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Material: Wood
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
Biedermeier 19th Century Cherrywood Dining Table/ Center Table, Austria ca. 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Charming round Biedermeier dining/ center table from the renowed period in Austria around 1830. A wonderful handcrafted 19th century so-called "vase table" standing on an artfully designed, bulbous cherry veneered base. The absolutely amazing looking round table plate impresses with fine mirrormatched cherrywood which builds an outstanding pattern. An around 2" inch wide nutwood veneered frame on the outside, adorned by additional inlayed maple thread builds the perfect contrast. The highlight of this remarkable Biedermeier table is the inlay work in the center: an ebonized round field with a lovely floral design and the German words taken from the Lord´s Prayer: "unser tegliches Brot gib uns heute" - meaning: "give us this day our daily bread...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cherry, Maple, Nutwood, Spruce
Mid century Paul McCobb Iron base Coffee Table Bench Blonde Maple top
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Paul McCobb Planner Group solid maple 60 inch coffee table bench blonde maple - Minimalist in original blonde finish. Very delicate designed coffee table with iron rod base...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Marble Top Coffee Table with Barley Twist Base
Located in Westwood, NJ
This table brings together traditional European design and timeless materials for a statement of elegance and strength. Its White Banswara marble top provides a smooth, luminous surf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Rustic Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
$2,931 / item
George Nakashima for Widdicomb Model 200-66w "Sundra" Coffee Table Rosewood/Burl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by American icon George Nakahsima, this coffee table was made for Widdicomb. In the 1960s, Widdicomb allowed Nakashima design to reach more people with more attainable prici...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple, Rosewood, Burl
Large Suar Wood Table Espresso Finish, Modern Organic
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Make a bold, grounded statement with this Large Suar Wood Round Table, expertly handcrafted from solid Suar wood and finished in a richly layered "Espresso" tone. The deep, dark hue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mr Brown Figaro Coffee or Cocktail Table Aged Brushed Brass England 2018
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Karl Springer, Silas Seandel style biomorphic organic shaped coffee or cocktail tables rendered in brushed aged brass by Mr. Brown London, England, 2018
individual table siz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Elmwood Coffee Table
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage antique elmwood coffee table with beautiful antique weathered patina top
These are the real vintage antique elmwood coffee table! Beautiful ant...
Category
20th Century Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
$1,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Early and important Utö table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Early and important Utö table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth, manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932. Stained pine .
The table top have bawls-like shape, and no rim on apron ...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
19th-C. Scottish Victorian Style Tartan Ware Red Plaid Trunk Or Coffee Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 19th century Scottish tartan ware trunk. For the collector, this is a rare find. The furniture items are far less common than the smaller boxes, books and other epheme...
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modern Bordeira Nesting Coffee Tables, Nilo Onyx, Handmade Portugal Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Bordeira Nesting Coffee Tables, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Bordeira nesting coffee table was designed to bring the essence of natur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainl...
Custom Made Cube Ottoman in Vintage Turkish Rug Style
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Custom made cube style ottoman. This can be remade and ordered to any size. The rug we are using is a new "vintage look" turkish flat weave style with nano technology. Meaning this c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Foam, Wood
19th Century French Elm Coffee Table
Located in High Point, NC
19th century elm coffee table from France. The top is banded all the way around and has lovely graining in the six board top. The top follows down to a simple apron, which contains...
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
French Herbarium Coffee Table Vallauris Tiles in the Capron Style circa 1970
Located in Labrit, Landes
Wood and ceramic coffee table top made of tiles in the style of Roger Capron.
Made between 1960 and 1970.
The tiles were made in Vallauris a village of the South of France. This plac...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
19th Century French Oakwood Versailles Table - Antique Square Iron Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 19th Century, antique French Versaille coffee or sofa table made of hand crafted Oakwood, in good condition. The detailed parquetry wooden top is resting on four sculptural wr...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
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
$814 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Mahogany Hand Carved Coffee or Opium Table with Silver Inlay
Located in Casteren, NL
An elegant rectangular coffee table or opium table made in solid mahogany with beautiful grain.
