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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chair — crafted 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
Stanley Jay Friedman for Brueton Steel and Granite "Eclipse" Low Table
Located in Downingtown, PA
Stanley Jay Friedman for Brueton,
"Eclipse" Low Tables,
Circa 1970-80
The polished mirrored steel has a removable polished black granite top. There is a steel band at the base ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite, Steel
Teak Coffee Table by Pierre Jeanneret
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Jeanneret coffee table model PJ-TB-04-A from Chandigarh India, circa early 1960s.
This form for this table was created from a design by Charlotte Perriand in 1938 for the BCC and l’Equipement de la Maison.
Elegant design of three symmetrical legs and circular table. Top connected to base with three screws.
Although the table was lightly restored, it still shows some signs of wear. There are some dark spots on the table and small imperfections.
literature:
Mary McLeod, ed., Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living, New York, 2003, p. 136, fig. 8 for a 'L’Equipement de la Maison' prospectus
Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret: The Indian Adventure...
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1960s Indian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Modern Italian Golden Brass and Lucite Trolley
Located in Roma, IT
Golden brass and lucite trolley from the 1950s.
The trolley has two glass shelves finished in brass.
The shelf edges are in elegant golden brass.
The...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Lava Stone Coffee Table Vallauris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 1970 lava stone coffee table Vallauris.
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lava
Exotic American Studio Craft Sculptural Coffee Table
Located in Rochester, NY
A unique handmade sculptural coffee table. Designed after the mask of the Egyptian king Tutankhamun. Made by Joseph Dasta. 1990. Solid cherry, aniline...
Category
20th Century North American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cherry
Neoclassical Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical coffee table with two tone metal base, legs ending with gilt brass animal hooves, glass top with rounded corners. 17" H x 32.5" W...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
1970s Italian Honed Travertine and Chrome Square Coffee Table
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a classic, chic coffee table, circa the 1970s. This coffee table is a beautiful balance of simple forms and finishes. A square base, with a metal chrome finish, makes a stable support for a heavy, square travertine stone tabletop. The reflective nature of the base gives the sturdy top an airy profile; moreover, the variation in color and activity of the honed travertine...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Silver Gilt Iron Cocktail Table
Located in Houston, TX
Late 20th Century silver gilt hand wrought iron table with antiqued mirror glass top.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Vintage Monumental Steel Marble Block Black Square Coffee Table, France, 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Vintage monumental steel marble black square coffee table, France.
Chic black marble/granite and steel glass coffee table, chic in any mod...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Coffee Table from Lysberg Hansen & Therp, Copenhagen Denmark, C 1960
Located in Kastrup, DK
Coffee table made with a glass top and profiled brass edge.
Bottom made of "Faux Bamboo" (Wood carved like bamboo)
Lysberg, Hansen & Therp Copenhagen approx. 1960 -1965.
Denmark.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modern Style Black Granite Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic modern style coffee or cocktail table featuring a long black granite slab top. The rectangular granite slab is nearly 8 feet long and supported by two square polished steel ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite, Steel
English Modern Coffee Table with Antique Blue John 'Atrib.' White Watson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English modern coffee table with blue john stone top (Atrib.) to White Watson
England, the Specimen Stone top Circa 1800, The base later, circa 1960s,
Attributed to the Workshop of White Watson ( 1760- 1835)
The noted English geologist, sculptor, stonemason and carver, marble-worker
A Important museum quality example of early 19th specimen stone top, inset on a gilt modern iron base.
The rectangular mixed stone and quartz top with specimen Sienna Marble surround with beveled edge, Malachite 'frame' with inset 12-Inch wide x 23" Blue John (Derbyshire Spar...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Malachite, Quartz, Siena Marble, Iron
Karl Springer Meticulously Crafted Coffee Table with Lucite Legs 1980s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
"Round Leg Lucite coffee table" with brass stretchers and inset glass top by Karl Springer, American 1980's (Signed “Karl Springer” on brass stretcher). This table is beautifully mad...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Black Transport Box 'Table' in Polished Wood
Located in Kastrup, DK
Black Transport box in polished wood.
With chrome-plated protective strips on edges.
Presumably used for instrument transport.
Suitable for coffee tab...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Chrome and Glass Cityscape Coffee Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’spolish chrome and glass coffee table by Paul Evans for Directional.
Constructed of wood covered with sheets of polish chrome and brushed on the topsides.
The top has been pr...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Chinese Round Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic and modern-in-spirit 19th century Chinese elmwood round table with a removable top and collapsible legs, and a fantastic dark sangre-de-boeuf lacquer. Legs can be an easily cu...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Tray Table Brass / Copper Black Polished Base
Located in Kastrup, DK
Tray table in brass and copper
Placed on a black polished mahogany base.
The tray is an old beer tray .
