Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mid-20th Century English William and Mary Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1970s French Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Lacquer, Wood, Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Lucite
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Lacquer, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Marble
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Chrome
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal, Brass
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century English Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan
1950s French Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1970s American Tribal Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
20th Century English American Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
1940s French Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum, Chrome
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lucite
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
1970s Italian Japonisme Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cut Glass, Beech
1990s Brazilian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
1970s French Space Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Brass
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century Asian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Petrified Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Brass
1970s English Campaign Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Hardwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete, 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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