Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Brass
1970s French Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lava
2010s English Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Resin, Oak
20th Century French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Colombian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Horn
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s French Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
20th Century Spanish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fiberglass
Early 2000s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Beech
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
2010s Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal, Bronze
1980s American Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
2010s Canadian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
2010s British Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Marble
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1960s French Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
20th Century Unknown Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Alabaster, Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
2010s German Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Blown Glass
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Hardwood, Oak
2010s Chinese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fiberglass
2010s Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Copper
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Murano Glass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
2010s Spanish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Polystyrene
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
2010s North Korean Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plastic, Acrylic, Paper, Natural Fiber
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
1950s British Georgian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Oak, Reclaimed Wood
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mirror, Lacquer
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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