Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Metal
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s Organic Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Early 2000s Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Formica, Beech
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Beech, Teak
1950s British Campaign Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
1950s Argentine Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Chrome
1980s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Wrought Iron
1990s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1880s Chinese Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
1990s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plywood
20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Palisander
1980s Norwegian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
1980s American Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Laminate, Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Copper
1930s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Smoked Glass, Wood, Walnut
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Slate
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chenille, Upholstery, Wood
1940s French Provincial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine, Reclaimed Wood
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
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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