Sold|$1,628
XL Brutalist sequoia tree trunk coffee table
Located in BE
Design in its purest form. A very heavy oak coffee table made in the 80s. The wood has acquired a very nice patina over the years.
Wood
Sold|$4,800
Vintage Dark Brown Tree Trunk Coffee Table
Located in Chireno, TX
Vintage dark brown tree trunk coffee table from Belgium. Gnarled heavy root wood base, in a dark expresso brown color, supporting a lighter color brown trunk cross section top.
Wood
Organic Modern Tree Trunk Slice Oversized Coffee Table in Peroba Wood
Located in North Miami, FL
This live edge Brazilian tree trunk in peroba wood is over 5 feet in diameter with 5 iron cylindrical base legs. This slice of a tree is 7 inches thick. Very modern and yet very orga...
Iron
Sold|$1,006
Vintage tree root coffee table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage solid teak wood tree root coffee table with a smoked glass top.
Teak
Sold|$2,605
Tree Trunk Coffee Table in Nakashima Style
By George Nakashima
Located in Munich, DE
Very elegant tripod tree trunk table, with black painted metal feets, probably France, 1960.
Metal
Solid Tree Trunk Coffee Table Made of a Thick Cross Section of Vinhatico Wood
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in North Miami, FL
A fantastic low coffee table circa 1979 in stained vinhatico wood.
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Burl Wood Driftwood Tree Trunk Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a marvelous coffee table, made of burl driftwood and with an ovular glass top, circa the 1960s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 52" W x 32" D x 1...
Driftwood
Organic Tree Root Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Fulton, CA
Fairly amazing glass top tree root coffee table crafted from a single piece of root, NOT from several pieces attached. Intricate labyrinth of natural root growth creates a spectacula...
Glass, Wood
Robust mid-century tree trunk coffee table, France, 1910
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1910 / tree trunk coffee table / Mid-century / vintage design Made from a single tree trunk, this unique piece makes a perfect robust coffee table.
Wood
Vintage "Live Edge" Tree Trunk Coffee or Cocktail Table
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage long coffee or cocktail table made from a long cut of tree trunk with thick base. The piece retains its natural "live edge". Reduced from $3400.00
Wood
Mid Century Tree Root Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Żory, PL
This beautiful vintage coffee table features a rootwood base and a glass oval top. The table is in good condition, the glass has a few small scratches. Please send us a message with...
Glass, Wood
Restored Biedermeier Coffe Table, Cherry-Tree, Revived Polish, France, 1890s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Dissociative:172 cm / 67.72″ This unique low coffee table in a Japanese style originates from France and dates back to the late 19th century. Its design reflects the fascination wit...
Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
Sculptural carved tree trunk coffee table in oak, France ca. 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / tree trunk coffee table / oak wood / mid-century / rustic / design Exquisite tree trunk coffee table, a unique and captivating addition to any living space.
Wood, Oak
Round Ebonized Oak Coffee Table with Live Edge Tree Trunk Base
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Large round low table with a solid oak plank top and an impressive natural solid tree trunk base. Avantgarden Ltd. cultivates unexpected and exceptional lighting, furniture and desig...
Wood, Petrified Wood
Mid Century Naturalistic Brutalist Tree Trunk Coffee Table, c. 1960s Vintage
Located in Bristol, GB
Vintage Rustic Wooden Coffee/Side Table Chunky wooden top formed from a cross-section of a tree with rough edges and planed top. Sitting on thick tripod legs formed from tree branc...
Wood
Carl Auböck 'Tree Trunk' Coffee Table in Walnut, Austria, circa 1955
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Utrecht, NL
Carl Auböck 'Tree trunk' table, Austria circa 1955 made by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Vienna. A walnut tree trunk coffee table by Austrian designer Carl Auböck II (often simply refer...
Brass
Japanese Antique Tree Stump Coffee Table 1950s-1970s / Primitive Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a primitive style coffee table made from an old Japanese stump. It was made in the mid-Showa period (1950s-1970s), and the material used is a large, existent zelkova stump. ...
Wood
Impressive Maple Tree Trunk Coffee Table in the Style of George Nakashima, 1950s
By George Nakashima
Located in Vienna, AT
An impressive and beautiful coffee or cocktail table in the style of George Nakashima from the 1950s. Made of solid maple wood, in excellent condition.
