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Modernist Chrome Coffee Table attributed to Paul Tuttle
Located in Danville, CA
Escher-esque Chrome Coffee Table constructed of chrome plated solid bar stock with a 3/4" thick
Category
Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Erno Fabry Biomorphic Coffee Cocktail Table , Italian modernist
By Erno Fabry
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage biomorphic / amoeba style coffee table by Erno Fabry (1906-1984). Constructed of beech
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Beech
Mid-Century Modernist Rattan and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury round glass coffee table with lower woven wicker basket on charcoal grey enameled metal
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Berthold Müller 1950s German Modernist Mosaic Coffee Table
By Berthold Muller
Located in London, GB
This coffee table was designed by Berthold Müller in Germany during the 1960s. It features a top
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist Cane Basket Iron Rod Patio Coffee Table
By Danny Ho Fong, Tony Paul, Franco Albini
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting form. Fully Functional. Designer Unknown.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Attributed to Willy Rizzo, Modernist Rectangular Brass Coffee Table
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful modernist large coffee table is made of chrome with two clear glass shelves. This is
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Attributed to Willy Rizzo, Modernist Rectangular Brass Coffee Table
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful modernist large coffee table is made of chrome with two clear glass shelves. This is
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist Chrome and Lucite Coffee Table by Alessandro Albrizzi
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist chrome and Lucite coffee table by Alessandro Albrizzi, Italy, circa 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Contemporary Modernist Red Lacquer and Lucite Low Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary modernist low rectangular red lacquered coffee table on a smaller rectangular lucite
Category
20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin, Lucite
Modernist Driftwood Coffee Table with Biomorphic Plate Glass Top
Located in Peabody, MA
Modernist driftwood coffee table with biomorphic 1/2" thick plate glass top, ca. 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Driftwood, Glass
Modernist Bentwood Bauhaus Style Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Chicago, IL
This modernist bentwood Bauhaus style coffee table from Hungary and is made from beech and glass.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Beech
Modernist Walnut Cocktail / coffee table / floating top with drawer
By Jens Risom
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Walnut Cocktail / coffee table / floating top with drawer,, Wonderful solid walnut
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Modernist Patinaed Steel Coffee Table with Open Travertine Top
By Brendan Bass
Located in Dallas, TX
Modernist Patinaed steel coffee table with open travertine top
Dimensions, stone type and metal
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Steel
Italian Travertine Stone Rectangular Modernist Modern Large Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian travertine stone rectangular modernist large coffee table. Item features stunning veins
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Travertine
Custom Modernist Square Coffee Table with Oak Turned Leg
By Ettore Sottsass, Reeves Design + Art
Located in Houston, TX
Modernist custom square coffee table with unique oak legs that have been hand turned on a lathe
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Modernist Sculptural Lucite Base and Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Houston, TX
Modernist sculptural Lucite base and glass-top coffee table with a stylistic leg looping consistent
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Modernist Square Stone Coffee Table With Metal X-Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Square stone side or coffee table with enameled metal X-base. In original condition and the frame
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Metal
Modernist Carrara Marble with Glass Top Italian Coffee Table
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in New York, NY
Oversized, 1970s modern Carrara marble base with thick glass top Italian coffee table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Modernist Two Tiered Round Coffee Table with Rattan Basket
By Dirk Van Sliedregt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury Round Glass Coffee Table. with Woven Wicker Lower Basket Black Enameled Metal Frame with
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
1970s Modernist Travertine Coffee Table with Floating Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1970s large travertine legs with chrome stretchers and floating glass top Italian coffee
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Contemporary Modernist Pace Style Glass Chrome Lucite Coffee Table
By Pace Collection
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a beautiful coffee table, made of chrome and Lucite and with a glass top
Category
Vintage 1980s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Contemporary Modernist Large Square Drift Wood
Glass Coffee Table
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a stupendous, low and square coffee table, made of driftwood, and with a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Driftwood
Modernist Walnut and Limestone Coffee Table by Evan Bush
Located in Raleigh, NC
Architectural, original design coffee table. Constructed of American black walnut with French
Category
2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Limestone
Modernist Solid Brass and Glass Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition for this coffee table produced in Italy during the 70s and made from solid
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist Brass and Marble Coffee Table by Paul McCobb
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Brass and Marble Table by Paul McCobb, American, circa 1950's. Clean lined, architectural
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist Brass and Marble Coffee Table by Paul McCobb
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Brass and Marble Table by Paul McCobb, American, circa 1950's. Clean lined, architectural
Category
Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist macassar Art Deco coffee table for Metz
Co
By Arnold Bueno de Mesquita
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco table in Macassar, bronze.
Arnold Bueno-de-Mesquita for Metz & Co.
measures: W 121 cm, D
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mexican Modernist Cocktail or Coffee Table after Arturo Pani
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a round cocktail table after Arturo Pani.
