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Black Lacquered Chinese Low Scroll Table (ref# TC2)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Scrolled Chinese Black lacquered table.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Rosewood Petal Low Table
Located in Hem, NL
A Mid-Century coffee table with four sections forming a flower shape with a black glass center
Category

Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

A Robsjohn Gibbings Black Lacquer "lotus" low table
Located in Hollywood, FL
the rectangular top above side supports that are pierced and carved in the for of a stylised lotus leaf
Category

Vintage 1940s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

A Modern Parcel-Gilt Black Painted Low Table
Located in Riverdale, NY
the chamfered square moulded top inset with a banded patched gilt glass top above a conforming frieze on canted sqaure tapering legs
Category

Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint, Glass

A lovely black lacquered chinoiserie low table by Jansen
Located in New York, NY
This is a beautiful black lacquered two-tiered chinoiserie low table with gilt bamboo legs.
Category

Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Aldo Tura Parchment Low Table
By Aldo Tura
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Tura parchment low table.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Midcentury Modernist Steel Low Table
Located in London, GB
A mid-20th century modernist low table, of rectangular form, set upon a framed base of legs and
Category

20th Century English Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Black Lacquered and Parcel Gilt Ming Style Low Table
Located in New York, NY
inset verre eglomise top
Category

20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

Burmese Black Lacquer Low Table with Gilt Decoration circa 1930
Located in London, GB
A rare and unusual Burmese black lacquer octagonal low table with gilt decoration c.1930 The
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Vintage 1930s Burmese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Fornasetti "Roman Medallion" Low Table
By Fornasetti
Located in Hollywood, FL
The lithographically transferred and hand colored tabletop above an ebonized brass bass.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Jean Lurcat 1950s Ceramic Low Table
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic low table decorating by stylized flowers. "Terre blanche." Edition of 100. Dimensions: 45
Category

Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Abstract Mosaic and Bronze Low Table
Located in Hudson, NY
A low circular table comprised of stone and tile mosaics in an abstract design. Bronze banding
Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Low Table by Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Bronze mounted on four tapering legs , inset verre eglomise top
Category

20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Brutalist 1970s Patinated Iron Low Table
Located in New York, NY
A Brutalist 1970s patinated iron low table.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Eng. Art Deco Bakelite Crome Low Table
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Southampton, NY
SLEEK LOOKING DECO BLACK BAKELITE END TABLE OR COFFE TABLE- THREE CROME CURVED LEGS JOINED BY A
Category

Vintage 1930s English Coffee and Cocktail Tables

70 s Willy Rizzo Low Table
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Brussels, BE
Brown lacquer. Huge drawer with a circular brass medallion handle. Two tones geometric metal base. Circa 1970;
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

An Italian Modern Lucite, Glass and Black Lacquer Low Table, Saporiti
By Saporiti
Located in Hollywood, FL
the glass top above a lucite sphere and v form, over a black lacquer base
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite, Lacquer

American Modern Mahogany and Black Glass Low Table, Manner of Robsjohn Gibbing
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Hollywood, FL
The free-form top with inset black glass top above conforming legs.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Magnifying Glass Low Table by Roberto G. Rida
By Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Paris, FR
Roberto Giulio Rida (Milan, 1943). "Magnifying glass" coffee table. Brass, blocks of red glass
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2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Aldo Tura, Pair of Italian Parchment Low Tables
By Aldo Tura
Located in New York, NY
a private Parisian residence decorated in 1980. These tables are illustrated in Architectural
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Stunning Laminated Italian Low Table in the Chinoiserie Manner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning laminated Italian low table in the chinoiserie manner. Italy, 1950s
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Modernist Italian Low Cocktail Table 1970s by Willy Rizzo
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Palermo, Palermo
Wonderful Italian low table by Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot, black laminate and chromed metal
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Roger Capron, Exceptional Lava Glazed Low Table, France, circa 1970
By Roger Capron
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Known for our expertise in Roger Capron's Artworks, we invite you to consult regularly our storefront. Textured glazes on lava top. Brushed steel frame and legs. Signed "R.Capron". ...
Category

