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Lucite Coffee Table Illuminated by Philippe Jean France 1970s
By Philippe Jean
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Illuminated Lucite Coffee Table by Philippe Jean France 1970s
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Lucite Coffee Table Illuminated by Philippe Jean France 1970s
Lucite Coffee Table Illuminated by Philippe Jean France 1970s
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
H 15 in W 60 in D 30 in
Expertly Restored - Charles Hollis Jones "Treillage" Brass Lucite Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles Hollis Jones "Treillage" brass & lucite coffee table
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Lucite and Stainless Steel "Aro" Coffee Table by Amparo Calderon Tapia, Signed
By Amparo Calderon Tapia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalistic and whimsical style best describe this coffee table, executed in stainless steel with
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

1960s Michel Pigneres Cocktail Table or Dry Bar Lucite and Chrome France, 1969
By Michel Pigneres
Located in Camden, ME
A rare Michel Pigneres Lucite and chrome cocktail table purchased in France in 1969, as part of a
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lucite

1960s Michel Pigneres Cocktail Table or Dry Bar Lucite and Chrome France, 1969
1960s Michel Pigneres Cocktail Table or Dry Bar Lucite and Chrome France, 1969
$16,875 Sale Price
25% Off
H 16.54 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Maison Jansen Style Mid-Century Brass and Chrome Bicolor Vitrine Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning square vitrine coffee table in polished brass and chrome with sliding glass tabletop and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

Maison Jansen Style Mid-Century Brass and Chrome Bicolor Vitrine Coffee Table
Maison Jansen Style Mid-Century Brass and Chrome Bicolor Vitrine Coffee Table
$3,613 Sale Price
20% Off
H 18.12 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Lucite and Brass Coffee Table by Amparo Calderon Tapia "What goes around..."
By Amparo Calderon Tapia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and beautiful Lucite and brass coffee table designed by Amparo Calderon Tapia exclusively
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktai...

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Brass

Two-Tier Coffee Table in Lucite and Nickel by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two level coffee or cocktail table designed and manufactured by the Icon of Lucite Charles Hollis
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Nickel

Neal Small Clear Lucite Block Coffee Table with Glass Top, 1970 s
By Neal Small
Located in Bainbridge, NY
piece coffee table, including two clear rounded (36D x 13.5W x 15.25H) 15 lb Lucite blocks with Chrome
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Lucite and Brass Coffee Table by Charles Hollis Jones "Metric, Clipped Corner"
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
presence. Dubbed the "Metric Clipped Corner," the coffee table is made of Lucite sheets joined in a chic
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Lucite Vintage Coffee Table Sofa Table Style of Alessandro Albrizzi Italy c 1968
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage large sized coffee table or sofa table designed in the style of
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Mid Century Modern Lucite Glass Coffee / Side Table, c. 1970s
Located in Weehawken, NJ
A striking sculptural coffee or side table featuring a thick square glass top resting on an
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Acrylic, Lucite

Mid Century Modern Lucite Base 40" Glass Top Round Coffee Table MINT!
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Lucite Base 40" Glass Top Round Coffee Table MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Lucite, Chrome and Glass Cocktail Table after Pace
By Charles Hollis Jones, Alessandro Albrizzi, Pace Collection
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A great three leg coffee table design from the early 1970s. It features thick Lucite legs attached
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Charles Hollis Jones Style Coffee Table Lucite Nickel Corners Mid-Century Modern
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely Lucite glass coffee table with Nickel details attributed to Charles Hollis Jones. The
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Modernist Nickel and Lucite Glacial Cocktail Table by Lorin Marsh
By Lorin Marsh
Located in New York, NY
This sleek and substantial Modernist nickel and Lucite Glacial Cocktail Table is by Lorin Marsh and
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20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Signed Butterfly Lucite Brass Glass Coffee Table by Lion in Frost
By Lion in Frost
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Estate fine furniture acquisitions of a Vintage signed butterfly Lucite, brass & glass coffee cocktail
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Signed Butterfly Lucite Brass 
Glass Coffee Table by Lion in Frost
Signed Butterfly Lucite Brass 
Glass Coffee Table by Lion in Frost
$2,520 Sale Price
35% Off
H 15.25 in W 48 in D 48 in
Squared Table in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Steel Italy 1970s Faux Tortoise Shell
Located in Rome, IT
Squared Midcentury table made of a tortoiseshell Lucite surface and a chrome "X" structure. Italy
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Lucite and Solid Brass "Aro One" Low Table by Amparo Calderón Tápia
By Amparo Calderon Tapia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and whimsical low coffee table designed and manufactured by Amparo Calderón Tápia and
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Coc...

