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Modernist Coffee Table, 1930
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Modernist coffee table, 1930. Slatted plywood with rosewood veneer. In the spirit of Maija
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Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Modernist Coffee Table by Marizo Cecchi
Located in New York, NY
Modernist coffee table by Marizo Cecchi.
Travertine veneer.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Elegant Mid Century Modernist Coffee Table/ Slat Bench
By Mel Smilow
Located in Buffalo, NY
Elegant mid century modernist coffee table/ slat bench..,, simple, sleek design, wonderful quality
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian, Modernist Coffee Table, Teak, Lacquered Metal, Brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A modernist coffee table / cocktail table. Designed and produced in Italy, 1950s. Executed in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Brass, Metal
H 17 in W 32.25 in D 16.25 in
Italian Designer, Modernist Coffee Table, Teak, Lacquered Metal, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A modernist coffee table / cocktail table. Designed and produced in Italy, 1950s. Executed in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
H 14 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Oak Art Deco Modernist Coffee Table by Jan Brunott, 1920s
By Jan Brunott
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Modernist coffee table or cocktail table.
Design by Jan Brunott
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Two-Sided Modernist Coffee Table in Pine Wood, 1970s
Located in LYON, FR
Two-sided modernist coffee table in beech from the 70s. It is in superb condition and has been
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Roche Bobois Travertine Stone Modern 2 Piece Triangular Modernist Coffee Table
By Roche Bobois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Roche Bobois Travertine Stone Modern 2 Piece Triangular Modernist Coffee Table. Item features a 2
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Vintage 1980s Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
H 15.75 in W 39 in D 39 in
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Rare Modernist Coffee Table Model 2013, 1960s
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte rare modernist coffee table model 2013 with original rectangular
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
H 15.75 in W 43.25 in D 18.75 in
Walnut Art Deco Modernist Coffee table or Cocktail table, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist coffee table or cocktail table.
Striking Dutch design from the
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Vintage 1940s Dutch Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
1930's Modernist Coffee Table Model ST44 by Slezak
By Robert Slezák, Slezak Company
Located in Brno, CZ
This tubular Modernist coffee table is believed to be designed and produced in the 1930’s by Slezak
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Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Modernist Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
A modernist cocktail table with an inset decorative top surrounded by wooden frame.
Resting a black
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modernist Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A two-tone birds eye maple coffee table with clipped corners. Finish is in a beige and medium-brown
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Vintage 1980s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Dutch Art Deco Modernist coffee table in style of P.E.L. Izeren, 1920s
By P.E.L. Izeren 1
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
Rare modernist coffee table from the 1920s with an extraordinary checkered pattern table top design
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
H 19.69 in W 24.22 in D 24.22 in
1950s Modernist Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
A modernist wood coffee table with four legs. USA. circa 1950.
Refinished in a dark brown
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
1970 Modernist Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sleek designed coffee table intricate cut-glass top on a chrome base. Unique design.
Table is
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Italian Modernist Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
The raised marble top is set upon a shaped base with four organic sculptural legs, elegantly featured in a dark finished metal.
Dimensions: 49.25" W x 28.5" D x 17" H
Marble has na...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
French Modernist Oak & Iron Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A circular 1950s French modernist coffee table with forged iron frame & stripped oak top.
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Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Black Modernist Angular Base Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A deep chocolate brown painted modernist coffee table with an angular base.
Category
Late 20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Paint
Large Modernist Chrome and Lucite coffee Table
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and unusual large modernist coffee table is made of chrome and lucite. This is a French
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Coffee Table, France, 50s
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Modernist French coffee table with granite glass top.
Base in black lacquered metal.
In the
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modernist Coffee Table, Italy, 1950s
Located in Lyon, FR
Italian coffee table made of wood, brass and metal for the structure and a thick top in glass.
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
French Mid-Century Latticed Cocktail Table
By Cocktail Tables
Located in New York, NY
Chic French 1960s modernist coffee table with a long slab of raw travertine latticed by four sleek
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1970's Oak Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A large modernist coffee table. A minimalist piece in the manner of dutch design in solid wood.
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Beautiful Modernist Chrome Coffee Table, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful modernist coffee table is made of chrome with smoked glass shelves. The design is
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Chrome Coffee Table, French, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This modernist coffee table is made of chrome with large square feet. It has 2 glass shelves, the
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Triangular modernist coffee table, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
Swedish functionalist coffee table with a triangular tabletop resting on three bentwood legs. The
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech, Elm
Chrome Sputnik Base Modernist Coffee Table
By Established Lines, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
acacia top coffee table. Elegant medium size design with nice heft to it.
