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Material: Wood
Danish Modern Square Brutalist Coffee Table in Oregon Pine, 1970s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Modern Square Brutalist Coffee Table in Oregon Pine, 1970s.
Impressive Scandinavian coffee table in solid pinewood with large articulated finger joints and clear lacquer fini...
Category
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Side Table by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Italian side table by Paolo Buffa for the Hotel Bristol.
Etched rectangular glass with stars and circles motives hold by a mahogany pedestal base...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Roger Capron - Round Ceramic end Table from the Herbier
s Series on Wood Legs
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Round end or coffee table with the famous Roger Capron Herbier tiles, designed from 1968 to 1982. The tiles are nicely underlined with a white grout.
The handcrafted Herbier tiles...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
1960
s Jorge Zalszupin Andorinha Wood
Leather Coffee Table Brazil
Located in Milano, IT
ANDORINHA Coffee Table by JORGE ZALSZUPIN (Brazil, 1960s).
Shaped multi-layer wood coffee table, veneered in wood, featuring a natural leather and chrome metal magazine rack.
Dimensi...
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Arthur Umanoff Birch and Iron Bench/Coffee Table with Rush Nesting Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Arthur Umanoff slatted birch bench/coffee table with iron legs concealing three nesting stools with rush seats (ca. 1950s, USA).
Compact piece, ideal for smaller rooms with space li...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Solid Round Reclaimed Elm Wood 2-Piece Nesting Coffee Table Set
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Nesting cocktail table.
Nesting cocktail table. Solid elm wood finished with a natural wax.
By bloom home inc. these old elm timbers show in its most primal, natural form. The arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Monumental Bronze "Wedding Dance" Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Mid-Century, T'ang Marriage Coffee Table, Etched Bronze, USA c. 1965
Rare and important 'T'ang Marriage' coffee table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne (also r...
Category
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Zinc
Brown Patinated Wooden Naga Table, Crafted in India, Early 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Hewn by hand, this Naga coffee table, handcrafted from a single piece of wood, embodies the rich cultural heritage of Nagaland, India. Originally designed as raised beds to withstand...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Brutalist Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Mouseman Octagonal Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Hand-picked by buyers at Ann Morris Inc.
Category
1890s English Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Modern Mó Coffee Table, Sahara Noir Marble Brass, Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mó Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Mó marble coffee table pays homage to the ancient celebr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
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 Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
Large Bold Coffee Table by Mohdern
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Bold Coffee Table by Mohdern
Dimensions: W 140 x D 80 x H 30 cm (Marble Tray Included ⌀ 52 cm)
Materials: Solid Ash
Bold is a refined collect...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ash
$10,773 / item
Oak Mini Cloud Table by Veermakers
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak Mini Cloud Table by Veermakers
Dimensions: W 80 x D 70 x H 30 cm.
Materials: Oak Classic with a satin clear coat / Oak Rich legs.
About: After years of successful collaboration...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
$8,191 / item
Nakashima Style Redwood Live Edge Tiered Coffee Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A rustic Mid Century Nakashima style redwood tiered coffee table with natural root base and two live edge planks with planed and polished surface. Interesting sculptural form. Tablet...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,450 Sale Price
30% Off
Brutalist Solid Walnut Wooden Hari Coffee Table
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Inspired by the simplicity of traditional Japanese architectural timber structures. The low coffee table balances three minimalist volumes composed of solid wooden parts.
Designed b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Brutalist Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Indian Rustic Antique Wooden Ox Cart with Metal Accents Coffee Table
Located in Stafford, TX
Super unique table in overall good condition.
See photos for details.
Message with questions.
Camel not included.
Category
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
1111 Geometric Coffee Table in Solid Vintage Black Oak by No Age Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
1111 Geometric Coffee Table in Solid Vintage Black Oak by No Age Studio
Dimensions: D 101.6 x W 182.9 x H 38.1 cm.
Materials: Oak.
