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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Expertly Restored MCM Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Medina, OH
Expertly Restored MCM Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table. This Lane table is designed by Andre Bus, crafted of walnut and blonde oak boarder/dovetail and have beautiful tapered legs wi...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Brass and Glass Tray-Top Coffee Table Attributed to Baker Furniture
Located in Dorchester, MA
A well-crafted Hollywood Regency offering, attributed to Baker Furniture, this coffee table comprises a radiating eight-leg wood and brass base and a scalloped tray top of glass rimm...
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1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Round Chrome and Glass Coffee Cocktail Table c 1960/70s possibly Paul Tuttle
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional post modern, space age period coffee table, attributed to Paul Tuttle for Strasse International. The table features a round tempered glass top with a polished edge, whi...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Travertine and Oak Prospect Coffee Table by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The prospect coffee table features a stone top that rests atop a sculpted American walnut or white oak base with two cutouts for drum tables on either end. The Lawson-Fenning Col...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Romeo Rega Italian Coffee Table in Brass and Chrome Smoked Glass Lucite 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Mid-Century solid brass and chromed coffee table with smoked glass top and amethyst Lucite blocks. This fantastic object was desi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze PE 128 "Stalagmite" Coffee Table 1971 (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
The work of Paul Evans is characterized by its seamless joining of art with functionality, the designers craftsmanship and his bold aesthetic. No where is this more evident than in t...
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1970s North American Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze, Sheet Metal

Mondo Modern Coffee Table in Maple
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Modern Coffee Table is made in the heart of Ohio with locally sourced wood. Each table is hand-made with mitered corners from white oak veneer and finished with a beautiful matt...
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2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Maple

Modern Round Coffee Table with Glass Top and Walnut Pedestal Base by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo round coffee table with chocolate and ivory glass top sits on 3 pedestals base in walnut wood by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Art Glass, Cut Glass, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Geometric Walnut Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern sculpted Geometric walnut coffee table with glass top. ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like brin...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Wood, Walnut

Custom Reclaimed Elm Wood Round Coffee Table with 3 Legs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
COSTA Coffee Table Designed by Bloom Home Inc. These old elm timbers show in its most primal, natural form. The artisanal construction methods highlight the elm woods beautiful gra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Vintage Eero Saarinen for Knoll White Oval Tulip Cocktail Table 1957
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Eero Saarinen for Knoll White Oval Tulip Cocktail Table 1957 A classic mid-century design by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, this o...
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1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Art Deco French Tea/Coffee Table With Octagonal Top
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as we strive to provide detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our pieces. This elegant and...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Large Paul Kingma Round Art Coffee Table in Slate, Mixed Color Stone and Brass
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Slate stone and brass Art coffee table. This is a one off unique art piece made by famous Dutch designer and sculptor Paul Kingma. This table is made of slate, green, brown and...
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1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone, Concrete, Slate, Metal, Brass

Mactan Stone Coffee Table by Magnussen Ponte, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful coffee table or side table by Magnussen Ponte, 1980s. The beautiful base of the table is made of Mactan stone or Fossil Stone. Faceted glass ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stone

Modernist Art Deco Style Coffee Table in Brass with a Green Marble Top
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Modernist Art Deco style circular polished brass coffee table with 6 decorative legs and a green Italian marble top. Impressive unique metal gold brass round coffee table with a poli...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass

Maison Jansen Brass Tea Table with Tooled Leather Top and Glass Shelf Stretcher
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tea table by Maison Jansen, of brass, having a rectangular top of tooled leather, raised on finial-capped round legs, joined by glass shelf stretcher, ending in tapering peg feet. ...
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1940s French Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Antique Painted Cocktail Table New Mexico From J. Seitz
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Originally acquired at the iconic New Preston, Connecticut design shop J. Seitz. A very well made Antique Table from New Mexico with Natural Wood plank top and having wonderful Sage ...
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Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Authentic Kidney Shape Glass Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This authentic mid-century coffee table features a kidney-shaped glass top that rests on a striking base. The base is crafted from two curved brass bars and is accented with blocks o...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Spanish Gilt Iron Drinks Side Table / Martini Table, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish drinks table on a tripod base, Spain, 1950s Entirely made in hand forged iron, gilt finish. It has a clean design with Gothic style acce...
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20th Century Spanish Gothic Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron, Wrought Iron, Metal

