Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
1970s Indian Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Copper, Lead
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1940s European Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1790s Swedish Folk Art Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Late 20th Century Philippine Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1960s Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Olive
Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Shell, Glass, Wood
1970s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wicker, Wood
20th Century French Napoleon III Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Wood
1980s Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Lacquer, Paper
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
19th Century Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Bronze, Iron
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Aluminum
1950s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1950s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
Early 2000s Mexican Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Steel, Cut Steel
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
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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