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Travertin Marble & Wrought Iron Coffee Table, France 1940's
Travertin Marble & Wrought Iron Coffee Table, France 1940's

Travertin Marble & Wrought Iron Coffee Table, France 1940's

By Gilbert Poillerat

Located in New York, NY

Substantial wrought iron and Travertine coffee table made of square bar with a double tapered

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine, Wrought Iron

Unique "Armadillo" Wrought Iron Coffee Table, France, circa 1950s
Unique "Armadillo" Wrought Iron Coffee Table, France, circa 1950s

Unique "Armadillo" Wrought Iron Coffee Table, France, circa 1950s

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Unique and fabulous long coffee table with a wrought iron base. The legs represent stylized

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

Solid Oak and Wrought Iron Coffee Table, France ca 1960s
Solid Oak and Wrought Iron Coffee Table, France ca 1960s

Solid Oak and Wrought Iron Coffee Table, France ca 1960s

Located in Utrecht, NL

. In a rather distinctive way, softness and tradition merge in this coffee table. While it is elemental

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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Trio of Art Deco Wrought Iron Coffee Tables, France, 1940s
Trio of Art Deco Wrought Iron Coffee Tables, France, 1940s

Trio of Art Deco Wrought Iron Coffee Tables, France, 1940s

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Chic trio of heavy, wrought iron coffee and side tables: two small round ones and one rectangular

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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

A Zoomorphic ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL Wrought Iron COFFEE TABLE, France 1930
A Zoomorphic ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL Wrought Iron COFFEE TABLE, France 1930

A Zoomorphic ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL Wrought Iron COFFEE TABLE, France 1930

By Raymond Subes, Edgar Brandt, Gilbert Poillerat

Located in PARIS, FR

An elegant, sensual and zoomorphic coffee table or low console, Art Deco, Modernist, Neo-Classical

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

French Wrought Iron Coffee Table
French Wrought Iron Coffee Table

French Wrought Iron Coffee Table

Located in New York, NY

A French circa 1940s wrought iron coffee table with mirror top. Measurements: Height 17.25

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Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

French 1950's Wrought Iron Coffee Table
French 1950's Wrought Iron Coffee Table

French 1950's Wrought Iron Coffee Table

Located in Long Island City, NY

French 1950's Wrought Iron Coffee Table

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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Coffee Table
French Art Deco Wrought Iron Coffee Table

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Coffee Table

Located in Long Island City, NY

A French Art Deco wrought iron square shaped coffee table, 1940's. With patterns motifs throughout

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20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

1960s French Oak and Wrought Iron Coffee Table
1960s French Oak and Wrought Iron Coffee Table

1960s French Oak and Wrought Iron Coffee Table

Located in London, London

A solid oak coffee table dating from the 1960s, combining rustic weight with a distinctly

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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage French Wrought Iron Coffee Table
Vintage French Wrought Iron Coffee Table

Vintage French Wrought Iron Coffee Table

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1930s, French wrought iron coffee table with glass top. Original distressed painted finish

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Vintage 1930s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Mid-Century French Wrought Iron and Oak Coffee Table
Mid-Century French Wrought Iron and Oak Coffee Table

Mid-Century French Wrought Iron and Oak Coffee Table

Located in London, GB

A mid-century French coffee table with a solid oak top and a sturdy wrought iron base. The circular

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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Coffee Table Wrought Iron & Glazed Ceramics, circa 1960
French Coffee Table Wrought Iron & Glazed Ceramics, circa 1960

French Coffee Table Wrought Iron & Glazed Ceramics, circa 1960

Located in Labrit, Landes

Coffee table with enamelled lava tiles. Parts of the tiles are glazed which creates an interesting

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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron, Enamel

Round Coffee Table in Wrought Iron
Round Coffee Table in Wrought Iron

Round Coffee Table in Wrought Iron

Located in Barcelona, ES

Hand forged iron low table, France, 1960s. This french coffee table has a gorgeous constuction

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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

Wrought Iron Round Coffee Table, Glass Top 1960s France
Wrought Iron Round Coffee Table, Glass Top 1960s France

Wrought Iron Round Coffee Table, Glass Top 1960s France

By René Drouet

Located in Antwerp, BE

Beautiful wrought iron coffee table with a glass top. It is in fabulous condition. The iron base

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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

1950s French Wrought Iron Gold Coffee Table with Quartz Top
1950s French Wrought Iron Gold Coffee Table with Quartz Top

1950s French Wrought Iron Gold Coffee Table with Quartz Top

Located in New York, NY

1950s French wrought iron gold coffee table with quartz top.

