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Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
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Art Deco Stone Coffee Table Calacatta Marble Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Stone Coffee Table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
Stone coffee table lives up to its name featuring an exuberant stone texture with beautiful, in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Modern Armona Coffee Tables, Shadow Onyx, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Armona Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Granite, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Brazilian style coffee table
Located in Nijlen, VAN
Brazilian style coffee table
What an exceptional piece, this piece is a unique piece. It is made of tropical wood, probably this table came from somewhere in South America. The table...
Category
1960s Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Florence Knoll Solid Chromed Steel Tables with Floating Walnut Laminate Tops
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Original solid steel 24 inch square side tables by Florence Knoll with floating laminate walnut tops. We have multiple tables that can be used tide by side as a longer coffee table. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Cinco Cuerda II: Eclectic Mahogany & Brass-Lined Coffee Table
Located in Guaynabo, US
Unveil the allure of the "Cinco Cuerda II," an eclectic masterpiece blending the warmth of Caribbean craftsmanship with modern design principles. This ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Puerto Rican Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Bellis, Coffee Table by Tobjorn Afdal in Rosewood and Mahogany
Located in PARIS, FR
This Bellis coffee table was designed by Tobjorn Afdal in the 1960s for Bruksbo. It is a very functional coffee table, measuring 50cm high and 107c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Coffee Table, Leaf Shape, Maple Solid Organic Shaped
Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria
Coffee table in solid maple.
Worked out by hand in leaf form
The deformed leaf - stem / leaf tip / leaf side are the support points
The wood is sculpted an...
Category
2010s German Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple
Jagae
Located in Yongsan-Gu, KR
Maedeup is a multi-functional furniture/ wall decoration that highlights the Korean traditional knot-making method interpreted into the contemporary design piece by collaborating with a seamstress who worked on beddings for more than 30 years, following the traditional way of making the knots created with sustainable, animal cruelty-free material.
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Handcrafted, mega-sized (made with a pillow of 30m in length, 14 cm in diameter), experimental furniture incorporating a variety of traditional Korean knots, is one of the oldest forms of decorative art. This multipurpose furniture...
Category
2010s South Korean Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Abalone, Birch, Lacquer
J. Andersen Mid-century Sofa Table Model 240 in Teak
Located in Berlin, DE
This sofatable is outstanding for its organic shape. The same Andersen invented the "smiley sofatable" which made him known beneath the danish designers of his period. This special s...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Wooden Coffee Table with Removable Tray, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century wooden coffee table with removable tray, Italy 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Walnut, Stainless Steel Cofee Table "Snake"
Located in Dolné Sľažany, SK
The table top made of walnut wood has hand-carved ornaments that are filled with epoxy resin.
The stainless steel leg was hand welded and then hand polished.
The main idea was to u...
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2010s Slovak Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hand Carved Gilt Wood French Louis XVI Style Coffee Table with Marble Top
Located in London, Park Royal
A beautifully crafted, hand carved Louis XVI style coffee table featuring fine detailing. Finished in an antiqued, hand gilded patina with a beveled Carrara marble top. Other sizes a...
Category
2010s British Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Moooi Common Comrades Emperor Table in Solid Birch by Neri and Hu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A clever personification of the simplicity of country life, where everybody knows 'who' you are and 'what' you do, the Common Comrades table family amuses us with its utilitarian simplicity & honest soul.
Additional information:
Material: Solid birch
Finish: Red (RAL 3003...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch
Vondel Side Table Handcrafted in Red Honed Travertine
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Designed as a midpoint between a sculpture and an accessory, the Vondel side table in honed red Travertine presents a sense of permanence – giving it...
Category
2010s South African Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Bench/Table Designed by Sigvard Nilsson for Söwe-konst, Sweden. 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bench/table designed by Sigvard Nilsson for Söwe-Konst,
Sweden, 1970s.
Elm.
Dimensions:
L: 137 cm/ 54"
D: 70 cm/ 27 1/2"
H: 48 cm/ 18 7/8"
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Regia Occasional Table in Walnut Wood Finish Featuring White Glass 39''
Located in Miami, FL
The stunning Regia occasional table consists of an individual table that you can match with another Regia table that we have available or just keep it...
