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Why is it called a coffee table?
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Coffee tables were originally used in living spaces during social gatherings to support a tray containing multiple mugs, a coffee pot, creamers and sugar bowls. Low to the ground and centrally located in the space, coffee tables reduced the host or hostess’s need to constantly stand and serve her guests.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
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"Organic Round" Modern Coffee Table by Last Workshop, Walnut
Located in Chicago, IL
"Organic Round" coffee table by Last Workshop, 2025.
Solid walnut, natural finish.
50" diameter size.
Dimensions: 50" x 15"H
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2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Hardwood, Walnut
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Surfboard Style
Floating Top Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Expertly Refinished
Expertly Refinished: With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativi...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm, Walnut
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN MODERNIST COFFEE TABLE att. to GUSTAVE GAUTIER, France 1950
By Jacques Adnet, Gustave Gautier
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant architectural and square rectangular coffee table, Mod-Century-Modern, Modernist, Constructivist, black geometric structure made of square-section metal tubes, with a grap...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Metal
NIS Coffee Table BLACK
by Joseph Ellwood for Six Dots Design
Located in London, GB
This special edition black patina steel Coffee table can be made to your specification, it’s perfect for both indoor and outdoor use and can elevate any space. We love the way the le...
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2010s British Futurist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Steel
KITA LIVING Flow Coffee Table Large - Bronze Glass
Located in Bomonti, TR
The triangular Flow Coffee Table Large with rounded edges, contours its form by curved three legs. With the interlocking linear laths, the sculptural skeleton joins into the legs to ...
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2010s Asian Japonisme Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Oak, Plywood
Weiman Regency Flame Mahogany and Tooled Leather Top Scroll Shaped Coffee Table
By Weiman
Located in Germantown, MD
Weiman Heirloom Regency style flame mahogany scroll shaped coffee table with tooled leather top and lion paw feet on original wheels.
A vintage (circa 1940s) Regency style coffee ta...
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Mid-20th Century American Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Brass
