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Vintage Eero Saarinen for Knoll White Oval Tulip Cocktail Table 1957
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Eero Saarinen for Knoll White Oval Tulip Cocktail Table 1957
A classic mid-century design
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Classic Modernist Marble Oval Cocktail Tulip Table. Eero Saarinen / Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist Marble Oval Cocktail Tulip Coffee / cocktail Table. Designed by Eero Saarinen
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Tulip Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eero Saarinen style coffee table with tulip shape base.
Location: Brooklyn NY.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Laminate
French Vintage Tulip Coffee Table
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table from France with a uniquely shaped, a-symmetrical top. This piece has a vinyl white
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Danish Tulip coffee table 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Danish coffee table 1960
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern White Tulip Oval Cocktail Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic classic designed by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll. It features a white top with white base. Excellent overall condition. Manufactures stamp.
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
H 15.5 in W 42.25 in D 27.5 in
Art Deco French Tulip Coffee table
Located in Barnstaple, GB
A beautiful Figured walnut French Tulip occasional table. Dating to circa 1930 this beautiful
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Kluskens Tulip Coffee Table in Solid Walnut
By Kluskens
Located in Nederweert, NL
Tulip Side Table
The Netherlands is renowned for its beautiful tulips. The ‘Tulip’ side table
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Kluskens Tulip Coffee Table in Solid Walnut
By Kluskens
Located in Nederweert, NL
Tulip Side Table
The Netherlands is renowned for its beautiful tulips. The ‘Tulip’ side table
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Tulip coffee table, Eero Saarinen, Knoll, 1956
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Tulip coffee table, Eero Saarinen, Knoll, 1956
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Tulip coffee table, Eero Saarinen, Knoll, 1956
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Tulip coffee table, Eero Saarinen, Knoll, 1956
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Travertine Tulip Design Coffee Table - Travertine Marble Center Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
TRAVERTINE TULIP DESIGN MARBLE COFFEE TABLE
Type of Marble: Travertine
Dimensions: 40" x 20" x 17
Category
2010s Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble
Modernist Light Up Tulip Style Coffee Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare light up midcentury table fashioned after the knoll tulip table. The table features a light-up
Category
Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Acrylic
Mid Century Modern Knoll Tulip Coffee Table
By Knoll
Located in Tulsa, OK
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Mid Century Modern Knoll Tulip Coffee Table. Above average vintage condition and structurally sound
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Tulip Coffee Tables by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Pair of coffee tables by Eero Saarinen with a white tulip shaped base and round marble top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Tulip Round Coffee Table by Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Tulip coffee table by Saarinen for Knoll. USA, cira 1960 to 1970.
Signed with early Knoll red
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
G-Plan Teak “Tulip” Glass Coffee Table, 1970s
By G-Plan
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
modern materials, creating functional pieces of art. Designed by G Plan in the UK, this 'tulip' table is
Category
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Teak
Eero Saarinen x Charlotte Perriand Tokyo Tulip Table Homage
By Charlotte Perriand, Eero Saarinen
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Saarinen tulip table edited by Charlotte Perriand. And while we could never compete with the final hammer
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Midcentury Tulip Table in Style of Eero Saarinen
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen, Vitra
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very practical
- Iconic design.
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Tulip Coffee Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage coffee table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll with white tulip base and laminate top. This icon
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Art deco Tulip coffee table no.301 by Thonet Debrecen
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art deco Tulip coffee table professionally stained and repolished.
Category
Vintage 1930s Slovak Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Round 42" Tulip Coffee Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
Located in Van Nuys, CA
41.5" Round "Tulip" coffee table designed by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll International
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Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Tulip Walnut Coffee Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Countryside, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Tulip Walnut Coffee Table
This coffee table measures: 36 wide
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Tulip Occasional Table in Walnut & Ebony, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish Art Deco walnut table with ebonised legs creating a wonderful tulip shape and dating
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Heinz Lilienthal Tulip Table, Coffee Table with Slate and Etched Steel Tabletop
By Heinz Lilienthal
Located in Halle, DE
Important and very rare coffee table by German Sculptor Heinz Lilienthal, 1927-2006.
