Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Coffee and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Color: Gold
Bronze and Forged Iron Coffee Table in the Style of Diego Giacometti
Located in Pasadena, CA
Etruscan style coffee table of forged and hammered iron with a stretcher base, curved legs that support figural panther heads made of bronze and paw feet. Glass top rests upon the ba...
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1980s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Contemporary High Polished Bronze Coffee Table by Colo
By Art Decor
Located in London, GB
Bonze coffe table by Colo studio, 2022
Limited and numbered edition of 8 pieces + 4 AP, handmade in France.
Bespoke dimensions and patinas upon request.
Material: Bronze, gold...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Modern Maison Jansen Attrib Mixed Metal Greyhound Table
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning rare midcentury French mixed metal two-tier table attributed to luxury Parisian design house Maison Jansen (Paris, France; 1880-1989)
Mid-20th Century, having a patinated silver-tone brushed steel frame, gilt metal accents, featuring sculptural bronzed figural greyhound heads, two colorless glass tiers, rising square and tubular legs, terminating in paw feet.
Having the ideal Size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a cocktail - coffee table, sofa end table, chair side table, bedside nightstand, etc. as well as a elegant, sophisticated, and highly decorative refined style that compliments many of today's most popular interior design styles, such as Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency Glam, Art Deco, transitional Industrial, and more.
Dimensions: (approx)
21.75" High, 25.5" Wide, 25.5" Deep
Condition:
Great original unrestored vintage condition. Strong, sturdy, stable, and structurally sound. Presents splendidly, nicely aged patina - patinated with scattered spots of oxidation, heavily worn gilt finish, typical signs of wear consistent with age and use including minor scuffs, scratches and expected character marks. Overall a wonderful example!
Maison Jansen:
Maison Jansen (English: House of Jansen) was a Paris-based interior decoration office founded in the late 19th century and is considered the first truly global design firm, serving prominent clients in Europe, Latin America, North America (including the White House, numerous past presidents and celebrities) and the Middle East.
In 1880, at the height of the Belle Époque, Jean-Henri Jansen emigrated from Holland to open a furniture shop on the Rue Royale in Paris. No one could have anticipated that his little business (one of the forerunners of interior decoration as we know it) would grow into an Empire, but within Jansen’s lifetime, his emphasis on historical research, his focus on client needs, and his comprehensive approach to transforming space, would earn his firm a faithful client base of wealthy, royal, and otherwise elite clients—clients they would keep for almost a century to come.
Maison Jansen was a success from the very start. The shopkeeper made such a splash with his lavish and detailed window displays, and unique approach to selling furniture—Jansen was one of the first dealers to carry everything necessary to furnish a home—that within ten years Maison Jansen was no longer a store but a rapidly expanding design firm with a wealthy and faithful client base. By 1890 Jansen had established a prominent antiques trade, had opened up a workshop on the Rue Pergolese (where the company produced furniture of its own), and had achieved his first great feat of interior decoration—remodeling the Palace of Laeken at the behest of King Leopold II of Belgium.
By 1900 Jansen’s reputation was monumental. His firm represented not merely the royalty of Europe, but the wealthy and powerful from all over the world. What’s more, by the turn of the century his furniture was heralded as some of the finest in Europe. The spectacular Art Nouveau writing desk the firm presented at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle remains, to this day, in the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and is considered one of the supreme examples of the period. Maison Jansen would not miss an important show thereafter, and participated in the 1925 Exhibition...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Steel, Iron
Yves Klein Gold "Monogold" Glass Table, Made in France
By Yves Klein
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Yves Klein Gold "Monogold" Table
Made with 3,000 sheets of gold leaf, glass, Plexiglas and steel.
This iconic table is from an edition begun in 1963 u...
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2010s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Limited Edition Marble Bronze Table, Sumatra V2 by Edizione Limitata
Located in Milano, IT
Sumatra V2 is a 21st century side table made by Italian artisans in cast bronze with light brown patina with an extraordinary Botticino Classico marble plane. It is part of the colle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble, Bronze
1960s Arturo Pani Stellar Gold Leaf Coffee Table Base Mexico City
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Arturo Pani Gold Leaf Coffee Table Base
Sculptural Base
No tabletop glass is included.
Unmarked
Measures: 15 tall x 14.25 D x 29 W.
