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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1970s
Farmhouse Coffee Table With Drawer, Hungary circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
Farmhouse charm meets modern functionality in this pine coffee table from Europe. The original brown/brick paint has been distressed and worn down to reveal the natural pine below.
E...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Country Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Unique Coffee Table in Tiger eyes by Jean Claude Dresse.
Located in Brussels, BE
Jean Claude Dresse, coffee table, resin and tiger eyes, Belgium, 1970.
This unique coffee table by Dresse was owned by a Belgian private collection from Brussels. This example is c...
Category
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal
English Chopping Bench / Coffee Table
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful little English coffee table! Originally this table would have been used as a chopping block in a butcher's shop. The top is marked with knife marks from years of ...
Category
Early 1800s Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Giuseppe Rivadossi Coffee Table In Oak With Glass Framed Doors, Italy 1975
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Exceptional coffee table by the Italian sculptor and designer Giuseppe Rivadossi, featuring a high level of craftsmanship in woodwork. This unique coffee table features Rivadossi’s s...
Category
1970s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Oak
Mid Century Octagonal Travertine Coffee Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century Octagonal Travertine Coffee Table
This coffee table measures: 60 wide x 36 deep x 16 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vintage con...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Rectangular coffee table 70s-80s
Located in Milano, IT
Center coffee table, stained beech wood, smoked glass top. Good conditions.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Smoked Glass, Beech
Roger Capron Coffee Table
Located in Culver City, CA
Roger Capron Coffee Table
France circa 1975
Inset ceramic tiles with leaf impressions on wooden base.
55.5”L x 27”d x 14”h
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage Travertine Coffee Table From France, Circa 1970
Located in Nashville, TN
Vintage Travertine Coffee Table From France, Circa 1970. Solid travertine construction with very light wear and use.
Category
1970s European Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid Century Bleached Mahogany and Brass Coffee Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid Century Bleached Mahogany and Brass Coffee Table
This coffee table measures: 66 wide x 32 deep x 16 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in wha...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Robust Farm Stone Coffee Tables, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Robust coffee tables crafted with a sturdy wooden base and adorned with a luxurious Rosso Verona stone top. These tables are as robust as they are beautiful, designed to showcase you...
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19th Century Italian Brutalist Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Vintage octogonal marble coffee table, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Attractive octogonal marble coffee table with a beveled top.
Beautiful green/grey/brown colour.
Good condition
The top comes off the base for transport.
1970s - Italy
Height: ...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
70s-80s square coffee table
Located in Milano, IT
Center coffee table, stained beech wood, smoked glass top.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Smoked Glass, Beech
19th Century French Coffee Table
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful mid 19th century French coffee table. The walnut wood gives it a nice warm tone and with such amazing patina. A single drawer to hold all the remotes we have to d...
Category
1880s French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Bramin Mobler Mid Century Danish Rosewood and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Bramin Mobler Mid Century Danish Rosewood and Glass Coffee Table
This coffee table measures: 27.5 wide x 27.5 deep x 12.5 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we ...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
70s-80s square coffee table
Located in Milano, IT
Center coffee table, stained beech wood, smoked glass top.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Smoked Glass, Beech
Mechanical Disk Table
Located in New York, NY
Disk form table which opens to a two tier expanded coffee table size. Brass plated metal frame, with glass tops. Dimensions in listing are for the table in closed position, open L is...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage adjustable travertine coffee table for Roche Bobois, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Gorgeous travertine coffee table with two adjustable pivoting table tops for Roche Bobois.
Beautiful round table tops and a tubular shaped base.
Nice natural travertine stone used ...
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Opium Low Coffee Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Late 19th century Chinese Asian hardwood low opium coffee table. Well crafted with beautiful oystered pattern veneer top, curved legs and carved pierced frieze throughout.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Coffee table T14 by Peter Ghyczy - Vintage Design 1970s
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Coffee table T14 by Peter Ghyczy - Vintage Design 1970s
Discover the timeless elegance of the Coffee Table T14, an authentic design by the renowned Hungarian designer Peter Ghyczy ...
