Mid-Century Lucite Tortoiseshell Coffe Table Bronzed Mirror Top, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Astonishing midcentury coffee table in lucite with tortoiseshell effect and mirrored glass.
Glass, Mirror, Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Roberto Jodice Postmodern Italian Indian Tortoiseshell Coffee Table, 1975
Located in Conversano, IT
Product Name: Tortoiseshell Table by Roberto Jodice for Ottini Milano, 1975 Designer: Roberto Jodice Year of Design: 1975 Style: Late 20th-century Italian decorative design, with gla...
Tortoise Shell, Wood, Lacquer
Italian Mid-Century Brass and Tortoiseshell-Style Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Italian coffee table featuring a slender brass frame and a geometric tortoiseshell-style top beneath clear glass.
Brass
Mid Century Modern Brown Tortoiseshell Lacquer 54" Parsons Bench Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Brown Tortoiseshell Lacquer Parsons Style 54" Bench Coffee Table with Loose Cushion.
Wood, Lacquer
Chromed Steel and Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Square Coffee Table, Italy 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century square Italian coffee table in chromed steel with a stunning tortoiseshell-effect lucite top.
Steel, Chrome
Custom hand painted cocktail table in faux tortoiseshell finish
Located in Richmond, VA
Custom made to order cocktail tables by “The Fabulous Things” with hand painted finishes. The one shown here is in our faux tortoiseshell. Standard size(shown) of 40x40x20” high ca...
Wood, Paint
Squared Table in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Steel Italy 1970s Faux Tortoise Shell
Located in Rome, IT
Squared Midcentury table made of a tortoiseshell Lucite surface and a chrome "X" structure. Italy circa 1970.
Metal, Chrome
Tortoiseshell Faux Bamboo Coffee Table With Oval Glass Top, Circa 1970
Located in Wichita, KS
Distinctive tortoiseshell faux bamboo coffee table featuring a sculptural bent frame and oval glass top.
Paint, Faux Bamboo, Glass, Bamboo
Brass Trivet Coffee Table on Faux Tortoiseshell Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique rectangular low coffee or end table consisting of a cast brass trivet on a painted faux tortoiseshell base.
Brass
Post Modern Laminated Tortoiseshell Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Redding, CT
Post Modern Laminated Tortoiseshell Coffee Table. Mid Century Post Modern Laminate Tortoiseshell End Table.
Composition
Spanish Baroque Rosewood and Faux Tortoiseshell Coffee Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular inlaid and decorated top with turned legs and wrought iron stretchers.
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H 13.13 in W 47.5 in D 24 in
French Faux Tortoiseshell Coffee Table By Eric Maville And Jean-Claude Maher
By Eric Maville
Located in Round Top, TX
1970s French design faux tortoiseshell plexiglass coffee table with brass trim and signature inset.
Brass
Coffee Table with “Bamboo” Base in Tortoiseshell Lacquer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Elegant coffee table with “bamboo” base in tortoiseshell lacquer and thick glass top, French 1940's
Kittenger Gilt Coffee Table w/Faux Tortoiseshell Finish
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed by Isabel barringer and Theodore mueller for Kittenger in 1948, this AID award winning table features a stacked lacquered base, with extremely thick gilt top. Typ...
Giltwood
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H 15.95 in W 45.08 in D 31.5 in
Chromed Steel and Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Coffee Table, Italy 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century rectangular Italian coffee table in chromed steel with a stunning tortoiseshell-effect lucite top.
Steel, Chrome
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H 24.5 in Dm 13.75 in
William IV Tortoiseshell Octagonal Work Table, Rosewood Casters, circa 1835
Located in Atlanta, GA
The octagonal hinged top with a molded edge above a conforming case, the bottom section flared, raised on a square standard and resting on an octagonal base, raised on rosewood casters.
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H 18 in W 41.5 in D 41.5 in
Enrique Garcel Faux Tortoise Shell Tessellated Horn Ming Style Coffee Table
By Enrique Garcel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
20th century Enrique Garcel faux tortoiseshell tessellated horn Ming style coffee table.
Tortoise Shell
Eric Maville Faux Tortoiseshell Coffee Table
By Eric Maville
Located in London, GB
An Eric Maville faux tortoiseshell coffee table with clear glass top and gilt metal edging, mounted on a black laminated base.
Acrylic, Wood
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H 22.5 in W 42 in D 29 in
Regency Style Tortoiseshell & Jaguar Motif Coffee Table by William Skilling
By William Skilling
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Regency style Faux painted tortoiseshell & Jaguar Motif coffee table by William Skilling, Unsigned William Skilling (American/British, B.1940) Of generous proportions with four p...
Wood
Vintage Baker Faux Bamboo Tortoiseshell Brass Oval Coffee Table 45"
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Baker Furniture faux bamboo tortoise shell finish coffee or cocktail table featuring an oval top with brass gallery edge. Unmarked. Dimensions: 31" x 45" x 18"h
Faux Bamboo, Glass
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H 16.54 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
Coffee Table in Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite, Christian Dior Style, France, 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Rome, IT
Squared coffee table entirely in faux tortoiseshell Lucite in Christian Dior Home style, 1970s France.
Plastic, Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
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H 13.78 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Italian Coffee Table or Stool in Tortoiseshell Lucite, Willy Rizzo, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous midcentury square coffee table or stool in lucite with tortoiseshell effect.
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
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H 20.48 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
French Tortoiseshell Brass Coffee Side Tables in Christian Dior Style, 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of elegant side/coffee tables in faux tortoiseshell Lucite and brass details.
Brass
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H 20.48 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
French Tortoiseshell Brass Coffee Side Tables in Christian Dior Style, 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of elegant side/coffee tables in faux tortoiseshell lucite and brass details.
Brass
Antique Spanish Baroque Rosewood Trestle Low Table
Located in Forney, TX
A Spanish Baroque style faux tortoiseshell inlaid rosewood low table (coffee table, chair side table or end table) Born in the late 19th / early 20th century, featuring warm rich ro...
Rosewood
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H 19.89 in W 18.12 in D 16.93 in
Willy Rizzo Italian Side or Coffee Table in Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular Mid-Century side table, coffee table or nightstand crafted in a stunning and vibrant tortoiseshell-effect lucite.
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass, Wood
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H 13 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
1970s Square Low Italian Painted Wood Faux Tortoiseshell Style Coffee Table
Located in London, England
A good size and striking painted tortoiseshell coffee table in a Chinese style. The table dates back to the 1970s and was likely to have been custom made at the time.
Other
1930s Faux Tortoiseshell Italian Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Kent, GB
This unusual coffee table was once housed in the Gucci head office in Milan and you can see why.
Wood
A Vintage Parsons Low Table with a Faux Tortoiseshell Finish
Located in New York, NY
A Vintage Parsons Low Table with a Faux Tortoiseshell Finish
Wood
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.
Fans of the French film star may be surprised to learn that he had a flair for furniture with sleek lines and disco-era flash.
Like other pieces in the firm’s Candy Box collection, the cheerful limited-edition design showcases French craft.
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.