No Age Studio - Handcrafted Furniture
Every piec...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Burned Wood Coffee Table by Jesse Sanderson
Located in Geneve, CH
Burned Wood Coffee Table by Jesse Sanderson, WDSTCK Studio
Dimensions: L 295 x B 70 x H 20 cm
Material: Burned wood
In search of a way to emphasize the sensual forms of the wood, we...
Category
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$5,669 / item
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Jacks Coffee Table
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Jacks Coffee Table
Above average vintage condition and structurally sound. Has some expected slight fin...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Modern Color Block Coffee Table
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Modern Color Block Coffee Table by Ercole Home features a round mosaic tabletop raised above a column base crafted from Maple in a White pain...
Category
2010s American Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Art Glass, Maple
Christian Liaigre Clean Lined Coffee Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Scale Clean Lined coffee table, designed by Christian Liaigre, circa 2000s.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Low Chinese Full Moon Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With a simple silhouette and minimal ornamentation, this low coffee table from the late-19th century embodies the elegance and restraint of Chinese furniture design. Seamlessly const...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Elm
Gervasoni Gray 46 Natural Walnut Veneer Top Coffee Table by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A family of three-legged coffee tables, Gray 46/46 R/49/49 R are characterised by a round top and clean and essential geometries. Available in two diameters, the top is available in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Restored Art Deco Small Table, Oak, Revived Polish, France, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant round Art Deco table comes from France from the first half of the 20th century. It is made of solid oak and veneered with exotic Bubinga (Kevazingo) veneer, which captiv...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Oak
Dessin Fournir Macassar Ebony "Rateau" Coffee Table
Located in Essex, MA
Unusual large size with macassar ebony veneer top with gold and silver leaf diamond pattern. Hand forged silvered iron saber legs in the style of Armand Rateau.
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Vintage Pencil Reed Sculptural Bell Flower coffee table
Located in Charleston, SC
Mid Century Pencil Reed Gabriella Crespi Style Flower Mid Century Glass Top Cocktail Table Available and Ready to Ship!// Make a statement...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Reed, Glass, Wood
Vintage French Turned Column Side Table, Reminiscent of Charles Dudouyt
Located in Hitchin, England
Vintage French Turned Column Pedestal Table, Reminiscent of Charles Dudouyt.
A French pedestal table with a turned column screw stem & square top, reminiscent of Charles Dudouyt des...
Category
19th Century French Rustic Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Modern Round Coffee Table with Glass Top and Oak Pedestal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo round coffee table with blue mother of pearl, wispy mauve and blue, light amber, and wispy lavender glass mosaic. Sits on 4 pedestals base in chocolate cerused oak wood by Er...
Category
2010s American Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Art Glass, Oak
Coffee table attributed to Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Table basse tripode attribué à Joaquim Tenreiro.
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Imbuia
Mid Century French Flaque Coffee table
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Flaque Coffee table Attributed to Jean Royere
Introducing a stunning piece of design history: the French mid-century coffee table attributed to the renowned master Jean Royere. This ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Modern Coffee Table by Lane
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish midcentury coffee table by Lane Furniture Company, circa 1960s. Ample table surface area, uniquely sculpted legs, one drawer un...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
New Hope Coffee Table - Michael Oates
Located in Alpha, NJ
Hand crafted live edge slab cantilever coffee table. Made from highly figured wood with a variety of wood species choice. The table is designed and made by designer Michael Oates. Dr...
Category
2010s American Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ash, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Sapele Wood
Jacques Adnet for Hermes Style Equestrian Strap Work Motif Iron Coffee Table
By Jacques Adnet, Hermès
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely crafted square coffee table evocative of Jacques Adnet’s celebrated equestrian aesthetic for Hermès, this piece showcases a harmonious blend of leather-wrapped wrought iron ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Danish Midcentury Brutalist Round Coffee Table of Solid Oak by Cabinetmaker 1950
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Danish brutalist style round coffee table of solid oak with a heavy tabletop on four square legs. On each of the four legs is a hand-carved relief.