The table has a rectangular paneled top with delicate inlaid silver wire figures...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Silver
Windsor Cocktail Ottoman with Elm Wood Waterfall Table
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Windsor Cocktail Ottoman with Elm Wood Table
Our cube ottoman is upholstered in a beautiful linen with flax linen stripes. A light oatmeal color with flax, dark natural stripes give...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Linen, Foam, Wood, Elm
$3,192 Sale Price
20% Off
Dutch Art Deco Haagse School coffee table by Jan den Drijver for ''De Stijl''
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A Dutch 1920s - 1930s rather large round two tiered coffeetable with a modernist design. It was designed by Jan den Drijver, an architect, interiordesigner and furniture shop owner u...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Rare "Chan Floral" Coffee Table 1950s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Rare and early “Chan Floral” coffee table in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with hand-painted blue enamels and lovely botanical motif by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
Coffee Table with Bronze Mirror 47-Inch Top and Imbuia Oak Frame, Arc Collection
Located in Miami, FL
An Arc Imbuia oak coffee table designed by Uultis Studio with 47-Inch bronze mirror top. Introduce a blend of modern sophistication and natural charm to your living room with the Arc...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mirror, Oak
American Designer, Coffee Table, Steel, Wood, USA, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A steel and wood coffee table likely designed and produced in USA, c. 1970s.
Edges of wood table top and wood finish present with very light wear.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 15....
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Large Antique Wabi Sabi Style Coffee Table in Oak
Located in Meer, VAN
Large Antique Wabi Sabi Style Coffee Table in Oak.
A wonderful and fairly large coffee table in solid oak with two drawers. Features elegant and timeless shapes and shows a nice and...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Illum Wikkelso Teak Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Danish designed T118 teak coffee table with glass top designed by Illum Wikkelso. A sculptural modern design with a natural wood finish . The glass gracefully floats on top .
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Teak
Swedish Designer, Coffee Table, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A large pine coffee table designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 17.0"H x 43.25"W x 43.25"D
All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Wooden and glass coffee table attributed to Ico Parisi, Italy 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant coffee table designed by Ico Parisi, featuring a sculptural wooden structure with dynamic, tapering lines typical of Parisi’s refined mid-century aesthetic.
The tabletop is m...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Travertine and Oak Prospect Coffee Table by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The prospect coffee table features a stone top that rests atop a sculpted American walnut or white oak base with two cutouts for drum tables on either end.
The Lawson-Fenning Colle...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Decorative Wood Stump Coffee Table or Side 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
Custom Walnut Coffee Table by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom low profile thick slab modern coffee table. As shown in Walnut with a custom medium to dark finish and light distress. range of colors.
Bench made and hand finished in Los An...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut, Oak
$16,500 / item
Art Deco French Coffee Table In Macassar
Located in Houston, TX
The coffee table has a round polished table top. it is attached to the base with 4 curved wooden elements. The base has 4 small curved rectangular legs that elevate the table from th...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Macassar
Minimalist Solid Oak and Walnut James Coffee Table by Lynnea Jean
By Lynnea Jean
Located in Aitkin, MN
This custom coffee table is hand-made in the United States with all hardwood construction. It features a modern rectangle waterfall design with a solid white oak body and a minimalis...
Category
2010s American Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak, Hardwood
Japanese Antique Round Low Table, Keyaki, Taisho Era (1912–1926), Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique round low table was crafted in the Taisho Era (1912–1926) from Keyaki (Japanese zelkova).
The solid zelkova top displays beautifully figured grain patterns, rich in char...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
$8,952 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Contemporary Coffee Table 'Naked' by Norr11, Smoke Glass
Located in Paris, IDF
Contemporary Coffee Table "Naked" by Norr11
designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl
Model shown on the main picture : Naked Coffee Table, Black Oak and Smoke Glass
Custom...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Blown Glass, Oak
Hiroyuki Nishimura Zougei Sculptural Stool Side Table 8
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: Aquatic Plants
Sculptural stool or side table by Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zougei carved furniture
Material: Cherry
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Large Coffee Table, massive oak, circa 1970
Located in Labrit, Landes
Massive oak Mid-Century Modern coffee table.
Atypical size.
The table was made circa 1970 with antique wood.
In good condition.
Shipping:
L172 P64 H40 35,7 Kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,708 Sale Price
54% Off
French Oak Coffee Table with Round Slate Top, 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
Sourced in the South of France, this 1970s coffee table is a composition of weight and geometry. A round slate top, softly weathered with a raw edge, rests on an interlocked oak base...
Category
1970s French Organic Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate
Mesa Rectangular 72" Coffee Table - solid white ash
Located in San Jose, CA
Featuring White Ash crafted with precision, the Mesa Rectangle Coffee Table accentuates its lifted tabletop with expertly crafted corner and edge detailing. The exposed wood joinery ...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash
$2,800 / item
Rectangular Coffee Table with Walnut Veneer and 63-Inch Bronze Mirror Top - Arc
Located in Miami, FL
The Arc rectangular coffee table, a design by Uultis Studio, seamlessly blends natural warmth and modern elegance. Crafted with a refined walnut veneer frame, this table features a s...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mirror, Teak
San Rafael Coffee Table by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The San Rafael Coffee Table has 3 solid hardwood sculptural legs and a Ceppo Marble top with a bull nosed edge. The robust beauty will be the anchor of any room.
