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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Victorian
Sculptural Pencil Reed Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W50 D24 H17
Vintage Reed Coffee table with a thick wedged glass surface. Frame has been refinished and shows well. Glass has no visible chips or breaks.
Category
1980s Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Reed, Glass
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
1960s Green and Cream Onyx Coffee Table by Arturo Pani for Muller of Mexico
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning oversized Art Deco style coffee table with green and cream onyx top, brass inlay and solid brass legs, designed by Arturo Pani for Muller of Mexico, c.1960s. We've seen a ha...
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1960s Mexican Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Regency Style Tole Peinte & Gilt Drinks Tray On X Frame Ebonised Stand
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Regency Tole Peinte Gilt Decorative Tray On X Frame Folding Ebonised Stand With A Pierced Brass Gallery
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20th Century British Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Deep Green
Located in ARSAC, FR
This coffee table was designed by its designer to play as much as possible with the light effects of rye straw.
The top is entirely inlaid with a pattern which captures the light eno...
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2010s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Straw, Oak
Constellation Coffee Table in Shagreen, Shell and Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The constellation coffee table is whimsical and elegant with its galactic inspired roots. This piece can also double as a bench. The shagreen is hand-dyed by artisans and the designe...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Graphic Art Deco Coffee Table, France 1930s - 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant Art Deco-period wrought iron coffee table with a marble top.
Bold lines, with contrasting graphic zig-zags and elegant loops and scrolls.
The marble top is pink and yel...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Trio of Art Deco Wrought Iron Coffee Tables, France, 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Chic trio of heavy, wrought iron coffee and side tables: two small round ones and one rectangular, painted dark green with gilt details. The two round tables have glass tops with mir...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Modernist Coffee Table by Jan Vaněk for Krásná Jizba
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Rare sculptural coffee table designed by Czech architect Jan Vanek for Krásná Jizba, Czechoslovakia in late 40's. Made of beech wood and very thick heavy glass. In very good original...
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1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
Waxed mahogany coffee table with base connected by a spacer.
Category
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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
Art Deco Walnut 2 tier Book Table
By Paul Follot
Located in Dereham, GB
Art Deco Walnut 2 Tier Book Table circa 1930s
Top With book match veneer & cross banding
4 canted corner slab sides, with arch base
2 tier shelves to hold books
Recently Polished
G...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Walnut Folding Lamp/Coffee Table circa 1930s
By Paul Follot
Located in Dereham, GB
Art Deco Walnut Folding Lamp/Coffee Table circa 1930s
Hoop Shaped Frame , with
Small Walnut Circular top, 18cm diameter
Folding Walnut circular top 46cm diameter. height 35.5cm.
wit...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco side table with macassar veneer and black lacquer
Located in Greven, DE
Discover the sophisticated elegance of Art Deco with our exquisite side table! Handcrafted from high-quality Macassar veneer and accented with a frame made from high-gloss black pian...
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2010s German Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Macassar
Large goatskin coffee table with mirrored bar by Aldo Tura, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Lyon, FR
Gorgeous coffee table by the Italian master Aldo Tura, made in Italy in the 1970s.
Large coffee table with two-tiered wooden base covered with two-tones goatskin parchment, entirely ...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Wood
Art Deco Ironwork Coffee or Side Table with Black White Marble Top
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco iron table, custom made exclusively for Art Deco Collection in the original Fer Forge French tradition with a top made of richly veined bl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
1940s French Gilt Forged Iron and Limestone Coffee Table by Maison Ramsay
Located in London, GB
An elegant gilt forged iron and shaped limestone coffee table by Maison Ramsay - Paris. French, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Limestone, Iron
“Linea No.2”, Limited Edition Coffee Table, Bronze Plaster Finish, Benediko
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
The LINEA coffee table has a strong and dynamic silhouette based on the figure of the triangle. Fragments of metal, shaped and assembled in line with a secret sense of order. Each pi...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Metal
Art Deco Oxford Side Table Calacatta Marble Brass Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
Oxford Side Tabel, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
In his poem "Thyrsis", the Victorian poet Matthew Arnold called ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass, Steel
Art Deco Doric Side Table Calacatta Marble Gold Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
Dórica Bar Table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
Like an architectural monument of the Ancient Greece, the Dórica Bar Table is a majestic piece ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass, Steel
Amaizing Art Deco, 2 Tables in Wood, France, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Exhibited at Original antique show ( Miami beach ).
