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Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Model 5309 by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1953
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an important, rare, asymmetrical coffee table, model 5309 by Edward
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Set Four Kittinger Bleached Mahogany Geometric Bunching Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
By arranging in various ways, these four side tables can be an unexpected and striking asymmetrical
Category
Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
M.Singer
Sons Angled Italian Walnut Coffee Table
By M. Singer
Sons
Located in Chicago, IL
Figured Italian walnut two-tiered asymmetrical coffee table from M.Singer and Sons. Solid walnut
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1970S Asymmetric Marble Coffee Table
Located in London, London
Coffee table
Marble
Two marble pedestals
Asymmetric shape
1970s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Asymmetrical travertine coffee table, 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Travertine coffee table with an asymmetrical top and base, 1970s. Features small protective feet
Category
Late 20th Century Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Adrian Pearsall Asymmetrical Coffee / Cocktail Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Westport, CT
Asymmetrical, kidney shaped table by mid-century innovator Adrian Pearsall. Base newly refinished
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Asymmetrical Walnut Coffee Table By Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
Coffee table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. USA, circa 1950. Trapezoid-shaped top on a simple base
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Asymmetric Coffee/Cocktail Table - Adrian Pearsall
Located in Westport, CT
Tri-legged sculptural coffee table by A. Pearsall - striking, artful presence, reminiscent of
Category
20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Mid-Century Modern Asymmetrical Maple Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern coffee table features a solid maple, asymmetrically shaped top with beveled
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Asymmetric Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Westport, CT
Biomorphic coffee table newly redone in an organic, stain / scratch resistant matte espresso finish.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Asymmetric Coffee/Cocktail Table by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Westport, CT
Tri-legged sculptural coffee table by design A. Pearsall - striking, artful presence, reminiscent
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
Asymmetrical Brass Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A really unusual brass coffee table with a new glass top that is 1/2 inch thick and sits slightly
Category
Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Asymmetrical Stainless Steel and Glass Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Stainless steel base. Matte and polished finish. 1 inch glass top with 1/4 inch bevel
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Solid Teak Custom Asymmetrical Studio Craft Coffee Table
Located in Culver City, CA
in style.
The coffee table is asymmetrical with one side sibstantially larger than the other that
Category
Vintage 1980s American Craftsman Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Brutalist Abstract Coffee Table with Asymmetric Glass Top
By Paul Evans
Located in Miami, FL
Great looking sculptural table. The base is resin with a metallic to black finish, Argente like
Category
Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin
Asymmetric Marble-Top Coffee Table by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Westport, CT
An extremely rare coffee table designed by Adrian Pearsall, circa 1950s. Features a newly polished
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Sculpted Wooden Coffee Table with Asymmetrical Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited Edition Coffee Table featuring a Pele De Tigre marble top and base sculpted from layered
Category
2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Asymmetrical Brass and Glass Coffee Table Attributed to Pace
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a very nice and sleek brass and glass coffee table attributed to Pace. The unique design
Category
Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Asymmetrical Postmodern Marble Sphere Coffee Table with Round Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Asymmetrical postmodern marble coffee table base with slope and sphere.
Round glass is 3/4" thick
Category
1990s Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
1970s Tubular Brass and Glass Asymmetrical Two-Tier Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
A 1970s, tubular brass and glass asymmetrical two-tier coffee table.
High tier: 18".
