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Extra Large Geometric Low Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Excellent as cocktail table or pedestal. Newly honed surface.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Polished Travertine Cocktail / Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Geometric polished travertine cocktail / coffee table.
The travertine base dimensions are 23" W 17
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Unique Rosewood
Burl Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Very nice, rosewood and burl, geometric shaped coffee table. Has a total of 6 rectangular shapes
Category
20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Burl
Modern Brass Octagonal Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern brass octagonal coffee table. This geometric table has a sleek glass top. The octagon base
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$1,875 / item
1970s Fab Geometric Triangular Form Tables
Located in Miami, FL
on casters that function as side tables separated and together as a wonderful mesa like coffee
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Round low travertine table with geometric inlay
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Round low travertine table with geometric inlay
Category
20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Marble
French Lucite and Brass Coffee Table
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Modern coffee table with geometric lines and a bright shine to the gilt brass corners
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Set Four Kittinger Bleached Mahogany Geometric Bunching Tables
Located in Chicago, IL
coffee table, demilune coffee table, side tables or star shaped low center table. With tops of geometric
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Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
French Mid Century Gilt Iron Coffee Table
Located in Stamford, CT
French modern gilt iron coffee table of geometric form with glass mirror top.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Marble and Glass Coffee Table, Italy, 1980s
By Maurizio Cattelan
Located in Naples, IT
Elegant coffee table with geometric element in black marble with white veins and a glass top
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
White Plaster Square Coffee Table, Belgium, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Belgian unique very strong white plaster square coffee table.
Dimensional geometric
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass coffee table by Guy Lefevre, 1970s
By Guy Lefevre
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Geometrical brass frame coffee table with smoked glass tops.
Designed by Guy Lefevre.
Beautiful
Category
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare bronze
glass geometric table by MILO BAUGHMAN
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Rare bronze & glass geometric table by MILO BAUGHMAN for Directional furniture co. Solid bronze
Category
Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Outstanding Tessellated Stone Geometric Cocktail Table by Oggetti
By Oggetti
Located in Southampton, NJ
Outstanding and extremely rare vintage tessellated stone geometric studded "Tavola" cocktail table
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Outstanding Tessellated Stone Geometric Cocktail Table by Oggetti
By Oggetti
Located in Southampton, NJ
Outstanding and extremely rare vintage tessellated stone geometric studded "Tavola"
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
Vintage French Brass and Marble Coffee Table
Located in High Point, NC
A geometric brass coffee table with marble top from 20th century France. The clever connection of
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Michel Dufet modernist ashwood coffee table 1930
By Michel Dufet
Located in Paris, IDF
geometrical details. This coffee table is a wonderful example of the French Art Déco and Modernism of the
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ash
Architectural / geometric bronzed
glass cocktail table , Angelo Ostuni / Italy
By Angelo Ostuni
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Architectural / geometric angled bronzed steel and smoke glass cocktail / coffee table
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian Chrome and Brass Coffee or Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian brass and chromed steel geometric interlocking motif coffee table. Could be used as side
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Sliding coffee table with hidden bar, Belgo Chrom
By Belgo Chrome
Located in Brussel, BE
Vintage Black Glass & Brass Coffee Table – Geometric Design, 1970s Modernist Elegance by Belgian
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Primitive Elm Slab on Steel Mount Coffee Table
By Brendan Bass
Located in Dallas, TX
Primitive elm slab wood top with geometric pronged steel mount coffee table.
Piece from the Le
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
1970s Round Root Wood Table with Geometrically Decorated Top
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Round Root Wood Table with Geometrically Decorated Top
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Original Signed Paul Evans Cityscape Metal Geometric Cocktail Table
By Paul Evans
Located in North York, ON
Original signed Paul Evans cityscape metal geometric cocktail table. Composed of polished and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modernist Geometric Tile Inlay Teak Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
This unique and inviting Mid-Century Modernist Teak Cocktail Table W/Geometric Tile Inlay
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Teak
Geometric Frame Rectangular Brass Side Table w/ Glass Top
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual mid century modern design brass side lamp or end table with glass top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Walnut and Glass Coffee Table by Giuseppe Rivadossi, Certificated
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Geometric walnut wood and glass coffee table by Giuseppe Rivadossi.