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Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Quartz, Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Coffee or Side Table
French Art Deco Wrought Iron Coffee or Side Table

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Coffee or Side Table

Located in Long Island City, NY

A round French Art Deco wrought iron table with a green and white marble top that can be use as a

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

Wrought Iron French Gilt Coffee Table Attributed to Maison Ramsay
Wrought Iron French Gilt Coffee Table Attributed to Maison Ramsay

Wrought Iron French Gilt Coffee Table Attributed to Maison Ramsay

Located in New York, NY

Gold gilt wrought iron glass top coffee table. Some scratches to the glass. Attributed to Maison

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Vintage 1950s French Directoire Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Travertine Top & Wrought Iron Signed Coffee Table, circa 1960
French Travertine Top & Wrought Iron Signed Coffee Table, circa 1960

French Travertine Top & Wrought Iron Signed Coffee Table, circa 1960

Located in Labrit, Landes

French travertine top and wrought iron pedestal coffee table. signed by Pellati. Delivred in two

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Vintage 1960s French Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine, Wrought Iron

Vintage French Style Wrought Iron and Glass Oval Coffee Table
Vintage French Style Wrought Iron and Glass Oval Coffee Table

Vintage French Style Wrought Iron and Glass Oval Coffee Table

Located in Secaucus, NJ

Gorgeous 1980s French wrought iron oval coffee table with beveled glass top. Features a hand forged

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Late 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage French Neoclassical Large Wrought Iron & Glass "Flame" Coffee Table
Vintage French Neoclassical Large Wrought Iron & Glass "Flame" Coffee Table

Vintage French Neoclassical Large Wrought Iron & Glass "Flame" Coffee Table

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Vintage French Neoclassical Style Large Wrought Iron & Glass "Flame" Square Coffee Table in the Gilbert

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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Wrought Iron Coffee Table with Eglomisé Mirror Top, France 1940s
Wrought Iron Coffee Table with Eglomisé Mirror Top, France 1940s

Wrought Iron Coffee Table with Eglomisé Mirror Top, France 1940s

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Delightful and chic round coffee table with a heavily scrolled wrought iron base with zig-zag

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Wrought Iron and Marble Coffee Table, 1940s
French Art Deco Wrought Iron and Marble Coffee Table, 1940s

French Art Deco Wrought Iron and Marble Coffee Table, 1940s

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Elegant hammered and wrought iron coffee table raised on cabriole legs, with a curlicue apron. Dark

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

Brutalist Oak Slate Coffee Table Wrought Iron Base, France, 1950
Brutalist Oak Slate Coffee Table Wrought Iron Base, France, 1950

Brutalist Oak Slate Coffee Table Wrought Iron Base, France, 1950

By Paul Kingma

Located in Vienna, AT

" (height). The midcentury Brutalist slate and oak table on a wrought iron base Attributed. Paul Kingma

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Vintage 1950s French Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Slate, Wrought Iron

A French Wrought Iron and Gold Gilt Coffee or Cocktail Table
A French Wrought Iron and Gold Gilt Coffee or Cocktail Table

A French Wrought Iron and Gold Gilt Coffee or Cocktail Table

Located in London, GB

A Circular and wrought iron cocktail table of scrolled organic leaf form with gold gilt leafs and

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Vintage 1970s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf

Ramsey Travertine and Wrought Iron Coffee Table
Ramsey Travertine and Wrought Iron Coffee Table

Ramsey Travertine and Wrought Iron Coffee Table

By Maison Jansen

Located in New York, NY

A Wrought Iron and Travertine table with a double layered top, the legs made of bent flat iron

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine, Wrought Iron

Wrought Iron and Bronze Coffee Table Representating Trees, French, circa 1970
Wrought Iron and Bronze Coffee Table Representating Trees, French, circa 1970

Wrought Iron and Bronze Coffee Table Representating Trees, French, circa 1970

By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti

Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France

This coffee table is made of wrought iron and bronze. The feet represent trees with gilt bronze

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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron, Bronze

French Art Deco Round Pink Marble + Wrought Iron Coffee Table, 1930s
French Art Deco Round Pink Marble + Wrought Iron Coffee Table, 1930s

French Art Deco Round Pink Marble + Wrought Iron Coffee Table, 1930s

Located in Chicago, IL

A 1930s French Art Deco coffee table with lyrical lines and delicate scrollwork. The round top is