Low tier: 14
Category
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Large Solid Pine Coffee Table on Asymmetrical Base, Scandinavia, 1970s
By Roland Wilhelmsson
Located in Sittard, LI
Large rustic coffee table in solid pine, produced in Denmark or Sweden in the 1970s. The coffee
Category
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Rare Asymmetric
Guitar Pick
Tile Top Coffee Table, Hohenberg Original
By Richard Hohenberg
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid-Century Modern tile top table, manufactured by Hohenberg Originals, unusual guitar pick shape
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Sculptural Two-Tier Asymmetrical Brass and Glass Round Cocktail Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Sculptural 1970s brass-plated metal and glass center coffee or cocktail table. Sculptural curved
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Asymmetrical Drop Leaf Wooden Coffee or Cocktail Table by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Astoria, NY
A mid century Baker asymmetrical drop leaf table with ebonized wood frame. The table has a wooden
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Gio Ponti Irregular, Asymmetrical Black Mirrored Low Coffee Table, RIMA 1955
By Gio Ponti, RIMA
Located in Rome, IT
Low table designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Rima circa 1955
lacquered iron, brass and mirrored
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
Large Mid-Century Wenge Coffee Table with Asymmetrical Legs by Martin Visser
By Martin Visser,
t Spectrum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heavy Martin Visser wenge coffee table with asymmetrical legs. Typical of Visser, this is a form
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wenge
Asymmetrical Walnut Cocktail Table by Adrian Pearsall
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Westport, CT
Biomorphic walnut and glass coffee table by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, circa 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Asymmetrical Walnut Cocktail Table by Adrian Pearsall
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Westport, CT
Biomorphic walnut and glass coffee table by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, circa 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Asymmetrical Dunbar Two-Tone Ash Table By Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Fine Wormley for Dunbar tea height coffee or console table. Light ash frame, with a double white
Category
20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ash
Early 20th Century Asymmetrical Table with Carved Slate Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ASYMMETRICAL IRON TABLE BASE WITH A BLACK SLATE CARVED AND HONED TOP
Category
20th Century Unknown Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate, Iron
Asymmetrical Walnut Cocktail Table by Adrian Pearsall, C. 1950s
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Westport, CT
This striking coffee table, designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates in the 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Asymmetrical Walnut Cocktail Table by Adrian Pearsall, C. 1950s
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Westport, CT
This striking coffee table, designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates in the 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Rainer Daumiller Attributed Asymmetric Leaf Like Natural Pine Side Table
By Rainer Daumiller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rainer Daumiller attributed asymmetric natural pine side or coffee table with lower shelf and leaf
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Asymmetrical Glass
Brass Cocktail Table In The Manner Of Pace
By Pace Collection
Located in Chicago, IL
Asymmetrical thick glass coffee table with bases of two vertical 3/4" glass panels joined by
Category
Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Asymmetrical Glass
Brass Cocktail Table In The Manner Of Pace
Located in Chicago, IL
Asymmetrical thick glass coffee table with bases of two vertical 3/4" glass panels joined by
Category
20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist Asymmetric, Kidney Shape Cocktail Table Attributed to Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid-Century Modern Asymmetric, kidney shape cocktail/ coffee table attributed to Adrian
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
Rainer Daumiller Attributed Asymmetric Leaf Like Natural Pine Side or End Table
By Rainer Daumiller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rainer Daumiller attributed asymmetric side or coffee table with lower shelf in beautiful natural
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Henry Glass Upholstered Coffee Table
By Henry Glass
Located in Chicago, IL
Asymmetric shaped coffee table with leather upholstered bench boarder and glass centered surface
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Leather, Plywood, Walnut
Long Low and Sleek Dunbar Coffee Table
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Unusual long rectangular very sophisticated asymmetrical two-tone walnut coffee table having 1/3 of
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm Coffee Table from Maison Regain, France, 1980s
By Maison Regain
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Asymmetrical elm wood coffee table
with newspaper rack.
Maison Regain.
The table is stamped
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Bronze and Faceted Glass Top Coffee Table with Birds
By Valenti
Located in Miami, FL
Solid bronze coffee table with asymmetric glass top. An almost surreal depiction of birds perched
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Low Brutalist Coffee Table with Slate Tabletop, Spain 1970s
Located in Utrecht, NL
the creativity of skilled craftsmen.
Crafted from robust and durable slate, this coffee table is a
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate
Contemporary Modern Brueton Cantilevered Glass and Gunmetal Coffee Table, 1980s
By Breuton
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a beautiful, asymmetrical, cantilevered coffee table, with a glass top in
Category
Vintage 1980s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Rosewood Triangular Coffee Table by B.C. Møbler, Denmark, 1950s
By B.C. Møbler
Located in Utrecht, NL
Asymmetrical rosewood coffee table with rounded edges, tripod legs and brass feet, produced by B.C
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Contemporary Modern Cassina Black Metal Chrome
Glass Coffee Table, 1970s Italy
By Cassina
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a phenomenal, asymmetrical, glass topped coffee table by Cassina, Italy
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Carrara Marble Coffee Table by Team Form AG for Ronald Schmitt
By Team Form AG
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This asymmetric Carrara marble coffee table was designed by Team Form AG for Ronald Schmitt, circa
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Piva Style Modernist Midcentury Zig Zag Metal and Glass Coffee Table
By Paolo Piva
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modernist asymmetrical side or coffee table with black enameled zig zag metal base and
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Sheet Metal
Brutalist Coffee Table Attributed to Paul Kingma Made of Stone, Slate and Brass
By Paul Kingma
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This asymmetrically shaped unsigned coffee table is attributed to Paul Kingma, a Dutch sculptor
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Slate, Brass
Midcentury Cocktail Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Coffee Table Asymmetric top, original lime green edge glass.