Wood, Maple
Sold|$5,800
Wabi-Sabi Tree Trunk Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural 20th-century table is a captivating blend of natural beauty and functional design. Crafted from a 5-inch thick slice of a tree trunk, it rests on sturdy root wood leg...
Wood
An African Tree Slice Coffee Table in the Style of Pierre Jeanneret France 1970s
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in HYÈRES, FR
An important brutalist coffe table. Thickness of the top : 10cm A solid metal base. Bring back to Gabon in the 70s.
Metal
Sold|$4,500
Grand Double Tree Trunk Cocktail Table
Located in Houston, TX
UNUSUAL DOUBLE TREE TRUNK NATURAL GROWTH COCKTAIL TABLE WITH THREE LEGS
Wood
Sold|$2,650
Tree Slab Table with Quartz Inclusions
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exotic wood slab, 4" thick with numerous colorful quartz crystals imbedded.
Quartz
Antique Primitive Tree Trunk Table from 19th Century, France
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Antique primitive tree trunk table with beautiful patina from France.
Wood
Large Carl Aubock Tree Trunk Modernist Table from the 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A very unusual and long Viennese tree trunk table, designed and executed by Carl Aubock in the 1950s. Made of a walnut wood slab, black painted bottom, with three brass legs with woo...
Brass
Austrian Modernist Tree Trunk Table in the Style of Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Solid walnut tabletop from the 1950s with renewed handcrafted iron base.
Iron
Sold|$1,800
Vintage Tree Trunk Coffee Table
Located in Chireno, TX
Vintage tree trunk coffee table - or low table - with natural edge from the cross-section of a tree trunk. Purchased in Belgium, this table is supported by three pegged-construction ...
Wood
French vintage Brutalist Tree Trunk Elm Wood Side Table- Coffee Table-50s
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Massive French Vintage Elm Wood Tree Trunk Side Table from the 50s Spectacular Cross-Section through the Centuries-old Wood of the Field Elm.
Elm
Sold|$1,335
Vintage Tree Trunk Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in London, GB
Very contemporary side table with three original feet in oak turned Oak and elm.
Wood
Sold|$1,030
Tree Trunk Coffee Table of the 1950s
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This magnificent Tree Trunk coffee table in Brazilian style is original of the 1950s. The 7 cm thick round trunk has a nice patina and rests on three copper feet. It is a nice piec...
Copper
Original Carl Aubock Walnut Tree Trunk Coffee or Side Table, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
An authentic, vintage sculptural table from the 1950s, designed and crafted by Carl Auböck. Its organic shape and versatile size make it suitable for various uses—it works beautifull...
Brass
Rare, Beautiful Midcentury Three-Legged Coffee Table Made of Thick Tree Slice
Located in München, DE
Beautiful, solid three-legged Mid-Century Modern side coffee table made of thick tree slice. Very high quality made and great design. One original from the 1950s, not a reproductio...
Wood
Rare, Beautiful Midcentury Three-Legged Coffee Table Made of Thick Tree Slice
Located in München, DE
Beautiful, solid three-legged Mid-Century Modern side coffee table made of thick tree slice. Very high quality made and great design. One original from the 1950s, not a reproductio...
Wood
Small Mid Century Tripod Side Coffee Table Made from a Thick Tree Slice
Located in München, DE
Beautiful solid small and low tripod Mid-Century Modern side coffee table made from a thick tree slice. Very high quality, great natural design.
Wood
70s Regency Side Coffee Table Made of a Thick Tree Slice and Plexiglass Legs
Located in München, DE
Beautiful 70s Regency design side coffee table made of a thick tree slice with bark on the underside. Completely covered with clear varnish. With a beautiful inlay in the shape of...
Plexiglass, Wood
Sold|$2,500
Burl Wood Tree Trunk Coffee Table
Located in Denton, TX
One solid piece of burl wood tree trunk perfect for any size glass top that fits your needs glass not included.
Wood, Burl
Sold|$2,600
Banyan Tree Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Stunning single banyan tree coffee table. Carved from one single piece. Measures: 50? x 39 – 22? wide x 14?high.
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Sold|$1,700
Wood Tree Stump Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Organic table made of a solid ebonized tree stump. Free form shape. Surface with apparent rings and grain patterns. Bottom base has been modified and carved down so that the upper ha...