Category
2010s Brazilian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Art Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Leather and Glass Coffee Table, Italy, 1980s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern leather and glass coffee table, Italy, 1980s.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Glass
Sculpture Table with Coral from all contenants cast into the mold
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This piece brings attention to humanities relationship with our oceans and natural environment. 20% of proceeds go to a sustainable living organization. This stunning piece is a foc...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cast Stone, Zinc
Panoplie White Oak Drink Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly made solid white oak cocktail table with carved ribbed detailing. Natural oak finish. Made in Los Angeles. Multiple quantity and c...
Category
2010s North American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Arc 47" Rectangular Coffee Table in Teak Wood Featuring Bronze Glass Top
Located in Miami, FL
The Arc rectangular coffee table, featuring a beautiful teak wood frame combined with an elegant high-styled bronze glass top, is another perfect Uultis addition to anyone's home. Ou...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mirror, Teak
Contemporary Table, Coffee Table, Central Table and Cocktail Table Walnut
By Debonademeo
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Coffee table from the Palafitte collection, made up of solid wood strips that support the veneered Canaletto walnut tops.
Diameter Ø123xh.40cm.
Venice, the floating city, with its ur...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Rustic Square Coffee Table, Walnut Finish
Located in Westwood, NJ
A rustic square coffee table with a rustic walnut stained, hand-rubbed and distressed finish, tapered and turned legs, an Ogee edge on the t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Mahogany and Ormolu Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome and unusual French 19th century Louis XV St. tulipwood, mahogany, and ormolu mount coffee table. The table is raised by charming cabriole legs with original ormolu ac...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Plot Coffee Table in Teak Wood Finish with Cane Under a Tempered Glass Top
Located in Miami, FL
The Plot coffee table, featuring a beautiful teak wood finish frame combined with a cane webbing under a colorless tempered glass top, is another per...
Category
2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Kanyon Coffee Table with Travertine Modern Sculptural Round Walnut In-stock
Located in Istanbul, TR
Kanyon is an authentic coffee table which combines functionality and sculptural posture with simplicity, beautiful materials and exquisite craftsmanship.
Inspired by the topographi...
Category
2010s Turkish Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Travertine
FRAMA Contemporary Sintra Table Small with Black Marble and Natural Cork
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Suitable as a coffee table or side table where the contrast between the soft warm cork, meets the cold smooth marble. The distinction between the two shapes gives the impression of t...
Category
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Metal and Wood Coffee Table with Magazine Holder, Italy, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century metal and wood coffee table with magazine holder - Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern 1970s Danish Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A rare Modernist coffee table of Danish design, circa 1970, the surface constructed of mahogany strips / beams inset with a glass centre, on an aluminium base.
Dimensions:
heigh...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Geometric Coffee Table Oak Wood Brass Metal Stainless Steel by Ana Volante
By Ana Volante
Located in Miami, FL
Moonland wood coffee table
Baltic birch plywood with quarter cut white oak veneer
Brass 260 and stainless steel inlays
Tempered glass 3/8”
Designed by Ana Volante
Dimensions
45...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Modernist Coffee Table by Jan Vaněk for Krásná Jizba
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Rare sculptural coffee table designed by Czech architect Jan Vanek for Krásná Jizba, Czechoslovakia in late 40's. Made of beech wood and very thick heavy glass. In very good original...
Category
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
"Aurora" One-Of-A-Kind Glass Topped Coffee Table Satin Finish Brass Base
By Kalarara
Located in Roma, RM
“AURORA” is a one-of-a-kind coffee-table, designed and manufactured by KalaRara. The tabletop realised on an aluminium sheet covered in gold, silver and copper leaf overlaid with Mur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Circular Coffee Table in the Style of Carlo Bugatti
Located in charmes, FR
Circular coffee table in veneer wood inlaid with lemon and ebony, brass, parchment and imitation crocodile leather decorated with a rosette with legendary fillets of suras four openw...