Preowned original vi...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Agatha Single Coffee Table Low by Draga & Aurel Resin and Bronze, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Dialoghi Mimetici collection by Draga & Aurel:
Coffee table, formed from cast resin and cast bronze. The process of creating the transparent and colorful top requires a special techn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Éclaté Gilded Bronze Coffee Table Lamp by Claude Victor Boeltz
Located in Montreal, QC
Bronze éclaté gilded bronze coffee table lamp by Claude Victor Boeltz inset with amethyst quartz.
Signed: "Made in France Royale Fonderie P...
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1970s French Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Large Mid Century Bronze Nude Coffee Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa mid 20thC
Large Mid Century Bronze Nude Coffee Table
W110 x D110 x H30cm.
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Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Limited Edition Marble Bronze Table, Sumatra V1 by Edizione Limitata
Located in Milano, IT
Sumatra V1 is a 21st century side table made by Italian artisans in cast bronze with light brown patina with an extraordinary Botticino Classico marble plane. It is part of the colle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble, Bronze
Grande Candle Pillar by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Grande candle pillar by Rick Owens
2015
Dimensions: L 7.5 x W 7.5 x H 41 cm
Materials: Bronze
Weight: 3.4 kg
Available in black, gold, and nitrat...
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2010s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Nikau Table 'Seats 6'
Located in Dunedin, NZ
Introducing the Nikau table - an exquisite work of art, created with passion and precision by skilled craftsmen in New Zealand. This table is a true masterpiece that will elevate the...
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2010s New Zealand Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Secondo Fuoco Low Table Contemporary Low Table in Bronze
Located in London, GB
Secondo Fuoco is an investigation into slags, a solidified foamy mass thrown off that emerges on the surface of molten metal. We wondered about the multip...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Bottom of the Barrel, Table in Salvaged Steel and Bronze
Located in Montreal, CA
Bottom of the Barrel is a collection conceived from discarded oil barrels harvested from the artist's surroundings. The barrels are processed into functional objects and finished by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Glass Top Bronze Figurine Coffee Table by Maitland Smith
Located in Pomona, CA
The beveled glass top sits on four bronze figures the bottom shelf is covered in embossed leather.
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Late 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Betty Coffee Table by Marmi Serafini
Located in Geneve, CH
Betty coffee table by Marmi Serafini
Materials: Calcatta marble, bronze.
Dimensions: D 38 x H 40 cm
Available in other marbles and metals.
Sculptural design, organic proportion...
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
C. Conndray Bronze Figural Art Nouveau Sculpture Coffee Table with Glass Top
By Louis Icart
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Beautifully patinated, absolutely exquisite Art Nouveau figural bronze coffee table by C. Conndray. This coffee table is a perfect example ...
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1960s American Art Nouveau Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Limited Edition Bronze Low Table, Ala V2 by Edizione Limitata
Located in Milano, IT
"Ala V2 is a low table/bech made of cast bronze. Ala is a 21st Century collection of teable made by Italian artisans in casted bronze with a materic
surface. It is part of the colle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Limited Edition Bronze Table, Oasi V2 by Edizione Limitata
Located in Milano, IT
"Oasi V2 is a low table made of cast bronze. Oasi is a 21st Century collection of table made by Italian artisans in casted bronze with a materic
surface. A thin top with soft shapes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Signed Silas Seandel Coffee Table
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Signed silas seandel coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Limited Edition Bronze Table, Oasi V1 by Edizione Limitata
Located in Milano, IT
"Oasi V1 is a low table made of cast bronze. Oasi is a 21st Century collection of table made by Italian artisans in casted bronze with a materic
surface. A thin top with soft shapes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Bronze 'Chan' Coffee or Large End Table by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, 1960s Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare iteration of the classic and highly sought after 'Chan' coffee table by father and son team, Philip and Kelvin LaVerne (New York), produced in the 1960s and signed with the artists names on the top (see photos). Ingeniously designed with international patination and polychromed bronze and pewter, this rare form coffee table which also functions excellent as a large end table...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Pewter
Limited Edition Marble Bronze Table, Sumatra V3 by Edizione Limitata
Located in Milano, IT
Sumatra V3 is a 21st century side table made by Italian artisans in cast bronze with light brown patina with an extraordinary Botticino Classico marble plane. It is part of the colle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble, Bronze
Attributed to Jacques Quinet, Bronze Coffee Table, Signed and Numbered
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice coffee table is made of bronze with a black lacquered glass top. This is a model attributed to famous french designer Jacques Quinet, circa 1970. The table is signed a...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Bronze Coffee Table by Pierre Salagnac
Located in London, GB
Pierre Salagnac, Elan coffee table
Material: Bronze, glass
Dimensions: L 152 x W 74 x H 40 cm
Year: 2022
Limited and numbered edition of 8 pieces + 4 AP, handmade in France.
