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Redwood Burl Coffee Table

Vintage Live Edge Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful vintage live edge redwood burl coffee table, designed in the United States, circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Burl

Vintage Live Edge Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Vintage Live Edge Redwood Burl Coffee Table
$4,200
H 17.75 in W 87.5 in D 47.75 in
Monumental Oregon Redwood and Iron Live Edge Cocktail Table, 1960-2007
Located in Camden, ME
A 1960s Oregon redwood burl coffee table that had been a single slab of burl that was cool but
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wrought Iron

Monumental Oregon Redwood and Iron Live Edge Cocktail Table, 1960-2007
Monumental Oregon Redwood and Iron Live Edge Cocktail Table, 1960-2007
$4,950 Sale Price
20% Off
H 17.5 in W 94 in D 40 in
Japanese Redwood Burl Table
By George Nakashima Woodworkers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large live edge Japanese red wood coffee table. The organic nature of this piece allows for room
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rosewood, Burl

Japanese Redwood Burl Table
Japanese Redwood Burl Table
$8,500
H 19 in W 79.5 in D 36 in
Studio Craft Redwood Burl Boomerang Coffee Table, 1950s
By Arthur Espenet Carpenter
Located in Coronado, CA
the 1950s. This beautiful table features a thick, solid redwood burl top with a tapered edge, and
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Maple, Burl

1950s Live Edge Burl Redwood Wood Coffee Table / adirondak / rustic
Located in Buffalo, NY
Live Edge Burl RedWood Wood Coffee Table This 1950s coffee table has a unique, unusual shaped root
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Vintage 1950s American Adirondack Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Driftwood, Burl

Nakashima Style Live Edge Redwood Burl Root Stump Slab Coffee Table
By George Nakashima
Located in Chattanooga, TN
warm honey-red colored wood. Crafted from a commanding slab of live-edge redwood, this coffee table
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Burl

Rustic Handcrafted Free Form Live Edge Slab Burl Redwood Very Large Coffee Table
Located in Topeka, KS
rustic coffee table and it is VERY large!! It has an incredible redwood root base and a smooth tabletop
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20th Century American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Vintage Live Edge Redwood Burl Coffee or End Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
Beautiful example of some 1960s live edge woodwork craftmanship. Cut from nature, it maintains an organic charm. Add to a bohemian design up to a contemporary mcm living room. Works ...
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Vintage 1960s American Bohemian Center Tables

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Wood

Recent Sales

California Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Located in New Hope, PA
This coffee table features a slab of Redwood burl sourced from Northern California. Burls are a
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21st Century and Contemporary American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Mid Century Burl Redwood Low Table
Located in Asheville, NC
A polished midcentury burl redwood coffee table of two parts
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Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Burl

Mid Century Burl  Redwood Low Table
Mid Century Burl  Redwood Low Table
H 18 in W 45 in D 26 in
Vintage Reclaimed Burl Redwood Live Edge Slab Coffee Table
Located in santa monica, CA
Sits on a new Lucite base. Top has been refinished to showroom condition. Measures: 62 W, 34 D, 18 H.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Modernist Redwood Burl Coffee Table Custom Made by Rehab Vintage
By Knoll
Located in Alhambra, CA
A beautiful live-edge slab of redwood burl sits on a Knoll inspired steel tripod base. Organic and
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2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Californian Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Heavy Californian redwood burl coffee table with redwood tree trunk base.
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Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Californian Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Californian Redwood Burl Coffee Table
H 18.9 in W 53.94 in D 31.89 in
Vintage Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Located in Raleigh, NC
An outstanding freeform redwood coffee table that shows striking grain and minimalist design. The
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Vintage 1970s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Vintage Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Vintage Redwood Burl Coffee Table
H 29 in W 52 in L 29 in
Massive 89" Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Over seven feet long, sculptural and monumental, this incredible California modern redwood burl
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20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Large redwood coffee table
Located in Pasadena, CA
massive free edge redwood burl coffee table
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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Large redwood coffee table
Large redwood coffee table
H 17.5 in W 80 in D 41 in
Live Edge Redwood Burl Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Austin, TX
Live edge redwood table with epoxy finish gives great organic contrast to any room. Popular in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Raw Edge Redwood Burl Slab Coffee Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A circa 1979 redwood burl slab table with bark edges. Professionally refinished with hairpin legs
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Vintage 1970s American Adirondack Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Massive Redwood Burl Root Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Massive redwood burl root cocktail table from California circa 1950's. Live edge. Naturalist
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Burl

