Gorgeous Bi-Level Modern Table
By Design Institute America, Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unusual cocktail table in the style of Milo Baughman, with dual layer glass levels.
Brass
Unusual Verner Panton Cone Table in Rosewood
By Verner Panton
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Very few of these unusual cocktail tables were ever created. Even fewer in Rosewood.
Rosewood
Unusual Large Coffee Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Unusual large English coffee table with an art room painted top. 1920. Reference: 7720 Dimensions 48 inches (122 cms) Wide 48 inches (122 cms) Deep 22 inches (56 cms) High.
Pine
Unusual Anglo-Indian Coffee Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Wonderfully unusual Anglo-indian low table/ coffee table with scrubbed teak top in a lattice design. 1950
Teak
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Drinks Table.
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Drinks Table. Oval Quartz Geode with Blue Gray Center on gilded steel base.
Rock Crystal
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Drinks Table.
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Drinks Table. Pale gray crystalized quartzite with a contrasting very thin brown edge on a gilded steel base.
Rock Crystal
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Drinks Table.
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Drinks Table. Oval Pale gray Geode with dark gray contrasting edge on a gilded steel base.
Rock Crystal
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Drinks Table.
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Drinks Table. Oval Crystalized Quartzite with a narrow gray brown edge on a gilded steel base.
Rock Crystal
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Drinks Table.
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Drinks Table. Pale gray crystalized quartzite with a contrasting very thin brown edge with grayish purple center on a gilded steel base.
Rock Crystal
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Drinks Table.
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Drinks Table. A wide grayish blue edge surrounding textured quartize with a nest of purple crystal in the center on a gilded steel base.
Rock Crystal
Unusual Dunbar Coffee Table
By Roger Sprunger
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare and custom order 1970's Dunbar coffee table, most likely designed by Roger Sprunger.
Wood
Unusual Oval Laverne Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
A oval-shaped cocktail table by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne with Asian motif in polychromed and acid-etched patinated bronze. Measurements: Length: 54.5" Height: 17.5" Width: 19"
Bronze
Unusual Petrified Wood Modern Drinks Table
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Petrified Wood Modern Drinks Table. With 400 million year 400-million-year-old petrified wood top. Custom-designed gilded steel base. 13.75" D 22" H A sculptural and strikin...
Metal, Steel
Unusual French C.1960s Walnut Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A walnut veneer coffee table from 1960s France. Sculptural form with unusual slopped edges.
Walnut
$2,658Sale Price|20% Off
Unusual Design Chrome Coffee Table, circa 1960
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual coffee table is made of chrome with 2 glass shelves. It has curved chromed metal parts on each side of the table. This is a French work. Circa 1960.
Chrome
Unusual tessellated stone and brass coffee table
Located in New York, NY
Unusual tessellated stone and brass side/coffee table.
Stone, Brass
Unusual Modernist Coffee Table Dunbar, 1970's
By Roger Sprunger
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual and most likely custom coffee table designed by Roger Sprunger and made by Dunbar, ca' 1970's. From an estate of a Indiana builder who purchased directly from Dunbar in th...
Glass, Ash
Unusual " Chalet" pinewood coffee table in 2 pieces
By Christian Durupt, René Martin
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Unusual " Chalet" pine coffee table. The table is in 2 pieces of different height. They can be positioned to increase the width ( between 100 cm and 130 cm ) Anonymous cabinetmaker...
Pine
Unusual Dunbar Coffee Table With Brass And Inlay
By Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual coffee table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar ca' 1960's. Polished brass frame with a picture frame top and decorative inlays.
Brass
Unusual Tile Coffee Table by Bramin Mobler Denmark
By Bramin Mobler
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual tile top coffee table by Bramin Mobler, Denmark, dated 1970.
1950s Unusual Italian Coffee Table with Model Fish
By Paolo Buffa
Located in London, London
This table is a remarkable example of mid-century furniture design, characterized by its elegant wooden frame and the setting of model fish inside the body of the table. It features ...
