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What is a skinny table called?

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What is a skinny table called?
A skinny table is formally called a console table. It is a long, horizontal and narrow table that is generally positioned behind a sofa or couch. It usually matches the sofa or couch in height but is a few inches shorter in length. Shop a range of antique and vintage console tables on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
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Japanese Antique Low Table 1900s-1940s / Sofa Table Side Table Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese low table, believed to have been crafted in the early Shōwa period (1900s–1940s). Its quiet presence—shaped by many decades of use—has become part of its ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sofa Tables

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Wood, Cedar

Japanese Antique Low Table 1860s-1900s / Side Table Sofa Table Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese low table in a primitive style, made simply by placing an aged wooden board atop a natural tree stump. Despite its minimal structure, it exudes an overwhelmin...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Sofa Tables

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Wood

Japanese Antique Low Table 1860s-1900s / Sofa Table Side Table Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese low table with a separate base structure. It was used as a work table in a farmhouse during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s), and it still retains its rusti...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Sofa Tables

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Wood

Antique Japanese wooden wabi-sabi coffee table / 1868-1920 / sofa table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This low table exudes a unique presence, with a tabletop made from an old Japanese workbench and legs made from beams from an old Japanese house. The tabletop is made from a single p...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables

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Wood

Mid Century Rectangular Marble Coffee Table, Made in Italy, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
This beautiful rectangular coffee table, made in Italy during the 1970s, is an elegant example of mid-century design with a bold sculptural presence. The tabletop is crafted from war...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble, Iron

Italian Design Wooden Coffee Table with Bar Compartment, 1970s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This is a stunning and sophisticated piece of mid-century furniture. 1970s Italian design often combines elegance and practicality, making this coffee table truly unique. Its rectan...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Plywood

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