Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lacquer
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Early 1800s Spanish Primitive Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1940s American Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plywood, Natural Fiber
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cedar
1890s French Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1870s American Industrial Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Iron
1870s French Louis Philippe Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ormolu
19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1940s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Indonesian Other Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century European Directoire Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fruitwood
1880s English Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Baize, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
1820s English Georgian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fruitwood
1890s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Limestone, Iron, Wrought Iron
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
19th Century American American Empire Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
19th Century Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cedar
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century African Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1840s English Country Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
1940s French Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Wrought Iron
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Breccia Marble
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Scagliola
Late 19th Century Southeast Asian Chinoiserie Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
19th Century Portuguese Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
19th Century British British Colonial Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Mahogany
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
19th Century Belgian Primitive Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1870s Austrian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Iron
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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