Massive Redwood Burl Root Table
Massive Redwood Burl Root Table
H 13.5 in W 64 in D 47 in
Extraordinary Redwood Burl Table
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful vintage example of the California redwood burls made popular in the 1960s-1970s. This is
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Extraordinary Redwood Burl Table
Extraordinary Redwood Burl Table
H 15.5 in W 70 in D 24 in
Mid-Century Hand-Carved Live Edge Redwood Burl Root Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
redwood burl, this stunning live edge coffee table captures the natural beauty and craftsmanship of
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Burl

California Redwood Burl Table Ottoman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This redwood burl tree stump has been carefully carved and polished to accentuate the intricate
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Handcrafted Freeform Live Slab Burl Redwood Coffee Table by Daryl Stokes, 1970s
By Daryl Stokes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extraordinary artisan coffee table handcrafted from naturally free-formed burl redwood which has
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Vintage 1970s American American Craftsman Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Burl, Driftwood

Live Edge Redwood Burl and Driftwood Coffee Table in Manner of Daryl Stokes
By Daryl Stokes
Located in Peabody, MA
A California modernist coffee table, circa early 1970s, in the manner of and most likely by the
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Driftwood

1960-70 s Vintage Live Edge California Redwood Burl Table Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Crafted from beautiful, rare California Redwood Burl, this mid-century table boasts a timeless
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail T...

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Wood

Vintage Redwood Burl Live Edge Coffee Table circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT This mid-century, one-of-a-kind live edge coffee table is crafted from a premium Redwood
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Mid-20th Century Rustic Nautical Objects

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Wood, Burl

Redlands Table By Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
New redwood burl slab coffee table by Lawson-Fenning on a custom lucite base. Other size and color
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21st Century and Contemporary American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lucite

Redlands Table By Lawson-Fenning
Redlands Table By Lawson-Fenning
H 18 in W 47 in D 56 in
Burl Wood Table
Located in Malibu, CA
, especially for furniture. Here is an extremely rare large redwood lace burl coffee table with a natural root
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Vintage 1970s Organic Modern Pedestals

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Burl

Burl Wood Table
Burl Wood Table
H 14 in W 48 in D 36 in
California Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Located in Rochester, NY
1950's organic modern California redwood burl coffee table in all original condition with original
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Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Redwood Burl Coffee Table with Irridescant Carnival Glass Crystals
Located in Asheville, NC
Redwood burl coffee table with suspended iridescent carnival glass and crystals in resin. Marked
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Mid Century Modern California Redwood Burl Wood Slab Live Edge Coffee Table
By The Burlwood Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern California redwood free-form burl wood coffee table. Item features a
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Driftwood, Burl

Vintage Live Edge Redwood Coffee Table
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century redwood coffee table with live edge, circa 1960s. This solid piece has a unique free
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Burl

Large Mid Century Modern Live Edge Burl Wood/ Burlwood Coffee Table
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A very striking and substantial 1960's/ 1970's mid century live edge redwood burl wood slab coffee
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Located in Fulton, CA
California Craft redwood burl coffee table with live edge top and burl root base, circa 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Redwood Burl Coffee Table
H 15 in W 60.5 in D 30.5 in
Redwood Burl Coffee Table with Burl Base
Located in Sacramento, CA
California redwood burl coffee table with burl wood base.
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20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Burl