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Square Mirorred coffeetable by "Willy Rizzo" for "Cidue" with Brass Details
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Square Mirorred coffeetable by "Willy Rizzo" for "Cidue" with Brass Details, made in the 1970s
Category
1970s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Ilana Goor Iron and Glass Coffee Table
By Ilana Goor
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large glass top coffee table with iron base – signed and numbered. Highly collectible large scale by Israeli born artist Ilana Goor. Her family later moved to the United States but s...
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1970s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
'Conglo' coffee table by Erling Viksjø, Norway, 1970s
By Erling Viksjø
Located in Stockholm, SE
'Conglo concrete' sofa table. Table top inlaid with a variation of Norwegian stones.
Produced in Norway, 1970s.
Category
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
Stainless Steel Lunario Table by Cini Boeri for Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally designed in the 1970s the Lunario table is a truly unique cantilevered table.
The table top is a clear polished oval glass with polished stai...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modern Acrylic Cocktail Table with Metal Frame
Located in North York, ON
Introducing the perfect blend of modern design and functionality - the modern glass top cocktail table with a stainless steel metal frame and lucite legs. This stunning piece is prou...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Mario Bellini Gli Scacchi Black Table Elements for C&B Italy, circa 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Mario Bellini 'Gli Scacchi' table/seat elements for C&B (later B&B) Italy, circa 1970
3 black polyurethane elements by Mario Bellini that can either be used as table or seats or pre...
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1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plastic
Leon Rosen for The Pace Collection Brass and Glass Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 1970s glass-top coffee table with brass and glass base by Leon Rosen for The Pace Collection.
Sleek minimalist design with a modernized Hollywood Regency vibe. Base comprised of t...
Category
1970s American Minimalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Antique Coffee Table
Located in Nashville, TN
This 19th century coffee table is simple yet beautiful! This piece was orginial used as a butcher's chopping table and has been since cut down to coffee table size. The years of use ...
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1880s Danish Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Set of 9 "Gli Scacchi" Pieces by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern set of 9 "Gli Scacchi" Pieces by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s.
Gli Scacchi coffee tables by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s.
Designer - Mario Bel...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Angelo Mangiarotti White Side Tables
Located in Red Lion, PA
Beautiful pair of Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Marble Side Tables by Skipper. Two different sizes sold as a pair. The smaller one measures 16 3/8" in height 21.5" in width and 17 7/8" in ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Modern "Radius" Glass & Stainless Steel Cocktail Table by Ron Seff
By Ron Seff
Located in New York, NY
This brilliantly designed Mid-Century Modernist "Radius" Cocktail Table in Geometric Stainless Steel designed by Ron Seff is an absolute gem, originating from the United States Circa...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modern Acrylic Cocktail Table with Geometric Base
Located in North York, ON
Step into a realm of mid-century elegance with this exquisite Karl Springer-inspired acrylic cocktail table, a testament to the transformative power of geometric design. Its striking...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Pair of Modern Italian Walnut Conical Coffee Tables or Bedside Tables, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful Ibisco coffee tables/bedside tables from the 1970s, made of walnut wood and glass. These tables have a characteristic skittle shape, with a round glass top of 50 cm in diam...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Italian modern coffee table in purple plexiglass and smoked glass, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern coffee table in purple plexiglass and smoked glass, 1970s
Round base coffee table. The top is square in dark gray smoked glass, while the supporting structure is in se...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Plexiglass
Baroque Pine Coffee Table with Turned Legs, Single Drawer and Carved Stretchers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Baroque English pine coffee table from the 19th century with turned legs, single drawer and carved side stretchers. This 19th-century Baroque English pine coffee table exudes a dis...
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19th Century English Baroque Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Rustic Chunky Spanish Poplar Coffee Table
Located in Port Chester, NY
A chunky country Spanish coffee table in well worn polar. Nice thick top and two roomy drawers with original wrought iron pulls. Raised panels at the back provide interest from all...
