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Industrial Modern Iron Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial style iron gate style coffee table with thick glass top. Perfect rectangular cocktail
Category
20th Century American Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Midcentury Coffee Table by Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in New York, NY
Classic Pearsall design for Craft Associates square glass top with sculpted wood base coffee table
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Vintage Golden Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Quality 24-karat gold layered and thick clear glass coffee table manufactured by Belgochrom
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Heavy Carved Base Oval Coffee Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Hollywood Regency thick oval coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Lucite Coffee Table by Les Prismatiques
By Les Prismatiques
Located in Chicago, IL
Thick lucite coffee table with rounded radius corners and flush mounted glass top by Les
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
French Oak Artisan Coffee Table 70s
Located in Landgraaf, NL
French oak artisan coffee table. Thick round top and 3 legs in solid oak. In very good vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Giacometti Style Patinated Metal Coffee Table
By Diego Giacometti
Located in St. Louis, MO
In the manner of Diego Giacometti, patinated faux bronze finish coffee table with thick bevel edge
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Classic Italian Modern Marble Coffee Table
By Vico Magistretti
Located in New York, NY
Low and large, substantial rouge marble coffee, cocktail table. Thick top (1.5") rests on square
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Andrianna Shamaris Amorphous Charred Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive four inch thick slab coffee table, charred sanded and sealed exposing the beautiful
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Andrianna Shamaris Amorphous Charred Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive four inch thick slab coffee table, charred sanded and sealed revealing the beautiful
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Lucite Base Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table
By Isamu Noguchi, Neal Small
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern lucite base thick rounded corners rectangle glass top coffee table. Measure
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Live Edge Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage live edge coffee table features a thick tree slab top mounted on four uniquely thick
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Live Edge Rectangular Travertine Top Coffee Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern thick travertine rectangle coffee table with "live" edge.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Specimen Onyx-Top Coffee or Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
" thick.
This interesting coffee, cocktail table is heavy, well made, and chic, it will go well with
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Pace Collection Coffee Table by Leon Rosen
By Leon Rosen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish Leon Rosen for Pace coffee table combines thick chrome framing with Italian marble
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Sven Ellekaer Teak and Glass Coffee Table
By Christian Linnebergs Møbelfabrik, Sven Ellekaer
Located in Vienna, AT
One of the best Designs for Danish Mid-Century Modern coffee tables.
Thick and strong glass top
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Teak
Large coffee table Greige Sicilian marble 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
Sicilian greige marble. The thick surface of this coffee table is so slick yet intriguing, and will be the
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Vintage Belgochrom 23-Karat Coffee Table, 1970s
By belgochrom
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Quality 23-karat gold layered and thick clear glass coffee table manufactured by Belgochrom
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Gold Plate
Andrianna Shamaris Amorphous Suar Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive reclaimed four inch thick slab suar wood coffee table. We added the midcentury style
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Giacometti Style Wrought Iron
Glass Coffee Table
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in St. Louis, MO
After Giacometti hammered wrought iron and glass coffee table, thick 3/4" glass supported by four
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Brutalist Mid-Century Oak Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A thick large oak coffee table.
Belgium, c1970s.
Raised over three splayed legs with
Category
Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Fred Kemp Walnut and Slate Coffee Table
By Fred Kemp
Located in New York, NY
Round 1 inch thick slate topped cocktail or coffee table with octagonal walnut base by St. Louis
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate
Andrianna Shamaris Amorphous Charred Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive four inch thick slab coffee table, charred sanded and sealed revealing the beautiful
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Rectangular Glass Top Lucite Cilinder Legs Coffee Table
By Karl Springer, Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice thick Lucite legs coffee table with thick 3/4" glasstop. Rounded corners glass rectangle
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Faux Bamboo Black Lacquer Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern faux bamboo thick rectangular glass top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Limited Edition Coffee Table Designed by Gianluca Fontana
By Gianluca Fontana
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited edition coffee table with thick etched glass top and polished brass base with elegant oval
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Muller and Barringer for Kittinger
Lotus
Coffee Table
By Kittinger Furniture Company, Theodore Muller, Isabelle Barringer
Located in Redding, CT
Muller and Barringer for Kittinger 'Lotus' coffee table with thick glass top. Ultra glam design
Category
Vintage 1950s Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Jacques Quinet French Bronze Side Table or Small Coffee Table Attributed
By Jacques Quinet
Located in Chicago, IL
A French bronze 3 legged coffee table with thick St Gobain glass or side table circa 1970
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze
Andrianna Shamaris Live Edge Lychee Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Reclaimed three inch thick lychee wood coffee table with a natural oil finish. Floating on
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Classic Mid-Century Tile Top Boomerang Coffee Table
By Richard Hohenberg
Located in New York, NY
Great Mid-Century tile top coffee, cocktail table. Thick (1.5") solid brass trim, on solid brass
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Andrianna Shamaris Organic Teak Wood Root Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive four inch thick reclaimed teak wood coffee table with a polished top and stunning
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Vintage Two Tier Belgochrom 23kt Coffee Table, 1970s
By belgochrom
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Quality 23kt gold layered and thick clear glass two tier coffee table manufactured by Belgochrom
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Two Tier Belgochrom 23kt Coffee Table, 1970s
By belgochrom
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Quality 23kt gold layered and thick clear glass two tier coffee table manufactured by Belgochrom
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Gold Plate
Andrianna Shamaris Sculptural Organic Teak Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
An impressive three inch thick single slab coffee table with butterflies inlaid into the top. Hand
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Freeform Amoeba Plate Glass Coffee Table with Glass Base
By Pittsburg Plate Glass
Located in New York, NY
Impressive thick plate glass top coffee table of large scale. Kidney shape beveled glass to rests
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass
Pyramid Shape Chrome
Brass Base Square Top Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern large square 3/4" thick glass to coffee table. Paul Evans decor match.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Antique 18th-Century Spanish Honey Color Chestnut Coffee Table or Low Table
Located in Casteren, NL
of two boards of chestnut 1,5 inches thick. The coffee table has two drawers with hand-forged steel
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lucite Waterfall Curved Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern 1" thick Lucite waterfall curved coffee table. Item features 1" thick
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail T...
