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Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Space Age
Platea Metalica – Coffee Table in Brushed Copper Finish
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Handcrafted with a solid wood core and finished in hand-applied brushed brass sheets, the Platea Metalica coffee table draws inspiration from natural plateaus and stepped landscapes....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
$19,500 / item
Rare brutalist coffee table by Pia Manu
By Pia Manu
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare table à plateau en ardoise du Brésil et piétement en fer patiné par Pia Manu vers 1970.
Category
1970s Belgian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate, Iron
Orbit Contemporary Coffee Table in Wood and Brass
Located in London, GB
The Orbit coffee table consists of one solid metal table top with 3 individual solid wooden legs. The center of the table opens up to show the three...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$4,796 / item
Square Travertine Coffee Table - Marble Center Table - Stone Coffee Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
TRAVERTINE & GLASS MARBLE COFFEE TABLE
Type of Marble: Travertine
Dimensions: 47" x 47 x 16"
Leg Model: Travertine
Customizable: Available!
...
Category
2010s Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble
IDE Side Table in Red Travertine, 17.7ӯx15.8H Travertine Stone Coffee Table Set
Located in St Petersburg, US
IDE Red Travertine Tables: Use as side, end, balcony, accent, plant tables, or nightstands. Combine for coffee table.
IDE Table Set, crafted from exquisite natural red travertine. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Travertine
Fiam full Glass Coffee table 1970s Italy
By FIAM
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful full Glass curved Coffee table . Model Waterfall .
Manufactured and signed by Fiam Italy . 1970s .
A real timeless Design . Fits every style and interior .
Good condition .
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Scala Large Round Coffee Table with One Leg by Stephane Parmentier x Giobagnara
By Giobagnara
Located in New York, NY
For nearly twenty years, the Giobagnara brand has combined traditional know-how and leading-edge technology to produce elegance of the highest standard. With luxurious creations avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather
NOOM Home Hello 2 Ash Wood Coffee Table
Located in Toronto, CA
Designed By Kateryna Sokolova
The HELLO coffee table, with its gently rounded shape, is not just a piece of furniture. It's a statement. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ash
$3,130 / item
Modern Walnut and Bronze Cocktail table designed by Greg Sheres. In Stock.
By Greg Sheres
Located in Hilton Head Island, SC
Modern Walnut and Bronze Cocktail table designed by Greg Sheres; "Cadiz".
The Cadiz cocktail table is our first accent table to combine rich walnut wood with antique bronze. This c...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Bruno Contenotte "Metaphisica Quantica" Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Bruno Contenotte "Metaphisica Quantica" coffee table.
Liquid pigment moving freely within the top.
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Lynn Coffee Table by Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Lynn coffee table by Crump and Kwash
Solid wood top, shelf, and feet / hand rubbed oil finish / powder coated, solid steel frame / leveling glides
Finish options
Wood : Walnut, m...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Tortoise Torched Rattan and Salmon-Colored Anodised Aluminium Cocktail Table
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Originally created for a private commission, the cocktail table was manufactured in collaboration with a Philippines-based rattan manufacturer to produce a custom cocktail table.
The piece fuses tortoise torched rattan with salmon-coloured anodised aluminium...
Category
2010s British Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
$2,580 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Natural Rattan Ficks Reed Square Coffee Table
By Ficks Reed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Natural rattan and bamboo Ficks Reed coffee table with lattice pattern. Very rare in natural rattan tones. Nice larger square size works well with today’s upholstery styles too. Add ...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rattan
Contemporary Marble Side Table in Recovered Stone
Located in London, GB
Miscellaneous investigates the concept of “variety” understood as relative, unique and unpredictable. For the realization of the project, a series of scraps fragments from the marble...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
$6,098 / item
Soda Blown Murano Glass Square Coffee Table in Amethyst by Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The principle remains the same: a single volume, upside down, in beautifully blown glass. But this time there are four stems, and four curved corners to delineate the new top. It is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
Coffee Table with Hidden Storage, Lacquer Finish, Wood Veneer, and Metal Accents
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This coffee table showcases a sleek and contemporary design, blending functionality with refined aesthetics. The rectangular structure is finished in a high-gloss lacquer, exuding a ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
"Mingx" Steel Coffee Table Designed by Konstantin Grcic for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Mingx" is a coffee table, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, with a structure in printed steel sheet and rod with polyester painted in orange, light gray, bronze and black colors. Feet in ABS.
