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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
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1950s Sculptural Bronze Coffee Side Table Arturo Pani Mexico City
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Mexican Modernist side coffee table sculptural bronze Bronze with glass tabletop. Arturo Pani Mexico City Unmarked. Rectangular shape round corners curvy wishbone legs. 29.5 x...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

Rare Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Erotica Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Erotica Coffee table of unusual design. This highly important and rare table depictis six scenes of nude females in patinated bronze and pewter by Phil...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze, Pewter

Bronze and Glass Coffee Table by Jacques Quinet for Maison Malabert
Located in New York, NY
Bronze and glass coffee table by Jacques Quinet for Maison Malabert. Polished bronze and glass coffee/cocktail table by Jacques Quinet for Maison Malabert. Signed and stamped "broncz...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

Paolo Castelli Imperfect Gold Metal Coffee Table
Located in Boston, MA
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this coffee table is artfully composed of three individual metal sheets, each measuring a substantial 8mm in thickness. These sheets are ...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Gold

Philip and Kelvin Laverne Kuan Su Coffee table
Located in New York, NY
A Unique Philip & Kelvin Laverne Kuan Su Bronze coffee table of rectangular form.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

Manta Coffee Table by Newel Modern
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary "Manta" / Biomorphic coffee table with organic, modern design inspired by the contours of a Stingray, constructed of hand-forged bronze, finished in a black patina.
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Bronze

"Fluxo" Coffee Table by Newel Modern
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary "Fluxo" coffee table with a glass top sittting atop a sculptural base constructed of hand-forged bronze, combining organic forms, two-tone contrasting textures and an in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Bronze

Gandia Blasco Textile Coffee Table in Steel by Ana Llobet
Located in New York, NY
“The table stitching ensures perfect ergonomics, brings comfort and gives the design a unique character.”– Ana Llobet (Designer) –. Textileis a collection of outdoor furniture inspir...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Sangaku Coffee Table Blue Colour And Painted Steel By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Designed by Elena Salmistraro for Driade, the 'Sangaku' table collection takes its name and inspiration from traditional Japanese wooden tablets which of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Midcentury Chippendale Style Bronze and Onyx Coffee Table, Italy, 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Rectangular Chippendale style coffee table with onyx top and bronze structure with relief decorations. Italian manufacture, 1950s. We...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Onyx, Bronze

Italian Art Deco Parchment, Gold Leaf and Black Lacquered Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Meda, MB
This Art Deco style coffee table was produced in Italy in the 1980s. The top is in parchment, the column leg is in gold leaf and the base is black lacquered. Completely restored.
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Gold Leaf

Elliot Gold Side Table
Located in Milan, IT
This round metal side table has a striking gold finish. The round shape of the top and the converging straight elements that support it create ...
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2010s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Contemporary Bronze Table "Follia Clover"
Located in London, GB
Follia Clover Coffee Table by Clotilde Ancarani Material: Bronze, gold patina Dimensions; H 45 x Ø 65 cm Year: 2020 Type: Limited edition of 8 + 4...
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

"Porto" Organic Loop Design Polished Bronze and Glass Coffee Tables
Located in New York, NY
3 Contemporary / Modern "Porto" biomorphic coffee tables with looping abstract bases constructed from polished bronze supporting an organic form clear glass table top.(PRICED EACH)
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Bronze

Botanico Biomorphic Bronze Coffee Table by Newel Modern
Located in New York, NY
2 "Botanico" Biomorphic coffee tables featuring an intricately carved leaf-inspired tabletop and base constructed of polished hand-forged bronze. (PRICED EACH)
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Bronze

Mid 20th Century Vintage Boho Patinated Brass Pineapple Coffee Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
An incredible vintage Boho coffee table. A chic brass construction with beautiful patina from time. A fabulous pineapple design with a glass top. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Mid-20th Century North American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