Wood
Solid Tree Slab Root Coffee Table, Burnt Wood Finish, Contemporary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Solid Tree Slab Root coffee table - burnt wood finish.
Driftwood
Burl Wood Free Form Driftwood Tree Branch Wood Coffee Table Base Naturalist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique vintage burl wood free-form driftwood coffee table base. Table features a truly wonderful and very heavy natural form with five raised supports with a lacquer finish on each f...
Driftwood
Natural Stump on Legs Tree Wood Organic Coffee Table Base
By George Nakashima
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual round shape tree stump on legs coffee table base stand planter, etc.
Hardwood
Vintage Rustic Freeform Tree Slab Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage live edge coffee table features a rough hewn slab top with petrified wood base. The natural woodland beauty of the table makes a striking addition to any interi...
Petrified Wood, Wood
Tropical Hardwood Tree Root Rustic Coffee Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A natural free-form wooden coffee table. This natural wood table has been made from the stump and roots of a tropical hardwood tree.
Wood, Hardwood
Sold|$3,100
Mid-Century Modern Tree Slab Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous vintage modern coffee table features natural hardwood construction with a thick tree slab top. The amorphous live edge tabletop offers a sturdy and stylish place to set...
Wood
Midcentury Brazilian Tree Trunk Slab Coffee Table
Located in Madrid, ES
Brutalist style coffee table with a stylized base and a large double centered vine wood trunk top. Made in Brazil in the 1960s.
Wood
Live Edge Coffee Table in Parota Wood Tree Trunk with Brutalist Bronze Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Custom made exotic free edge Parota wood (Raintree) cocktail table with Brutalist bronze base. Gorgeous golden brown figuring to the grain. Very substantial.
Bronze
Vintage Rustic Free Edge Tree Slab Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage coffee table features a rustic tree slab coffee table with free edge table top. Perfect rustic style table for a variety of interiors. Tapered legs, unique shape,...
Wood
Vintage Cypress Tree Trunk Coffee or Cocktail Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental cypress trunk tree coffee table. Very large and very heavy.
Wood, Cypress
Natural Form Tree Slab-Top and Stump Coffee Table
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Stunning natural tree coffee table Tree stump bottom. Measuring 28 in x 24.5 in, 1/75 in thick, 16-3/8 in high.
Wood
Stunning Vintage Modern Live Edge Tree Slab Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern live edge coffee table with unusual drum stick legs and a free-form tree slab top.
Wood
Tree Slice Coffee Table with Feet Made of Liana
Located in Paris, FR
Extra large coffee table, top made of a thick slice of a tree and a base made of liana.
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Live Edge Tree Slab Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning vintage modern Adirondack style coffee table features a free-form tree slab as a tabletop and a slatted bottom tier for storage.
Wood
Vivai del sud 'palm tree' coffe table, Italy, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hollywood regency coffee table, carved wood, Italy, 1970s, Vivai del Sud Would fit well in an eclectic and evocative decor. check out our Goldwood storefront for more.
Mirror, Wood
Organic Modern Tree Trunk Coffee Table Attributed to Michael Taylor
By Michael Taylor
Located in Rochester, NY
California organic modern style free form tree trunk coffee table base - we are almost positive this is by Michael Taylor - there is no apparent signature - to be on safe side a Mich...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Tree Trunk Coffee Table Attributed to C. Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This sculptural tree trunk coffee table is definitely from the 1950s.
Metal
Midcentury, 1960-1970 Organically Stylish Walnut Wooden Tree Trunk Coffee Table
Located in Lisse, NL
Rustic and great looking, natural materials table. This all-natural tree trunk coffee table from circa 1960-1970 is a real eyecatcher and highly practical at the same time. Both in ...
Wood
Good Size Organical Shape Cherry Burl Tree Coffee Table, Stunning Grain
Located in Lisse, NL
Organic Midcentury style table with wow-factor tabletop. Whether you are decorating a midcentury home, a mountain cabin or a more contemporary interior, this superb table with its u...
Wood
Antique Indonesian Rustic Coffee Table Made from a Tree with Honeycomb Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indonesian wooden coffee table from the early 20th century, with honeycomb patterns. Made from the side of a tree, this charming coffee table captures our attention with i...
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.”
Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
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.