Manufactured by a Danish cabinetma...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Wabi Sabi Style Coffee or Side Table in Solid Wood
Located in Meer, VAN
Antique Wabi Sabi Style Coffee or Side Table in Solid Wood
A live edge sabi sabi style coffee or side table in solid wood - presumably pine - made by a woodworker somewhere late 19t...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
Drexel Heritage ET Cetera Collection Chinoiserie Black Gold
Burl Coffee Table
By Drexel
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent Drexel Heritage ET Cetera collection chinoiserie black & gold painted & burl coffee table with beveled glass insert to...
Category
1980s American Chinoiserie Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Folding Coffee Table by Percifal Lafer, 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and iconic Mid-Century Modern Brutalist folding coffee table.
Design by Percifal Lafer.
Striking Brazilian design from the 1970s.
The Brutalist coffee table is made out of t...
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
American Designer, Coffee Table, Walnut, Glass, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An organic glass and walnut coffee table designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 15.0"H x 53.2"W x 31.0"D
All items ship from High Point, North Caro...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Vintage Industrial Cart Coffee Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Vintage industrial rustic rolling cart made of wood planks and cast iron wheels and brackets, the loader has two end wheels that swivel and are slightly shorter than the larger sides...
Category
Early 20th Century American Other Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique Italian Venetian Style Carved and Painted Low Table
Located in Dallas, TX
The Antique Italian Hand Painted Venetian Style Low Table features beautiful carvings and a painted finish, showcasing a traditional and elegant design. This table exudes a classic V...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Sculptural Rosewood and Round Glass Coffee Table by Illum Wikkelsø
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern coffee table designed by Illum Wikkelso for CFC Silkeborg, Denmark circa 1960s. Features a sculptural solid rosewood base and the original round glass top that sho...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
$1,875 Sale Price
33% Off
Roland Wilhelmsson Attribution, Large Coffee Table, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A large pine coffee table; design and production attributed to Roland Wilhelmsson, Sweden, 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Coffee Table, Contemporary Danish Artist, Sculptural Black Burl Oak
By René Theis
Located in Fredensborg, DK
Coffee Table made in old danish burl oak and treated with black oil. Massive oak made in a sculptural design. An One Piece called "The Nadlas Table", the exact table from the picture...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century 1980 Vintage George Nakashima Minguren II Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
Japanese American architect, father of the American craft movement, George Nakashima primarily considered a material to be used as a starting point of his designs. He mainly worked w...
Category
1980s Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Henning Kjærnulf Style Brutalist Round Coffee Table of Solid Oak 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Great Henning Kjærnulf style round coffee table of heavy solid oak
Brutalist style with carved legs and wavy table rim.
Handcrafted by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1950s
Measures: D...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
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 Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Paul Laszlo, Coffee Table, Wood, United States, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden coffee table designed by Paul Laszlo and produced by Brown Saltman, America, 1950s.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
A Set of 3 RADICAL POSTMODERN Side or COFFEE TABLES, by KAPPA, France 1970
By Kappa
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful set of 3 modular elements of rectangular shapes with rounded sides, which can form 3 side tables or bedside tables or a large low, high or asymmetrical piece of furniture...
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Modern Armona Coffee Table, Onyx Brass, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Armona Coffee Table, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Onyx, Granite, Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Jens Risom Walnut Coffee Table
By Jens Risom
Located in Chicago, IL
Jens Risom Walnut Coffee Table; model 4010 designed 1961 revolving top with locking mechanism, solid walnut tapered legs.
42" Diameter
16" Height
C...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
$3,840 Sale Price
33% Off
Kai Cube Coffee Table Set in Natural Douglas Fir by Autonomous Furniture
Located in Victoria, BC
The Kai Cube Coffee Table Set by Autonomous Furniture: where timeless elegance meets versatile functionality, crafted to enrich your living space with the ess...
