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Swedish Midcentury Rosewood Coffee Table by Folke Ohlsson
By Folke Ohlsson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Swedish midcentury modernist coffee table made from rosewood with inlay two-tone top by Folke
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
Modernist Table Attributed To Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Adnet (1900-1984), att. to
Modernist coffee table, ebonized wood with nickeled bronze
Category
Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Mies van der Rohe Style Modernist Glass Top Coffee Table
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Knoll Inspired modernist coffee table black metal "X" frame and new thick square glass top. Frame
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modernist Chrome Coffee Table, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This interesting modernist coffee table is made of chrome with two glass shelves. The top glass is
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Postmodern Italian Travertine Coffee Table in the Style of Angelo Mangiaro
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in La Mesa, CA
Modernist coffee table made out of solid travertine. Square shaped with beveled edges and parsons
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Large Exotic Wood Coffee Table in the Manner of Pierre Chapo
By Pierre Chapo
Located in London, GB
A large modernist coffee table constructed from rough sawn exotic timber with dovetail finger
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
opaline modernist coffee table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
located in france
Category
20th Century French Tables
Large Modernist Chrome and Lucite Coffee Table, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This large modernist coffee table is made of a Lucite structure with triple chrome legs. This
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Coffee Table by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Montreal, QC
Modernist lacquered goatskin coffee table by Aldo Tura, the top opens to reveal a mirrored bar
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Tiled Modernist Coffee Table From Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table from Vallauris, France with polychrome tiles on an ebonized wooden base.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Amazing Italian 1950s Modernist Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fabulous laminated Italian coffee table with an Aztec design. It has four pencil legs on brass
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Modernist Chrome Coffee Table, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice modernist coffee table is made of chrome with 2 clear glass shelves. The design of
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Coffee Table by Pegaso Gallery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand picked high quality purple and pink agate with a copper accent. Encased in Lucite on brass legs. Made and designed by Pegaso Gallery.
Category
2010s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lucite
Cees Braakman Coffee Table for UMS Pastoe
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cees Braakman Modernist coffee table with Black Enameled Metal Frame and reversible top in teak and
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Swedish Modernist Designer, Large Minimalist Coffee / Cocktail Table, Oak, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A large modernist coffee table, executed in solid oak. Designed and produced in Sweden, circa 1960
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Fine Phillip and Kelvin Laverne patterned bronze cocktail table
Located in Ferndale, MI
Great Laverne coffee table (unsigned), Fine bronze modernist coffee table, hard to find and rare
Category
20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Minimalist Burl Wood Coffee Table by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
A very sleek modernist coffee table designed by Milo Baughman. The table is made of Burl wood
Category
Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Italian Coffee Table
Located in Austin, TX
Italian modernist coffee table made of black lacquered steel and gilt brass. The piece has an X
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Modernist French Coffee Table
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage French modernist coffee table featuring four solid bronze posts, finely cast and textured
Category
Vintage 1960s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Large Modernist Teak Coffee Table in the Style of Arne Jacobsen, 1960s
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Modernist coffee table in the style of Arne Jacobsen with a metal sledge feet base and a large
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
French 50s Extendable Coffee/ Dining Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This modernist coffee table features 2 bracket black painted metal legs which hold a rectangular
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern
JAX
Cocktail Table Designed by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic modernist coffee table designed by Adrian Pearsall with sculptural solid walnut base and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Rosewood and Chrome Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in New York, NY
A classically designed modernist coffee table by Lane Furniture in rosewood, with chrome segmenting
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
French Brass and Glass Modernist Coffee Table
Located in Austin, TX
Modernist French brass and glass coffee table with a rectangular thick glass top supported by
Category
Vintage 1950s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage modernist coffee table, Klein blue color
Located in LYON, FR
This coffee table with chrome steel base and Klein blue colored top protected by a matte varnish
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Large Brass Parsons Style Modernist Coffee Table
Located in Danville, CA
Gorgeous solid Brass Coffee table with thick glass top. Extravagant quality.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Green Marble Minimalist Modernist Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Great coffee table. Green marble with beautiful graining. Square base. Top is removable. 25% off
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Modernist Coffee Table, France, Mid-20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Coffee table standing on u-shaped metal supports with a thick rectangular tabletop, veneered in
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Poplar
Rare Modernist Coffee Table by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Bridgewater, CT
French Art Deco Coffee Table by Jules Leleu (1883-1961)
In mahogany wood, the tripod base
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Italian Leather "Crocodile"
Brass Modernist Coffee Table
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
The floating table top is covered in blocked pattern leather with a stamped faux croc design. The
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel Frame Oak Top Modernist Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Ebonized end cut oak top.
