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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Color: Black
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Pair of 'Entretoise' Matte Black and Thick Glass End Tables by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Entretoise' matte black and thick glass end tables by Design Frères. Also great as a two-part coffee table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
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
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
e15 Charlotte Coffee Table with Oak Base by Ferdinand Kramer
By Ferdinand Kramer, e15
Located in New York, NY
Charlotte is the second from a series of coffee tables, designed in 1951 by German functionalist architect Ferdinand Kramer during his time in America. Named after his friend, the ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plywood
Contemporary Modern, Volume High Side Table, Metal Base & Carrara Marble Top
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Volume is a collection of dining and side tables designed by DAY Studio in their unique simple and playful language. The powder coated metal base is completed with a table top select...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Sheet Metal
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
Category
20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer
G-Table CS Graphite Grey Matt by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
G-Tables is a series of bionically shaped objects that are customized for customers needs. Each table is “tailor-made” and created together with the user who can choose from a variet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Russell Woodard 30" Round Black Wrought Iron & Mesh Patio Coffee of Side Table
Located in St. Louis, MO
Russell Woodard designed round coffee or side often see along side his Sculptura line chairs and settees. Shown in original matte black paint is sold, is now sold . I have one in gre...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
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
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
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...
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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
Contemporary Modern, Volume Low Side Table, Metal Base & Black Toros Marble Top
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Volume is a collection of dining and side tables designed by DAY Studio in their unique simple and playful language. The powder coated metal base is completed with a table top select...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Sheet Metal
Italian 1970s Design Style Black Marble Set of Three Nesting Coffee Tables
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Graphic and Italian 1970s design style set of three coffee or nesting tables in black marble and drop shaped top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Space Age Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
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
Design Institute of America Black & Brass Revolving Two Tier Coffee Table
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Modern and sleek black and brass two tier revolving coffee table made by Design Institute of America and designed by Richard Berry in the late 1970s. Chic and luxurious. High design look. With a gentle slight of hand, the top tier swivels smoothly to double the table's surface size making it a perfect choice for entertaining. Glass tops mean no need for coasters - easily wipes clean. Highly functional with lots of space for decor. Throw a sexy cocktail party and dress it up with a champagne bucket, Veuve Clicquot and a charcuterie board. Brass double rings with inset black glass rest atop a black drum base. Top tier swivels out into multiple configurations so you can select the look that's right for you - the table's width can go from 36" to 55". Want to see more beautiful things? Scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our shop to get your 1stDibs on our new inventory.
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Pair of Milo Baughman Style Sheepskin & Chrome Slipper Chairs c. 1970s
Vladimir Kagan Nautilus Sofa...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Chinese Red Painted Rectangle Parsons Coffee Table
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning Mid-Century Modern Chinese red painted wood rectangle Parsons style coffee table. Wonderful vintage condition. Minor imperfections consistent with use. Please see photos, ci...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
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
Round Side Table Art Deco Style in Black by Tischlerei Hänsdieke.
Located in Greven, DE
Side table in Art Deco style matt black lacquered
Art Deco side table style furniture - own design
With this design we were inspired by the Art Deco and Bauhaus tables and created a ...
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2010s German Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch
Maison Jansen French Brass & Gilt Black Lacquer Coffee Table 'Mid 20th Century'
Located in London, GB
Black lacquer panel with gilt chinoiserie floral and bird motif. Maison Jansen. Mid-20th century (of that period) coffee table with 18th-century Chinese gilt lacquer panel...
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Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Lady Fat Coffee Table, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Lady fat coffee table - Patricia Urquiola.
Edition B&B
Circa 2004
H 12 x D 110cm.
Table top diameter : 92cm.
Signed under the table.
2000...
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Early 2000s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather
Side Table Basalt Model by Fredrikson Stallard for Driade, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Much of Fredrikson Stallard’s work is about fragmentation and deconstruction. There are many similarities between studying the beauty of the resulting forms, when deconstructing an o...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cement, Steel
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
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...
