Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1750s French Louis XV Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
20th Century French Louis XV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
2010s American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Iron
2010s British Louis XV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Giltwood
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
20th Century French Louis XV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
2010s Mexican Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
2010s Italian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
20th Century Louis XV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Aluminum
19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
2010s American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete
1980s Italian Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Early 2000s American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
2010s American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1910s French Louis XV Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
2010s Polish Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
20th Century American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
Mid-20th Century Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Walnut
1990s Italian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1960s French Louis XV Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1950s French Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century French Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1920s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
20th Century American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
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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