The table is composed by a
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Round Coffee Table, Side Table, Walnut with Marquetry, Italy, 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Round side table, coffee table with geometric inlays.
The main surfaces are veneered in walnut
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Walnut
Osvaldo Borsani Coffee Tables in Wood and Blue Mirror
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Milano, IT
very hard and geometric cylindrical legs. The coffee tables' special feature is under its top. We find
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Brass cocktail table with geometric relief top by Willy Daro
Located in New York, NY
Square brass cocktail table with geometric motif relief top by Willy Daro. Signed.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Modern Brass Lucite and Smoked Glass Rectangular Coffee Table
By Karl Springer, Maison Baguès
Located in Houston, TX
Glamorous coffee table. Geometric brass base is in excellent shape. Smoked glass shelf and a Lucite
Category
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Coffee Tables, in the Style of Romeo Rega, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of coffee tables with geometrical brass base and glass tops (recent) in the style of Romeo
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Glazed Stoneware Table with Geometric Decoration by Jean-Pierre Viot, 2023
By Jean-Pierre Viot
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic coffee table with abstract glaze decoration by Jean-Pierre Viot, 2023.
Signature under
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Teak 1920s Indian Chakki Grinding Table with Hand Carved Geometric Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Tribal Indian rustic Chakki grinder table from the early 20th century with hand-carved geometric
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Fully Mirrored Geometric Cocktail Table in Beveled Glass Segments
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century fully mirrored H-shaped coffee or cocktail table consisting of hand-cut beveled glass
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mirror
Illum Wikkelsø Model ML-115 Coffee Table for Mikael Laursen
By Illum Wikkelsø, A. Mikael Laursen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
an appealing symmetry and geometrical profile. Our coffee table has been meticulously refinished by
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak
Italian Mid Century Modern Chrome
Smoked Glass Square Coffee Table
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Mid-century modern design often incorporated geometric shapes, and a square coffee table is a good
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
20th Century Sofa Table Enamelled Leather geometrical pattern on the top
Located in IT
create a geometrical pattern on the top. The condition of the table are excellent and coherent with prior
Category
Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Plexiglass
1970s Italian Design Urban Geometric Iron Satin
Crystal Clear Long Sofa Table
Located in New York, NY
Modern Italian fine design coffee / end table, rare for its long size, entirely handcrafted in
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Geometric Black Steel Rectangular Cocktail Table in the Manner of Paolo Piva
By Paolo Piva
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A low coffee or cocktail table base of triangular black steel rods with inset clear glass top
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Vintage Italian Lucite and Brass Two-Tier Cocktail Coffee Table Restored
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The most incredible Lucite and brass cocktail coffee table. Great geometric shape. This piece has
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
1960s Mid Century Square Walnut Wood Coffee Table by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Detroit, MI
modern design with clean, minimalist, geometric lines. The coffee table is solid, heavy and well-crafted
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Walnut Wood and Glass Coffee Table by Ico Parisi, Italy, 1960 ca
By Ico Parisi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Geometric walnut wood and glass coffee table by Ico Parisi.
The table is composed by a wood
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Carlo Scarpa Crystal and Black Marble Coffee Table for Cattelan Italia, 1970s
By Carlo Scarpa, Cattelan Italia
Located in Puglia, Puglia
more statement pieces that include geometric glass-topped tables. This coffee table has two black
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal, Marble
Geometrical Metal and Brass Dining Table Ascribable to Romeo Rega, Italy, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in chromed metal, brass and glass.
In excellent original condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Gloss Black and Glass Coffee Table by Roger Rougier, Expertly Restored, Signed
By Roger Rougier
Located in Kansas City, MO
Gloss black and clear glass geometric, diamond shape coffee table designed and made by Rougier
Category
Vintage 1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Coffee Table by Osvaldo Borsani
Eugenio Gerli in Wood and Brass Mod. T68
By Eugenio Gerli, Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Milano, IT
decoration, geometric and elegant.
The coffee table is a unique piece, since originally the coffee table is
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970s round coffee table by danish cabinet maker in solid patinated pine wood.
