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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
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Mid-Century Cantilever Coffee Table Attributed to J Wade Beam for Breuton
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage mid-century Cantilever coffee / coctail table attributed to J Wade Beam for Breuton. Circa 1970s. Features a black polished base that protrudes from the floor at a 45 degre...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass

Tivoli Coffee Table 3 Legs Burnished Brass Plated Stainless + Travertine Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ten10 Tivoli coffee table with 4 legs and a round travertine top. The table measures 39" diameter x 13" high. The base is stainless steel tube plat...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Stainless Steel, Brass

Outdoor Coffee Table Black Stainless Steel Base + Square Honed Stone Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ten10 1.2.3 Series outdoor coffee table. Stainless steel base powder coated semi-gloss black with a 40" square 3/4" thick stone top in honed granite or honed Carrara marble.
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Granite, Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel

Wonatti Tallaght Coffee Table, Black Lacquered Coffee Table, Marble Coffee Table
Located in Vila Nova De Famalicão, 03
A true statement of luxury Combining the finest and ancient craftsmanship with luxurious levels of design, quality, and comfort. Tallaght Coffee Table, Modern Collection, Black lacquered Wood, Nero marquina Marble polished - Traditional Handcrafted in Portugal It is made with the best Material, carefully selected to give an extra lovely design to the coffee table. Inspired by the famous "Shamrock" an official symbol of Ireland, it is a Trifolium repens clover that contains magical and legendary connotations of Celtic tradition. It is, together with the color green and the figure of the gnome called Leprechaun, the representation of the culture of the island of Ireland, and its exaltation is visible in the celebrations of St. Patrick's Day, which is celebrated on 17 March with particular devotion in Ireland. With the same shape, this will be the luckiest coffee table in the world. Wonatti Tallaght...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Round Drum Side Tray Table Corinna Warm for Swedese Black Ash, Black Frame
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The drum side tables for Scandinavian company Swedese feature beautifully hand turned bowls made from either natural, black or white stained solid ash that are presented within a bla...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Steel

Tivoli Coffee Table 3 Legs Oil Rubbed Bronze Plated Stainless + Travertine Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ten10 Tivoli coffee table with 3 legs. The base is stainless steel tube plated in oil rubbed bronze. The top is 3 cm thick vein cut unfilled honed ...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Stainless Steel, Bronze

Coffe Table in Marble and Bronze, 60°, Country France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Coffe table Year: 1960 Country: France It is an elegant and sophisticated coffe table. You want to live in the golden years, this is the dining table that your project needs. We hav...
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1960s French Space Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Signed Large Square Bronze Coffee Table Jacques Quinet for Broncz, 1960s
Located in Paris, IDF
This large coffee table signed by Jacques Quinet and stamped by Broncz, is a rare remarkable find. It features a strong, bronze base constructed to last. This coffee table will not o...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

Shell Inlaid Coffee Table with Bronze-Patina Brass Inlay by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Nymphea round coffee by R & Y Augousti in pen shell with bronze-patina brass details explores the brand's iconic DNA of bringing old world artisanal craft into a contemporary and...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Tall Ruffle Ceramic Planter in Chrome Green by Bzippy
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Tall Ruffle ceramic planter in Chrome Green. Made to order. BZIPPY ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions including furniture, planters and home accesso...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic

Solid Wood Black Tinted Coffee Table, Fishes Series 10 by Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Fishes is a series of sculptural coffee tables inspired by the famous Fish (1930) sculpture of Rumanian artist Constantin Brancusi. Brancusi's work has been widely regarded as a mast...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Neoclassical Gilt Iron Swan Table
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical Gilt iron swan table. Antique neoclassical style cast iron side table/tea table of oblong octagonal form glass top framed by conforming acanthus...
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Early 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Signed Silas Seandel Coffee Table
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Signed silas seandel coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Steel

Sleek Maison Jansen Style Brass & Black Granite Coffee Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A sleek elegant rectangular coffee table having striking warm rubbed bronze finish brass offset by black granite top. The elegant legs and stretcher with finial are thin, but heavy a...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Streamlined Moderne Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Granite, Brass

