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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1980s
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
Italian Design Coffee Table in The Style of Alanda by Paolo Piva, 1980s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Vicenza, IT
Coffee table in the style of Alanda by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia.
Step into the world of timeless elegance with the Alanda Coffee Table, a celebrated artifact that heralded the 80s ...
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1980s Italian Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
One of a kind brutalist coffee table 1980s with aluminium / copper / steel tops
Located in WEERT, NL
One of a kind brutalist coffee table 1980s with aluminium / copper / steel tops
Category
1980s Dutch Other Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Gold Plate, Metal, Aluminum, Copper
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...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Leather and Glass Coffee Table, Italy, 1980s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern leather and glass coffee table, Italy, 1980s.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Glass
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 ...
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
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...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Italian Travertine and Glass Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table from the 80's, handcrafted out of travertine.
One round travertine plate and one turnable glass plate.
The table is made of beautiful travertine.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
1980s Postmorden Chrome Mirrored Pyramid Coffee Table
Located in Staten Island, NY
Postmorden Chrome Mirrored Pyramid coffee table, custom made in 1980. The original owner had this coffee table for over 40 years in her living room unto...
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1980s North American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
French Late 19th Century Louis XVI St. Gilt Iron and Glass Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French late 19th century Louis XVI st. gilt iron and glass coffee table. The table is raised by lovely curved square supports with a superb and most decorative twisted wre...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
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
Ilana Goor Style Iron Brutalist Table Base
By Ilana Goor
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Impressive large Ilana Goor style Iron coffee table base with her typical rebar type construction.
Stunning Ilana Goor iron coffee table base with amazing sculptural Industrial Bruta...
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1980s American Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Italian Rectangle Coffee Table in Travertine, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice rectangle shaped Italian coffee or side table handcrafted out of travertine, 1980s.
It is made of beautiful travertine.
Please take notice of the very nice patterns.
I...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Baroque Pine Coffee Table with Turned Legs, Single Drawer and Carved Stretchers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Baroque English pine coffee table from the 19th century with turned legs, single drawer and carved side stretchers. This 19th-century Baroque English pine coffee table exudes a dis...
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19th Century English Baroque Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Coffee Table in mosaic brass and stainless steel by Jean Claude Dresse
Located in Brussels, BE
Jean Claude Dresse, square coffee table, mosaic brass an stainless steel, Belgium, 1980.
This unique coffee table by Dresse was owned by a Belgian private collection from Brussels....
Category
1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Brass
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...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Pierre Cardin Transformative 'Éventail' Coffee Table in Mahogany
By Pierre Cardin, Francia
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Cardin for Francia, 'Eventail (fan) coffee table, mahogany, France, 1984
A rare masterpiece designed by the the groundbreaking fashion designer Pierre Cardin (1922 - 2020). C...
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Regency black and brass mirror coffee table, Italy 1980s
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
This sleek, Italian coffee table made from black laminated wood, supporting a mirrored top would fit perfectly in in a 1980s Miami Vice style interior. The brass details make this co...
Category
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Table in Wood, French, 1980
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Free shipping in florida" It was exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)".
Country: French.
Materials : wood.
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer.
It is an ...
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1980s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Georgian Mahogany Butlers Tray on Stand
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A good quality George III period mahogany oval butlers tray of panelled construction, having original brass hinges and pierced handles to folding sides, housed on later square leg mahogany stand.
During the 18th and 19th centuries a coffee table was not what we regard as a coffee table in the 21st century. Coffee tables back then were always full height, effectively side tables. The modern, low, coffee table is really something which began to be seen during the early 20th century onwards.
Based on the above there is a variety of different methods to incorporate a coffee table into an interior for people who wish to furnish their properties with genuine antique furniture, whilst still allowing for the practicalities and function which is required in modern times.
Therefore as is now normal with by far the majority of these butlers trays which we see, due to the fact they make absolutely perfect coffee tables, this has been removed from its original, tall, folding stand at some point and fitted onto a lower, more practical and sturdy stand constructed from old antique wood. It's worth noting that generally this means an old broken table...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Ado Chale Circular Coffee Table Black Resin and Petrified Wood
By Ado Chale
Located in Brussels, BE
Ado Chale circular coffee table black resin and Arizona petrified wood, circa 1980, signed by the artist. Very good condition.
