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Material: Wood
Expertly Restored - Frank Rohloff Multi-Blue Color Top Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin, Walnut
Gio Ponti Coffee Table in Walnut and Brass with Crystal, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous and incredibly rare Italian Mid-Century coffee table in walnut wood, brass, and metal with a crystal glass top. This charming coffee table is attributed to the iconic design...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Expertly Restored - Johannes Andersen Extending Teak Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Organic Shaped Modern Nesting Coffee Tables by Last Workshop, Walnut
Located in Chicago, IL
Organic shaped nesting coffee tables by Last Workshop, 2023
Solid walnut, natural finish
Table one: 58" x 32" x 16"H
Table two: 46" x 25" x 13.5"
If not in stock, current productio...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
Pierre Chapo Inspired Solid Oak Brutalist Coffee Table with Center Cut-Out
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutalist Pierre Chapo inspired round coffee table with center cut-out detail in the center. Table is made out of solid oak. Cut out measures 12.625” x 12.625”. In original condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Paul T Frankl Cork Mahogany Amoeba Cloud Coffee Table Model 5005 USA 1950s
Located in Troy, MI
Paul T Frankl cork top Amoeba or Cloud cocktail table
Model 5005
Johnson Furniture circa 1950s
Asymmetrical lacquered cork surface on four sculpted and splayed mahogany legs
Signed ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Cork
Renfrew Grain Scale Coffee Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
An industrial dolly and grain scale coffee table patented in 1911 and manufactured by Renfrew Scale Co. of Ontario, Canada as stamped on the tabletop. The ...
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Industrial Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
Hans Wegner Coffee Table Model 'AT-10' Teak and Cane, Made in Denmark, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A midcentury design from Hans J. Wegner model AT-10 coffee table for Andreas Tuck in Denmark, 1950s. A piece of craftmanship features a solid teak top with a beautifully detailed ra...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cane, Teak
$2,693 Sale Price
20% Off
Organic Shaped Modern Coffee Table by Last Workshop, Walnut
Located in Chicago, IL
Organic shaped coffee table by Last Workshop, 2023
Solid walnut wood finish.
IN STOCK: 1
If not in stock, current produc...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
Lane Acclaim Coffee Table & Pair End Tables 3 Piece Set
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Fulton, CA
A matching three piece set of Mid-Century Modern tables, coffee table and pair end tables. Lane Furniture "Acclaim" series, circa. 1960's. Bold, dovetail detail, tapered legs. Walnu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Vintage Elm Wood Coffee Table
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Introducing the authentic Vintage Elm Coffee Table or Bench, a rare find for those who appreciate the beauty of natural wood. Each piece features stunning grain patterns and unique f...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Goi Ponti stone coffee table
Located in Hudson, NY
Gio Ponti for M. Singer & Sons
Travertine top and sculpted walnut base
Retains original label and beautiful natural patina.
We offer nationwide shipping solutions message us for a q...
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1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Elm Wood Coffee Table 72.75"
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Introducing the authentic Vintage Elm Coffee Table or Bench, a rare find for those who appreciate the beauty of natural wood. Each piece features stunning grain patterns and unique f...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Rare Gustavo Pulitzer Finali Side Table, Italy, 1950s
Located in LEWES, GB
Rare Gustavo Pulitzer Side Table, Italy, 1950s. Ships worldwide.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Coffee Table with Marble Top Attributed to Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Italian coffee table attributed to Ico Parisi (1950s). A mostly reddish, rectangular marble top sits upon a very stylish base consisting of Parisi's iconic wooden legs an...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
$4,414 Sale Price
30% Off
Organic Shaped Modern Coffee Table by Last Workshop, Jet Black Ash
Located in Chicago, IL
Organic shaped coffee table by Last Workshop, 2023
Solid ash wood,
in "jet black" ash finish.
Current Production: 6-7 wee...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Ash
Vintage burl wood coffee table by Paul Michel, 1970s
By Paul Michel
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Burl wood coffee table designed by Paul Michel.
This luxurious coffee table is cleverly designed and slides open to reveal a mirrored spacious looking dry bar compartment.
The use ...
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1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mirror, Burl
Antique converted 19th Century Dutch Colonial Teak Warm Brown Large Coffee Table
Located in Casteren, NL
This large table was originally crafted in the mid-19th century, around 1845, on the island of Java in what was then the Dutch East Indies, now known as Indonesia. The table was init...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indonesian Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
"Rondel" Burl Wood Veneer Cocktail Table by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
As one of our best sellers, the Rondel Bunching cocktail table provides a modern twist on a classic natural material. Two cylindrical forms make an artful, bunching cocktail table an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Burl
Wooden and lacquered table - 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
Square, cream-lacquered coffee table resting on four cubic burl wood legs. A sleek table with beautiful 1970s proportions.
Category
1970s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Cocktail Table Serie 97 – Sereno by NONO for Contemporary Interiors
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cocktail Table Serie 97 – Sereno by NONO for Contemporary Interiors
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Sereno Coffee Table Series – A Note from Joel Escalona
What happens when structure becomes art?
