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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
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21st Century Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Uma Round 70 Table
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
UMA Round 70 is a low table from the collection of the same name designed by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba for P + C Edizioni in spring 2022. Featuring a circular resin top, UMA Round 70 puts the design accent on the table’s cylindrical pedestal legs upholstered in soft Dedar fabrics — some intended for the indoor world, others outdoor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Fabric, Resin

"Beans" Coffee Tables by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Exceptional pair of "Beans" coffee tables entirely made of rock crystals with 2 different dimensions. Creation by Studio Glustin. France, 2022. Dimensions: - 130 x 90 x H 40 c...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rock Crystal

Heavy Polished Brass x Base Thick Glass Square Coffee Table Nice!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy polished brass x base 3/4" thick glass square coffee table nice! Paul Evans attributed decor match.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Gae Aulenti Laminate and Purple Metal Italian Coffee Table for Zanotta, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury laminate and purple enamel metal coffee table. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta during the 1970s. This stunning straight-li...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Crystal, Metal

Roger Capron - Coffee Table, Garrigue/White Ceramic Tiles, Dovetail Metal Frame
Located in Stratford, CT
*** Important detail: custom height available (1)*** Large coffee table with the famous Roger Capron Garrigue tiles, designed from 1968 to 1982. Mr. Capron was often balancing his designs by incorporating either brown or white enameled terra cotta tiles. The handcrafted Garrigue tiles are produced by a technique in which real leaves were pressed into the clay and, during firing, disintegrated, leaving a finely detailed imprint. The leaves come from "La Garrigue", a variety of vegetation indigenous to southeastern France only, where Roger Capron lived and worked for 60 years. These Garrigue tiles inspired a large series of side to dining tables, including wall covering. Many kitchen in the French Riviera have their walls covered with Garrigue tiles. This table is mounted on a really sturdy dovetail metal frame. It is in near perfect condition, patina due to age on metal frame. (1) Mr Capron was extremely influenced by the Japanese life style; coffee table are usually low. We can change the legs to match your desired height. Please keep in mind that we provide this service only for the tables that have a dovetail frame and for which the frames have a similar look with the replacement legs...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Octagonal Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Octagonal, stainless steel and brass coffee table with cross base and glass top.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Nickel

20th Century France Brass Coffee Table Attributable To Maison Jansen, c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A large coffee table attributed to Maison Jansen, made in France around the 1970s. The faux bamboo frame made out of brass supporting smoked glass. A truly elegant solution for any i...
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20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

1960s Boho Chic Rectangular Brass Tray Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hollywood Regency style, midcentury brass tray table with etched rectangular brass tray. Sit on a metal faux bamboo base in black color. Made ...
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1960s Hong Kong Moorish Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Geometrical Colors Marble Coffee 3 Tables Set
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous Set of 3 marble coffee tables Inspired by Geography and how the distribution of something can be functional either separately or simult...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Bossa Square Coffee Table Mahogany Solid Wood, Handcrafted in Portugal by Duistt
Located in Leça da Palmeira, PT
Bossa Square Coffee Table Mahogany Solid Wood, Handcrafted in Portugal by Duistt The “bossa” collection is inspired by the subtlety, particular charm and harmonious simplicity of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wire

Christian Krekels Signed Belgian Etched Brass Agate Coffee Table, 1979
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a beautiful Belgium coffee table signed by Christian Krekels in 1979. The table features a beautiful decorative etched brass table top, with two agate stones inlaid, framed b...
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1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Agate, Brass

Italian Travertine Pyramid Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table from the 80's, handcrafted out of travertine. This beautiful piece looks like a pyramid. It has a travertine base and top, the glass plate is betw...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Echo Coffee Table, Ian Alistair Cochran, Represented by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Echo coffee table by Ian Alistair Cochran Solid Resin W 40" x H 18.5" x D/L 40" W 101.6 x H 47 x D/L 101.6 cm A continuation of the Echo s...
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2010s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Resin