Category
1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
1980s Square Travertine Coffee Table, Made in Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful 1980s square travertine coffee table, made in Italy. The table's square top sits atop a hollow monolith base. Warm, exceptionally veined travertine and its boxy shape make ...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
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 Rectangle Travertine Stone Coffee Table Marble Postmodern MCM Retro
By Pace Collection, Angelo Mangiarotti, Stone International, Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Casigliani, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Travertine Rectangle Coffee Table.
The table is solid travertine.
It's in 2 pieces. The tabletop rests on the base. The holes are filled.
Color: Natural/cream stone with ...
Category
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Chinese Low Burl Top Kang Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, lo...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm, Burl
Set of Mid Century Postmodern Side Tables or Cocktail Table after Enrique Garcel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of two faux painted tables in the manner of Enrique Garcel. These would be great as a coffee table.
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Robust Farm Stone Coffee Tables, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Robust coffee tables crafted with a sturdy wooden base and adorned with a luxurious Rosso Verona stone top. These tables are as robust as they are beautiful, designed to showcase you...
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19th Century Italian Brutalist Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Cast and Hand Painted Faux Bois Aluminum Coffee Table.
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast aluminum and hand painted faux bois finished glass top coffee table. At first glance this beautiful coffee or cocktail table appears to be made of tree branches. The faux bois f...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
forged bronze & glass console table by Lothar Klute signed
By Lothar Klute
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
- original Lothar Klute table signed LK 94
- heavy brutalist cast glass and forged bronze
- 80s brutalism design
- perfect condition
- beautiful patina
size:
79 x cm x 45 cm x 45 cm
Category
1980s Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
forged bronze & glass table by Lothar Klute - 1980s
By Lothar Klute
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
- original Lothar Klute table signed LK 82 with certification and original invoice from 1982
- heavy brutalist cast glass and forged bronze
- 80s brutalism
- perfect condition
- beau...
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1980s Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
round organic forged bronze & glass table Lothar Klute attributed
By Lothar Klute
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
- heavy brutalist cast glass and forged bronze
- brutalism
- perfect condition
- beautiful patina
79 cm x 56 cm
Category
1980s German Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Travertine coffee table, Italy, 1980s
Located in LYON, FR
We present to you this Italian travertine coffee table. From the 80s, it presents a format that goes everywhere in harmony. Its perfectly grained top has 4 rounded edges and it rests...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Opium Low Coffee Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Late 19th century Chinese Asian hardwood low opium coffee table. Well crafted with beautiful oystered pattern veneer top, curved legs and carved pierced frieze throughout.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Tavolino Paolo Piva Alanda B&B
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Napoli, NA
Bellissimo tavolino originale vintage
Di Paolo Piva Modello Alanda
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Georgian Papier Mache Tray On Stand Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Early 19th Century, George III Period, Papier Mache Rectangular Tray Having Black Laquered Background With Hand Painted Hunting Scene And Floral Decoration, House On Att...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Other
Rustic Chunky Spanish Poplar Coffee Table
Located in Port Chester, NY
A chunky country Spanish coffee table in well worn polar. Nice thick top and two roomy drawers with original wrought iron pulls. Raised panels at the back provide interest from all...
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Poplar
19th Century French Coffee Table
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful mid 19th century French coffee table. The walnut wood gives it a nice warm tone and with such amazing patina. A single drawer to hold all the remotes we have to d...
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1880s French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Elm Wood Coffee Table Wabi Sabi Style
Located in Brea, CA
Vintage Elm wood bench or coffee table. Unique thick elm wood top, with natural age and patina.
These are the real vintage antique elm wood pieces! Beautiful antique patina, with we...
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19th Century Organic Modern Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm, Reclaimed Wood
Art Deco Coffee Table with "La Casa Degli Efebi" top by Gio Ponti, Italy 1980s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Art Deco inspired coffee table with a gorgeous top design, which was originally designed by Gio Ponti for the renowned ceramic manufacturer R...