These are...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Roger Capron Coffee Table Ceramic Tile Les Herbiers Garrigue c1960
By Roger Capron
Located in Chicago, IL
Iconic circular coffee table from the 60s by Roger Capron, for Vallauris, France. This coffee table was made by French ceramist Roger Capron in the 1960s. Structure in solid wood an...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Rustic Solid weathered oak Dutch Coffee Table with natural wood color 1960s
Located in Casteren, NL
This rustic coffee table, offered here, was crafted in the early 1960s in Veldhoven, Netherlands, by the renowned furniture makers Piet Rombouts and Sons. The table is made entirely ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Japanese Antique Rustic Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Rustic style coffee table made in Japan.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is carved from a large zelkova tree.
The annual rings and grain of the zel...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Platea Blue Horizon – Coffee Table in Hand-Polished High-Gloss Gradient Lacquer
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Platea Coffee Table
Inspired by the layered beauty of natural plateaus and stepped land formations, the Platea Coffee Table embodies an architectural landscape in motion. Each block ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Jens Risom, Coffee Table, Walnut, USA, 1960s
By Jens Risom
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut coffee table with rotating top, model 4010 designed by Jens Risom, USA, 1960s.
Dimensions: 16” H x 42” Diameter
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Modern Patchwork Burl And Brass Milo Baughman Style Coffee Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1970s modern patchwork burl floating coffee table with brass trim in the manner of Milo Baughman. The piece is in very good condition with the ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian 1940s Art Deco Midcentury Walnut Carved Legs Dry Bar Side Cocktail Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian side table in typical Art Deco shape and materials with its beautiful wood, small side door and drawer, and the overall harmonic design. Its nice shape and look ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Floating Surfboard Coffee Table, 1990s
Located in Harlingen, TX
A vintage mid-century modern surfboard coffee table made in Sweden circa 1995. This classic MCM piece features an oak finish, an elongated oval surfboard-shape 'floating' top, a maga...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Art Deco Streamline Cocktail Table by Modern Age Furniture Company C.1930’s
Located in Bernville, PA
Art Deco Machine Age Cocktail Table by the Modern Age Furniture Company. Tons of style with curving sides and professionally restored in a rich walnut finish. The table depicts the American Streamline Art...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple
Pair of Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Tables for Henredon
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Super RARE and early Mid Century set of 2 tables from the Taliesin Collection by Frank Lloyd Wright for Heritage-Henredon.
1 coffee table (33" square x 15.75" high) also available. ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
A NEOCLASSICAL SHABBY-CHIC Lacquer COFFEE TABLE by JEAN-CLAUDE MAHEY France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and luxurious rectangular coffee table, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, base in black lacquered wood, thick square section top in burgundy red lacquered wood (deep and intens...
Category
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Charlotte Perriand Low Table, c. 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and architecturally grounded low table by Charlotte Perriand. Executed in richly grained solid hardwood — mahogany — the table showcases Perriand’s enduring commitment to hon...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Brown Saltman Style Hexagon Drum Coffee Table
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Stunning Mid-Century Modern Coffee/Side Table in the Style of Brown Saltman
Add a touch of mid-century elegance to your home with this beautiful coffee table or side table...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
$527 Sale Price
20% Off
Colin Cocktail Table
Located in Houston, TX
Handcrafted in pieced solid ash, our Colin cocktail table is curvaceous, simple, and elegant. With a nod to midcentury design, yet classically updated.
A modern, curved large coffee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ash
$3,900 / item
Modular Modern Solid Oakwood Cocktail Cubes with Bronze Details (price per unit)
Located in Birmingham, AL
These modern solid oakwood cocktail cubes with bronze details are the right height for a coffee table or cocktail table for drinks and tapas. The interior fits records, books or collections of any kind. Arrange as one, a pair or a foursome for a modular table or stack as a bookcase against the wall or as a low room divider. Modular and stackable function makes it ideal for growing and changing uses and needs over time. Modern lines and versatile color palette. Pick one color or many. Bronze pins...
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2010s North American Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Elm Wood Tree Stump Table
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
stump table - a one-of-a-kind masterpiece that will add a touch of nature to your space. Crafted from a single elm wood tree stump, each table is uniquely designed to showcase the na...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Karl Springer, Coffee Table, Wood, USA, 1980s
Located in High Point, NC
A lacquered wood coffee or cocktail table designed and produced by Karl Springer, USA, c. 1980s.
Dimensions: 15.25"H x 46.375"W x 29.125"D
Category
1980s American Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Table basse brutaliste vintage en pierre et chêne des années 70 80
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Grande table basse rectangulaire brutaliste vintage des années 70 80, dans le style de Paul Kingma, 2 pieds hexagonaux, plateau de forme octogonale recouvert de différentes pierres d...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Fossil Coffee Table In Petrified Wood Overlay Top & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Fossil Coffee Table In Petrified Wood Overlay Top & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal
The slow, natural processes of the earth often yield the most remarkable designs. Petrified wood form...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Petrified Wood, Lacquer
Table basse moderniste ovale vintage en pin massif des années 70 80
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table basse moderniste vintage des années 70 80, en pin massif, dans le goût de Rainer Daumiller, design original et atypique tout en arrondis comme une bulle, plateau supérieur oval...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Maison Regain Coffee Table with Storage in Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Maison Regain coffee table or small storage trunk, elm, beech, France, 1970s
This practical coffee table by Maison Regain was made in France in the 1970s. Crafted from elm and beech...