The etched
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate, Stainless Steel, Aluminum
H 20.48 in Dm 43.31 in
1960s White Tulip Coffee Table by Maurice Burke for Arkana 105cm
By Maurice Burke, Arkana Furniture
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
White tulip coffee table, manufactured by Arkana, Bath UK and designed by Maurice Burke in the
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
1960s White Tulip Coffee Table by Maurice Burke for Arkana 75
By Maurice Burke, Arkana Furniture
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
White tulip coffee table, manufactured by Arkana, Bath UK and designed by Maurice Burke in the
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Diamond Tulip Center Table, 1 of 1 by Grzegorz Majka
By Grzegorz Majka
Located in Geneve, CH
The diamond tulip center table, 1 of 1 by Grzegorz Majka
Edition 1 of 1
Dimensions: 31.50 x 31.50
Category
2010s British Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Saarinen Style Round Coffee or Side Table with White Enameled Tulip Base
By Metaform Holland, Eero Saarinen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Saarinen style tulip coffee or side table with white enameled metal tulip pedestal base and white
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
H 20.25 in W 47.375 in D 47.375 in
Vintage Eero Saarinen Off White Tulip Base Coffee Table Knoll Associates 1960s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Miami, FL
Classic Eero Saarinen Mid-Century Modern Tulip Coffee or Cocktail Table for Knoll, circa 1960
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Knoll Studio "Saarinen" Tulip Side Coffee Table - In Nero Marquina Marble
Located in Barrowford, GB
On offer on this occasion is a sublime, immaculately-presented "Saarinen" Side/Coffee table in Nero
Category
2010s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
H 14.97 in W 35.83 in D 35.83 in
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Vintage Tulip Coffee Table in Verdi Alpi Marble
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Spectacular vintage Tulip coffee table designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. Circa 1970s production
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, Tulip Low Table, Marble Top, Design 1958
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, Tulip Low Table
Green variegated marble circular top on
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
H 21.07 in Dm 35.44 in
Eero Saarinen For Knoll International 35 Inch Tulip Coffee Table Rosewood 2009
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is one Knoll 35 inch Tulip Coffee Table, designed by Eero Saarinen.
This example
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
H 15.25 in W 35 in D 35 in
Early Restored Saarinen Knoll 42" Round Tulip Coffee Table Walnut & Iron Base
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Since the 1950s, these tables, along with this era of Knoll furniture as a whole, have gained a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Tulip 36 inch White Laminate Coffee Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Countryside, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Tulip 36 inch White Laminate Coffee Table
This coffee table
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Laminate
H 15 in W 36 in D 36 in
Mid-Century Modern Style Nineteen20 Round White Corian Tulip Coffee Table by OFS
By Office Furniture Systems
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous mid-century modern style Nineteen20 coffee table features a white Corian top with a white
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century White Metal Tulip Feet and Wooden Top Coffee Table by Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century white metal tulip feet and wooden top coffee table by Knoll.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
American Mid-Century White Laminate Metal Coffee Table Mod.Tulip by Knoll, 1960s
By Knoll
Located in MIlano, IT
American Mid-Century Modern white laminate wood and metal Coffee table mod. Tulip by Knoll, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
H 20.87 in Dm 20.08 in
Large round coffee table with Tulip leg in brushed aluminum and Zebrano 1960.
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Superb coffee table in the style of Pierre Paulin or Eero Saarinen.