Kanyon Coffee Table, Oval, Contemporary Sculptural Minimalist Wooden Black Oak
Located in Istanbul, TR
Kanyon is an authentic coffee table which combines functionality and sculptural posture with simplicity, beautiful materials and exquisite craftsmanship. Inspired by the topographic beauty of canyon structures, the design translates the basic topological features of canyons to a minimal and unique design language. Functionality is integral to its sculptural posture, where the U profiled gap between different table surfaces serves as a convenient and aesthetic space to store books, newspapers and magazines and the 2 level table top allows the user to arrange objects based on use, ease of access or aesthetic appeal. Produced by skilled craftsmen, Kanyon coffee table...
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2010s Turkish Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Oak

1950-1970 Coffee Table Maison Jansen Glazed
Located in Paris, FR
Maison Jansen coffee table in bronze and brass, uprights with gunmetal patina, characteristic of this brand glass shelves,condition of use. circa 1950-1970. Smoked glasses Measure...
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1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Solid Wood Black Tinted Coffee Table, Fishes Series 13 by Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Fishes is a series of sculptural coffee tables inspired by the famous Fish (1930) sculpture of Rumanian artist Constantin Brancusi. Brancusi's work has been widely regarded as a mast...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Solid Wood Black Tinted Coffee Table, Fishes Series 11 by Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Fishes is a series of sculptural coffee tables inspired by the famous Fish (1930) sculpture of Rumanian artist Constantin Brancusi. Brancusi's work has been widely regarded as a mast...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Continental 19th Century Louis XIV St. Bronze, Marble, and Ormolu Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Continental 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu, patinated bronze, Alabastro and black Belgian marble coffee table. The rectangular coffee table is raised by six elegant an...
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19th Century Unknown Louis XIV Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

NR Copper V2, 21st Century Sculptured Liquid Oxidized Copper Oval Coffee Table
Located in Sofia, BG
NR copper V2, 21st century sculptured liquid oxidized copper oval coffee table Born from cast liquid copper, the NR oxidized copper version could be easily associated with a sculp...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Copper

Large Mid Century Bronze Nude Coffee Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa mid 20thC Large Mid Century Bronze Nude Coffee Table W110 x D110 x H30cm.
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Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

Low Square Table in Black Lacquer by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Low square table Black Lacquer (80 coats) Handmade Limited Edition Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty, circa 1600-1100 B.C. These pieces are made with ...
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2010s Asian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Gerard Guermonprez 1950s Coffee Table French Design
Located in NOUVION-SUR-MEUSE, FR
Table basse de Gerard GUERMONPREZ, porte revues en rigitule, plateau en verre.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Shagreen Cocteau Coffee Table with Bronze Patina Brass Accents by R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Cocteau II coffee table by R&Y Augousti is a truly one of a kind piece. The sculptural and ethereal piece has abstract forms, shapes and figures within it that one could interpre...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Art Decó Chrome Coffee Table with Fumé Glass Top and Ebonized Base
Located in Miami, FL
Amazing side or coffee table with curved chrome pedestal leg and the base of the table is made of ebonizd wood. The smoked glass surface rests on the chrome pedestal The chrom...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Paul Evans Glass Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique coffee table by Paul Evans features contrasting textures and colors in its geometric base along with a large glass top. Rare and collectible, this vintage table by renown...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Tivoli Coffee Table 4 Legs Round Travertine Top Oil Rubbed Bronze Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ten10 Tivoli coffee table with 4 legs and a round travertine top. The base is stainless steel tube plated in oil rubbed bronze. Other finishes are ...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Bronze, Stainless Steel

Wonderful Baguès Jansen Faux Bamboo Gilt Bronze Glass Top Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Baguès / Jansen style faux bamboo gilt bronze & glass top coffee / cocktail table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Post Modern Milo Baughman Style Smoked Glass & Bent Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Madison, WI
This minimalist, Post Modern modern table in the manner of Milo Baughman would look great in a Modern or Mid-Century decor. This table is versatile and holds many books or magazines, and has a very sleek aesthetic. It features classic chic bent chrome...
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20th Century Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

20th Century Pair of Chrome & Glass Side Tables, circa 1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A pair of 20th century polished chrome and smoked glass side tables. A wonderful addition to any interior, that will undoubtedly add...
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20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Modern Italian Coffee Table with Metal Frame and Glass Top, Bontempi Casa
Located in Titusville, PA
Designed by Bontempi Casa, Lift coffee table adds a touch of chic in any context, without lacking in practicality. The side table is adjustable in he...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian International Style Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Gae Aulenti Glass and Enamelled Black Metal Italian Coffee Table, Zanotta, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury glass and enamelled black metal coffee table. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta during the 1970s. This splendid table with s...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Black Cube Shape Marble Base Brass Stretchers Square Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black cube shape marble base brass stretchers square glass top coffee table. Cantilever design base Italian coffee table.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Brass

