Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Early 19th Century Empire Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Yew
2010s Mexican American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass, Bronze
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
1990s American Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
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, Steel
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1980s American Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Bronze, Iron
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lucite
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
1940s European Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
20th Century American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
20th Century Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s American Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Early 1900s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1970s Spanish Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
2010s American Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Giltwood, Lacquer
Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1940s French Empire Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
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
19th Century British Empire Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
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
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
20th Century Mexican Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Empire Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Mahogany
1930s French Empire Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble, Brass
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
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
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Wood
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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