Steel base.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
$5,690 / item
Bespoke Pinecone-Seed Coffee Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A unique bespoke modernist coffee table in brass with a rectangular columnar base supporting a
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern 1970s Danish Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A rare Modernist coffee table of Danish design, circa 1970, the surface constructed of mahogany
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
1950s California Design Large Scale Coffee Table In the Style of Luther Conover
By Luther Conover
Located in Oakland, CA
Large scale modernist coffee table crafted in Philippine Mahogany with a wrought iron base. Solid
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Swedish Modernist Designer, Large Minimalist Coffee / Cocktail Table, Pine 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A large modernist coffee table, executed in massive pine. Designed and executed in Sweden, circa
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Early Paul Laszlo Coffee table For Laszlo Inc.
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Early modernist coffee table designed by Paul Laszlo. With one inch thick curved glass top. Signed
Category
Vintage 1930s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple, Glass
Vintage Italian Brushed Steel Coffee Table by Willy Rizzo
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A vintage Italian brushed-steel modernist coffee table signed ‘Willy Rizzo’, the broad geometric
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Brass and Smoked Glass Midcentury Coffee Table
Located in Austin, TX
A French Mid-Century Modernist coffee table in brass; with its original smoked glass top featuring
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Modernist Oak Coffee Table by Jan Brunott, 1920s
By Jan Brunott
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Modernist coffee table or cocktail table.
Design by Jan Brunott
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Jay Spectre Modernist Coffee Table with Triangular Frame
By Jay Spectre
Located in Astoria, NY
Jay Spectre coffee or cocktail table in the Modernist style. The table features a triangular shape
Category
20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Johannes Andersen Modernist Coffee Table with Lower Shelf
By Johannes Andersen, CFC Silkeborg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century modernist tall coffee table designed by Johannes Andersen with interesting split plank
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
40
s Art Deco Modernist Coffee or End Table Style Pierre Chareau French G045
By Pierre Chareau
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French modernist coffee table from the 40's in the style of Pierre Chareau. Solid oak structure
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Bronze Modernist Coffee Table by Paul M. Jones
Located in Danville, CA
Thick Glass and Bronze Coffee Table by Paul M. Jones, the "Master of Metals".
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Harvey Probber Style Resin Top Modernist Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
1950s, Harvey Probber style design for Red Lion Furniture modern coffee table with resin top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Resin, Walnut
Mid-Century Modernist Coffee Table with Rattan Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century smoked glass coffee table with lower woven wicker basket on black enameled metal frame
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
French Modernist Coffee Table by Jean-Charles Moreux
By Jean-Charles Moreux
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful and bold, French vintage coffee table or guéridon in solid ebonized cherrywood with hand
Category
Vintage 1940s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Glass
Jacques Adnet Mahogany Brass Modernist Coffee Table, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, IDF
This elegant Jacques Adnet coffee table is sure to add an element of French modernisme to any room
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Modernist Coffee Table reminiscent of Donald Judd, 1970s
By Donald Judd
Located in London, England
Architectural lines make up this incredibly understated but well designed table. Reminiscent of
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
French Pine Coffee Table, 1950
s, Les Arcs Spirit
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in LYON, FR
Very pretty modernist coffee table in the spirit of mountain furniture, the arcs, the French Alps
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Scandinavian rosewood coffee table, circa 1970
By Michel Arnoult
Located in LYON, FR
Rosewood coffee table by Michel Arnoult
Superb Scandinavian modernist coffee table from the 70s
Category
Vintage 1970s French Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Monumental Glass and Lucite Modernist Geometric Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in View Park, CA
Huge monumental glass and lucite modernist coffee table, 1970s. Top is an unorthodox trapezoidal
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Mexican Modernist Iron and Sculpted Blown Glass Catchall Coffee Table
Located in Coronado, CA
A sublime and unusual modernist coffee table which we believe was made in Mexico in the 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Blown Glass
Angel Pazmino Mahogany and Tooled Leather Coffee Table, Ecuador, 1960s
By Angel Pazmino, Muebles De Estilo
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional midcentury South American modernist coffee table
By Angel Pazmino for
Category
Vintage 1960s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Dutch Architectural Modernist coffee table, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
Modernist Haagse School coffee table from the 1920s with an architectural design, which gives the
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Oak, Macassar
Cees Braakman Pastoe TU04 Coffee Table with Reversible Top
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cees Braakman modernist coffee table with black enameled metal frame and reversible top in dark
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Artistic Glass Coffee Table Brass and Malachite Pepe Mendoza Modernism, 1950s
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, fabulous Mexican modernist coffee table attributed to artistic work of Pepe
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Claire Bataille Paul Ibens Coffee Table
t Spectrum, 1973
By
t Spectrum Bergeijk, Claire Bataille and Paul Ibens
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare modernist coffee table designed by Claire Bataille and Paul Ibens, manufactured by 't Spectrum
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
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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.
- Who invented the coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 12, 2024No one knows for sure who invented the coffee table. The earliest examples of the occasional table can be traced back to Victorian-era Britain. At that time, makers like William Watt and Collinson and Lock were producing coffee tables in large quantities.
