Coffee and Cocktail Tables
New And Custom Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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21st Century Modern Infinity Side Table Handcrafted in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st century modern infinity side table wood with marquetry handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple
The elegant movement of this side table exposes a fluid piece designed t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel, Gold Leaf
Vintage Octagonal Live Edge Italian Travertine Coffee Table
Located in Phoenix, AZ
A vintage Italian travertine octagonal shaped coffee table.
Showcasing an organic, porous, naturally textured and polished travertine base and a smooth, freshly polished and newl...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Pico Side Table M White Coral Color Stone Split Face Effect Oxidized Brass Matte
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Pico Side Table M White Coral Color Stone Split Face Effect Oxidized Brass Matte Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Pico is a natural e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s Vintage Italian Travertine Square Coffee Table
Located in Phoenix, AZ
1970s Vintage Italian Travertine Square Coffee Table
A travertine coffee table, showcasing beveled edges and a stunning raw, unfilled, natural texture.
Porous, refined and full of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Wooden Coffee Table Freyja 3 by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
Gently rounded coffee tables “Freyja” created as an homage to femininity and natural beauty.
These sculptural and sensual tables, named after Freyja, a Scandinavian goddess of love,...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ash, Oak, Walnut
Sistelo Coffee Table Oak Root Brushed Brass Black and Champagne Lacquered
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Sistelo Coffee Table Oak Root Brushed Brass Black and Champagne Lacquered Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
In perfect harmony with Si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Brass
21st Century Modern Bordeira Coffee Table Handcrafted Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern bordeira coffee table handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Inspired by the lines of the beautiful Bordeira beach, this low table adds a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Granite, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Round "Sphere" Granite Stone Coffee Table
By Dusty Deco
Located in Stockholm, SE
We love this table, the low look, the wooden orbs and the heavy stone. The wooden orbs are made out of solid beech wood that has been stained and oiled, the stone is a granit called ...
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2010s Bosnian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Granite
21st Century Modern Bordeira Coffee Table Handcrafted Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern bordeira coffee table patagonia granite handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Inspired by the lines of the beautiful Bordeira beach, this...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Granite, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Contemporary Cubic Shape Side Center Table in Bird Eye Wood Leaf and Blue Detail
Located in Porto, PT
Yves CenterTable is a design masterpiece. A cubic-shaped coffee table is the perfect choice for a modern penthouse project. An ancient Indian technique named bone inlay was used to a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Modern Infinity Coffee Table Handcrafted in Portugal Greenapple - Ready to Ship
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Modern Infinity Coffee Table Calacatta Bianco and Gold Leaf Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple
The elegant movement of the Infinity coffee table reveals a f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel, Gold Leaf
21st Century Modern Bordeira Coffee Table Calacatta Marble by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Bordeira S Coffee Table Calacatta Cremo Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Inspired by the lines of the beautiful Bordeira beach, this...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Onyx, Travertine, Carrara Marble, Brass
Antique Chinese Carved Elmwood Kang Daybed or Opium Table in Warm Honey Color
Located in Casteren, NL
A Chinese Kang bed that was completely made in Ju Mu or elmwood.
The wood shows a beautiful dark grain and it has a rich and warm honey color with great patina and gloss. A Kang bed...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
21st Century Modern Armona Coffee Table Handcrafted in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Armona Coffee Table Shadow Onyx Dark Oxidised Brass Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Using high quality materials and textures, we h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Granite, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century Modern Infinity Coffee Table Calacatta Marble by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Modern Infinity Coffee Table Calacatta Bianco Marble Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The elegant movement of the Infinity coffee table reveals a flowing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Onyx, Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel, Brass
21st Century Modern Bordeira Coffee Table Calacatta Marble by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st century Contemporary Modern Bordeira coffee table handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Inspired by the lines of the beautiful Bordeira beach, this low adds a repres...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Granite, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
21th Century Contemporary Klimt Side Coffee Center Round Table in Wood Marquetry
Located in Porto, PT
Klimt Side Table is perfect for an artsy and luxury interior design project. A modern side table made in marquetry and it can be customized to meet your style and favorite wood color...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Pico Side Table S Nero Marquina Split Face Effect Oxidized Brass Matte
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Pico Side Table S Nero Marquina Split Face Effect Oxidized Brass Matte Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Pico is a natural element tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Travertine, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century Modern Bordeira Coffee Table Handcrafted Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Bordeira Coffee Table Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Inspired by the lines of the beautiful Bordeira beach, this low table adds ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Granite, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
George Sellers, 'The Hand Table,' Bronze Coffee Table with Laminated Glass
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
George Sellers is a classically-trained artist who studied sculpture in Italy. George had also been doing the window art for years in New York at luxury jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels, w...
