Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1870s American Industrial Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1940s American Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plywood, Natural Fiber
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Steel
1960s Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Olive
1940s French Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1970s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wicker, Wood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Canadian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Shell, Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1980s Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1940s American Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Late 20th Century American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Late 20th Century European Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete
20th Century American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s Belgian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1990s American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
2010s American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Mid-18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Late 20th Century Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
20th Century Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Late 20th Century Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Late 20th Century Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century North American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Limestone, Steel
2010s Belgian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cement, Metal
Early 1900s European Industrial Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Late 20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
2010s American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Bronze, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Lacquer, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Antique and Vintage Coffee Tables for Sale: Shop Mid-Century Coffee Tables, Travertine Coffee Tables and More
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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