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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Color: Black
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Cast Resin 'Pebble' Low Table, Coal Stone Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
Like a stone from a stream, smoothed for millennia by the passing currents. The fluid potential of natural power emanates from its presence.
Dimensions: Diameter 22 in. (56 cm). Hei...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Boogie Nights Handmade Ceramic, Bronze Steel & Verdigris Copper Coffee Table
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The teal green ceramic tiled and verdigris copper Boogie Nights coffee table is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa. Th...
Category
2010s South African Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper, Steel
Custom Blackened Mastercraft Coffee Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Chicago, IL
Custom blackened Mastercraft coffee table, tubular steel matte black finish with brass rings on each leg, inset glass.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel, Metal
Angelo Mangiarotti "Trifoglio" Coffee Table for Skipper, 1971
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Angelo Mangiarotti "Trifoglio" coffee table for Skipper, black Marquinia marble, Italy, 1971.
This sculptural coffee table by Angelo Mangiarotti is a great example of postmodern d...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Black Surface and Dark Wood Frame Coffee Table
Located in Madison, WI
Stunning original vintage solid wood and black surface top end/ side / coffee / cocktail table. We are not positive what kind of wood this table has, it looks to be teak or walnut, a...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Black Painted Refectory Coffee / Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century black painted wooden refectory coffee / cocktail table with a rectangular top and two concealed pull out leaves on either side. (EDWARD WORMLEY FOR DUNBAR FURNIT...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
New Modern Side Table Red and Black Marble, Creator Karen Chekerdjian STOCK
Located in Milan, IT
The value of change in a simple act. Karen Chekerdjian’s new creation puts design front and centre: from one foundation, multiple possibilities. Bursting with undeniable energy court...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Black Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Black Coffee Table is al design item realized in the 1970s.
Black Lacquered Wood.
A minimal and elegant coffee table to be collect.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Jens Risom Mid-Century Diamond Top Walnut and Black Vinyl Coffee Table
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
American/Danish Mid-Century walnut coffee table with a gently diamond-shaped top resting on a structured stretcher base with four tapered legs and stretcher shelf made of stretched b...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Pair of Chinese Lacquered Panel Coffee Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of similar Chinese end tables with black lacquered panel tops (19th Century) having figural and parcel gilt highlights within an inset painte...
Category
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Modern Up! Balloon Round Coffee Table, Black
By Duffy London
Located in London, GB
For those who prefer their fun a little darker, The Up! Balloon Coffee Table from acclaimed British designer Christopher Duffy has gone macabre wi...
Category
2010s British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Hollywood Regency Asian Modern Square Cocktail Table in Black & Burl Wood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A nice Asian modern coffee table circa 1970's. It features black lacquer with inlayed burl wood. Very clean ready to use condition.
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Burl
Amorphous Hand Sculpted Coffee Table In Volcanic Bronze Finish
Located in New York, NY
The Golem table is designed in a shape inspired by organisms in their amorphous state when they seamlessly blend into their surroundings.
The fiberglass reinforced resin texture used...
Category
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Composition
Scandinavian Modern Coffee Table 'Fiori' 140, Black Oak
Located in Paris, FR
Fiori table 140 designed by Antrei Hartikainen x Poiat
Fiori Collection 2017
Available finishes:
- Oak
- Dark oak
- Black oak
Model shown in picture :
- H. 35 x 140 x 65 cm
- Black Oak
Designed by Poiat Studio in collaboration with the master cabinet maker and designer Antrei Hartikainen, the Fiori Coffee Table Collection epitomises the appreciation of natural materials and the utility of beauty.
The collection is an exclusive realisation of craftsmanship and artistry. Available in three sizes, the smaller tables are designed to slot into the bigger ones, enabling the tables to be used in different interiors and spaces. The two larger tables are available with hand-carved wooden flower objects...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Brass Bonsai Tree Coffee Table
By Willy Daro
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Patinated brass bonsai tree coffee table by Willy Daro. Measures are for the base only. Glass top shown is 50” by 30” and not included. Will h...
