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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Georgian
Wrought and Hammered Iron Art Deco Gueridon with White Marble Top
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice Gueridon is made of wrought and hammered iron with a thick round white marble top. This is a French Work form the Art Deco period. Circa 1930
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Art Deco Inlaid Octagonal Coffee Table
Located in Barnstaple, GB
Art Deco inlaid walnut coffee table. Octagonal in outline. The top is a wonderful geometric pattern featuring alternating straight and burr walnut, bea...
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Trigono Marble Coffee Table
Located in Carrara, Toscana
Trigono draws inspiration from the simplest geometric form and celebrates all the beauty of prestigious natural stones with an edgy design. The minimal metal structure, made with hol...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel, Brass
Art Deco Coffee Table
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art Deco cofee table professionally stained and repolished.
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1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Long 'Diagramme' Wrought Iron and Travertine Coffee Table by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Long 'Diagramme' wrought iron and travertine coffee table by Design Frères.
Chic blackened wrought iron and polished raw travertine...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Wrought Iron
Thomas Chippendale Style Burr Walnut Coffee Table Elegant Long Cabriolet Legs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Thomas Chippendale style vintage Burr Walnut coffee table with Elegant cabriolet legs.
A very decorative piece with a timber patin...
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20th Century English Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Jules Leleu Coffe Table Signed and dated 1955
By Jules Leleu
Located in London, GB
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 and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Art Deco Figured Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Barnstaple, GB
Circa 1930, a lovely circular figured walnut Art Deco coffee table. The top is book paged, figured walnut and again the legs are in figured walnut. Has a lower tier. It has been symp...
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Grace 20th Century Walnut Veneer Coffee Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish Grace coffee table from the 1930s to 1940s. The table has a kidney shaped table top that is veneered in walnut and black legs with a...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Round Coffee Table/ Side Table Burr Walnut 20th Century, at, circa 1920
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic looking Art Deco coffee/ side table from the period in Austria around 1920. This unique Art Deco table impresses with a gorgeous timeless design. The table´s top shows a dreamlike bookmatched burr walnut veneer work. Standing solid on four breautifully veneered, rounded tables legs...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
French Wrought Iron Glass Top Coffee / Cocktail Table, Attrib to Poillerat
Located in New York City, NY
A French Art Deco circular coffee table expertly crafted in hand forged iron and finished in tones of gold and black, attributed to Poil...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Modern Art Deco Macassar & Glass Cocktail Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Modern Art Deco Macassar & Glass Cocktail Table.
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Macassar
Midcentury French Maison Baguès Brass Coffee Table with Eglomisé Glass Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant and slender cocktail table was crafted in France by Maison Baguès circa 1960; the rectangular table stands on four fluted brass legs embellished with ring decor, over an...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Small Czech Oak Art Deco Round Table, Copper Plate Desk, Good Condition, 1920s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Art Deco round table
Source: Czech
Original very well preserved condition
Material: Oak and copper plate
Period: 1920-1929.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper
Warren McArthur Streamline Modern Aluminum Black Coffee Table Model 1559-s 1930s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Warren McArthur
Coffee table, model 1559-s
Warren McArthur Corporation
USA, c. 1930
enameled aluminum, laminate
18½ h × 30 dia in (47 × 76 cm)
literature: Warren McArthur Corporation, Donnelly, pg. 50
Warren McArthur Jr. was an innovator in Machine Age/ Art Deco furniture design.
McArthur moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1929 to pursue metal furniture manufacturing; he founded the Warren McArthur Corporation there in 1930. His furniture designs while unique were true to the Machine Age aesthetic. Machine Age design emphasized sleek forms inspired by automobiles, locomotives and airplanes. These objects were symbols of progress and modernity to the American consumer and industrial designers began constructing furniture in streamlined designs from steel, chrome and aluminum.
Prior to the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, known as the “Century of Progress Exhibition.” The fair’s tagline, “See America Streamlined,” and the abundance of metal furniture and home goods exhibited finally presented the concept of utilizing metal designs in the typical American household. The Museum of Modern Art followed suit in subsequent years with exhibitions like "Machine Art," (1934), and "Bauhaus 1919-1928" (1938), further exposing the American public to this design style.