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Art Deco Coffee Table by Maurice Dufrene
By Maurice Dufrêne, Max Ingrand
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco Maurice Dufrene modernist coffee table with nickel metal legs and glass top designed by
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20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Nickel
MCM White Formica Top & Steel Modernist Coffee Table by William Plunkett 60's
By William Plunkett
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Rare White Formica Top & Steel Modernist Coffee Table 1960's by Famous British Furniture Designer
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
H 14.38 in W 60.04 in D 24.02 in
Octagonal Modernist Coffee Table Attributed to Acerbis
Located in New York, NY
Modernist octagonal coffee table attributed to Acerbis
in steel and black laminate with three
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Large Modernist Teak Coffee Table in the Style of Arne Jacobsen, 1960s
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Modernist coffee table in the style of Arne Jacobsen with a metal sledge feet base and a large
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
French Vintage Modernist Coffee Table - Two Tiered
Located in East Hampton, NY
Two-tier French modernist cocktail table with painted and distressed metal frame. Wonderful
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Ash
Swedish Mid Century Rosewood Coffee Table by Folke Ohlsson
By Folke Ohlsson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Swedish Mid Century modernist coffee table made from rosewood with inlay two-tone top by Folke
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Jacques Dumond 1950s Coffee Table with Glass Legs
By Jacques Dumond
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Dumond (1906-1988)
Modernist coffee table in mahogany stained French walnut, raised on
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Modernist Figured Spalted Maple Coffee Table by Griff Logan
By Griff Logan
Located in Buffalo, NY
Figured spalted maple wood modernist coffee table, Griff Logan exhibits:
2013 Arts Council For
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Coc...
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Modernist Figured Catalpa Wood Coffee Table by Griff Logan
By Griff Logan
Located in Buffalo, NY
Figured catalpa wood modernist coffee table, Griff Logan exhibits:
2013 Arts Council For Wyoming
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Coc...
Materials
Wood
Modernist coffe table table wooden and slate top
By Italian school XX ct.
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2462
Low table with wooden and slate top, one compartment under the central wooden top and two
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Stanley Jay Friedman Post-Modernist coffee table
By Stanley Jay Friedman
Located in Victoria, CA
A stunning and rare to acquire iconic leather stitched conical table atop heavy solid steel chrome
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20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Jacques Adnet Mahogany Brass Modernist Coffee Table, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, IDF
This elegant Jacques Adnet coffee table is sure to add an element of French modernisme to any room
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century Embossed Leather South American Coffee Table 4 Nesting Stools Chairs
By Muebles De Estilo
Located in Rockaway, NJ
exceptional quality thick nearly 3/8" embossed leather. South American modernist coffee table with chairs
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20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
French Pine Coffee Table, 1950's, Les Arcs Spirit
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in LYON, FR
Very pretty modernist coffee table in the spirit of mountain furniture, the arcs, the French Alps
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
French 1950's Bi-Level Cocktail Table by Angelo Ostuni
By Angelo Ostuni
Located in Hanover, MA
French modernist coffee table with two tiers of tempered glass supported by geometrically
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mexican Modernist Iron and Sculpted Blown Glass Catchall Coffee Table
Located in Coronado, CA
A sublime and unusual modernist coffee table which we believe was made in Mexico in the 1970s
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
H 15.5 in W 41.75 in D 41.75 in
Modernist Coffee Table With Marble Legs, Italy 20th century
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural Italian coffee table with boomerang-shaped glass top.
The table stands on three conical
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20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Italian Architectural Base Modernist Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful architectural steel brass plated base with 3/4'' inch thick polished glass top coffee
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cock...
Materials
Brass, Steel
Calo di Carli circular Coffee Table with Glass top, 1950, Italy
By Carlo De Carli
Located in Saint Leonards-on-sea, England
An elegant modernist coffee table/side table with lovely spider-type legs.
Made of beech wood with
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech, Glass
Modernist Coffee Table by Jan Vaněk for Krásná Jizba
By Krasna JIzba, Jan Vanek
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Rare sculptural coffee table designed by Czech architect Jan Vanek for Krásná Jizba, Czechoslovakia
Category
Vintage 1940s Czech Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Exceptional Midcentury Coffee Table Attributed to Ico Parisi, Italy, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist coffee table with lovely shape and nice details.