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2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
21st Century Modern Bordeira Coffee Table Handcrafted Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Bordeira Coffee Table Calacatta Bianco Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Inspired by the lines of the beautiful Bordeira beach, this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Round Wood and Bronze Table in White Oak Winston Coffee Table by Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
A recent collaboration with resident Birmingham metal artists, along with our bounty of unique lumber from the local urban forest, imbues this round wood and bronze table with a rich...
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2010s American American Craftsman Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pico Side Table S White Coral Color Stone Split Face Effect Brushed Brass Matte
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Pico Side Table S White Coral Color Stone Split Face Effect Brushed Brass Matte Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Pico is a natural el...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble, Travertine, Brass
21st Century Modern Aire Coffee Table Handcrafted in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Aire Coffee Table Nero Marquina Marble Dark Oxidised Brass Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Aire's bold and irregular aesthetic lend...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Onyx, Carrara Marble, Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel
Overlapping Tricolumn Coffee Table by MSJ Furniture Studio
Located in Vancouver, BC
Our Nesting Tri-column coffee Tables are inspired by columns left behind by ancient Greek and Roman architecture. Consisting of a line of three columns and balanced on the opposite s...
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2010s Canadian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech
Contemporary Picasso Center Coffee Center Table in Wood Marquetry Black & White
Located in Porto, PT
Picasso Center Table celebrates the 20th-century art movement, Cubism, with handcraft expertise and his leader Pablo Picasso. Rough and natural materials approach us with an exact me...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Birdseye Maple
21st Century Modern Bordeira Coffee Table Handcrafted in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Bordeira Coffee Table Shadow Onyx Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Inspired by the lines of the beautiful Bordeira beach, this low t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite, Marble, Carrara Marble, Onyx, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century by Federico Peri Caravel Low Coffee Table Walnut
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
21st century Colombo, the Italian explorer, left from Portugal with 3 (as low tables are) Caravels to discover the world.
Inspired by the different materials used on the boats, comb...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Wooden Coffee Table Freyja 1 by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
Gently rounded coffee tables “Freyja” created as an homage to femininity and natural beauty.
These sculptural and sensual tables, named after Freyja, a Scandinavian goddess of love, ...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ash, Oak, Walnut
1980s Vintage Italian Travertine Triangles Coffee Table, Pair
Located in Phoenix, AZ
1980s Vintage Italian travertine triangles bi-level coffee table, pair.
An Italian coffee table duo- full of form, structure, sophisticated lines and everything we love about trav...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
21st Century Modern Infinity Coffee Table Calacatta Marble by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Modern Infinity Coffee Table Calacatta Bianco Marble Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The elegant movement of the Infinity coffee table reveals a flowing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Onyx, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel, Gold Leaf
21st Century Modern Bordeira Coffee Table Handcrafted in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Bordeira Coffee Table Shadow Onyx Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Inspired by the lines of the beautiful Bordeira beach, this low t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Onyx, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Foice Side Table Calacatta Bianco Marble Oxidized Brass Satin Black Lacquered
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Foice Side Table Calacatta Bianco Marble Oxidized Brass Satin Black Lacquered Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Foice mixes the old wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass
Contemporary Minimal Round Side Table 3 Legs in Travertine Stone Natural Pores
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Medium Side Table is an outstanding modern design piece. A key side table for a contemporary living room project seems to come directly from space. Made in travertine stone i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
21st Century Modern Dornes Side Table Handcrafted in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Modern Dornes Side Table Oak Root Oxidised Brass Handcrafted in Europe by Greenapple
Rendering the silhouette of a small Portuguese village, Dornes, this side table is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Contemporary Low Table Blue Steel Top with Natural Oak Legs by Vivian Carbonell
Located in Miami, FL
The original (Medium size) Sumo table was introduced at Design Miami 2020 paired with its Small counterpart as shown. This design was influenced by Japanese minimalist aesthetics. Re...
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2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
21st Century Pyrite Coffee Table Handcrafted in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Art Deco Pyrite Coffee Table Green Crystal Marble Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Like a pyrite crystal that unleashes creativity, this co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble
Rudolf Bernd Glatzel Rosewood Coffee Table Fristho, the Netherlands, 1960
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful sleek and minimalistic coffee table designed by Rudolf Bernd Glatzel for Fristho Franeker, The Netherlands 1960. The table has a rectangular top which is made rosewood vene...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
21st Century Modern Mó Coffee Table Handcrafted in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Modern Mó Coffee Table Dark Oxidised Brass Aged American Oak Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple
The low table Mó, a circle within a circle, pays homage to t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
Tusker Coffee Table by MSJ Furniture Studio
Located in Vancouver, BC
Our Tusker coffee table blends well in modern homes looking for something with a little character. Strong bold and robust with solid walnut legs turned by hand in our Vancouver based...
