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Material: Wood
Billy Baldwin Large Whitewash Oak and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Billy Baldwin designed whitewashed oak frame coffee table with inset glass top circa 1980s.
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Oak

Antique 19th Century Oriental Hardwood Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A late 19th century oriental hardwood stand or coffee table having marble inset Shaped top and carved decoration raised on cabriole legs with under t...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood

Large Coffee Table Afra and Tobia Scarpa Style, Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Extra large wood coffee table attributed to Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Great fine wood veneers rosewood like give this table a unique and gor...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Impressive Organic Teak Wood Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Impressive reclaimed teak root coffee hand carved into this usable shape whilst respecting the natural organic wood. We polished the top with a natural oil finish revealing the beaut...
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2010s Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern Round Pink Marble Veined & Teak Coffee Table
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern Marble and Mahogany Coffee Table, 1950s. Featuring a sturdy, inlaid mahogany framework, circular surface divided quadrant area inset with Rosa Norve...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Square Rolled Edges Coffee Table MINT!
By Durland, Dux of Sweden
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern teak square rolled edges coffee table MINT!.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

Coffee Table attributed to Eugenio Escudero
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this coffee table with the amazing and characteristic design of Eugenio Escudero, made in México in mahogany wood, circa 1950. We do not include glass for best shipping but ...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Cedar

Joe Colombo Coffee Table
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Handsome Joe Colombo Coffee Table, Italy 1970's Oval shaped original lacquered plywood with smoked glass top and rosewood foot and interior sh...
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1970s Italian Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

A Meiji/Taisho Period Street Vendor Stool, Cedar Timbers. Japan, early 1900s
Located in London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire
A most probably Meiji/Taisho period street vendor stool, constructed of cedar timbers. Originating from Japan and dating from the early 1900s with handp...
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Gordon Martz Tile Mosaic Round Top Coffee Table on Tapered Dowel Legs MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Gordon Martz Tile Mosaic Mid-Century Modern round top coffee table on tapered dowel legs MINT!.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Chestnut

ISA Bergamo, Coffee Table, Teak, Metal, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A coffee or cocktail table, designed and produced by ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Adjustable Mid-Century Italian Coffee Table by Willy Rizzo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Mid-Century coffee table by Willy Rizzo, 1970s. Table can be opened opened from both sides to create more surface area, and to access interior storage. This item is in A1 con...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

French Farmhouse coffee table
Located in MILL, NL
Antique French 18th century farmhouse coffee table. Country house style. With wide drawer on long side. Dimensions: W124.5 x D65 x H50
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Early 19th Century Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chestnut

A mid century coffee table made from teak with a laddered magazine shelf 1960s
Located in Houston, TX
A lovely mid century coffee table made from teak with a laddered magazine shelf, circa 1960s. Made by Remploy and has the tag on the underside. In very good original condition with s...
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1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a rectangular dovetailed top, four modern legs, sliding drawer accessible on front or back side, ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Pair of wooden tables (dark finish) Lyda Levi - McGuire 1970
Located in Roma, RM
Pair of wooden tables (Dark finish) with leather bindings Production: Lyda Levi - McGuire Single table dimensions 65 W x 35 H x 43 D cm Sold as set of 2
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1970s Italian Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Leather

Paul McCobb for Calvin Coffee Table Leather Top Philippine Mahogany Brass Trim
Located in Monrovia, CA
Rare 1950s Paul McCobb leather top coffee table. Gorgeous Philippine mahogany, brass trim, tear drop brass pulls, pull out drawer and calvin gran...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

