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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Style: Hollywood Regency
Style: Folk Art
Ming Asian Chinoiserie Coffee Table
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Ming Asian style coffee table features smoked beveled glass inserts and red high gloss lacquer finish. Good condition with minor imperfections to the newly lacquered finish, see phot...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Wood

Maison Jansen Style Rectangular Coffee Table, Steel and Brass, Hollywood Regency
Located in Stamford, CT
Maison Jansen Style Rectangular coffee table, steel and brass, Hollywood Regency Hollywood Regency style Maison Jansen coffee or low table having a glass top on a steel and brass fra...
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1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Italian Brass Coffee Table with Dolphins Supporting Glass Top
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a italian brass coffee...
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1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Vintage Hidden Bar Coffee by Fedam, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Unique coffee table that, with a twist of the knob, reveals a hidden bar compartment. The coffee has a brass and mirrored glass base with a granite and lacquered wooden top. Very g...
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1980s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Granite

Quality French Parisian Brass and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Seaford, GB
A very high quality French brass and glass coffee table. This came from a Parisian apartment and is in excellent original condition. Measures: Widt...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

French Modern Maison Jansen Attrib Mixed Metal Greyhound Table
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning rare midcentury French mixed metal two-tier table attributed to luxury Parisian design house Maison Jansen (Paris, France; 1880-1989) Mid-20th Century, having a patinated silver-tone brushed steel frame, gilt metal accents, featuring sculptural bronzed figural greyhound heads, two colorless glass tiers, rising square and tubular legs, terminating in paw feet. Having the ideal Size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a cocktail - coffee table, sofa end table, chair side table, bedside nightstand, etc. as well as a elegant, sophisticated, and highly decorative refined style that compliments many of today's most popular interior design styles, such as Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency Glam, Art Deco, transitional Industrial, and more. Dimensions: (approx) 21.75" High, 25.5" Wide, 25.5" Deep Condition: Great original unrestored vintage condition. Strong, sturdy, stable, and structurally sound. Presents splendidly, nicely aged patina - patinated with scattered spots of oxidation, heavily worn gilt finish, typical signs of wear consistent with age and use including minor scuffs, scratches and expected character marks. Overall a wonderful example! Maison Jansen: Maison Jansen (English: House of Jansen) was a Paris-based interior decoration office founded in the late 19th century and is considered the first truly global design firm, serving prominent clients in Europe, Latin America, North America (including the White House, numerous past presidents and celebrities) and the Middle East. In 1880, at the height of the Belle Époque, Jean-Henri Jansen emigrated from Holland to open a furniture shop on the Rue Royale in Paris. No one could have anticipated that his little business (one of the forerunners of interior decoration as we know it) would grow into an Empire, but within Jansen’s lifetime, his emphasis on historical research, his focus on client needs, and his comprehensive approach to transforming space, would earn his firm a faithful client base of wealthy, royal, and otherwise elite clients—clients they would keep for almost a century to come. Maison Jansen was a success from the very start. The shopkeeper made such a splash with his lavish and detailed window displays, and unique approach to selling furniture—Jansen was one of the first dealers to carry everything necessary to furnish a home—that within ten years Maison Jansen was no longer a store but a rapidly expanding design firm with a wealthy and faithful client base. By 1890 Jansen had established a prominent antiques trade, had opened up a workshop on the Rue Pergolese (where the company produced furniture of its own), and had achieved his first great feat of interior decoration—remodeling the Palace of Laeken at the behest of King Leopold II of Belgium. By 1900 Jansen’s reputation was monumental. His firm represented not merely the royalty of Europe, but the wealthy and powerful from all over the world. What’s more, by the turn of the century his furniture was heralded as some of the finest in Europe. The spectacular Art Nouveau writing desk the firm presented at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle remains, to this day, in the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and is considered one of the supreme examples of the period. Maison Jansen would not miss an important show thereafter, and participated in the 1925 Exhibition...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Bronze, Steel, Iron

Muller Onyx Top Coffee Table By Arturo Pani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Excellent Mexican coffee table by Arturo Pani. This coffee table has an oval top made of muller onyx. It also has curved brass legs. It is in a good condit...
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1970s Mexican Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Onyx, Brass

