Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1780s German Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Softwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze
2010s British Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s European Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx
Early 1900s Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze
1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ormolu
1940s European Louis XVI Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
2010s American Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
2010s American Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
18th Century Russian Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble, Bronze
2010s American Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1950s French Louis XVI Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1950s German Louis XVI Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
20th Century French Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1940s Louis XVI Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-18th Century German Rococo Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Oak, Pine, Beads
20th Century French Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Porphyry
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
20th Century French Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mirror, Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Glass
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.”
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