Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1940s European Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Gold Leaf
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Bronze, Brass
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Slate, Bronze
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Gold Plate, Chrome
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Gold Plate, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Brass, Chrome
2010s Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Chrome
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1970s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Steel, Chrome
1970s French Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze, Brass, Steel
1950s French Empire Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze, Steel
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Bronze
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Bronze, Steel
1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Gold Plate
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Brass, Bronze
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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