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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
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
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
Mahogany Coffee Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Regency mahogany coffee table, the shaped rectangular top having molded edge raised on a pedestal base and splayed legs. This table has b...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Very Fine 19th Century Gilt Brass Dolphin Italian Carrara Marble Coffee Table
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this important 19th century gilt brass Dolphin base French marble coffee or cocktail table
A truly sublime table, the base is ...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Japanese Meiji Period Low Table with Recessed Legs and Open Carved Cutout Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period low table from the early 20th century, with recessed legs and open carved cutout design. Created in Japan during the Meiji era where is was used as a low writing table, this piece features a rectangular top overhanging two recessed legs showcasing pierced motifs. Boasting a nicely distressed patina throughout, this Japanese Meiji period early 20th century low table...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Small Czech Restored Black Chrome Bauhaus Table, R19, Robert Slezák, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Small Czech chrome Bauhaus table.
Material: Chrome-plated steel and Oak
Period: 1930-1939
Source: Czechia.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Chinese Low Kang Coffee Table with Painted Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low kang coffee table from the 19th century, with painted décor and pierced apron. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this low kang coffee table ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century English Labeled Papier Mache Tray on Later Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
This very nice old papier-mache tray produced approx 1885 comes from England while the stand is a modern addition creating a useful and attractive small coffee table. The base is mad...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Other
Czech Restored Oak Chromed Steel Bauhaus Side-Table, Hynek Gottwald, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Small Czech chrome Bauhaus table.
Material: Chrome-plated steel and oak
Maker: Hynek Gottwald
Period: 1930-1939
Source: Czechia.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
1920s Art Deco Sycamore & Walnut Occasional Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very well made original Art Deco period occasional table. This was made in England, it dates from the 1920-30s.
The quality is amazing, this is made predominantly fr...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Sycamore, Walnut
Completely Restored Unusual Brown Art Deco Walnut Coffee Table, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Small Art Deco table. Completely restored, perfect condition.
Source: Czech (Czechoslovakia)
Material: Walnut
Period: 1930-1939.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Walnut
Art Deco Vintage Walnut Side Table by Josef Frank Haus and Garten Vienna c 1925
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage walnut side table / coffee table by Josef Frank for Haus & Garten, circa 1925 Vienna, shows a top with beautiful walnut burl...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech, Spruce, Walnut
Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie Hand Painted Luggage Coffee Table Lots Storage Space
Located in GB
We are delighted to this lovely vintage circa 1900 Chinese chinoiserie luggage chest coffee table
A good looking and decorative piece, the finish is sublime, this is art furniture from every angle. It is based on a piece of luggage much the same as a LV trunk...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Primitive Tree Trunk Table from 19th Century, France
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Antique primitive tree trunk table with beautiful patina from France.
Category
19th Century French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Liberty's London Three Monkey Hear See Speak No Evil Carved Coffee Side Table
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely large Liberty’s London 1905 Japanese mahogany side table depicting the three monkeys in the "Hear no e...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Regency Leather Gun Case on Base
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with hinged top and brass corners, red felt interior with paper gun makers label. On a later brass base.
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather
1880 Black Round Victorian Table Coffee with Top in Fabric Embroidered Oriental
Located in Palermo, Sicily
1880 black round Victorian coffee table with top in fabric embroidered with oriental scenes, ebony.
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Silk, Wood
Late 19th Century French Parquetry Inalid Side / Coffee Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality French late 19th century parquetry inlaid Kingwood side / coffee table, having gilded ormolu moldings, raised on elegant cabriole legs.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Two Tables or Benches, Ecart International, France, circa 2000
Located in Paris, FR
Table in natural varnished oak, top in marquetry, Clogs in tinted resin.
Category
Early 20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin, Wood
Small Czech Oak Art Deco Round Table, Copper Plate Desk, Good Condition, 1920s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Art Deco round table
Source: Czech
Original very well preserved condition
Material: Oak and copper plate
Period: 1920-1929.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper
Painted Heavy Cast Iron Coffee Table w/glass top
Located in Washington, DC
Painted Heavy Cast Iron Coffee Table with Glass Top
Category
19th Century French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Large Coffee Table Cart on Wheels
Located in Washington, DC
A Wonderful Large Coffee Table with Glass Top. Made from an Old 19th Century Wooden Cart with Metal Wheels.
Category
19th Century French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Pietra Doré Specimen Marble Plaques/Tops with Porphyry, Jasper
Located in New York, NY
An early antique pair of Italian pietra doré specimen marble plaques or table tops, Italian Grand Tour, each plaques of exquisite quality with rare types of marbles such as purple an...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Japanese Antique Coffee Table, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a Japanese antique coffee table produced in the Taisho period.
This furniture was made by applying traditional techniques used in Japanese shrines.
The material is high-qua...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Long Chow Legs Coffee Table with Waisted Pierced Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing Dynasty period long coffee table from the early 20th century with chow legs and waisted apron. This exquisite late Qing Dynasty long coffee table, dating from the early 2...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Coffee Table, Low Table, Japanese Antique
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
An antique Japanese coffee table produced in the Taisho era.