Made in Mexico, circa 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Modernist Maple and Aluminium Coffee, Cocktail Table, John Tracy
By John Tracy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Contemporary Bauhaus maple cocktail table designed and bench made by John Tracy, Rochester N.Y
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Coc...
Materials
Aluminum
Modernist square coffee table with slate top and oak base
Located in Long Island City, NY
Modernist square coffee table with slate top and oak base.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate
1940
s Modernist Furniture Plans DIY Craftsman Magazine Coffee Table
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage Modernist DYI Design Plans Plywood Coffee Table, Similar to Home Craftsman Magazine, or
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist Two-Tiered Round Coffee Table with Rattan Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black enameled metal tripod base with removable lower basket magazine shelf and glass top. Original condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Organic Modernist Tree Trunk Side Coffee Table, style Aubock 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Buffalo, NY
Organic Modernist Tree Trunk Side Coffee Table, style Aubock 1950s.. Unusual slab top..2.5". nice
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Modernist Italian Carrara Marble and Brass "Surfboard" Cocktail / Coffee Table
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Modernist Regency Italian Carrara marble and brass "Surfboard" cocktail / coffee table
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Modernist Bespoke Walnut Coffee/Cocktail Table Designed by John Tracey
By John Tracy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist bespoke solid walnut and steel coffee /cocktail table designed and bench made by John
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Modernist Modular Wood Coffee Table by Bernard Vuarnesson. France, 1980s
By Bernard Vuarnesson
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare large Modernist Mid-Century Modern modular low coffee or cocktails table in wood and blue or
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Formica
Romeo Rega Modernist Greek Key Coffee Table Italian, 1970
s
By Romeo Rega
Located in London, GB
Spectacular coffee table designed by Romeo Rega, Italy, 1970's.
This beautiful coffee table is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Modernist Brass and Milk Glass Coffee Table by Paul McCobb
By Paul McCobb
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Brass and Milk Glass Coffee Table, designed by Paul McCobb for Directional, American
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Modernist Brass and Chrome Coffee Table by Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Austin, TX
Italian Mid-Century Modern coffee table in polished chrome and brass with smoked glass top by Romeo
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome, Brass
Mosaic Modernist Rectangular Inlay Orange Glass Top Coffee Table, 1970s
By Knoll
Located in Antwerp, BE
in a mosaic pattern, which gives an airy translucence to the coffee table, very nice quality of this
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Modernist Two Tier Coffee Table by H. Wouda
By Hendrik Wouda
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rosewood coffee table, H. Wouda, 1930s The Netherlands
Solid rosewood coffee table from Dutch
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Modernist Vintage "Klot-Johan" Coffee Table, Johan Eriksson, Sweden, 1941
Located in Stockholm, SE
Amazing coffee table by Erik Johansson, called “Klot-Johan” after the creator’s nickname. Curly
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch
Vintage Mid-Century Modernist Mirrored Coffee Table Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stylish vintage mirrored coffee table, dating from the mid-20th century.
The
Category
Vintage 1950s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Classic Modernist Boomerang Cocktail / Coffee Table by Lane Dovetail Joinery
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Buffalo, NY
This striking Mid-Century Modern coffee table features iconic Lane joinery and impressive sculpted
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
American Modernist Designer, Coffee Table, Green Marble, Walnut, 1950s, America
Located in High Point, NC
A rare and organic coffee / cocktail table. Produced in America, 1950s. The marble top rests on a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Modernist Walnut Coffee Table with White and Gold Mosaic Inlay
Located in London, GB
Large walnut coffee table that unusually has an abstract mosaic design set 'off' center. Ivory
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Modernist Glass and Rattan Side or Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury round coffee table with inset glass top and lower woven wicker basket on metal frame. In
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Modernist Industrial Low Rectangular Drift Wood Metal Coffee Table
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a delightful, low and rectangular coffee table, made of drift wood, on a
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Modernist Round Custom Made Glitter Coffee Table Functional Art
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a ravishing, round, multicolor glitter topped coffee table, on a metal
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Modernist Low Rectangular Walnut Wood and Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a ravishing, low and rectangular coffee table, made of high gloss walnut
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Modernist Low Thayer Coggin Rectangular Walnut Wood
Chrome Coffee Table
By Thayer Coggin
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a ravishing, low and rectangular coffee table, made of high gloss walnut
Category
Late 20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century Mexican Modernist Arturo Pani, Coffee Table in Bronze
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration: an elegant ARTURO PANI Round Coffee Cocktail Table in Bronze.