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Poplar
Pianura Coffee Table by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Mario Bellini
Producer - Cassina
Model - Pianura Coffee Table
Design Period - Seventies
Measurements - Width 80 cm x Depth 80 cm x Heig...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Small Rosa Aurora Marble Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant vintage coffee table featuring a rare rosa aurora marble which has stunning pink veining throughout. The marble table top rests on a black wood frame and chrome legs.
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Sculptural Coffee Table, Bronze Finish in the Manner of Diego Giacometti, c1970s
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Elevate your living space with this exquisite vintage mid-century coffee table, reminiscent of the masterful artistry of Diego Giacometti. Crafted in the 1970s, this piece embodies t...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Bronze
Antique English Victorian Bagatelle Flip Top Game Table on Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A fun and unusual 19th century Victorian English mahogany Bagatelle game board table with nicely aged patina.
Featuring a rectangular folding portable game board with warm, rich mahogany wood case exterior, and a patinated brass hinged lid lift top that flips open to extend and reveal the baize (green felt like billiards material) lined gaming surface with semi-circular bentwood bumper at one end adorned with nine numbered holes, arranged with one in the center of the bentwood gallery and the rest surrounding it evenly in a ring. Framing the board, twenty-four contrasting inlay panels set with five holes run along either side of the board, originally used to keep score. circa 1890
The game board rests partially inset in a fitted mahogany stand base, raised on four straight square legs joined by ‘H’ stretcher.
A wonderful piece of game board history, originally designed to sit on top of a dining table or games table, this piece features a fitted stand, making it the ideal size and proportions for use as a one-of-a-kind coffee table, chair side table, cocktail table, low console, or simply displayed as a distinctive decorative folk art piece.
Dimensions (approx):
18" High, 31.25" Wide, 15.75" Deep
Open: 60" Wide
Good condition overall, especially considering age. Dark rich patina over the whole, enhanced by heavy buildup lustrous sheen and antique mahogany glow. No game pieces or accessories included. Age appropriate wear including various imperfections, with expected signs of use, including losses, checking, wear to finish and baize liner, staining, minor splitting to bent wood, all wear consistent with age and indicative of use. All of which adds to the elegant warmth, sophisticated antique character, and overall authenticity.
Please refer to photography for complete condition.
Delivered lightly cleaned, hand waxed, polished French patina finish, ready for immediate use as furniture.
History:
The origins of Bagatelle (or its many iterations) are even less clear than most games of a similar history, although we do know it has ties to French Kings, American President Abraham Lincoln, and developed into bar billiards, eventually leading to the development of pachinko and pinball.
Bagatelle was a game involving sticks and balls that evolved from efforts to bring outdoor games like ground billiards, croquet, and bowling inside for play during inclement weather. Dating all the way back to the 15th century, the most recent version came about in the 18th century.
In France, during the long 1643–1715 reign of Louis XIV, billiard tables were narrowed, with wooden pins or skittles at one end of the table, and players would shoot balls with a stick or cue from the other end, in a game inspired as much by bowling as billiards. Pins took too long to reset when knocked down, so they were eventually fixed to the table, and holes in the bed of the table became the targets. Players could ricochet balls off the pins to achieve the harder scorable holes. Quite a number of variations on this theme were developed.
In 1777 a party was thrown in honour of Louis XVI and the queen at the Château de Bagatelle, recently erected at great expense by the king's brother, the Count of Artois. Bagatelle from Italian bagattella, signifies 'a trifle', 'a decorative thing'. The highlight of the party was a new table game featuring a slender table and cue sticks, which players used to shoot ivory balls up an inclined playfield. The game was dubbed bagatelle by the count and shortly after swept through France.
From 1770 to 1850 Bagatelle was just as popular as Billiards throughout England and Britain.
Some French soldiers carried their favorite bagatelle tables...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Belgo Chrom sliding coffee table with hidden bar - 1970s
By Belgo Chrome
Located in Brussels , BE
Beautiful vintage Belgo Chrom sliding coffee table with hidden bar
Measures : Close 125cmx80cm - Open 95cmx120cm
Category
1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Restored Laurits M Larsen Modular Danish Teak Coffee Table End Table Set
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Pair of refinished Danish teak modular table set by Laurits M Larsen. These triangular tables are super versatile! Join them in any orientation to create a coffee table. The pieces a...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Vintage marble coffee table, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage coffee table with very elegant chromed legs and frame and beige marble table top.