It is a small table, but very elaborately made.
It is made with the traditional technique used in Japanese shrines.
Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho 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
Primitive Work Bench Coffee Table From France, Circa 1900
Located in Nashville, TN
Primitive Work Bench Coffee Table From France, Circa 1900. Solid pine construction with nice patina and wear.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Round French Cast Iron Bistro Table With Marble & Brass Trim Circa 1900
By Castagne & J. Charlionais
Located in London, Park Royal
A French cast iron bistro table from the turn of the 20th century with lots of character and charm. The beautifully cast iron pedestal, featuring attention to detailing in its mouldi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Qing Dynasty Chinese 19th Century Dark Red Lacquer Coffee Table with Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Qing Dynasty period dark red lacquer wooden low coffee table from the 19th century, with rattan top, low-relief carved meander motifs and spandrels. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty in the 19th century, this low coffee table features a rectangular top with woven rattan inset, sitting above two recessed panels adorned with a careful arrangement of meander motifs carved in low-relief. Raised on four straight feet with carved scrolling spandrels on the front and strengthened with side stretchers, the table boasts an elegant dark reddish brown lacquered finish. With its small proportions and skillfully carved décor, this antique 19th century Qing Dynasty period Chinese low coffee...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Pair of Chinese hardwood low coffee tables
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of Chinese hardwood low coffee tables, of rectangular form with shaped pierced frieze. Raised on scrolling supports terminating in claw and ball feet.
Dimensions
Height 14Inches...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Striking Updated Painted Gothic Revival Coffee Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very pretty vintage Gothic Revival coffee table that's been updated with a fresh coat of white paint. The scalloped underside and central finial in the undulating stretchers are sup...
Category
19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this 19th Century French Coffee Table was crafted from old growth walnut in the late 1800's. The coffee tabe features a two plank top resting above a ha...
Category
19th Century French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
1910s Art Nouveau Beechwood Side Table by J & J Kohn, Austria
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished
- sturdy and stable
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech
Andrianna Shamaris Mid Century Couture Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Impressive single slab coffee table made from century year old teak wood with rare erosion detail on the ends. We added a mid century style base and finished the top with a transluce...
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1920s Organic Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Japanese Antique Coffee Table, Primitive, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A Japanese antique furniture coffee table produced in the Taisho period.
It was made by applying traditional techniques used in Japanese shrines.
Made of high quality birch wood.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
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
Andrianna Shamaris Wabi Sabi Teak Wood Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful century old two inch single teak slab coffee table with impressive erosion detail. Left in the sun and sea salt air to naturally turn this pale tone. We added minimalist le...
Category
1920s Organic Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Restored Art Deco Small Table, by J. Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Czech, 1910s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Designed by Josef Maria Hoffman, renowed Austrian architect and industrial engineer.
Made by Wiener Werkstätte Arts and crafts workshops, founded by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser an...
Category
1910s Czech Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Glass, Beech, Walnut
Wood & Cast Iron Wine Table England circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
England circa 1900
Oval oak tabletop on painted cast iron base with three feet.
21.75”w x 17.25”d x 28.25”h
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
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
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table, Side Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an old Japanese coffee table.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
The material is horse chestnut.
It was carved from a large horse chestnut tree.
It is powerful and t...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Arts & Crafts Oval Coffee Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century Arts & Crafts oval coffee table. Original double oval ringed iron base with 6 scrollwork legs with climbing leaf & vine accents. Modern conforming glass top. From ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
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
19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Low Waterfall Style Prayer Table with Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low long waterfall style prayer table from the 19th century, with dark lacquer and weathered patina. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this low ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden antique low table from the Meiji era.
It was used as a working table for woodworkers at that time.
It is made of high-grade Japanese zelkova wood.
The grain of the ...
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Early 20th Century Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
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 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...
Category
1880s French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
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
Chinese opium table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Chinese opium/coffee table the well-figured square top above the pierced frieze. All raised on moulded legs.
Dimensions
Height 11.5 Inches
Width 25 Inches
Depth 25 Inches
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Wonderful quality antique Edwardian chinoiserie decorated coffee table
Located in Ipswich, GB
Wonderful quality antique Edwardian chinoiserie decorated coffee table, having a quality antique Edwardian coffee table with fantastic chinoiserie decoration to the top, standing on ...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Blue Painted Farmhouse Bench, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The painted exterior of this provincial farmhouse bench has weathered gradually from years of use to achieve the ultimate rustic finish. Once a vibrant, robin’s egg blue, the milk pa...
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Early 20th Century American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Japanese Antique Coffee Table, Desk, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a Japanese antique coffee table produced in the Taisho period.
This furniture was made by applying traditional techniques used in Japanese shrines.
The material is high-qua...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Wooden Low Table, Japanese Antique, Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden antique low table from the Meiji era.
It was used as a worktable for craftsmen of the time.
It is made of high quality Japanese cherry wood.
The work marks create a...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
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, ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cedar
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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