Refectory Coffee Table
Dunbar Expandable Refectory Coffee Table by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well crafted mahogany expanding refectory coffee table with each end that pulls out making
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Country Elm Refectory Coffee Table This is a good sturdy country made table, it
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Country Elm Refectory Coffee Table
This is a good sturdy country made table, it has an 1” thick
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Vintage 1950s Country Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
$952
H 16 in W 44 in D 19 in
VINTAGE REFECTORY ROBERT MOUSEMAN THOMPSON STYLE DAZED OAK COFFEE TABLE j1
By Robert Thompson
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Beautiful Vintage Refectory Coffee Table In The Style Of
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20th Century British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,961
H 20.87 in W 55.12 in D 22.84 in
Good Farmhouse Coffee Table, Refectory Style in Golden Oak
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Good Farmhouse Coffee Table, Refectory Style in Golden Oak
This is a very sturdy table, made in
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Vintage 1950s Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Refectory Style Coffee Table in Solid Oak 19th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Antique Refectory Style Coffee Table in Solid Oak, 19th Century.
This antique 19th century coffee
Category
Antique 19th Century European Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
$3,475
H 18.51 in W 22.45 in D 42.92 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Black Rectangular Refectory Coffee / Cocktail Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century black painted white speckled wooden refectory coffee / cocktail table with a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$14,500
H 14 in W 44 in D 24 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Black Painted Refectory Coffee / Cocktail Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century black painted wooden refectory coffee / cocktail table with a rectangular top
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$14,500
H 14 in W 44 in D 24 in
Good Farmhouse Oak Refectory Style Coffee Table This is a very sturdy table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Good Farmhouse Oak Refectory Style Coffee Table
This is a very sturdy table, made in the
Category
Vintage 1960s Country Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,015
H 17 in W 35 in D 15 in
Vintage English Oak Coffee Table Made in the Style of Edwardian Refectory Tables
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this nicely made English oak circa 1960’s coffee table made in
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Vintage 1960s English Edwardian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,345 Sale Price
20% Off
H 17.92 in W 52.17 in D 23.82 in
17th C Style Italian Refectory Old Walnut Coffee Table with single drawer
Located in Encinitas, CA
17th Century Style Italian SALOTTO Refectory Old Walnut Coffee Table with Single Drawer, available
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
$4,350 / item
H 19.5 in W 39.5 in D 18 in
LIRA Old Chestnut Coffee Table - 17th Century Italian Refectory Style in stock
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our “LIRA” coffee table - The Italian Art & Fine Antique Reproduction - available in custom size
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
$3,160 Sale Price
20% Off
H 22 in W 45.5 in D 29.5 in
17th Century Refectory Form Cocktail Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A reclaimed oak and figured ash veneered refectory cocktail table, the rectangular planked and
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Jacobean Coffee and Cocktail Ta...
Materials
Wood
17th C Refectory Style Old Italian Walnut 42x26 Coffee Table with finish options
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our “LIRA” coffee table - The Italian Art & Fine Antique Reproduction - available in custom size
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
$5,250 / item
H 20 in W 42 in D 26 in
17th C Refectory Style Old Italian Solid Walnut 50x30 Coffee Table with options
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our “LIRA” coffee table - The Italian Art & Fine Antique Reproduction - available in custom size
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
$5,550 / item
H 20 in W 50 in D 30 in
Large 20th century scrubbed oak coffee table
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Large early 20th century scrubbed oak refectory style coffee table
Circa 1902’s constructed from
Category
Early 20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Swedish Blond Wood Expandable Refectory Coffee Side Table Childs Dining
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian child dining or coffee table.
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Birch, Oak
$3,200
H 24 in W 24 in D 38 in
Mid Century Elm Side Table
Located in London, London
Side or coffee table
Elm
Refectory style
Pegged construction
Mid Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Elm
Recent Sales
Oak Refectory Coffee Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Oak refectory coffee table, the rectangular top, raised on platform end supports with trestle legs
Category
20th Century British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Good Farmhouse Coffee Table, Refectory Style in Oak
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Good Farmhouse Coffee Table, Refectory Style in Oak
This is a very sturdy table, made in the
Category
Vintage 1950s Country Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Spanish coffee table with iron stretcher
Located in Boston, MA
A carved Spanish style oak refectory coffee table with decorative legs and a iron stretcher.
