Coffee and Cocktail Tables
2010s Mexican American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Early 1900s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Early 2000s Philippine Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1980s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1930s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1980s American Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass, Bronze
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Bronze, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lucite
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
1940s European Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze
20th Century American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
20th Century Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s American Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
20th Century American Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1970s Spanish Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1970s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s American Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Giltwood, Lacquer
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1970s Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lacquer
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Limestone
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
2010s American American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
1980s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
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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