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Tripod Coffee Table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Saridis
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brussels, BE
Tripod Coffee Table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Saridis
Category
20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Round tripod coffee table in oak - France 1940
Located in Girona, ES
Round tripod coffee table in solid oak and oak veneer, saber legs, veneered top in three pieces
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Modern Tripod coffee table XXL by Wolfgang Bregentzer, Belgium
By Wolfgang Bregentzer
Located in Brussels , BE
Tripod coffee table XXL One cast solid surface in mineral resin, mass dyed designed by Wolfgang
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin
Mid century italian tripod coffee table by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Mid century tripod coffee table by Cesare Lacca in rosewood.
Beautiful design, wonderfully crafted
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
1930s Gio Ponti Style Tripod Coffee Table, Gilt and Lacquered Brass, Cristal Top
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian very rare 1930s Gio Ponti style tripod coffee table, gilt and lacquered brass, crystal top
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass
H 20.87 in Dm 16.93 in
1970s Knut Hesterberg Round Sculptural Aluminum Tripod Coffee Table
By Knut Hesterberg, Ronald Schmitt
Located in San Angelo, TX
Ronald Schmitt. This amazing round tripod coffee table is made of aluminum and features a circular thick
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Black Tripod Coffee Table by Karstudio
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Tripod Coffee Table by Karstudio.
Materials: FRP.
Dimensions: 150 x 85 x 30 cm.
*This piece
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2010s Chinese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
White Tripod Coffee Table by Karstudio
Located in Geneve, CH
White tripod coffee table by Karstudio
Materials: FRP
Dimensions: 150 x 85 x 30 cm
This piece is
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
White Tripod Coffee Table by Karstudio
Located in Geneve, CH
White Tripod Coffee Table by Karstudio
Materials: FRP
Dimensions: 150 x 85 x 30 cm
This piece is
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Black Tripod Coffee Table by Karstudio
Located in Geneve, CH
Black tripod coffee table by Karstudio.
Materials: FRP.
Dimensions: 150 x 85 x 30 cm.
This piece
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Black Tripod Coffee Table by Karstudio
Located in Geneve, CH
Black tripod coffee table by Karstudio
Materials: FRP
Dimensions: 150 x 85 x 30 cm
This piece is
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Tripod Coffee Table by Donatas Zukauskas
By Donatas Žukauskas
Located in Geneve, CH
Tripod Coffee Table by Kasanai
Dimensions: D 50 x H 52 cm.
Materials: Concrete, wood, recycled
Category
2010s Lithuanian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete
Unique Horse Petal Hoof Tripod Coffee Table Midcentury Antique 50s 60s Vintage
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
This tripod coffee table in the form of clover leaf and horse petals is a fine example of
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
H 18.12 in Dm 43.31 in
19th Century, Louis XVI Style French Gilt Bronze Tripod Coffee Table or Guéridon
Located in IT
Louis XVI style French gilt bronze tripod coffee table or guéridon
France, late 19th century
The
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 27.17 in Dm 23.63 in
Oval wooden tripod coffee table
Located in Paris, FR
Solid wood coffee table from the 60s. The oval top is fixed on 3 legs. The rounded edges give an
Category
Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
1970s Geometric Brass Tripodal Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Wonderfully designed patinated brass post modern coffee table with mitered legs and elongated
Category
Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich- Italy
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Girona, ES
Large tripod coffee table, solid mahogany, French polish, and a very thick original glass
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Asolo Black Granite Circular Coffee Table by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Geneva, CH
"Asolo" black granite circular tripod coffee table by Angleo Mangiarotti produced by Skipper, Italy
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite
Mid century italian tripod coffee table, 1950s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Elegant mid century tripod base coffee table with it's original triangular clear glass top
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Perforated metal tripod coffee table, France 1950
By Robert Mathieu
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Coffee table in black lacquered metal attributed to Robert Mathieu, France 1950. The tripod base
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mathieu Mategot Tripod Coffee Table / Magazine Rack
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Soho, London, GB
Occasional table with magazine rack by Mathieu Mategot (France circa 1955).
The table is made in
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Sheet Metal
Paul Evans Style Tripod Coffee Table Golden Top
By Paul Evans, Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful asymmetric golden trash metal coffee table in the manner of Paul Evans on a tripod iron
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron
Wood Slab Tripod Coffee Table, France 1960's
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
Tripod table in the style of Aubock, an excellent construction, the three steel legs are embedded
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Triangular Shape Glass and Brass Tripod Coffees Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Triangular shape glass top with a polish brass tripod base cocktail table.
