Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1840s Russian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1990s German Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm, Oak
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood, Lacquer
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Scagliola, Giltwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Walnut
1990s Swiss Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Wire
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Beech, Pine
19th Century Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century French Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood, Elm
1840s Swedish George III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
Mid-19th Century Swedish Louis Philippe Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1880s Danish Louis XV Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Aluminum
1990s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1820s English George III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Tin
1990s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
19th Century French Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal, Wrought Iron
1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Asian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Wood
Late 19th Century North American Regency Revival Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
19th Century Indian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Country Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
19th Century Indian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ebony
1880s Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Late 19th Century Classical Greek Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Georgian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Cedar
19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Wood
1990s Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Elm
1990s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
19th Century English Other Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Bronze
1870s Italian Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1990s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Mid-19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
19th Century Belgian Primitive Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century British Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
19th Century Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
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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