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Stone Block Coffee Table

Blocks Coffee Table
Blocks Coffee Table

Blocks Coffee Table

By Chuch Estudio

Located in Mérida, MX

The blocks coffee table was inspired by the construction context in Mexico, a reinterpretation of an authentic multitask table by Mexican workers: cast blocks and a multi-material top.

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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone

Blocks Coffee Table
Blocks Coffee Table

Blocks Coffee Table

By Chuch Estudio

Located in Mérida, MX

The Blocks coffee table was inspired by the construction context in Mexico, a reinterpretation of an authentic multitask table by mexican workers: cast blocks and a multi-material top.

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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone

Set of 2 Rosso Levanto Marble Block Coffee Tables – Handcrafted Coffee Table
Set of 2 Rosso Levanto Marble Block Coffee Tables – Handcrafted Coffee Table

Set of 2 Rosso Levanto Marble Block Coffee Tables – Handcrafted Coffee Table

Located in İnegöl, TR

Dimensions: 1 - 85 x 65 x 38 CM 2- 50 x 40 x 45 CM This set of two block marble coffee tables is a bold expression of Italian design, sculpted from the rare and dramatic Rosso Le...

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Mid-Century Coral Stone and Glass Top Coffee Table, 1970s
Mid-Century Coral Stone and Glass Top Coffee Table, 1970s

Mid-Century Coral Stone and Glass Top Coffee Table, 1970s

Located in Miami, FL

Large coral stone block base coffee table with 1/2” glass top from the 1970s.

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4 Blocks Table by Chuch Estudio
4 Blocks Table by Chuch Estudio

4 Blocks Table by Chuch Estudio

Located in Geneve, CH

4 Blocks table by Chuch Estudio (Handmade in México) Materials: local stone; ticul stone, mayan cream stone, black cantera, Mexican Pink Cantera Dimensions: 80cm x 80cm x 40cm H (...

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2 Blocks Table by Chuch Estudio
2 Blocks Table by Chuch Estudio

2 Blocks Table by Chuch Estudio

Located in Geneve, CH

2 Blocks table by Chuch Estudio (Handmade in México) Materials: Ticul Stone, Mayan Cream Stone, Black Cantera, Mexican Cantera Dimensions: 80cm x 80cm x 20cm H (80cm square of glass)...

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Ashlar Coffee Table — Medium — Rare British Marble — by NOVOCASTRIAN
Ashlar Coffee Table — Medium — Rare British Marble — by NOVOCASTRIAN

Ashlar Coffee Table — Medium — Rare British Marble — by NOVOCASTRIAN

By Novocastrian, Richy Almond

Located in Washington, GB

Named after ashlar masonry, the traditional art of finely dressed, square-cut stone blocks; the Ashlar Coffee Table is a study in monolithic form and structural rigor.

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2010s British Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ashlar Coffee Table — Large — Rare British Marble — by NOVOCASTRIAN
Ashlar Coffee Table — Large — Rare British Marble — by NOVOCASTRIAN

Ashlar Coffee Table — Large — Rare British Marble — by NOVOCASTRIAN

By Novocastrian, Richy Almond

Located in Washington, GB

Named after ashlar masonry, the traditional art of finely dressed, square-cut stone blocks; the Ashlar Coffee Table is a study in monolithic form and structural rigor.

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2010s British Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ashlar Coffee Table — Small — Rare British Marble — by NOVOCASTRIAN
Ashlar Coffee Table — Small — Rare British Marble — by NOVOCASTRIAN

Ashlar Coffee Table — Small — Rare British Marble — by NOVOCASTRIAN

By Richy Almond, Novocastrian

Located in Washington, GB

Named after ashlar masonry, the traditional art of finely dressed, square-cut stone blocks; the Ashlar Coffee Table is a study in monolithic form and structural rigor.

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American Mid-Century Modular Block Table
American Mid-Century Modular Block Table

American Mid-Century Modular Block Table

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H 13.78 in W 47.64 in D 35.44 in

American Mid-Century Modular Block Table

By Maitland Smith

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A modular table in tessellated stone by Maitland Smith. This four-piece table in contrasting stone can be arranged in a myriad of combinations, both together and apart. Dimensi...

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Massive Stucco Coffee Table
Massive Stucco Coffee Table

Massive Stucco Coffee Table

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H 17 in W 47 in D 41.5 in

Massive Stucco Coffee Table

Located in Pasadena, CA

White stucco fake stone block coffee table. Octagonal shaped. It could be used outside or inside.

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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone Block Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic stone block coffee table available at 1stDibs. A stone block coffee table — often made from stone, marble and limestone — can elevate any home. There are 36 variations of the antique or vintage stone block coffee table you’re looking for, while we also have 105 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect stone block coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A stone block coffee table made by modern designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one stone block coffee table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, Kieron and Brendan McSherry and Piero Lissoni produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Stone Block Coffee Table?

Prices for a stone block coffee table start at $361 and top out at $41,784 with the average selling for $6,500.

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.”

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