Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Acrylic, Wood
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s French Directoire Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Gold Leaf
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Brass, Steel, Chrome
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Plywood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Oak
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Agate, Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Chestnut, Cedar
1970s Spanish Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1970s American Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1910s French Louis XV Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1970s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Stainless Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Oak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
1970s French Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Dutch Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s European Bohemian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lucite
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Chrome
1970s American Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Copper, Steel
1970s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1970s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Resin
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Iron
Early 1900s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Rosewood
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century Dutch Country Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wenge
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fiberglass
1970s French Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
1970s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1970s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Gold Plate
Early 20th Century Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Silver
1970s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
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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