Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
1850s British Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Victorian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Mother-of-Pearl
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
2010s American Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal
2010s American Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Plastic
Late 20th Century Mexican Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal
20th Century Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
2010s Portuguese Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal
19th Century British Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
1950s German Industrial Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
2010s American Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
2010s Portuguese Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
19th Century French Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Pine
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
20th Century English Victorian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Hardwood
20th Century American Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1970s Industrial Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1880s English High Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Belgian Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Late 20th Century American Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
19th Century French Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble
19th Century Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s Belgian Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Cement, Metal
Early 2000s American Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron, Steel
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
19th Century Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
2010s American Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Burl
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century English Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1920s French Victorian Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Walnut
Late 20th Century Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Paper
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1940s American Industrial Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Natural Fiber, Plywood
Mid-20th Century European Victorian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century European Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1960s European Industrial Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1970s German Industrial Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
2010s American Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Late 20th Century Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum, Chrome
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century English Victorian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1920s British Victorian Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Rattan
20th Century British Victorian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables for Sale: Shop Mid-Century Coffee Tables, Travertine Coffee Tables and Marble Cocktail Tables on 1stDibs
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.