Chrome Brass Glass Coffee Table Hollywood Regency Midcentury Vintage 1970s
Located in London, GB
Chrome and brass rectangular coffee table with column shaped legs and corners. Clear glass top. Please contact us for international quotes. CREATOR: Unknown PLACE OF ORIGIN:...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Baker Chinoiserie Octagonal Lacquered Brass Tray Cocktail Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Mid-Century Modern period octagonal lacquered cocktail table featuring a large patinated brass tray top. Crafted by Baker Furniture in the Asian chinoiserie taste with a gal...
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

1960s Lucite Coffee Table Art Deco Hollywood Regency
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description be sure to click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this listing. Offering one of our recent Palm Beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of A Stunning Vintage 1970s Lucite Coffee Cocktail Table in an Art Deco Hollywood Regency Style. Beveled top with 3 removable block/stacked style legs and 1 smaller attached leg. 3 Block...
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1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lucite

Italian Florentine Hollywood Regency Gold Wood & Iron Rope Round Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Florentine Hollywood Regency wood and iron scrolling rope form round 36" coffee table. Item features a round wooden top wi...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Maitland Smith Tessellated Marble Coffee Table 1980s Vintage Hollywood Regency
Located in London, GB
A stunning coffee table from American design powerhouses Maitland-Smith, imported from a Texan ranch and originating from the late 1970s. This piece consists of tessellated Emperador marble...
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass

Golden Metal Vintage Hollywood Regency Style Coco Chanel Style Coffee Table 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Golden metal vintage coffee table or side table in Hollywood Regency style designed 1970s France. Amazing coffee table with bunch of wheat ...
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Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Iron Rope Metal Coffee Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency gold gilt iron rope metal coffee table base. Item features a wrought iron gold gilt rope form base, 2 surface tiers (n...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wrought Iron

Hollywood Regency Iron and Brass Cocktail Table
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Italian black iron and brass Hollywood Regency cocktail table with glass top.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Iron

Stunning Brass Elephant Hollywood Regency Side End Table, European, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is this beautiful Hollywood Regency figural Elephant side, end or coffee table. The heavy brass elephant sculpture is in beautiful condition. The Glass top has a diameter of ...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Metal

23kt Golt Plated Belgo Chrom Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Great looking coffee table by Belgo Chrome - Dewulf selection. A two tier coffee table with a 23kt gold plated - 23kt gilt base. The legs of this elongated - rectangular Belgo Chrom coffee table...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Gold

Italian Travertine Coffee Table by Willy Rizzo, Hollywood Regency, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rectangular; Italian Design; Italy; Travertine; bBrass; Coffee table; Cocktail table; Side Table; Willy Rizzo; 1970s; Side table; Living Room; Hollywood Regency; Mid-Century Modern; Willy Rizzo designed this Hollywood Regency travertine...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Rene Prou Silver Leaf Iron Scroll Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This coffee table is an interesting piece and could be a good addition to any home or collection. It has a unique design, very ornate and intricate scrollwork, as well as a replaced ...
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1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron, Silver Leaf

Elegant Giltwood and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant giltwood and glass coffee table, in the manner of P.E. Guerin, but probably Italian, circa 1950s.
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1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Italian Hollywood Regency Iron X- Frame Glass Top Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian Hollywood Regency Iron x- frame glass top rectangular coffee table. Item features a heavy iron base, thick rectangular glass top, x form base, brown distressed finish, qualit...
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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Hollywood Regency Golden Bamboo Coffee Table & Side Tables on Castors
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Hollywood Regency golden bamboo coffee table Set with two side tables on castors. Very classic-looking set, al...
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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Smoked Glass

Mid Century Hollywood Regency Gilt Swag & Drape Marble Top Cocktail Table
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant giltwood swag and drape cocktail table in very good antique condition. Beautifully carved base which has retained most of the gilt, minor wear on the sabre style l...
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1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Siena Marble

Exquisite Set Hollywood Regency Side or Coffee Tables
Located in Voorburg, NL
A truly beautiful set of brass and burr walnut coffee or side tables with solid glass tops. In true Hollywood Regency manner this elegant Hollywood Regency style pair have unique cut...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Squared Brass and Glass Coffee Table Made in Italy 1970’s
Located in New York, NY
Sophisticated brass and glass coffee table of rectangular form, with a squared brass frame, and glass top. Circa 1970’s, we believe it was made in Italy, it is unsigned. The table is...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Mid Century Henredon Asian Style Coffee Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
Mid century Henredon Asian inspired coffee table. The low profile table has a carved apron and is lacquered in a vibrant creamy white. A beaut...
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Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

