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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1950s
Vallauris France, Mid 20th Century Two-Tiered Coffee Table, signed Barrois
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a sculptural Vallauris France, Mid 20th Century
Two-Tiered Coffee Table made of glazed stoneware, bronze
signed 'Barrois'.
Category
1950s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Pr of Reduced French Empire Yew Wood Banquette Tables Designed by Jacob Freres
By Jacob Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Age: 1800 - 1850
Furniture Style: French Empire (Napoleon) (1805 - 1815)
Overall Dimensions: Width - 60" Depth - 18" Height -18"
Pair of French Empire Yew Wood Banquette Tables De...
Category
Early 19th Century Empire Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Yew
Coffee Table by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in MADRID, ES
Tivoli" square coffee table in rosewood. This iconic large coffee table was designed by Ico Parisi for MiM Roma in Italy in the late 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Inlaid Oval Coffee Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian burr walnut inlaid oval coffee table having a magnificent quality burr walnut inlaid oval shaped top wit...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Table with Inlaid Leaf in Birch by Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Rivoli, IT
Coffee table by Tapio Wirkkala
Very good vintage conditions.
Produced by Asko Finand around 1958
Manufacturer's brand under the top " ASKO MADE IN FINLAND"
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Gerard Guermonprez 1950s Coffee Table French Design
Located in NOUVION-SUR-MEUSE, FR
Table basse de Gerard GUERMONPREZ, porte revues en rigitule, plateau en verre.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Continental 19th Century Louis XIV St. Bronze, Marble, and Ormolu Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Continental 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu, patinated bronze, Alabastro and black Belgian marble coffee table. The rectangular coffee table is raised by six elegant an...
Category
19th Century Unknown Louis XIV Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Gio Ponti Black Walnut Lacquered Side Tables from Hotel Royal Naples
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of luggage-racks, side tables designed by Gio Ponti and executed by Giordano Chiesa for the Hotel Royal, Naples, 1955
in 2005 arch. Cristina Longo used original items from Hotel Royal in Naples and she has made 10 limited editon pair of stands in black lacquered for a private residence in Rome, Italy ( pubblished in AD ITALY, march 2010)
Italian lacquered walnut, brass. Brass details: Handles, foot and seven sections on top (each Stand)
this version is with three horizontal slats in the Sub-shelfs and different brass sabots
limted edition: n. 10 of 10
Measures: Height 65 cm; 65x 42 cm, height without handle 51,5 cm
These items comes directly form the original furniture of the Hotel in Naples (original Hotel Royal invoice).
Sold with a copy of a letter of authentication from Lisa Licitra Ponti.
a pair of luggage racks from the same private provenience (compendio gallery...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Mahogany and Ormolu Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome and unusual French 19th century Louis XV St. tulipwood, mahogany, and ormolu mount coffee table. The table is raised by charming cabriole legs with original ormolu ac...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Mid-Century Metal and Wood Coffee Table with Magazine Holder, Italy, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century metal and wood coffee table with magazine holder - Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Rosewood and Alabastro Side/Cocktail Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very unique Italian 19th century Renaissance st. Rosewood and Alabastro side/cocktail table. The table is raised by lovely circular mottled feet below exceptional and ...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Provincial Style Walnut Tea Table with Stone Top, 19th Century
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Louis XV Provincial style walnut tea table with stone top, Early 19th century. Great Scale And Patina. Feel free to call with questions.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Antique English Victorian Bagatelle Flip Top Game Table on Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A fun and unusual 19th century Victorian English mahogany Bagatelle game board table with nicely aged patina.
Featuring a rectangular folding portable game board with warm, rich mahogany wood case exterior, and a patinated brass hinged lid lift top that flips open to extend and reveal the baize (green felt like billiards material) lined gaming surface with semi-circular bentwood bumper at one end adorned with nine numbered holes, arranged with one in the center of the bentwood gallery and the rest surrounding it evenly in a ring. Framing the board, twenty-four contrasting inlay panels set with five holes run along either side of the board, originally used to keep score. circa 1890
The game board rests partially inset in a fitted mahogany stand base, raised on four straight square legs joined by ‘H’ stretcher.