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Tiger Oak Table, Parquetry Pull Out Refectory Table, France 1920, B2741
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique tiger oak table, parquetry pull out refectory table, France 1920, B2741
France 1920
Category
Vintage 1920s Scottish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
H 31 in W 51 in D 39.5 in
Antique Oak Reduced Refectory Coffee Table, Scotland 1930, B2734
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Oak reduced refectory coffee table, Scotland 1930, B2734
Scotland 1930
Solid Oak and
Category
Vintage 1930s Scottish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
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Country French Provincial Oak Farmhouse Trestle Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming country French provincial farmhouse dining table or harvest table crafted from solid oak hardwood. The country table features a massive 2 inch thick solid plank top supporte...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
$4,000 Sale Price
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H 30.25 in W 78.75 in D 33.5 in
Carved wood boot with mouse
By Robert (Mouseman) Thompson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
After the work of Robert Thompson
Original patinated surface to the oak
Nicely carved.
Category
Vintage 1960s English Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Mouseman in the Style of Pair of Arts & Crafts Yorkshire School Oak Side Tables
By Robert (Mouseman) Thompson
Located in London, GB
Robert Thompson Mouseman, after a design by.
A rare little pair of Arts and Crafts Yorkshire school oak pedestal side tables with Thompson's trademark pedestals, on four bracket sty...
Category
Vintage 1970s English Arts and Crafts Side Tables
Materials
Oak
$2,242 / set
H 17 in W 14.5 in D 15 in
ViNTAGE ROBERT MOUSEMAN THOMPSON SIX PERSON DINING TABLE & CHAIR PART OF A SUITE
By Robert Thompson
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Vintage Robert Mouseman Thompson hand made in made-in-England dining table and chairs set that...
Category
Vintage 1970s English Country Dining Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Oak
$16,815 / set
H 29.14 in W 72.05 in D 33.86 in
Vintage Coffee Table, English Oak, Cotswold School, After Mouseman, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage coffee table. An English, oak decorative lounge table in the manner of Robert Thompson 'Mouseman', dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Delightful coffee t...
Category
Late 20th Century British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
$2,767
H 18.31 in W 41.93 in D 17.33 in
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Refectory Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the refectory coffee table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A refectory coffee table — often made from wood, oak and walnut — can elevate any home. Find 6 options for an antique or vintage refectory coffee table now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the refectory coffee table you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A refectory coffee table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Refectory Coffee Table?
Prices for a refectory coffee table start at $536 and top out at $4,250 with the average selling for $2,135.
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 — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
Questions About Refectory Coffee Table
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022A refectory table is called that because of its original purpose. When first made, these pieces of furniture served as dining tables in the dining rooms of monasteries. “Refectory” is another word for a dining room in a monastery, school or other institution. You'll find a collection of refectory tables on 1stDibs.
- Why is it called a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
Coffee tables were originally used in living spaces during social gatherings to support a tray containing multiple mugs, a coffee pot, creamers and sugar bowls. Low to the ground and centrally located in the space, coffee tables reduced the host or hostess’s need to constantly stand and serve her guests.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A coffee table should generally be two-thirds as long as the sofa it stands in front of and around the same height as the sofa’s seat cushions.
- Is an ottoman a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Typically, an ottoman is not a coffee table. An ottoman is a small cushioned seat without a back or arm rests. You can shop a collection of vintage and contemporary ottomans from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Can a coffee table be too low?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024Yes, a coffee table can be too low. Most experts recommend choosing a coffee table that is around one to two inches lower than the seat height of your sofa or loveseat. You may find it difficult to access items on the tabletop while seated if you choose a shorter table. In addition, an overly low coffee table can make a room feel cramped or unbalanced. However, there are exceptions to this rule. Sometimes, designers intentionally place ultra-low coffee tables in spaces to create a bold contrast in a large room. Feel free to break from convention when choosing a coffee table. What's most important is that the finished result appeals to you and allows you to enjoy your seating area to the fullest. Shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- Who invented the coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 12, 2024No one knows for sure who invented the coffee table. The earliest examples of the occasional table can be traced back to Victorian-era Britain. At that time, makers like William Watt and Collinson and Lock were producing coffee tables in large quantities.
