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Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Unique Thick Stainless Steel Table Table by Kasanai
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Thick Stainless Steel Table Table by Kasanai
Dimensions: 240 x 100 x H 76 cm
Materials: Stainless Steel
Table top thickness is 6cm.
KASANAI was founded in 2021 by interior d...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
$9,674 / item
Sculptural Coffee Table Made of Solid Walnut Wood, Center Table Solace S8
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Sculptural coffee table made of solid walnut wood, center table Solace S8 by Joel Escalona
The Solace table series, designed by Joel Escalona, is a furniture collection that exudes ...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
$9,548 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Ceramic Coffee Table by Roger Capron
Located in Antwerp, BE
An architectural wood and ceramic table by Roger Capron, France.
Measures: Height 38 cm.
Width 142 cm.
Depth 54 cm.
Weight 44 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Christian Astuguevieille Afritamu Coffee Table With Yves Klein Blue Finish
Located in Miami, FL
Yves Klein vivid blue rope clad Afritamu coffee table by Christian Astuguevieille.
Visual artist born (1946) and living in Paris, his work focuses on a roundabout but ingenious use ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Tribal Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rope
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Kartell Four Table Soft Touch in Black/ Aluminum by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This functional and refined table also has a strict geometric design. Thanks to the elegant design solution, the position of the slim table top allows for the convenient positioning ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
$2,900 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Mid Century Tessellated Coffee Table by Maitland Smith
Located in Esperance, NY
Table in tessellated stone with brass inlay by Maitland Smith for Alexvale Furniture of North Carolina.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
$780 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Tivoli Coffee Table 4 Legs Square 39" Travertine Top Brass or Bronze Plated Base
By Ten10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ten10 Tivoli coffee table with 4 legs and a square top. The base is stainless steel tube plated in either oil rubbed bronze or burnished brass. It ...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel
Tessellated Space Age Marble Sphere Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
A decorative orb sphere fused into a coffee table with a colored marble veneer in a tessellated pattern.
A Mid-Century Modern space-age unique Design f...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
$2,415 Sale Price
30% Off
Circa Coffee Table in Breccia Oniciata Marble
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
We believe that the bones of a place, the inanimate objects, the design can all affect your experience. With the Circa coffee table, long-time collaborator Yaniv Chen...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
$15,457 / item
Italian space age Plastic coffee table Demetrio 45 by Magistretti Artemide 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Stackable plastic coffee table Demetrio 45 by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970s
Set of 6 coffee tables mod. Demetrio 45 in ABS plastic, 3 in white and 3 in red. ...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plastic
Exceptional artisan chain link coffee table, Belgium 1970s.
By Franz West
Located in Antwerp, BE
This exceptional artisan coffee table, crafted in Belgium during the 1970s, is a striking example of bold, sculptural design. Featuring large chain links made of black enameled iron,...
Category
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Regency Style Cocktail Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Regency style flame mahogany, satinwood and rosewood crossbanded cocktail table, the rectangular top with rounded protruding corners with two opposing and offset side drawers, on t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$6,930 / item
Coffee Table With Wood Veneer Surface & Metal Board Contours
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This coffee table is born from the very heart of trees, with their concentric rings conveying evolution over time and the passing of seasons within each layer. Surmounting discreet s...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$7,546 Sale Price / item
10% Off
Geometric Rectangular Coffee Table, Walnut Veneer, Basa by NONO
By NONO
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Geometric Rectangular coffee table, walnut veneer, basa by NONO
Rectangular coffee table finished with premium wood veneer, structured with particle board...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Chinese Lacquer and Rattan Day Bed
Located in Austin, TX
An oversized, beautifully proportioned daybed, suitable for use as a centre table. Subtle, low relief carved key fret pattern and horse hoof legs complete a fine and elegant example ...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm, Rattan
Coffee Table Green Scagliola Art Top Gold Wood Base Handmade in Italy by Cupioli
Located in Rimini, IT
The traditional technique of Scagliola art is now used and adapted to the needs of contemporary taste and Aurora T is a perfect example.