Vintage 1970s European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lava

Mid-Century Sculptural Italian Regency Style Bronze and Brass Horses Low Table
By Maison Charles et Fils
Located in Hem, NL
A very rich and detailed low table with four staggering bronze ormolu horses with wonderful patina
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Linen-Wrapped Low Table with Onyx Top in the Style of Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Quogue, NY
This coffee or cocktail table is linen-wrapped and painted in a moss green with a faint metallic
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Onyx

Sinopoli for Liwan s Rome Italian Brass and Dark Blue Glass Low Table, 1970s
By Liwan s Rome, Giacomo Sinopoli
Located in Carpi, Modena
Vintage Italian large cocktail table, made of satin brass and dark blue glass, this combination of
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

FRENCH 1950 S BLACK LACQUER SQUARE LOW COFFEE TABLE
Located in San Francisco, CA
A CHIC FRENCH 1950'S BLACK LACQUER SQUARE LOW COFFEE TABLE WITH INSET BRASS MOTIVES. The handsome
Category

Vintage 1950s French Tables

Charlotte Perriand "Tunisie" Table
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Low coffee table with black laminate top and decorative bevel highlighting stacked plywood
Category

Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Plywood, Laminate

Industrial Low Coffee Table with Wood Top and Iron Base
Located in Culver City, CA
rustic charm for this low table.
Category

20th Century Tables

Italian Low Coffee Table
Located in Porto, PT
Walnut square coffee table with three black formica trays and a display area.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Italian Black Marble Rectangle Low Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A substantial low rectangle coffee table executed in richly veined Nero Marquina black marble. The
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Nada Debs Modern Pebble Low Coffee Table, Black Marble, Blackened Steel Base
By Nada Debs
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Nada Debs pebble low table (Tapis d'Orient). Seven Nero Marquina marble tops on blackened steel
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21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Pia Manu Low Rectangle Table Black, 1970s
By Pia Manu
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Dewaele worked during the 1960s until now, working with natural stone and ceramics. Their tables are rare
Category

Antique 19th Century Belgian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Slate, Iron

Chinese Gilt and Black Lacquer Low Table
Located in London, GB
The rectangular top decorated with chinoiserie scenes in gilt on a black ground, with a shaped and
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Large Primitive Teak Low Table
Located in Austin, TX
A massive teak single board table, possibly from a temple, circa early 20th century, India. The top
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Low Table by Alice Colonieu, circa 1950
By Alice Colonieu
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A rare and beautiful example of Alice Colonieu art tiles. Chartreuse green and vivid red accents on iridescent metal glaze tiles. Signed by the artist.
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Ceramic

Swedish Inlaid Low Center Table with Nautical Star
Located in Hudson, NY
The top inlaid with exotic woods and a central nautical star design. The table on a fluted
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Large Black Lacquer and Gold Leaves Low Table Attributed to Maison Jansen, Paris
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brussels, BE
Chinese inspiration. Square gilt top on black lacquer feet, circa 1970. Attributed to Jansen
Category

Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Rare Oscar Bruno Bach Low Rojo Marble-Top Table Signed
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Seattle, WA
Rare Oscar Bruno Bach low rojo marble-top table signed Oscar Bruno Bach (Breslau, Germany, 1884
Category

20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Roger Capron, Iconic "Navettes" Low Table in Green, France, circa 1960
By Roger Capron
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A wonderful and very unusual example of Roger Capron's work from the 1950s. Black hammered ceramic
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

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Low Black Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the low black coffee table you’re looking for. A low black coffee table — often made from metal, lacquer and wood — can elevate any home. There are 185 variations of the antique or vintage low black coffee table you’re looking for, while we also have 59 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer low black coffee table, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A low black coffee table made by Modern designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made low black coffee table over the years, but those crafted by Privatiselectionem, Arno Declercq and Robert Kuo are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Low Black Coffee Table?

The average selling price for a low black coffee table at 1stDibs is $3,550, while they’re typically $224 on the low end and $40,862 for the 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 Low Black 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.