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Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables For Sale
Italian Wicker and Rattan Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Lovely oval coffee or side table, fabricated in Italy in the 70's.
This very nice table is hand made by the best Italian craftsmen.
It is in very good condition with the normal tr...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Ceramic coffee table "Shogun" by Roger Capron, France, 1960
s
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Small Shogun coffee table by Roger Capron
Ceramic top and wood feet - rare with this material
1960's
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mid Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Styled After Adrian Pearsall
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern slat bench coffee table features hardwood construction, original walnut finish, and tall tapered legs.
Dimensions: 60w 18.25d 16h
Condition notes: Original ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
$942 Sale Price
35% Off
Danish Modern Long Rectangle Walnut Coffee Table Rolled Ends MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice danish modern walnut coffee table with rolled ends. Mint condition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Metafora coffee table by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Casigliani Italy, 1970s
Located in amstelveen, NL
Sculptural Metafora travertine coffee table designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli. in the 1970s. Inspired by the four forms of Euclidean geometry, the cube, the pyramid, the cylinde...
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Neoclassical Style Brass Coffee Table with Clear Glass Shelf by Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and elegant neoclassical style coffee table is made of brass with a clear glass shelf. This is a French Work by Maison Jansen. Circa 1940
Category
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,518 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hollywood Recency Liberace Style Mirrored Grand Piano Form Coffee Table c 1970
s
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional, glamorous Hollywood Recency, Liberace style, mirrored coffee table, in the form of a grand piano. This chic table will surely be a statement piece, voguish and sophistic...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mirror
Sculptural Walnut Coffee Table by Gio Ponti for Domus Nova, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brescia, Brescia
This sculptural walnut coffee table, designed by the legendary Gio Ponti for Domus Nova in the 1950s, embodies the elegance and innovation that define mid-century Italian design. Or...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
$4,656 Sale Price
20% Off
Bacco Coffee Table by Sergio Mazza, Artemide
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in Neuss, NW
BACCO coffee table by Sergio Mazza for Artemide from the 1970s. High-quality plastic frame in black with a removable glass table top and chrome castors.
Quality Features:
very good...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-century Modern Maple Inlays and Walnut Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Gorgeous Italian coffee table in Mid-Century Modern style. Walnut veneer with maple inlays, smoked glass center top. Fully restored and shellac polished.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Mogens Lassen
Egyptian
Coffee Table, Teak and Brass, A.J. Iversen, Denmark
Located in The Hague, NL
This iconic 'Egyptian' table was designed by Mogens Lassen in 1940. This particular table is the rare large version in solid and veneered teak wood, produced by the cabinet maker A.J...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Danish Solid Teak Mid Century Coffee Table by Finn Juhl for France
Søn, c1950s
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Embrace the timeless elegance and masterful craftsmanship of Danish Modern design with this authentic mid-century modern teak coffee table, designed by the acclaimed Finn Juhl for th...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Natural Stone Coffee Table
Located in Toronto, CA
Introducing our exquisite marble and walnut coffee table, a masterful blend of luxury and natural elegance. This piece features a striking green marble top that rests gracefully on a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Maison Bagues Style Brass Coffee Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very good quality mid-20th century Maison Bagues style faux bamboo gilt brass coffee table. With its original 'antiqued' mirrored top. Circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Early Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Bastiano by Tobia
Afra Scarpa for Gavina
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This low coffee table was designed by the architectural duo Tobia and Afra Scarpa in 1962 and manufactured by the Italian manufacture Gavina. It is an early production table from the Bastiano series. It is made of teak wood and finished in a dark shade of brown. The top is placed loosely on a wooden frame. It is a real example of functional, yet stylish, modern Italian design.
Afra and Tobia Scarpa are an award-winning duo of postmodern Italian architects. Their works can be found in museums in the United States and Europe, including collections at MoMA and the Louvre. They have cooperated with companies such as B&B Italia, San Lorenzo Silver...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
$1,324 Sale Price
41% Off
Large Polished Brass Cocktail/Coffee Table by La Barge
By La Barge
Located in Palm Springs, CA
For you consideration a large polished brass with glass tray top cocktail/coffee table.
