Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Walnut, Burl
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Slate
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal
20th Century Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Statuary Marble, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1990s Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Steel
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Travertine
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Plaster
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Walnut
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
2010s Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Travertine, Marble
1960s French Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Beech
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Maple, Oak, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Aluminum, Bronze
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Ash
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Blown Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Steel, Stainless Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Slate, Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Walnut
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Goatskin, Lacquer
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Chrome
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Goatskin
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Slate, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Beech
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Nutwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum, Enamel, Steel
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Maple, Rosewood, Burl
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Chrome
2010s Brazilian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
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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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