Beautifully veined marble.
The combination of the elegant chromed metal frame and the gorg...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Vintage white marble coffee table, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Timeless white marble coffee table with a beveled top and two separate bases.
Beautiful vained marble.
Good condition
1970s - Italy
Height: 40cm/15.74"
Width: 125cm/49.21"
Lengh...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Travertine Coffee Table 1970s, Italy
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage rectangular travertine coffee table with a central leg.
Beautiful natural travertine stone.
Good condition
1970s - Italy
Height: 35cm/13.77"
Width: 130cm/51.18"
Depth: 70...
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1970s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Travertine
Antique Japanese 'Shou Sugi Ban' Low Cedar Coffee Table, 19th Century
Located in Coronado, CA
An extraordinary 19th century antique Japanese low table constructed from an incredible and substantial, old growth cedar plank, with 4 out swept legs. This piece was made in Japan, ...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cedar
Italian modern white plastic coffee tables by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern white plastic coffee tables by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, 1970s
Pair of coffee tables mod. 4905 round stackables. The struc...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plastic
Hollywood Regency Style Gold Plated Brass and Glass Side Table 70s Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Very beautiful two-tier side table in Hollywood Regency style, with thick Nile green glass tops supported by four imposing bent brass tubular legs. Italian production from the 70s.
W...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Paul Mayen Habitat Chrome Stack Glass Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Paul Mayen for Habitat Chrome Stack Glass Coffee Table. Item featured chrome steel finish with a heavy solid base...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Burl Wood Coffee Table by Vladimir Kagan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This stunning vintage coffee table by Vladimir Kagan, made in the United States during the 1970s, is a true masterpiece of design. Crafted from burl wood, the frame boasts a beautifu...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite, Burl
Willy Rizzo attributed Majorelle blue lacquer and brass coffee table 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
This stunning coffee table is guaranteed to be the focus of attention when you entertain guests in your living room. Following the glamorous mid-century look of other classic Willy Rizzo designs, this Majorelle blue lacquered table...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Unique Sculptural Black Bear Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Eye-catching sculptural black bear coffee table.
This unique table looks great and somewhat cute.
1970s - Belgium
Good condition
Dimensions base:
Height: 40cm
Width: 90cm
Depth: ...
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1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Coffee Table mod. Alveo by Willy Rizzo for Sabot, 1972
By Sabot, Willy Rizzo
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy and designed by Willy Rizzo for Sabot in 1972.
This black formica veneered coffee table features an inserted stainless steel tray/ bucket and chrome- plated corners.
...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Unique Sculptural Black Bear Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Eye-catching sculptural black bear coffee table.
This unique table looks great and somewhat cute.
1970s - Belgium
Good condition
Dimensions base:
Height: 40cm
Width: 110cm
Depth:...
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1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Roger Capron ovale coffee table, 1970s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Ovale coffee table with a ceramic tiles table top resting on four cylindrical legs, Roger Capron. France, 1970s.
Category
1970s French Space Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Alveo Burl Wood & Brass Coffee Table by Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot, Italy 1970s
Located in Geneva, CH
Vintage Burl wood and brass "Alveo" coffee table by Willy Rizzo produced by Mario Sabot, Italy ca. 1970s
Wood in very good condition. Traces of oxydation on the brass parts.
L 130 x ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Square Elm Root Coffee Table Attr. to Willy Rizzo, Italy
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made In Italy, 1970s - 1980s.
This Italian coffee table is made in elm root.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in exce...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Maison Regain Coffee Table in Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Maison Regain coffee table, elm, France, 1970s
Wonderful hand carved coffee table by Maison Regain. While the top convinces with its natural and dynamic appearance due to the organ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Roberto Pamio Oak Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s, Italy in great vintage condition. This piece features exceptional craftsmanship and a lightly toned tabletop that helps emphasize the oak grain on the legs
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
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.”
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