The color becomes the great protagonist and t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Scagliola, Wood
1960s Artimeta Square Coffee Table with Inset Stone Top and Black Enameled Base
By Artimeta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch 1960s Artimeta square coffee table or side table with thin black enameled metal frame and inset black stone top. In original condition with visible wear including chipping and ...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Metal
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Unique Early Coffee Table with Chinese Motif 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Rare and early coffee table with Chinese scene on top in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with stunning enamel cloisonne in blue, green, and red by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne,...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
Jules Leleu Coffe Table Signed and dated 1955
By Jules Leleu
Located in CA, CA
A beautiful coffee table signed Jules Leleu and dated 1955. Raised on sycamore stave legs off musical form, brass bound edging holding the original antiqued mirrored glass top.
Pr...
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Incredible Half Moon Iron Garden Gate Coffee Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous vintage architectural fragment from an iron garden gate, beautifully faux painted and mounted in a matching half moon shaped iron base to create a one of a kind coffee table...
Category
1980s American Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
20th Century Spanish Carved Table with Iron Stretchers
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Spanish farm table with wood columns stretchers and beautiful top.
An unusual form with nice shiny patina. Nice size for a side or end table, or as a lamp table. Grac...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Contemporary Modern, Volume High Side Table, Metal Base & Neo Picasso Marble Top
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Volume is a collection of dining and side tables designed by DAY Studio in their unique simple and playful language. The powder coated metal base is completed with a table top select...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Sheet Metal
$822 Sale Price / item
20% Off
1970s Large Bamboo and Glass Square Coffee Table by John McGuire
By John McGuire
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul T. Frankl inspired rattan blends vintage charm with modern comfort. This iconic 1970 square coffee table crafted by John McGuire marries elegance with ...
Category
1970s Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bamboo
$6,624 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Sarreid Brass Cocktail Table Chest of Drawers, circa 1970s
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two drawer mid-century glamorous cocktail table /chest of drawers by Sarreid. Circa 1970s.
Cocktail table/chest of drawers is clad in brass with nailhead trim. Dovetailed drawers.
This glam piece pairs well with mid-century, hollywood regency, post modern, danish modern, and boho chic. It works well with all colors and all eras. 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
We currently have this paired with a Vista of...
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1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Sisyphus Kinetic Art Medium Hardwood Coffee Table
Located in Malibu, CA
The Hardwood Coffee Table is kinetic art merged with luxury design. Assembled with premium quality hardwood, and specially selected veneer hand applied by a skilled artisan, the Hard...
Category
2010s Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, Padouk, Walnut
$8,800 / item
Andrianna Shamaris Wabi Sabi Teak Wood Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful aged teak wood panels joined together with lovely patina and soft rounded edges. Celebrating the cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time and loving use have l...
Category
2010s Minimalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
$4,900 / item
Late 1940s Italian Coffee Table, Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in CA, CA
This tapered and meticulously executed mahogany and glass coffee table is attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich in the late 1940s. One of the ...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Model R1 Coffee Table, by John Eric Byers (Pre-Owned)
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Pre-owned Model R1 Coffee Table, by John Eric Byers. In superb condition, this solid maple table is comprised of a series of stacked circles hand-carved and lacquered.
Center Height...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple
Mosaic Dachshund Table Italy 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Very unique dog mosaic table mounted on a bamboo base with brass rods made in Italy in the 1950s. The mosaic top has a colorful glass mosaic rim inside are white and brown glass mosa...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Signed VALLAURIS Polished Steel & Ceramic Tiles La Grange Coffee Table France 50
By Vallauris
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern French rectangular coffee table from the late 1950s.
Solid polished Steel and original handcrafted & hand-painted c...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Solid Bronze Two Tier Faux Bamboo Glass Top Rectangle Side End Table Nice Patina
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid bronze two tier faux bamboo glass top rectangle side end occasional coffee table nice patina.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Luca Coffee Table Large by Umberto Bellardi Ricci
Located in Geneve, CH
Luca coffee table large by Umberto Bellardi Ricci
Dimensions: D 55” x W 34” x H 13.5 in
Materials: Travertine, bronze legs.
