Coffee and Cocktail Tables
19th Century English British Colonial Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Copper
1850s French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
19th Century French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm, Sycamore
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plaster
1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
19th Century European Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century Chinese Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century Hungarian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Late 19th Century Hungarian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Country Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Burl
Mid-19th Century French Country Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1890s Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
1940s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
1940s French Baroque Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Belgian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1890s French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Hungarian Country Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine, Paint
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
Late 19th Century French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1890s French Louis Philippe Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cherry
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
19th Century Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1870s English High Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1860s French French Provincial Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1840s English Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century English Other Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Silver Plate
19th Century Indonesian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
19th Century Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1940s French Empire Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Early 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble
1860s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1940s French Minimalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Iron
19th Century English Baroque Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Burl
1940s Italian Baroque Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany, Maple, Nutwood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1940s French Greek Revival Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
19th Century English Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century English Georgian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
19th Century Spanish Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
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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