Made in
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Modernist Large Round Gunmetal Glass Coffee Table Brueton, 1980s
By Brueton
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a marvellous, round coffee table with a glass top on a gunmetal base by
Category
Vintage 1980s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modernist Design LC10 Coffee Table by Le Corbusier for Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
A LC10 coffee table designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand during the
Category
1990s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Large Modernist Bench or Coffee Table in Rustic Reclaimed Barn Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Modernist Bench or Coffee Table in Rustic Reclaimed Barn Wood, American, circa 1990's. This
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Modernist Bespoke Cerused Oak Coffee/Cocktail Table Designed by John Tracey
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist bespoke cerused oak coffee /cocktail table designed and bench made by John Tracey
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Modernist Walnut and Aluminium Coffee Table or bench by Selig, Denmark
By Selig
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist walnut and aluminium coffee table or bench by Selig, Denmark, retains original finish
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
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Modernist Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the modernist coffee table you’re looking for. A modernist coffee table — often made from metal, wood and glass — can elevate any home. Find 437 options for an antique or vintage modernist coffee table now, or shop our selection of 32 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect modernist coffee table — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A modernist coffee table made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made modernist coffee table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Peter Sandback, Cramer Studio and Arturo Pani are consistently popular.
How Much is a Modernist Coffee Table?
The average selling price for a modernist coffee table at 1stDibs is $3,500, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $24,975 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 Modernist Coffee Table
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. - 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.
- 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 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 ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a coffee table and a console table is in the design. A coffee table is a low table that comes in many shapes, such as surfaces that are rectangles, squares, ovals or circles. Console tables are taller and usually have elongated shapes, such as ovals, rectangles or semicircles. Placement is another differentiator between the two types of tables. Coffee tables usually go in front of sofas and loveseats, while console tables may be placed behind a sofa or loveseat or along a wall. Find a large collection of coffee tables and console tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a side table and a coffee table is mainly in the size and shape. Coffee tables usually feature larger tops but shorter legs. People typically place them in front of a sofa or a loveseat to rest books, drinks, remote controls and other items. Side tables also store items, but they are usually positioned beside an accent chair or at the ends of a sofa or loveseat. Shop a diverse assortment of side tables and coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 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.
- Are glass coffee tables durable?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023Whether glass coffee tables are durable depends on the craftsmanship and the materials. Generally, tables with tempered glass are less likely to shatter and break. How well you care for a coffee table will also impact its life span. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of glass coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024How big a coffee table for a sectional should be depends on the dimensions of the sectional. For a balanced look, a coffee table should be roughly two-thirds of the length of the sofa portion of a sofa and chaise sectional. If you have an L-shaped sofa, the coffee table should be around two-thirds of the length of each arm. Find a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To authenticate your Noguchi coffee table, there are three different marks to look for. Isamu Noguchi’s signature will be on the edge of the table and on a medallion under the base. Even under the medallion, you will find Noguchi’s initials. Shop a collection of properly vetted Noguchi pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To stack books on a coffee table, place the largest one on the bottom with the spine facing the focal piece of furniture, usually the sofa. Then, add the next largest, lining up the inner edges so that the spines create a stepped effect. Continue adding books to complete the stack and top it off with a decorative object if you wish. Shop a variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023To date a Lane coffee table, look for the serial number on the underside of the piece. On most Lane coffee tables, reading the number from right to left will tell you the date that the table was manufactured. For example, a serial number that says 852140 would have been produced on April 12, 1958. Founded in Virginia in the early 20th century, Lane is largely known for its cedar chests and innovative mid-century modern designs. Find a variety of Lane coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024The average height of a coffee table is around 16 to 18 inches. Designers typically choose this height to create a balance between coffee tables and sofas. The average seat height of sofas is 17 to 18 inches, and experts typically recommend that coffee tables be no more than 1 inch shorter than sofa-seat height. Explore a diverse assortment of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024The best height for a coffee table is around 1 to 2 inches lower than the seat height of the adjacent sofa. Most sofas feature seat heights of around 17 or 18 inches. As a result, the most common height for coffee tables is 15 to 17 inches. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021The best coffee table for a sectional can be a round coffee table, particularly with respect to U-shaped sectionals. The circular design creates a sense of balance in small spaces and renders it easy for guests to move to and fro, especially when surrounded by chairs. Find a collection of antique and vintage coffee tables on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021A tall coffee table is usually called exactly that — a tall coffee table. Coffee tables, also referred to as cocktail tables, are generally designed to sit at or below the sofa's seat height. These tables may come in a range of sizes, but they are often between 16 and 18 inches high and are designed in a variety of lengths and widths. They’re meant to provide a practical table-top surface that complements your living room layout. (A tall version might also be suitable for use as a dining table.) Shop a collection of antique, vintage and contemporary tall coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
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Red Chinese Bowl
Red Dog Sculpture
Regency Curio Cabinet
Regency Egyptian Style
Reindeer Sculpture
Remington Bronze Sculpture
Repurposed Vintage Industrial