Indoor use only.
DIMENSIONS:
D. 16.5", W. 20", H. 16.5"
The design of the Mingx collection has reference to the same tubular profile that also inspired the ZigZag bookcase...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Low Minimal Coffee Table in Blackened Oak
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The coffee table focuses on the simplicity and natural beauty of wood. Whether natural or the black lacquered finish, the grain patterns of this contemporary oak tabletop seduce the ...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,980 / item
Macassar Ebony Arch Coffee Table by Michael Vanderbyl for Boiler Domicile
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This awe inspiring arch coffee table was designed by Michael Vanderbyl for Boiler Domicile. This 72", over-scaled version blends rich, macassar ebony veneer with monumental aesthetic...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Ebony, Macassar
Modern Antoni Palleja for RS Barcelona Plec Rectangular Red Marble Coffee Table
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous Plec red Francia marble and steel rectangular coffee table, designed by Antoni Palleja Office and expertly crafted in Spain exclusively by RS Barcelona.
An eye-catching scul...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Three Rocks Low Coffee Table, Gold Leaf, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The original design of the three rocks tables was inspired by the Autumnal landscape with fallen leaves in burned tones. These tables are highly customized designs.
Beyond the origi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Transparent Epoxy Resin Coffee Table with Organic Sculptural Form by Vulpe
Located in Burlăceni, Cahul District
This transparent epoxy resin coffee table by Sergio Vulpe features organic sculptural shapes and mirror-like clarity, turning everyday living spaces into galleries. Its clean lines a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Mastercraft Modern Hollywood Regency Brass and Glass Coffee Cocktail Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Wayne, NJ
Mastercraft Hollywood Regency brass and glass coffee table. If you are in the New Jersey , New York City Metro Area , please contact us with your delivery zip code, as we may be able...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
1970 Mirror Glass Bronze Coffe Cocktail Cidue Style
By Cidue
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant coffee or cocktail table Attributed to Cidue, with a low height and great simplicity and elegance at the same time.
The table rests on a black lacquered wooden base, which s...
Category
Late 20th Century French Space Age Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
$3,104 Sale Price
32% Off
SHIMMER Coffee Table by Patricia Urquiola for Glas Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Low tables and consoles in laminated and glued glass, characterized by a special iridescent multichromatic finish; the nuance varies according to the angle of the light source and th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Kai Cube Coffee Table Set in Natural Douglas Fir by Autonomous Furniture
Located in Victoria, BC
The Kai Cube Coffee Table Set by Autonomous Furniture: where timeless elegance meets versatile functionality, crafted to enrich your living space with the ess...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Fir
Lily Round Coffee Table in Honed Unfilled Navona Travertine by Fred&Juul
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
A coffee table handmade out of 30 mm thick honed unfilled Navona Travertine. Inspired by lily pads and their curled edges, it's divided in 4 quarters, with each part's rounded edges ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
Customizable ClassiCon Set of Three Black Bow Coffee Tables by Guilherme Torres
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by 1970s lines and designs, Brazilian Guilherme Torres presents a side table or coffee table of casual elegance. The metal-covered surface of the body also quotes futuristic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Manila Marble Travertine & Crystal Coffee Table Design Joaquín Moll Meddel Spain
By Meddel, Joaquín Moll
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
MANILA is a coffee table in natural Roman travertine marble with a detail of two crystals, one on the surface and the other in the magazine rack. The structure is hollow and has ligh...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Travertine
Moooi Common Comrades Scholar Table in Solid Birch by Neri and Hu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A clever personification of the simplicity of country life, where everybody knows 'who' you are and 'what' you do, the Common Comrades table family amuses us with its utilitarian simplicity & honest soul.