Glass, Walnut
Unusual Wrought Iron & Marble Coffee Table - France, 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Chic late Art Deco period rectangular coffee table with a wrought iron base painted dark green. Brass details. Original marble top.
Unusual Glass Top Midcentury Coffee Table Santambrogio & De Berti
By Santambrogio & De Berti
Located in Norwood, NJ
Glass and mirrored top coffee or cocktail low table manufactured by Santambrogio & De Berti, Lissone, Italy. Mirror with manufacturer's foil label printed CUIVROGLACE/SPECCHIO GALVOR...
Brass
$1,500Sale Price|20% Off
Unusual Adrian Pearsall Sculptural Walnut Coffee Table Planter Midcentury
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual Adrian Pearsall sculptural walnut coffee table with crock planter. This table has a light walnut finish and very nice heavy crock bowl planter. We are not sure the crock is o...
Pottery, Glass, Walnut
Unusual Mid-Century Modern Rosewood and Laminate Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage modern coffee table features elegant rosewood sides with a white laminate top and a chrome base. The sleek design has chrome trim around the tabletop adding to th...
Chrome
Monumental Coffee Table, Unusual, Basket Weave and Black Glass
By Karl Springer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large modernist, architectural coffee table. Basket weave (grass cloth) wrapped, black laminate legs, black glass insert (center).
Grasscloth, Laminate
Unusual Biomorphic Coffee Table With Wood Grain Formica 1980's
By Richard Artschwager
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A very unusual kidney bean shaped coffee table. Very well made, ca' 1980's, heavy construction. Wood grain formica, similar to designs by Richard Artschwager.
Formica
Unusual Gold Gilt Brass and Chrome Design Coffee Table, French, circa 1960
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This cocktail table is a very unusual model of very good quality.
Brass, Chrome, Metal
Vintage 20th Century Unusual Metal Scorpion Shaped Coffee Table c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An unusual metal sculpture of a Scorpion supporting a large hexagon of smoked glass creating a striking coffee table. Of lovely proportions, a wonderful piece of interior design from...
Metal
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
Unusual Pierluigi Giordani style Sculptural Walnut Coffee Table Mid-Century
By Pierluigi Giordani
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous sculptural walnut coffee table in the style of Pierluigi Giordani. A thick egg shaped glass floats a top a asymmetrical walnut base, its elegant gazelle legs transforming i...
Glass, Walnut
Unusual Coffee Table Ca' 1950's With A Mosaic Tile Top
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual, coffee table with a mosaic tile top, ca' 1950's. Oak frame and legs.
Ceramic, Oak
Unusual Directoire Style Cast Iron, Aluminum and Stone Top Table
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and elegant Directoire style round coffee table. The table is raised on tapered cast aluminum legs with ring detail. The cast iron apron is adorned with X-shape and star motifs ...
Aluminum
$3,080Sale Price|20% Off
Unusual Brutalist Silas Seandel Attr. Brass Steel Glass Cylinder Coffee Table
By Silas Seandel
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual brutalist Silas Seandel attributed brass and steel cylinder-shaped coffee table. We love the textured surface with the use of both brass and steel welded together. The glass ...
Brass, Steel
Unusual 1950s Italian Coffee Table in Wood and Reverse Painted Glass
Located in Milan, IT
Unusual 1950s Italian coffee table in wood and light blue reverse painted glass.
Glass, Wood
Unusual Antique Quality Carved Walnut and Marble Top Italian Coffee Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique Victorian quality carved walnut and marble top Italian coffee table having a rectangular shaped carved walnut top with a lovely marble insert supported by fantastic c...
Marble
Pace Brass and Glass Coffee Rectangular Table with Unusual Z Formation
By Pace Collection
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This striking Mid-Century Modern coffee table features a unique mix of brass and glass in a Z design with a thick beveled glass top. An eye catching mixture of clean modern lines and...
Brass
Unusual Artist Made Vintage Glass Top Coffee Table Made with Nails
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A unique and stylish Mid-Century Modern coffee table with an amazing handmade base made with nails. This one of a kind coffee table is sure to make the perfect eye-catching addition ...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Teak Coffee or Cocktail Table
Located in Nantucket, MA
A Mid-Century Modern teak coffee or cocktail table. An unusual base design with reeded edges along the top.