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19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Italian Black plastic coffee tables 4 Gatti by Mario Bellini for B&B, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Black plastic coffee tables 4 Gatti by Mario Bellini for B&B, 1970s
Square 4 Gatti coffee tables in black plastic, stackable through holes on the perimeter of ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Custom Solid Birch Coffee Table Bench Black Lacquer
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-Century Modern custom solid birch coffee table bench black lacquer. Very Heavy solid wood Coffee table or bench. All Black Custom Made. Located in Brooklyn NYC.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch
Park Coffee Table by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Park coffee table in marble, metal and glass by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano collection
Additional information:
Coffee table in marble, metal and plate glass.
Collection: ...
Category
2010s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
3 Cross-Section Tree Trunk Tables in Black Lacquered Resin
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary set of 3 low tables built with resin reinforced fiberglass. This highly resistant material is very durable and requires less maintenance than concrete. The table is offe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Resin, Fiberglass
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
Media Luna Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
2 half moons that compose 1 round coffee table.
Taller half 17" Height
Lower halp 14" Height.
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Acrylic
Drum Table, Black Lacquer by Robert Kuo, Handmade, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drum table
Black lacquer
handmade
Hand repousse
Metal base
Limited Edition
Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty, circa 1600-1100 B.C. These pieces are ...
Category
2010s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Cutout T03, Contemporary Black Metal Coffee Table by Millim Studio
Located in Frascati, RM
Cutout is an aesthetic research on metal shapes that have been “cutted out” from other projects.
The variable and free geometries, due to the previous processes, give the sign to each new piece.
Abandoned forms come back to show themselves in a new life.
No more matter in excess but form and essence.
Cutout Coffee Table...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brass Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This ornate vintage coffee table features panels of dark glass combined with a frame of brass and ebonized components. Please confirm item ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Black Walnut 48" Coffee Table with Copper Feature Leg by Hinterland Design
Located in Vancouver, BC
This 48" solid American black walnut coffee table with feature copper plated steel leg is inspired by the sun’s apparent orbit around the earth, the table legs exposed on the top surface create a celestial composition.
The table top is made out of solid American black walnut and features a 6" and 3" copper plated steel legs alongside 2 additional solid wood legs. Hinterland Design's "Ecliptic Table...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper, Steel
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
Lulla Blue Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
Coffee table Lulla blue with all
structure in ceramic in blue finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Small Chrome Black Bauhaus Table, Made in 1970s in Czechia, Kovona, Restored
By Kovona
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Unusual bauhaus table.
Completely professionally restored
Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia)
Maker: Kovona
Period: 1970-1979
Material: chrome, glass and lacquered wood.
Category
20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Contemporary Modern, Volume Low Side Table, Metal Base & Neo Picasso Marble Top
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Volume is a collection of dining and side tables designed by DAY Studio in their unique simple and playful language. The powder coated metal base is completed with a table top select...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Sheet Metal
Sculptural Walnut and Glass Coffee Table by Thomas Throop/ Black Creek Designs
Located in New Canaan, CT
The Laguna coffee shown here in walnut and glass can be made in custom sizes, shapes and various woods and finishes. The same design details apply to all possible variations. Popular glass top shapes are oval, rectangular, square and round.
The Laguna series tables are some of my favorite and most challenging to build. Each base is unique as the process and resulting form is ultimately sculptural. The 1/2" thick tempered glass top is supported by a base made of walnut consisting of tapering arcs of varying size which intersect to form a dynamic structure.
The series works well with almost any shaped top be it glass, stone or solid wood. The Laguna series of tables makes the ultimate sculptural statement in any setting. Each table base is unique comprising of a number of tapered arcs joined to create a structure with endless visual possibilities.
All the elements are shaped, joined and finished by hand so as to create a united design.
Each Laguna table is designed and made at the Black Creek Designs studio in New Canaan, CT by Thomas Throop...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Glass
Small, Circular Side Table with Purple Balloon and Glass Table-Top
By Duffy London
Located in London, GB
A post-modern, illusionary side table in a striking metallic purple finish from acclaimed British furniture designer Duffy London.
The UP! Balloon Side Table...