Located in København K, 84
clear sight of its geometrical properties.
This elegant coffee table can serve as a stylish and
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Huge and Massive Chrome and Glass Coffee Table in the Style of Willy Rizzo
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Berlin, BE
Huge geometric chrome coffee table with a massive 2mm thick glass table top. The table is in the
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
A Milo Baughman Occasional Walnut Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage geometric style occasional coffee or cocktail table, veneered in walnut on cross form
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Elegant Art Deco Glass Top Cocktail Table
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Striking Art Deco glass top coffee table. With geometric form legs atop a solid two inch foundation
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Roger Sprunger for Dunbar Walnut Cube Glass Top Cocktail Table, 1960s
By Roger Sprunger, Dunbar Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern geometric cube coffee or cocktail table
By Roger Sprunger for
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Italian modern glossy black laminate pair of display units or tables, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern glossy black laminate pair of display units or coffee tables, 1980s
Geometric shaped
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Laminate
Exceptional Coffee Table with Geometric Pattern Top, Italy, 1970
s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Exceptional coffee table with geometric pattern top, Italy 1970's. Chromed steel structure and top
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Large Vintage Postmodern Geometric Chrome
Silver 2 Part Console / Coffee Table
Located in Hastings, GB
Unusual large postmodern geometric 2 part console/coffee/whatever table. Comprises large chrome
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Console Tables
Materials
Chrome
Italian Space Age Marquinia Marble and Double Glass Top Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Coffee table with geometric figures in Marquinia marble and double glass shelf.
Cylinder and cone
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Tray Tables
Materials
Marble
Maison Ramsay Style Brass
Glass Side Table
By Maison Ramsay
Located in Astoria, NY
Maison Ramsay style Modern geometric brass coffee table, smoke glass top with rounded corners.
Category
20th Century Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Post-Modern Black
White Lacquered End Table, 4
Located in Astoria, NY
geometric shapes forming a coffee table when joined together.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
20th Century Italian End Tables
Materials
Wood
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Geometric Coffee Tables For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of geometric coffee tables for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct geometric coffee tables — often made from metal, glass and wood — can elevate any home. Find 144 antique and vintage geometric coffee tables at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 41 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. There are all kinds of geometric coffee tables available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Geometric coffee tables made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many geometric coffee tables are appealing in their simplicity, but Milo Baughman, Ana Volante and Paolo Piva produced popular geometric coffee tables that are worth a look.
How Much are Geometric Coffee Tables?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,350, while they’re typically $150 on the low end and $37,220 highest priced.
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 Geometric Coffee Tables
- 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 ExpertMay 30, 2024There isn't really a standard size of a coffee table. Manufacturers produce coffee tables in a range of sizes and shapes. However, many rectangular tables are around 45 to 48 inches in length by 25 to 28 inches in width. Heights typically range from 16 to 18 inches. Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- What is a tray top coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021Tray top coffee tables are coffee tables with long, flat rectangular surfaces that are supported by an x-frame base. Low tables that were initially used as tea or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. After coffee drinking and “coffee breaks” became popular, it didn’t take long for coffee and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary tray top coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024Coffee tables became popular in the 1920s and ’30s. Pieces from this time period often show off the characteristics of Art Deco design, such as metal accents, mirrored finishes and the use of exotic woods like mahogany, ebony and zebra wood. Coffee tables first came into use during the Victorian era, largely in response to the rise of coffee houses in London. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To style an oval coffee table, create balance with opposites. Choose a sofa and accent chairs with a boxier shape for a striking contrast. Place a rectangular tray in the center and use it to display decorative accents or to store remotes and coasters. Another approach to decorating an oval table is to use decorative accents at different heights. Think of a tall vase placed next to a low bowl and a small sculpture positioned on top of two stacked coffee table books. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oval coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Styling a Noguchi coffee table really depends on the space you’re placing it in. The possibilities are far-reaching, so consider the colors and coordination of the other furniture and fixtures around the table. Noguchi tables look beautiful on their own or styled with flowers, books or pottery. Shop a selection of Isamu Noguchi pieces on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
On 1stdibs, a coffee table costs between $160 and $495,500.
- 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.
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