Made of wood with a black
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
French Modernist Coffe Table, France 1950’s.
Located in Valby, 84
Hand crafted French mid century sofa/ coffe table in beautifully stained wood with an edge of
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech
Italian Modernist Coffee Table in Teak And Lacquered Metal, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
An early modernist coffee or cocktail table produced in Italy, 1950s. Executed with very elegant
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Modernist Coffee Table in Mahogany, Brass and Glass, France, 1950
By Louis Sognot
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Elegant solid mahogany coffee table, France, 1950. The glass slab is inserted in two grooves, the
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modernist Coffee Table with Smoked Glass and Rattan Basket
By Gebroeders Jonker Noordwolde, Dirk Van Sliedregt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century, Gebr. Jonkers manufactured, early 1960s, round smoked glass coffee table with lower
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
H 14.25 in W 31.875 in D 31.875 in
A Saporiti Modernist Coffee Table in Lacquered Birdseye Maple on Steel
Located in New York, NY
A round, birds-eye maple coffee table by Saporiti, lacquered to a gleaming finish, above a smaller
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Square Coffee Table in Steel and Glass
By Horst Bruning, Kill International
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Coffee table, steel and glass, The Netherlands, 1970s
Modernist coffee table in chrome plated
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Modernist coffee table in gilded metal and smoked glass, France, Circa 1970
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Coffee table in gold painted metal and smoked safety glass top.
France, Circa 1970
Dimensions
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Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
H 15.75 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Ruby Red Saint Gobain Glass & Steel Modernist Coffee Table, France 1960's
By Saint Gobain
Located in New York, NY
A Spectacular coffee table in cut steel with a ruby red Saint Gobain glass top, the edge of the
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Italian Birds Eye Maple and Black Glass Cocktail Table, circa 1970
Located in New York, NY
A sleek Italian modernist coffee table, the black glass top with an X shaped inset motif of red and
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cut Glass, Birdseye Maple
Paolo Piva Model Alanda Coffee Table B&B Italia, Italy, 1982
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful modernist coffee table model Alanda designed by Paolo Piva and manufactured by B&B Italia
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
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Modernist Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the modernist coffee table you’re looking for. A modernist coffee table — often made from metal, wood and glass — can elevate any home. Find 437 options for an antique or vintage modernist coffee table now, or shop our selection of 32 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect modernist coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A modernist coffee table made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made modernist coffee table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Peter Sandback, Cramer Studio and Arturo Pani are consistently popular.
How Much is a Modernist Coffee Table?
The average selling price for a modernist coffee table at 1stDibs is $3,500, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $24,975 for the highest priced.
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. Browse a vast selection of antique, new and vintage coffee table and cocktail tables today.
Questions About Modernist Coffee Table
- Why is it called a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
Coffee tables were originally used in living spaces during social gatherings to support a tray containing multiple mugs, a coffee pot, creamers and sugar bowls. Low to the ground and centrally located in the space, coffee tables reduced the host or hostess’s need to constantly stand and serve her guests.
- Is an ottoman a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Typically, an ottoman is not a coffee table. An ottoman is a small cushioned seat without a back or arm rests. You can shop a collection of vintage and contemporary ottomans from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A coffee table should generally be two-thirds as long as the sofa it stands in front of and around the same height as the sofa’s seat cushions.
- Who invented the coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 12, 2024No one knows for sure who invented the coffee table. The earliest examples of the occasional table can be traced back to Victorian-era Britain. At that time, makers like William Watt and Collinson and Lock were producing coffee tables in large quantities.
Notably, F. Stuart Foote, the designer behind the American Imperial Furniture Company, claimed to have invented the coffee table in the early 20th century. He stated that he did so by cutting down the legs of a dining table. However, it's unlikely that Foote is the actual inventor of the coffee table, as books describing coffee tables existed in the UK a decade before his birth in 1872.
Shop a wide variety of coffee 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
The difference between a sofa table and a coffee table is that a sofa table is always behind the sofa and a coffee table is in front of it. Additionally, a sofa table is the same height as the sofa and a coffee table is much shorter.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Yes, end tables are generally taller than coffee tables.
The term “end table” is frequently used interchangeably with “coffee table,” and while these two furnishings have much in common, each table type offers its own distinctive benefits in your space.
Your end table is likely going to stand as tall as the arms of your sofa, and its depth will match the seating. These attributes allow for tucking the table neatly at the end of your sofa in order to provide an elevated surface between your seating and the wall. End tables are accent pieces — they’re a close cousin to side tables, but side tables, not unlike the show-stealing low-profile coffee table, are intended to be positioned prominently and have more to do with the flow and design of a room than an end table, which does a great job but does it out of the way of everything else.
