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Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Parchment Cocteau Coffee Table with Brass Accents by R & Y Augousti
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 Cocteau coffee table...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
1970s Rectangular Travertine Pedestal Coffee Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
The beautiful rare rectangular pedestal travertine coffee table is statement piece! Just look at the details and colors on this beauty! These pieces are individually produced and fin...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Philip And Kelvin Laverne "Chan" Coffee Table, Mid- 20th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
This is the 35.25 inch model of the iconic Philip and Kelvin Laverne "Chan" coffee table made of acid etched brass over pewter over wood and patinated brass. The colors and patina on...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Paul Kingma Inspired Mixed Slate & Stone Coffee Table with Wood and Metal Base
By Paul Kingma
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Kingma inspired mixed slate and stone coffee table with wood and metal base. An inspired design, the metal framed heavy top appears to hover over the Brutalist base. In original...
Category
1970s Dutch Brutalist Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate, Metal
$1,850 Sale Price
24% Off
Italian Art-Deco Mid-Century Walnut Burl Wood Cocktail Dry Bar Tray Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and stunning large Italian Art Deco dry bar tray side table in great wood veneer with typically shaped design legs. The unique quality and typical design and shapes make th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Plump Coffee Table in Deep Olive Polyurethane Resin, by Ian Cochran
By Ian Cochran
Located in New York, NY
Plump Coffee Table by Ian Alistair Cochran
Polyurethane Resin
H 16" x L 54" x W 32"
The Plump Coffee Table notches together without any hardware or glues. Each piece fits together...
Category
2010s Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin
Made to Order Cube Ottoman with Walnut or Oak Waterfall Style Table
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Custom Made to Order by Bloom Home Inc.
Cocktail ottoman shown with a waterfall walnut table
Size Ottoman: 52”w x 42”d x 16”h (can be customized to any size)
Table: 18.25" h x 45" x 16"d (can be customized to any size)
Shown in jute and wool woven fabric by Zak and Fox...
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21st Century and Contemporary Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wool, Jute, Walnut
Vintage Italian Tessellated Onyx Coffee Table with Etched Stone Inset, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking vintage Italian tessellated stone coffee table, crafted from richly patterned onyx and alabaster. The rectangular top features a dramatic patchwork of tessellated golden-b...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Alabaster
Table d’appoint avec porte-revue vintage en rotin et bois des années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table d’appoint vintage des années 60, en rotin, plateau en bois, porte-revue intégré, très bon état général avec charme et patine du temps qui passe.
Ref 231 026
Hauteur : 65 cm
Lar...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rattan
ClassiCon Bow Coffee Table No. 3 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
$4,501 / item
ClassiCon Bell Coffee Table in Brass and Emerald Green by Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
The Bell Table by Sebastian Herkner turns our perceptual habits on their head, using the lightweight, fragile material of glass as base for a metal top that seems to float above it. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
Jean Maneval Style Low Black Glass and Dark Wenge Coffee Table with Lower Shelf
By Jean Maneval
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maneval style low and stealth 1970's dark wenge coffee table with inset black back painted glass top and lower magazine shelf. In original condition with vi...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wenge
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier 19th Century Cherrywood Dining Table/ Center Table, Austria ca. 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Charming round Biedermeier dining/ center table from the renowed period in Austria around 1830. A wonderful handcrafted 19th century so-called "vase table" standing on an artfully designed, bulbous cherry veneered base. The absolutely amazing looking round table plate impresses with fine mirrormatched cherrywood which builds an outstanding pattern. An around 2" inch wide nutwood veneered frame on the outside, adorned by additional inlayed maple thread builds the perfect contrast. The highlight of this remarkable Biedermeier table is the inlay work in the center: an ebonized round field with a lovely floral design and the German words taken from the Lord´s Prayer: "unser tegliches Brot gib uns heute" - meaning: "give us this day our daily bread...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cherry, Maple, Nutwood, Spruce
Chelmsford Oxidised solid brass and Glass Coffee Table in Cider Orange
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Inspired by 1960’s Italian design, the Chelmsford table marries steel and glass, a combination complemented by subtle colour combinations. A bold and nostalgic piece, it displays Lem...
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2010s South African Minimalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Table basse Roche Bobois par Jean Gregorieff en céramique Francaise 1969
By Roche Bobois
Located in London, England
Cette table basse, conçue par la célèbre maison Roche Bobois, est bien plus qu'un simple meuble : elle est un véritable bijou de design, alliant harmonieusement esthétique et fonctio...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Echo Coffee Table in Champagne, Translucent Polyurethane Resin, Ian Cochran
By 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...
