacked white painted rattan base and a mahogany wood top with rounded edges along the borders. We only purchase and sell only the best an...
Rattan
Sold
H 15.5 in W 46 in D 66 in
Large 5' Foot Mid-Cetury Biomorphic Rattan Coffee Table w/ Grassmat Sides
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired large 66" wide Mid-century biomorphic shaped rattan & Formica coffee table with an oversized grass mat border and vertically stacked ra...
Rattan, Formica
Large John Keal for Brown Saltman Treasure Chest Credenza
By John Keal, Brown Saltman
Located in Culver City, CA
The drawer pulls are so familiar they're reminiscent of the amoeba or cloud design coffee tables of Paul Frankl, and other iconic midcentury subtle googie design like Maximilain Karp...
Hardwood
1950's Amoeba Corktop Coffee Table by Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
An amoeba shaped coffee table in lacquered cork by Paul Frankl on four legs.
Rare Original Amoeba Cork Top Coffee Table by Paul Frankl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing example of an original Paul Frankl amoeba shaped table. It retains it's original natural cork top with no staining or discoloration. It is gorgeous.
Cork, Mahogany
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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