- Bespoke dimensions and bronze patinas upon request.
Recently acquired by the Mobilier National as part of the Elysée collection, the Elan coffee table epitomize Pierre Salagnac mastery of age-old craft of working bronze into beautiful artifacts.
Pierre Salagnac is a master bronzesmith, sculptor, and designer. As a graduate of the famous Ecole Boulle in Paris, he was able to learn in-depth the three specific skills that make up the age-old craft of working bronze into beautiful artifacts: mounting, turning, and chiseling. After twenty years spent directing the finest French bronze workshops, Pierre Salagnac is now thriving within his own studio and is, at last, devoting himself to his art as a craftsman-sculptor making metal bloom into life. His perfect mastery of the bronze techniques allows him to set the material free and express the form it contains. He reveals the organic curves of nature in the metal block with great talent. Pierre Salagnac has made a name for himself in the world of interior...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Gold Plated Spoon Green Quartz Stone Handcrafted Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate your morning coffee or tea ritual with our sphere spoon, meticulously handcrafted in Italy by skilled artisans. Fashioned from metal and plated brass, each spoon features a h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Quartz, Gold
Large Laverne Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
A midcentury patinated bronze coffee table with verdigris patina by LaVerne.
Measurements:
Length:69"
Width: 23"
Height: 16".
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1960s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Trio of Gilt Metal Parsons Side Tables With Thick Glass Tops
Located in Southampton, NJ
Superb Parsons tables of 24k gold leaf gilt metal with original 1/2" thick glass tops. 1970's production, the set is suitable for various configurations including use as coffee, cock...
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1970s Post-Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Double Tray Bronze & Glass Coffee Table in Maison Jansen Style
Located in Miami, FL
Double tray Mid-Century coffee table in Maison Jansen Style. Neoclassical style Bronze frame and crystal glass top.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Lost Wax Cast Bronze Verde Coffee Table Base with L Shaped Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage lost wax cast bronze coffee table base from the mid 20th century, with verde patina and L motifs. Created with the traditional ...
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Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Bronze and Clear Glass Hoof Foot Coffee / Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century square coffee / cocktail table with a bronze frame with curved legs ending in hoof feet and an X-stretcher base, supporting a thick clear glass tabletop.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Bronze, Ormolu And Marble Console Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most elegant French late 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and white Carrara marble coffee table. The two tier rectangular table is raised by...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Bronze Guéridon Side Table in the Manner of Maison Toulouse, Telescopic
By Maison Toulouse
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Bronze Telescopic Guéridon side tables in the Manner of Maison Toulouse. Mid-Century Modern. The very quintescence of chic.
Magnificent bronze end table with bronze galerie surrounding a white and grey marble top and telescoping tripod...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Authentic Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Warren Platner for Knoll in Bronze
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An iconic classic circular cocktail table designed by Warren Platner for Knoll. It features a dark bronze wire base with round clear glass top. Very nice condition.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Paintated Bronze Laverne Table
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's patinated bronze Laverne coffee table with etched decoration.
Measurements:
Length: 62"
Width/depth: 26" at widest
Height: 17.5".
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1960s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Willy Daro Bonsai Tree Brass Coffee Table, Belgium, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Aachen, NW
Rare Bonsai tree coffee table made by Willy Daro, Belgium 1970s.
Sculptural base with fine sanded glass top. Decorative floral elements made by brass with a wonderful patina.
Thi...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Curvaceous X-Base Bronze Coffee Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Curvaceous X-base bronze coffee table, American, circa 1990s. The bronze retains it's warm original patina.
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1990s American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Queen Heart Side Tables by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Queen heart side tables by Royal Stranger
Dimensions:
Tall: width 45 x 65 x 47 cm
Short: 50 x 60 x 62 cm
Materials: Glossy varnish on the gold leafed wood structure.