Minimalist Round Coffee Table - Natural Oak Fundamenta 43 by NONO
By NONO
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Minimalist Round Coffee Table - Natural Oak Fundamenta 43 by NONO Sculptural coffee table made of solid wood with a natural water-based or black tinted finish. Due to the nature of...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood

Romeo Rega Brass, Chrome and Smoked Glass Square Italian Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant brass, chrome and smoked glass square coffee table. Romeo Rega designed this elegant coffee table during the 1970s in Italy. The unique combination of straight and pure lines with superb materials, makes this item a go-to for Italian midcentury lovers. This piece smoked glass top will add seductive elegance to a midcentury living room or a studio. Measures (cms): width - 70 depth - 70 height - 40 Romeo Rega is born in Rome on 10 October 1925, third of six children, born and raised in the Trastevere district, in the heart of Rome. In 1943 , at the age of 18, he joins the army as a driver, a position that he holds for the next two years. In 1945, the year of Liberation, he comes into contact with whom he himself calles “the Master”, an excellent blacksmith and forger, from whom he learnes the art of iron. This way he starts his path after his father Piero, also a craftsman. Nine years later he gets married and opens a small shop in Via della Pelliccia, in the Trastevere district. Here he starts to work wrought iron, discovering himself capable of inventing, designing and realizing gates, railings and iron furniture. He is 27 years old when, in 1957, he enrolls in the Albo provinciale delle imprese artigiane (Provincial Register of Craft Enterprises) and opens his first workshop in Vicolo della Frusta 6, where he collaborates with talented masters of wrought iron and forging. At this point arrives the first important order: the design and manufacturing for Cinecittà of the chariots for the American colossal film Ben-Hur, which will be published in 1959. He stays in Vicolo della Frusta until the end of the 1960s, a period in which he dedicated himself to his favorite activity: the design of his own pieces and the relations with people. Among his clients there are personalities from the world of cinema and entertainment, such as Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Rascel and his wife Giuditta Saltarini, Massimo Ranieri. In 1970 he met the filmmaker Massimo Saraceni who encouraged him to broaden his entrepreneurial horizons. The 1970s represent a real revolution for the Italian culture, here start the “golden years” of design. In this roaring context, Romeo manages to apply with creativity the traditional methods usually used to process forging and wrought iron to new industrial materials such as brass, steel and perspex. This is how the famous “Romeo Rega” brand is born, and the serial production of his furniture starts in Vicolo Pian due Torri, in the Magliana district of Rome. The “four-rod” tables, the “Z-shaped” consoles...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Chrome

'Gear Table' by Norr11, Low, Earth
Located in Paris, IDF
Gear Tables by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl Gear is a collection of sculptural coffee tables, inspired by Ancient Greek columns. Gear is designed as a simplified block-like...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Concrete

Italian Modern Karl Springer Style Travertine Biomorphic Coffee Table
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Karl Springer Style Travertine Free Form Coffee Table. Beautifully designed Italian Modern travertine free form or amoeba coffee table or cocktail table. This shapely ...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Vintage Travertine And Smoked Glass Coffee Table, France 1970s
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Incredible coffee table made of a Travertine base, with smoked glass table top and a metal ashtray made in France 1970s. A striking design which has a floating and cantilevered effe...
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1960s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Metal

Henkel Harris Chippendale Mahogany and Tulipwood Inlay Coffee Table w/ Fretwork
Located in Germantown, MD
A Recently refinished Henkel Harris Banded Flame Mahogany , tulipwood and Satinwood Inlay Coffee Table with blind Fretwork. Figured mahogany veneer top with crotch mahogany border wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Brandt High Coffee Table CS2 - Minimalist bold design in Painted Steel by Noom
Located in Paris, FR
New NOOM furniture collection is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus School in Germany. Ideas of functionalism and conciseness, the combination of Craft...
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2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Danish Modern Style Coffee Table by Bassett
Located in South Charleston, WV
Solid surfboard stylized edges and magazine rack shelf. Features raised edges typical of Danish modern production, but American produced. Ideal for use as coffee or end table. In ex...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Original Knoll Warren Platner Collection 36" Round Glass Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Original Knoll Warren Platner Collection 36" Round Glass Coffee Table This Knoll Warren Platner Collection 36" Round Glass Coffee Table is a...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Nickel

Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Two-Tier Coffee Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts style quarter sawn oak two-tier spindle coffee table By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, 1992 Measures: 48"W x 22"D ...
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1990s American Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Mid Century Amoeba Free Form Glass Top Coffee Table w Sculptural Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
Classic mid century free form glass top coffee table with sculptural wood base and amoeba form glass top. The base is constructed of solid wood, and is flexible at the connection joi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Wood

Large Dug Out Japanese Cedar Coffee/Sofa Table Wabi-Sabi (6)
Located in London, GB
A unique, large dug-out Japanese coffee table. Heavily patinated cedar top on heavily patinated carved dug-out cedar base. Made using 19th C. Japanese elements in our London workshop...
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1890s Japanese Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Cedar

Smoked Glass Coffee Table, Made in Italy
Located in Lentate Sul Seveso, IT
The coffee table Aka is made entirely of smoked glass. The top is circular and 60cm in diameter, while the base is obtained by gluing slightly bevelled 6mm thick slabs. Coffee table ...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass

Charlotte Perriand Cansado Bench, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bench designed by Charlotte Perriand. Edited by Steph Simon. Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa). In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserv...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Barnaby Square Coffee Table by Fabio Rebosio by Pacini & Cappellini
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant and Minimalist, this refined coffee table was designed by architect Fabio Rebosio and is also available in a rectangular version with a wooden or glass top. In this version, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

French Country Oak Leather Coffee Cocktail Table Ottoman 58"
Located in Dayton, OH
A very large and impressive early 20th century French country / farmhouse coffee / cocktail table or footstool / ottoman. Made of oak featuring rectangular form with leather top, se...
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Leather, Oak

Square Art Tile Coffee Table in Oak by Tue Poulsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Tue Poulsen Manufacturer: Tue Poulsen Era: 1960s Materials: Ceramic Tile, Oak Measurements: 40″ wide x 40″ deep x 20″ tall
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Walnut Ojai Coffee Table by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walnut Ojai coffee table by Lawson-Fenning. The Ojai coffee table features a round top with marquetry and a drum-shaped base with tambour details. Available in American walnut or whi...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

1940s Giacometti-Style Expressionist Iron Square Coffee Table with Birds, France
By Alberto Giacometti, Alberto and Diego Giacometti, Diego Giacometti
Located in North Miami, FL
1940s Giacometti-style Expressionist iron square coffee table with birds, France By: Alberto and Diego Giacometti (in the style of) Material: iron, m...
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1940s Expressionist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Iron

Macassar Cocteau Coffee Table with Bronze Patina Brass Accents by R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Funky Post Modern Colorful Coffee Table ca' 1990
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A funky and colorful, coffee table with glass top, ca' 1990's. Custom made from a doctors' office. Post modern, in the style of Memphis. See the matching side table.
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1990s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

French Rattan Elephant Tray Table or Drinks Table, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching woven rattan end table or drinks table with removable tray top. France, 1940s-1950s. This elephant shaped end table stand was beautifully constructed in hand braided rat...
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Mid-20th Century French Colonial Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Wood

Chelmsford Oxidised Solid Brass and Glass Coffee Table in Uniform Green
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Inspired by 1960s Italian design, the Chelmsford table marries steel and glass, a combination complemented by subtle colour combinations. A bold and nostalgic piece, it displays Lemo...
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2010s South African Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Steel

1970s Danish Coffee Table in Aluminium Teak and Decoratet Ceramic Tiles
Located in Knebel, DK
1970s Danish coffee table in aluminium teak and decoratet ceramic tiles Spaceious lively 1970s coffee table with aluminium frame and lively blue colored tiles in a variety from brig...
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1970s Danish Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