The Lawson-Fenning...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
$8,975 / item
George Nakashima, Freeform Coffee Table, English Walnut, Studio USA 1971
Located in High Point, NC
A unique and sizable coffee / cocktail table in the "sled-shape" style. Produced by Nakashima Studio, New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States. Dated 1971
Executed in English Walnut...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Solid Oak Wooden Hari Coffee Table
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Inspired by the simplicity of traditional Japanese architectural timber structures. The low coffee table balances three minimalist volumes composed of solid wooden parts.
Designed b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Brutalist Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
"Rondel" Blonde 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
Baker Furniture Collector’s Edition Chinoiserie & Burl Tray Form Coffee Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Baker Furniture Collector’s Edition tray top coffee table with burl walnut. The tray is removable, and the surface around the tray is burl. The sides have the painted chino...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
B&b Italia 360 Degree Rotating Glass Top Coffee Table, 1990s
By B&B Italia
Located in Miami, FL
Contemporary B&B Italia 360 degree rotating frosted glass top coffee table with white lacquered waterfall base. The innovative 360-degree rotating frosted glass top adds versatility...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Art-Deco Mid-Century Walnut Burl Wood Cocktail Dry Bar Tray Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and stunning large Italian Art Deco dry bar tray side table in great wood veneer with typically shaped design legs. The unique quality and typical design and shapes make th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Newly Refinished - Danish Modern Teak Coffee Table with Magazine Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Expertly Refinished
Designer: Greta Jalk
Manufacturer: Glostrup Mobler
Style: Danish Modern
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful proces...
Category
1950s Danish Other Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Walnut Wood w Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with purple and ivory glass sits on 3 American Black Walnut Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available ...
Category
2010s American Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Art Glass, Walnut
Mid Century French Lacquered Wood Black Coffee Table
Located in Marseille, FR
Rectangular coffee table in flame-lacquered wood, French production from the 80's
Dimensions
L 120 x W 60 x H 30 cm
Condition
Good condition, has some visible scratches.
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$910 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Swedish Svenskt Tenn Vintage Sofa Table - Diplomat by Josef Frank
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish sofa table "diplomat" made of hand crafted polished Beechwood, designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech
Bertu Coffee Table, Large Modern Coffee Table, Maple Veneer, Mondo
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Coffee Table, Large Modern Coffee Table, Maple Veneer, Mondo
This Large Modern Coffee Table - The Mondo is made in the heart of Ohio w...
Category
2010s American Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple, Oak, Plywood
Mid-Century Adrian Pearsall ‘Dog Bone’ Coffee Table
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century glass top and walnut coffee table. The ‘Dog Bone’ coffee table is seldomly seen and was designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, circa 1960s. The base is made fr...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Modern Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This modern walnut coffee table is made in the heart of Ohio with locally sourced wood. Each table is a hand-made mitered box from walnut v...
Category
2010s American Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
$750 / item
Flemish Marquetry Coffee Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine 19th century Flemish ebony coffee table having floral marquetry inlay inlaid bone designs on a walnut, ebony and faux tortoise background, bone and ebony patterned moldings...
Category
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Murici Coffee Table by Nikolai LaFuge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murici Coffee Table. The Murici table features asymmetrical chunky legs rounded to expose a marbling effect in the wood. The Murici tables are named after a wild little berry that gr...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
$7,825 / item
Aksel Kjersgaard Pair of Pine Wood Coffee Tables, Denmark, circa 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautifully preserved danish pine coffee tables, midcentury, labeled
Dimensions are: 39.3" x 27.5" x 18.8", combined it's approx. 39x39"
Wonderful pair of rare wooden tables by...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Midcentury Danish Modern Ceramic Tile Top Teak Coffee Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Midcentury Danish modern teak and ceramic tile coffee or side table by Nordisk Andels-Eksport. Great simple design and great vintage condition - clean inside and out. Beaut...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Teak
Chinese Four Drawer Kang Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, lo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Edward Wormley Round two tier Walnut Coffee table for Dunbar
Located in Lynn, MA
Round two tier walnut coffee table designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Fantastic grains. Ready for use
Category
20th Century Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Jugendstil coffee table no.406 by Josef Hoffmann for Cabaret Fledermaus
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Jugendstil coffee table no.406 by Josef Hoffmann for Cabaret Fledermaus. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech
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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