Notably, F. Stuart Foote, the designer behind the American Imperial Furniture Company, claimed to have invented the coffee table in the early 20th century. He stated that he did so by cutting down the legs of a dining table. However, it's unlikely that Foote is the actual inventor of the coffee table, as books describing coffee tables existed in the UK a decade before his birth in 1872.
Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A coffee table should generally be two-thirds as long as the sofa it stands in front of and around the same height as the sofa’s seat cushions.
- Is an ottoman a coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Typically, an ottoman is not a coffee table. An ottoman is a small cushioned seat without a back or arm rests. You can shop a collection of vintage and contemporary ottomans from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022While both pieces are relatively new to the furniture world, the main difference between them are their shapes. A cocktail table is generally square or rectangular in shape, while a coffee table tends to be oval or circular in shape. You can shop a collection of furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
The difference between a sofa table and a coffee table is that a sofa table is always behind the sofa and a coffee table is in front of it. Additionally, a sofa table is the same height as the sofa and a coffee table is much shorter.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024The difference between a center table and a coffee table is usually size. Center tables tend to be larger-sized accent tables placed in the center of seating areas. On the other hand, coffee tables are smaller tables usually positioned in front of sofas and loveseats. On 1stDibs, find a variety of center tables and coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024Yes, end tables are generally taller than coffee tables.
The term “end table” is frequently used interchangeably with “coffee table,” and while these two furnishings have much in common, each table type offers its own distinctive benefits in your space.
Your end table is likely going to stand as tall as the arms of your sofa, and its depth will match the seating. These attributes allow for tucking the table neatly at the end of your sofa in order to provide an elevated surface between your seating and the wall. End tables are accent pieces — they’re a close cousin to side tables, but side tables, not unlike the show-stealing low-profile coffee table, are intended to be positioned prominently and have more to do with the flow and design of a room than an end table, which does a great job but does it out of the way of everything else.
Find all kinds of antique and vintage tables on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a coffee table and a console table is in the design. A coffee table is a low table that comes in many shapes, such as surfaces that are rectangles, squares, ovals or circles. Console tables are taller and usually have elongated shapes, such as ovals, rectangles or semicircles. Placement is another differentiator between the two types of tables. Coffee tables usually go in front of sofas and loveseats, while console tables may be placed behind a sofa or loveseat or along a wall. Find a large collection of coffee tables and console tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between a side table and a coffee table is mainly in the size and shape. Coffee tables usually feature larger tops but shorter legs. People typically place them in front of a sofa or a loveseat to rest books, drinks, remote controls and other items. Side tables also store items, but they are usually positioned beside an accent chair or at the ends of a sofa or loveseat. Shop a diverse assortment of side tables and coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024There isn't really a standard size of a coffee table. Manufacturers produce coffee tables in a range of sizes and shapes. However, many rectangular tables are around 45 to 48 inches in length by 25 to 28 inches in width. Heights typically range from 16 to 18 inches. Shop a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- What is a tray top coffee table?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021Tray top coffee tables are coffee tables with long, flat rectangular surfaces that are supported by an x-frame base. Low tables that were initially used as tea or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. After coffee drinking and “coffee breaks” became popular, it didn’t take long for coffee and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary tray top coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024Coffee tables became popular in the 1920s and ’30s. Pieces from this time period often show off the characteristics of Art Deco design, such as metal accents, mirrored finishes and the use of exotic woods like mahogany, ebony and zebra wood. Coffee tables first came into use during the Victorian era, largely in response to the rise of coffee houses in London. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of antique, vintage and contemporary coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To style an oval coffee table, create balance with opposites. Choose a sofa and accent chairs with a boxier shape for a striking contrast. Place a rectangular tray in the center and use it to display decorative accents or to store remotes and coasters. Another approach to decorating an oval table is to use decorative accents at different heights. Think of a tall vase placed next to a low bowl and a small sculpture positioned on top of two stacked coffee table books. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of oval coffee tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Styling a Noguchi coffee table really depends on the space you’re placing it in. The possibilities are far-reaching, so consider the colors and coordination of the other furniture and fixtures around the table. Noguchi tables look beautiful on their own or styled with flowers, books or pottery. Shop a selection of Isamu Noguchi pieces on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
On 1stdibs, a coffee table costs between $160 and $495,500.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024How big a coffee table for a sectional should be depends on the dimensions of the sectional. For a balanced look, a coffee table should be roughly two-thirds of the length of the sofa portion of a sofa and chaise sectional. If you have an L-shaped sofa, the coffee table should be around two-thirds of the length of each arm. Find a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To authenticate your Noguchi coffee table, there are three different marks to look for. Isamu Noguchi’s signature will be on the edge of the table and on a medallion under the base. Even under the medallion, you will find Noguchi’s initials. Shop a collection of properly vetted Noguchi pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023To stack books on a coffee table, place the largest one on the bottom with the spine facing the focal piece of furniture, usually the sofa. Then, add the next largest, lining up the inner edges so that the spines create a stepped effect. Continue adding books to complete the stack and top it off with a decorative object if you wish. Shop a variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
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