A wonderful piece of game board history, originally designed to sit on top of a dining table or games table, this piece features a fitted stand, making it the ideal size and proportions for use as a one-of-a-kind coffee table, chair side table, cocktail table, low console, or simply displayed as a distinctive decorative folk art piece.
Dimensions (approx):
18" High, 31.25" Wide, 15.75" Deep
Open: 60" Wide
Good condition overall, especially considering age. Dark rich patina over the whole, enhanced by heavy buildup lustrous sheen and antique mahogany glow. No game pieces or accessories included. Age appropriate wear including various imperfections, with expected signs of use, including losses, checking, wear to finish and baize liner, staining, minor splitting to bent wood, all wear consistent with age and indicative of use. All of which adds to the elegant warmth, sophisticated antique character, and overall authenticity.
Please refer to photography for complete condition.
Delivered lightly cleaned, hand waxed, polished French patina finish, ready for immediate use as furniture.
History:
The origins of Bagatelle (or its many iterations) are even less clear than most games of a similar history, although we do know it has ties to French Kings, American President Abraham Lincoln, and developed into bar billiards, eventually leading to the development of pachinko and pinball.
Bagatelle was a game involving sticks and balls that evolved from efforts to bring outdoor games like ground billiards, croquet, and bowling inside for play during inclement weather. Dating all the way back to the 15th century, the most recent version came about in the 18th century.
In France, during the long 1643–1715 reign of Louis XIV, billiard tables were narrowed, with wooden pins or skittles at one end of the table, and players would shoot balls with a stick or cue from the other end, in a game inspired as much by bowling as billiards. Pins took too long to reset when knocked down, so they were eventually fixed to the table, and holes in the bed of the table became the targets. Players could ricochet balls off the pins to achieve the harder scorable holes. Quite a number of variations on this theme were developed.
In 1777 a party was thrown in honour of Louis XVI and the queen at the Château de Bagatelle, recently erected at great expense by the king's brother, the Count of Artois. Bagatelle from Italian bagattella, signifies 'a trifle', 'a decorative thing'. The highlight of the party was a new table game featuring a slender table and cue sticks, which players used to shoot ivory balls up an inclined playfield. The game was dubbed bagatelle by the count and shortly after swept through France.
From 1770 to 1850 Bagatelle was just as popular as Billiards throughout England and Britain.
Some French soldiers carried their favorite bagatelle tables...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
1950s French Cocktail Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Indulge in the timeless allure of mid-20th-century French design with this stunning low cocktail table, reminiscent of the iconic style of André Arbus. Crafted with meticulous attent...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Small 1890's Louis Vuitton Monogram Steamer Trunk, Vuitton Trunk in Woven Canvas
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This lovely little Louis Vuitton steamer trunk features the very sought after monogram woven canvas, leather trim, solid brass corners, solid brass locks, and side handles. Its bras...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Classic Mid Century "Artist Pallet" shape coffee / cocktail table
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid Century "Artist Pallet" shape coffee / cocktail table, Unusual (3) hairpin leg design,, Great size, perfect proportion,, Really nice original condition,, Retains original...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Brazilian Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood & Glass, Giuseppe Scapinelli 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Available in NYC with free domestic shipping included, this Brazilian Modern coffee table in Caviuna Wood and glass by Giuseppe Scapinelli, 1950s is nothing less than spectacular.
T...
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Walnut Coffee Table w/ Travertine Top Attributed to T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings, 1950
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing an extraordinary coffee table attributed to the late great T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings. Constructed from a frame of solid walnut (stained mahogany) with gorgeous woodgrains th...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Walnut Coffee Table From the Late 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Walnut Coffee Table From the Late 19th Century
A small table made of walnut wood, with a walnut veneer top featuring a beautiful pattern. The table's top has rounded corners and a w...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Danish Modern Rosewood & Glass Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Cesare Lacca Italian coffee table
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Milano, IT
Discover the timeless elegance of the 1950s with this classic coffee table designed by the renowned Italian craftsman, Cesare Lacca. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
“Alltid Redo” Coffee Table by Carl Malmsten, Sweden 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
“All edges must be thoroughly broken”, Carl Malmsten often wrote in his drawings. It was nature that was his great source of inspiration, and in nature there are hardly any sharp edg...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Sculptural carved tree trunk coffee table in oak, France ca. 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / tree trunk coffee table / oak wood / mid-century / rustic / design
Exquisite tree trunk coffee table, a unique and captivating addition to any living space. Crafted ...