With its Tulip base and its
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Vintage 1960s French Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Knoll oval Tulip Coffee Table white laminate by Eero Saarinen
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-Century Modern knoll oval tulip coffee table white Laminate top. Base is very heavy and has has
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
H 16 in W 54 in D 36 in
Mid-Century Modern Knoll 3’ Round Tulip Coffee Table Walnut by Eero Saarinen
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-Century Modern knoll 3’ round tulip coffee table walnut Laminate top. Base is heavy and has has
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Early Eero Saarinen for Knoll Oval Pedestal Tulip Coffee Table in White Laminate
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Stamford, CT
history. Commonly referred to as the "Tulip" collection, Saarinen's goal was to eliminate the visual
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
H 15 in W 54 in D 36 in
Rare Mid-Century Modern Tulip Base Marble Coffee Table by Honsel, Germany, 1960s
By Honsel
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing, elegant and rare Mid-Century Modern tulip base coffee table or sofa table. Designed and
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
H 21.26 in Dm 39.57 in
Mid-Century Modern Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Coffee Table with Walnut Top
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This table as acquired from the original owner who had purchased new in 1971. It features a powder
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Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
2016 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Coffee Table w/ 35" Inch Round Laminate Top
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Tulip Pedestal Coffee Table, Model 162TR, originally designed in 1956 by Eero Saarinen
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
H 15.25 in Dm 35.75 in
2016 Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Coffee Table w/ 35" Inch Round Laminate Top
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Tulip Pedestal Coffee Table, Model 162TR, originally designed in 1956 by Eero Saarinen
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
H 15.25 in Dm 35.75 in
36" Inch Heavy Top Tulip Coffee Table in the Style of Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large 35.5" heavy thick top round "Tulip" coffee table in the style of Eero Saarinen and produced
Category
Vintage 1950s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Oval Tulip Small Cocktail or Side Table
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Bronx, NY
Tulip small cocktail side and or end table after Eero Saarinen for Knoll, very chic. With milk
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Nickel
Eero Saarinen Tulip Coffee Table
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Brussels, BE
First edition tulip coffee table designed by Eero Saarinen and edited by Knoll International in the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Carved Red Tulip Coffee Table; Square; Glass Top
By Eric Freyer
Located in Reno, NV
This unique coffee table is sure to turn heads. Made of maple, poplar, and chechen, the sculpted
Category
Early 2000s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple
Original Tulip Table, Eero Saarinen for Knoll International
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Waedenswil, CH
designed this important collection with the centered tulip foot and thus solved the "ugly, confusing
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Marble Coffee Table in the style of Eero Saarinen's Tulip table for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Chicago, IL
Marble Coffee Table in the style of Eero Saarinen's Tulip table for Knoll
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Tulip Shaped Coffee Table with Copper and Rosewood by Heinz Lilienthal
By Heinz Lilienthal
Located in Paris, FR
Large etched copper plate tabletop featuring spiral-shaped pattern over single tulips shaped base
Category
Vintage 1970s German Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper
Russell Woodard Aluminum Metal Base and Black Marble Tulip Coffee Table 1960s
By Russell Woodard
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Russell Woodard aluminum base tulip coffee table. Round dark marble top with light white veining
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
H 16 in W 26 in D 26 in
Tulip Oval Coffee Table in Marble by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Porto, Porto
Tulip Oval Coffee Table in Marble by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International
pedestal collection
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
H 20.87 in W 53.15 in D 35.44 in
"The Diamond Tulip" Center Table ft. Antigue Brown Granite and Glass
By Grzegorz Majka
Located in London, GB
The Diamond collection proves that everything is possible. It goes beyond the stereotypical thinking that stone is such a heavy and demanding material that could not be processed in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite
Midcentury White Tulip Round Coffee Table by Grosfillex, 1960s
By Grosfillex
Located in Savona, IT
French-made coffee table produced in the 1960s.
Top in white laminated wood veneer.
Tulip-shaped
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Plastic, Laminate
Saarinen Tulip Cocktail Table for Knoll
Located in Toronto, ON
A classic cocktail table designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll,
USA. This elegant pedestal
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Walnut Tulip Cocktail Table in the Manner of Eero Saarinen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Modernist cocktail table has a solid walnut top, and a creme enameled steel base with a tulip
Category
20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Tulip Cocktail Table For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the tulip cocktail table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A tulip cocktail table — often made from metal, stone and marble — can elevate any home. There are 88 variations of the antique or vintage tulip cocktail table you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the tulip cocktail table you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each tulip cocktail table bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Hollywood Regency hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made tulip cocktail table over the years, but those crafted by Eero Saarinen, Knoll and Heinz Lilienthal are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Tulip Cocktail Table?