Two tables
Material: wood
Style: Art Deco
Country: France
If you want to live in the golden years, this is the tables that your ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Tessa Bench, Antique Copper by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition, Hand Repousse
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tessa bench
Antiqued copper
Hand repousse
Limited edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique
Repousse´ is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper
Shagreen Cocteau Coffee Table with Bronze Patina Brass Accents by R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Cocteau coffee table by R&Y Augousti is a truly one of a kind piece. The sculptural and ethereal piece has abstract forms, shapes and figures ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Peacock Nesting Coffee Table in Baguio Stone Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Peacock nesting coffee table medium is an iconic R&Y Augousti piece and one of their first designs. The piece both minimalist and scul...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
Peacock Nesting Coffee Table in Black Pen Shell and Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Peacock nesting coffee table small is an iconic R&Y Augousti piece and one of their first designs. The piece both Minimalist and sculp...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Walnut French Art Deco Coffee Table with Travertine top, 1940s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco coffee table.
Striking French design from the 1940s.
Solid walnut base with original patinated brass supports between the four legs.
With original trave...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
1930s Malachite Gilt Bronze Wood Stone Resin Aztec Circular Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, coffee table you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful table is statement piec...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Chinese Black Lacquer Art Deco Coffee Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese art deco coffee table crafted in Linden wood with original black lacquer with natural patina.
Three drawers on one side. Clear lacquer surface finish.
Hebei Province, China...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Victorian Marble Topped Gilt Metal Table
Located in New York, NY
Victorian marble topped gilt metal table, in the Rococo mannner with shaped rectangular top in cream Calacatta Marble with molded edges, above a trell...
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Mid-18th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
1940s Jindrich Halabala Restored "Spider" Coffee Table in Walnut Finish, Czechos
Located in Praha, CZ
- carefully refurbished
- sturdy and stable
- Solid beech legs
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1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Wood
1940s Jindrich Halabala "Spider" Gaming Table, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- carefully refurbished
- sturdy and stable
- Solid beech legs
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1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Eglomise Mirrored and Gilded Iron Faux Bois Coffee Cocktail Table Art Deco
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning large eglomise coffee table that features heavy gilded faux bois iron base and beautiful carved wood details on the iron. The top s an eglomise mirror with scalloped edges ...
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Early 2000s Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Rare Large Maitland Smith Art Deco Inspired Cocktail Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large 50" x 50" Art Deco coffee/cocktail table featuring streamline chrome feet and four large globe legs between two fantasy lacquer table tops.
This Art Deco style cocktail table ...
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Early 2000s English Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Donald Deskey Style Round Three Tier Maple Occasional Table
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Art Moderne GIlbert Rhode Style Round Maple Three Tier Corner Table. Featuring a two layer solid staved Maple circular surface, two Maple shelves (7.5H between each level), with fou...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple
Large art deco walnut and birch coffee table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large art deco walnut and birch coffee table circa 1930.
Here we offer an a Swedish art deco period coffee / lounge table of large proportions.
Rectangular top with a main quarter ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch, Walnut
Mid Century Live Edge Coffee Table on Hair Pin Legs
By Benchairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mid century live edge coffee table on hair pin legs
Dimensions
22" x 25" x 17"
Condition
Good Condition
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Restored Art Deco Round Small Table, Palisander, Austria, Vienna, 1910s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
It has been re-polished with polyutherane piano lacquer by our professional refurbishing team in Czechia according to the original process.
This item features classic Art Deco eleme...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Palisander
Italian Art Deco wooden coffee table with semicircle legs, 1930s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Art Deco wooden coffee table with semicircle legs, 1930s
Coffee table with rectangular wooden base. The top has rounded corners, the two legs draw a semicircle which rests in...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Burr Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco coffee table. Burr walnut veneered on solid mahogany with beveled edge over a U-shaped base. Excellent condition.
