Coffee and Cocktail Tables
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Composition
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fiberglass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1960s European Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bone, Shagreen
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Brass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Resin
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1960s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Acrylic
Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal, Gold Leaf
1930s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Metal, 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.”
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