Gampel Stoll Sculptural Owl Coffee Table Base
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Sculptural hand carved coffee/cocktail table by Gampel Stoll features 4 owls perched on tree limbs. Freshly lacquered in gloss white. Solid wood. Good con...
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Maison Charles France Round Coffee Table with Nesting Tables Brass Chrome
Located in Berlin, BE
Extremely rare Maison Charles coffee table with 4 side tables in chromed and brass plated steel. Very handy, because you can simply slide the four side tables under your table. ...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Steel, Chrome

Maison Ramsay Style Gilded Wrought Iron Low Table
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood Regency gilded wrought iron low coffee or cocktail table, 1950s, after the model by Jean Charles Moreux (French, 1889 - 1956) for Maison Ramsay, with shaped oval top above ...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wrought Iron

French Pantry Board and Basket Coffee Table Ca. 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
A vintage coffee table fashioned from a wicker laundry basket with a pantry board lidded top, circa 1970s.
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1970s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wicker, Wood

Maison Jansen Marble Top Ebony Coffee Cocktail Table, Hollywood Regency
Located in Stamford, CT
Maison Jansen Marble Top Ebony Coffee Cocktail Table. Hollywood Regency, An ebonized and bronze-mounted square coffee cocktail low table. The bronze sabot feet supporting a set of ta...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Carrara Marble

Brass Etched Coffee Table by Christian Krekels
Located in Waasmunster, BE
The table was made for a good friend of Christian Krekels " Baron Gendebien Alexandre", the etched drawing design represents an abstract view of his prev...
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1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

1980s Italian Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Brass and Marble Side Coffee Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and stylish vintage 1980s Italian brass and beveled white pink marble side table or coffee table or sofa table. A great piece that per...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Brass

1980s Alessandro for Baker Faux Lacquer Ming Monumental Coffee Table
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer an exceptional coffee table by Italian designer Alessandro Gambrielli Gambalogna for Baker Furniture, circa the 1980s. Alessandro did a collection of approximately 25 avant-garde occasional and dining room pieces, to which Baker referred to as "Furniture as an Art Form". As a result of this exclusive partnership, the Italian designer became globally regarded as a master of faux finish techniques. This monumental coffee table...
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1980s North American Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood

Vintage Wrought Iron Gilt Gold Coffee Table Base in Form of a Flower
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful Vintage wrought iron gilt finish coffee table base. Being sold with no glass. The dimensions provided are estimated with glass. In the manner of Gilbert Poillerat , Mais...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

1970s Hollywood Regency Maison Jansen Chrome & Brass Tray Table Made in Italy
Located in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Collapsible, folding stand. Tray is marked “Made in Italy” on its underside. Scalloped edge/raised rim on tray. Brass finial and ring accents. Original hardware.
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Bamboo Base Glass Top Coffee Table by McGuire
Located in New York, NY
Chic, voguish style Hollywood Regency coffee table having a waited form faux bamboo base, circular plate glass top. The table is in very good original condition showing only light co...
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bamboo, Glass

Maison Charles France Coffee Table Chrome Mid Century Hollywood Regancy
Located in Berlin, BE
Extremely rare Maison Charles coffee table with 4 side tables in chromed steel. Very handy, because you can simply slide the four side tables under your table. Maison Charles ...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Vintage Burl Wooden Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Elegant square burl wood and lacquer coffee table. Very lovely seventies/eighties glam look thanks to the burl veneer. Condition: Good with normal wear. Dimensions: Height:...
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1980s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Burl, Lacquer

Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Faux Bamboo & Glass Round Cocktail Table
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Gilt bamboo and glass coffee table. Thick circular glass. Timeless lines and design for versatility.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Stunning Liberace Style Mirrored Faux Piano Coffee Table
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Liberace Style Mirrored Faux Piano Coffee Table. A fun coffee table in the shape of a small piano covered in mirrored glass. One single sheet of gla...
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mirror, Wood

End or Coffee Table by Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
With one-drawer. Can also be used as bedside table.    
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Goatskin

