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Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Brutalist Style Coffee Table Ft Portoro Brecciato Marble Top
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A contemporary addition to your living space, this piece radiates the beauty of nature and serves a practical purpose. The coffee table features a captivating organic shape that draw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Brutalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Shagreen Coffee Table with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The Mask Coffee Table...
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2010s Philippine Art Deco Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Quartz, Brass

Round Brutalist Coffee Table in Oak & Slate, French Mid-Century Modern, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
Round coffee / side table with solid oak legs and a nice slate stoneware top. Made by a French cabinetmaker in the 1970s. This decorative and heavy table comes with multi functional ...
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Slate

Brass Ibex and Glass Coffee Table In the manner of Alain Chervet, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, PA
Add a touch of bold sophistication to your living space with this striking brass Ibex and glass coffee table. This unique piece features two intricately sculpted, solid brass Ibex he...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Japanese Antique Tenjin Desk, Meiji Era (1868-1912), Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique writing desk was crafted in the Meiji Era (1868–1912). Made of chestnut wood and finished with Japanese black urushi lacquer, it features a rich, subdued tone and a cal...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Chestnut

Round Rustic Oak Coffee Table, France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
A round oak coffee table with a thick top on carved legs, joined by a carved stretcher and held together with wooden keys.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Rocco Drinks Table (Smaller Version)
Located in Dallas, TX
The Rocco Drinks Table is an organic modern side table that merges sculptural artistry with functional design. Hand-forged in the U.S.A., its iron top features decorative markings, w...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Mid Century Brass Claw and Ball Glass Cocktail Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mid Century Brass Claw and Ball Glass Cocktail Table
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

Contemporary Dornes Nesting Coffee Table Set/2, Travertine, Handmade Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Dornes Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Dornes travertine nesting coffee table set is a tribute to Port...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel

Slit Coffee Table, Cast-Glass Top with Dynamic Look, Natural Oak
Located in Istanbul, 34
Step into Slit's world of creative interplay of textures and axes. It exalts the 'Off_Grid' concept by disrupting wooden slats' axes on three different vertical levels and crown them...
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2010s Turkish Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Wood

"Tray" Low Travertino Marble Coffe Table
Located in Milan, IT
Low elliptical coffee table with "tray effect". Tubular base in acid-etched iron "storm" and top in grey Travertino marble. Top customization is available upon request. Please, conta...
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2010s Italian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mid-Century Rattan & Ceramic Tiles Coffee Table Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Mid-Century Rattan & Ceramic Tiles Coffee Table Audoux Minet, Circa 1960. Painting of wild flowers signed. Height / 19 inches. Size / 37 inches by 20.5 inches.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Rattan

Pierre Chapo T02M Coffee Table in Solid Elm, Chapo Creation, France, 2023
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking coffee table is the T02M model, designed by Pierre Chapo in 1963. Made of solid elm wood with a beautiful grain, this iconic piece embodies timeless sophistication. Unt...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Pierre Chapo 'T22 Bow' Handcrafted Modular Low Table in Elm for Chapo Création
Located in Glendale, CA
Pierre Chapo 'T22 Bow' Handcrafted Modular Low Table in Elm for Chapo Création. Pierre Chapo was one of France’s most celebrated modern woodworkers and furniture designers. His scul...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood, Elm

Propeller Coffee Table with a Glass Top by Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s German coffee table by Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt featuring a sculptural polished aluminum propeller-form base with a large round glass top. Measurements: 41.75 inch...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

Danish Oak and Tile Coffee Table by Tue Poulsen, 1960s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Oak and Tile Coffee Table by Tue Poulsen, 1960s. Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern coffee or cocktail table in solid Nordic with handmade ceramic tiles made by artist Tue Poul...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Oak

