Coffee and Cocktail Tables
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Brass
Late 20th Century Vietnamese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany, Teak, Glass
17th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal
Mid-20th Century English Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mirror, Wood
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Nickel
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
20th Century American American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Crystal, Iron
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Travertine, Iron
1920s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Soapstone
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
20th Century Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1970s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1940s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1960s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
1960s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Brass, Steel
20th Century American Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
20th Century Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron
1930s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1930s American Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Antique, New and Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
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.”
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