Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
Late 20th Century Philippine Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble
20th Century French Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1940s European Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze
1890s French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Tortoise Shell
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
1980s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
1980s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Shagreen
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Bronze, Iron
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Marble
19th Century Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1870s European Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Paper
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Mid-19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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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