Wrought Steel base. Glass half inch
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Dolmen Tables
Nesting Pair
in Stonewashed Maple App. Configuration
By Jeff Martin Joinery
Located in Vancouver, BC
asymmetrical Dolmen coffee tables in new finishes for release in 2020.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple
Asymmetrical Capiz Shell and Brass Coffee Table Attributed to Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in Astoria, NY
A unique, vintage coffee table, produced circa 1970s, attributed to Harvey Probber, with capiz
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Apeldoorn Style Asymmetric Leaf Like Pine Side or Coffee Table
By Rainer Daumiller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ate van Apeldoorn style Asymmetric pine side or coffee table with lower shelf. In good overall
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Pine
Midcentury Modern Asimetric Marble Brass Shaped Italian Coffee Table, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
Coffee table with asymmetric shaped top in pearl pink marble and brass legs with pivoting tablet
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage asymmetrical coffee table with magazine rack from the 1970s, Italy
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage asymmetrical coffee table with magazine rack from the 1970s, Italy
This is an
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Asymmetrical Coffee Table #4, France circa 1950
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive Concrete Ball & Slab Coffee Table
France circa 1950
Composed coffee table with slab top
Category
Mid-20th Century French Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Asymmetrical Coffee Table #2, France circa 1950
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive Concrete Ball & Slab Coffee Table
France circa 1950
Composed coffee table with slab top
Category
Mid-20th Century French Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Elegant Asymmetrical Coffee Table Attributed to Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Coffee table attributed to Gio Ponti, circa 1950.
Black lacquered walnut and brass feet
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
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Asymmetrical Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the asymmetrical coffee table you’re looking for. Each asymmetrical coffee table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and glass. If you’re shopping for an asymmetrical coffee table, we have 47 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer asymmetrical coffee table, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right asymmetrical coffee table, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one asymmetrical coffee table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Adrian Pearsall, Edward Wormley and Craft Associates produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Asymmetrical Coffee Table?
An asymmetrical coffee table can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,033, while the lowest priced sells for $552 and the highest can go for as much as $7,800.
Finding the Right Coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
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. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
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 Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
Questions About Asymmetrical Coffee Table
- Why is it called a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
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.
- Can a coffee table be too low?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024Yes, a coffee table can be too low. Most experts recommend choosing a coffee table that is around one to two inches lower than the seat height of your sofa or loveseat. You may find it difficult to access items on the tabletop while seated if you choose a shorter table. In addition, an overly low coffee table can make a room feel cramped or unbalanced. However, there are exceptions to this rule. Sometimes, designers intentionally place ultra-low coffee tables in spaces to create a bold contrast in a large room. Feel free to break from convention when choosing a coffee table. What's most important is that the finished result appeals to you and allows you to enjoy your seating area to the fullest. Shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- Who invented the coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 12, 2024No one knows for sure who invented the coffee table. The earliest examples of the occasional table can be traced back to Victorian-era Britain. At that time, makers like William Watt and Collinson and Lock were producing coffee tables in large quantities.
Notably, F. Stuart Foote, the designer behind the American Imperial Furniture Company, claimed to have invented the coffee table in the early 20th century. He stated that he did so by cutting down the legs of a dining table. However, it's unlikely that Foote is the actual inventor of the coffee table, as books describing coffee tables existed in the UK a decade before his birth in 1872.
Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A coffee table should generally be two-thirds as long as the sofa it stands in front of and around the same height as the sofa’s seat cushions.
- Is an ottoman a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Typically, an ottoman is not a coffee table. An ottoman is a small cushioned seat without a back or arm rests. You can shop a collection of vintage and contemporary ottomans from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022While both pieces are relatively new to the furniture world, the main difference between them are their shapes. A cocktail table is generally square or rectangular in shape, while a coffee table tends to be oval or circular in shape. You can shop a collection of furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
The difference between a sofa table and a coffee table is that a sofa table is always behind the sofa and a coffee table is in front of it. Additionally, a sofa table is the same height as the sofa and a coffee table is much shorter.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024The difference between a center table and a coffee table is usually size. Center tables tend to be larger-sized accent tables placed in the center of seating areas. On the other hand, coffee tables are smaller tables usually positioned in front of sofas and loveseats. On 1stDibs, find a variety of center tables and coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Yes, end tables are generally taller than coffee tables.
