An English coffee or low table made in a rustic style, circa 1910
Located in Central England, GB
This most interesting industrial table or stand is incredibly sturdy and substantial in its construction, made from oak and pitch pine. The joints are dowled and screwed. This table...
Oak, Pine
Rustic Hand-Carved Side Table, Wabi-Sabi Style
Located in New York, NY
An unusually large diameter on this rustic side table or coffee table. Hand carved from a single block of wood.
Wood
A BRUTALIST RUSTIC-MODERN Coffee TABLE in spirit of CHARLES DUDOUYT France 1930
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in PARIS, FR
An impressive coffee table, Brutalist, Rustic-Modern, Modernist, Constructivist, interesting piece that combines a massive and dynamic dark wood structure (4 angles screw legs connec...
Wood
17th Rustic Spanish Wooden Table with Drawers
Located in Marbella, ES
Its versatile format allows it to be used as a side table, small desk, or coffee table in rustic Mediterranean or farmhouse-style interiors.
Iron
19th Century French Tilt Top Wine Table / Coffee Table / Lamp Table
Located in Southampton, GB
Tilt Top French Vigneronne (wine maker's) Table. A rarer size than normal, perfect for a side table / lamp table. France, circa 1890. Height - 55 cm Top Diameter - 69 cm Please m...
Pine
$7,200Sale Price|20% Off
Old Reclaimed Hand-Carved Inlay Limestone Panel as Coffee Table
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
This a beautiful reclaimed Hand Carved Inlay coffee table that is still in pristine condition. The tiniest details within the engraved limestone are still intact and very visible. Di...
Limestone
Large Vintage Asian Coffee Table in Aged Teak, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
The low proportions and raw, sculptural form make the table a distinctive statement piece. This fine coffee table will complement many interior styles.
Iron
Spanish Low Coffee Table of Walnut with Wrought Iron Supports
Located in Austin, TX
With a rustic Baroque style, it functions as a great side table or coffee table as well as for patio or cabana use.
Metal, Wrought Iron
Brutalist copper and oak coffee or side table, 1970s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Rustic copper coffee table with a beautiful solid wood frame.
Copper
Swedish Mid Century Wooden Cabin Coffee Sofa Table in Solid Pine Produced, 1930s
By Roland Wilhelmsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and decorative rustic Swedish wooden coffee sofa table in solid stained pine produced by anonymous designer in the style of Roland Wilhelmsson / Sven Larsson around 1930s.
Pine
Rustic Antique Marble and Metal Base Coffee Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique French cast iron base is in the Ilana Goor handwrought iron style. The 23" high coffee table is a perfect height for serving tea or coffee. The table is topped by a dist...
Iron
$3,746Sale Price|25% Off
19th Century Antique Colonial Rustic Pine Carpenter’s Tool Chest or Coffee Table
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome antique Colonial or Rustic pine carpenter’s tool chest, trunk, or coffee table composed of a solid pine frame with dovetail joints, hand forged iron bail handles and hardware...
Brass, Iron
$1,584Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century Rustic Swedish Painted Trunk ~ Blanket Chest ~ Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
The spacious interior offers excellent storage, while its scale allows it to serve equally well as a blanket chest or distinctive coffee table. Circa 1830s Measures 19H x 33W x 19D T...
Wrought Iron
Rustic Asian Teak Wood Bench/Coffee Table -- Pair Available
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Asian teak wood bench/coffee table lends itself to the informal settings of today's homes. Family room, porch, extra seating with the arrival of family and friends? Solidly pegge...
Teak
Antique Indian Rustic Wooden Ox Cart with Metal Accents Made into a Coffee Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian wooden ox cart with metal accents from the 19th century, made into a coffee table. This intriguing coffee table, repurposed from a 19th-century wooden ox cart, captures our...
Metal
Cats Tongue Detail Carved Wood Console Table
Located in Dallas, TX
The Le Monde collection features antique French side tables, rustic Dutch coffee tables, Italian marble cocktail tables, and handcrafted Southeast Asian end tables—each chosen for it...
Wood
Vintage Chinese Elm Slotted Top Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chinese elm slotted top coffee table. This Chinese slotted top coffee table is the perfect piece to elevate any room. Has its original color and patina.
Elm
Distressed Half-Barrel Lift-Top Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Professionally crafted whiskey barrel half barrel table featuring a distressed saw-mark finish, black cast-iron handles, and a lift-up top with interior storage compartment. Solid co...
Wrought Iron
Vintage Redwood Burl Live Edge Coffee Table circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
The tabletop rests upon a sculptural tree root stump base. The coffee table balances rustic warmth with high-end mid-century modern sophistication, effortlessly anchoring any living ...
Wood, Burl
$360Sale Price|73% Off
Early 20th c. Dutch Pallet Coffee Table, c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An original wood and steel brick pallet coffee table. Creator Unknown. Made in The Netherlands. Date of manufacture c.1940. Materials and techniques wood, steel. Condition ...
Steel
Antique Japanese Hibachi Coffee Table Base or Planter, Glass Top Not Included
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique rustic versatile Japanese hibachi, perfect to be used as a planter, or a coffee table.
Wood
Regency Scroll Iron Bench, Coffee Table, Faux Leather Trompe-l'oeil Top, 1960s
Located in Doylestown, PA
Wrought iron sculptural scroll base bench or coffee table with a faux leathered trompe-l'oeil finish metal top, 1960s.
Metal, Wrought Iron
$2,596Sale Price|20% Off
Tall and Heavy Elmwood Mortar Antique Plant Cover Coffee Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Antwerp, BE
A tall and heavy elmwood mortar; 17th or 18th century. Antique Plant Cover Coffee Table Wabisabi. Measures: Diameter 40 cm. Height 46 cm.
Metal
Green Ceramic Fruit Basket, France
By Vallauris
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
It fits beautifully in a kitchen, dining room, or on a coffee table. Style : Rustic French Country Organic Modern Cottage Traditional Mediterranean Key Features : Fruit basket Open...
Ceramic
Pair Antique, Heavy, Belgian Cylindrical Iron Steam Radiators, circa 1900
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of heavy cylindrical iron radiators from Belgium, circa 1900 with original paint. Would make a great rustic-style coffee table base. One has more paint on it than the other.
Iron
Three Drawer Four Door Server
Located in Dallas, TX
The Le Monde collection features antique French side tables, rustic Dutch coffee tables, Italian marble cocktail tables, and handcrafted Southeast Asian end tables—each chosen for it...
Wood
Crescent Design Provincial Tradesman's Stool
Located in Dallas, TX
The Le Monde collection features antique French side tables, rustic Dutch coffee tables, Italian marble cocktail tables, and handcrafted Southeast Asian end tables—each chosen for it...
Wood
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
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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.