Category
1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Black Coffee Table in Iroko Wood, Senufo by Arno Declercq
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary black coffee table in iroko wood, Senufo by Arno Declercq
Material: iroko wood and burned steel
Dimensions: 45 cm L x 45 cm W x 30 cm H / 17,7” L x 17,7” W x 12” H
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
20th Century Black Italian Metal Coffee, Sofa Table in the Style of Toni Corde
By Toni Cordero
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, vintage late Mid-Century Modern triangular coffee, sofa table with convex sides made of hand crafted wood in the style of Toni Cordero, in g...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Pillar Tables Tall by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Pillar tables tall by 101 Copenhagen
Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl
Dimensions: L 45 / W 45 /H 50 CM
Materials: Plated Metal
Pillar is inspired by the ri...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Black High Gloss Polished Coffee Table
Located in North York, ON
Black high gloss polished coffee table. Mid-Century Modern inspired with a chinoiserie flare. Beautiful, curved legs with sleek modernist design. Finished in a high gloss polished bl...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Pia Manu Brutalist Coffee Table
By Pia Manu
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare coffee table by Pia Manu with chrome frame and bas. Excellent example consisting of what appears to be a cast resin motif on top. Table has a wonderful modernist presence. Pia...
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Barh Wave Contemporary Coffee Table in Black Stained Ash Wood and Bronze
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
barh wave coffee table is designed with a very obvious design language.
The concept of this collection is based on the contrasts between smooth vs. straight lines and fragile vs. s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
In the Style of Paolo Piva Black Lacquered Pyramidal Coffee Table, Italy
By Paolo Piva
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice coffee table is made of black lacquered metal. It has a pyramidal shape with a clear glass on top. This is an iconic model in the style of famous Italian designer Paol...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Cupola Square Table Black Stain
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Black stained Conacaste wood Hollow center for weight in base and solid wood top.
Part of Labrica's Arco collection was inspired by Spanish Colonial Architecture found in Antigua Guatemala...
Category
2010s Guatemalan Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Circular Office/ Dining Table Organic Black Modern Contemporary Blackened Steel
Located in Bronx, NY
Table No. 15 - ALTO
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2022
This Noguchi-inspired coffee table is handcrafted in 3/8” thick steel, with a natural black patina and wax finish, to create an ulta-m...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
21st Century Verter Turroni Black Fibreglass Coffee Table Seat Outdoor Furniture
Located in Longiano, IT
Pillola, round varnished coffee table in fibreglass. Available in different colors and finishes, matte or gloss but also upholstered in leatherette.
Designer: Verter Turroni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi Black Leather & Glass Side Table, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Designed by Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi in the 1970s, this side table is a fantastic example of mid-century Italian design.
Constructed from steel, the frame of the table is cov...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Leather
Warren McArthur Streamline Modern Aluminum Black Coffee Table Model 1559-s 1930s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Warren McArthur
Coffee table, model 1559-s
Warren McArthur Corporation
USA, c. 1930
enameled aluminum, laminate
18½ h × 30 dia in (47 × 76 cm)
literature: Warren McArthur Corporation, Donnelly, pg. 50
Warren McArthur Jr. was an innovator in Machine Age/ Art Deco furniture design.
McArthur moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1929 to pursue metal furniture manufacturing; he founded the Warren McArthur Corporation there in 1930. His furniture designs while unique were true to the Machine Age aesthetic. Machine Age design emphasized sleek forms inspired by automobiles, locomotives and airplanes. These objects were symbols of progress and modernity to the American consumer and industrial designers began constructing furniture in streamlined designs from steel, chrome and aluminum.
Prior to the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, known as the “Century of Progress Exhibition.” The fair’s tagline, “See America Streamlined,” and the abundance of metal furniture and home goods exhibited finally presented the concept of utilizing metal designs in the typical American household. The Museum of Modern Art followed suit in subsequent years with exhibitions like "Machine Art," (1934), and "Bauhaus 1919-1928" (1938), further exposing the American public to this design style.
The Warren McArthur Corporation moved manufacturing to Rome, New York in 1933, just as metal furniture was gaining popularity; the company’s products were sold out of a showroom in New York City on Park Avenue. As a manufacturer, McArthur filed numerous patent designs which he utilized in advertisements to exhibit the innovations he developed. The company also proudly printed patent numbers on furniture...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi Black Leather & Glass Side Tables, Set of 2, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Designed by Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi in the 1970s, this set of side tables is a fantastic example of mid-century Italian design.
