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What are low tables called?
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Low tables are usually called coffee tables. The name comes from the table height being designed to make it easy to place something, such as a cup of coffee, on the tabletop while seated on a sofa. Alternatively, people may refer to these low tables as cocktail tables. Explore a wide variety of coffee tables on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
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1950s Ico Parisi Italian Side Table
By Ico Parisi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A very wonderful 1950s Ico Parisi coffee or side table made in hand-carved polished beech wood with glass top and brass fittings. A very elegant example of mid-century Italian furnit...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Rare 1972 Meret Oppenheim “Traccia” Table, Studio Simon, Ultramobili Collection
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
This rare and iconic table features a gold leaf-covered wooden top with embossed bird tracks across the surface. It rests on two sculptural solid brass legs, shaped like bird feet.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
1930s-50s Frits Henningsen Solid Oak Coffee Table with Cabriole Legs
Located in London, GB
This 1940s oak coffee table made by Frits Henningsen in the 1930s-50s is a another example Frits Henningsen's commitment to quality and craftsmanship. Whereas most designers and cabi...
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofa Tables
Materials
Oak
Japanese Antique Low Table / Coffee Table / 1868-1912s / Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese low table.
It was used for reading and writing in Terakoya in the Edo and Meiji periods.
On the back, there is a trace that seems to be the letters of that ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Antique 18th-Century Rustic Spanish Warm Brown Chestnut two drawer Coffee Table
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful warm brown color rustic coffee table or low table originates in Spain and dates circa 1780. The table has a unique top that was made of a single board of solid chestnu...
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Nero Marquina Marble Coffee Table Attributed to Gae Aulenti, Italy 1960s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
An impressive marble 'Jumbo' style coffee table attributed to Gae Aulenti, Knoll, Italy, 1970's. The top and the legs come as five separate parts. This classic coffee table in Nero M...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble