Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
1970s European Brutalist Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Resin
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Brass
2010s Brazilian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Teak
2010s Brazilian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Mirror, Teak
1890s English Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1850s Czech Biedermeier Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Ash
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
Early 2000s American Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Glass
2010s American Organic Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Hardwood
1950s American Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
1990s Unknown Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Leather
1950s American Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 2000s Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Teak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Wood
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Marble, Breccia Marble, Brass, Bronze
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bronze, Steel
Early 20th Century Danish Rustic Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
18th Century French Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood, Hardwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Cane, Oak, Teak
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Glass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1970s European Brutalist Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Resin
1970s Swedish Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Stone
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Breccia Marble, Iron
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood, Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Travertine
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Walnut
1970s French Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Beech
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Iron, Zinc
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron, Wrought Iron, Brass
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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.”
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