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Square Coffee Table in 24-Karat Gold Metal Italian Design 1970 Bamboo Cane
By Zevi & C.
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Square coffee table in 24-karat gold metal Italian design 1970 bamboo cane.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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H 16.15 in W 24.81 in D 24.81 in
Elegant Mid-Century Modern Burl and Cane Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern coffee table is made of burl wood with a woven center. Sleek low
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Bamboo, Rattan & Wicker Squared Coffee Table, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Squared coffee table in bamboo & rattan with wicker surface covered by a transparent glass layer
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Glass
Jamie Herzlinger American Cerused Wood and Caned Low Coffee Table Frame
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American square form cerused wood table frame with distinctly shaped legs tapering
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20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
H 17.75 in W 34 in D 33.25 in
Chinese Generous Square Stool with Cane Seat, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
dimensions:
Table apron to floor 14.5".
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Cane, Elm
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Teak and Cane Coffee Table 1960s
Located in Emeryville, CA
The teak and cane Danish coffee table is a stylish and versatile piece of furniture emblematic of
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Square Mid Century Bamboo and Rattan X Base Coffee Table with Round Glass Top
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Round 1970s Palm Beach Regency-style bamboo and Rattan cocktail table or coffee table with square
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Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture New World Square Cocktail / Coffee Table
By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century 'New World' square coffee table with an ebonized wood frame, a walnut top, and
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ebony, Walnut, Wood
Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Italian Square Coffee Table, Tito Agnoli, 1960s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Roma, IT
table was designed in Italy during the 1960s and is attributed to Tito Agnoli.
This square coffee
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
H 17.33 in W 22.64 in D 22.64 in
Vivai del Sud Midcentury Italian Square Coffee Table in Bamboo and Rattan, 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Mid-Century two-tier square coffee table fully made in bamboo, rattan and wicker. This
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
H 16.15 in W 26.38 in D 26.38 in
Davis Allen Coffee Table by McGuire
By Davis Allen, McGuire
Located in Highland, IN
the "Square" sofa and lounge chairs. It is executed in rattan and cane wicker with a glass top. The
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Cane, Rattan, Glass
Contemporary Low Nesting Tables, High Gloss Mahogany/Natural Cane
Located in New York, NY
A composition that includes a set of one coffee tables and one side table. The square coffee table
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2010s European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Mid Century Two Tier Coffee Table
Located in Baltimore, MD
storage. The table rests on stylish square peg legs. This spectacular vintage coffee table features a
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
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Italian 1970s Coffe Table in Bamboo and Rattan in the style of Vivai del Sud
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
created at the base of the table by the sequence of thick bamboo canes that form a succession of squares
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Bamboo, Rattan
H 15.36 in W 31.89 in D 20.08 in
Mid-Century Modern Trioh Danish Modern Occasional Teak Table
By Trioh
Located in Downingtown, PA
two-tier square occasional table with woven cane magazine shelf features clean lines and added
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood, Teak
McGuire Rattan Target Design Cocktail or Occasional Table
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional McGuire two-tier cocktail table, coffee table, or occasional table designed by Elinor
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20th Century American Organic Modern Side Tables
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Leather, Cane, Rattan, Glass
Davis Allen Square Chair and Ottoman by McGuire
By Davis Allen, McGuire
Located in Highland, IN
"Square Chair" and RW-51P ottoman. It is a cube chair executed in rattan and cane wicker with loose
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Lounge Chairs
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Upholstery, Cane, Rattan
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Square Coffee Table Caning For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the square coffee table caning you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of cane, natural fiber and wood, every square coffee table caning was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect square coffee table caning — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A square coffee table caning is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. A well-made square coffee table caning has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor and Zevi & C. are consistently popular.
How Much is a Square Coffee Table Caning?
A square coffee table caning can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,500, while the lowest priced sells for $575 and the highest can go for as much as $6,200.
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. Browse a vast selection of antique, new and vintage coffee table and cocktail tables today.
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