DS-615 Customizable Hand-Stitched Leather and Brass Coffee Table by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coffee table DS-615/91A by De Sede. As leather experts, it is our great passion to experiment with leather as a material. With DS-615, we succeeded in achieving a major accolade as w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Leather

"Flora" Biomorphic Coffee Table by Newel Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Flora" Contemporary Coffee table with an Biomorphic sculptural base constructed of hand-forged bronze with a two-tone finish contrasting matted black and shiny bronze and includes a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Bronze

Brutalist Coffee Table Brass Bronze by Salvino Marsura Sculpture Midcentury
Located in Berlin, BE
Gorgeous coffee table handcrafted by Italian Artist and Sculptor Salvino Marsura, who passed away in May 2020. The coffee table shows an amazing tree in heavy gilt wrought iron. On...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Bronze, Steel

Terra Forma Coffee Table Aquamarine Resin and Concrete
Located in San Jose del Cabo, BCS
Introducing the TerraForma Coffee Table—a breathtaking union of artistry and form. Crafted from concrete and tinted resin, this masterpiece evokes the allure of the ocean floor. The concrete base boasts weathered textures, reminiscent of ancient coral formations and rugged coastlines. A serene grounding presence invites contemplation. The resin top mesmerizes with translucent shades of aquamarine and indigo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Concrete

Hollywood Regency Gilded Coco Chanel Style Sheaf of Wheat Coffee Table
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Gorgeous occasional or coffee table consisting of a nature inspired base made of gilded sheaves of wheat, with a round glass top. This is the kind of table the famous French designe...
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1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Gold Leaf

Coffee Table Model Mushroom by Studio Superego, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Coffee table model Mushroom designed by Studio Superego for Superego Editions. Low table handmade with brass leg and Malachite top. Biography Superego editions was born in 2006, per...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Malachite, Brass

Poul Kjaerholm, PK64, Coffee table, Fritz hansen, 1990s
Located in LEIDSCHENDAM, NL
A rectangular PK64 coffee table with a white marble top on a four legged matte chrome-plated steel stand. Produced by Fritz Hansen, Denmark. 1995
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1990s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Stainless 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

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

Tchouri
Located in PARIS, FR
Angelika Markul does videos, installations, and sculptures. Her work unfolds around art and science, fiction and memory and questions our relation with nature, universe, time. She explores wild and ancestral territories and vanished civilisations’ history but also takes a more political look at places where disasters happened (Fukushima, Tchernobyl…). For ColAAb, Angelika Markul who is passionate about design, created a coffee table et two light fixtures, pieces of furniture very minimalist and poetic which echo her latest works. Tchouri In her film Mémoire des glaciers (2019), Angelika Markul shows images...
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2010s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte Glass Coffee Table with Wheels
Located in Encino, CA
Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte glass coffee table with black lacquered rubber wheels. Thick crystal top mounted on four black lacquered ...
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1990s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Cut Glass

Contemporary High Polish Bronze Coffee Table by Pierre Salagnac
Located in London, GB
Pierre Salagnac, Elan coffee table Material: High-polish bronze, glass top Dimensions: L 152 x W 74 x H 40 cm Year: 2022 Limited and numbered edition of 8 pieces + 4 AP, handmade i...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

LIQUEFY Coffee Tables, by Patricia Urquiola for Glas Italia
Located in Macherio, IT
High and low oval-shaped tables in tempered extra light glass, with faded and irregular decoration which takes on the color and veins of marble. The surprising image changing effect...
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2010s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass

Expanding Three Tier Coffee Table by Design Institute of America 'Dia', 1980
Located in Hastings, GB
Rare vintage expanding three tier coffee table by Design Institute of America (DIA), 1980s. The 3 wedge-shaped tables are on a central pivot,...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Gold Plate