The Warren McArthur Corporation moved manufacturing to Rome, New York in 1933, just as metal furniture was gaining popularity; the company’s products were sold out of a showroom in New York City on Park Avenue. As a manufacturer, McArthur filed numerous patent designs which he utilized in advertisements to exhibit the innovations he developed. The company also proudly printed patent numbers on furniture...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Shagreen Coffee Table with Bronze-Patina Brass Inlay by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Nymphea round coffee by R & Y Augousti in shagreen with bronze-patina brass details explores the brand's iconic DNA of bringing old world artisanal craft into a contemporary and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Centre Coffee Table
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
ART DECO COFFEE TABLE
A circular figured walnut centre coffee table, produced in France in the 1930’s, the table has four sabre legs with centre lower tier shelf, the table has been...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Coffee Table Wood Lacquered Black Maison Jansen by Gerard Mille, 1950/70
By Gerard Mille
Located in Paris, FR
1950/70 Coffee Table Wood Lacquered Black Maison Jansen 121 x 81 cm
Maison Jansen coffee table lacquered wood and gilded bronze ornaments, directo...
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1970s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Fully Renovated Walnut Spider Table H 259 by Jindřich Halabala, 1950s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Square coffee table in the shape of spider designed by Jindrich Halabala, with distinctive curved legs, rounded corners. Walnut wood. Made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1950´s....
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Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Fine French 1930s Coffee Table by Jean Pascaud
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jean Pascaud (1903-1916) - A fine French Art Deco coffee table by Jean Pascaud.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Small Georgian Mahogany Butlers Tray on Stand
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality And Unusually Small Georgian Mahogany Butlers Tray, Of Diminutive Proportion, Having Elegant Shaped Sides With Pierced Carrying Handles And Well Figured Top, Housed On Later Square Chamfered Leg Mahogany Stand.
During the 18th and 19th centuries a coffee table was not what we regard as a coffee table in the 21st century. Coffee tables back then were always full height, effectively side tables. The modern, low, coffee table is really something which began to be seen during the early 20th century onwards.
Based on the above there is a variety of different methods to incorporate a coffee table into an interior for people who wish to furnish their properties with genuine antique furniture, whilst still allowing for the practicalities and function which is required in modern times.
Therefore it is now incredibly common to find 18th and 19th century trays of varying shape, size and design utilised as coffee tables. As with all the others that we have seen this particular tray has been fitted onto a low, practical and sturdy stand constructed from old antique wood. It’s worth noting that generally this means an old broken table...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Demilune Crystal Cabinet, English, Table, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique demi-lune crystal cabinet. An English, satin mahogany and satinwood tambour front side table in Georgian revival taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa ...
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Late 19th Century British Georgian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Satinwood
In-Stock, Art Deco Style Coffee & Side Table in Copper Finish
By Mondo
Located in New York, NY
Presenting an exquisite coffee table that exudes the allure of Art Deco design in a captivating copper color. Crafted with a combination of steel and synthetic marble, this table is ...
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2010s Spanish Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Arte Honor: Art Deco-Inspired Mahogany & Brass Coffee Table
Located in Guaynabo, US
"Arte Honor," where Art Deco elegance meets Caribbean warmth. This versatile piece, perfect as a low center, coffee, or cocktail table, brings a slice of modern sophistication to any...
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21st Century and Contemporary Puerto Rican Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Smoked Glass and Amber Lucite Coffee Table with Brass Frame by Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Elevate your living space with this exquisite coffee table by Romeo Rega. Crafted circa 1970, this table showcases a brass frame that beautifully encases a smoked glass top, accentua...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Georgian Mahogany Butlers Tray on Stand
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A good quality George III period mahogany oval butlers tray of panelled construction, having original brass hinges and pierced handles to folding sides, housed on later square leg mahogany stand.
During the 18th and 19th centuries a coffee table was not what we regard as a coffee table in the 21st century. Coffee tables back then were always full height, effectively side tables. The modern, low, coffee table is really something which began to be seen during the early 20th century onwards.
Based on the above there is a variety of different methods to incorporate a coffee table into an interior for people who wish to furnish their properties with genuine antique furniture, whilst still allowing for the practicalities and function which is required in modern times.