T...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Three Rocks Low Coffee Table, Gold Leaf, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The original design of the three rocks tables was inspired by the Autumnal landscape with fallen leaves in burned tones. These tables are highly customized designs.
Beyond the origi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Silas Seandel Brutalist Lotus Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Silas Seandel brutalist lotus coffee table. Overall measurements with the glass top are 52" x 30". Fascinating metal work which po...
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1970s American Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Gold Plated Spoon White Quartz Stone Handcrafted Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate your morning coffee or tea ritual with our torch spoon, meticulously handcrafted in Italy by skilled artisans. Fashioned from metal and plated brass, each spoon features a ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Quartz, Gold
Queen Heart Side Table by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Queen heart side table by Royal Stranger.
Dimensions: 60 x 50 x 50 cm.
Also available in tall: 65 x 45 x 40 cm
Materials: Glossy varnish on the gold leafed wood structure.
This...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Increible Table 'Attributed Giacomo Sinopoli, Mercier Freres'
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Italian table.
Material: Chrome and bronze
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing th...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Vertebrae Table
By Studio S II
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by jewelry design, we created this sculptural bronze cast coffee table with a custom glass top that sits slightly into the tops of each cast leg so ...
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2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Guéridon
By Jules Leleu
Located in Paris, FR
Coffee table with circular top in eglomerate glass with interlacing decoration.
Green and gold wrought iron base with four legs joined by an "x" brace.
Small internal crack in the...
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20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Gold
Coffe table Art Deco , 1930 in bronze and chrome
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Coffe table
Material: bronze and chrome
Italian
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your d...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Signed Isabelle Faure Bronze Sculpture-Table Quartz, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
The creative design of this coffee table by Isabelle Faure is really something. Tangled in a web of heavy brass branches is a beautiful assembly of quartz stones, lit from the inside...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Quartz, Bronze
Signed Richard Faure Bronze Sculpture-Table Amethyst, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
The creative design of this coffee table by Richard Faure is really something. Tangled in a web of heavy brass claws-like branches is a beautiful and big amethyst geode, lit from the...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Amethyst, Bronze
Mid-Century, Patinated Bronze Laverne Table
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1970's LaVerne coffee table with pedestal base and original patina.
Measurements:
length: 65"
width: 23.75"
height: 18".
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1970s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Coctel table in bronze, glass and mirror, 1920, French
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Year: 1920
Country: French
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the button that re...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Opinion Ciatti XXX Large Square Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
What is immediately clear when we look at the XXX coffee table range designed by Lapo Ciatti is the contrast between the fine finishes and the shapes that are purposely irregular and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Contemporary Gold Plated Spoon Pink Quartz Stone Handcrafted Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate your dining experience with the exquisite craftsmanship and refined beauty of our double spoon. Handcrafted by italian artisans, the distinctive stone handle adds a touch of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Quartz, Gold
23kt Golt Plated Belgo Chrom Coffee Table, 1970s
By Belgo Chrome
Located in Antwerp, BE
Great looking coffee table by Belgo Chrome - Dewulf selection.
A two tier coffee table with a 23kt gold plated - 23kt gilt base.
The legs of this elongated - rectangular Belgo Chrom coffee table...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Gold
1950s Sensational Round Cocktail Table Bronze & Églomisé Arturo Pani Mexico City
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Sensational round cocktail table Bronze and Églomisé Arturo Pani Mexico City
Unmarked.
13.25 x 47.25 glass diameter and 51.5 overall diameter
Preowned original vintage condi...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Gold Plated Spoon White Quartz Stone Handcrafted Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate your dining experience with the exquisite craftsmanship and refined beauty of our double spoon. Handcrafted by italian artisans, the distinctive stone handle adds a touch of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Quartz, Gold
French Deco Gilded Iron Coffee Table
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
1950's -60's coffee table in gilded bronze and scroll legs with uniquely shaped thick glass top, French.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Daniel Gluck Abstract Bronze Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern coffee table designed by Daniel Gluck and manufactured by Daniel Gluck studio in the United States circa 1970’s. This brutalist design features its original bronze...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Luciano Frigerio Sculptural Round Bronze and Glass Coffee Table Italy 1980's
Located in London, GB
Sculptural winged bronze round table with glass top by Luciano Frigeriom born in Desio in 1928..
The table base is made of three bronze butterfly shaped a...
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1980s Italian Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
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.”
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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