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French Modernist Solid Brass and Glass Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1950s solid brass legs and glass French modernist coffee table, the brass have been gently
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist French Coffee Table by Pierre Cardin
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Austin, TX
Spectacular French modernist coffee table by Pierre Cardin made of solid brass and with the
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Organic Modernist Coffee Table, France, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Antwerp, BE
Organic; Freeform; Free Form; Charlotte Perriand; Pierre Chapo; Oak; Coffee Table; Midcentury
Category
Vintage 1950s French Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Organic Charred Pine Modernist Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A C.1960s organically shaped coffee table in a charred pine finish.
Artist made in the La Rochelle
Category
Vintage 1960s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Brass and Glass Coffee Table in the Style of Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Danville, CA
Wonderful Modernist coffee table in the style of Fontana Arte. The table's eccentric base and brass
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Italian Modernist Illuminated Coffee Table
By Elio Martinelli
Located in Bochum, NRW
Round modernist coffee table, designed by Elio Martinelli.
Made of chromed metal, geometrically
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
1950s Mid-Century Tri-Pod Big Foot Coffee Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Incredible modernist coffee table measuring 6 feet long.
Biomorphic top with three big foot legs
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mexican Modernist Coffee Table After Arturo Pani
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a vintage coffee table constructed with mahogany legs and bronze accents
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rustic Modernist Coffee Table by Pacific Green
By Pacific Green
Located in Denton, TX
Eco-friendly palmwood with leather strapping makes this piece perfect for any genre of decor beach, woods, jungle or man cave.
Category
20th Century Asian Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Palmwood
Pair Of Alain Chervet Style Ibex Head Coffee Table Bases
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of 20th century modernist coffee table bases in the style of Alain Chervet, each crafted from
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Alain Chervet Style Ibex Head Coffee Table Bases
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of 20th century modernist coffee table bases in the style of Alain Chervet, each crafted from
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist Russel Wright Conant Ball Coffee Table Ebonized Top
By Russel Wright, Conant Ball
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist coffee table by Russel Wright in blond birch with an ebonized top. Fantastic blond
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch
Mid-Century Modern Propeller Table by Knut Hesterberg, circa 1970
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist coffee table with cast alumimum propeller base Features 44 diameter, 1/2 inch thick round
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Large Modernist 1950s Mosaic Coffee Table by Berthold Muller
By Berthold Muller
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
A large 1950s modernist coffee table by renowned German designer Berthold Muller.
The mosaic
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist Custom Pink Marble Cocktail Table
Located in View Park, CA
A custom modernist coffee table featuring a pink raw marble slab top, hand-forged steel legs, and
Category
2010s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Early Modernist Coffee Table-Kahn Residence
Located in Danville, CA
Small Coffee or Side Table of Cerused Oak with carved and silver gilt foliate decoration and Nickel
Category
Vintage 1930s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Roland Wilhelmsson, Modernist Coffee Table, Solid Pine, 1960s Sweden
By Roland Wilhelmsson
Located in High Point, NC
A modernist / minimalist studio coffee table. Designed by Roland Wilhelmsson. Most likely produced
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Barcelona Coffee Table designed by Mies Van Der Rohe c 1970
s
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Barcelona Modernist coffee table from Mies van der Rohe. Well crafted, constructed of high
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Paolo Piva Alanda Low Coffee Table B&B Italia, 1982
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Spectacular modernist coffee table designed by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, Italy 1982. Solid metal
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modernist Coffee Table Leslie Diamond for Conant Ball, Scandinavian Design
By Conant Ball, Leslie Diamond
Located in Buffalo, NY
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern coffee table by Leslie Diamond for Conant Ball’s Modernmates line
Category
Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch, Walnut
Gae Aulenti Style Postmodern Industrial Coffee Table Wooden Wheels Fontana Arte
By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
table to be moved around easily.