Umberto Bellardi Ricci is an Italian sculptor and archite...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Bronze
$13,189 / item
Adrian Pearsall Solid Walnut Slate Like Top 5' Long Rectangle Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Adrian Pearsall Solid Walnut Slate Like Top 5' Long Rectangle Coffee Table MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin, Walnut
Alvar Aalto large coffee low table, Artek c 1970s, birch with white laminate top
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in London, GB
Alvar Aalto, Finland (designer)
Coffee Table
Originally designed c. 1933, this example produced by Artek, Finland, c. 1970s.
Birch and white laminate
L 120 cm W 80 cm, H 56 cm
Ver...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Laminate, Birch
OFFSET SHIFT Epoxy Resin Coffee Table in Gradient Purple - Blue by Facture
Located in New York, NY
Represented by Tuleste Factory
OFFSET SHIFT Coffee Table by Facture
Resin coffee table in purple/red, featuring a matte exterior that generates a mesmerizing visual effect from a m...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin
Corbel Coffee Table — Large — Patinated Brass Base — Etched Brass Top
Located in Washington, GB
Drawing from the industrial elegance of ship hulls and the enduring strength of architectural corbels, we pay testament to balance and resilience. Echoing the sweeping curves that cu...
Category
2010s British Minimalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Sheet Metal, Brass, Bro...
Liliana Grassi, Low Granite and Brass Coffee Table 1950
By Liliana Grassi
Located in CA, CA
A very rare low minimal coffee table designed by Lillian Grassi circa 1950, speckled black granite top, patinated brass legs and adjustable brass screw feet.
Liliana Grassi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite, Brass
Sisyphus Xyla Kinetic Art Carved Hardwood Coffee Table
Located in Malibu, CA
Luxury kinetic art takes a new shape with the Hardwood Xyla. We transform artisan furniture into functional, museum-quality kinetic art sculpture. Each table is handcrafted in Minnea...
Category
2010s Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cherry, Maple, Padouk, Walnut
$15,000 / item
Original of the Time Josef Hoffmann Jacob&Josef Kohn Coffee Table
Located in Vienna, AT
A petite coffee table by Josef Hoffmann from 1905 made by J&J Kohn in beechwood.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech
Giacometti Style Patinated Bronze Finish Square Coffee Table
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful and classic Giacometti style patinated bronze finish coffee table
Ogee Beveled glass.
Curbside to NYC/Philly $450
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Small Coffee Table in Rosewood and Glass Molteni&C by Gio Ponti - D.552.2
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
D.552.2 Triangular Coffee Table in Rosewood by Gio Ponti.
Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C.
With a triangular shape and intriguing intersection of wood and glass, t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Glass
Uncommon Edward Wormley Five-Leg Walnut Coffee Table for Dunbar
Located in Chicago, IL
Dunbar five-leg walnut coffee table. Another uncommon Wormley design with the addition of a fifth canted leg. Excellent wood grain, recessed apron and brass sabots.
Category
1950s American Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Unopiu' Toscana Table Outdoor Collection
By Unopiù
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tuscany represents a classic icon of handcrafted production in powder coated galvanised iron. The attention to detail paid by the hands of expert craftsmen translates into a structur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
$3,630 / item
20th Century Danish Ox Art Tile & Teak Coffee Table by Trioh
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stylish Mid 20th century Danish Ox Art coffee table with rectangular teak frame and tiled top. produced by Danish company Trioh. Great quality Wonderful dove-tail joinery.. signed t...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Teak
Coffee Table 784 Model by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina 70's, Italy
Located in Padova, IT
Chromed steel and glass coffee table 784 model by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina 70s.
