Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Slate
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel, Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Travertine
20th Century Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Steel
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plastic
1930s British Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Wood
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1990s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1990s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Laminate, Hardwood
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Plaster
1990s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
20th Century French Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal, Marble
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
Late 20th Century North American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Gold
1980s Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1980s Swiss Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Late 20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood, Mahogany, Satinwood, Giltwood
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Beech, Cherry
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
1970s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Laminate, Plywood
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plywood, Laminate
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plywood, Laminate
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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