Stunning and focal, post modernist coffee table
Measurements
35" x
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modernist Coffee Table in the Manner of Metafora I by Vignelli
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Peabody, MA
Coffee table consisting of a base of four separate geometric shapes in faux-marbled lacquered wood
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Greta M. Grossman Two-Tier Coffee Table for Glenn of California
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Glenn of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stylish modernist coffee table designed by Greta M. Grossman for Glenn of California in the United
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Coffee Teak Wood Table, 1960s
By Yngvar Sandström, Seffle Möbelfabrik
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This modernist coffee table was designed by Yngvar Sandström for the Swedish AB Seffle Möbelfabrik
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Italian Modernist Coffee Table of Brass, Chrome, and Smoked Glass by Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Italian rectangular low or coffee or cocktail table by the celebrated designer, Romeo Rega
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Jacques Adnet Coffee Table in Black Saddle-Stitched Leather, Glass, and Brass
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Adnet rare rectangular coffee table wrapped in saddle-sticthed leather with glass top and
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Paolo Piva Alanda Low Coffee Table for B&B, Italia, 1982
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Spectacular modernist coffee table designed by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, Italy 1982. Solid metal
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Dutch Art Deco modernist coffee table on ball feet, 1920s
By Cor Alons
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A beautiful example of Dutch modernist design - elegant and full of character. The table’s clean
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Horst Brüning coffee table Kill International Germany 1969
By Kill International, Horst Bruning
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice modernist coffee table designed by Horst Brüning for Kill International, Germany 1969
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate, Metal
Ico Parisi Coffee Table Cassina Italy 1962
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
documented in his new book. Very nice modernist coffee table in combination with glass and the visible wooden
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Paolo Piva square shaped model Alanda coffee table B&B Italia Italy 1982
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful modernist coffee table model Alanda designed by Paolo Piva and manufactured by B&B Italia
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Dutch Art Deco Modernist coffee table in oak, macassar and walnut, 1920s
By Genneper Molen, P.E.L. Izeren 1
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
Very rare 1920s Dutch Art Deco side table with an extraordinary modernist design, which makes it an
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Oak, Macassar, Walnut
Modernist Travertine Coffee Table
By Willy Rizzo
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist travertine coffee table.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Modernist Pine Coffee Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
Modernist Pine Coffee Table with support from uniquely shaped irregular legs.
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Modernist Modular Coffee Table
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Denton, TX
Modernist modular coffee table / side tables. High quality construction. White lacquered tops with
Category
20th Century American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Modernist Travertine Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A stunning vintage Italian modernist travertine coffee table, circa 1980s.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Modernist Solid Bronze Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Solid Bronze Coffee Table, American, circa 1960's. Clean lined, architectural design
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Belgian Modernist Glass Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive Belgian modernist blue-grey painted wood glass coffee table. Slight chipping to the
Category
Vintage 1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Modernist Cocktail or Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall, Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage 1950s modern glass top coffee or cocktail table with solid walnut sculptural base. Both the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Modernist Maitland-Smith Coffee Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
minor loss to base at corner, as shown, overall excellent original condition. This table is much more
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
Modernist David Orth Round Coffee Table
Located in Toledo, OH
Modernist round glass top coffee table by David Orth. Formed plates of steel welded together
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
French Modernist Art Deco Coffee Table
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
French Modernist Art Deco two-tiered round coffee table in beautiful lacquered two tone walnut burl
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
French Modernist Polished Brass Coffee Table
Located in Austin, TX
French solid polished brass coffee table with bold lines, on the edges of the Brutalist style
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist Hand Forged Metal Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning metal and glass coffee table featuring a beautiful hand forged metal frame and an inset
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modernist Conant Ball Birch Coffee Table
By Leslie Diamond, Conant Ball
Located in San Mateo, CA
This angular solid birch coffee table was probably designed by Leslie Diamond for Conant Ball as
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Birch
Italian Modernist Travertine Coffee Table, circa 1980
By Mario Bellini, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Italian modernist travertine coffee table, circa 1980.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Modernist Italian Brass and Travertine Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Brass and Travertine Coffee Table, Italy, circa 1950's. The brass feet are stamped Italy
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist circular oak coffee table, France, 1950
By Pierre Chapo
Located in LYON, FR
Modernist circular coffee table in solid oak from the 1950s with a cylindrical tripod base. A very
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Italian Modernist Live Edge Travertine Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A gorgeous vintage modernist travertine coffee table designed in Italy. This table features a
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Italian Modernist Live Edge Travertine Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fantastic vintage Italian modernist travertine coffee table designed and manufactured in Italy
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Mexican Modernist Genaro Alvarez Mosaic Coffee Table
By Genaro Alvarez
Located in San Diego, CA
Mosaic coffee table by Genaro Alvarez. Intricate inlaid glass mosaic design on a mahogany base
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist Multi-Level Italian Marble Coffee Table
Located in Denton, TX
many different ways.
Both tables are the same width 51.75" by 26.5 deep the height is 16.25 on the
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Clean Lined Modernist Marble and Iron Coffee Table
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Modernist Marble and Iron Coffee Table, in the manner of Poul Kjaerholm, circa 1950's.
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Unusual Modernist Collapsable Coffee/Cocktail Table, , Walnut
Brass
By Karl Springer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Modernist Collapsable Coffee/Cocktail Table,,Walnut & Brass.. Great design,, Folds down for
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Red Modernist Enameled Metal and Glass Coffee Table
By Janni Van Pelt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modernist raspberry red enameled metal square coffee table with asymmetric base and inset glass top
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Brass Modernist Ibex or Ram
s Head Coffee Table
By Alain Chervet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brass modernist ibex coffee table base.
Glass top is 30" by 50" by 1/2" thick and not included
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Low Profile Modernist Style Fiberglass Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Offered for sale is a Vintage Low Profile Modernist Style Coffee Table created in fiberglass. The
Category
20th Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
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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
- 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.
- 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. - 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 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 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.
- 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.
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Repurposed Vintage Industrial