Category
1980s French Art Nouveau Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian 19th Century Renaissance St. Rosewood and Alabastro Side/Cocktail Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very unique Italian 19th century Renaissance st. Rosewood and Alabastro side/cocktail table. The table is raised by lovely circular mottled feet below exceptional and ...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Travertine and Walnut Table Attributed to Harvey Probber
Located in Buchanan, MI
Travertine and walnut table attributed to Harvey Probber, Heritage Drexel.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Coffee table made with fabulous millenary olive wood. Unique piece.
Located in Torino, IT
This coffee table is part of a collection inspired by the nature created by the artist and designer Raoul Gilioli.
The value of this table is given by the wood that the artist used. ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Danish Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Cocktail Table
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Book matched rosewood cocktail table with cerused oak base. Tapered legs. Floating edge top subtle design feature. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, does have a minor...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Oak
Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
Waxed mahogany coffee table with base connected by a spacer.
Category
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Wooden Coffee Table on an Wooden Base
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional wooden coffee table in teak wood, bleached exceptional one piece wood used as top.
Category
20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Ming Style Tessallated Stone and Horn Cocktail Coffee Table
Located in West Hartford, CT
Beautiful MIng style rectangular cocktail table features tessallated stone with a tessallated horn border.
Category
Late 20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Art Deco Armilar Console Table, Ebony Gold Leaf, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
Armilar Console, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
The Armilar console table has a modern design that pays homage to the Portuguese armillary sphere,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel, Gold Leaf
Modern Aire Coffee Table, Patagonia Stone, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Aire coffee table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite, Onyx, Brass
Modern Infinity Coffee Table, Calacatta Marble, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Infinity Coffee Table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
The Infinity marble coffee table captures the passage o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel
Modern Raw Side Table, Sahara Noir Marble, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Raw Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Raw Marble Side Table celebrates the interplay of perfecti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Onyx, Stainless Steel, Brass, Metal
Louis XV Provincial Style Walnut Tea Table with Stone Top, 19th Century
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Louis XV Provincial style walnut tea table with stone top, Early 19th century. Great Scale And Patina. Feel free to call with questions.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Line Zero Collection, Number 23 by Dylan Myers
Located in Elkridge, MD
Step into the world of concrete and art with Dylan Myers' Line Zero Collection. This collection is a true representation of Dylan's personal journey, a journey that has led him to ...
Category
2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete, Cement
One of a kind Sculpture Table with Coral from countries around the world
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This one of a kind piece brings attention to humanities relationship with our oceans and natural environment. 20% of proceeds go to a sustainable living organization. This stunning piece is a focal point and discussion piece for any space.
This one of a kind piece was created by placing old coral...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Zinc
Line Zero Collection, Number 13 by Dylan Myers
Located in Elkridge, MD
Line Zero Collection, by Dylan Myers, is a representation of his journy into the world of concrete and art.
Concrete is the most basic building material, while yet at the same ti...
Category
2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete, Cement
Contemporary Vintage Jokes Coffee Table Wood Velvet Teal & Marroon Animalier
Located in Sarzana, Lombardia
Dante
Coffee table/side table.
The Dante table is very versatile, it can be used as coffee table in a living-room, paired with another one as side tables for the bedroom or as sm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Zinc
Line Zero Collection, Number 12 by Dylan Myers
Located in Elkridge, MD
Line Zero Collection, by Dylan Myers, is a representation of his journy into the world of concrete and art.
Concrete is the most basic building material, while yet at the same ti...
Category
2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete, Cement
Antique English Victorian Bagatelle Flip Top Game Table on Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A fun and unusual 19th century Victorian English mahogany Bagatelle game board table with nicely aged patina.
Featuring a rectangular folding portable game board with warm, rich mahogany wood case exterior, and a patinated brass hinged lid lift top that flips open to extend and reveal the baize (green felt like billiards material) lined gaming surface with semi-circular bentwood bumper at one end adorned with nine numbered holes, arranged with one in the center of the bentwood gallery and the rest surrounding it evenly in a ring. Framing the board, twenty-four contrasting inlay panels set with five holes run along either side of the board, originally used to keep score. circa 1890
The game board rests partially inset in a fitted mahogany stand base, raised on four straight square legs joined by ‘H’ stretcher.
