Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rock Crystal, Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plastic, Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Slate, Wrought Iron
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fiberglass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Slate, Metal
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone, Concrete, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Lucite
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Onyx, Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Chrome
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Lucite
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Goatskin
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Lucite
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Lucite
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal, Brass
1960s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Aluminum
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Granite, 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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