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Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Modern
Scala side table from the Gli Scacchi series by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia, 1971
Located in MIlano, IT
Scala modular coffee table with a rectangular base made of black duraplum, with a structure shaped like a real ladder. Produced by C&B Italia c. 1970 and designed by Mario Bellini an...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Plastic

1970s Triform Cantilevered Coffee Table by J. Wade Beam for Brueton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Triform Cantilevered Coffee Table, designed by J. Wade Beam in 1970 for Breuton. It is formed of a satin stainless steel triangular base with pencil edges throughout, and a...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

White Oak Coffee Table designed by Tage Poulsen for CI Designs, C. 1975
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a long low rectangular coffee table, executed in chunky quarter sawn white oak. It was designed by Tage Poulsen for C.I. Designs in Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1975. C.I. Desig...
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1970s Danish Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Travertine Beveled Edge Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W43.5 H19 Fully restored Travertine coffee table with no chips or breaks. Table features a squared top with a bottom bevel edge. circa 1970’s
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1970s Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Italian modern Slate wood metal Coffee tables by De Martini for Cassina, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Slate, wood and black metal Coffee tables by Piero De Martini for Cassina, 1980s Set of 3 coffee tables with square top in wood and slate. The top of the two smaller t...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Slate, Metal

Vintage coffee table by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio and De Berti
Located in Milano, IT
Step into the world of timeless elegance with this exquisite modernist coffee table, a true masterpiece designed by none other than the legendary Ettore Sottsass during the vibrant 1...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Wood

1970’s Italian Travertine Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
1970’s square travertine coffee table. Made in Italy.
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

20th Century Turquoise mosaic and lacquer table by Ado Châle
Located in Ramillies, BE
A turquoise mosaic coffee table designed and produced by Ado Chale, Brussels, Belgium, 1980s. Wooden feets.
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1980s Belgian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Multi-gemstone

Italian modern Square Coffee tables in glass and chromed steel, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Square Coffee tables in glass and chromed steel, 1970s Pair of coffee tables with square glass top. The structure is entirely in tubular chromed steel. One of the two ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

1955 Hans Wegner for Johannes Hansen Reversible Top Coffee / Side Table in Oak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Hans Wegner for Johannes Hansen flip top coffee table (or could be used as a large end table). The table appears to be constructed from brown oak, which has pati...
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1950s Danish Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Scala side tables from the Gli Scacchi series by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Modular Scala coffee tables with rectangular base made of black duraplum, with structure shaped like a real ladder. Produced by B&B Italia c. 1970 and earlier by C&B, designed by Mar...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Plastic

Black Wood Base Coffee Table With Travertine Top, France 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage French coffee table featuring a handsome black painted wood base with block legs. This piece has a square travertine table top with beautiful veining and a beveled edge, wh...
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20th Century French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

Black small tables from the Gli Scacchi series by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1971
Located in MIlano, IT
Set of eight modular coffee tables, six pieces Scale model and two pieces Tower model. Produced by B&B Italia in c. 1970 and earlier by C&B, designed by Mario Bellini and belonging t...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Plastic

Rare Round Oak Coffee Table with Entretoise by Emile Seigneur - France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Art deco inspired minimalist solid oak coffee table by Emile Seigneur for Berceau de France. Originally meant to be a children play room table. Remarkable design with two oak roads ...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Eames Herman Miller Evans OTW 1946 Coffee Table Maple Cinema Prop
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an original maple Eames OTW coffee table, produced by Evans approx. 1946. This particular example is all original. The table has been well...
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1940s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Maple, Plywood

1970s Nicos Zographos Round Glass Coffee Table w/ Polished Stainless Steel Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a round coffee table designed by Nicos Zographos and produced by Zographos Designs Ltd. circa 1970s. It has a thick tempered glass top with polished stainless steel base. The...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

1959 George Nelson for Herman Miller No 5752 Rectangular Coffee Table in Teak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a very rare and unusual coffee table by George Nelson. This is the model number 5752 coffee table by George Nelson and Associates, which was produced by Herman Mil...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak, Teak

Heinz & Co, Sizeable Coffee Table, Oak, USA, 1980s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable wood and quarter sawn oak veneer coffee or cocktail table produced by Heinz & Co, USA, c. 1985.  After a design by Frank Lloyd Wright from 1940.
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1980s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Oak

Roche Bobois Travertine Stone Modern 2 Piece Triangular Modernist Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Roche Bobois Travertine Stone Modern 2 Piece Triangular Modernist Coffee Table. Item features a 2 piece construction, beautiful travertine vein...
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1980s Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine

RARE Eames Evans Experimental Molded Plywood Coffee Table 1945 Pre Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a very rare and early Evans plywood coffee table, produced by Evans Molded Plywood Division and designed by and with Charles and Ray Eames. Two or so of these tab...
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1940s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Plywood

1951 Florence Knoll Associates 42 inch Parallel Bar Series Coffee Table Walnut
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a very rare Parallel Bar Series coffee table produced by Knoll Associates and designed by Florence Knoll. This table was specified with a solid walnut top (a very ...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