Item Number: 2703243
All of our furniture is extensiv...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Vintage Geometric Walnut Coffee Table Ludwig Schmitt 1930s Vienna
By Ludwig Schmitt
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage two tier circular coffee table or sofa table from walnut attributed to Ludwig Schmitt 1930s Vienna.
Ludwig Schmitt Kunsttischlerei was a high quality cabinetmaker, a...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
Art Deco Burr Walnut Revolving Occasional Coffee / Side Table
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning Art Deco burr walnut revolving occasional coffee / side table. This was made in England, it dates from the 1920-30’s.
The quality is outstanding, this has a b...
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Walnut Occasional Side / Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made Art Deco walnut occasional side / coffee table. This was made in England, it dates from the 1920-30’s.
The quality is outstanding, this is beautifu...
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Oriental Hardwood 19th Century Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive Late 19th Century Chinese Export, Oriental Hardwood Coffee Table Of Rectangular Form, Having Inset Marble To Top Over Profusely Carved & Pierced Frieze, Raised On E...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Walnut Art Deco Modernist Coffee table or Cocktail table, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Modernist coffee table or cocktail table.
Striking Dutch design from the 1920s.
Solid walnut base with origi...
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1940s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Art Deco Jean-Charles Moreux Coffee Table, circa 1940, France
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Art deco coffee table by Jean-Charles Moreux made with oak and opaline glass.
CONDITION: Very good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS: He...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Opaline Glass, Oak
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...
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Sycamore, Walnut
Paolo Buffa Style Italian Art Deco Coffee Table With Glass Top
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
The ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
A SHABBY-CHIC Lucite & Brass SIDE TABLE & PLATE, by JANSEN, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant, chic and clever side table or folding server with removable top, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, "X" folding structure with square section in g...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco 1930s Steel and Brass Drinks Table with Glass Top, Splaying Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Art Deco period steel and brass drinks table from circa 1930, with circular glass top, four splaying legs and lion paw feet. This sophisticated French Art Deco drinks table...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Brass
Art Deco side table with walnut and black lacquer
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful round side table in Art Deco style with fine walnut veneer and an expressive veneer image. The curved legs and the angular lower level give the table a nice lightness. Than...
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2010s German Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Art Deco side table with walnut
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful round side table in Art Deco style with fine walnut veneer and an expressive veneer image. The curved legs and the angular lower level give the table a nice lightness. Than...
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2010s German Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Josef Frank Art Deco Walnut Circular Side Table Haus & Garten circa 1928 Austria
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage coffee table or side table by Josef Frank for Haus & Garten circa 1928 Austria.
A stunning and sleek Josef Frank coffee table from the Viennese Art Deco period circa...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
Italian Deco Wooden 1930s Coffee or Smoke Table
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Small deco coffee or smoke table produced in Italy in the 1930s.
Legs carved in stained wood. top in veneered wood with "umbrella" decoration. Partially r...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech
Art Deco Danish Round Coffee Table 1920s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Crafted in the Biedermeier style, this antique coffee table hails from the 1920s, showcasing a round, art deco design in dark stained Danish oak. Its turned legs, consisting of hand-...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
2 NEO-CLASSICAL ART-DECO Side or COFFEE TABLES by MAISON BAGUES, France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A luxurious asymmetrical pair of coffee or side tables or rectangular bedside tables, Art-Deco, Neo-Classical, Shabby-Chic, rectangular structures in patinated gilded bronze with bam...
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1960s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Italian Red Levanto Marble Oval Coffee Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian red marble table, ideal as coffee or side end table with nice oval top and standing on four legs. Red Levanto Marble, also recognized as Rosso Antico Marble, is a v...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
A NEO-CLASSICAL ART-DECO MODERNIST Side COFFEE TABLE, ROGER THIBIER, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and minimal square coffee table, Art-deco, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, rigorous metal structure with a gilded and patinated squ...
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1970s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
A NEO-CLASSICAL SHABBY-CHIC Side or COFFEE TABLE by MAISON RAMSEY, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant low and square side or coffee table, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, Chinese-inspired cubic bronze base with a patinated square section, large square solid marble top with a ...
Category
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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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