Redwood Burl Coffee Table by Rufus Blunk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Redwood Burl Coffee Table by Rufus Blunk, made in same workshop in Inverness CA used by his father
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21st Century and Contemporary American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Redwood Burl Coffee Table by Rufus Blunk
Redwood Burl Coffee Table by Rufus Blunk
H 16.75 in W 73.5 in D 39 in
Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Redwood burl cut in costal Oregon in the mid-seventies. Reshaped and positioned on an iron base in
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Iron

Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Redwood Burl Coffee Table
H 18 in W 96 in D 38 in
Modernist Redwood Burl Coffee Table
By Knoll
Located in Alhambra, CA
Exquisite live-edge slab of redwood burl sits on a Knoll inspired steel tripod base. Organic
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktai...

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Burl

Modernist Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Modernist Redwood Burl Coffee Table
H 21 in W 40.5 in D 23.25 in
Highly Figured Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Located in Fulton, CA
A substantial California craft redwood burl live edge coffee table with root base. Notice highly
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Mid-20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Burl

Highly Figured Redwood Burl Coffee Table
Highly Figured Redwood Burl Coffee Table
H 16.75 in W 69.5 in D 36 in
Located in San Francisco, CA
California Redwood Burl coffee table circa 1880, signed and dated
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American Furniture

H 16 in W 43 in D 37 in
Colossal Burl Redwood Table
Located in Baltimore, MD
A spectacular slab redwood table. Gorgeous colors, figuring, and organic form. A hundred photos
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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Colossal Burl Redwood Table
Colossal Burl Redwood Table
H 33 in W 80 in D 42 in
Redwood Burl Coffeee Table
Located in Oakland, CA
Reodwood
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Redwood Burl Coffeee Table
Redwood Burl Coffeee Table
H 18 in W 43 in D 22 in
Monumental Live Edge Redwood Burl Coffee or Cocktail Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very unique and rare circa late 1960s, monumental Redwood live edge burl coffee or cocktail table
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Vintage 1960s American Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Vintage Redwood Slab Coffee Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a vintage Mid-Century Burl Redwood Slab coffee table.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Burl, Wood

Vintage Redwood Slab Coffee Table
Vintage Redwood Slab Coffee Table
H 15 in W 43.5 in D 43.5 in
Vintage Live Edge Redwood Burl Slab and Root Coffee Table, c. 1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptionally handsome and well-crafted circa 1970 live edge California redwood burl slab coffee
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Vintage 1970s Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Plywood

Mira Nakashima, "Minguren II" Coffee Table
By Mira Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional, redwood burl top "Minguren II" coffee table by studio artist Mira Nakashima, 2005, New
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Early 2000s American American Craftsman Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Substantial Live Edge California Redwood Burl Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressively sized and very well-crafted live edge California redwood burl coffee table with
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Vintage 1970s American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Burl

Large Live Edge California Redwood Burl Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
An uncommonly large and well-crafted live edge California redwood burl coffee table with tree root
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Vintage 1970s American Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Burl, Wood

Antique Solid Burl Redwood Coffee Table
Located in Concord, MA
Burl redwood coffee table, circa 1900-1920, an exceptional slab of burl redwood with wonderful
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Early 20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Burl

Substantial Redwood Burl Wood Table, circa 1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A circa 1960s, substantial in size redwood burl wood table. Work of art by Mother Nature, with
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Burl Wood and Brass Tri-Leg Coffee Table
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Beautiful redwood burl and brass tri-leg coffee table. Excellent original condition with
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

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Redwood Burl Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the redwood burl coffee table you’re looking for. Each redwood burl coffee table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, burl and driftwood. Your living room may not be complete without a redwood burl coffee table — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A redwood burl coffee table, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made redwood burl coffee table over the years, but those crafted by Daryl Stokes are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Redwood Burl Coffee Table?

The average selling price for a redwood burl coffee table at 1stDibs is $2,475, while they’re typically $750 on the low end and $8,500 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.