The base has
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Tripod Coffee Table / Side Table
Located in Saint Leonards-on-sea, England
Vintage Brutalist wooden tripod tree trunk Brutalist coffee side table, French, 1950s. Made with a
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Side Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Fruitwood
Midcentury Italian Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Elegant mid century tripod coffee table. Beautiful very dark brown table base with a nice clear
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Brutalist Coffee Table Made of Bronze and Glass
Located in Berlin, DE
Vintage Brutalist Coffee Table Made of Bronze and Glass
Tripod coffee table of the 1970s in the
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Black Matte Tripod Coffee Table, Accent Table by Donatas Žukauskas
By Donatas Žukauskas
Located in Rudamina, LT
Coffee table "TRIPOD", black
The fusion of sturdiness and elegance, along with the blend of
Category
2010s Lithuanian Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete
Midcentury Modern Dutch Design Tripod Coffee Table, Netherlands 1960's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Dutch Design Round Tripod Wenge Coffee Table. Made in the Netherlands
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rare Cubisem Tripod Coffee Table, Picasso Guitar Painting, France 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
Very Unique and Rare Coffee Table, with famous Picasso guitar on the top. It is made in France in
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
H 17.72 in W 37.01 in D 15.75 in
Maison Jansen Style Lucite & Gilt Metal Tripod Coffee Table Pedestal Gueridon
By Maison Jansen, Maison Charles, Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Vienna, AT
This French round coffee table / side table from the 1970s captures the essence of the Hollywood
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Teak & Glass Tripod Coffee Table by Sven Ellekaer, Denmark ca. 1960s
By Christian Linnebergs Møbelfabrik, Sven Ellekaer
Located in Geneva, CH
Vintage teak and thick circular glass top coffee table by Sven Ellekaer and produced by Christian
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Teak
1950s Italian Small Round Tripod Coffee Table in Black Portoro Marble and Brass
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful small round coffee table with Nero Portoro marble top on tripod gilt metal legs, Italy
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Riviera Rattan, Wicker and Iron Coffee Table, Roberto Mango, Italy 1960s
By Roberto Mango
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic round tripod coffee table in curved bamboo, rattan and woven wicker with black iron base
Category
Antique 1860s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
H 23.23 in Dm 21.66 in
coffee table, from the Bow Wood line circa 1950 by french company Steiner
By Hugues Steiner
Located in BRIOUDE, FR
the black top, no instability.
This tripod coffee table or sofa table is lightweight, easy to be
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
H 22.45 in W 22.84 in D 22.84 in
Art Deco Wood Coffee Table Circle Josef Frank by Walter Sobotka Austria 1930s
By Walter Sobotka
Located in Vienna, AT
Art deco vintage tripod coffee table, which was designed by Walter Sobotka, Vienna 1930s.
A
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Tripod Beech and Glass Side Table in the Style of Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1980s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This is a reinterpretation of Cesare Lacca's design of a tripod coffee table
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Beech
German Mosaic Tripod Fifties Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Hemiksem, VAN
A beautiful fifties coffee table with an illustration in gold, gray, and pink on a black background
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Tripod Leg Coffee Table with Dark Stained Oak Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large tripod leg coffee table featuring a dark stained oak top and a silver powder-coated "tripod
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
travertine Top Horn Like Pillars Tripod Base Round Coffee Table
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern round floating travertine top coffee table. Horn like base solid mahogany
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Wooden Tripod Tree Trunk Brutalist Coffee Side Table, French, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Rare and very beautiful little coffee or side table made out of solid wood and produced in France
Category
Vintage 1960s French Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
"Oscar" Tripod Oak Coffee Table for Facto Atelier Paris, Portugal 2020
Located in New York, NY
Hand crafted Portuguese oak tripod end table or coffee table in tribute to Oscar Nimeyer. Made to
Category
2010s Portuguese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Carved Stained Oak Coffee Table on Tripod Legs, Europe, ca 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
versatile both in materials and forms. This stained oak coffee table is a prime example of this as it is
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Louis Philippe Style Feather Walnut Coffee Table With Tripod North Italy
Located in Prato, Tuscany
that of the “lastronatura”, as already mentioned, is from 4 to 6 mm. Our coffee table comes from
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
ANTIQUE BROWN BEVAN FUNNELL HARDWOOD GREEN LEATHER TOP COFFEE TABLE TRIPOD LEGs
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in GB
coffee table.