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2010s Canadian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Portuguese Center Table Poppy with pink top and white Marble base by Mambo
Located in Lisbon, PT
Poppy table is an emblem of nature and organic growth, behind this design lies an essence of naivety effortlessly found within natural forms. Poppy tables are a finely tuned example ...
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2010s Portuguese Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century White John Dickinson Style Cast Fiberglass Coffee Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century white cast fiberglass John Dickinson style coffee table. It has the iconic faux drape and rope motif that is associated with many Dickinson pieces. It is in ver...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
21st Century Modern Raw Side Table Handcrafted in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Modern Raw Side Table Brushed Brass Patagonia Granite Handcrafted in Europe by Greenapple
The interplay of perfectionism and raw beauty allows simplicity to emerge as t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Granite, Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century Modern Stone Coffee Table Handcrafted in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Stone Coffee Table Calacatta Cremo Marble Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Stone coffee table lives up to its name featuring an exub...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble
Paul Evans Cityscape Brass Coffee Table with Bronze Color Glasd Top
By Paul Evans
Located in Miami, FL
A Paul Evans cityscape coffee table done in brass. The base of the table consists of 2 independent elements. Offered with a top in bronze color glass. The bases can also accommodate ...
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1970s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Minimal Round Coffee Side Table in Travertine Stone Natural Pores
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Large Side Table is an outstanding modern design piece. A key side table for a contemporary living room project seems to come directly from space. Made in travertine stone is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Modern Side Table by Tomasz Danielec, White Painted Steel, Vintage Treated Oak
Located in London, GB
THE WHITE LINE Side Table
It is the G-shaped table made of the combination of the 200/300-year-old oak and the white painted, raw steel. The oak is drummed up from the French, recla...
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2010s Polish Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Onda Contemporary Coffee Table in Pink Metal by Federica Elmo
Located in London, GB
Onda table works on the juxtaposition of volumes and finishing.
A wavy organic extra-thin top on architectural chunky cylindric legs. Like a paper sheet the top sit gently on the ov...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Sistelo Coffee Table XS Oak Root Brushed Brass Black and Champagne Lacquered
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Sistelo Coffee Table XS Oak Root Brushed Brass Black and Champagne Lacquered Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
In perfect harmony with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Roger Capron, Coffee Table with Ceramic Top, France, C. 1960
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
A coffee table by the great French designer Roger Capron, featuring bands of color and an abstraction of a radiant sun.
Category
1960s French Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Modern Armona Coffee Table Calacatta Marble by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Armona Coffee Table Calacatta Bianco Marble Polished Stainless Steel Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Using high quality materials a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Large Mario Bellini Italian Marble Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Mario Bellini large Italian marble coffee table with cylindrical legs.
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1980s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique 18th-Century Rustic Spanish Dark Brown Chestnut Coffee Table
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful dark brown color rustic coffee table or low table originates in rural Spain and dates circa 1760. The table has a great top that was made from a single board of solid ...
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Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chestnut
Organic Nested Marble Cocktail Table
Located in Wilton, CT
Organic nested marble cocktail table
Customizable in a variety of materials in both metal and stone. Metals include
Bronze, blackened steel and stainless steel. Table is modular so t...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Aire Coffee Table Handcrafted in Portugal by Greenapple Ready to Ship
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Aire Coffee Table Patagonia Granite Dark Oxidised Brass Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Aire's bold and irregular aesthetic lends i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite, Travertine, Marble, Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel
"Xilte" Coffee Table
By ADN Studio
Located in Mexico City, MX
The "Xitle" coffee table is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretation of the archytypical modern f...
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2010s Mexican Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Walnut Accent Table, Designed and Handcrafted by Fernweh Woodworking
Located in Bend, OR
This listing includes one Short 20" tripod table. Eye-catching joinery paired with usefulness! You'll find that the longer you have this accent end table, the more you use it. Not on...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Ash, Walnut
21st Century Modern Bordeira Coffee Table Handcrafted Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Bordeira L Patagonia Granite Coffee Table Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Inspired by the lines of the beautiful Bordeira beach, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Granite, Brass, Stainless Steel
Antique, New and Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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 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 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 and cocktail tables today.
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