Category
2010s Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Coffee Table with Amorphous Shape, Crafted from Wood with Plaster
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This extraordinary coffee table is a true work of art, distinguished by its captivating amorphous shape that defies conventional geometry, creating a fluid and organic silhouette. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Custom Reclaimed Elm Wood Round Coffee Table
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Custom made bloom home inc. these old elm timbers show in its most primal, natural form. The artisanal construction methods highlight the elm woods beautiful grain pattern & knots an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Elm
$1,752 Sale Price
20% Off
Henning Kjærnulf Style Cross Leg Plank Table of Solid Oak 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Great Henning Kjærnulf style cross leg table made of oak planks.
Handcrafted in solid quality by a Danish skilled carpenter in the 1970s
Measures:
Length 160 cm
Width 87.5 cm
Heigh...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Berthold Muller Mosaic Round White Coffee Table on Chrome Legs
Located in London, GB
Round white glass mosaic coffee table is made of individually hand cut mosaic pieces in a radiant sunburst pattern. It is made in the late 1950s-early 1960s by Berthold Muller, Oerli...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Custom Walnut Coffee Table by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom low profile thick slab modern coffee table. As shown in Walnut with a custom medium to dark finish and light distress. range of colors.
Bench made and hand finished in Los An...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Oak
$16,500 / item
"Tray" Low Travertino Marble Coffe Table
By Laura Meroni
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...
Category
2010s Italian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Snake Coffee Table by Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid century modern Snake table by Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt, Circa 1965.
This beauty is made of an organic shaped aluminum base and a round glass top.
Measurements: 42...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Outdoor/Indoor Coffee Table Made From A Single Block of Scented Cedar
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Contemporary handcrafted cedar table 100% Italian product. If you'd like to learn more about customization options and available finishes, we encourage you to get in touch with us. P...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cedar
Greek Key Coffee Table, France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Unusually long Wrought Iron Greek Key coffee table with a terrazzo top
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite and Brass Italian Square Cocktail Table
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Wonderful Hollywood Regency coffee table or cocktail table with two glass shelves. This amazing item to Charles Hollis Jones and was produced in Italy during the 1970s.
This piece...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Travertine and Oak Prospect Coffee Table by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The prospect coffee table features a stone top that rests atop a sculpted American walnut or white oak base with two cutouts for drum tables on either end.
The Lawson-Fenning Colle...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Coffee Table 1980s Italy
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Beautiful simple chrome smoked glass Coffee Table 1980 from Italy.
In Mint condition for every living room also as center piece.
Great vintage design.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$318 Sale Price
50% Off
ClassiCon Bell Coffee Table in Black and Quartz Grey by Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
The Bell table by Sebastian Herkner turns our perceptual habits on their head, using the lightweight, fragile material of glass as base for a metal top that seems to float above it. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Rococo Revival Brass Table Base With Tray Top, 1940s
Located in Harlingen, TX
A mid-century Italian rococo revival oval brass cocktail table with removable tray top. This richly decorated piece features a double pedestal base connected by a fluted stretcher wi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Brass, Iron
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Baguette Tall Rounded Canaletto Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Milan, IT
An elongated MDF top with rounded extremities, veneered in precious Canaletto walnut, and featuring a blunted profile is the element explaining the reason this design is named after ...
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2010s Italian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$1,328 / item
French Cabin Trunk by Innovation in Beige Canvas, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
1940s cabin trunk manufactured by Innovation.
It is made all in wood and canvas, it has wooden black painted bars with metal protections and leather and i...
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20th Century French Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron
$1,321 Sale Price
20% Off
Early and important Utö table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Early and important Utö table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth, manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932. Stained pine .
The table top have bawls-like shape, and no rim on apron ...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Matt Yellow, Single Form Square Aluminium Coffee Table - Indoor / Outdoor
Located in Leicester, GB
The Single Form Coffee Table is a modern minimal design with a focus on form and function. Made in powder-coated aluminium, which is almost en...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Isamu Noguchi Coffee Table , model IN -50
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Isamu Noguchi IN-50 Coffee Table
Originally designed in 1944
This example C 1955
Manufactured by Herman Miller
Original Black Lacquered base
Beautiful Green Edged Original Top with ...
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1950s American Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
A " Cuvette " Stoneware Coffee Table by Roger Capron Vallauris France 1960's
By Roger Capron
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A " Cuvette " Stoneware Coffee Table by Roger Capron Vallauris France 1960's.
Beautiful light stoneware tray, with shades of beige, brown, and hints of blue.
Metal base with patina...
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1960s French Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
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
Labarge, Oval Brass Base Coffee Table, Glass Top, USA, c. 1970s
By LaBarge
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A distinctive coffee table in the vintage Hollywood Regency tradition, crafted from brass and showcasing an elegant oval glass top. This piece blends timeless glamour with quality cr...