Rocco Drinks Table (Larger Version)
Located in Dallas, TX
Torch cut steel legs with a flat steel top. Sizes Large: 12" diameter 24" high Small: 12" diameter 18" high.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Round Drum Side Tray Table Corinna Warm for Swedese Black Ash, Black Frame
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The drum side tables for Scandinavian company Swedese feature beautifully hand turned bowls made from either natural, black or white stained solid ash that are presented within a bla...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Steel

Round Drum Side Tray Table Corinna Warm for Swedese Black Ash, Black Frame
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The drum side tables for Scandinavian company Swedese feature beautifully hand turned bowls made from either natural, black or white stained solid ash that are presented within a bla...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Steel

Raindrop Coffee Table Set, Black Oak / Patinated
Located in London, England
With their circular profiles, varying proportions and potential to be nested, these versatile tables evoke the pattern of raindrops in a pool of water when placed together. Bought...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Chinese Lacquer and Parcel Gilt Decorated Coffee Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A Chinese lacquer coffee table with parcel gilt decoration including branches, flowers, birds and fish. Underside of table is also painted with Asian scenery
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20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Alwa One Big Green Black Coffee Table by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Alwa one big green black coffee table by Pulpo. Dimensions: D56 x H35 cm. Materials: casted glass; powder coated steel Also available in different finishes. Normally, glass ...
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2010s German Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Etched Brass Coffee Table by LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
An etched and patinated circa 1960's coffee table by Phillip and Kevin LaVerne. Measurements: Height 25" Diameter 39.25".
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1960s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Sculptural Patisserie Coffee Table by Lara Bohinc, Black Marble
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Patisserie marble coffee table is an ensemble of different patisserie inspired shapes - a canelé like side leg and two bonbon legs lift a cupped table top fo...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Modern Italian Coffee Trolley with Metal Frame and Glass Tops, Bontempi Casa
Located in Titusville, PA
Designed by Bernhardt&Vella, Chic is a trolley inspired by the classic food trolleys of the 1950s, it has a vintage style reinterpreted in a modern key. The structure in lacquered me...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian International Style Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Huge Maison Jansen Sliding Top Coffee Table in Brass and Chrome
Located in Berlin, BE
Elongated glass table with sliding top by Maison Jansen. Frame has an total original gold-plated and chrome metal finish.
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1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold Plate, Chrome

Post Modern Formica and Glass Coffee Table After Panton, C 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Post Modern coffee, or cocktail, table having dramatic C shaped black formica ends which support the thick ( .50 in. ) plate glass center panel. Design reminiscent of Verner Panton...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Formica

Contemporary High Polished Bronze Coffee Table by Colo
Located in London, GB
Bonze coffe table by Colo studio, 2022 Limited and numbered edition of 8 pieces + 4 AP, handmade in France. Bespoke dimensions and patinas upon request. Material: Bronze, gold...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Nikau Table, Coffee Table
Located in Dunedin, NZ
Introducing the Nikau table - an exquisite work of art, created with passion and precision by skilled craftsmen in New Zealand. This table is a true masterpiece that will elevate the...
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2010s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

De Sede Patchwork Leather Storage Cube Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leather patchwork storage cube by De Sede, Switzerland, circa 1960s. The cube features a patinated patchwork leather exterior around the entire cube with a removable white laminate t...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Leather, Laminate

