Coffee and Cocktail Tables
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Nickel
1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
2010s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum, Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Coating
2010s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1990s Philippine Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lucite
1990s Philippine Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Brass
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stoneware, Glass
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Ceramic, Glass
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Granite
2010s German Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lucite, Glass
2010s French Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Blown Glass
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Travertine, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1990s Unknown Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
2010s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal
2010s French Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Blown Glass
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
2010s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany, Giltwood
2010s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal
2010s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal
2010s German Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
1990s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wool, Ash
2010s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Chrome
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wool, Ash
Early 1800s Austrian Empire Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
2010s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Brass
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Composition
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fir, Wood
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Steel
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Slate
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal, Steel
1970s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Acrylic
2010s Polish Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
20th Century American Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Metal
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Steel
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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