Roger Capron - Coffee Table, Garrigue/White Ceramic Tiles, Dovetail Metal Frame
Located in Stratford, CT
*** Important detail: custom height available (1)*** Coffee table with the famous Roger Capron Garrigue tiles, designed from 1968 to 1982. Mr. Capron was often balancing his designs by incorporating either brown or white enameled terra cotta tiles. The handcrafted Garrigue tiles are produced by a technique in which real leaves were pressed into the clay and, during firing, disintegrated, leaving a finely detailed imprint. The leaves come from "La Garrigue", a variety of vegetation indigenous to southeastern France only, where Roger Capron lived and worked for 60 years. These Garrigue tiles inspired a large series of side to dining tables, including wall covering. Many kitchen in the French Riviera have their walls covered with Garrigue tiles. This table is mounted on a really sturdy dovetail metal frame. It is in near perfect condition, patina due to age on metal frame. (1) Mr Capron was extremely influenced by the Japanese life style; coffee table are usually low. We can change the legs to match your desired height. Please keep in mind that we provide this service only for the tables that have a dovetail frame and for which the frames have a similar look with the replacement legs...
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20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Mastercraft Brass Mid Century Coffee Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Mastercraft brass mid century coffee table Table measures: 38 wide x 38 deep x 16 high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Contemporary Stucco Marble Spanish Side Table
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Side table handmade in stucco marble. Contains wheels at the bottom. This is a Unique piece and it has been manufactured in Spain. Every item LA Studio offers is checked by our team...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mastea High Coffee Table in Murano Glass & Walnut Base, by Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This high coffee and side-table comes with a base and top in Canaletto walnut, natural ash, ash stained black, intense blue or anthracite. The structure's body is made out of blown Murano glass, available in amber, blue-grey or smoke grey. Here you are shown the Mastea coffee table in the Canaletto walnut base finish and in the high size. If you are interested in the natural ash, ash stained black, anthracite ash or Intense blue base structures. Matteo Zorzenoni started to experiment with Murano glass in the 1970s and, even if the generations have changed, the glass is blown as it once was: it needs a master glassblower and two strong lungs. Working with this material every day is like revisiting a traditional dish. The ingredients are the same but there is something new in the taste. Matteo Zorzenoni's research is mainly focused on materials and their limits, aimed at discovering their potential. His projects have been exhibited at: Maxxi Museum in Rome, the Biennale of Art and Design in St. Etienne, the London Design Festival, the Venice Biennale. Matteo Zorzenoni was a professor at the IUAV in Venice, collaborates with the IED in Madrid and hosted a laboratory for Domaine de Boisbuchet (Vitra Design Museum). After a collaboration with Fabrica, Benetton Communication Research Center, he started a new project with Jaime Hayon, which is still ongoing. His research in the craft sector continues with projects for customers, including Cappellini, Mercedes Benz, Replay, Alcantara, Bosa Ceramiche...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Blown Glass

Body Works Table
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
This design sculptural table is part of Body Works, a project by Dutch artist Natasja Alers. The artist assembles parts of the human body and pushes it to new sculptural aesthetics of art and design works made from recycled clay. The hand sculpted and playfully objects are voluminous and finished with bright colored glazes of soft green, yellow and pink. Body Works is a limited series of sculptural objects that include functional options as well like saloon tables and stools. All sculptures...
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2010s Dutch Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Clay

La Luna Travertine Coffee Tables by South Loop Loft
Located in Chicago, IL
A custom set of coffee tables designed in house by South Loop Loft. The “La Luna” tables feature 3” thick unfilled travertine table top which rest on m...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Luigi Massoni Italian Midcentury Trolley Bar Mid Seventies
Located in bari, IT
Trolley bar in the space age style designer Luigi Massoni for Guzzini early 70s.
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Plastic

Italian Travertine Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very elegant Italian coffee table handcrafted out of travertine, 1980's. The beautiful teardrop shaped top is rounded on the edge. It is made of beautiful travertine. The bas...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Mid Century Italian Modern Travertine Marble Rectangular Cocktail Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning marble cocktail from Italy circa 1980's. It features slab marble construction with a nice off white neutral color.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Cast Resin 'Millstone' Table, Snap Dragon Pink Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
An anchor to the organic world. A rounded base draws the eye downward to earth, keeping you grounded. Dimensions: Diameter 36 in. (91 cm), height 14 in. (35.5 cm). Weight 40 lbs....
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Resin, Fiberglass

Plaster Coffee Table Post Modern Grey, Pink, White, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Postmodern gray, pink, & white Plaster Coffee Table, 1970. Original
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Plaster