Find all kinds of antique and vintage tables on 1stDibs. - What is a tray top coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021Tray top coffee tables are coffee tables with long, flat rectangular surfaces that are supported by an x-frame base. Low tables that were initially used as tea or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. After coffee drinking and “coffee breaks” became popular, it didn’t take long for coffee and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary tray top coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
On 1stdibs, a coffee table costs between $160 and $495,500.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Styling a Noguchi coffee table really depends on the space you’re placing it in. The possibilities are far-reaching, so consider the colors and coordination of the other furniture and fixtures around the table. Noguchi tables look beautiful on their own or styled with flowers, books or pottery. Shop a selection of Isamu Noguchi pieces on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To style an oval coffee table, create balance with opposites. Choose a sofa and accent chairs with a boxier shape for a striking contrast. Place a rectangular tray in the center and use it to display decorative accents or to store remotes and coasters. Another approach to decorating an oval table is to use decorative accents at different heights. Think of a tall vase placed next to a low bowl and a small sculpture positioned on top of two stacked coffee table books. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oval coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To stack books on a coffee table, place the largest one on the bottom with the spine facing the focal piece of furniture, usually the sofa. Then, add the next largest, lining up the inner edges so that the spines create a stepped effect. Continue adding books to complete the stack and top it off with a decorative object if you wish. Shop a variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Yes, a coffee table should generally be lower than a couch. However, the top of the table should only be slightly lower than the couch to maintain a balanced look. A good rule of thumb is to choose a table no more than one inch shorter than your sofa's seat height. Explore a large collection of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024How big a coffee table for a sectional should be depends on the dimensions of the sectional. For a balanced look, a coffee table should be roughly two-thirds of the length of the sofa portion of a sofa and chaise sectional. If you have an L-shaped sofa, the coffee table should be around two-thirds of the length of each arm. Find a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024The average height of a coffee table is around 16 to 18 inches. Designers typically choose this height to create a balance between coffee tables and sofas. The average seat height of sofas is 17 to 18 inches, and experts typically recommend that coffee tables be no more than 1 inch shorter than sofa-seat height. Explore a diverse assortment of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021The best coffee table for a sectional can be a round coffee table, particularly with respect to U-shaped sectionals. The circular design creates a sense of balance in small spaces and renders it easy for guests to move to and fro, especially when surrounded by chairs. Find a collection of antique and vintage coffee tables on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To authenticate your Noguchi coffee table, there are three different marks to look for. Isamu Noguchi’s signature will be on the edge of the table and on a medallion under the base. Even under the medallion, you will find Noguchi’s initials. Shop a collection of properly vetted Noguchi pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021A tall coffee table is usually called exactly that — a tall coffee table. Coffee tables, also referred to as cocktail tables, are generally designed to sit at or below the sofa's seat height. These tables may come in a range of sizes, but they are often between 16 and 18 inches high and are designed in a variety of lengths and widths. They’re meant to provide a practical table-top surface that complements your living room layout. (A tall version might also be suitable for use as a dining table.) Shop a collection of antique, vintage and contemporary tall coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Modern coffee tables tend to be low because they’re most commonly placed in front of couches and chairs. Historically, coffee tables were placed behind the couch which necessitated a taller table. Over time, as styles changed and coffee tables came to be positioned in front of couches, their heights were lowered to accommodate the modern arrangement. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage and contemporary coffee tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
- Are glass coffee tables durable?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023Whether glass coffee tables are durable depends on the craftsmanship and the materials. Generally, tables with tempered glass are less likely to shatter and break. How well you care for a coffee table will also impact its life span. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of glass coffee tables.
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Inspired by the Cosmos, Sandra Nunnerley’s Nova Table Has a Futuristic Feel
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
This 19th-Century Gilded Desk Displays a Fanciful Kingdom in Marquetry
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
In Guadalajara, These Luscious Side Tables Are Chiseled from Volcanic Rock
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.
How to Arrange Furniture + Layout Ideas
Here, we give design advice and show layout examples to help you create the perfect living room setup.
Why Hollywood A-Listers Can’t Get Enough of James De Wulf’s Concrete Furniture
Starting with a 900-pound Ping-Pong table, the Los Angeles designer has built a sturdy furniture-making career out of concrete.
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