Coffee and Cocktail Tables
2010s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ash, Oak
20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo
1980s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Macassar, Walnut, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
2010s Danish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1960s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1950s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
2010s British Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut, Wood, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Mahogany, Cork
1960s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
2010s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1840s Baltic Empire Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
2010s Spanish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1970s Unknown Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Acrylic, Glass
20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1880s French Late Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Granite, Chrome
19th Century Italian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Scagliola
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Chrome
19th Century English Georgian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s Italian Empire Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1960s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
1970s American Chinoiserie Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome, Brass, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
1970s French Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1970s American Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary European Directoire Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Glass, Python
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
19th Century Russian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Gold Leaf, Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique, New and Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
As a practical centerpiece to your living area, antique and vintage coffee and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea 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 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 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 style on 1stDibs. Browse a vast selection of antique, new and vintage coffee and cocktail tables today.
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