This table consist of a heavy polished brass xBase, with a glass and brass tray tops that has...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith Style Mactan Tessellated Stone Orb Wedge Coffee or Cocktail Table
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage 1980s, this wedge-shaped tessellated Mactan stone coffee table exudes sculptural grandeur with textured sophistication.
The top is triangular glass, clear and generously si...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
$1,001 Sale Price
33% Off
Italian Coffee Table in Travertine and Facet Cut Glass, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee or side table handcrafted out of travertine, 1980s.
It is made of beautiful travertine.
Please take notice of the very nice patterns.
The rectangle shap...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
1960s Oak Coffee Table on Hairpin Legs
Located in Praha, CZ
- The top desk has been repolished
- The iron legs were added afterwards
- Two pieces available.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
$247 Sale Price / item
20% Off
MidCentury Modern Chrome
Glass Coffee Table In The Style Of Milo Baughman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Glass Coffee Table in the Style of Milo Baughman. This design features six sturdy chrome rings that resemble a flower when viewed from above, accompanie...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Otto Wagner Attributed, Thonet Jugendstil Coffee Table with Label
Located in Vienna, AT
Beechwood, stained light-brown, brass fittings, Thonet label on the underside of the plate, refurbished, H. 75,7 cm, Dm. 69,8 cm. Literatur: Thonetkatalog, 1911/15, S. 151; vgl. Auss...
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Organic Shaped Coffee Table by Last Workshop in Maple, Custom options
Located in Chicago, IL
Organic shaped coffee table by Last Workshop.
in natural maple.
New, and made-to-order
Standard size: 58”L x 32”W x 15”H
...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
Set of 3 Yves Klein Monopink Monogold
Blue IKB Tables
By Yves Klein
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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This listing is for a set of 3 Yves Klein Tables: Monogold, Monopink & IKB
This iconic table is from an edition begun in 1963 under the supervision of Yves Klein’s widow, Rotraut Klein-Moquay, based on a model he designed in 1961. The artist died in 1962 and other than the two models owned by his estate there are no vintage...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel, Gold Leaf
Coffee Table by Giuseppe Scapinelli in Caviuna and Glass, Brazil, 1950
s
Located in Uithoorn, NL
This coffee table by Giuseppe Scapinelli, crafted in the 1950s, demonstrates the designer's characteristic focus on material and form. The table combines a glass top with a sculptura...
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Paul Evans Brutalist Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Savannah, GA
Paul Evans
(American, 1931-1987)
Brutalist mixed metal patchwork coffee table with original slate top, circa 1970.
42 inches wide and deep by 16 ½ ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Slate, Copper
1950s Vintage Lane Furniture Mid-Century Hexagonal Side Table
Located in Sheridan, CO
Mid-century modern hexagonal walnut veneer side table, Lane Furniture, c.1950s. This super cool side table features smoked glass top, over hexagonal walnut frame with open cutout sid...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Smoked Glass, Wood
Contemporary Brutalist Style Small Table #3 in Solid Oak and Linseed Oil
By Sóha
Located in Paris, IDF
Small table made of solid oak (+ linseed oil).
Measures: 50 x 107 x 45 cm.
SÓHA design studio conceives and produces furniture design and decorative objects in solid oak in an authe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Tavolario Wrought Iron White Round Coffee Table by Dante Negro
By Dante Negro
Located in Milan, IT
Feminine and luminous, this round coffee table in galvanized metal makes for a sublime addition to refined terraces or patios. Ring-like joints accent the encounter between the strea...
Category
2010s Italian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Liz Tables Boho Style Coffee Table Boulder Form Naturelle size 120
Located in Nijlen, BE
This unique coffee table named Tomelle is an inspiration of the boulders found in a river. When a boulder is cut in half, you get the form of this coffee table. To get a nice contras...