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
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
19th French Coffee Table
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful mid 19th century French coffee table. The walnut wood gives it a nice warm tone and with such amazing patina. A single drawer to hold all the remotes we have to d...
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1820s French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Antique Coffee Table
Located in Nashville, TN
This 19th century coffee table is simple yet beautiful! This piece was orginial used as a butcher's chopping table and has been since cut down to coffee table size. The years of use ...
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1880s Danish Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Large Spanish 19th Century Farmhouse Rustic Chestnut Coffee Table
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This coffee table was converted from an old 19th century chestnut farmhouse prepping table. It retained a very nice patina and rich color / fading over the years and has a practical ...
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Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chestnut
Spiral Leg Folk Art Coffee Table by Lane
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Spiral legs and original patina. From the Museum of Folk Art NYC.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Coffee Table Etched Brass Inlaid Agate by Lova Creation
Located in Brussels, BE
Coffee table etched brass inlaid agate by Lova Creation in perfect condition. An iconic motif of spider web with an off-center agate.
From the same school of Georges Mathias, Willy ...
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1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Agate, Brass
French Marble Top and Steel Table
Located in Wilson, NC
French marble and steel table, the round rojo coralito marble with beautiful color and veining, the apron has scolled steel work with antiqued tin foliage . The four legs have simi...
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1890s French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel, Tin
Primitive Slab Coffee Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Huge primitive slab coffee table on short feet. 1880.
Reference: 8369
Dimensions
16 inches (41 cms) High
37.5 inches (95 cms) Diameter
Category
19th Century French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Sycamore
Qing Dynasty Coffee Table Custom Lacquered with a Distressed Blue Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A one of a kind antique Chinese Qing Dynasty period coffee table with carved apron and horse hoof legs, newly custom lacquered in blue distressed finish. Step into a world of timeless elegance with this Chinese Qing Dynasty coffee table...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Hollywood Regency Burl Wood with Gold Trim Oval Cocktail Table by Maitland Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic & sophisticated coffee table straight out of the 1980's. It features an emire regency design with burl wood with gold trim.
Category
1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Burl
Marble sphere coffee table, italy, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Rare and unique red marble 'sphere' or globe coffee table with a clear round glass top.
Beautiful red marble with lovely vains running troughout.
Very decorative and timeless desig...
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1980s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Wooden Coffee Table
Located in High Point, NC
Capture the essence of rustic elegance with this 19th Century French Wooden Coffee Table, a true heritage piece with timeless appeal. Crafted from solid wood, this table boasts a ric...
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19th Century French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Stone International Italian Travertine Marble Coffee Table Mid-Century Modern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An amazing Italian coffee table with natural and porous travertine edging. The simplicity of the design and surface treatments is what makes this table a classic example of strong an...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Pair of Stone International Side Tables Travertine Marble Made in Italy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An amazing pair of Italian side tables with natural and porous travertine edging. The simplicity of the design and surface treatments is what makes this pair a classic example of str...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Bronze + Glass Top Round Coffee Table by Lothar Klute, Germany 1980s
By Lothar Klute
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare brutalist brass and glass top round coffee table by German designer Lothar Klute. This coffee table features a brass frame with natural patina, three tapered legs, and square ...
Category
1980s German Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Rustic County French Pine Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Rustic County French Pine Coffee Table was hand-crafted from old-growth yellow pine, which is actually harder than some woods classified as "hardwood". The thick, solid...
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Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Rosewood Coffee + Nesting Side Table Set Stone Top in the Style of Pierre Chapo
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1980s French coffee + side table featuring beautifully grained rosewood frames with inlaid textured stone tops. The gentle curve of the frame-legs show excellent craftsmanship and ...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Leaf + Vine Design Coffee Table with Glass Top + Bronze Base by Lothar Klute
By Lothar Klute
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare brutalist coffee table featuring an etched bubble glass top and scrolled bronze base by Lothar Klute. Leaf and vine designs are artfully etched into the bubble glass and surro...
Category
1980s German Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
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
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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