Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century American Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
19th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Limestone
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1980s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Wood
1880s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Beech, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1860s Italian High Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s American American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
19th Century Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
19th Century Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1880s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1990s American Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
19th Century Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1920s Syrian Victorian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Teak
1950s Mexican Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
1880s British Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Silk, Wood
Late 19th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century English Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Hardwood
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Silver, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
1980s Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
20th Century Belgian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1940s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century Syrian Late Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century European Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1890s Italian Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cast Stone
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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