Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Metal
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Chrome
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Birch, Paint
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1930s British Chinoiserie Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Lacquer
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Walnut
1930s British Chinoiserie Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lacquer
1950s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron, Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Glass
1970s Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx
1950s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1990s German Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1950s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ash
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Chrome
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1990s Belgian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Composition
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Early 1900s European Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Glass
1960s German Space Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1980s Dutch Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Metal
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Reed
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Goatskin, Wood
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
20th Century Spanish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
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.”
Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
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