Category
1850s French Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Janni van Pelt Square Coffee Table in Glass and Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Janni van Pelt, coffee table, model G4A, coated steel, wired glass, The Netherlands, 1958
This coffee table is designed by Janni van Pelt and characterized by simple lines and clear...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Josef Frank Coffee Table in Black Marble and Walnut, 1950
Located in Berlin, DE
Josef Frank coffee table in walnut and black marble.
Manufactured by Svenskt Tenn in 1950, Sweden.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Gio Ponti Pair of Geometric Nesting Tables with Mirrored Tops, Italy, 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti (1891 - 1979) and Pietro Chiesa (1892 - 1948)
A handsome pair of asymmetrical side tables by Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa for Fontan...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Dube 'Duilio Barnabe' Coffe Table for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Dube for Fontana Arte.
Duilio Barnabe (1914-1961)
A stunning Fontana Arte coffee table, with chiseled edge back painted glass top by Duilio Barnabe in ri...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Mahogany and Glass Coffee Table Attributed to Ico & Luisa Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Italian mahogany and glass coffee table attributed to Ico & Luisa Parisi. Magnificent dark stained mahogany cocktail table attributed t...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Italian 1950s Folk Art Solid Walnut Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
An Italian 1950s Folk Art solid walnut coffee table; grand in size and scale; this rustic piece evokes a Wabi-sabi organic modern feel for a chalet or condo in the sky. Artisan piece...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Max Kment Coffee Side Table, Clear Glass Wood Cord, Austria, 1950s
By Max Kment
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A coffee or side table designed by Austrian architect Max Kment and manufactured by Max Kment Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätten, Vienna, circa 1950.
This is a large version of this kind o...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
String, Glass, Wood, Cord
Rare John Vesey Coffee Table
By John Vesey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass-mounted polished aluminum with 1/2” glass top. Model v-41 from Vesey’s first collection of 1958.
Category
1950s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Bertha Schaefer Brass and Glass Cocktail Table for M. Singer and Sons
Located in New York, NY
Spare and architectonic brass cocktail table with gently sinuous curves and original glass top. A Bertha Schaefer design for M. Singer and Sons, circa 1954. Rare to the market. Docum...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Low Long Coffee Table or Bench, Walnut + Brass - Gordon's
By Gordons Inc.
Located in Decatur, GA
Long and low cocktail table or bench in walnut by Gordon's fine Furniture circa 1950s. Perfect for an entryway. Brass sabots.
This table has been attended to and restored by our te...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Coffee table with wooden bases and glass top
Located in Roma, RM
Coffee table with wooden bases and glass top
Product details
Dimensions: 120L x 50H x 70D cm
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Rosewood Coffee Table 1951
Located in 'S-GRAVENHAGE, ZH
Vintage rosewood coffee table 1951.
Fully restored, the detailed photos show that the wood is alive. The beautiful wood flames are str...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Muller & Barringer for Kittinger Coffee Table with Lacquer Top, Circa 1950
By James Mont
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Asian inspired coffee table with black sculpted base and black lacquer top by Muller and Barringer for Kittinger in the 1950's.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Table Made in ´50s Czechia. Non Restored Beech
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Small table.
Czech midcentury
Material: Beech
Period: 1950-1959.
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech
Coffe table design Max ingrand for Fontana Arte
Located in Rovereta, SM
Max Ingrand (1908–1969)
coffee tables
Glass, lacquered metal and brass
Edited by Fontana Arte
Model created circa 1959
H 40 × W 99 × D 39 cm
Bibliography: Domus, No. 361, December 19...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Conant Ball Coffee Table Designed by Russel Wright
By Conant Ball
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Conant ball coffee table designed by Russel Wright. The Elliptical Coffee Table With Curled Edge is a sleek and stylish example of this designers work in a grained...
Category
1950s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
William Watting Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Dronten, NL
Elegant 1950s coffee table with original sandblasted edge glass top, designed by William Watting for Fristho, circa 1955. European walnut frame with brass hardware.
William Watting ...