2017 De La Espada of Portugal 434 Luna Coffee Table in Danish Oiled Walnut 42in
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a substantial 434 Luna Coffee Table in Danish-oiled Black American Walnut, handmade by the master craftsmen at De La Espada in Portugal in 2017. The piece has a large round p...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Grete Jalk Teak Surfboard Coffee Table #2
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Grete Jalk Manufacturer: Glostrup Møbelfabrik Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 63″ wide x 22″ deep x 17.5″ tall
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Modern Rustic Live Edge Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful vintage modern design with an unusual top that has natural cut-out designs on top, fairly smooth edges, and an elegant dark walnut finish. This studio made piece makes th...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Early 20th Century Wood Coffee Table with Large Removable Tray, 1924, Set of 2
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful side table with large removable tray. It has another matching side table, exactly the same but small in size. Early 20Th Century Wood Side Table or Coffee Table with Large ...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Bellagio Black Coffee Table
Located in Milan, IT
Fashioned of ash and showcased in a deep-black stain for a statement of unfailing class, this circular coffee table belongs to an elegant series of pieces distinguished by a special ...
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2010s Italian Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

1950's Brutalist Design Artisan Oak Carved Side Table
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Brutalist Design Artisan Handmade Carved Side table. Made in Belgium, 1950's period. Solid oak constructed round coffee or side table with carved and turned base set together...
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1950s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Danish Modern Borge Morgensen Shaker series Model 5267 Oak Coffee table
Located in Uccle, BE
Shaker table model 5267 for Danish Furniture makers in Fredericia, Denmark. Among the great mid-20th century Danish furniture designers, Børge Mogensen distinguished himself with his faith to traditional values of craftsmanship and honesty of materials. While peers such as Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl and Arne Jacobsen designed some of the most striking and now iconic furnishings of the era, Mogensen focused on making pieces that were simple, durable and comfortable — and in the long run perhaps more useful and better loved. Mogensen studied under and later worked for Kaare Klint, a master cabinetmaker whose chief tenets were quality of construction and simplicity of line. Klint was a classicist, who believed that furniture forms should evolve from those of historical models. So, too, in his way was Mogensen, as two of his best-known earlier pieces attest. His 1945 Spokeback Sofa, with hinged arms that can be lowered to facilitate lounging, is a reinterpretation of the venerable Knole settee. With the oval silhouette of its plywood backrest and waterdrop-shaped cutouts, Mogenson’s Shell chair, designed in 1949, can be seen as a novel take on early 19th century Empire side chairs. Yet Mogensen shared the aesthetical sensibilities of his most forward-looking colleagues. His cabinets deploy the same spare geometries and lushly figured woods as those of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his disciple Florence Knoll, the chief difference being that Mies and Knoll used...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

Coffee Table with Hidden Storage, Lacquer Finish, Wood Veneer, and Metal Accents
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This coffee table showcases a sleek and contemporary design, blending functionality with refined aesthetics. The rectangular structure is finished in a high-gloss lacquer, exuding a ...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Geometric Coffee Table In Ebony Wood Veneer Marquetry & Polished Brass Details
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This coffee table is designed to become a central territory in any living space. From the intersection of geometric shapes, a plain arises from the ground. Top: Bird Eye, Artic Bird ...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Frank Original Side Table by Wende Reid - Natural, Lacquered or Ebonized
Located in Chatswood, NSW
Frank Side Table is original sculptural, organic modern. Frank Side Table is a refined example of 21st century artisanal design. Its signature sensuous shape and perfect proportions...
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Round Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table in the Style of Paolo Buffa - Italy
Located in Girona, Girona
Round coffee table, solid cherrywood with stained cherrywood veneer, French polish. In the style of Paolo Buffa. Italy, circa 1940.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Cherry

Polychrome Hand Carved Wood Figural Coffee Table, Glass Top
Located in Stamford, CT
Amazing figural polychrome hand carved coffee table with a glass top. This is a great unique piece with two carved wood male figures holding a glass top. Overall in good condition bu...
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20th Century Asian Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Teak 'Smile' Table by Johannes Andersen for CFC Silkeborg, 1950s
Located in Breda, Netherlands
Smile table! The iconic Danish, Johannes Andersen, CFC, teak ’Smile’ coffee table, Denmark, 1960s The ’Smile’ coffee table, designed by Johanne...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