Cast Bronze and Figured Sycamore Coffee Table from Costantini, Enzio, in Stock
Located in New York, NY
Enzio Cast Bronze and Figured Sycamore Coffee Table from Costantini Measurements are 60 "L x 24 "W x 17 "H The Enzio Coffee Table features a modern take on a classic Queen Anne form in its cast bronze legs. Available as shown with a figured Sycamore top, or in any size, shape or material including stone, metal, or other wood species and finishes. About Costantini Design Costantini is a furniture design and manufacturing company founded in 2002 by artist and designer William C Stuart. The name Costantini comes from his maternal grandfather, a first generation Italian-American. Born in New York City and raised upstate, William majored in studio art at Colgate University with a year abroad in Paris, graduating with honors. In 2001, he traveled to Buenos Aires and fell in love with the culture and craftsmanship instantly. He designed his first collection soon after and opened an art and design gallery in Los Angeles. A decade later, he came home to New York and now has a studio in the famed West Chelsea Arts Building where his works blur the lines between art and functional design. The team of artisans continue to produce the majority of the furniture in Argentina. Aside from private collections, some notable public projects include the Hotel Bel Air, the Sultanate of Oman, Bergdorf Goodman, NoMad Hotels...
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2010s Argentine Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

La Voie d'or (coffee table)
Located in PARIS, FR
In China, bamboo has always been the artists, poets and philosophers’ favourite subject. In recent years, it has become one of the motifs of Xiao Fan Ru's paintings and sculptures. I...
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2010s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Sculpted Lucite and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
A very good quality sculptural Lucite and Glass Coffee Table in the manner of Lion in the Frost designs. This is one of our recent Palm Beach Estate ...
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Lucite

Del Table 'Seats 6'
Located in Dunedin, NZ
Designed with the intention to bring the outdoors in, the Del Table is reminiscent of our natural surroundings, in this case, abstract versions of leaves of the Monstera Deliciosa. ...
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2010s New Zealand Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

1950s French Hollywood Regency Foliage Coffee Table in Gilt Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Coffee table / Low Table / Side Table with Foliage design, wrought iron, gold leaf, France, 1950s. One of a kind Hollywood Regency coffee table or side table with naturalistic desig...
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20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Iron

Bronze Sculpture Coffee Table of Semi Nude Women
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Bronze Semi-Nude Women Sculpture...
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Late 20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze, Iron

Late 20th Century Vintage Coastal Grasscloth Parsons Coffee Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Coastal coffee table. A chic Grasscloth surface painted a beautiful steely blue. Easily painted to suit your project. A chic and clean Parsons shape. Acquired from...
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Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Reed

Blue Optical Glass Cocktail Table in the style of Max Ingrand
Located in New York, NY
Blue Optical Glass Round Cocktail Table in the style of Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte with black enamel metal and brass accents. It features a clea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Brass, Enamel

Del Table, Coffee Table
Located in Dunedin, NZ
Designed with the intention to bring the outdoors in, the Del Table is reminiscent of our natural surroundings, in this case, abstract versions of leaves of the Monstera Deliciosa. ...
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2010s New Zealand Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

1940s Coffee Table by Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Paris, FR
A rare and important spindle feet console in patinated wrought iron with a spectacular carrare marble A similar model is located at the Louvre museum at the bronze room into the deco...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Bronze and Glass Belgium Midcentury Coffee Table '2 Available'
Located in London, GB
A bronze, splayed coffee table with thick circular glass top. Belgium, c1970s. Two available, PRICED AND SOLD INDIVIDUALLY. Good condition. Location: Belgium Gallery. ...
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1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

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

De Sede Circular Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-611/93 large coffee table by De Sede. DS-611 coffee table series is a stylish counterpart to the sofa for use in home as well as public interiors. The round tabletop is integrated in an intricately designed metal construction that calls to mind a ship’s railing. With its delicate design, the tabletop appears to float above the construct. DS-611 was intended to match the DS-610 maritime sofa series, but its neutral design...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Idir Mecibah, Brutalist Coffee Table in Massive Steel, Handcrafted in Belgium 97
By Idir Mecibah
Located in Forest, BE
Fantastic shaped brutalist coffee table by Idir Mecibah (1958-2013), produced by Smederij Moerman 1998. This table is from the scrab series designed in th...
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1990s Belgian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel, Gold Leaf