Constructed from steel, the frame of the tabl...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Leather
Scandinavian Modern 'Fiori' Table 65 by Antrei Hartikainen x Poiat, Black Oak
Located in Paris, FR
Fiori Table 65 designed by Antrei Hartikainen x Poiat
Fiori Collection 2017
Available finishes:
- Oak
- Dark oak
- Black oak
Model shown in picture :
- H. 30 x 65 x 65 cm
- Black Oak
Designed by Poiat Studio in collaboration with the master cabinet maker and designer Antrei Hartikainen, the Fiori Coffee Table Collection epitomises the appreciation of natural materials and the utility of beauty.
The collection is an exclusive realisation of craftsmanship and artistry. Available in three sizes, the smaller tables are designed to slot into the bigger ones, enabling the tables to be used in different interiors and spaces. The two larger tables are available with hand-carved wooden flower objects...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Midcentury Quartzite Marble and Brass Rectangular Italian Coffee Table, 1970s
By Ghidini 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury rectangular coffee table with an amazing quartzite marble top and solid brass structure. This exceptional item was designed in Italy during the 1970s following the style o...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Table Coffee Sofa Willy Rizzo Alveo Black Chrome 1972 Vintage Cidue Italy
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
“It was about creating something new for a traditional setting.” Willy Rizzo, 'ALVEO' black lacquered and chromed coffee table, for Cidue, Italy, 1972-1973
- The recessed base create...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Poul Kjærholm PK61 Coffee Table with Black Slate Top
Located in Kastrup, DK
Poul Kjærholm 1929-1980.
PK61 coffee table with four legs matte chrome-plated steel frame and a black slate top.
Marked with the EKC Denmark logo imp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate, Steel
Sketch Elle Sidetable Made of Green Acrylic Des, Roberto Giacomucci in 2022
Located in ancona, IT
Side table, handmade in transparent yellow acrylic colored with an innovative technology.
The material is made through the fusion of three plates, one of which
partially cured cent...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Acrylic
Terra Eternity Contemporary Low Table in Sand
Located in London, GB
Earth is the origin of everything and it’s the most natural material we can work with.
With this project, ’TERRA ETERNITY’, Studio Yoon Seok-hyeon intends to bring the material to our space of everyday life. This attempt would allow us to relish the eternal value of earth and to raise a question about the damaged sustainability of all things today.
The object created with a mixture of sand, soil, and natural adhesive proves the material's practical and aesthetical values as showing its raw texture and color. This object can be recycled easily or returned to our ground without making pollutions after its service life. I want to tell a story about terra eternity which can be told with the circular system. This project started from La Réunion island...
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2010s Dutch Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Sandstone
20th Century Brass & Chrome Coffee Table, Attributed To Romeo Rega, c.1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Striking 20th Century Italian made large brass and chrome square coffee table, with its original smoked glass top. Attributed to Romeo Rega, made circa 1970's.
CONDITION
In Great C...
Category
20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Colorful Handpainted Asian Ebonized Lacquered Coffee Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage Asian style coffee table, colorfully handpainted depicting figures and trees in landscapes. Table is rectangular with cabriole legs.
Category
20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Impressive Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International, Italy 1965
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Echt, NL
Impressive Jumbo coffee table in very good condition.
Designed by Gae Aulenti in the 1960s.
Manufactured by Knoll International.
This particular table is made from Nero Marquina, ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Coffee Table Black Marquinia Marble
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama Collection.
Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni.
Cantilever is a small side or coffee table characterized by a visual imbalance creat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Gotham Black Coffee Table, Designed by Leonardi & Marinelli, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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The Gotham table collection, with its simple form, is made of a console, coffee table an...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Green Coffee Table
By Bert Furnari
Located in Miami, FL
Bert Furnari Studio free-form abstract coffee table in powder-coated aluminum.