Dolmen Table, nesting pair in Silver Travertine and Ebonized Oak
Located in Vancouver, BC
Dolmen are imagined and realized based on the work of a people in my own ancestry, but lost in time. The ancient megalithic stone structures of Europe are enshrouded in mystery, with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine

Vintage Danish Modern Teak Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Modern teak coffee table, 1960s. Minimalist elegance and cubic design in this side table designed and manufactured in Denmark in the 1960s. Designed in the style of D...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

Spider Legs Round Wood Coffee Table, Paolo Buffa for Brugnoli, Italy 1950's
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Paolo Buffa Spider Leg Coffee Table for Brugnoli – Italy, 1950s A rare and stunning spider-leg coffee table designed by Paolo Buffa for Brugnoli Mobili, this piece is an iconic work...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Amorphous Suar Wood Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Impressive reclaimed four inch thick slab suar wood coffee table. We added the midcentury style legs and polished the top with a natural oil fin...
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2010s Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

Spectacular Mid-Century Modern Zig-Zag Coffee Table
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Fabulous zig-zag shaped coffee table by the Lane Furniture CO. USA, circa 1970's. Spectacular tiger grained oak veneer in a two-tone color/grain inlay. Solid and heavy table.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

"Two Colors" Coffee Table by Branco & Preto, Brazilian Midcentury, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
The "Two Colors" coffee table was designed in circa 1950 and produced by Branco & Preto, an architecture and design firm that opened in 1952 in São Paulo. Branco & Preto was one ...
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1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Harvey Probber Rare Etched Pewter Top Coffee Table 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Rare and exceptional coffee table No. 1322 with etched pewter top on a mahogany base by Harvey Probber, American 1950's. This coffee table was only in production for a short time; it is shown in the catalog from the 1950’s. The etched metal top was made by artist Arpad Rosti with whom Probber collaborated on several designs. The intricate pattern on the top is stunning. This coffee table was part of the retrospective at the New York School...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Pewter

Vintage Signed Italian Art Deco Modern Iron Curule Cocktail Trolley Table
Located in Forney, TX
A stylish vintage, circa 1930s, hammered and patinated bronze-tone iron Italian Modernist table on casters. Signed, V.E.T. Meris. Hand-crafted in Italy in the early/mid-20th centur...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wrought Iron

Elegant Mid-Century Modern Teak Side Table by Hans C. Andersen for Artek 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern occasional side table. Designed by Hans C. Andersen and manufactured by Artek, Denmark, 1960s. Marked beneath the plate: Made in Denmark by Artek...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Teak

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Tulip Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Tulip Walnut Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 36 wide x 36 deep x 15.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call r...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

English Chippendale Inlaid Mahogany Tea Table C. 1940's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English Georgian Mohagany Inlaid butler's tray table. This classic table was known for its versatility, This table gallery has hinged lift up leaves with bright brass hardware. A...
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1940s English Georgian Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mahogany

Rosewood and marble Coffee Table by Unknown designer, Brazilian Midentury, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
The iconic Brazilian designs inspired many other craftsmen and small manufacturers with their vanguard production concerning Brazilian materiality and the "modern values" of the form...
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Trio Marble Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
Coffee Table Trio marble composed of 3 coffee table tops, together on a solid wooden base in bronze matte closed pore lacquered base, with 3 different kind tops: - Green Laponian ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Vintage Brutalist Style Sculpted Round Coffee Table in Aged Oak
Located in Burlăceni, Cahul District
Sculpted Brutalist Coffee Table in Aged Oak – Handcrafted by VulpeConcept This sculptural coffee table is handcrafted from aged oak and reflects a Brutalist approach to form — bold ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Brutalist Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Mid-Century Modern Live Edge Slab or Tree Trunk Cocktail or Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A unique designed table that produced in the early 1970s, maker unknown. Perfect size for a small scale cocktail table or side table. An unusual mix of materials makes this an instan...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Low Profile Coffee Table by Paul McCobb for Planner Group
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous mid-century modern low profile coffee table by Paul Mc Cobb for The Planner Group, original finish in light walnut stain the table its i...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Maple