Additional information:
Material: Solid birch
Finish: Red (RAL 3003...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch
Ledge Table Nested by DeMuro Das in Smokey Quartz with Antique Brass Base
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
The ledge nested coffee or cocktail tables have sculptural tops in leathered Smokey Quartz supported by an antique brass base. The tables can be purchased individually or as a pair a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Quartz, Brass
New Air Side Table, Mable Top with Black Metal and Nero Marquina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The new air side table with stone top or wood top is an elegant modem side table, pairing a combination of natural stone or wood and metal foot finishes. A light airy design to showc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Stone, Metal
Modern Bronze Cocktail table with glass top designed by Greg Sheres. In stock.
By Greg Sheres
Located in Hilton Head Island, SC
The "Manhattan" cocktail table is a beautiful combination of walnut, Bronze, and glass. The round form of the walnut shelf is set off by the square glass top. As beautiful as it is...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic coffee table "Shogun" by Roger Capron, France, 1960's
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Small Shogun coffee table by Roger Capron
Ceramic top and wood feet - rare with this material
1960's
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Set of Two Modern Coffee Tables Brandt CS1 made of Stainless Steel by NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
New NOOM furniture collection is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus School in Germany. Ideas of functionalism and conciseness, the combination of Craft...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Chic Large 'Diagramme' Limestone Coffee Table by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic large 'Diagramme' limestone coffee table by Design Frères. Gorgeous honed cream limestone top fitted into a slender but sturdy iron frame.
Inspired by the timeless aesthetic of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Limestone, Steel
Sally Solid Wood Coffee Table with Marquetry top in Reclaimed Oak by Fred&Juul
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
A chunky coffee table that looks as solid as the solid Oak wood it's made of, but with a delicate Marquetry top in reclaimed Oak from Chianti wine barrels.
Sizes and materials are ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak, Reclaimed Wood
Side Table Scagliola Art Decoration Handmade in Italy by Cupioli available
Located in Rimini, IT
Side Table Scagliola Art Decoration Handmade in Italy by Cupioli available.
Very nice side table / stool designed and manufactured by Cupioli Lodovico, an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Scagliola, Wood
$2,709 Sale Price
20% Off
Cast Bronze & Aluminum Cone Side Table by Studio Sunt
Located in Üsküdar, İstanbul
The Cone Table is inspired by the interconnections between the elements and life forms. The conical shape of the base, the asymmetrical form of the top, and the rounded edges provide...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
Marquetry Mania Inlaid Occasional Table in Matte Pink
By Nada Debs
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Marquetry Mania explores the handcrafted technique of marquetry by applying a playful yet powerful interpretation to it. Bypassing the expected, the co...
Category
Early 2000s Lebanese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$19,000 / item
Side Table / Bench Organic Modern Contemporary Blackened Steel and Walnut
Located in Bronx, NY
TABLE NO. 19 - BENCH OR SIDE TABLE
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2023
With the combined power of our steel smith and the modern machine, this table is hydrology bent from 3/8” thick solid steel...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Wood
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection.
Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni.