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech, Elm
Baguette Tall Rounded Canaletto Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Milan, IT
An elongated MDF top with rounded extremities, veneered in precious Canaletto walnut, and featuring a blunted profile is the element explaining the reason this design is named after ...
Category
2010s Italian Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$1,328 / item
XL Coffee Table by Angel Pazmino for Muebles de Estilo
Located in Beerse, VAN
XL coffee table by Angel Pazmino for Muebles de Estilo.
The table is signed and dated on the bottom with pencil. Probably with the name of the then owner and the year in which the t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ecuadorean Folk Art Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
Brazilian Designer, Coffee Table, Wood, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood coffee table designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1950s.
Dimensions: 17.4” H x 39.9” W x 16.4” D
All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Baguette Low Rounded Canaletto Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Milan, IT
A typical French baguette, with its elongated body and rounded extremities, inspired the exclusive design of this coffee table. Orthogonal metal sheets - epoxy-powder-varnished in ch...
Category
2010s Italian Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$1,351 / item
Celina Decorações, Coffee Table, Wood, Marble, Brazil, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and marble coffee table produced by Celina Decorações, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, c. 1960s.
The wooden base presents with moderate loss of wood in various places throughout stru...
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Lacquered Live Edge Specimen Burl Coffee Table with Root Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the enchanting charm of a beautifully crafted, unique tree-shaped wood coffee table—a stunning centerpiece that embodies mid-century style. The table features a free-form, l...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Burl
Late Meiji Era(1868-1912)Japanese Antique Floor Writing Desk or Coffee Table
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This low table was crafted in the late Meiji era (1868-1912).
Reflecting Japan’s floor-seated culture, it features a lower height than standard tables. The tabletop is made from a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chestnut
Mae Modern Solid Wood and Woven Leather Coffee Table by Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Mae coffee table by Crump and Kwash
Features - Hand turned, solid wood legs and cross members / solid wood top / Veg tan woven leather shelf / custo...
Category
2010s North American Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Maple, Oak, Walnut
Mario Marenco, Coffee table, Walnut, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A Canaletto Walnut coffee table designed by Mario Marenco and produced by Mobilgirgi. Italy, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Paco Rabanne Coffee Table in Etched Brass with Agate Detailed Top
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paco Rabanne, coffee table, brass, laminated wood, agate, France, 1970s
A top notch example of 1970s French glamour, this exceptional coffee table by Paco Rabanne is a striking comb...
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Agate, Brass
A Biomorphic Coffee Table by Lane 1960's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic biomorphic coffee table by Lane, circa 1960s. Made of elmwood, glass top. Original finish with nice patina.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Gianfranco Frattini Large Version Nesting Tables for Cassina, Italy, 1966
Located in Milan, IT
Gianfranco Frattini large version nesting tables for Cassina, Italy, 1966.
Wood nesting tables with black and white interchangeable tops
Original Cassina labels.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Formica, Wood
Japanese Antique Writing Desk, Low table Meiji Era '1868-1912', Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique low table was crafted in the Meiji Era (1868–1912).
Made entirely of zelkova wood (keyaki), the table showcases a richly textured surface that has deepened in character...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
White Oak Wood + Bronze Cast Details Winston Coffee Table by Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
Inspired by Japanese shou sugi ban finishes, that we use on our hyo table and beam bench. We developed our own hardware with a local bronze foundry to enhance the beauty and function to start a new lineage of work. A recent collaboration with resident Birmingham metal artists, along with our bounty of unique lumber from the local urban forest, imbues this round wood and bronze table with a richness and tactile pleasure.
White oak from the urban forest has interesting grain and a warm hue for a modern living room or sitting area. Flexible dimension per your needs can provide plenty of surface area. This piece works for a luxe, residential living room or indoor sitting area.
Urban wood species like walnut and sweet gum, as well as square and rectangular designs work with these unique bronze features and monolithic table...
Category
2010s American American Craftsman Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
The Slatted. Brazilian Solid Wood Design by Amilcar Oliveira
Located in São Paulo, SP
The Slatted Coffee Table seamlessly blends the straight lines of its frame with the rounded design of its tabletop, creating a harmonious and elegant piece. Beneath the tabletop, a s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,000 Sale Price / item
37% Off
French Brutalist Oak Coffee Table Three Legs, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
French midcentury coffee table made with the trunc of an oak tree. The cracks in the wood and the bark still present contribute to the authenticity to a piece already marked by its b...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Coffee Table in Wood and Glass Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
midcentury Rectangular coffee table in solid wood and smoked glass top by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Wood has been polished by a professional ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Smoked Glass, Wood
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Walnut Jacks Coffee Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Walnut Jacks Coffee Table
This coffee table measures: 50.5 wide x 34 deep x 16 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in wh...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
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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