French Modern Maison Jansen Attrib Mixed Metal Greyhound Table
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning rare midcentury French mixed metal two-tier table attributed to luxury Parisian design house Maison Jansen (Paris, France; 1880-1989) Mid-20th Century, having a patinated silver-tone brushed steel frame, gilt metal accents, featuring sculptural bronzed figural greyhound heads, two colorless glass tiers, rising square and tubular legs, terminating in paw feet. Having the ideal Size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a cocktail - coffee table, sofa end table, chair side table, bedside nightstand, etc. as well as a elegant, sophisticated, and highly decorative refined style that compliments many of today's most popular interior design styles, such as Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency Glam, Art Deco, transitional Industrial, and more. Dimensions: (approx) 21.75" High, 25.5" Wide, 25.5" Deep Condition: Great original unrestored vintage condition. Strong, sturdy, stable, and structurally sound. Presents splendidly, nicely aged patina - patinated with scattered spots of oxidation, heavily worn gilt finish, typical signs of wear consistent with age and use including minor scuffs, scratches and expected character marks. Overall a wonderful example! Maison Jansen: Maison Jansen (English: House of Jansen) was a Paris-based interior decoration office founded in the late 19th century and is considered the first truly global design firm, serving prominent clients in Europe, Latin America, North America (including the White House, numerous past presidents and celebrities) and the Middle East. In 1880, at the height of the Belle Époque, Jean-Henri Jansen emigrated from Holland to open a furniture shop on the Rue Royale in Paris. No one could have anticipated that his little business (one of the forerunners of interior decoration as we know it) would grow into an Empire, but within Jansen’s lifetime, his emphasis on historical research, his focus on client needs, and his comprehensive approach to transforming space, would earn his firm a faithful client base of wealthy, royal, and otherwise elite clients—clients they would keep for almost a century to come. Maison Jansen was a success from the very start. The shopkeeper made such a splash with his lavish and detailed window displays, and unique approach to selling furniture—Jansen was one of the first dealers to carry everything necessary to furnish a home—that within ten years Maison Jansen was no longer a store but a rapidly expanding design firm with a wealthy and faithful client base. By 1890 Jansen had established a prominent antiques trade, had opened up a workshop on the Rue Pergolese (where the company produced furniture of its own), and had achieved his first great feat of interior decoration—remodeling the Palace of Laeken at the behest of King Leopold II of Belgium. By 1900 Jansen’s reputation was monumental. His firm represented not merely the royalty of Europe, but the wealthy and powerful from all over the world. What’s more, by the turn of the century his furniture was heralded as some of the finest in Europe. The spectacular Art Nouveau writing desk the firm presented at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle remains, to this day, in the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and is considered one of the supreme examples of the period. Maison Jansen would not miss an important show thereafter, and participated in the 1925 Exhibition...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Bronze, Steel, Iron

Antique Shanxi Province Black Lacquer Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi province black lacquer coffee table. This antique Shanxi Province Black Coffee Table was made from a Chinese bed. The coffee table is made of elm and has been finis...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm, Lacquer

Gemma Concrete Charcoal M Coffee Table by Snoc
Located in Yukarıdudullu, 34
Gemma is an octagonal cement garden coffee table. The Gemma Collection is a powerful sketch, synthesizes its rounded lines and comfort, it incorporates the power of contrast into th...
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2010s Turkish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Concrete

New Modern Flower Vase in Black Marble, Creator Karen Chekerdjian Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Flower Vase in Black Marquinia marble, designed by Karen Chekerdjian, Made in Italy Part of the accessories of the Inside Out Collection - vases, candles, bowls. It can be used to cu...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Modern Foice Side Table, Calacatta Marble, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Foice Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Foice marble side table seamlessly combines the echoes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Colour, a Modern Coffee / Side Table, Ral 3007 - Black Red, by Bas Vellekoop
Located in 'S-GRAVENHAGE, ZH
The colour tables are available in more than 75 colours. Choose a colour that perfectly matches your interior or project. These modern side tables are ideal next to a couch or ar...
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2010s Dutch Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

Black Pencil Reed Coffee Table, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 3 tiered pencil reed coffee table in black. This elegant table features an organic and modern rounded shape consisting of three levels...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Reed, Rattan

Chinese 19th Century Qing Dynasty Bamboo Low Coffee Table with Slatted Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty bamboo low coffee table from the 19th century, with slatted top. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this low bamb...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bamboo

Polished Bronze Stainless Steel Transition Coffee Table Limited Edition
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Warm was commissioned by contemporary fine art gallery Galerie Artempo to continue their experimentations in merging seemingly incongruent metallic materials into a seamless finish. ...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Stainless Steel, Bronze, Metal, Sheet Metal

Burmese Vintage Black Lacquer Low Coffee Table with Negora Lacquer Inset Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Burmese coffee table from the mid 20th century with black lacquer body, Negora lacquer inset top, horse hoof feet and humpback stretcher...
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Brass and Glass Tray-Top Coffee Table Attributed to Baker Furniture
Located in Dorchester, MA
A well-crafted Hollywood Regency offering, attributed to Baker Furniture, this coffee table comprises a radiating eight-leg wood and brass base and a scalloped tray top of glass rimm...
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1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique, New and Vintage Coffee Tables 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 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.

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