Offered for sale is a Bert Furnari Studio powder-coated aluminum free-form cocktail/coffee table with a pedestal base In a green and gold powder-coated finish. The table is darker in low lighting...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Sculptural Post-Modern Cantilever Geometric Coffee Table Black Plaster 1980s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Sleek and sculptural black plaster coffee or cocktail table. Features a unique geometric, polygon, triangular shaped top on a cantilevered base with dram...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Blackened Iron and Smoked Glass 'Entretoise' Coffee Table by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blackened iron and smoked glass 'Entretoise' coffee table by Design Frères.
Chic and understated.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Brutalist Paul Evans Patinated Patchwork Coffee Table with Slate Top
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist American Modern 1970s Paul Evans for Directional patinated patchwork metal coffee table with riveted copper, brass, and pewter sheet...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate, Copper, Pewter
1111 Coffee Table, Geometric Weathered Black Oak Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Geometric, solid vintage black oak coffee table, inspired in the Brutalist movement.
Table is formed by 3 triangles.
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
Brutalist Contemporary Coffee Table by Thomas Serruys
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brutalism, collectible design, Thomas Serruys coffee table, 2019.
This unique piece is made out of steel and cement and has an Industrial and Brutali...
Category
2010s Belgian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Bended Black Glass Coffee Table, 2 Available
By FIAM
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This black glass coffee table is made out of 1 piece of curved glass. It has 4 aluminum ball shaped feet that can be taken of. The aluminum parts make th...
Category
1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Square French Coffee Table in Saint Laurent Black Polished Marble
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful marble coffee table was completely made in Noir saint Laurent black marble. It was made in France circa 1970. It has a square top with chamfered corners and a molded e...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Italian Mid-Century Low Table with Black Glass Top
Located in London, GB
A good sized mid-century occasional table made from fruit wood with a black glass top.
Perfect as a smaller coffee table, or a single side table.
Simple elegant design.
Ma...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Small Round Tripod Coffee Table in Black Portoro Marble and Brass
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful small round coffee table with Nero Portoro marble top on tripod gilt metal legs, Italy, 1950s. This chic marble coffee table exudes the char...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Large Steel Epic Coffee Table by Gamfratesi for Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Large steel epic coffee table by GamFratesi for Gubi.
Designed by Danish-Italian duo GamFratesi, the Steel Epic Table series for GUBI is executed in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Scandinavian Modern 'Fiori' Table 85 by Antrei Hartikainen x Poiat, Black Oak
Located in Paris, FR
Fiori Table 85 designed by Antrei Hartikainen x Poiat
Fiori Collection 2017
Available finishes:
- Oak
- Dark oak
- Black oak
Model shown in pic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
De Sede Rectangular Wood Coffee Table by Stephan Hürlemann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-77/92 rectangular coffee table by De Sede. Table tops in light oak, nero oak or American walnut. Steel legs in matte dark nickel, high-gloss chrome plating or black coating. Woode...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Triple Tier Ceramic Hex Side Table in Chrome Green by BZIPPY
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Triple Tier Ceramic Hexagon Side Table & Stool in Chrome Green by BZIPPY. Made to order.
BZIPPY ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware ...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic
"Similar Table at Radio City Music Hall" , Attributed to Donald Deskey, Art Deco
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Amaizing coffe table.
Material: Chromed and marble
Style: Art Deco
Country: American
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the coffe table that your project needs.
We hav...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Perspective 1300x700 Coffee Table Black
By Lyon Beton
Located in VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
A coffee table with a sober design enhanced by a 100% concrete top that gives it a unique personality. This rectangular version is suitable for a narrow living room.
As its name sug...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Perspective 1000x1000 Coffee Table Black
By Lyon Beton
Located in VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
A coffee table with a sober design enhanced by a 100% concrete top that gives it a unique personality. This version with a square top of 100 x 100cm is suitable for a relatively larg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Chinese 20th Century Black Laquer & Mother Pearl Inlaid Low Coffee Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this gorgeous Chinese black lacquer low coffee table with beautiful colours and design.
The wooden and rectangular table is delicately crafted a...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Brutalist Metal and Lava Rock Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Low rectangular coffee or console table with incredible metallic lava rock top and industrial burnished metal framework. Four sharp angular legs are connecte...
Category
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lava, Metal
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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