Set of 3 walnut nesting low tables mod. 777 by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Figli di Amadeo Cassina
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 3 nesting low tables in walnut designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by Cassina since 1967. The tables can be stacked on a single structure or distributed as desired....
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Metal Coffee Table by Knut Hesterberg 1960s Germany
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage coffee table diamond like was designed by Knut Hesterberg and executed by Ronald Schmitt 1960s Germany.
Aluminum
Amaizing Italian Table 1960 in Glass, Bronze and Iron
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Iron, Bronze
Harry's Bar Cocktail Table by Massimo Papiri for Mario Sabot
By Massimo Papiri, Mario Sabot
Located in Hanover, MA
The one and only Harry's Bar cocktail table. The ultimate in Jet Set glam. Designed by Massimo Papiri and produced by Mario Sabot in Italy, 1972. This round swivel table consists of...
Stainless Steel
$5,530Sale Price|30% Off
Sandro Petti for L'Angolo MetallArte Rectangular Lucite Cocktail Table
By Sandro Petti, L'Angolo Metallarte
Located in Hanover, MA
BG SUMMER SALE 1970's Jet Set Glam! Sandro Petti designed rectangular cocktail table and produced by the workshop L'Angolo Metallarte, Rome. Very thick cruciform Lucite base wit...
Chrome
Table basse ronde italienne bar pivotant de Eugenio Gerli pour Tecno, en teck
By Eugenio Gerli
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table basse ronde vintage des années 60, magnifique design italien attribué à Eugenio Gerli pour Tecno, modèle original et rare, en teck courbé et fonte d’aluminium, sur roulettes, p...
Smoked Glass, Teak
Set of 3 Black Modular Tables "Gli Scacchi" by M. Bellini for C&B Italia, '71
By Mario Bellini, C&B Italia
Located in Varese, Lombardia
The "scacchi" are parallelepipeds in self-skinning polyurethane. finishing technique used for car dashboards. The result is that of solids soft to the touch that can be freely combin...
Plastic, Foam
Coffee Table Dry Bar Stainless Steel by Massimo Papiri for Sabot, Italy, 1970s
By Mario Sabot, Massimo Papiri
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age coffee cocktail low table with a dry bar lighting compartment cabinet in stainless steel and black formica melamine, smoke lucite.
Metal, Stainless Steel
$3,667Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Space Age Design Chrome and Glass Coffee Table from 1970's
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Italian space age design coffee/sofa table from 1970's. The base is in chromed metal with round bubble shape elements and smoked oval glass top.
Chrome
Mid-Century Space Age French Chrome and Glass Joker Coffee Side Table, 1960s
By Olivier Mourgue
Located in Hamburg, DE
The glass table top is still on the original spacers made of rubber.
Metal
$1,439Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 3 Space Age Stacking Tables by Giotto Stoppino for Elco, Italy
By Giotto Stoppino, Elco
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Set of 3 plastic space age Scagno coffee tables or stools by architect Giotto Stoppino.
Plastic
Space Age Armchair and Coffee Table in Fiberglass 1970s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The chair has a smooth, green, bowl-like seat with a matte finish, designed for comfort while maintaining an artistic, sculptural look. The base is black, wide, and rounded, providin...
Fiberglass
$1,558Sale Price|20% Off
Low curved chrome-plated coffee table 2 tops 1960s 20th century.
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Palermo, IT
Italian-designed flower table with chrome frame and smoke-colored glass top from the 1960s. Because of its modern style and lines, it can blend into a youthful interior, but its eleg...
Metal, Chrome
Sofa Table "Tulip" with white laminated top by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an iconic design piece, a Space Age "Tulip" sofa or coffee table designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International.
Aluminum
Smoked Glass and Steel Square Coffee Table, Francois Monnet for Kappa, France
By François Monnet
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Smoked Glass and Steel Square Coffee Table, Francois Monnet for Kappa, France 1970s A beautiful 1970s French square coffee table, designed by François Monnet, showcasing the bold, f...
Stainless Steel
1970's Italian Tubular Steel & Glass Coffee / Side Table
Located in Bern, BE
Stylish 1970's Italian Coffee / Side Table. Black tubular steel frame with clear glass tabletop. Simple, contemporary design which seamlessly blends in with most interior styles. In ...
Metal, Steel
Gold Color Metal Smoked Glass Vintage Swiveling Coffee Table Sofa Table, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Gold colored vintage coffee table or sofa table, which shows two revolving smoked glass plates and one in the middle. The multi functionality makes this sofa table to a stylish inter...
Metal
Luciano Campanini “Helix” adjustable dining or coffee table, 1970s
By L. Campanini, CAMA
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage 'Helix" adjustable dining or coffee table designed by Luciano Campanini for Cama.
Steel
$4,125Sale Price|20% Off
1970s XL Coffee Table Made of Nautical Iron Chain and a Thick Smoked Glass Plate
Located in München, DE
Wonderful, very rare and heavy coffee table made of large rust-brown lacquered nautical iron chains. Above is a polished, thick smoked glass plate in mint condition. Great brutalis...
Iron
Midcentury Set of Three Tulip Stools and Coffee Table, Space Age, Germany, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Space age era. - Marked.
Plastic
Vintage William Andrus for Steelcase Soft Seating Sofa & Coffee Table Set
Located in Chicago, IL
A William Andrus sofa and matching coffee table from the Steelcase Soft Seating Group, 1972, the sofa version of one of the most awarded American furniture designs of the Space Age p...
Faux Leather, Glass
Vintage William Andrus for Steelcase Soft Lounge Chairs & Coffee Table Set
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of two William Andrus lounge chairs and matching coffee table from the Steelcase Soft Seating Group, 1972, one of the most significant American institutional furniture designs ...
Faux Leather, Glass, Lucite
Sectionnal sofa Poltrona Frau with matching coffee table , model Socrates
By Pierluigi Cerri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Socrates modular sofa by Poltrona Frau in leather from the 1980s, feather filling for the cushions . An iconic Italian sofa manufactured by Poltrona Frau for a high-end design that w...
Leather, Feathers
Mid-Century modern set of 2 stools and 1 coffee table, original pieces
By Gerd Lange
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Set of 2 stools and 1 coffee table, original pieces from the 1960s by Gerd Lange for “Die Gute Form.”
Glass, Plywood
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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