Category
2010s British Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Ceramic Ledge Side Table & Stool in Iron Gate by BZIPPY
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Ceramic Ledge Side Table & Stool in Iron Gate. Ledge drop: 2.5 in. Made to order.
BZIPPY ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions including furniture, plant...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Vintage Jokes Coffee Table Wood Velvet Burgundy Green Animalier
Located in Sarzana, Lombardia
DANTE
Coffee table.
The Dante table is very versatile, it can be used as coffee table in a living-room, paired with another one as side tables for the bedroom or as small table in an entrance hall or corner of the house.
It has a unique decoration, designed by Valentina Giovando and handmade entirely by her. It is a unique piece that can be combined with other pieces from the same Vintage Jokes line to create an eclectic corner in your house.
The round top is decorated with a base of animalier fabric, a second fabric, embroidery, trimmings and hand-cut discs of zinc metal. A layer of fiberglass, fixed with studs and upholstery nails, cover the whole top. Around the top a romantic green fringe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Zinc
Baleri Italia Match Point Medium Coffee Table in Red Lacquer Oak by Omri Revesz
Located in Milan, IT
The geometrically shaped yet dynamic solid wood coffee tables in the Match Point collection come in three different heights and boast natural wooden finishes. Three circular discs – ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
1980s, Post Modern Black Lacquer Coffee Table in the Roger Rougier Style
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage, large scale post modern sculptural Black Lacquer Coffee Table with a Triangular Glass top in the of Roger Rougier's Style. Circa 1980s.
Features a glossy lacquered six inc...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lacquer
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table, Steel in Glass, Mirror and Brass - Italy
Located in Girona, ES
High quality coffee table, black lacquered steel feet with adjusting screws and solid brass decorating heads. Glass on top and blue mirror at the bottom,
Italy, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Brass
Round High Top Table with Steel Base and Werzalit Top, Cocktail Table
Located in Miami, FL
Round high top table with steel base and werzalit top. Cocktail table
Ideal for hospitality.
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2010s Spanish French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
1960s Retro, “Wacky Races” Tiled Occasional Table
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1960s Retro, “Wacky Races” Tiled Occasional Table
This is a great fun piece, the tiles are painted with Vintage Cars reminiscent of the Wacky...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic
1950's Coffee Table by Angelo Ostuni
Located in Nijlen, VAN
Coffee table by Angelo Ostuni
High quality coffee table made by Angelo Ostuni. Angelo Ostuni designed this coffee table in the early 50's. The table features a black lacquered frame...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern Rectangular Black Quartz Sand Coffee Table, Glass Top
By Duffy London
Located in London, GB
Pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, DUNE is a modern coffee table, 3D printed using black quartz sand. Beautiful, bold and dynamic…a permanent form emerges from a mound made up of millions of sand particles.
Inspired by the wave-like patterns of sweeping sand dunes, the statement coffee table...
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2010s British Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Other
Custom Leather Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
Custom leather coffee table made of hand stitched, hand dyed saddle leather.
Contemporary, Made to order in England. 8-10 week delivery.
Height 3...
Category
2010s British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
mid-century red ceramic Coffee Table by Amphora, Belgium 1960
By Amphora
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Vermilion red coffee table produced by Amphora, Belgium. Ceramist Rogier Vandeweghe has build up the company together with his wife and ceramic painter Myranna Pyck in the early sixt...
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20th Century Belgian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern Circular Coffee Table, Glass Table-top
By Duffy London
Located in London, GB
Pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, DUNE is a modern circular coffee table, 3D printed using black quartz sand. Beautiful, bold and...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Other
Outdoor & Indoor Ceramic Coffee Table with Lacquered Metal Frame
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary coffee table with four-legs base in lacquered metal. Ceramic top and metal frame are stain, scratch, and heat resistant. The table suitable for outdoor and indoor use.
...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Opinion Ciatti XXX Large Square Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
What is immediately clear when we look at the XXX coffee table range designed by Lapo Ciatti is the contrast between the fine finishes and the shapes that are purposely irregular and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
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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