Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal
1780s British George III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
1970s Italian Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century English Regency Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Tôle, Tin, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1830s English Regency Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary North American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lacquer
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century English Georgian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
19th Century English Georgian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1930s British Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Wood
Early 2000s Philippine Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Georgian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
18th Century English Regency Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Georgian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Georgian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Faux Bamboo
Late 20th Century American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood, Mahogany, Satinwood, Giltwood
Late 20th Century North American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Gold
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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