Silver Gilt and Glass Faux Bamboo Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Chic, sophisticated and voguish silver gilt, faux bamboo glass top coffee table circa 1950- 1970's, probably made in Italy. The table is in very good, clean, ready to use condition ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wrought Iron

Brass Two-Tiered Coffee Table Hollywood Regency Gold Smoked Glass 1970s Glamour
Located in London, GB
A two-tiered brass and smoked glass coffee table, believed to have originated in 1970s Italy. This prime example of Hollywood Regency design features two sheets of tempered smoked gl...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Italian Modern Brass Faux Bamboo Coffee Table
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Brass Faux bamboo coffee table. Italian Maison Bauges Style Faux Bamboo Brass Coffee Table with unusually shaped Caps To Secure The Glass ...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Vintage Tessellated Stone Coffee Table and Side Tables
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful vintage tessellated stone coffee tables and side tables designed and manufactured in the United States, circa 1980s. T...
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1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone

Hollywood Regency Travertine and Brass Coffee Table by Belgo Chrome, 1970s
Located in Casteren, NL
A very special Belgo Chrome sculptural coffee table with a solid travertine top on a bi-color brass base finished with chrome, copper, and brass. This table was made in Belgium in th...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Brass

Smoked Lucite and Chrome Coffee Table by Jonathan Adler
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Heavy lucite table by Jonathan Adler features chrome accents and smoked glass top. Good condition with minor surface marks on chrome. For a shipping quote to your exact zip code, ple...
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1990s Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Peter Ghyczy for Ghyzcy Square Glass Coffee Table, 1970's Hollywood Regency
Located in The Hague, NL
Square glass coffee table with cast bronze legs design by Peter Ghyczy 1970s, Germany. The thick glass top is supported in the corners by ...
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1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Maison Jansen, Coffee Table, Chrom Brass, France, Glass, Sliding Top
Located in Berlin, BE
Founded in 1880 by Dutch-born Jean-Henry Jansen, Maison Jansen of Paris is considered the first truly global design firm. With a sophisticated clientele around the world, the house provided design services for European royalty...
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1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Vintage Lacquered Wooden Coffee Table by Paul Michel, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Lacquered wooden coffee table designed by Paul Michel. This luxurious coffee table is cleverly designed and slides open to reveal a mirrored spacious looking dry bar with the orig...
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1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mirror, Lacquer

P. E. Guerin Brass and Glass Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Great brass and glass coffee table by P. E. Guerin from the 1960s. No damage or chips of any kind. Very heavy and firm. It is made of brass and glass. Very good style. With beautiful...
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1960s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Hollywood Regency Glass and Brass Coffee Table in style of Peter Ghyczy, 1970s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Stylish Hollywood Regency coffee table made of tinted glass top and brass legs The glass measures 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm and it's very heavy. The condition of the table is very goo...
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1970s European Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Lucite Glass brass Coffee Table 1980s Midcentury Charles Hollis Jones 1970s 80s
Located in London, GB
An elegant 1980s octagonal-square lucite and glass tiered coffee table by Curvasa Muebles, and very much in the style of Charles Hollis Jones. The thic...
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1980s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Acrylic, Glass

Carved Wood Double Rams Head Coffee Table, Hollywood Regency, circa 1970
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb coffee / side table composed of a glass plate and 4 goats / rams / aries in carved, patinated wood and decorated with colored glasses. Hollywood Regency, circa 1970 In good ...
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1970s European Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Wood

Mid 20th Century Scalloped Edge Brass and Glass X-Base Coffee Table
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Stunning brass and glass coffee or drinks table. Scalloped Edge glass top with fleur-de-lis detail. X base. Heavy. In the manner of Baker and LaBa...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Hollywood Regency Ming Style Parchment Lacquer Coffee Table
Located in Houston, TX
Hollywood Regency Asian Modern Ming style parchment lacquer coffee table. Hollywood Regency Ming style parchment lacquer square coffee table...
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1960s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Parchment Paper

Vintage Custom Made Italian Marble Top Heart Shaped Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage custom made Italian marble top heart shaped coffee table. Item features a vintage custom made heart shaped Italian marble table top, chrome metal cylindrical legs, very nice ...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Metal

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.”

Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs. Browse a vast selection of antique, new and vintage coffee table and cocktail tables today.

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