Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Paint
20th Century French Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s Indian Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Copper, Lead
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood, Paint
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lacquer
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
1940s European Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1980s American Chinese Export Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1790s Swedish Folk Art Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
19th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm, Lacquer
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
1960s Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Olive
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm, Lacquer
1970s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wicker, Wood
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Shell, Glass, Wood
1980s Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Mahogany, Walnut, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Wood
1990s Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak, Lacquer
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Elm
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Elm
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Linen, Elm, Lacquer
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Elm
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Elm, Lacquer
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Linen, Elm, Lacquer
Mid-18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1990s Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm, Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Zitan
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Elm
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm, Lacquer
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Elm
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Linen, Elm, Lacquer
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Elm, Lacquer
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Wood, Elm
1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm, Lacquer
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1980s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
1920s Indonesian Chinese Export Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Linen, Wood, Elm, Lacquer
1990s Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Elm
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Elm
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
1990s Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Elm, Paint
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Serpentine
Antique and Vintage Coffee Tables for Sale: Shop Mid-Century Coffee Tables, Travertine Coffee Tables and More
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 — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.