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Bohemian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble
Restored Rattan and Mahogany Biomorphic Coffee Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored rattan and mahogany top Biomorphic coffee table with 3-strand rattan legs. Also commonly called an "amoeba" table it features 3 four-strand legs fixed to a biomorphic mahogany top with hand-molded rattan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
$1,320 Sale Price
44% Off
Organic Shaped Faux Concrete Coffee Table
By Brancusi
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Organic shaped "Cloud" coffee table in faux concrete / stone in gray finish. If using outdoors avoid direct rain or direct sun.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Concrete
$2,812 Sale Price
55% Off
Large transparent coffee table, Italy 1970
Located in Roma, RM
Large transparent coffee table, made of glass and methacrylate, Italy 1970
Product details
Dimensions: 100 W x 43 H x 100 D
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Plexiglass
Mid Century Kipp Stewart Drexel Coffee Table Bench
Located in Baltimore, MD
A beautiful, mid-century, modern, retro, 1960’s, Danish style, coffee table/ bench, by Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall for Drexel, from the Declaration series. The perfect length...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,276 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern, Brutalist Style Brass, Shou Sugi Ban
Carved Walnut Oromo Coffee Table
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This bespoke, luxurious and incredible detailed coffee table is part of the Oromo collection designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa.
The Oromo collection is inspired by 70's surface design, the top has a tactile, sculpted surface that is meticulously carved, the entire process taking over 100 hours. This coffee table is a magnificent fusion of techniques, a carved solid walnut top with a hand sand cast solid brass inserted. The brass disc is hand polished to achieved a slightly bright bronzed finish. This top is set on a solid French Oak cant that has been finished with the Japanese Shou Sugi Ban...
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2010s South African Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Sleek 1970
s Polished Steel and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Buchanan, NY
This modern American 1970s polished stainless steel coffee table features an inset clear glass top, adding a sleek and contemporary touch to any living space. With dimensions of 15 i...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
$1,080 Sale Price
40% Off
Valentino Coffee Table by Emanuele Zenere for Cattelan Italia in Travertine and
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Designed by Emanuele Zenere for Cattelan Italia, the Valentino coffee table is a stunning blend of Italian modernism and timeless elegance. This...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Maison Jansen Ram
s Head Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage Maison Jansen Ram's Head Coffee Cocktail Table
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Steel
$2,222 Sale Price
49% Off
70s-80s coffee table with glass top
Located in Milano, IT
Center coffee table, stained beech wood, smoked glass top. Good conditions.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Smoked Glass, Beech
$570 Sale Price
20% Off
Large rustic brutalist coffee table in patinated wood, 1980s
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
This large square Brutalist coffee table from the 1980s is made from heavy, rugged wood with a strong grain and dark finish. The design is simple and bold, with wide planks forming t...
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1980s Belgian Rustic Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
1960s Chippendale Style Banded Carved Mahogany with Ball Claw Feet Coffee Table
Located in Germantown, MD
1960s Chippendale style banded top and carved apron mahogany with ball claw feet coffee table.
Measures: 52" in width, 24" in depth and stands ...
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Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Calacatta Violet Marble Round Coffee Table, Made in Italy
Located in Lentate Sul Seveso, IT
The Hashi coffee table is made entirely of Italian calacatta violet marble.
Introducing our exquisite Italian-crafted Elegant Calacatta Violet Marble Coffee Table...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Coffee Table "The smile" Made In Teak By Johannes Andersen From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This coffee table, known as "Smilet" and designed by Johannes Andersen, represents a true gem of Danish furniture art from the 1960s. Manufactured by CFC Silkeborg, the table is made...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Roger Capron - Large Coffee Table with Garrigue Tiles on Wood Frame, 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Very large coffee table with the famous Roger Capron Garrigue tiles, designed from 1968 to 1982.
The handcrafted Garrigue tiles were produced by a technique in which real leaves ...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Max Ingrand, Coffee Table, Green Convex Glass, Metal, Brass, Fontana Arte, 1958
Located in High Point, NC
A green convex glass, metal and brass coffee table, model 1774, designed by Max Ingrand and produced by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1958.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
Coffee Table by Renato Polidori for Skipper
By Skipper
Located in Conversano, IT
Note: The table can also be purchased as a set. Please purchase the desired quantity by visiting the corresponding product page.
