Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
2010s Italian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Laminate, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Pine
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Pine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Pine
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Slate, Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Aluminum
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s American Organic Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Plaster
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Plastic
Late 20th Century American Rustic Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wicker, Rattan, Cane, Bamboo
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
2010s German Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Pine
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1980s Chippendale Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1890s French Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1970s European Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
20th Century Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Teak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Steel, Chrome
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Petrified Wood, Lacquer
2010s Minimalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
20th Century French Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass, Steel
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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.
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