Therefore as is now normal with by far the majority of these butlers trays which we see, due to the fact they make absolutely perfect coffee tables, this has been removed from its original, tall, folding stand at some point and fitted onto a lower, more practical and sturdy stand constructed from old antique wood. It's worth noting that generally this means an old broken table...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Oak Art Deco Coffee Table by Fer Semey for H. Pander & Zonen Den Haag, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco coffee table or cocktail table.
Design by Fer Semey for H. Pander & Zonen Den Haag.
Striking Dutch design from the 1930s.
Solid oak base with original o...
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1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Coffee Table Attributed to Jacques Adnet, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Coffee table attributed to Jacques Adnet, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Long 'Diagramme' Wrought Iron and Travertine Coffee Table by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Long 'Diagramme' wrought iron and travertine coffee table by Design Frères.
Chic blackened wrought iron and polished raw travertine F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Wrought Iron
Belgo Chrom Coffee Table: Glass Top, Chrome Metal Base, circa 1970
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Introducing the exquisite Belgo Chrom Coffee Table: a stunning piece crafted with precision and style. This geometric two-tiered coffee table,...
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1970s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Coffee Table by Thonet Mundus
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Round coffee table by Thonet Mundus circa 1930. Professionally stained and repolished.
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1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech
Shagreen Nesting Coffee Tables with Bronze-Patina Brass Inlay by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Set of 2 Licol nesting coffee tables by R & Y Augousti in cream shagreen with bronze-patina brass details explore the brand's iconic DNA of bringing old world artisanal craft int...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
1940s Gilt Metal French Coffee Table with Thick Transparent Bevelled Glass Top
Located in London, GB
A unique and elegant 1940's gilt metal French coffee table with a thick and heavy transparent bevelled glass top and gilt metal tassels. It is beautifully designed and made.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Tulip Occasional Table in Walnut & Ebony, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish Art Deco walnut table with ebonised legs creating a wonderful tulip shape and dating to the 1930's. This table is beautifully shaped and ful...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Greek Key Cocktail Table in Back Lacquer by Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
This refined and graphic cocktail table was realized by the great Paul Frankl in the United States circa 1947. It features a stylized and abstracted Greek Key motif in black lacquer....
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Dominique Late Ebony De Macassar, Palisander & Parchment Low Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Late Art Deco Ebony De Macassar, palisander and parchment low square form coffee table (DOMIINIQUE)
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20th Century Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Palisander, Parchment Paper
1940s Swedish Art Deco Coffee Table in Zebrano Wood
Located in Hartville, OH
Monumental 1940s Swedish Art Deco Coffee Table in Zebrano Wood and Gold leaf with Ebonized accents. Just a beautiful table. Extraordinary piece.
Condition Disclosure:
Please un...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Zebra Wood
Padouk Art Deco Amsterdamse School Coffee Table, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School coffee table or cocktail table.
Striking Dutch design from the 1920s.
Solid padouk base with original padouk veneered top.
Solid maca...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Macassar, Padouk
Set of 3 Cosmos Nesting Coffee Tables in Shagreen, Shell & Brass R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The cosmos nesting coffee tables are both Minimalist and dramatic. The top is inlaid in cream shagreen in the large size, coal black shagreen in the med...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Moja Coffee Table
Located in ROTTERDAM, NL
The Moja Coffee table (Moja meaning Unity in Swahili) is meant to resemble the unity of two worlds coming together in one design - art and furniture. The Coffee table is built up out of a lot of small strips of wood, steam bended to come together in the middle and create one solid table...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Optique Coffee Table
Located in ROTTERDAM, NL
The Optique Coffee table is built up out of many smaller strips of wood put together like a puzzle to create one solid piece of functional art. This design, inspired by the branches ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
George III Hepplewhite Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
George III Hepplewhite Coffee Table, made with elegant Etimoe Crotch, Karelian Burl and makore veneers with beautiful inlaid marquetry woodworking details on top. The frieze-patterne...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Georgian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Shagreen Coffee Table with Bronze-Patina Brass Inlay by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Nymphea round coffee by R & Y Augousti in shagreen with bronze-patina brass details explores the brand's iconic DNA of bringing old world artisanal craft into a contemporary and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Quartz, Brass
French Art Deco Wrought Iron Coffee Table with Antiqued Mirror Top
Located in Doylestown, PA
Exceptional French Art Deco wrought iron coffee table with antiqued mirror top, early 20th century.
