Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1960s German Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Chrome
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1980s American Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s British Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
1950s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple, Lacquer
20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
2010s Turkish Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cement
1950s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Brass, Steel
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
19th Century French Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Elm
2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fir
2010s Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Ceramic, Clay
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fiberglass
1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Wenge
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Travertine
2010s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Concrete
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
1980s European Brutalist Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
2010s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Crystal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass, Gold Leaf
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
2010s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood, Elm
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Slate
2010s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fruitwood, Walnut, Paint
Mid-20th Century Dutch Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood, Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
1950s American Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Cedar
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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.”
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