1970s Herman Miller La Fonda Coffee / End Table by Ray & Charles Eames in Marble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a rare and original La Fonda coffee / end table, designed by Ray and Charles Eames as part of their work for the La Fonda Del Sol restaurant by Alexander Girard. T...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Karl Springer Style Rose Tinted Lucite Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous Karl Springer rose tinted lucite coffee table. Great addition to your modern inspired interiors. This item is not marked or signed by the designer or original manufacturer.
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1970s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lucite

20th Century Coffee Tables / Side Tables
Located in Saint Leonards-on-sea, England
Late 20th-century coffee table. This coffee table can be one or can be separated into two sections, that can be used as side tables on either side of a sofa. The glass sits on a meta...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

1980's Postmodern Boomerang Glass Brass Coffee Table
Located in West Chester, PA
Vintage boomerang shaped glass coffee table on one piece brass finished sculptural base. Circa late 20th century unmarked. 18” width at center of boomerang glass 1/2” thick glass
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Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

1950 Florence Knoll RARE T Angle Coffee Table No. 115 in Black & Walnut Laminate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a super rare, limited production T Angle coffee table, produced by Knoll Associates. This is an early and unique Florence Knoll design, which is noted in the "Knol...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

1954 Large Walnut Coffee Table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb 72x36 in
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a large walnut coffee table, Model 1761, designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for John Widdicomb in 1953. It is composed of bleached-walnut and walnut veneer. The top is unusua...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Jean Claude Mahey Post-Modern Cocktail Table, 1980s France, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Such incredible detail in this rectangular coffee table designed by French designer, Jean Claude Mahey. Designed and crafted in the early 1980s in France, and signed by Jean Claude Mahey (J.C. Mahey) on the base, and is a prime collectors item. The seamless, smooth finish on the exotic wood table top features decorative marquetry inlay and the edge wrapped in lacquered goatskin. This gorgeous lacquered parchment and exotic light wood table...
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1980s French Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Goatskin

Cocktail Table by Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
A cocktail table designed by Ettore Sottsass for Zanotta. Multi-colored laminated inset design on the top. Condition is commensurate with age and use.
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1990s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Valenti, coffee table, golden brass, circa 1970, Spain.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Valenti, coffee table, golden brass, circa 1970, Spanish. Height 50 cm, width 45 cm, depth 35 cm.
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1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

1970s Herman Miller Eames Girard La Fonda End Coffee Table w/ Round Slate Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a La Fonda end or coffee table, produced by Herman Miller and designed by Ray and Charles Eames. This series was designed for the La Fonda restaurant, designed by ...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum, Chrome

Pierangelo Galotti Modern Chrome Nesting Tables, 4
Located in New York, NY
Pierangelo Galotti for Galotti & Radice Italian Modern set of four nesting tables in chrome and glass, produced in the early 1980s. Tallest: Measurements: 15" H x 28" W x 14" D. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass

Modernist Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
A modernist cocktail table with an inset decorative top surrounded by wooden frame. Resting a black metal base.
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

1955 T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb 3307 Coffee Table in Sherry Walnut
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a circa 1955 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb #3307 Coffee Table. This is a stunning example of Robsjohn-Gibbings' work and one that is so representative of Wi...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

1967 Prototype Alexander Girard/Ray Eames/Charles Eames Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an exceptionally rare coffee table designed by renowned designers Alexander Girard, Ray Eames, and Charles Eames. It appears that this was a collaborative work with a top material pattern designed by Ray Eames and Alexander Girard. The base was then designed by Ray and Charles Eames (and the Eames office) and matches other La Fonda table...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

1967 Rare Alexander Girard/Ray Eames/Charles Eames Coffee Table w/ Gold Laminate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an exceptionally rare coffee table designed by renowned designers Alexander Girard, Ray Eames, and Charles Eames. This design was part of a table collection, which...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Shellwork decorated side table, in the manner of Anthony Redmile
Located in Houston, TX
Shellwork decorated side table, in the manner of Anthony Redmile (British, b.1940), late 20th c., beveled and etched glass top, shell encrusted base accented with wood beads,
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Late 20th Century British Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Shell, Glass, Wood

Italian Modern Black Sky Wood Iron Coffee Table by Moscatelli Formanova, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Black sky, wood and black iron Coffee table by Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova, 1970s Elegant coffee table with square wooden top covered in black sky. The central st...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

1967 Rare Alexander Girard & Charles Eames Coffee Table with Black Laminate Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an exceptionally rare coffee table designed by renowned designers Alexander Girard and Charles Eames. This design was part of a table collection, which was worked ...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

Contemporary Patinated Iron and Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A contemporary iron metal base and glass top cocktail / coffee table. Measures 38" in width, 38" in depth and stands 16.5" tall.
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Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Pair Neal Small Translucent Chartreuse Lucite "Origami" Tables
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair Neal Small translucent Electric Light Green Perspex Origami Tables, Side by Side Coffee Tables, End Tables. Featuring his classic supported square ...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lucite