Born in Padua in 1926, Gianfranco...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Soda Blown Murano Glass Low Coffee Table in Blue Light by Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Coffee Table by Giuseppe Scapinelli in Wood and Marble, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Small centre table by Giuseppe Scapinelli from the 1950s. The large coffee table is made of a walnut frame, which is carved and sculpted into its fo...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
$6,112 Sale Price
20% Off
1940s Frits Henningsen Solid Oak Coffee Table with Cabriole Legs
Located in London, GB
This 1940s oak coffee table made by Frits Henningsen in the 1930s-50s is a another example Frits Henningsen's commitment to quality and craftsmanship. Whereas most designers and cabi...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Maison Jansen-Style Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
A French two-tier brass coffee table. the glass surface inset in a brass frame with acorn shaped cast brass finials. The lower tier having a leather surface. Designed by Maison Janse...
Category
1960s Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
French Midcentury Gilt Bronze Faux Bamboo & Opaline Coffee Table, Maison Bagues
Located in New York, NY
A Sublime French Mid-Century Modern 3 Part Cocktail Table, in Gilt Bronze and Brass Faux Bamboo / Twig, with its Original Black Opaline Glass Inset Top by the renowned creator, Maiso...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rustic Wabi Sabi Meiji Period Japanese Tea/Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A simply constructed 19th C. Japanese cedar tea/coffee table.
Heavily patinated due to hundreds of years of use.
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cedar
Brazilian Modern Coffee table in Hardwood & Glass, Giuseppe Scapinelli, c. 1950
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this ONE-OF-A-KIND Brazilian Modern Coffee table in Caviuna & Glass designed by Giuseppe Scapinelli in the fifties is nothing less than spectacular!
This beautiful ...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Glass, Cut Glass
Contemporary Containa Side Coffee Table in Frosted Glass
Located in London, GB
Editions 01, 02, 03, 04
Open Edition Encased Furniture Series.
Containa is an encased furniture series that explores the narrative of the vessel and its contents.
Editions 01, 02, 03 + 04 focus on an organic, sculptural, wood-turned form, housed within mitre bonded shards of frosted glass, protected, still, and delicately floating in what appears to be a blanket of fog.
Attained through a combination of natural materials combined with traditional and modern machining techniques. This results in a functional art piece that is perceptible in both design precision and organic composition, a symbolic exploration of confinement and protection.
Designed + Crafted in Melbourne.
Additional info:
The wooden box is included in the price.
Vessel - Mitre bonded shards of frosted glass.
Contents - Hand turned wood sculpture...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lacquer
A mid century coffee table made from teak with a laddered magazine shelf 1960s
By Remploy
Located in Houston, TX
A lovely mid century coffee table made from teak with a laddered magazine shelf, circa 1960s. Made by Remploy and has the tag on the underside. In very good original condition with s...
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Blue glass tables - Italy 70s
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of small Italian coffee tables in the Frattini style from the 1970s in white lacquered wood. Blue glass top.
Dimensions H41 x D48 cm
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
$3,408 / set
Jean-Michel Frank Style Goatskin Parchment Waterfall Coffee Table
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful coffee table made of wood covered in goatskin parchment, with brass studs.
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Parchment Paper
Mikado coffee table by Maurice Barilone
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This coffee table is a masterpiece of design and craftsmanship, created by famous French designer Maurice Barilone for the brand Roche Bobois.
The table top is made of transparent g...
Category
1990s French Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern White Tulip Oval Cocktail Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic classic designed by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll. It features a white top with white base. Excellent overall condition. Manufactures stamp.
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Willy Rizzo for Jean Charles Italian Monumental Travertine Marble Coffee Table
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century Italian Modern monumental rectangular travertine marble 8-sided low coffee table with inlaid metal banding decoration, supported on a conforming base. (WILLY RIZZO FOR JE...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble
Fontana Arte pair of coffee tables Model 2341 made of brass & glass, Italy 1960s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A pair of brass and glass coffee tables, model 2341, produced by Fontana Arte in the 1960s, featuring a transparent glass top and a mirrored glass lower shelf.
Brass and glass; a co...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
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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