Teak
Unusual Coffee Table in the Form of a Turtle by Anthony Redmile, London
By J. Antony Redmile
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A coffee table by Anthony Redmile, London, circa 1970. The base of the table fashioned from composite painted turtle, the central circular plaque inlaid with hardstone cabochons sign...
Composition
Post Modern Satinwood Cocktail Table Pyramid Base Philippe Starck style
By Philippe Starck
Located in Buffalo, NY
Minimalist satinwood Cocktail Table,Very unusual form,, Modern Deco,Contemporary,,Beautiful quilted satinwood top..Pyramid base,Extremely well crafted.
Satinwood
Baker Style Tray Top Table-Petite Size
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Unusual smaller size for a cocktail table- would be great with two chairs in a smaller seating area.
Brass
An Unusual Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A checkerboard cube covered in leather to be used as a coffee table
Wood
Unusual Iron Table Base
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Very unusual iron table base that has been painted dark blue. It has high quality gold leaf under the paint. This base would make a great coffee table.
Iron
Unusual Wrought Iron Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
An unusual hand-forged wrought iron coffee table base with a circular glass top. The glass is 1/4 inch thick.
Wrought Iron
Unusual 19th Century Occasional Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An unusual and interesting late 19th century cast metal circular occasional table in the form of three maces supporting a shield, the top with original inset fabric lining, English, ...
Metal
Unusual French Art Deco Sofa Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
This French Art Deco sofa table with a large diameter features an unusual design with a useful plateau under the tabletop. Four shaped supports and an unusual coloration and grain ...
Mahogany, Maple
Unusual Brass & Burl Coffee Table Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic brass and burl coffee table base. A wonderfully unexpected, looping form in thick, bent tubular brass and burl slabs with copper and applied abalone accents. A grand, sub...
Brass, Copper
Unusual Abstract Form Coffee Table by Rougier
By Roger Rougier
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A unique vintage coffee or cocktail table by Rougier. The piece has an organically curved abstract design.
Glass
Unusual Table with Mahogany System, Angleterre, 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Unusual table with mahogany system - 3 rack trays - upper shelf height adjustable to form a table with 2 trays - resting on a concave base finished in winding - on 4 wheels - England...
Wood
Unusual Hardwood Coffee Table with Embroidered Panel
Located in London, GB
19th century East Indian embroidered fabric panel set in a contemporary hardwood square coffee table.
Vintage and Unusual, Heavy Duty Tubular Lucite Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Unusual Heavy Duty Tubular Lucite Coffee Table with Large Brass Joints and Glass Top
Brass
Adrian Pearsall Style Cocktail Table
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
A most unusual organic-shaped cocktail table. The tempered-glass top is pierced by bronze-capped bolts.
Walnut, Glass
Unavailable
H 11.82 in W 18.12 in D 11.82 in
Unusual 19th Century Pair of Small Victorian Walnut Antique Coffee Tables
Located in Clitheroe, GB
Unusual Pair of small Victorian walnut antique coffee tables This 19th Century Unusual Pair of Small Victorian Walnut Antique Coffee Tables / Occasional Tables date from ca. 1890 ...
Walnut
Unavailable
H 21.26 in W 59.85 in D 22.05 in
Unusual Danish Rosewood Coffee Table with Fine Mosaic Tiled Panel, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Coffee table in rosewood from Denmark, circa 1960. The table has finely made mosaic ceramic tiles set into the wood and has an unusual design.
Ceramic, Rosewood
Unavailable
H 18.12 in W 56.7 in D 56.7 in
Rare And Big Unusual Coffee Table, Svend Aage Jessen, Sejer Pottery
By Svend Aage Jessen
Located in Sittard, NL
Rare and unusual coffee table. Designed by Svend Aage Jessen in the 1960's, Denmark. With beautifull ceramic work from Sejer pottery, Denmark and rosewood. square 144 cm, ...
