Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Stainless Steel, Brass
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Stainless Steel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Elm, Burl
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
2010s American American Craftsman Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Giltwood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Blown Glass
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Marble, Onyx, Granite, Brass
1980s Philippine Art Deco Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Shagreen, Wood
Late 19th Century European Primitive Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1980s Chinese Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Swedish Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Pine
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Pine
Early 20th Century Meiji Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s American Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s American Primitive Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1970s American Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Lucite
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Lucite
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Teak
1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Wenge
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century Japanese Taisho Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Brutalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Wood
2010s Mexican Brutalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Acrylic, Resin, Lucite
2010s American Brutalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Concrete
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1970s Swedish Brutalist Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1980s American Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
1960s American Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Amethyst, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1710s Italian Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s American Brutalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Concrete
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1990s Italian Post-Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood, Formica
1980s American Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Plaster
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.
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