"Aline" Travertine and Oak Wedge Leg Coffee Table by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Aline coffee table is a unique 3-legged accent table that combines solid Oak legs with a thick travertine top, creating a gorgeous and functional piece for any room. The exposed ...
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2010s Vietnamese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Mid-Century Modern Tree Trunk Coffee Table by Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage walnut tree trunk table attributed to Viennese Designer Carl Auböck. A wonderful sofa table with a solid walnut tree trunk top which spreads a harmonic or...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Antique Rice Mortar Coffee Table or Pedestal, Java c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This striking piece is an antique rice mortar from Java, meticulously hand-carved from a single block of hardwood. Dating back over a century, it bears the rich marks of time—a weath...
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Early 1900s Indonesian Organic Modern Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

“Fit Table” Travertine Marble Minimalist Coffee Table by Aparentment
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The Fit Table is a minimalist style coffee table made of treated Travertine marble. This coffee table is composed by five marble pieces, all of them assemble...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Travertine

Midcentury Jens Risom Design Walnut Floating Top Coffee Table Bench
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century Jens Risom design 6’ long walnut floating coffee table bench. Beautiful design and shape. Has floating top design coffee table top. Labeled Jens Risom Design. Great refin...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Outstanding Set of 2 Italian Coffee Tables in Travertine and Brass, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Add a touch of Italian sophistication to your interior with this stunning set of two coffee tables from the 1980s. These vintage pieces showcase the perfect harmony of clean Italian...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Rosewood and Patchwork Copper Coffee Table by Percival Lafer
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Brazilian modernist Percival Lafer, this jacaranda rosewood coffee table features a bold rectangular frame with exposed hardware. The top is crafted of beautifully patina...
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1970s Brazilian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Copper, Chrome

Mid-Century Danish Tue Poulsen for Haslev Teak & Ceramic Oval Coffee Table
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a captivating Mid-century modern coffee table designed by Tue Poulsen for Haslev, crafted in Denmark circa 1960s. This sculptural piece features a solid ...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Teak

Pace Collection Chrome and Marble Coffee Table
Located in Dorchester, MA
This sleek coffee table by Pace sets four creamy white marble tiles into a large square chrome base, a great example of 1970s Italian design.
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Chrome

1940's Asian Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Floral Coffee Table
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning 1940's Asian Chinoiserie Black Lacquer Floral Form Coffee Table. This table was part of a set bought at auction.
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1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Orange Space Age Plastic Coffee Table by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Discover the pinnacle of 1960s Space Age design with this iconic Giotto Stoppino Kartell coffee table, model 4905/6/7, crafted in 1968. Celebrated for its innovative form and outstan...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Plastic

Murici Coffee Table by Nikolai LaFuge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murici Coffee Table. The Murici table features asymmetrical chunky legs rounded to expose a marbling effect in the wood. The Murici tables are named after a wild little berry that gr...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Italian Midcentury Rectangular Side Table in Teak Wood and Enameled Metal, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous midcentury rectangular side table with teakwood top and enameled metal base. This charming table was realized in Italy in t...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Antique 18th Century Baroque Dark Brown Rustic Chestnut Coffee Table
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful table was made in Spain in the early 18th century. It was completely made in solid chestnut. The top was made from one piece of wood and displays an intricate grain pa...
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Early 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chestnut

Art Deco Macassar Ebony Coffee Table by Gebroeders Reens Amsterdam, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco coffee table or cocktail table. Design by Gebroeders Reens Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1930s. Solid macassar ebony base with original maca...
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1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Macassar

Victorian Military Campaign Style Mahogany & Brass Butlers Tray
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Victorian Military Campaign Style Mahogany & Brass Butlers Tray on Coffee Table Stand Extra dimensions With the butlers tray leaves up Height 62cm Width 72cm Depth 54cm
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20th Century British British Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Custom Made Cube Ottoman in Vintage Turkish Rug Style
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Custom made cube style ottoman. This can be remade and ordered to any size. The rug we are using is a new "vintage look" turkish flat weave style with nano technology. Meaning this c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Foam, Wood

Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables for Sale: Shop Mid-Century Coffee Tables, Travertine Coffee Tables and Marble Cocktail Tables on 1stDibs

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 — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.

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