21st Century Art Deco Elie Saab Maison Hammered Brass Palace Side Table, Italy
Located in Mariano Comense, CO
21st century Art Deco Elie Saab Maison Hammered brass Palace side table, Italy The Palace side table faithfully interpret the stylistic elements that characterize the Middle Eastern...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Pair of Mr Brown Figaro Coffee or Cocktail Table Aged Brushed Brass England 2018
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Karl Springer, Silas Seandel style biomorphic organic shaped coffee or cocktail tables rendered in brushed aged brass by Mr. Brown London, England, 2018 individual table siz...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Organic Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Chrome and Smoked Glass Round Italian Coffee Table, Giotto Stoppino Style, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful coffee table in chromed metal with smoked glass top. This lovely table was designed in Italy in the 1970s in the style of Giotto Stoppino. This charming round table featur...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Carv Occasional Table in Ceppo Monet marble by Daniel Fintzi for Formar
Located in 中西區, HK
Carv occasional table is Cut from a single block of Italian Ceppo Monet marble. Essential and organic design, naturally creating a flat tabletop flowing to...
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2010s Chinese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Bronze Dolphin Feet Green Marble Top Side Coffee Cocktail Table, 1980s Belgium
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is a 1980s Cocktail Coffee Table gilt bronze Koi or Dolphin Base Organic Design green marble Top nice for a Palm Beach house. This stylish and chic Hollywood Regency inspired...
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1980s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Slate, Marble, Bronze

"Rondel" Burl Wood Veneer Cocktail Table by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
As one of our best sellers, the Rondel Bunching cocktail table provides a modern twist on a classic natural material. Two cylindrical forms make an artful, bunching cocktail table an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Organic Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Burl

Brutalist Coffee Table in Solid Black European Oak - Hari by Mokko
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Inspired by the simplicity of traditional Japanese architectural timber structures. The low coffee table balances three minimalist volumes composed of solid wooden parts. Designed b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Brutalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Oak, Walnut

Signed Original Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Coffee Table by Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition Materials: Italian Marble, Chrome Metal
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Chrome

Lothar Klute, sign. Coffee Table for Atelier Lothar Klute, 1994
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
A special bronze alloy made it possible for the artist Lothar Klute to forge the bronze. The glass was produced using a specific melting process and specially adapted for the table. ...
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1990s German Brutalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

Rare Midcentury Space Age Style Side Table, Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare type - practical - space age style
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Plastic

Windsor Cocktail Ottoman with Elm Wood Waterfall Table
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Windsor Cocktail Ottoman with Elm Wood Table Our cube ottoman is upholstered in a beautiful linen with flax linen stripes. A light oatmeal color with flax, dark natural stripes give...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Linen, Foam, Wood, Elm

English Chippendale Inlaid Mahogany Tea Table C. 1940's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English Georgian Mohagany Inlaid butler's tray table. This classic table was known for its versatility, This table gallery has hinged lift up leaves with bright brass hardware. A...
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1940s English Georgian Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Mahogany

large round 60s mosaic tile top COFFEE TABLE white mosaic walnut chrome base
Located in Mannheim, DE
A very beautiful large coffee table from the 1960s. The tabletop is made of white mosaic stones arranged in a star-shaped pattern. The 15 cm wide edge is veneered with walnut veneer ...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Robsjohn-Gibbings Biomorphic Cocktail Table w Interesting Anecdote of Noguchi
Located in Dallas, TX
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Biomorphic Cocktail Table with a Fascinating Noguchi Connection Designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, this stunning biomorphic cocktail table is a...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Mahogany

'Coffee Table' by Six Dots Design Aluminium metal
Located in London, GB
Joseph Ellwood is a British designer and maker, he has been named one of 10 'Future Icons' in design by Wallpaper* magazine, collaborated with the luxury brand Rimowa and embarked on...
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2010s British Futurist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

Chinese Export Dowry Box / Trunk On Stand Or Coffee Table Depicting Horses.
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Chinese Export style dowry trunk on ebonized base. It is beautifully painted and depicts a Chinese ceremonial horse parade. The brass hardware is intentionally weathered. I...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Elm Wood Tree Stump Table
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
stump table - a one-of-a-kind masterpiece that will add a touch of nature to your space. Crafted from a single elm wood tree stump, each table is uniquely designed to showcase the na...
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20th Century Organic Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Nesting Green Onyx Coffee Tables with Brushed Aluminum Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An organic shaped nesting table made of Green Onyx and Brushed Aluminum, this coffee table set allows for various configurations. The larger table is 15"H and the smaller table is 1...
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2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Onyx, Marble, Aluminum, Brass