Low tables in black plastic Gli Scacchi by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia 1971
Located in MIlano, IT
Modular coffee table composed of twin tower-shaped tables model Gli Scacchi with black-colored duraplum frame, matte and slightly rough finish. Produced by B&B Italia and designed by...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Plastic

Charles Hollis Jones Style Lucite Coffee Table With Brass Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous modern Charles Hollis Jones lucite rectangular coffee table. Wonderful thick lucite with Brass metal details. Great addition to your modern inspired interiors. This item is ...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lucite

Margaret T. Nordman, 1930's coffee table for Stockmann Oy
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
In the realm of furniture design and craftsmanship, there exist certain pieces that transcend time, becoming iconic symbols of an era. Margaret T. Nordman's 1930s coffee table, a cre...
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1930s Finnish Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Birch

Barcelona coffee table from Knoll International
Located in Greding, DE
Barcelona table, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Table top in clear flat glass, and chrome polished base.
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20th Century Spanish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Karl Springer Large "Coffee Table with Sculpture Leg" in Tessellated Coral 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Large and exceptionally crafted "Coffee Table with Sculpture Leg" with cylindrical legs in tessellated coral with solid brass tops and thick glass top by Karl Springer, American 1980...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Coral, Metal, Brass

Modern Biomorphic Glass Coffee Table Chrome and Brass Sculptural Legs
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Unique irregular shape glass coffee table with chrome and brass legs. Fabulous floating effect. Flared or serpentine chrome legs with heavy brass cone support and brass capped feet. ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Fiam Italia Sculptural Hand Carved Glass Coffee Table by Danny Lane, Italy 1980
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Introducing the breathtaking SHELL coffee table, a true masterpiece of design by the renowned artist Danny Lane for Fiam Italy. With its hand-sculpted elegance and exceptional condit...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Long Teak Coffee Table by Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A coffee table of solid teak with upturned edges running the length of the table by Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen. Manufactured by and marked for AB Seffle Furniture.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

Marble White Organic Circular Vintage Side Table or Coffee Table 1970s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Marble White vintage circular organic side table or coffee table style of Angelo Mangiarotti circa 1970 Italy. A beautiful vintage side table...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Modern Italian Cherry Wood and Transparent Glass Round Coffee Table
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous modern Italian round coffee table, Inspired by Scandinavian design. This gorgeous table combines the luxury you desire with the functionality you need. Features a sculpted ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

Italian Coffee table Saporro for Mobil Girgi
Located in Milano, IT
Introducing the Sapporo Wood Coffee Table from the prestigious Mobil Girgi manufacture, crafted with utmost elegance and timeless charm dating back to the 1970s. Meticulously fashion...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Bill Sofield for Baker 66" Long Modern One Drawer Mahogany Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bill Sofield for Baker 66" Long Modern One Drawer Mahogany Coffee Table. Item features a single center drawer with working lock and key, slightly angled legs, beautiful wood grain, o...
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Late 20th Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Mahogany

Large signed purple resin glass coffee table Garouste & Bonetti 1990s
Located in Paris, IDF
Cool deep purple colour and a fanciful design make this 1990s coffee table a statement piece, especially for those that believe passionate expressions of creativity go hand-in-hand w...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Resin

Italy modern Coffe table Metafora by Massimo and Lella Vignelli Casigliani 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italy modern Coffe table Metafora by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Casigliani, 1980s Coffee table mod. Metafora with square top in thick aquamarine green glass. The 4 legs are made ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Crystal, Marble

Italian Modern Rectangular Coffee Table in Aluminum, 1980-1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern rectangular Coffee table in aluminum, 1980-1990s Coffee table entirely in aluminum. The rectangular top is finely worked. Legs with round section. Suitable for both i...
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1990s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Aluminum

Monumental Karl Springer Chrome & Brass 'Sculpture' Cocktail Table, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 'Sculpture' cocktail is a monumentally sized version of the standard 'Sculpture Leg' table by Karl Springer. Each of the four hefty sculpture legs are much wider in diameter tha...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Mid-20th Century French Modernist Pine Low Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite 1950s French modernist pine low table, executed in the true Modernist spirit, embodies the essence of timeless elegance and functionality. Characterized by clean lines, minimalist form, and a harmonious blend of function and aesthetics, this piece encapsulates the essence of mid-century design. Crafted with precision from high-quality pine, the table's warm and inviting tones exude a sense of organic charm, perfectly capturing the spirit of French modernism. French modernism, renowned for its innovative approach and artistic ingenuity, emerged in the mid-20th century as a response to the changing socio-cultural landscape. It sought to break away from ornate, traditional styles and embrace a more contemporary, forward-looking aesthetic. French modernist furniture...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Pine

Modern coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage coffee and cocktail tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern coffee and cocktail tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original coffee and cocktail tables, popular names associated with this style include Greenapple, Sebastian Scherer, Bari Ziperstein, and Studio Superego. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for coffee and cocktail tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $247,010 while the average work can sell for $4,120.

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