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

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Bronze

De Sede Circular Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-611/93 large coffee table by De Sede. DS-611 coffee table series is a stylish counterpart to the sofa for use in home as well as public interiors. The round tabletop is integrated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Maison Baguès Bronze Saint Gobain Gilded Glass Coffee Table 1950s
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful coffee table by French house Maison Baguès was created in the early 1950s with solid bamboo shaped bronze structure and an amazing Saint Gobain dalle de sable gilded t...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

De Sede Semi-Outdoor Circular Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-611/793 semi-outdoor large coffee table by De Sede. DS-611 coffee table series is a stylish counterpart to the sofa for use in home as well as public interiors. The round tabletop...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

Large Bamboo and Glass Square Coffee Table by John McGuire
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage 1970 square coffee table designed by John McGuire in with chrome caps for a 60" x 60" glass top, 3/4" thick with 1" bevel. The base features six bamboo poles lashed together...
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1970s American Tribal Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rattan

Opinion Ciatti ILtavolo Caffé Small Square Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wherever you like, as you like, with whom you like. That’s ILtavolo Caffé, a table easy and simple, always appropriate, exactly like a coffee is! With the small top and the central base it has been developed to provide the highest level of comfort and usability even in tiny spaces. It is perfect for both, residential and contract environments. Kitchen and living room but also restaurant or café. For indoor and outdoor use. ILtavolo Caffé can be wherever you like! Like all the other "essentials" of Opinion Ciatti ( ILtavolo, LAlampada, LApanca, ILletto) ILtavolo Caffé combines very essential shapes with a high degree of customization. Two shapes (round and square) two sizes for each and three materials (steel, marble and ceramic) to mix with a variety of finishes. With the top made in white Carrara marble or in ceramic with a cast iron, concrete, bronze or marble finish, it is finally perfect to give a refined touch to the outdoor spaces. The result is "à la carte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

Bronson Low Table in Chased Bronze & Travertine Novona
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bronson low table is a stunning piece of furniture that embodies luxury and rugged elegance. It features a unique design with a hammer-sculpted bronze base that is beautifully fi...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Bronze

Cala, Small Coffee Table by Draga&Aurel Resin and Concrete, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Featuring a juxtaposition of cast resin and concrete, this coffee table has been inspired by Lake Como and its countless shades. The resin, in the tones of blue and green, looks like...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Concrete

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

1970 ‘Pelican and Reed Coffee Table in Bronze by Christian Techoueyres
Located in Paris, FR
Gilt bronze coffee table with a pelican and a reed bush. By Christian Techoueyres not signed. Wooden base surrounded by black formica. 105 x 62cm H 40 cm Tempered glass top with...
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1970s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

French Bronze Guéridon Side Table in the Manner of Maison Toulouse, Telescopic
By Maison Toulouse
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Bronze Telescopic Guéridon side tables in the Manner of Maison Toulouse. Mid-Century Modern. The very quintescence of chic. Magnificent bronz...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Tivoli Coffee Table 4 Legs Square 39" Travertine Top Brass or Bronze Plated Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ten10 Tivoli coffee table with 4 legs and a square top. The base is stainless steel tube plated in either oil rubbed bronze or burnished brass. It ...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Brass, Stainless Steel, Bronze

One of a Kind Gold Straw Marquetry Coffee Side Table, France
Located in Paris, FR
One of a kind coffee side table gold sun in gold straw marquetry and waxed stainless steel base. Handmade creation by the artist using ancient techniques. Straw and marquetry – Ma...
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2010s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

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

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Bronze

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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