Hand Carved Wood Moroccan Side Table with Embossed Metal Top
Located in Miami, FL
Moroccan side table having an embossed metal octagonal top, carved base with geometrical designs typical of this zone.
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Bessarabian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Gilt-Bronze Lacquer Low Table
Located in Huntington, NY
Two 19th Century, Brown/Red “tinta Negra” gilt decorated lacquer panels mounted on a gilt-bronze frame. Frame tightened panels touched up & waxed
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Ormolu

Gilt-Bronze Lacquer Low Table
Gilt-Bronze Lacquer Low Table
$3,920 Sale Price
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Coffee Table Set In Custom Wood And Lacquer Finishes With Glass Top
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Handcrafted of Eucalyptus Fumé Matte base holding bronze glass top. Detailing in black texturized & gold stainless steel Low table dimensions: 43.5" x 43.5" x 14" H High table dimens...
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2010s Spanish Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Round Burl Walnut Coffee Table by Baker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Expertly Refinished With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage desig...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Burl

Vintage Italian Coffee Table by Willy Rizzo
Located in Austin, TX
Iconic vintage Italian coffee table with chromed central compartment by Willy Rizzo. Renowned Italian designer Willy Rizzo designed this piece featuring a bottle holder in the center...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

20th-C. French Grange Gray Painted Swedish Modern Style Coffee Table W/ Leather
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 20th century French gray painted coffee table with Swedish styling by Grange. The piece is so unique! The top appears to be ch...
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Late 20th Century French Scandinavian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Leather, Wood

Gem, Contemporary Dining Table 280 Silvered Glass Top, Pair of Velvety Legs
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
GEM contemporary dining - cocktail table Combining contemporary modern style with details inspired by our glass tradition, Sabrina Landini GEM tables reinterpret our legendary links...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Velvet, Art Glass, PVC

1980's Mid Century Modern Diego Giacometti Paul Brutalist Patinaed Coffee Table
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Wayne, NJ
Mid Century Modern Diego Giacometti Paul Evans style Brutalist Patina Coffee Table. Has Patina throughout. Great for Machine Age decors also
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1980s Brutalist Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Fine Quality Baker Furniture Brass Tray Top Faux Bamboo Coffee Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Add a touch of refined elegance to your living space with this Fine Quality Baker Furniture Brass Tray Top Faux Bamboo Coffee Table. This exceptional piece showcases the craftsmanshi...
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1960s American Chinese Chippendale Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Rare Bitossi Drink Stand, Italy 1950's
Located in New York, NY
An amazing ceramic drink stand on a teak pedestal, the ceramic is filled with tricolors crackled fused glass, a process called “Fritte.”
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Glass, Teak

Bertu Tables, Beam Modern Wood Coffee Table, Wood Beam, Maple
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Tables, Beam Modern Wood Coffee Table, Wood Beam, Maple Please scroll down to read IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT OUR STUMPS before purchase! Why buy BERTU stumps? KILN DRIED Our stumps all go through a drying process in our kiln, sometimes for up to a month. We are meticulous with bringing each and every log to a specific moisture level. This process helps with major cracking, long-term moisture issues, and bugs. ECO FRIENDLY In an effort to replenish the trees we use, we plant 50+ trees a year. In addition, we practice salvage logging. Where do we source these? Some of the trees fall naturally. Some have damage from severe wind, lightning, flood, disease, or other natural disturbance so they need to be cut and removed before they fall. Others are fresh cut because people want them off their land. Salvage logging may reduce erosion, reduce intensity of future wildfires, and slow buildup of pest insects. FAMILY OWNED These are made from our family to yours. Quality is of utmost importance, and we hand cut, de-bark, sand, and finish every piece with care.See how we do it here. COMMERCIAL GRADE These stumps are meant to be loved and USED. Each is finished with a durable commercial-grade finish. This finish is tough enough for spills, kids, and holds up in hotel and hospitality settings. This Modern Wood Beam Coffee Table...
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2010s American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Maple