Unusual Indian metal bound trunk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Large unusual trunk with metal strapping, one half opens, great coffee table with storage
Teak
Unavailable
H 13 in W 75.5 in D 25.25 in
Unusual Coffee Table Made from a 200 Year-Old Honey-Brown Tribulum
Located in Woodbury, CT
A tribulum is an ancient hand-made threshing board, inlaid with chips of flint or stone, that has been used since Roman times to separate grains from the chaff. We were fortunate en...
Stone, Steel
Rare Dunbar Cocktail Table with Gold Glass Tiles
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very rare and unusual Edward Wormley for Dunbar cocktail table with gold glass tiles.
Cygal Art Deco Round Macassar Cocktail Table, Handcrafted in Germany
By Cygal Art Deco
Located in West Hollywood , CA
Unusual Art Deco round cocktail table in Macassar starburst with faux ivory inlay.
Wood, Macassar
Nakashima Style Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual Coffee or Cocktail Table Made From The Partial Trunk and Root of an Exotic Tree ( possibly a type of cypress).
Beautiful Burl Wood Coffee or Cocktail Table by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A beautiful burl wood coffee or cocktail table with unusual design by Milo Baughman, circa 1970.
Burl
Unavailable
H 16 in W 52 in D 24 in
Marvelous Mixed-Metal Coffee or Cocktail Table in the Manner of Giacometti
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A marvelous mixed-metal coffee or cocktail table with unusual top in the manner of Giacometti, circa 1970.
Brass, Wrought Iron
Tortoise Looking Shell Unusual Cocktail Table
Located in North Miami, FL
Stellar piece... of a cocktail table... the vibrancy, the curves, the dramatic statement and the sheer unusualness of this cocktail table make for great conversation.
An Antique Mirror-Tiled Cocktail Table in the Chinese Taste
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A Beautiful and Unusual Cocktail Table made up of very unique Eglomise and Mirrored Tiles with a foliate design set within a mirrored border.
Mirror
Vintage Beveled Glass Polished Forged Wrought Iron Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This unusual cocktail table would make an interesting addition to any living room, sitting area, office, or den.
Wrought Iron
Unusual sculptural cocktail table in bronze
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1970's bronze coffee table showing a tree
Bronze
Unusual Resin Cast Hand Cocktail Table 1990's
Located in Camden, ME
Cast resin open hand coffee table. The hand rests on a resin cast stone like setting with a felt pad. The entire table base is hollow cast as one piece and light weight.
Unusual Japanned Chinoiserie Black and Gold Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Chinese export style black lacquer coffee table having gilt with japanned chinoiserie decoration and a lovely scalloped shape.
Unusual Stacked Bamboo Coffee / Cocktail Table Base, Manner of Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual stacked bamboo coffee / cocktail table base.
Bamboo
Unusual Mirrored Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Mirrored Coffee Table
Unusual Biomorphic Coffee Table
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual biomorphic coffee table in walnut.
Walnut
Unusual Plaster Coffee Table.
Located in Miami, FL
Amazing plaster over wood coffee table in the style of John Dickinson.
Unusual Cubist Occasional Table
Located in Kent, Dover
An English cubist occasional table in lacquered wood, depicting various muted colors of the period.
Unusual Brass Coffee Table
Located in Amarillo, TX
Five legged round coffee table with interesting star shaped stretcher. Original bronze toned glass top. Very well constructed
Brass
Unusual Free Form Coffee Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
French Unusual wooden Top Coffee Table with 4 Chromed Tubular Legs
Unusual Tile Biomorphic Coffee Table
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual tile top biomorphic coffee table with brass legs, circa 1960s.
Unusual English Oak Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
An unusual late 17th/early 18th c English low stretcher base table in oak, having ballustrade turned legs joined by box stretcher and possessing deep, rich patina.
Oak
Chrome Steel Unusual Coffee Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A most unusual chrome steel coffee table. This table is from a famous Palm Springs hotel that is currently being renovated. The glass has surface scratches from use but is original. ...