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2010s Canadian Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Fir
Art Deco Coffee Table by James Mont in Original Estate Condition
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Classic Art Deco, Hollywood Regency style low slung coffee, cocktail table by enigmatic designer, James Mont. The table exhibits Art Deco, Asia Modern and traditional Chinese design ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Teak Coffee Table by Remploy
By Remploy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stylish mid-century coffee table by British manufacturer Remploy, crafted in beautifully grained teak. The design features clean, minimalist lines with an arching cantilever base t...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Teak
Matthias Biberon Japanese Cedar
Oak Low Table 2024
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
These low table is a very special Matthias Biberon work, in Japanese Cedar and Oak. All joints are visible is the artist's signature in the pure Japanese influence of Mingei thought and Wabi Sabi. This is the beauty of the everyday object, one whose details we never tire of rediscovering.
Matthias Biberon (Paris, 1977) lives and works in Perche (Normandy / France).
He began working with wood in 2019, leaving behind photography and ceramics, which he had practiced successfully for many years. In wood, he finds the pleasure of imagining shapes and building them, with a combination of both naivety and attention to detail, and a freedom that neither conceptualism nor ceramics had given him. His furniture is organic, respecting the original shape of the wood and following its knots and veins. The search for balance and precision is one of the cornerstones of Matthias's work.
Carefully sourced, the wood types used - Oak, Elm, Cedar, Walnut - have been dried for decades, giving them an unrivalled patina. His trademark? Visible construction and the blending of materials, with stone a natural addition to his creations; for each of them, he seeks a form of balance, purity and softness, a functionality that is both poetic and sculptural, the simplicity and force of a haiku.
Passionate about art, it was while progressing towards Arts & Crafts that he embraced the aesthetics of functionalism, Mingeï and the thinking of William Morris. He is sensitive to the Arte Povera of Jannis Kounellis and Giovanni Anselmo, the Zen influence of John Cage, the freedom of Don Cherry...
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2010s French Other Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak, Cedar
Enrique Garcel Tessellated Bone Cocktail Table
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century tessellated lacquered bone cocktail table.
Category
Late 20th Century Colombian Ming Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Bone, Wood
"Twins" Polished Black Coffee Table Contemporary Design by Giordano Viganò
Located in Novedrate, IT
Twins are a pair of glossy black lacquered wooden coffee tables that can be stacked to save space. This allows you to minimize clutter and have an extra side table when needed. They...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Scandinavian Modern Low Long Coffee table or bench with single drawer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare Scandinavian Modern Low Long Coffee table or bench with single drawer. beautiful low coffee table or bench with Black canvas straps on lower Left side and single drawer on lower...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Pine, Lacquer
Side Table of Walnut with Carved Lyre Legs and Top, Spanish, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Side table of walnut with carved lyre legs with carved top with horse and cavaliers and so carved edges in top. Beautiful iron stretcher, Spanish, 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Geometric Solid Wood Coffee Table by Tinella Studio – Two-Tone Sculptural Design
Located in İnegöl, TR
A bold sculptural coffee table by Tinella Studio, crafted entirely from solid wood and defined by its sharp geometric lines and contrasting tones. This unique design features two int...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Louis Majorelle Coffee Table, Nesting Tables
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early twentieth century French Art Deco coffee table is stamped by the French designer Louis Majorelle (1859-1926). The signature is branded inside of a shell on the underside o...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wood Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Palisander
Antique and Vintage Wood Coffee Tables for Sale: Shop Burl-Wood Coffee Tables, Rosewood Coffee Tables and More
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage wood coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. And even as metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, natural materials like wood and stone remain consistently in demand, as designers report a desire to bring natural aesthetics into the home. Walnut coffee tables, rosewood coffee tables and other pieces of wood furniture remind us of the wider world outside our walls and help create a peaceful, soothing atmosphere.
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.
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 a collection of antique and vintage wood coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
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