Vintage Desede Style Italian 1970's Coffee Table in Glass & Leather
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning leather & dark smoked glass top 1970's coffee table in De Sede style This table has been sourced in Italy Nicely patinated leather and well manufactured piece
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Leather, Glass, Wood

Rectangular Leather Coffee Table, Scala by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary leather rectangular coffee table - Scala by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara. The object presented in the i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Leather, Wood

Mid Century Italian Lacquered Wood and Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A space age Italian coffee table. Dark red lacquered wood surrounds a smoke glass mirrored surface and chrome pillar legs. Sourced in Florence Italy.
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb Model 1761 Coffee Table, 1953, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This spectacular Model 1761 coffee table by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb has beautiful walnut grain and was just refinished - gorgeous and ready for immediate use. Signed und...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Walnut Empreinte Coffee Table by RALPH M
Located in Geneve, CH
Walnut Empreinte Coffee Table by RALPH M Dimensions: W 55 x D 55 x H 36 cm. Materials: Solid beech, Walnut. Details: Table Top: Every table top in solid wood is unique in veining ...
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2010s French Post-Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Beech, Walnut

Early 20thc Rustic Mexican Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early wooden Mexican Coffee table with dual drawers. Hand made & carved pine bleached wood. You can leave as is or put your own favorite finish on this cool handmade coffee table.
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Midcentury coffee table by Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, Italy 1970
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Coffee table by Italian sculptor and designer Giuseppe Rivadossi manufactured by Officina Rivadossi. Stunning coffee table featuring a high level of craftsmanship in woodwork which ...
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Mahogany coffee table Ib Kofod Larsen, design 1960's
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant coffee table by the great Danish designer Ib Kofod Larsen. Its legs outside the structure and its slightly raised top give it its refinement and originality and the mahogany,...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mahogany

Paestum Coffee Table in Lacquered Wood with Legs in Corno Italiano, Mod. 1502
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Featuring a round tabletop in wood with lacquered black gloss finish, Paestum coffee table is embellished by three elegant legs in Corno Italiano,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Original Rectangular Oak Table, Czech Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Oak table Czech Mid-Century Modern Material: Oak Period: 1960-1969.
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Oak, Lacquer

Babylone Blue Babel One Coffee Table by Babel Brune
Located in Geneve, CH
Babylone Blue Babel One coffee table by Babel Brune Dimensions: D 42 x W 160 x H 30 cm Material: Charred brushed oak wood, oil finish, powder-coated steel in royal blue. An icon...
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2010s French Post-Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Noche Pigalle Coffee Table M by SNOC
Located in Geneve, CH
Noche Pigalle Coffee Table M by SNOC Dimensions: W 90 x D 90 x H 29 cm. Materials: Teak Wood, Ceramic. Pigalle Collection highlights the feeling of lightness and solidity with its...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Teak

Organic Shaped Modern Coffee Table "Organic 2.0" by Last Workshop, Walnut
Located in Chicago, IL
"Organic 2.0" organic shaped coffee table by Last Workshop, designed in 2024 In solid walnut, natural walnut finish. If not in stock, current production: 6-7 weeks 58"L x 37" x 16"...
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2010s American Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

Brutalist Coffee Table in Solid Black Oak - Hari by Mokko
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This Hari coffee table is a showroom model in excellent condition. This listing is for the specific piece you see on the photos. The coffee table is designed by Aad Bos and crafted i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Brutalist Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Antique and Vintage Wood Coffee Tables for Sale: Shop Burl-Wood Coffee Tables, Rosewood Coffee Tables and More

As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage wood coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior. 

Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. And even as metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, natural materials like wood and stone remain consistently in demand, as designers report a desire to bring natural aesthetics into the home. Walnut coffee tables, rosewood coffee tables and other pieces of wood furniture remind us of the wider world outside our walls and help create a peaceful, soothing atmosphere.  

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. 

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 — shop a collection of antique and vintage wood coffee tables and cocktail tables today.

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