A very well made and elegant coffee table from the well known, British furniture makers
Category
20th Century English Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 17.33 in W 45.87 in D 21.07 in
1920s Oval Tripod Neoclassical Coffee Table in Blond Walnut with Veneered Top
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant small tripod table, oval in shape, skilfully worked by the famous cabinetmaker of Bassano
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
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H 19.3 in W 11.42 in D 13.78 in
Wooden Coffee Table like Perriand, Chapo, Jeanneret, Tripod Base Wabi-Sabi 1940
Located in Paris, FR
French massive oak wooden coffee table like Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Chapo, Jeanneret
Category
Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
H 14.97 in W 35.83 in D 35.83 in
Heavy Thick 3/4" Glass Round Top Chrome & Brass Tripod Base Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern round chrome and brass base glass top coffee table. Thick 3/4" glass top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Large Thick Brass Spikes to Form Jack Tripod Base Round Glass Top Coffee Table
By John Mascheroni
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large thick brass spikes to form jack tripod base round glass top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Tile Tripod Side Table
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A small fifties/sixties tripod side table with vibrant tile.
The tile measures 16 x 16 cm
Nice for
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Dos Gallos Custom Tripod Side Table
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom hand-forged iron, light and narrow profile, side tables or cocktail tables. Repurposed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Ta...
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Tripod Accent Table in Walnut Table Handcrafted - Fernweh Woodworking
By Fernweh Woodworking
Located in Bend, OR
This listing includes one Tall 25" Tripod Table. Eye-catching joinery paired with usefulness
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Coc...
Materials
Ash, Walnut, Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Teak Laminated Tripod Side Table
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A small fifties/sixties tripod side table: teak laminated.
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Tripod Table End Nesting Table in White Ash - Fernweh Woodworking
By Fernweh Woodworking
Located in Bend, OR
This listing includes one Tall 25" Tripod Table. Eye-catching joinery paired with usefulness
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Coc...
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut, Ash
Oak Monopodia Lion Tripod Table with Marble Top
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Oak monopodia lion tripod table with marble top.
Category
20th Century English Edwardian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Fornasetti Table Bocca Red Lips Brass Tripod Base
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
A Fornasetti table is the perfect synthesis of the artist's vision: a perfect balance of functional
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Fornasetti Table Bocca Red Lips Brass Tripod Base
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
A Fornasetti table is the perfect synthseis of the artist's vision: a perfect balance of functional
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Tripod Table in White Ash Wood, End Table by Fernweh Woodworking
By Fernweh Woodworking
Located in Bend, OR
This listing includes one Short 20" Tripod Table. Eye-catching joinery paired with usefulness
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Coc...
Materials
Hardwood, Ash, Walnut
French Brutalist Wabi Sabi Rustic Tripod Side Table, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wabi Sabi Modern Solid Wood Free-Form Coffee Table.
This stunning coffee table is entirely handmade
Category
20th Century French Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Audoux Minet Coffee Table
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet coffee table
France, circa 1940’s
Tabletop is comprised of thick
Category
Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rush, Wood
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Tripod Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tripod coffee table for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every tripod coffee table was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a tripod coffee table, we have 112 options in-stock, while there are 22 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tripod coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right tripod coffee table, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made tripod coffee table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Fernweh Woodworking, Fornasetti and Johannes Andersen are consistently popular.
How Much is a Tripod Coffee Table?
The average selling price for a tripod coffee table at 1stDibs is $2,367, while they’re typically $495 on the low end and $26,407 for the highest priced.
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.
Questions About Tripod Coffee Table
- Why is it called a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
Coffee tables were originally used in living spaces during social gatherings to support a tray containing multiple mugs, a coffee pot, creamers and sugar bowls. Low to the ground and centrally located in the space, coffee tables reduced the host or hostess’s need to constantly stand and serve her guests.
- Is an ottoman a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Typically, an ottoman is not a coffee table. An ottoman is a small cushioned seat without a back or arm rests. You can shop a collection of vintage and contemporary ottomans from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A coffee table should generally be two-thirds as long as the sofa it stands in front of and around the same height as the sofa’s seat cushions.
- Who invented the coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 12, 2024No one knows for sure who invented the coffee table. The earliest examples of the occasional table can be traced back to Victorian-era Britain. At that time, makers like William Watt and Collinson and Lock were producing coffee tables in large quantities.
Notably, F. Stuart Foote, the designer behind the American Imperial Furniture Company, claimed to have invented the coffee table in the early 20th century. He stated that he did so by cutting down the legs of a dining table. However, it's unlikely that Foote is the actual inventor of the coffee table, as books describing coffee tables existed in the UK a decade before his birth in 1872.
Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022While both pieces are relatively new to the furniture world, the main difference between them are their shapes. A cocktail table is generally square or rectangular in shape, while a coffee table tends to be oval or circular in shape. You can shop a collection of furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
The difference between a sofa table and a coffee table is that a sofa table is always behind the sofa and a coffee table is in front of it. Additionally, a sofa table is the same height as the sofa and a coffee table is much shorter.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Yes, end tables are generally taller than coffee tables.
The term “end table” is frequently used interchangeably with “coffee table,” and while these two furnishings have much in common, each table type offers its own distinctive benefits in your space.
Your end table is likely going to stand as tall as the arms of your sofa, and its depth will match the seating. These attributes allow for tucking the table neatly at the end of your sofa in order to provide an elevated surface between your seating and the wall. End tables are accent pieces — they’re a close cousin to side tables, but side tables, not unlike the show-stealing low-profile coffee table, are intended to be positioned prominently and have more to do with the flow and design of a room than an end table, which does a great job but does it out of the way of everything else.
Find all kinds of antique and vintage tables on 1stDibs. - What is a tray top coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021Tray top coffee tables are coffee tables with long, flat rectangular surfaces that are supported by an x-frame base. Low tables that were initially used as tea or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. After coffee drinking and “coffee breaks” became popular, it didn’t take long for coffee and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary tray top coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
On 1stdibs, a coffee table costs between $160 and $495,500.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Styling a Noguchi coffee table really depends on the space you’re placing it in. The possibilities are far-reaching, so consider the colors and coordination of the other furniture and fixtures around the table. Noguchi tables look beautiful on their own or styled with flowers, books or pottery. Shop a selection of Isamu Noguchi pieces on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To style an oval coffee table, create balance with opposites. Choose a sofa and accent chairs with a boxier shape for a striking contrast. Place a rectangular tray in the center and use it to display decorative accents or to store remotes and coasters. Another approach to decorating an oval table is to use decorative accents at different heights. Think of a tall vase placed next to a low bowl and a small sculpture positioned on top of two stacked coffee table books. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oval coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To stack books on a coffee table, place the largest one on the bottom with the spine facing the focal piece of furniture, usually the sofa. Then, add the next largest, lining up the inner edges so that the spines create a stepped effect. Continue adding books to complete the stack and top it off with a decorative object if you wish. Shop a variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024How big a coffee table for a sectional should be depends on the dimensions of the sectional. For a balanced look, a coffee table should be roughly two-thirds of the length of the sofa portion of a sofa and chaise sectional. If you have an L-shaped sofa, the coffee table should be around two-thirds of the length of each arm. Find a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Yes, a coffee table should generally be lower than a couch. However, the top of the table should only be slightly lower than the couch to maintain a balanced look. A good rule of thumb is to choose a table no more than one inch shorter than your sofa's seat height. Explore a large collection of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024The average height of a coffee table is around 16 to 18 inches. Designers typically choose this height to create a balance between coffee tables and sofas. The average seat height of sofas is 17 to 18 inches, and experts typically recommend that coffee tables be no more than 1 inch shorter than sofa-seat height. Explore a diverse assortment of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021The best coffee table for a sectional can be a round coffee table, particularly with respect to U-shaped sectionals. The circular design creates a sense of balance in small spaces and renders it easy for guests to move to and fro, especially when surrounded by chairs. Find a collection of antique and vintage coffee tables on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To authenticate your Noguchi coffee table, there are three different marks to look for. Isamu Noguchi’s signature will be on the edge of the table and on a medallion under the base. Even under the medallion, you will find Noguchi’s initials. Shop a collection of properly vetted Noguchi pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021A tall coffee table is usually called exactly that — a tall coffee table. Coffee tables, also referred to as cocktail tables, are generally designed to sit at or below the sofa's seat height. These tables may come in a range of sizes, but they are often between 16 and 18 inches high and are designed in a variety of lengths and widths. They’re meant to provide a practical table-top surface that complements your living room layout. (A tall version might also be suitable for use as a dining table.) Shop a collection of antique, vintage and contemporary tall coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Modern coffee tables tend to be low because they’re most commonly placed in front of couches and chairs. Historically, coffee tables were placed behind the couch which necessitated a taller table. Over time, as styles changed and coffee tables came to be positioned in front of couches, their heights were lowered to accommodate the modern arrangement. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage and contemporary coffee tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
- Are glass coffee tables durable?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023Whether glass coffee tables are durable depends on the craftsmanship and the materials. Generally, tables with tempered glass are less likely to shatter and break. How well you care for a coffee table will also impact its life span. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of glass coffee tables.
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