Cantilever is a side or coffee table characterized by a visual imbalance created because...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Plump Side Table in Custom Blue, Translucent Polyurethane Resin, by Ian Cochran
By Ian Cochran
Located in New York, NY
Plump Side Table in Custom Blue by Ian Cochran, Represented by Tuleste Factory
This side table is a continuation of the Plump series of sculptural furniture. This transparent table ...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin
Fluxo Coffee Table (Polished Bronze)
Located in Queens, NY
The "Fluxo" Contemporary coffee table having asleek glass top sitting atop a sculptural base constructed of hand-forged bronze, combining organic forms, warm bronze and an industrial...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Comal Coffee Table
Located in Oakland Park, FL
The Comal coffee table is a tribute to the traditions and flavors of Guatemala. A Comal, a traditional flat iron skillet used to make tortillas or roast cocoa beans, inspired its des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,900
"Cuginetto" Tempered Glass and Steel Coffee Table by Enzo Mari for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Cuginetto" is a coffee table, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a black anthracite painted steel sections structure with round or square tempered glass th....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Attica Long Coffee Table in Leather by Stephane Parmentier x Giobagnara
By Giobagnara
Located in New York, NY
For nearly twenty years, the Giobagnara brand has combined traditional know-how and leading-edge technology to produce elegance of the highest standard. With luxurious creations avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Leather
Eclipse Round Coffee Table Solid Brass Base and Glass Top
By Ten10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ten 10 Eclipse coffee table measures 43 3/8" diameter x 14" high. The base is solid brass with a patina finish, and the top is 3/4" thick tempered...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Organic Modern Bordeira Coffee Tables, Blue Onyx, Handmade Portugal Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Bordeira coffee table, Contemporary Collection, handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Bordeira modern coffee ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass
Modern Mó Coffee Table, Sahara Noir Marble Brass, Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mó Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Mó marble coffee table pays homage to the ancient celebr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
Ceramic coffee table "Shogun" by Roger Capron, France, 1960's
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Small Shogun coffee table by Roger Capron
Ceramic top and wood feet - rare with this material
1960's
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Fracture Cosmique Brass & Black Steel Coffee Table w/Meteorite by Erwan Boulloud
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
"Fracture Cosmique VI" magnificent brass mosaic & black steel coffee table by Atelier Erwan Boulloud with a stony meteorite (found in Mauritania and older than our planet!) consistin...
Category
2010s French Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Steel, Brass
Circular End/Side Table Unique Organic Black Modern/Contemporary Waxed Steel
Located in Bronx, NY
TABLE NO. 15 - SIDE TABLE
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2019
This Noguchi-inspired side table is handcrafted in 3/8” thick steel, with a natural black patina and wax finish, to create an ulta-...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
French Modern Style Grey Shagreen Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Modern style grey shagreen coffee/cocktail table.
Fresh from a Palm Beach Estate.
A stunning French Modern-style grey shagreen coffee/cocktail table, freshly sourced from a P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Shagreen Stingray
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Karl Springer Gunmetal, Brass Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional, iconic Parsons style coffee table in heavy gunmetal with a smoked glass inset top and brass pinstripe inlay. Pictured in the Karl Springer catalog. In overall great cond...
Category
20th Century American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Jean Claude Mahey Post-Modern Cocktail Table, 1980s France, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Such incredible detail in this rectangular coffee table designed by French designer, Jean Claude Mahey. Designed and crafted in the early 1980s in France, and signed by Jean Claude Mahey (J.C. Mahey) on the base, and is a prime collectors item.
The seamless, smooth finish on the exotic wood table top features decorative marquetry inlay and the edge wrapped in lacquered goatskin. This gorgeous lacquered parchment and exotic light wood table...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Goatskin
$2,700 Sale Price
35% Off
Set of 3 Low Tables Lacquered in Variety of Ral Colors
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Structure: Resin reinforced with fiberglass lacquered in white, latte and ocean blue colors.
Properties: The reinforced resin provide a durable, scratch-resistant surface.
The table ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass, Lacquer
Green Glass Coffee Table with Steel Base
Located in Chicago, US
Green glass top low coffee table with steel base.
Category
20th Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Lawrence Peabody Modern Coffee Table for Craft Associates Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Lawrence Peabody modern coffee table for Craft Associates Furniture
This Lawrence Peabody modern coffee table for Craft Associates Furniture is expertly crafted. The coffee table ...
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Itzel Green and Blue Colored Kiln Cast Glass Coffee Table Set by Fred&Juul
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
Itzel is a name of Mayan origin that means "rainbow".
A rainbow was the inspiration for three two-piece sets of cast glass coffee tables in gr...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
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.