Denmark approx. 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Copper
Rare Cocktail Table by Paul Evans for Directional
Located in New York, NY
Welded and enameled steel, glass. Designed & produced by Paul Evans Studio for Directional Furniture Company. Artist signed and dated. Very good vintage condition.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Italian Modern Coffee Table in Green Glass, Black Metal and Grey Stone, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Coffee table in green glass, black metal and grey stone, 1980s
Coffee table with round top in glass quite trasparent and green, it dipend on the light it receve.
It ha...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Metal
Lucite Telephone Table and Chair Hallway Waiting Area Set, Germany 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is this beautiful set, a small side table with glass top and the matching chair. Made in Germany, circa 1980s. Glass tabletop in excellent condition. This set was found at an...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
1970s Smoked Glass Chromed Steel and Brass structure Coffee Table
Located in IT
1970s smoked glass chromed steel and brass structure coffee table
Style of Romeo Rega
Size to be confirmed: 80 x 80 x 40 cm
Very Good condit...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Modern Italian Resin and Bamboo Coffee Table
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Modern coffee table, unique fusion of modern and natural elements. Each piece of natural bamboo is carefully embedded in the resin, which is white to create a sleek and modern aesthe...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Resin
Tessellated Stone with Brass Inlaid Coffee Table
Located in Denton, TX
Tessellated stone with brass inlaid coffee table. Tan colored tessellated stone with brass accents on the top and brass capped feet.
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Sarreid Ltd. Brass Asian & Campaign Style Side or Coffee Table, Pair Available
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Sarreid Ltd. side table date to the 1970s. It is unique in that it combines low profile modern styling with Asian and campaign influences. The table is are marked. It has been recent...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Clemmer Heidsieck Three-Tier 1990s French Modern Coffee Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Quite a modern yet timeless statement. An architectural coffee table designed by French artist Clemmer Heidsieck. Purchased in Nice, France. Combination of beech veneer and ashwood. ...
Category
1990s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ludwig Mies Von Der Rohe Chrome & Glass Barcelona Coffee Cocktail Table Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Toledo, OH
Ludwig Mies Von Der Rohe for Knoll Barcelona coffee table in chrome and 3/4" plate glass. Minor surface wear with dimensions of 40" D x 17...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Round Coffee Table, Circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A mid-century round coffee table with Italian walnut base and lucite legs and brass details. Circa 1960.
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Paolo Piva ‘Re Quardo’ Coffee Table in Black Lacquer and Travertine, B&B Italia
By Paolo Piva
Located in London, GB
"re Quadro" coffee table By Paolo Piva For B&b Italia, 1980s.
Nothing touches, nothing clashes, which gives this piece of furniture a completely peaceful yet strong expression.
In e...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
White Marble and Glass Coffee Table Model K1000 by Team Form for Ronald Schmitt
Located in Berlin, DE
White Marble and Glass Coffee Table Model K1000 by Team Form for Ronald Schmitt
Coffee table designed by Team Form for Ronald Schmitt in the 1970s. The base of this table is made fr...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Steve Chase Goatskin, Brass and Glass Coffee Table
By Steve Chase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Steve Chase Goat Skin, Brass Base with a Rectangular Glass Top. Very nice Condition! Great simple Modern Look.
Category
1980s North American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Rosewood and Patchwork Copper Coffee Table by Percival Lafer
By Lafer, Percival Lafer
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Brazilian modernist Percival Lafer, this jacaranda rosewood coffee table features a bold rectangular frame with exposed hardware. The top is crafted of beautifully patina...
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper, Chrome
Lacquered Parchment Console or Cocktail Table by Sally Sirkin Lewis
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Sculptural lacquered parchment goatskin console table, cocktail table, or center table designed by Sally Sirkin Lewis for J. Robert Scott with label. Graceful C-shaped supports conjo...
Category
20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Wood, Parchment Paper
Karl Springer Coffee Table with Lucite Legs and Unique Glass Top 1980s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Large one-of-a-kind round coffee table with 3 solid lucite legs and table top etched by glass artist Joseph Spohr for Karl Springer, American 1980’s (signed “Karl Springer” on lucite...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Art Glass, Lucite
Paul Evans Glass Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique coffee table by Paul Evans features contrasting textures and colors in its geometric base along with a large glass top. Rare and collectible, this vintage table by renown...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Saporiti Coffee Table with Lacquered Birdseye Maple
By Saporiti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian coffee table with lacquered birdseye maple designed by Saporiti in the 1980's. Table is set above a circular aluminum base. We had the table top professionally lightly refini...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Steel and Glass Two Tiered Table
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage custom black patinated steel table with glass top and shelf. Solid Steel construction.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Wrought Iron and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
The contemporary Maison Jansen inspired wrought iron steel coffee table has a glass top inset in a frame. The two gracefully curved legs, embellished by pairs of brass knobs, are sec...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Marble Top Coffee Table Iron Base by Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture
Located in Toledo, OH
Marble top coffee table with iron base by Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture. Very nice condition. Marble is removeable. Dimensions: 32" depth x 48" W x 19" H.
