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Large Low Chinese Ming Style Coffee Table in Black Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
A large antique Chinese Ming Dynasty style coffee table, 193 x 122 cm. Was originally an opium bed
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

19th Century Chinese Low Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Ming-inspired provincial Chinese walnut low table with simple stretchers and "double
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Asian Coffee Table, Antique Low Table
Located in Somis, CA
19th century Chinese low table features four full length drawers adorned with bronze butterfly
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

19th Century Chinese Low Kang Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese Northern Elm square low table with a lovely apron detail and stretchers. Pagoda Red
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Chinese Low Table with Rattan Top
Located in London, GB
A Chinese painted elm low table with woven rattan inset top and hoof legs.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rattan

Chinese Early 20th Century Low Kang Coffee Table with Woven Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Chinese antique low Kang coffee table from the early 20th century, with rattan top and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rattan, Wood

Chinese Early 20th Century Low Kang Coffee Table with Carved Mythical Animals
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese low Kang coffee table from the early 20th century, with carved sides and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Black Lacquer Carved Low Kang Coffee Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique Qing Dynasty period low kang black lacquer coffee table from the 19th century
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

19th Century Chinese Low Bamboo Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A square low table with geometric fretwork decoration. The legs are held in place with double wrap
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Bamboo

19th / 20th century Round Chinese Low Table
Located in Troy, NY
Petit Chinese coffee or side table of interesting geometric design. The round top supported by a
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood

Low Reclaimed Elm Waterfall Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
low table adds incredible texture to modern interiors as a coffee table or bench.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail...

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Elm

Fine Jumu Coffee Table or Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A simple and elegant rectangular jumu wood low table, beautiful form and color. We carry fine
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Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Fine Jumu Coffee Table or Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A simple and elegant rectangular jumu wood low table, beautiful form and color. We carry fine
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Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Low Woven Top Chinese Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
life in a provincial Chinese home. Known as "ta," this style of low-lying daybed was used throughout
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Reed, Cypress, Lacquer

Reclaimed Chinese Elm Plank Form Low Table
Located in Chicago, IL
the austerity of Ming design. We see it today anchoring a painting or as a coffee table in front of a
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Early 20th Century Large Elm Chinese Low Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This piece made in China, circa 1900 would have been made as a bed or low platform. Usable now and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Early 20th Century Chinese Low Table with Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese black lacquered elmwood low scroll table with four drawers with brass
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Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Large 20th Century Juma Wood Low Table or Coffee Table
Located in Casteren, NL
Large 20th century juma wood low table or coffee table with canned top. Originates, China, circa
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Chinese Hardwood Marble Inset Panel Now A Low Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful custom made Chinese low table, the hardwood top with a central marble inset depicting a
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Low Chinese Daybed, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
daily life in a provincial Chinese home. Known as "ta," this style of low-lying daybed was used
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

19th Century Chinese Rosewood and Marble Inset Low Table or Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
This nice old table made in China was a typical form designed to appeal to both Chinese buyers and
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Vintage Low Side Table with Horsehoof Extremities
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage Ming Dynasty style low side table from the mid 20th century, with horse hoof
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Chinese Low Burl Top Kang Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Placed on top of the kang, low tables provided a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm, Burl

Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Early 20th Century Red Lacquered Low Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty style red lacquered low table from the early 20th century, with distressed
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table / Coffee Table with Hard Wood Canned Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer square low table with framed hard wood cane top and curve legs, beautiful color
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Chinese Antique Long Low Prayer Table with Walnut Patina and Square Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
use as a coffee table. Born in China during the early years of the 20th century, this low prayer table
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Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Antique Chinese Black Lacquered and Gilt Low Table with Three Drawers
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique Chinese black lacquered and gilt rectangular low table with three drawers and a scalloped
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Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Low Waterfall Style Prayer Table with Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low long waterfall style prayer table from the 19th century, with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

