Coffee and Cocktail Tables
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Stoneware, Wenge
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete, Other
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Marble
2010s Danish Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete, Other
1970s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Steel
20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1930s French Louis XIV Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Ormolu
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
20th Century British Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s European Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plexiglass, Scagliola
1970s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Chrome
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century European Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
1990s Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plastic
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Organic Material, Plaster
1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fiberglass
2010s Brazilian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Other
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Beech, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete, Metal
2010s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
2010s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bentwood, Plywood, Laminate
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century English William and Mary Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Plastic
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood, Petrified Wood
1980s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Mahogany
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1970s Dutch Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
2010s French Modern 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.”
Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs. Browse a vast selection of antique, new and vintage coffee table and cocktail tables today.
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