Echo Coffee Table in Deep Olive, Translucent Polyurethane Resin, Ian Cochran
Located in New York, NY
Echo coffee table by Ian Alistair Cochran Solid Resin W 40" x H 18.5" x D/L 40" W 101.6 x H 47 x D/L 101.6 cm A continuation of the Echo series, the Echo Coffee Table is a 40 in...
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2010s Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Resin

Isabella Costantini, Italy, Zoe Coffee Table
Located in Ascoli Piceno, IT
Designed by IC and realized by expert Italian artisans, this sophisticated, Art Deco inspired rectangular coffee table, crafted by expert Italian artisans, features a wood table top ...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Modern Bordeira Nesting Coffee Tables, Nilo Onyx, Handmade Portugal Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Bordeira Nesting Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Bordeira nesting coffee table was designed to bring the essence of natur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Carrara Marble, Marble, Granite, Travertine, Quartz, Onyx, Brass, Stainl...

A French three-part gilt bronze coffee table, attributed to Bagues, C. 1960.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An elegant and versatile coffee table attributed to Maison Baguès, France. Crafted in finely cast bronze with a warm, gold patina, the foliate design reflects the understated glamour...
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Mid-20th Century French Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze

1960s Solid Pine Coffee Table in the Style of Pierre Chapo & Charlotte Perriand
Located in Almelo, NL
French 1960s Solid Pine Coffee Table in the Style of Pierre Chapo & Charlotte Perriand This striking solid pine coffee table, crafted in France in the 1960s, exemplifies the rustic ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Pine

Vintage Elm Wood Coffee Table with Natural Patina
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage antique elm wood coffee table with beautiful antique weathered patina top. These are the real vintage antique elm wood coffee table! Beautiful antique patina, with weathering...
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20th Century Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Postmodern square coffee table from the 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bold in presence yet refined in detail, this striking square coffee table from the 1980s is a standout piece of postmodern design. Crafted from dark-stained oak, the table features a...
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1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Brutalist Low Coffee Table in Slate Stone and Pine, Spain 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This Brutalist coffee table is a true embodiment of post-war design sensibilities, where raw materiality merges with sculptural form. Furniture crafted in the Brutalist era rejected ...
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1960s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Slate

Coffee Table - Frederick John Kiesler (1935) - Alivar / Mvsevm 789
Located in Alcamo, IT
An exceptional piece by Frederick Kiesler, one of the most visionary architects and designers of the 20th century, who profoundly influenced modern design with his revolutionary conc...
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2010s Italian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

Brutalist Coffee Table with Floating Glass Top by Lothar Klute, Germany, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Designed like a flower, hand-formed wrought bronze base with a floating glass top by Lothar Klute - 1980s, a Germany artist. A beautiful unique design for a side table or coffee tabl...
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1980s German Brutalist Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

George Nakashima for Widdicomb Model 200-66w "Sundra" Coffee Table Rosewood/Burl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by American icon George Nakahsima, this coffee table was made for Widdicomb. In the 1960s, Widdicomb allowed Nakashima design to reach more people with more attainable prici...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Maple, Rosewood, Burl

Knoll Bertoia Teak and Black Metal Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Knoll Harry Bertoia 60" Teak Slat Bench with Black iron base. In very nice clean condition! Can be used inside or out!
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Johannes Andersen Attributed Oval Rosewood Coffee Table with Pedestal Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely solid wood oval lounge table with absolutely stunning book-matched rosewood top and modern claw-like pedestal base. Tapered edge on top and underside gives the table a light a...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Rosewood

1970s Paul Evans Style Cork and Stainless Steel Coffee Table on Plinth Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Expertly crafted in the style of 1970s designer Paul Evans, this coffee table boasts a a lovely, intricately grained cork and stainless steel design, resting on a black plinth base. ...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Cork

French Modern Square Brass & Glass Coffee Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A vintage, midcentury modern French brass and glass coffee or cocktail table in the style of legendary firm Maison Jansen. In their typical aesthetic codes, the clear glass top is en...
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20th Century French Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Steel

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.

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