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1950s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese 'Shou Sugi Ban' Low Cedar Coffee Table, 19th Century
Located in Coronado, CA
An extraordinary 19th century antique Japanese low table constructed from an incredible and substantial, old growth cedar plank, with 4 out swept legs. This piece was made in Japan, ...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cedar
Frères Cloutier Side Table
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Rare red enameled lava tile low table by Robert and Jean Cloutier dating from the 1950s. This mid-century Lava Tile Coffee Table by the Cloutier Brothers...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lava, Metal
T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb Brass leg Mahogany Coffee Table Bench
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
An iconic T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb brass leg coffee table or bench. A slab of mahogany floats on splayed brass legs. Exaggerated bull nose edge, with a raised lip around...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Jennens & Bettridge Chinoiserie Black & Gold Cocktail Tray Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Jennens & Bettridge Chinoiserie Black & Gold Cocktail Tray Table.
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1860s British Chinoiserie Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Japanese Coffee Table In Wood And Seagrass, Japan, 1960s
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Beautiful Japanese coffee table made of wood and seagrass, Japan 1960s. A nice example of a minimalistic coffee table which brings harmony in a busy life. A nice large table top made...
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1950s Japonisme Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Seagrass, Wood
Mid-Century Modernist Rectilinear Cocktail Table w/ Stylized Greek Key Base
Located in New York, NY
This minimal and thoughtfully composed Mid-Century Modernist Rectilinear Cocktail Table W/Stylized Greek Key Base originates from the United States, Circa 1950. Features a serpetine ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Mid century italian tripod coffee table by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Mid century tripod coffee table by Cesare Lacca in rosewood.
Beautiful design, wonderfully crafted curvy wooden base and a clear round glass top.
1950s - Italy
Good condition
Dim...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
1950s Pink Marble Italian Side Table
Located in Roma, IT
A small pink marble Italian side table with four brass legs and elegant moveable feet. The pink / peach marble has exceptional pink veins throughout. This piece is in good condition....
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1950s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Large Round Mosaic Gold and White Tile Coffee Table Designed by Berthold Müller
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful round Mosaic top coffee table designed by Berthold Müller one of the most beautiful examples. The mosaic pattern on top is a fascinating work in modern style and contrast i...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
19th Century English Carved Inlaid Burl and Walnut Oval Pedestal Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a den or living room with this elegant antique cocktail table. Crafted in England circa 1860, the large table stands on a center carved walnut stem supporting four curved le...
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Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Mid-Century Round Coffee Table, circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A mid-century round coffee table with a walnut base and travertine top, circa 1950.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
John Piper London Skyline Coffee Table by Myer for Conran and Heal’s, c. 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very charming circa 1960 two-tier low coffee table featuring an illustrated London skyline top by John Piper, and produced by Myer for Conran and Heal’s.
White formica top serves ...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Japanese Antique Low Table/Japanese paper pasting/1868s-1912s WabiSabi Primitive
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is a low table using old wood and old Japanese paper.
The top board is stacked with old Japanese paper on a pine tree and dyed with persimmon juice, ink, and black Urushi.
Whi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
Scrubbed oak coffee table
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
19th century fabulous ;scrubbed oak coffee table, with single drawer and chunky round brass handle.
This piece has been washed and scrubbed to give it a contemporary feel. French cir...
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1870s French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique painted oak coffee table
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
19th century oak farmhouse coffee table, two short drawers.French circa 1880.Painted with a black chalk paint having a distressed finish.
Height 19 inches or 48 cms
Length 69 inches ...
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1880s French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Important Wooden Coffee Table, Gio Ponti style, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
Important sculptural wooden coffee table, with essential and elegant lines, in Gio Pointi style, coming from an important Italian house. 1950s
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique scrubbed oak French 2 drawer coffee table
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Great example of a 19th century scrubbed oak coffee table
French circa 1880’s with 2 drawers
H: 49 cm (19 5/16")
W: 75 cm (29 1/2")
D: 160 cm (63")
Reduced in height , to make a coff...
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1880s French Country Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Black & Gilt Iron Coffee Table Base Built with 19th Century French Gate Balcony
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a den or a formal living room with this elegant cocktail table. Built with an ornate antique gate from France, circa 1850, and almost 5 feet long, the unique table stands on...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
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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