Hollywood Steel Coffee Table, by Peter Shire for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Hollywood laminated and lacquered steel coffee table, designed in 1983 by Peter Shire. Peter Shire is a Los Angeles artist. Shire was born in the Echo Park district of Los Angel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Portuguese Side Table Poppy beige Travertine stone Custom 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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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Midcentury Rega Smoked Glass, Brass and Chrome Square Coffee Table, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant midcentury smoked glass, brass and chrome squared coffee table. This amazing piece was designed by Romeo Rega in Italy during the 1970s. This coffee table, thanks to the c...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Chrome

21st Century Ludovica+Roberto Palomba Uma Square Table
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
UMA Square is a low table from the collection of the same name designed by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba for P + C Edizioni in spring 2022. Measures: 90x90x30 cm. Featuring a square resi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Fabric, Resin

French Maison Jansen Style Gilt Bronze and Glass Case Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful French Maison Jansen style case coffee table. The bottom section of glass is mirrored and the top is removeable so the you can put items inside for display if you wish. A l...
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Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Pair of Italian 1970s Brass and Lacquer Cube Form Coffee Tables
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian 1970s brass and lacquer cube form coffee or cocktail tables; Minimalist and chic. The body is a creamy warm white lacquer, supported on a brass inset base and with ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Modern Round Metal and Marble Side Table, Hope Royal
Located in Miami, FL
HOPE Royal is a side table with a round-shaped top and crossed straight metal base seamlessly welded and finished. The top is a precious marble perfectly beveled and carved, letting ...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Metal

Carmina Small Table High Nude By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Collection of small coffee tables with a leg that daintily curls above the edge of the top. Technically speaking it is just an object - and quite a plain one at that - made of lacque...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum, Steel

Rainbow Color Stainless Steel Hot Bench 'Large' Length by Studio Buzao
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Studio Buzao’s Hot collection uses electroplated stainless steel to trigger psychedelic reactions in grass-rooted language. Called Hot, the collection includ...
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2010s Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

Set of 3 Cosmos Nesting Coffee Tables in Shagreen, Shell & Brass R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The cosmos nesting coffee tables are both Minimalist and dramatic. The top is inlaid in cream shagreen in the large size, coal black shagreen in the med...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Scala Marble Large Low Coffee Table
Located in Milan, IT
The iconic form of the celebrated Scala stool and coffee tables, winners of the Wallpaper Design Award, is now translated in stone. The ribbed shape is brought back to its roots, the...
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2010s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Italian Travertine Coffee Table, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table handcrafted out of travertine, 1980's. It is made of beautiful travertine. It has the normal traces of use, see the pictures. We work with pro...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

New Modern Side Table in Travertino creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Coffee table in Travertino marble, designed by the Spanish designer Ivan Colominas. An iconic table designed to remind us the luxurious ancient terraces of the Renaissance homes. The table is part of the Altana collection and it's available in different sizes and colours. Altana Small in Rosso Alicante marble and the Altana Large in Nero Marquinia marble. Commercial name: Altana Medium Travertino marble coffee table. Size: 23 (base) x 54 (top diameter) x 54 (height) cm - round top - 9.1 x 21.2 x 21.2, smooth finishing. No borders Like the turret-like rooftop terraces...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Travertine

Set of Three Italian 1970's Travertine Coffee or Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
A set of three Italian 1970's travertine coffee tables featuring an elegant and balanced design. The circular tables have no joints or clamps and are architectural in their structure...
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1970s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Coffee Table Aldo Tura Red Goatskin, Italy 50's, Brass Mid-Century Signed
Located in Vienna, AT
Aldo Tura (1909-1963 Italy) designed this bed sofa side table with drawer in the 1955s. Aldo Tura is an outlier in the world of Mid-Century Furniture. He is also called the master o...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Brass

Post-Modern Sandstone Coffee Table, c 1990s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This incredibly stylish sandstone coffee table has such gorgeous stone grain and color. Similar look as Travertine but much more unique, the sand stone pattern has similar vibe as mo...
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1990s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Sandstone

Romeo Rega, Brass and steel coffee table
Located in London, GB
Romeo Rega Prod. Italy, c. 1970 Coffee table in brass and steel with ground glass top. Cm D 60, W 60, H 50 Romeo Rega is born in Rome on 10 October 1925, third of six children, born and raised in the Trastevere district, in the heart of Rome. THE FIRST BIG STEPS. He is 27 years old when, in 1957, he enrolls in the Albo provinciale delle imprese artigiane (Provincial Register of Craft Enterprises) and opens his first workshop in Vicolo della Frusta 6, where he collaborates with talented masters of wrought iron and forging. At this point arrives the first important order: the design and manufacturing for Cinecittà of the chariots for the American colossal film Ben-Hur, which will be published in 1959. Among his clients there are personalities from the world of cinema and entertainment, such as Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Rascel and his wife Giuditta Saltarini, Massimo Ranieri...
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20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Steel

