Coffee and Cocktail Tables
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Iron
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
2010s Pakistani Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lapis Lazuli, Granite, Metal
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Steel
2010s American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s Pakistani Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lapis Lazuli, Granite, Metal
2010s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
2010s German Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
2010s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1960s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Chrome
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Resin
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1980s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
2010s English Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Nickel
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Stainless Steel, Steel, Cut Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Slate, Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum, Steel
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Marble, Granite
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Granite
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fiberglass
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Aluminum
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plastic
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Acrylic, Lucite
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Reed
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Glass
2010s Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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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