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Brass

Sandro Petti for L Angolo MetallArte Rectangular Lucite Cocktail Table
By L Angolo Metallarte, Sandro Petti
Located in Hanover, MA
L'Angolo Metallarte, Rome. Very thick cruciform Lucite base with polished chrome connector block at center
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Charles Hollis Jones Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish Mid-Century glass top coffee table with chrome stretchers and solid Lucite legs. A great
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Charles Hollis Jones "Box" Coffee Table in Nickel and Glass
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning coffee table designed by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1960s and manufactured, circa 1968
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Nickel

Mid-Century French Pierre Vandel Beveled Glass and Brass Coffee Table
By Pierre Vandel
Located in Dallas, TX
Designed in Paris in the mid-20th century, this signed Pierre Vandel coffee table is a striking
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Romeo Rega Large Brass Coffee Table Model Skyline Italy, 1976
By Romeo Rega
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This exquisite coffee table is an original 'Skyline' design by Romeo Rega, produced in the 1970s
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20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Brass, Chrome

Romeo Rega Large Brass Coffee Table Model 
Skyline
 Italy, 1976
Romeo Rega Large Brass Coffee Table Model 
Skyline
 Italy, 1976
$3,477 Sale Price
35% Off
H 16.54 in W 54.34 in D 34.65 in
Massimo Papiri “Harry’s Bar” Coffee / Cocktail Table by Mario Sabot, 1970s
By Massimo Papiri, Mario Sabot
Located in Buffalo, NY
. The coffee table consists of two black melamine surfaces on different levels with a transparent lucite
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel, Chrome

Alessandro Albrizzi Lucite, Glass and Chrome Coffee Table
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in Geneva, CH
Alessandro Albrizzi lucite glass and heavy chromed metal coffee table Only the base can be shipped
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Vintage 1970s Italian Center Tables

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Metal

Alessandro Albrizzi Lucite, Glass and Chrome Coffee Table
Alessandro Albrizzi Lucite, Glass and Chrome Coffee Table
$2,400 Sale Price
50% Off
H 14.97 in W 70.87 in D 31.5 in
Lion in Frost Travertine Marble Glass Swivel Top Coffee Cocktail Table
By Lion in Frost
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A 1970's Mid-Century Modern Travertine Marble & Glass Coffee
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Travertine, Chrome

Lion in Frost Travertine Marble 
Glass Swivel Top Coffee Cocktail Table
Lion in Frost Travertine Marble 
Glass Swivel Top Coffee Cocktail Table
$2,560 Sale Price
40% Off
H 16.5 in W 54 in D 36 in
Vintage Side - Coffee table, Maison Jansen style
By Maison Jansen
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage chrome, lucite and glass square side table with brass and chrome accents, attributed to
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Vintage Side - Coffee table, Maison Jansen style
Vintage Side - Coffee table, Maison Jansen style
$500
H 19.69 in W 23.62 in D 23.62 in
Alessandro Albrizzzi Glass Top Table
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in London, GB
Large rectangular coffee table with glass top on lucite and chrome support. Alessandro Albrizzzi
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Vintage 1970s British Tables