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Oak Pierre Chapo T23 side tabel
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Vintage oak side table attributed to Pierre Chapo, with the iconic tripod design. The solid oak top and the playful minimalist shape make it a timeless and multifunctional addition ...
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1960s French Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
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
Materials
Brass
19th C. English Leather Coffee Table/Steamer Trunk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19th Century steamer trunk that can be used as a coffee table, featuring original brass and copper hardware, with beautifully distressed leather in good condition. This piece is d...
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19th Century English British Colonial Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper
$2,200 Sale Price
42% Off
Postmodern Lacquered Geometric Lucite & Glass Cocktail Table
Located in Houston, TX
1980s postmodern cocktail table with a black lacquered wood base, lucite sphere and a new glass top.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite, Wood, Lacquer
Modern Organic Coffee Table by Austen / Morris
Located in Mount Rainier, MD
The JJ Coffee Table is a meeting between organic curves and clean geometry. Its form contrasts natural, flowing lines with the simple shapes we use to bring structure to the world. T...
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2010s North American Organic Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ash, Cherry, Maple, Oak, Walnut
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
Materials
Ormolu
$3,920 Sale Price
39% Off
Robust Wabi Sabi Coffee Table in Solid Wood 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Robust Wabi Sabi Coffee Table in Solid Wood 1960s
This is a very heavy and robust coffee table made out of solid wood. Quite the unusual design with sturdy feet and thick and heavy ...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Tavolino Nuvola Plexiglass e Piano Grigio decorato a mano in Italia da Cupioli
Located in Rimini, IT
"Le nuvole entrano fluttuando nella nostra vita, non più per portare pioggia o tempesta, ma per aggiungere colore ai nostri tramonti."
I tavolini Cloud nascono proprio guardando una...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plexiglass, Scagliola
Mosaic Tile & Brass Mid-Century Cocktail Table by Mosaic House
By Mosaic House
Located in Hanover, MA
1950’s American mosaic tile and brass coffee table by Mosaic House. 14.5 inches high x 43.5 inches diameter.
Heavy gauge solid brass band on three solid brass square rod legs support...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Square Mirrored Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century coffee table, having a square top with faceted border and canted corners. Its scalloped apron raised on angled, tapering, square legs. All surfaces covered with original,...
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Brazilian Designer, Coffee Table, Wood, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood coffee table designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1950s.
Very light scratching on top surface and two small chips of wood loss on top as well.
Dimensions: 14” H x 35” W x 34....
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1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Bronze and Brass Coffee Table with Two Tiers Glass Top resting on a Steel
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare and exceptional coffee table is made of bronze, brass and steel with two tiers glass top resting on a steel mesh. The upper plate offers a pattern repeated in reverse for t...
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1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Poul Kjaerholm PK61 Inspired Chrome and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poul Kjaerholm PK61 style chrome and glass coffee table. Asymmetric chrome frame with thick flat polished, ribbed texture glass top. In original condition with visible wear, includin...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Concrete Cantilever Coffee Table
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Rare coffee table designed in the late 1970s by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete, 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 craftsmanship and timeless style that Baker Furniture is renowned for. Featuring a beautifully scalloped brass tray...
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1960s American Chinese Chippendale Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Round Mahogany Art Deco Coffee Table, 1930s
Located in Hellouw, NL
This circular table is veneered in richly figured mahogany, its top displaying an intricate play of grain beneath a protective glass plate. The glass not only safeguards the surface ...
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$5,309 / item
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
Materials
Brass
Bastogne Walnut Single Slab Live Edge Coffee Table, in Stock
Located in Calgary, CA
A single slab of figured Bastogne Walnut folded to create a waterfall effect over the ends of the table. An organically sculpted drawer is seamlessly tucked away into one corner. Th...
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2010s Canadian Organic Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Floating Surfboard Coffee Table, 1990s
Located in Harlingen, TX
A vintage mid-century modern surfboard coffee table made in Sweden circa 1995. This classic MCM piece features an oak finish, an elongated oval surfboard-shape 'floating' top, a maga...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
"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
Materials
Burl
Custom Made Cube Ottoman in Vintage Turkish Rug Style
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Custom made cube style ottoman. This can be remade and ordered to any size. The rug we are using is a new "vintage look" turkish flat weave style with nano technology. Meaning this c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Foam, Wood
Mid-Century Noordwolde Style Round Glass and Rattan Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Mid-Century coffee table with black enameled bent metal base and glass top is classically designed by Rudolf Wolf for famed dutch manufacturer Rohé Noordwolde. Influenced by the...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
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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