Indoor/Outdoor Montrose Coffee Table by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Montrose Coffee Table is an open-grain honed travertine coffee table with a powdercoated steel base. For indoor or outdoor use. The Lawson...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Steel

Mid-Century Italian Marble Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in Saint Paul, MN
A lovely minimalist Italian modern travertine marble cocktail table circa 1970s-80s. This stunning square table top with beveled edge features shades of white and cream veining with ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Studio Superego Modern Multicolor Plexiglass and Brass Feet Italian Coffee Table
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Rectangular coffee table designed by Milanese Studio Superego, made in multi-color and transparent plexiglass with seven centimetres thickness and feet of the legs finished in brass....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Chrome Brass Ram Heads Hoof Feet Square Side End Stand Table Made in Italy Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome brass ram heads hoof feet square side end stand table made in Italy mint! Glass measures .5'' in thickness.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Nickel

Mod Wicker Coffee Table in the style of Eero Aarino
Located in New York, NY
Very cool Mod style wicker coffee table, having a bathtub like wicker base, and a glass covered wicker top. The design is reminiscent of Eero Aarnio, however it is unsigned. The tabl...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wicker, Glass

Steve Chase Goatskin, Brass and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Steve Chase Goat Skin, Brass Base with a Rectangular Glass Top. Very nice Condition! Great simple Modern Look.
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1980s North American Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

French Mid-Century Coffee or Low Table with Wrought Iron Base and Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French Mid-Century Modern low cocktail or coffee table featuring a rectangular figured marble top set upon a handsome wrought iron base.  
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone, Marble, Metal, Wrought Iron, Iron

Carmina Coffee Table Round 82x70x43 Nude By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Collection of small coffee tables with a leg that daintily curls above the edge of the top. Technically speaking it is just an object - and quite a plain one at that - made of lacque...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum, Steel

Coffee Table by Maison Baguès
Located in Lyon, FR
These classic and elegant solid brass nesting coffee tables are made of brass by Maison Baguès. Faux bamboo frame on casters.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Carmina Coffee Table Square Sand by Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Collection of small coffee tables with a leg that daintily curls above the edge of the top. Technically speaking it is just an object - and quite a plain one at that - made of lacque...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum, Steel

Vintage Linen Wrapped Kidney Freeform Biomorphic Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage wrapped Linen Kidney Coffee Table in the style of Karl Springer & Maitland Smith
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Linen

Style of Karl Springer Chrome Drum and Leather Coffee Table, 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Karl Springer Chrome drum coffee table with leather top, 1960. Restored.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Forsyth Ottoman in Zebra Hide
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
A new addition to our Originals collection. This bespoke ottoman is perfect for a variety of uses, ottoman, coffee table, bench at the end of a bed, et...
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2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

1970s Italian Honed Travertine and Chrome Square Coffee Table
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a classic, chic coffee table, circa the 1970s. This coffee table is a beautiful balance of simple forms and finishes. A square base, with a metal chrome finish, makes a stable support for a heavy, square travertine stone tabletop. The reflective nature of the base gives the sturdy top an airy profile; moreover, the variation in color and activity of the honed travertine...
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1970s Unknown Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Chrome

Burnt Bamboo Coffee Table with a Decoupage Top
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Two tiered coffee table with rectangular burnt bamboo frame and featuring a top and lower storage space with decoupaged fauna and flora over a crackle background.
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20th Century American British Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bamboo

Carmina Coffee Table Round Sand by Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Collection of small coffee tables with a leg that daintily curls above the edge of the top. Technically speaking it is just an object - and quite a plain one at that - made of lacque...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum, Steel

Italian Mid-Century Travertine Marble Coffee Table and Metal Base, 1970
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous mid-century coffee or sofa table Made in Italy in the 1970s. The table has a handmade wrought iron base that was sanded and painted with Corten lacquer (giving the iron a "r...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Iron

Antique and Vintage Coffee Tables for Sale: Shop Mid-Century Coffee Tables, Travertine Coffee Tables and More

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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