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

French Modernist Gilded Wrought-Iron & Glass Coffee Accent Table ca. 1950s
French Modernist Gilded Wrought-Iron & Glass Coffee Accent Table ca. 1950s

French Modernist Gilded Wrought-Iron & Glass Coffee Accent Table ca. 1950s

Located in Shippensburg, PA

MODERNIST GILDED WROUGHT-IRON AND GLASS COFFEE TABLE French, circa 1950s unmarked Item # 401RGG02P

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20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Wrought iron coffee table by René Drouet, 1940s
Wrought iron coffee table by René Drouet, 1940s

Wrought iron coffee table by René Drouet, 1940s

By René Drouet

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Vintage coffee table designed by René Drouet (1899–1993). The table has a gilded wrought iron

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Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Slate, Wrought Iron

20th Century French Wrought Iron Coffee Table With Oak Top
20th Century French Wrought Iron Coffee Table With Oak Top

20th Century French Wrought Iron Coffee Table With Oak Top

Located in High Point, NC

This 20th Century French Wrought Iron Coffee Table with Oak Top blends rustic charm with enduring

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20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Art Deco Wrought Iron and Slate Tile Coffee Table, France, c. 1930
Art Deco Wrought Iron and Slate Tile Coffee Table, France, c. 1930

Art Deco Wrought Iron and Slate Tile Coffee Table, France, c. 1930

Located in New York City, NY

Art Deco wrought iron and slate tile coffee table, France, circa 1930 Unique and well-crafted Art

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Slate, Wrought Iron

Large French Wrought Iron Table
Large French Wrought Iron Table

Large French Wrought Iron Table

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1920's French wrought iron round table with mirror top. Measurements: diameter: 41.5

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Vintage 1920s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

1940 Coffee Table in Wrought Iron and Ceramic
1940 Coffee Table in Wrought Iron and Ceramic

1940 Coffee Table in Wrought Iron and Ceramic

Located in Marseille, FR

French work coffee table from the 1940s in wrought iron and ceramic, height 47 cm, length 135 cm

Category

20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Gilt Wrought Iron and Marble Top Coffee Table
Gilt Wrought Iron and Marble Top Coffee Table

Gilt Wrought Iron and Marble Top Coffee Table

Located in New York, NY

Gilt Wrought Iron and Carrera Marble Top Coffee Table. The table has brass gilded feet, scroll

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Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass, Wrought Iron

Wrought Iron Table, French, 1980
Wrought Iron Table, French, 1980

Wrought Iron Table, French, 1980

Located in Nice, FR

Rectangular wrought iron tea table with a beveled glass top. French work from the 80s. This table

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Vintage 1980s French Campaign Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

French Wrought Iron Table with Mirror Top
French Wrought Iron Table with Mirror Top

French Wrought Iron Table with Mirror Top

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1930's French wrought iron coffee table with round mirror top. Measurements: Height: 18

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Vintage 1930s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Wrought Iron Glass Top Coffee / Cocktail Table, Attrib to Poillerat
French Wrought Iron Glass Top Coffee / Cocktail Table, Attrib to Poillerat

French Wrought Iron Glass Top Coffee / Cocktail Table, Attrib to Poillerat

By Gilbert Poillerat

Located in New York City, NY

A French Art Deco circular coffee table expertly crafted in hand forged iron and finished in tones

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Unusual Wrought Iron & Marble Coffee Table - France, 1940s
Unusual Wrought Iron & Marble Coffee Table - France, 1940s

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

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20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Vintage Gilt Wrought Iron and Mirrored Coffee Table
Vintage Gilt Wrought Iron and Mirrored Coffee Table

Vintage Gilt Wrought Iron and Mirrored Coffee Table

By Gilbert Poillerat

Located in Sheffield, MA

within a gilt wrought iron frame. Think 18th century French or 20th century Moderne rooms or even over

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Gilded wrought iron coffee table by Maison Ramsay
Gilded wrought iron coffee table by Maison Ramsay

Gilded wrought iron coffee table by Maison Ramsay

By Maison Ramsay

Located in Uccle, BE

Coffee table by Maison Ramsay. Gilded wrought iron structure with Two Glass Shelves. The clean

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique French Painted Wrought Iron Round Coffee Table with Black Marble
Antique French Painted Wrought Iron Round Coffee Table with Black Marble

Antique French Painted Wrought Iron Round Coffee Table with Black Marble

Located in Dallas, TX

Antique French Painted Wrought Iron Round Coffee Table with Black Marble was crafted by an

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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

Chic 'Diagramme' Wrought Iron and Travertine Coffee Table
Chic 'Diagramme' Wrought Iron and Travertine Coffee Table