The term “end table” is frequently used interchangeably with “coffee table,” and while these two furnishings have much in common, each table type offers its own distinctive benefits in your space.
Your end table is likely going to stand as tall as the arms of your sofa, and its depth will match the seating. These attributes allow for tucking the table neatly at the end of your sofa in order to provide an elevated surface between your seating and the wall. End tables are accent pieces — they’re a close cousin to side tables, but side tables, not unlike the show-stealing low-profile coffee table, are intended to be positioned prominently and have more to do with the flow and design of a room than an end table, which does a great job but does it out of the way of everything else.
Find all kinds of antique and vintage tables on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a coffee table and a console table is in the design. A coffee table is a low table that comes in many shapes, such as surfaces that are rectangles, squares, ovals or circles. Console tables are taller and usually have elongated shapes, such as ovals, rectangles or semicircles. Placement is another differentiator between the two types of tables. Coffee tables usually go in front of sofas and loveseats, while console tables may be placed behind a sofa or loveseat or along a wall. Find a large collection of coffee tables and console tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a side table and a coffee table is mainly in the size and shape. Coffee tables usually feature larger tops but shorter legs. People typically place them in front of a sofa or a loveseat to rest books, drinks, remote controls and other items. Side tables also store items, but they are usually positioned beside an accent chair or at the ends of a sofa or loveseat. Shop a diverse assortment of side tables and coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024How big a coffee table for a sectional should be depends on the dimensions of the sectional. For a balanced look, a coffee table should be roughly two-thirds of the length of the sofa portion of a sofa and chaise sectional. If you have an L-shaped sofa, the coffee table should be around two-thirds of the length of each arm. Find a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To authenticate your Noguchi coffee table, there are three different marks to look for. Isamu Noguchi’s signature will be on the edge of the table and on a medallion under the base. Even under the medallion, you will find Noguchi’s initials. Shop a collection of properly vetted Noguchi pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To stack books on a coffee table, place the largest one on the bottom with the spine facing the focal piece of furniture, usually the sofa. Then, add the next largest, lining up the inner edges so that the spines create a stepped effect. Continue adding books to complete the stack and top it off with a decorative object if you wish. Shop a variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023To date a Lane coffee table, look for the serial number on the underside of the piece. On most Lane coffee tables, reading the number from right to left will tell you the date that the table was manufactured. For example, a serial number that says 852140 would have been produced on April 12, 1958. Founded in Virginia in the early 20th century, Lane is largely known for its cedar chests and innovative mid-century modern designs. Find a variety of Lane coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021A tall coffee table is usually called exactly that — a tall coffee table. Coffee tables, also referred to as cocktail tables, are generally designed to sit at or below the sofa's seat height. These tables may come in a range of sizes, but they are often between 16 and 18 inches high and are designed in a variety of lengths and widths. They’re meant to provide a practical table-top surface that complements your living room layout. (A tall version might also be suitable for use as a dining table.) Shop a collection of antique, vintage and contemporary tall coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024The best height for a coffee table is around 1 to 2 inches lower than the seat height of the adjacent sofa. Most sofas feature seat heights of around 17 or 18 inches. As a result, the most common height for coffee tables is 15 to 17 inches. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021The best coffee table for a sectional can be a round coffee table, particularly with respect to U-shaped sectionals. The circular design creates a sense of balance in small spaces and renders it easy for guests to move to and fro, especially when surrounded by chairs. Find a collection of antique and vintage coffee tables on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024The average height of a coffee table is around 16 to 18 inches. Designers typically choose this height to create a balance between coffee tables and sofas. The average seat height of sofas is 17 to 18 inches, and experts typically recommend that coffee tables be no more than 1 inch shorter than sofa-seat height. Explore a diverse assortment of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- Are glass coffee tables durable?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023Whether glass coffee tables are durable depends on the craftsmanship and the materials. Generally, tables with tempered glass are less likely to shatter and break. How well you care for a coffee table will also impact its life span. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of glass coffee tables.
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Antique Enamel Kitchen Cabinets
Antique Fire Plaques
Antique Flour Box
Antique Flying Ducks
Antique Foot Warmer
Antique French Cabinet Pulls