Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Olive, Rosewood
1970s Swedish Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Pine
20th Century Japanese Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Wood
2010s Mexican Brutalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Organic Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1970s European Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Chrome
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Smoked Glass, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
1960s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
Late 19th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Chestnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Minimalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1970s Italian Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass
1970s American International Style Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
Early 20th Century Syrian Late Victorian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Carrara Marble, Marble
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal
2010s Moroccan Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Laminate, Pearwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1990s American Hollywood Regency Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1960s European Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass
2010s French Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Steel
1950s Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood, Walnut
2010s Turkish Minimalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Marble
2010s Turkish Minimalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Walnut
1960s German Space Age Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Organic Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Acrylic, Wood, Lacquer
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
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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