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Chrome

Alessandro Albrizzzi Glass Top Table
Alessandro Albrizzzi Glass Top Table
$2,939
H 15.75 in W 70.87 in D 31.5 in
Mid-Century Chromed Sailboat Sculpture on Lucite Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming chromed sailboat on a lucite stand. We see this nautical piece displayed on a bookshelf or
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects

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Chrome, Brass

Mid-Century Chromed Sailboat Sculpture on Lucite Stand
Mid-Century Chromed Sailboat Sculpture on Lucite Stand
$236 Sale Price
20% Off
H 12.5 in W 12.5 in D 5 in
Pair of signed clear lucite and chrome sling chairs by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Kleinburg, ON
Lucite to create a cascading effect that resembles a waterfall. The collection includes coffee tables
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Chrome

Pair of signed clear lucite and chrome sling chairs by Charles Hollis Jones
Pair of signed clear lucite and chrome sling chairs by Charles Hollis Jones
$1,800 Sale Price / item
20% Off
H 23.25 in W 24.75 in D 29 in
Rectangular Mid-Century Chrome Thick Lucite Box by Albrizzi
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Thick Lucite and Chromed Jewelry Box by Alessandro Albrizzi, MCM A vintage lucite lidded box, the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Chrome

Transformable Table by Francois Arnal, 1970s
By François Arnal, Atelier A
Located in Medesano, Parma
supports, you can easily manipulate its form to serve various purposes. Be it a coffee table to compliment
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Transformable Table by Francois Arnal, 1970s
Transformable Table by Francois Arnal, 1970s
$3,209
H 28.35 in W 66.93 in D 39.38 in
Pair of Cylindrical Box in Chrome, Brass and Lucite by Romeo Rega, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing pair of cylindrical box in chrome, brass and lucite by the Italian designer Romeo Rega
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Brass, Chrome, Steel

Midcentury Cylindrical Box in Chrome and Lucite Romeo Rega Style, Italy 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing cylindrical decorative box in chrome and lucite attributed to the Italian
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Steel

Charles Hollis Jones "Treillage" Wall Shelving Unit in Nickel and Lucite
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Treillage" coffee table. There was only a handful of these made so in a way this was a limited edition
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

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Nickel

Midcentury Hexagonal Ice Lucite Italian Umbrella Stands after Willy Rizzo, 1980s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
include the Alveo Coffee Table (1970s) for Mario Sabot and the circular Yin Yang Coffee Table (1970s). His
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Lucite, Plexiglass

Charles Hollis Jones "Treillage" Brass and Glass Etagere
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Treillage" coffee table. There was only a handful of these made so in a way this was a limited edition
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

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Brass

Lucite and Chrome Coffee Table
By Pace Collection
Located in New York, NY
1970s table with three Lucite legs connect to a central chrome fixture which then extends to a
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Lucite and Chrome Coffee Table
Lucite and Chrome Coffee Table
$3,000
H 44 in W 44 in D 36 in
1970s Italian Octagonal Chrome and Lucite Coffee Table by Alessandro Albrizzi
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in New York, NY
Lucite and chrome coffee table with octagonal glass top by Alessandro Albrizzi. Italy, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Lucite and Chrome Coffee table, Jansen , 1970
By Maison Jansen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Coffee table ,lucite ,glass top And Chrome ,edited by Jansen,1970, there is an assorted dining
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Vintage 1970s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Lucite and Chrome Coffee table, Jansen , 1970
Lucite and Chrome Coffee table, Jansen , 1970
$1,664
H 16.93 in W 43.31 in D 29.53 in
Fabulous Lucite and Chrome Coffee Table 1960 s
Located in Stamford, CT
Great looking and solid coffee table. Lucite legs with glass top. Chrome accents on frame. Great
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel, Chrome

