Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1910s French Louis XV Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
Early 20th Century North American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Plaster
Early 20th Century Dutch Country Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Early 1900s Indian Islamic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1920s British Queen Anne Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1930s Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Chestnut, Cedar
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Silver
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Oak
1930s Dutch Bauhaus Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1930s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
Early 20th Century American Gothic Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Indian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Wicker
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
Early 1900s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
1930s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Birdseye Maple
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Walnut, Olive, Burl
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood, Mahogany, Glass, Rosewood, Walnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Walnut
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Early 1900s English Queen Anne Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
1920s Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple, Reclaimed Wood
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1920s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch, Walnut
1930s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Early 20th Century Unknown Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple, Reclaimed Wood
1920s British Chinoiserie Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1920s Chinese Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Damask, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron
Early 1900s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Rosewood
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Iron
Early 20th Century Hungarian Country Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ash
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
1920s French Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron
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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