Abalone Shell Cast in Resin Oval Top Coffee Table on X-Shape Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern shell cast in resin top coffee table with Florence Knoll style X-base.
Shell
Unavailable
H 19 in W 55.5 in D 33.5 in
Baldacchino Coffee Table with Shell Stone Top and Iron Base by Formations
By Formations
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Baldacchino coffee table by Formations USA. Shell stone top with fossilized shells imbedded and imprinted in the travertine.
Travertine, Iron
Unavailable
H 16 in W 58 in D 30 in
1960s Hollywood Regency Capiz Shell Cocktail Table with Lacquered Base
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Substantial Mid-Century Modern cocktail table literally sparkles with its capiz shell top. The Hollywood Regency double base is lacquered in a brilliant persimmon color with gilded f...
Lacquer, Shell
Chic Italian Carved Wood Shell Base Coffee Table with Round Glass Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Italian 1960s hand carved wood that looks like a monumental shell having a natural faux finish. Glass is substantial, 5/8" thick, bull nosed edge. Shell is 27 W 21 D 18 H 36" round...
Glass, Wood
Capiz shell table with mahogany base
Located in Dallas, TX
Absolutely beautiful capiz shell table with wonderful form.
Mahogany, Shell
Brass & Glass Coffee Table With Faux Tortoise Shell Base
Located in Chicago, IL
A brass-rimmed glass tray set upon a bamboo-form wooden base that is finished in red and brown faux tortoise shell.
Brass
Sold
H 14.25 in W 48 in D 48 in
Monumental Tessellated Marble Clam Shell with Giant Pearl as Coffee Table Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible monumental tessellated marble clam shell with a giant pearl in its center used as a coffee table base with a 48-inch glass top with ogee edge.
Marble
Neptune Carved Shell Cocktail Table Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This table base is exquisitely carved - perfect for the cocktail table indoor or outside (covered) - if you live by the sea or just wish you did have a mermaid for dinner and make he...
Sold
H 18 in W 27 in D 21 in
Glamorous Italian Carved Shell Base Coffee Table with Pearl and Round Glass Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An Italian natural faux finished hand carved wood cocktail table that looks like a monumental clam shell with large pearl floating in it. The glass top is a substantial 5/8” thick wi...
Glass, Wood
Shell Base Coffee Table
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian carved and cerused shell based coffee table with a glass top.
Glass, Wood
CARVED WOOD SHELL FORM COFFEE TABLE BASE
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A carved and painted wood coffee table base with a wonderfull old patina.
Wood
Sold
H 18.25 in W 44.125 in L 18.25 in
Mid-Century Tessellated Pen Shell Coffee Table on Gilded Iron Base
Located in Portland, ME
Luxurious Mid-Century Cocktail table with tessellated Pen Shell top and gilded base. The Pen Shell appears primarily black -- with highlights of pink, blue, and gold in different lig...
Iron, Gold Leaf
Sold
H 19 in W 55 in D 33.5 in
Baldacchino Coffee Table with Shell Stone Top and Iron Base by Formations
By Formations
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Baldacchino coffee table with natural solid shellstone top and heavy iron base.
Limestone, Iron
A Coconut Shell Veneered Coffee Table on Brass Base 1980s
Located in London, GB
A Coconut Shell Veneered Coffee Table with Canted Corners on a Floating Brass Base 1980s
Brass
$5,500
H 14 in W 55 in D 39 in
Oval Grey Bird's-Eye Maple Top Heavy Steel Base Coffee Table by Saporiti
By Saporiti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern nice oval shape ash lacquered birds-maple coffee table by Saporiti. Made in Italy.
Stainless Steel
Mid Century Marble Oval Coffee Table
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Oval beveled edge surfboard on wood base. Sleek design. Stone top in polished marble or travertine. Curbside to NYC/Philly $350(will need muscle due to weight)
Stone
Eye Shaped Cymbal Coffee Cocktail Table by John Van Koert
By John Van Koert
Located in New York, NY
Eye shaped formica top with medallion center motif, on decorative aluminum base. The top has damage at both pointed ends, and there is wear to the finish on the metal base. Not in p...
Aluminum
Jules Leleu Round Coffee Table, France, 1955
By Jules Leleu
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Jules Leleu Round Coffee Table, wood, brass and glass, France, 1955 Designed in 1955, this round coffee table distills Jules Leleu’s mature language into a quiet, composed gesture. ...
Brass
Vintage Round Low Coffee Table, Cerused Finish, Arch Form Base
Located in Trenton, NJ
A vintage round low coffee table combining generous scale with a cerused gray-greige finish and a sculptural arch-form base. The circular top provides substantial working surface at ...
Wood
Round Travertine and Bronze Cocktail Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Italian travertine on a dark bronze powder coated X steel base. The base is newly powder coated. The top good original condition with minor wear consistent with age. It can b...
Travertine, Steel
Unusual Oval Laverne Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
A oval-shaped cocktail table by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne with Asian motif in polychromed and acid-etched patinated bronze. Measurements: Length: 54.5" Height: 17.5" Width: 19"
Bronze
$1,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.54 in W 55.12 in D 27.56 in
Mid-Century modern Danish design oval coffee table
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern oval coffee table. Birch top mounted on a twisted stainless steel base Reminds of the works of Poul Kjaerholm and Florence Knoll, Denmark, 1960s Measur...
Birch
$5,617
H 16.54 in W 39.77 in D 18.12 in
Mid-Century Oval Coffee Table By Permanente Mobili , Carlo De Carli Attributed
By La Permanente Mobili Cantù, Carlo di Carli
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant mid-century coffee table by Permanente Mobili di Cantù with oval top in onyx, cast brass leg decorated in Pop Art Style. Attributed to Carlo de Carli designer. The expositio...
Onyx, Brass
Mid-Century Coffee Table in Walnut and Travertine
Located in Highland, IN
This pretty coffee table has a base of solid walnut turned in a pleasing shape reminiscent of Nanna Ditzel's "Toad Stool" design which supports a top of rich travertine. We've seen ...
Travertine
Vintage Capiz Shell Coffee Table Top
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A vintage capiz shell table top on a new metal base. 2" thick top.
Metal
Henredon Mid-Century Fossil Stone Coffee Table with Pedestal Base
By Henredon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This elegant Henredon coffee table features a striking round fossil stone top, showcasing natural mineral patterns in warm, neutral tones. The substantial stone surface rests on a sc...
Stone
Round Marble Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Nice coffee table made of marble and stainless steel from 1960s.
Marble, Stainless Steel
Circular Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage coffee table showcases a radiant brass bass through its clear glass top. Perfect for enjoying coffee or drinks with company, this Mid-Century Modern table is stylish and...
Brass
$3,276Sale Price|20% Off
H 18.51 in Dm 26.78 in
Mid-Century Round Coffee Table in Travertine, Italy, 1950's
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Introducing a remarkable coffee table from the golden era of Italian design - the 1950s. This elegant piece boasts a one-of-a-kind sculptural tripod base crafted from blackened wood,...
Travertine
French Cantilevered Oval Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and rare coffee table in the modern neoclassical spirit with a polished dark wood frame resting on tapered solid brass legs. A piece of original Carrara marble gives the a...
Carrara Marble, Brass
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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Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
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Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.