Chic 'Diagramme' Wrought Iron and Travertine Coffee Table

By Design Frères, Paul Dupré-Lafon

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Chic blackened wrought iron and polished raw travertine French 1940s style coffee table. Great

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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine, Wrought Iron

Chic 'Diagramme' Wrought Iron and Travertine Coffee Table
Chic 'Diagramme' Wrought Iron and Travertine Coffee Table

Chic 'Diagramme' Wrought Iron and Travertine Coffee Table

By Design Frères, Paul Dupré-Lafon

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Chic blackened wrought iron and polished raw travertine French 1940s style coffee table. Inspired

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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine, Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Wrought-Iron & Etched Glass Milky Way Coffee Table, 1920
French Art Deco Wrought-Iron & Etched Glass Milky Way Coffee Table, 1920

French Art Deco Wrought-Iron & Etched Glass Milky Way Coffee Table, 1920

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

Exceptional French Art Deco coffee table, created in France circa 1920, featuring a refined wrought

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Modernist Gilt Wrought Iron Gilbert Poillerat Coffee Table
French Art Deco Modernist Gilt Wrought Iron Gilbert Poillerat Coffee Table

French Art Deco Modernist Gilt Wrought Iron Gilbert Poillerat Coffee Table

By Gilbert Poillerat, Raymond Subes

Located in Forney, TX

A visually striking midcentury French parcel gilt ironwork base coffee table attributed to / in the

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

French Art Deco 1920s Wrought Iron Table
French Art Deco 1920s Wrought Iron Table

French Art Deco 1920s Wrought Iron Table

Located in CA, CA

An elegant French Art Deco wrought iron table. Understated in it simplicity the forging of this

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Coffee table in 17th century Versailles parquet and black wrought iron - France
Coffee table in 17th century Versailles parquet and black wrought iron - France

Coffee table in 17th century Versailles parquet and black wrought iron - France

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Very beautiful and decorative wrought iron coffee table with a magnificent top in old Versailles

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Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Gilt Wrought-Iron & Travertine Coffee Table, France, 1940s
Gilt Wrought-Iron & Travertine Coffee Table, France, 1940s

Gilt Wrought-Iron & Travertine Coffee Table, France, 1940s

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Low rectangular table with elegantly stylized cabriole legs and apron, and a curving X-shape

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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Wrought Iron Coffee Table with Eglomisé Mirror Top, France 1940s
Wrought Iron Coffee Table with Eglomisé Mirror Top, France 1940s

Wrought Iron Coffee Table with Eglomisé Mirror Top, France 1940s

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Delightful and chic round coffee table with a heavily scrolled wrought iron base with zig-zag

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Antique French Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Scrollwork Coffee Table Base, No Top
Antique French Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Scrollwork Coffee Table Base, No Top

Antique French Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Scrollwork Coffee Table Base, No Top

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Antique French Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Scrollwork Coffee Table Base, No Top. Item features a scrolling

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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

1940s Wrought Iron Coffee Table with Green Marble Top
1940s Wrought Iron Coffee Table with Green Marble Top

1940s Wrought Iron Coffee Table with Green Marble Top

By Raymond Subes

Located in London, GB

The 1940s wrought iron coffee table with an Alpine green marble top.

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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

French Wrought Iron Cocktail Table with Églomisé Top
French Wrought Iron Cocktail Table with Églomisé Top

French Wrought Iron Cocktail Table with Églomisé Top

By Raymond Subes, Edgar Brandt, Gilbert Poillerat, René Drouet

Located in Houston, TX

French wrought iron cocktail table with Églomisé Top Attributed To René Drouet. Great French 1940s

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Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Mid-Century (1940s) Bagues Patinated Wrought Iron & Marble Coffee Table
French Mid-Century (1940s) Bagues Patinated Wrought Iron & Marble Coffee Table

French Mid-Century (1940s) Bagues Patinated Wrought Iron & Marble Coffee Table

By Maison Baguès

Located in Queens, NY

French Mid-Century (1940s) Maison Bagues coffee tables having rectangular black marble tops over

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the wrought iron coffee table French you’re looking for. A wrought iron coffee table French — often made from metal, iron and wrought iron — can elevate any home. There are 327 variations of the antique or vintage wrought iron coffee table French you’re looking for, while we also have 7 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the wrought iron coffee table French you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right wrought iron coffee table French, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. Maison Ramsay, René Drouet and Design Frères each produced at least one beautiful wrought iron coffee table French that is worth considering.

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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.