1970s Gae Aulenti for Knoll 40 inch Orsay Square Dining Table with Laminate Top
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please also see separate listings for the matching chairs, rectangular dining table, and glass coffee table also from the 1976 Aulenti Collection.
Aluminum
Brazilian Midcentury Design, Caviuna and Cane Dining Chairs, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Unlike the cane tradition in Brazilian furniture, the cane weaving in this coffee table presents rectangular forms, which results in a particular aesthetic.
Wood, Glass, Cane
Mid-Century Modern Italian Slatted Wood Bench/Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Quarrata, IT
A rectangular low bench or coffee table drawing inspiration from mid-century modernist platform designs and high-end Italian avant-garde manufacturing of the 1960s.
Wood
Vintage Chinese Pine Blanket Chest or Coffee Table with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage Chinese pine trunk combines clean lines, warm honey-toned wood, and understated brass hardware in a form that works beautifully as both a storage chest and a rustic coff...
Brass
Moroccan Berber Table with Carved Tribal African Designs
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Berber cable hand-carved with tribal African designs. Rectangular wooden coffee table hand-carved wit tribal designs by skilled Moroccan artisans in Marrakech.
Wood
Tiled Coffee Table, Glazed Ceramic Tile Top, Metal Base, France, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
An elegant rectangular coffee table with a pared down dark metal frame and a tiled top arranged in a Mondrianesque pattern of black, red, and white rhombuses.
Ceramic
Jules Leleu, Mirrored Rectangular Coffee Table, France, circa 1947
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
This beguiling Art Deco table designed by Jules Leleu is constructed of mahogany and clad in silvered glass. The legs are turned outward to reflect the room's light, and in contrast ...
Metal
In the Manner of Maurice Pré, Rectangular Coffee Table, France, Mid-20th Century
By Maurice Pré
Located in New York, NY
This midcentury coffee table in polished oak has handles clad in leather, solid legs, and a thin, bottom tier.
Leather, Oak
Jean Cloutier, Rectangular Ceramic Midcentury Coffee Table, France, circa 1960s
By Jean Cloutier
Located in New York, NY
This coffee table, made in the 1960s, has a metal frame and a ceramic top. The top, which is in three pieces, is glazed with a geometric motif of two overlapping, banded shapes, a ci...
Ceramic
Roger Capron, Rectangular Tile-top Coffee Table, France, 20th century
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This beautifully...
Ceramic, Wood
Jacques Blin, Rectangular Tiled Coffee Table, Oak and Ceramic, France circa 1970
By Jacques Blin
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oak and ceramic coffee table by famed French ceramist Jacques Blin, this piece features his beautiful, stripped down design aesthetic and his characteristic cave painting...
Ceramic, Oak
Hand-Carved Asian Balinese Coffee Table, Rectangular Wood Design
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Rectangular Asian wood coffee table with very interesting artwork, Asian royal furniture.
Wood
Mid-Century Walnut Coffee Table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, 1950s
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Queens, NY
American mid-century rectangular walnut coffee table with removable central inset magazine box supported on four square walnut legs.
Wood, Ebony, Walnut
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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