Prices for a tulip cocktail table start at $616 and top out at $25,000 with the average selling for $2,500.
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.”
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.
Questions About Tulip Cocktail Table
- What is a tulip table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024A tulip table is a dining table or occasional table of a certain shape. It’s typically characterized by a slender stem-like pedestal base and a round tabletop. Its name is drawn from the name given to chairs that are part of a collection that Finnish-American designer and architect Eero Saarinen created for iconic mid-century furniture manufacturer Knoll during the 1950s.
The tables in Saarinen’s acclaimed series were called Pedestal tables, while the chairs were called Tulip chairs, armless or not, owing to their flower bulb-like shape. Today, design lovers everywhere frequently refer to Saarinen's Pedestal tables as tulip tables, and any table that looks like a Pedestal table is generally referred to as a tulip table, whether or not Saarinen had anything to do with it.
Find vintage Eero Saarinen tables on 1stDibs. - Are tulip tables sturdy?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022With a cast iron or aluminum alloy base, rest assured, the tulip table is indeed sturdy. With its centrally-placed leg, the style of the table was designed to be functional and structurally solid. You’ll find a variety of tulip tables from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Why is it called a tulip table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022The Tulip table is called that because it matches the Tulip chair. With its tapered shape, the seat of the chair resembles a tulip flower. Eero Saarinen designed both the Tulip chair and the Tulip table. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Tulip tables.
- What era are tulip tables from?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Tulip tables are from the mid-century modern era. Finnish-American architect and furniture maker Eero Saarinen created the table in 1956 as part of the Pedestal collection of chairs and stools. The Pedestal table and its accompanying Tulip armchairs and armless chairs comprised cast-aluminum bases (“Tulip” became a common descriptor for all of the furnishings in the collection). Each table, stool and chair was crafted with a single, tapered cylindrical leg that descends to a base that flares into a circle, giving the illusion of being one piece. The series was designed for Knoll Inc. On 1stDibs, find vintage Tulip tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
- What is a cocktail table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Cocktail tables are ornate low tables traditionally used to serve cocktails and food in a seating area. When first sold in the early 20th-century, cocktail tables tended to be square or rectangular, while coffee tables were round or oval shaped. Today, both types of table come in a wide range of shapes. Find a variety of antique and vintage cocktail tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Eero Saarinen tulip tables are beloved by interior designers worldwide, and there are some key things to look for to ensure your table is authentic. Examine the base of the chairs and table and confirm they're made from one piece of cast aluminum with no visible seams. Tulip tables have been crafted from various materials over the years, but never plastic. You can also turn the table over to look for a Knoll Inc. tag, though some vintage tables may not have this. On 1stDibs, you'll find a collection of authentic Eero Saarinen tulip furniture from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Many chairs can work with a Tulip table. The Tulip armchair, for example, was part of Eero Saarinen’s Pedestal collection of armless chairs, stools, Tulip side tables and more. The series, produced for Knoll, was a mid-century modernist exercise in simplifying, and Tulip chairs, with their curvy contours, match Tulip side tables and Pedestal dining tables very well. However, you can also try other mid-century modern chairs to see what works best in your space. Shop a collection of mid-century modern dining chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, the tulip table is considered a mid-century modern design. This table shape has become an iconic statement of the era with a simple sculptural attitude and a practical nature. The first tulip table was created by Eero Saarinen, a noted Finnish designer who was a leader in mid-century modern home decor. Shop a collection of Saarinen furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024To tell a real Saarinen Tulip table, look under the tabletop. Authentic Saarinen tables will usually feature a label bearing the Knoll Industries name and a metal plaque that features Eero Saarinen's signature. The style of these tags and labels has changed over the years, but you can find pictures of them on the pages of trusted online resources to compare to the markings on your table. Materials can also be useful when authenticating Tulip tables. Authentic tables will have cast aluminum bases. A wood or plastic base is a good indication that the table is a replica, as is a plastic top rather than one made of wood, laminate or natural stone. If you're still unsure about the authenticity of your piece, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you. Find a selection of Eero Saarinen Tulip 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.
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