19th Century Low Kang Coffee Table with Humpback Stretcher and Horsehoof Feet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low Kang coffee table from the 19th century with humpback stretcher
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Fine Jumu Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Jumu low table. Beautiful form low table and color.
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Fine Red Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine red lacquer low table. Very simple and elegant red lacquer low table or coffee table
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Vintage 1910s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Antique Chinoiserie Low Table c1900
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
ANTIQUE CHINOISERIE TABLE A great example of a chinoiserie table dating back to the early 1900s
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Simple and elegant black lacquer low table with straight legs.
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Qing Dynasty Long and Low Kang Coffee Table with Chow Legs and Carved Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing Dynasty period long and low Kang coffee table from the early 20th century with chow
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer low table. Simple and elegant, beautiful color, lines and form.
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer low table with straight legs. Simple and elegant form, beautiful color.
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A simple and elegant rectangular black lacquer low table. Beautiful form, lines and color.
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Simple and elegant black lacquer low table with straight legs. We carry fine quality furniture with
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Simple and elegant black lacquer low table with straight legs. We carry fine quality furniture with
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer low table, simple and elegant, beautiful form and color. We carry fine quality
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer low table. Simple and elegant, beautiful color, lines and form. We carry fine
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Pair of New Red Lacquered Chinese Square Low Tables with Gilt Detail
Located in North Salem, NY
Pair of New Chinese Style Square Red Lacquered Low Tales with Gilt Detail. Ideal as a coffee
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2010s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer low table, simple and elegant, beautiful form and color. We carry fine quality
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Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer rectangular low table with curve legs, beautiful color and lines. We carry fine
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Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer low table. Simple and elegant, beautiful color, lines and form. We carry fine
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Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

19th Century Carved Low Table Bench
Located in New York, NY
19th century Chinese carved low table bench. Aspen wood with carved apron, circa 1870.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Midcentury Low Lacquered Tables with Chinese Inspirational Motifs with Onyx Tops
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of lacquered tripod bases with onyx tops creating a perfect solution for conversation areas in a great room or bar area.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Onyx

Fine Square Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Simple and elegant square black lacquer low table with straight legs. Beautiful color and form.
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Elegant Rectangular Low Table with Cane Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
A simple and elegant rectangular low table, ju mu wood with framed cane top, beautiful color, form
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Vintage 1910s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Cane, Wood

Fine Rectangular Low Table With Cane Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
A refined and elegant rectangular low table, framed cane top. Beautiful form, lines and colors.
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Cane, Rattan, Wood

Low Qing Dynasty Table with Reddish Brown Custom Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Qing Dynasty period low table from the 19th century, with reddish brown custom
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table with Gilt Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
An elegant black lacquer rectangular low table with gilt motif landscape top, Simple and beautiful
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table with Gilt Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
An elegant black lacquer rectangular low table with gilt motif landscape top, simple and beautiful
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table with Gilt Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
An elegant black lacquer rectangular low table with gilt motif landscape top. simple and beautiful
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table with Canned Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer low table, canned top with straight legs. We carry fine quality furniture with
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Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Fine Jumu Wood Low Table with Canned Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine jumu wood low table, canned top with straight legs. We carry fine quality furniture with
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Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Fine Black Lacquer Low Table with Gilt Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
An elegant black lacquer rectangular low table with gilt motif landscape top. simple and beautiful
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

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Chinese Low Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese low coffee table you’re looking for. Each Chinese low coffee table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, lacquer and hardwood. If you’re shopping for a Chinese low coffee table, we have 205 options in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese low coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese low coffee table, those designed in Folk Art, Industrial and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one Chinese low coffee table that is appealing in its simplicity, but July Zhou produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Chinese Low Coffee Table?

Prices for a Chinese low coffee table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $550 and can go as high as $9,868, while the average can fetch as much as $3,400.

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 Chinese Low Coffee Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    Yes, 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Modern coffee tables tend to be low because they’re most commonly placed in front of couches and chairs. Historically, coffee tables were placed behind the couch which necessitated a taller table. Over time, as styles changed and coffee tables came to be positioned in front of couches, their heights were lowered to accommodate the modern arrangement. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage and contemporary coffee tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    No, 12 inches isn’t necessarily too low for a coffee table. For balance, choose a coffee table that is about two to four inches lower than the seat of the largest piece of furniture around it. Usually, this will be the sofa. If your sofa’s seat is 14 to 16 inches high, a 12-inch coffee table will likely be in proportion. Find an assortment of coffee tables on 1stDibs.