The table's base features bold ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Shell Inlaid Nesting Coffee Tables with Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Set of 2 Licol nesting coffee tables by R & Y Augousti in black pen shemm with bronze-patina brass details explore the brand's iconic DNA of bringing old world artisanal craft in...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Shagreen Nesting Coffee Tables with Bronze-Patina Brass Inlay by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Set of 2 Licol nesting coffee tables by R & Y Augousti in black shagreen with bronze-patina brass details explore the brand's iconic DNA of bringing old world artisanal craft int...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Coffee Side Table, signed, France, 1935
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Art Deco Coffee Side Table France 1935. brasilian rosewood veneer.
Fully restored in high gloss lacquer. hand polished.
Signed by manufacterer Editions AV...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
1940s Art Deco Coffee Table Attributed to Jean-Charles Moreux
Located in London, GB
A fine Art Deco low coffee table Attributed to Jean-Charles Moreux dating from the 1940s.
A pioneer of the Art Deco Neo-Baroque movement, Moreux’s work merges natural and primitive form with playful Surrealist imagery. Known for his use of shell, plaster, exotic woods and the forged iron from which this piece is cast, Moreux has finely crafted a smooth, stepped rectangular top to mount the glass surface, resting this on the bold heads of four pulling horses...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Art Decó Chrome Coffee Table with Fumé Glass Top and Ebonized Base
Located in Miami, FL
Amazing side or coffee table with curved chrome pedestal leg and the base of the table is made of ebonizd wood.
The smoked glass surface rests on the chrome pedestal
The chrom...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Shell Inlaid Coffee Table with Bronze-Patina Brass Inlay by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Nymphea round coffee by R & Y Augousti in pen shell with bronze-patina brass details explores the brand's iconic DNA of bringing old world artisanal craft into a contemporary and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
2 Art Deco Bedside Tables
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
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1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Alveo Burl Cocktail Table by Willy Rizzo, circa 1970
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Discover the timeless allure of the Alveo Burl Cocktail Table by renowned designer Willy Rizzo, circa 1970. Meticulously refinished to revive its original splendor, this exquisite t...
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1970s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Coffee Table, Sculpted Wood Base & Travertine Top, France 1940s
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Art Deco claw foot coffee table.
Solid sculpted wood base and travertine top.
Made in France in the 1940s.
In the style of french decorator...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Square Coffee Table with Glass Top Black Wood Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple wood and glass coffee table was inspired by a Hungarian Art Deco design from Budapest. The solid walnut frame holds two glass shelves and has been given a very dark coat of French polish. In the 1920's and 30's, many bold furniture experiments were undertaken in Hungary that reflected the new political and cultural thinking of the era. Many Hungarian pieces were influenced by the nearby German Bauhaus school, which emphasized simplicity and function. After World War I and unmoored from aristocratic tradition, Hungarian artists and designers looked for new inspiration. Hungarian design...
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21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Cocktail Table with Fluted Black Lacquer Supports and Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
This refined Art Deco style cocktail table was realized- in the manner of Ruhlmann- in the United States during the 20th century. The piece features a graphic and stylized base consi...
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20th Century American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Rene Drouet Silver Gilded églomisé Coffee Cocktail Table Art Deco French 1940s
By René Drouet
Located in London, GB
An amazing and historical piece of cocktail table by Rene Drouet that have been documented in several publications.
This French gilt cocktail coffee table by Rene Drouet surprisingly...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron, Metal
1930s English Mahogany Coffee Tray Table with a Brass Bound Removable Tray
Located in London, GB
circa 1930s brass bound mahogany tray table.
Sturdy and strong, the tray easily lifts from the base which has a covered top.
Mahogany and British this is highly useful as a coffee/...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Miniforms 'Italy' Art Deco Coffee Table designed by Oscar Dell Arredamento
By Miniforms
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Miniforms 'Italy' Art Deco Coffee Table designed by Oscar Dell Arredamento
Art Deco design rectangular coffee table, geometric inlays in birds ...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Elm, Walnut
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.”
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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