Materials
Lucite
Robert Kuo Large Square White Enamel Lacquer Coffee Table
By Robert Kuo
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Ultra modern midcentury influence Californian artist large square white enamel lacquer coffee table
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Large Glass and Brass Coffee Table by Peter Ghyczy
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in London, GB
A large coffee table with thick glass plates and brass centre by Peter Ghyczy. Model 15 no longer
Category
Late 20th Century European Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Lucite and Aluminum Glass Top Coffee Tables
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of modern/contemporary silver tone custom Lucite, aluminum and glass cocktail/coffee tables
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Two-Tier Belgochrom 23-Karat Coffee Table, 1970s
By belgochrom
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Quality 23kt gold layered and thick clear glass two tier coffee table manufactured by Belgochrom
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Andrianna Shamaris Amorphous Midcentury Style Teak Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive reclaimed six inch thick teak root coffee table. The top is polished with a natural oil
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Teak
Vintage Two-Tier Belgochrom 23-Karat Coffee Table, 1970s
By Belgo Chrome
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Quality 23-karat gold layered and thick clear glass two-tier coffee table manufactured by
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Gold Plate
Vintage Two-Tier Belgochrom 23-Karat Coffee Table, 1970s
By Belgo Chrome
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Quality 23-karat gold layered and thick clear glass two-tier coffee table manufactured by
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Gold Plate
Andrianna Shamaris Teak Burled Wood Live Edge Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Impressive four inch thick reclaimed burl wood teak coffee table from the root of a tree. A blend
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Teak
Andrianna Shamaris Impressive Organic Round Teak Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Stunningly beautiful 3.5” thick slab reclaimed teak wood coffee table with unique character in the
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Massive Wide Rectangle Glass Top Wrought Iron Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Ornate 39 x 34 rectangle heavy gage wrought iron thick glass top coffee table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cock...
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid Century Glass Top Coffee Table with Chrome Geometric Base
By Leon Rosen, Pace Collection
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A vintage 3/4" thick glass top coffee or cocktail table with chrome geometric base. Thick chrome
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Hollywood Regency Faux Bamboo Gold Gilt Metal Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant gold gilt tubular faux bamboo metal frame coffee table with thick glass top. Excellent
Category
20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Tri-mark Brass and Glass Coffee Table after Roger Sprunger
By Roger Sprunger, Dunbar Furniture, Tri-Mark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1970s brass-base coffee table with thick multi-faceted cut glass. In the style of Roger Sprunger
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid century Paul Mccobb travertine top brass frame coffee table
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century Paul Mccobb rectangular travertine top brass frame coffee table. Thick travertine
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Sparkling Lucite Coffee Table by Charles Hollis Jones "L
AMI"
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Pemberton, NJ
"L'Ami" coffee table in thick Lucite by Charles Hollis Jones 1970s.
This is his model 505, the
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lucite
Andrianna Shamaris Single Slab Live Edge Teak Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Single two inch thick slab live edge teak coffee table. This beautiful shape is set on minimalist
Category
2010s Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-Century Modern Pace Style Chrome and Glass Coffee Table
By Pace Collection
Located in Brooklyn, NY
vintage modern coffee table with thick beveled glass that compliments its unusual chrome base. Please
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Maison Jansen Style Gilt Iron Square Coffee Tables
By Guy Lefevre, Paul McCobb, Maison Jansen
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A large pair of French or Italian square Gilt iron coffee tables with thick smoked glass tops in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Primitive Slab Wood Coffee Table with Square Splay Legs
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the very deep gouges, nicks and scrapes in this thick topped coffee table that fill it with
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
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Thick Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the thick coffee table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A thick coffee table — often made from glass, metal and plastic — can elevate any home. There are 176 variations of the antique or vintage thick coffee table you’re looking for, while we also have 12 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a thick coffee table — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A thick coffee table, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Hollywood Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one thick coffee table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Angelo Cortesi, FIAM and Karl Springer produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Thick Coffee Table?
Prices for a thick coffee table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $740 and can go as high as $32,950, while the average can fetch as much as $3,300.
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 Thick Coffee Table
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024How thick a dining table should be varies. Many tables feature tops that are between 0.75 and 1 inch in thickness. However, some tables may have tops that are up to 2 inches thick. Typically, tables with thicker tops will have a more rustic appearance. Shop a large selection of dining tables on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021The best thickness for a glass table top depends on usage. If the glass is used just as a cover, then ¼-inch thick glass is likely good enough. If the glass will be used is as a table surface, then you should choose the thickness of the glass according to the size of the table. If the glass used is supporting heavy items, or its size is more than 24 inches, then choose glass that is thicker than ¼ inch. Thicker glass will feel and look more substantial, but thicker glass becomes heavier with increasing size. On 1stDibs, find antique and vintage glass-top dining room tables, glass-top coffee tables, side tables and more.
- 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.
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Antique Porcelain Cream Jugs
Antique Porcelain Easter Eggs
Antique Porcelain Pigs
Antique Porcelain Poodles
Antique Porcelain Salt Cellars
Antique Pot Plant Holder
Antique Print Holder
Antique Pug Figurine