Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Softwood, Lacquer
1910s Hungarian Vienna Secession Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1930s French Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1920s Unknown Tudor Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century European Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Beech
Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Chrome
1930s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century Czech Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s Indonesian Other Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Early 20th Century Indian Early Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Thai Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Bentwood, Beads
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Beech
Early 20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Paint
Early 20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1930s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plywood, Lacquer
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1920s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wool, Cotton, Wood
1930s Danish Rococo Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1920s Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
1930s Bauhaus Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1930s Dutch Bauhaus Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1910s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze, Chrome
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fabric, Wood
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Linen, Elm, Lacquer
1920s Spanish Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Jade
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Linen, Elm, Lacquer
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Elm
1930s Italian Space Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
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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