Notably, F. Stuart Foote, the designer behind the American Imperial Furniture Company, claimed to have invented the coffee table in the early 20th century. He stated that he did so by cutting down the legs of a dining table. However, it's unlikely that Foote is the actual inventor of the coffee table, as books describing coffee tables existed in the UK a decade before his birth in 1872.
Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022While both pieces are relatively new to the furniture world, the main difference between them are their shapes. A cocktail table is generally square or rectangular in shape, while a coffee table tends to be oval or circular in shape. You can shop a collection of furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
The difference between a sofa table and a coffee table is that a sofa table is always behind the sofa and a coffee table is in front of it. Additionally, a sofa table is the same height as the sofa and a coffee table is much shorter.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Yes, end tables are generally taller than coffee tables.
The term “end table” is frequently used interchangeably with “coffee table,” and while these two furnishings have much in common, each table type offers its own distinctive benefits in your space.
Your end table is likely going to stand as tall as the arms of your sofa, and its depth will match the seating. These attributes allow for tucking the table neatly at the end of your sofa in order to provide an elevated surface between your seating and the wall. End tables are accent pieces — they’re a close cousin to side tables, but side tables, not unlike the show-stealing low-profile coffee table, are intended to be positioned prominently and have more to do with the flow and design of a room than an end table, which does a great job but does it out of the way of everything else.
Find all kinds of antique and vintage tables on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024The difference between a center table and a coffee table is usually size. Center tables tend to be larger-sized accent tables placed in the center of seating areas. On the other hand, coffee tables are smaller tables usually positioned in front of sofas and loveseats. On 1stDibs, find a variety of center tables and coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a coffee table and a console table is in the design. A coffee table is a low table that comes in many shapes, such as surfaces that are rectangles, squares, ovals or circles. Console tables are taller and usually have elongated shapes, such as ovals, rectangles or semicircles. Placement is another differentiator between the two types of tables. Coffee tables usually go in front of sofas and loveseats, while console tables may be placed behind a sofa or loveseat or along a wall. Find a large collection of coffee tables and console tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a side table and a coffee table is mainly in the size and shape. Coffee tables usually feature larger tops but shorter legs. People typically place them in front of a sofa or a loveseat to rest books, drinks, remote controls and other items. Side tables also store items, but they are usually positioned beside an accent chair or at the ends of a sofa or loveseat. Shop a diverse assortment of side tables and coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- What is a tray top coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021Tray top coffee tables are coffee tables with long, flat rectangular surfaces that are supported by an x-frame base. Low tables that were initially used as tea or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. After coffee drinking and “coffee breaks” became popular, 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. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary tray top coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To style an oval coffee table, create balance with opposites. Choose a sofa and accent chairs with a boxier shape for a striking contrast. Place a rectangular tray in the center and use it to display decorative accents or to store remotes and coasters. Another approach to decorating an oval table is to use decorative accents at different heights. Think of a tall vase placed next to a low bowl and a small sculpture positioned on top of two stacked coffee table books. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oval coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Styling a Noguchi coffee table really depends on the space you’re placing it in. The possibilities are far-reaching, so consider the colors and coordination of the other furniture and fixtures around the table. Noguchi tables look beautiful on their own or styled with flowers, books or pottery. Shop a selection of Isamu Noguchi pieces on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
On 1stdibs, a coffee table costs between $160 and $495,500.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024Coffee tables became popular in the 1920s and ’30s. Pieces from this time period often show off the characteristics of Art Deco design, such as metal accents, mirrored finishes and the use of exotic woods like mahogany, ebony and zebra wood. Coffee tables first came into use during the Victorian era, largely in response to the rise of coffee houses in London. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024There isn't really a standard size of a coffee table. Manufacturers produce coffee tables in a range of sizes and shapes. However, many rectangular tables are around 45 to 48 inches in length by 25 to 28 inches in width. Heights typically range from 16 to 18 inches. Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- Are glass coffee tables durable?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023Whether glass coffee tables are durable depends on the craftsmanship and the materials. Generally, tables with tempered glass are less likely to shatter and break. How well you care for a coffee table will also impact its life span. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of glass coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024How big a coffee table for a sectional should be depends on the dimensions of the sectional. For a balanced look, a coffee table should be roughly two-thirds of the length of the sofa portion of a sofa and chaise sectional. If you have an L-shaped sofa, the coffee table should be around two-thirds of the length of each arm. Find a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
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