A wonderful piece of game board history, originally designed to sit on top of a dining table or games table, this piece features a fitted stand, making it the ideal size and proportions for use as a one-of-a-kind coffee table, chair side table, cocktail table, low console, or simply displayed as a distinctive decorative folk art piece.
Dimensions (approx):
18" High, 31.25" Wide, 15.75" Deep
Open: 60" Wide
Good condition overall, especially considering age. Dark rich patina over the whole, enhanced by heavy buildup lustrous sheen and antique mahogany glow. No game pieces or accessories included. Age appropriate wear including various imperfections, with expected signs of use, including losses, checking, wear to finish and baize liner, staining, minor splitting to bent wood, all wear consistent with age and indicative of use. All of which adds to the elegant warmth, sophisticated antique character, and overall authenticity.
Please refer to photography for complete condition.
Delivered lightly cleaned, hand waxed, polished French patina finish, ready for immediate use as furniture.
History:
The origins of Bagatelle (or its many iterations) are even less clear than most games of a similar history, although we do know it has ties to French Kings, American President Abraham Lincoln, and developed into bar billiards, eventually leading to the development of pachinko and pinball.
Bagatelle was a game involving sticks and balls that evolved from efforts to bring outdoor games like ground billiards, croquet, and bowling inside for play during inclement weather. Dating all the way back to the 15th century, the most recent version came about in the 18th century.
In France, during the long 1643–1715 reign of Louis XIV, billiard tables were narrowed, with wooden pins or skittles at one end of the table, and players would shoot balls with a stick or cue from the other end, in a game inspired as much by bowling as billiards. Pins took too long to reset when knocked down, so they were eventually fixed to the table, and holes in the bed of the table became the targets. Players could ricochet balls off the pins to achieve the harder scorable holes. Quite a number of variations on this theme were developed.
In 1777 a party was thrown in honour of Louis XVI and the queen at the Château de Bagatelle, recently erected at great expense by the king's brother, the Count of Artois. Bagatelle from Italian bagattella, signifies 'a trifle', 'a decorative thing'. The highlight of the party was a new table game featuring a slender table and cue sticks, which players used to shoot ivory balls up an inclined playfield. The game was dubbed bagatelle by the count and shortly after swept through France.
From 1770 to 1850 Bagatelle was just as popular as Billiards throughout England and Britain.
Some French soldiers carried their favorite bagatelle tables...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modern Square Center Coffee Table High-Gloss Black Oak Wood Gold Lacquered Steel
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The "Fifties Square Center Coffee Table" listed here is made in high-gloss black oak wood and gold lacquered steel.
The piece is new. Please request additional images or videos. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel
Andrianna Shamaris Impressive Petrified Wood Single Slab
Located in New York, NY
Impressive live edge single slab petrified wood with beautiful natural markings and contrasting color tones. This can be made into a coffee table, console ...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood, Petrified Wood
Custom Boucle Cube Ottoman with White Oak Waterfall Table
Located in Brea, CA
Custom ottoman cocktail table in creamy white boucle fabric. Firmer foam holds its structure when using as a bench for seating.
White Oak wat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Baker Furniture Verre Églomisé Gilt Ebonized Antique Coffee Table, Labelled
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Baker Furniture Verre églomisé gilt ebonized antique coffee table, labelled. Baker marking dates to 1940 according to my research. Extremely rare piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Organic Modern Bordeira Coffee Table, Marble, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Bordeira Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collecti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Organic Modern Dornes Side Table, Oak Brass, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Dornes Side Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Dornes side table was crafted to tell a story of scenic beauty, embodying the captiva...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
"Xilte" Coffee Table
By ADN Studio
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
The "Xitle" coffee table is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretation of the archytypical modern f...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Original Rectangular Oak Table, Czech Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Oak table
Czech Mid-Century Modern
Material: Oak
Period: 1960-1969.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak, Lacquer, 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.”
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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