Unusual McCobb Style Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern cocktail table with large glass top. Blonde color wood grain and tapered cone legs in the style of Paul McCobb, with single drawer. Lots of open storage space. ...
Large and Unusual Coffee Table
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Gold leaves . Unusual model . Rosewood and pine cone . Glass top
Rosewood
Unusual 'V' Shape Slat Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern 'v' shape coffee table. Slat sides and solid middle. Used as coffee table or bench. A very different style! (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dea...
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Table
Located in Middleburg, VA
Our gorgeous geode tables are a perfect addition to any room, particularly when the light catches them just right. Each Agate surface unique in color, points of interest and shape. ...
Agate, Quartz, Steel
Unusual industrial cart/coffee table
Located in New York, NY
An oversized metal industrial cart coming from a World War I arms factory. Beautiful surface. Perfect as a coffee table, a swimming pool side-bed or it can easily be transformed in...
Iron
Unusual Modern Geode Drinks Table
Located in Middleburg, VA
Our gorgeous geode drink tables are a perfect addition to any sitting room, particularly in an area where the light catches them just right. Handcrafted with one of a kind quartzite ...
Quartz, Metal
Unusual Gilt-Metal Arrow Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Gilt-Metal Arrow Coffee Table
An Unusual Italian Glass Occasional Table
Located in Kent, Dover
An unusual Italian occasional table in nibbled plate glass in the manner of Fontana Arte.
Unusual Biomorphic Coffee Table with Drawer
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual, ca' 1950's, biomorphic coffee table with pull out drawer. Oak and mahogany construction.
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table. Large quartzite top with gilt steel base. Silver crystal with incredible details.
Quartz, Stainless Steel
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Modern Handcrafte Geode Drinks Table. Large oval quartzite top with gilt steel base. Silver and white crystal with blue accents.
Quartz, Stainless Steel
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table.Very Large quartzite top with Silver gilt steel base. Silver crystal with a purple blue center.
Quartz, Stainless Steel
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table. Large oval quartzite top with gilt steel base. Blue crystal with an amber and silver center.
Quartz, Stainless Steel
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table. Large oval quartzite top with gilt steel base. Blue / gray crystal with an amber and silver center. Unusual
Quartz, Stainless Steel
Unusual Light Oak 1950s Coffee Table
Located in Bellport, NY
Stylish/Unusual 1950s-1960 Light Oak Coffee Table.Described as a triangle with rounded corners,the wood has excellant fine light oak figure.
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table. Large quartzite top with gilt steel base. Silver crystal with an extremely vibrant amber and blue center.
Quartz, Stainless Steel
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table. Large quartzite top with a golden gilt steel base. Beautiful Dark Blue crystal with a multi blue center.
Quartz, Stainless Steel
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
Unusual Modern Handcrafted Geode Drinks Table. Large quartzite top with gilt steel base. Extraordinary Blue /Grey crystal with a blue silver and gold center.
Quartz, Stainless Steel
Unusual Saarinen Samson Berman Coffee Table
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Round Eero Saarinen for Knoll coffee table circa late 1950's. The unusual part of this table are the inlaid colorful ceramic tiles in the top. This table is part of an estate designe...
Wood, Ceramic
Unusual Italian Cast Brass Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unusual Italian cast brass coffee table in Surrealist humorous design style of S.Dali,with rectangular top and half round bolt alike decoration on it,supported by 6 funny looking leg...
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$1,913
H 27.96 in W 53.94 in D 25.6 in
1950s, Danish 2-seater sofa, original green furniture velour, oak wood.
Located in Tarm, 82
1950s, Danish 2-seater sofa. Original green furniture velour, oak wood, springs in the seat. Original good condition: no smells, no stains and stable construction. Manufactured by Da...
Velvet, Oak
Belgian Linen Stone Washed Linen Slip Covered Chair
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Introducing the Ans Belgian Linen Slip Covered Accent Chair, exuding classic European style with its elegant design. Crafted with luxurious Belgian linen, this accent chair features ...
Cotton, Linen, Foam, 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.