Product Name: Faraone Coffee Tables by Renato Polido...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Steel
Organic Shape Solid Oiled Walnut Base Travertine Terrazzo Top End Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Travertine top walnut base side or end table on wheels.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Pair of White Stone and Concrete Art Coffee Tables by Marcus Kingma
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of White Stone and Concrete Art tables by Marcus Kingma
Marcus Kingma (brother of Paul Kingma) Marcus Tables are unique one off productions and his tables are equally appreci...
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1990s Dutch Other Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Concrete, Brass
Chinese Low Kang Table, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
During winter in the colder provinces of China, life revolved around the kang, a heated brick platform that household members would sit or recline upon. Low tables placed atop the kang provided a convenient surface for dining, drinking tea, or playing games.
Crafted of beautiful hardwood, this low kang table...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Spanish 18th Century Farmhouse Rustic Chestnut Coffee Table
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This coffee table was converted from an old 18th century chestnut farmhouse prepping table. It retained a very nice patina and rich color / fading...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chestnut
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Rosewood Lazy Susan Rotating Coffee Table, 1968
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This newly restored rotating Lazy-Susan cocktail table was designed by Milo Baughman and produced by Thayer Coggin in crica 1968. Featuring a stunning Rosewood top with vivid grain a...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Formica
$11,500 Sale Price
23% Off
Brutalist Coffee Table, circa 1970
Located in San Angelo, TX
Rustic 1970s Belgian Brutalist Coffee Table. This is an incredible table that is solid and has a lot of character.
We appreciate you stopping by to see our items. Please be sure to visit our 1stDibs store and reach out to us for any questions regarding any pieces. We import throughout the year from Europe and provide unique, hand picked pieces. We are based out of Texas with 3 locations and show at Round Top 3 times a year.
Thank you,
Crystal Nichols...
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1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Mira Nakashima Live Edge Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Live Edge Coffee Table by Mira Nakashima, in black walnut with dramatic variation in the grain, knot details and three rosewood butterflies. ...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Blocks Coffee Table
Located in Mérida, MX
The Blocks coffee table was inspired by the construction context in Mexico, a reinterpretation of an authentic multitask table by mexican workers: cast blocks and a multi-material top. These pieces are hand carved by artisans from the region in mexican stones...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone
$2,200
Coffee table by Georges Mathias for Lova Creation, Belgium, 1970/80s
Located in Uccle, BE
Coffee table by G.Mathias for Lova Creation, Belgium, 1970/80s
Beautiful coffee table by Belgian studio Lova Creation, made in the late 1970s. The decorative top is in engraved brass...
Category
20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Agate, Brass
Thomas Pheasant for Baker Furniture Greek Key Black Lacquered Coffee Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful large scale Greek Key or Asian Scroll black crackle lacquered coffee table or cocktail table
By Thomas Pheasant for Baker Furniture
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Measur...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Eclectic Design Brass Coffee Table, France 1960
s
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Eclectic Arts & Crafts Style in Design Brass Coffee table. Made in France, 1950's / 60's period. No maker marks. Brass sheet covered top with curved solid wooden legs. The br...
Category
1960s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
$1,900 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Oak and Stone Coffee Table From France, Circa 1960
Located in Nashville, TN
Vintage Oak and Stone Coffee Table From France, Circa 1960. Oak and inlaid stone top with on an iron and oak base. Light patina and use.
Category
1960s European Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Flower Table in 100% Recycled Plastic by Squares
Things
Located in London, London
squares & things' signature Flower Table design gets reimagined in 100% recycled plastics. Made entirely from recycled plastic packaging and ocean waste, the table can be recycled it...
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2010s British Space Age Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Plastic
Contemporary Granite Cantilevered Coffee or Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Gaspar table is 2 pieces of granite formed to join each other, creating a surface at coffee table or console height.
The interior of the table can be used to store items like ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite
Strada Bronze Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
Coffee table Strada in solid brass in bronzed finishes
with structure in solid wood covered with solid brass
plates with bronze finishes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
$15,325 / item
Vintage Coffee Tables and Cocktail Tables for Sale: Shop Mid-Century Coffee Tables, Travertine Coffee Tables and Marble Cocktail Tables on 1stDibs
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.
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