Sold|$5,200
Antique Ship propeller Coffee Table
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
An old Cast iron ship's propeller made into a coffee table. A thick square glass top as the table top.
Steel
Sold|$5,800
Antique Ship Propeller Coffee Table
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
An old cast iron ship's propeller converted into a coffee table using a 3/4" thick square glass piece as the table top.
Steel
Sold|$1,500
Knut Hesterberg Propeller Coffee Table
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful table by Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt featuring a propeller like base.
Aluminum
Sold|$1,450
Knut Hesterberg Propeller Coffee Table
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Knut Hesterberg, important German Sculptor. Vintage coffee table in beautiful condition. Clear glass top on aluminum base. Designed for Ronald Schmitt, 1964. Note: aluminum is ...
Sold|$23,000
Gio Ponti Propeller Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fantastic design for Singer & Son. Italian walnut with brass sabots and glass tabletop.
Sold|$1,995
Propeller Coffee Table by Knut Hesterburg
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage 60's Aluminum and round glass top coffee table. Designed by Knut Hesterburg for Ronald Schmidt , Germany. A classic mid-century modern design. This table has just been newly...
Aluminum
Sculptural Aluminum & Glass Coffee Table by Knut Hesterberg
Located in Easton, PA
Sculptural aluminum "propeller" coffee table designed in Germany by Knut Hesterberg c.1960's
Aluminum
Sold|$2,800
Knut Hesterburg Table
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Baltimore, MD
An eye catching sculptural Knut Hesterburg "Propeller" coffee table crafted by Ronald Schmitt.
Aluminum
Propeller Coffee Table by Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt
By Knut Hesterberg, Ronald Schmitt
Located in Chicago, IL
Coffee or cocktail table by Knut Hesterberg. The aluminum base sits in the form of a propeller and the top boasts a 2 inch thick glass top.
Aluminum
Propeller Coffee Table by Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmidt, 1960s
By Knut Hesterberg, Ronald Schmitt
Located in Wilnis, UT
Rare edition coffee table, model "Propeller", designed by Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schimdt in Germany in the 1960s.
Glass
Coffee Table by Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt, 1960s
By Ronald Schmitt, Knut Hesterberg
Located in Sint Joris Weert, BE
Knut Hesterberg made good quality, well designed table frames, mostly made of aluminum. His very famous 'propeller coffee table' is a well-known table in the design world.
Aluminum
K9 Propeller Coffee Table by Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt, Germany, 1960s
By Ronald Schmitt, Knut Hesterberg
Located in Berlin, DE
This model K9 coffee table has a two cm thick glass top and a polished aluminum frame in the shape of a propeller.
Aluminum
A Propeller Base / Biomorphic Coffee Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
Absolutely an awesome combination of rich mahogany wood base with central brass ring, holding an incredible vintage biomorphic shaped glass top.
Brass
Free Form Glass Coffee Table with Propeller Base
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a Mid-Century Modern propeller style coffee table. It has a free form glass top and the base has a sleek polished metal base.
Brass, Steel
Sold|$1,100
Propeller Cocktail Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
(key: coffee table)
Metal
Sold|$2,100
Knut Hesterberg Propeller Table
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Baltimore, MD
Designed by Knut Hesterberg is the 1960s, the "Propeller" table has a half-inch thick glass top and an aluminum base.
Aluminum
Sold|$3,800
Sculptural Knut Hesterberg Propeller Table
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
Knut Hesterberg propeller cocktail table.
Aluminum
Sold|$45,000
Samuel Marx "Propeller" Cocktail Table
By Samuel Marx
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of the most sought after Samuel Marx designs. Designed to hold books or periodicals, the propeller actually spins for easier access. Genius.
1970s Knut Hesterberg Brass Tone Propeller Cocktail Table
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Denver, CO
Dramatic center table forged from a single flat sheet of brass finished aluminum, this brilliant 1970s German design by Knut Hesterberg adds a modern statement to any interior. Me...
Aluminum
Sculptural Brass & Glass Coffee Table by Knut Hesterberg
Located in Stamford, CT
This "propeller" shaped sculptural brass plated coffee table was designed in Germany by Knut Hesterberg circa 1960.
Brass, Aluminum
Sold|$38,000
Samuel Marx Book Table
By Samuel Marx
Located in Southfield, MI
This is one of those opportunities that come along rarely. This rotating propeller base book table / coffee table was first designed in 1925, though ...
Sold|$1,600
Knut Hesterberg Propeller Coffee Table
By Ronald Schmitt, Knut Hesterberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Knut Hesterberg designed Propeller coffee table, manufactured by Ronald Schmitt Germany, circa 1964.
Aluminum
Midcentury German Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt Propeller Coffee Table
By Ronald Schmitt, Knut Hesterberg
Located in Detroit, MI
• Iconic Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt propeller coffee table made in Germany, circa 1960.
Aluminum
Knut Hesterberg Glass and Lucite Propeller Coffee Table
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Raleigh, NC
This Knut Hesterberg coffee table is a more rarely seen iteration of the popular propeller table as it has a clear lucite base.
Glass, Lucite
Sold|$1,125
Knut Hesterberg Propeller Table
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Grenoble, FR
Propeller table by, Knut Hesterberg for Roland Schmitt edition 1964 Smoked glass and base in gold lacquered steel in perfect condition.
Iron
Mid-Century Knut Hesterberg Style Aluminium Propeller Base Glass Coffee Table
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Dallas, TX
Aluminium propeller, glass-top coffee table. Thick round glass.
Aluminum
Knut Hesterberg "Propeller" Oval Low Table
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Brussels, BE
Designed by Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt (Germany). Oval smoked glass top, circa 1970.
Aluminum
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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