Chrome and Lucite Double Tiered Coffee Table
Located in Finchley, London
An unusual style piece with two tiers of new smoked grey glass with staggered Lucite legs Overall
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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Pace Collection, Lucite and Chrome Glass Top Coffee Table
By Pace Collection
Located in Baltimore, MD
Pace Collection rectangular glass top coffee table with lucite column legs. It features chrome cap
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Monumental Lucite and Chrome Cocktail Table
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
With a thick 3 1/2 x 7' glass top, this Lucite and chrome cocktail table is impressive in scale
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Monumental Lucite and Chrome Cocktail Table
Monumental Lucite and Chrome Cocktail Table
$6,360
H 15.5 in W 84 in D 42 in
Sensational Karl Springer Style Coffee or Cocktail Table in Lucite and Chrome
By Karl Springer
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A sensational Karl Springer style X-base coffee or cocktail table in Lucite and chrome with 3/4
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Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Alessandro Albrizzi, Fine Mid Century Chrome Plated Steel Lucite Coffee Table
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
A remarkable Italian Mid Century Modern Coffee Table by Alessandro Albrizzi, finished in chrome
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Mid-20th Century Modern Willy Rizzo Style Lacquered and Chrome Lucite Leg Table
By Willy Rizzo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid- 20th century modern large 51" inch square low white lacquered top, chrome base and Lucite leg
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Mid Century Modern Lucite / Alum. / Glass Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
alternating lucite rods and plated alum. rods , with lucite stretcher and glass top . Dims are to
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Mid-20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Lucite Coffee Table in the Style of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This Glamorous Hollywood Regency coffee table in the style of Karl Springer has thick heavy column
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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

1970s Romeo Rega Italian Brass and Chrome Coffee Table
By Romeo Rega
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous 1970s Italian coffee table designed by Romeo Rega. Chrome and brass with lavender
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Lucite Cocktail Table
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful, rare Lucite and chrome low cocktail table with big 4 inch round Lucite legs along with
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lucite

Lucite Cocktail Table
Lucite Cocktail Table
$3,200
H 12.5 in W 48 in D 36 in
Charles Hollis Jones Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in New York, NY
Charles Hollis Jones Coffee Table
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Charles Hollis Jones Coffee Table
Charles Hollis Jones Coffee Table
$2,400
H 16.5 in W 60 in D 36 in
Biomorphic Lucite Cocktail Table by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
A rare, sexy, biomorphic cocktail table by Charles Hollis Jones in sparkling Lucite and chrome
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

Italian Modernist Two Tone Metal Coffee Table By Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Allentown, PA
High Style 1970s Italian Design Coffee Table by Romeo Rega designed in a Modernist Greek Key Double
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass, Chrome

Two-Tier Chrome, Lucite and Brass Coffee Table
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb coffee table with two levels, 1970s. The structure in chromed metal, brass and plexiglass
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

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Metal, Brass

Two-Tier Chrome, Lucite and Brass Coffee Table
Two-Tier Chrome, Lucite and Brass Coffee Table
$1,604
H 16.15 in W 29.93 in D 29.93 in
Mid Century Italian Lucite Glass and Metal Side Table or Night Stand
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Pair of mid century Italian side tables with three sides in lucite, one side open with a glass
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

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Lucite

Mid Century Italian Lucite Glass and Metal Side Table or Night Stand
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Pair of Mid Century Italian side tables with three sides in lucite, one side open with a glass
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Vintage 1970s Side Tables

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Lucite

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Lucite And Chrome Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal lucite and chrome coffee table for your home. Frequently made of plastic, lucite and metal, every lucite and chrome coffee table was constructed with great care. There are 195 variations of the antique or vintage lucite and chrome coffee table you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer lucite and chrome coffee table, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A lucite and chrome coffee table, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one lucite and chrome coffee table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Charles Hollis Jones, Pace Collection and Maison Jansen produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Lucite And Chrome Coffee Table?

The average selling price for a lucite and chrome coffee table at 1stDibs is $2,774, while they’re typically $550 on the low end and $22,500 for the highest priced.

Materials: Plastic Furniture

Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.

From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.

When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.

Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.

Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.

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.