Category
20th Century North American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Large French Bronze "Sting Ray" Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
An unusual large bronze coffee or cocktail table with an oval glass top. The base with seabed verdigris finish and three patinated bronze swimming Sting Rays...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Alanda Coffee Table by Paolo Piva with Square Glass and Metal Structure
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Renens, CH
Alanda coffee table by Paolo Piva with square glass and metal structure
This beautiful and minimalist coffee table is composed by a glass top with rounded edges sitting on an almo...
Category
1980s European Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern "Super Ellipse" Coffee Cocktail Table by Piet Hein and Bruno Mathsson
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"SUPER-ELLIPSE" COFFEE TABLE IN KARELIAN BIRCH BY PIET HEIN AND BRUNO MATHSSON
Original labels retained to the underside; Sweden, circa 1960s
Item # 201RHK28L
A very good and relat...
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Modernist Cream and Ochre Enamel Pillar Cocktail Table by Saporiti
By Saporiti
Located in New York, NY
This refined and sophisticated modernist cocktail table was realized by the esteemed maker Saporiti in Italy, circa 1980. It features five cylindrical pillars- three in cream and two...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Enamel
Coffee Table Inspired by Diego Giacometti
Located in Pasadena, TX
Coffee table inspired by Diego Giacometti
Beautiful hand forged wrought iron with glass top.
Features carved tree branches under glass with a bullfrog looking on.
The glass t...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
French Brutalist Design Coffee Table of Teak with Glass Top, 1970
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
French Brutalist Design coffee table of teak with glass top, 1970.
This is a beautiful separate coffee table made of teak wood with beautiful corner finishes.
These give the tabl...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cut Glass, Teak
Baker Style Clover Iron and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Baker style clover iron and glass coffee table.
This coffee table measures: 49 wide x 32 deep x 20 inches high.
This set is in excellent Vintage condition with minor marks, den...
Category
20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Vintage Lucite Coffee Table
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table made of clear Lucite with a glass top.
Category
1990s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Round Toothpick Cactus Table by Lawrence Laske for Knoll
Located in Pasadena, TX
Toothpick table by Lawrence Laske for Knoll
1993.
Lawrence Laske designed the toothpick cactus table for Knoll in 1993. His inspiration w...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple
Karl Springer "Chinese Cube Style Coffee Table" in Lacquered Linen, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant “Chinese Cube Style Coffee Table" in Chinese red lacquered linen by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The subtle shape, color and craftsmanship of t...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Linen, Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Modern Stainless Steel Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Minimalist, modern design stainless steel coffee table with angled sides and chamfered edges. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
Category
20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Brass Cocktail Table Smoked-Glass Top on Stretchers Base
Located in New York, NY
Brass cocktail table with smoked-glass top on stretchers base.
Category
20th Century French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Karl Springer Acrylic & Glass Coffee Table
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage acrylic and glass coffee table by Karl Springer. Heavy cast acrylic, original green tint with 1/2" plate glass insert. Great sty...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Acrylic
Børge Mogensen, 5362, a Coffee Table, Fredericia Stolefabrik, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
Børge Mogensen (1914-1972)
5362
A square teak coffee table with two liftable extensions.
Model 5362.
Manufactured and labeled by Fredericia Stolefabrik.
Denmark.
1970s.
...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Large Signed Resin Glass Coffee Table by Garouste & Bonetti 1990s
Located in Paris, IDF
Cool deep 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 with int...
Category
1990s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Resin
1970s Charles Hollis Jones Minimalist Lucite, Glass and Brass Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Charles Hollis Jones elegant vintage modern coffee table features a brass and Lucite base with a glass top. Stylish Minimalist design Brass and Lucite is sure to compleme...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Orange Lacquered and Bronze Glass Coffee Table by Garouste & Bonetti 1995
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare signed coffee table by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model Concerto, designed and made in 1995 by the iconic duo. The large feet are made in beautiful orange lacquered wo...
Category
1990s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Shlomi Haziza Style Coffee Table
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table made of clear and black Lucite with a glass top. This piece is in the style of artist Shlomi Haziza.
Category
1990s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Stitched Leather and Brass Table by Jacques Adnet
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Stitched leather and brass table by Jacques Adnet
A stitched black leather and brass table with eight legs, in very good condition with a few scuffs to the leather here and there, this table appears on the front page of The Jacques Adnet book...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Neil Morris Walnut Cloud Table for Neil Morris of Glasgow, UK, 1947
By Neil Morris
Located in London, GB
Named the ‘Amoeboid’ by the designer, the table has become known as the ‘Cloud table’ also after its form. Designed by Neil Morris for Morris & Co, Glasgow in 1947, it exploits the d...
Category
1940s Scottish Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
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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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