Sliding Dovetail Original Low Table, 2017
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A handmade low table in walnut with a round form, natural edges when innate in the wood and three (3) substantial turned legs that are mortised through the top. The top consists of l...
Walnut
Chrysalis No. 1 Low Table in Blackened Stainless Steel, 2015
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A low coffee / cocktail table of thick, plate steel treated with a blackened finish.
Steel
Chrysalis No. 1 Low Table in Hot Zinc Finish, Made to Order
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A low coffee / cocktail table of thick plate steel treated with a low sheen, hot zinc finish.
Steel
Chrysalis No. 2 Low Table in Blackened Steel, Made to Order
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A handmade low coffee or cocktail table in heavy gauge patinated steel with an organic shape set upon three splayed flattened steel legs. Available in custom material, finish, and di...
Steel
Chrysalis No 1. Low Table in Natural Grain Stainless Steel, Made to Order
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A low coffee/cocktail table of thick, plate natural grain stainless steel. The expansive, organically shaped top is set upon three wide, thick plate steel legs each having gradually ...
Steel
Chrysalis No. 1 Low Table in Blackened Steel with Zinc Finish, Made to Order
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A low coffee / cocktail table of thick, plate steel treated with hot zinc and patinated a low sheen black. The expansive, organically shaped top is set upon three wide, thick plate s...
Steel
Chrysalis No. 1 Low Table Black Stainless Steel w/ Polished Edges, Made to Order
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A low coffee / cocktail table of thick, plate steel patinated a low sheen black with a polished edge. The expansive, organically shaped top is set upon three wide, thick plate steel ...
Steel
WYETH Split Bamboo Low Table
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A well-crafted square low table with a split bamboo top and end legs.
Bamboo, Oak
WYETH Original Sliding Dovetail Low Table
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A low cocktail / coffee table in solid walnut wood with a round form. Table features natural edges when innate in the wood and three (3) substantial turned legs that are mortised thr...
Walnut
WYETH Original Sliding Dovetail Low Table
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A unique handmade low coffee / cocktail table in bookmatched solid walnut with a rectangular form. The top consists of two (2) solid boards joined together with sliding dovetail stre...
Walnut
low table by WYETH
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A bespoke square low table with a split bamboo top. Options available include: - quarter top - lower shelf - corner or end legs Price will vary according to size. Lead time ...
Walnut, Bamboo
Wyeth Split Bamboo Cocktail Table with Ebonized Oak Legs
Located in New York, NY
A split bamboo cocktail table with ebonized oak legs by Wyeth. Originally custom made in the USA, circa 2010.
Bamboo, Oak
Occasional Table by Henning Norgaard
By Henning Norgaard, Komfort
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An interesting and spare low table having a rectilinear, geometric rosewood base supporting a floating square glass top. Also available with a game board top. (WYETH #7087)
Rosewood, Glass
Wyeth Split Bamboo Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by John Birch of Wyeth, this coffee table is crafted from carbonized split bamboo and textured stained oak veneers.
Bamboo, Oak
Wyeth Italian Travertine Coffee Table By Restoration Hardware
By Restoration Hardware
Located in New York, NY, NY
Designed by modern visionary John Birch, our collection is a celebration of travertine, sourced from esteemed quarries near Rome. Skilled artisans cut the stone parallel to the bedro...
Travertine
$7,580 / item
H 70 in W 76 in D 12 in
Casey Lurie Studio Modern High "Primo" Shelving System in Walnut with Brass
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
“Shelving can be the most mundane thing you own, or it can be the beautiful bones of a room as pleasing to see as anything it displays. Casey Lurie’s Primo system would be the latter...
Brass, Stainless Steel, Metal
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$6,683 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Noir Oxblood Lacquer by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Park nightstand is the epitome of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring meticulously proportioned dimensions and exceptional detailing that make it an ideal bedside companion. Our f...
Lacquer
$4,242 / set
H 7.75 in W 5.35 in D 7.75 in
Pair of Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconces
By Örsjö Industri AB, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris patinated outdoor sconces. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed ...
Metal
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
Majuli Bronze Cane Trolley, Viya by Vikram Goyal
By Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Majuli Bronze Cane Trolley, Viya by Vikram Goyal Sinuous forms in a captivating rhythm of deftly woven cane, evoke the dynamic flow of Assam's rivers. The collection’s namesake, the...
Brass
Double Sided Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Westwood, NJ
This leather sofa is upholstered in our high-grade Newport Toffee leather. With tightly tufted backrests and seat cushions with high-density foam, with natural finish brass nailhead ...
Leather
Handmade Artesanal Woven Tule (Seagrass) Bench
By Luteca Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From a craft object to relevant design, these special pieces, made in Mexico, were created to add warmth and texture to your interior. Intended for indoor use (must not get wet), the...
Seagrass
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$37,240Sale Price|30% Off
H 25.2 in W 78.75 in D 34.26 in
Mid-Century Modern "Cubo" Sofa by Brazilian Designer Jorge Zalszupin
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
This recently upholstered cubo (Cube) sofa was designed by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) in the 1970s. The elegance, a feature of Zalszupin designs, on this piece does not come from ...
Velvet, Wood
Milo Baughman Scoop Armchair for Thayer Coggin, Brown Velour & Chrome
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century scoop armchair with brown velour upholstered seat, back, and arms with button tufted detail along the seam where the seat and back join, supported by a thin squa...
Metal, Chrome
Swedish Modern coffee table / side table, 1940s
By Carl-Erik Johansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite Swedish coffee table from the 1940s is a true masterpiece of mid-century design, combining elegance with innovative craftsmanship. The table features a raw glass top, ...
Metal
$15,885
H 9 in W 9.5 in D 3 in
A pair of branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Sicily 1790
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of large branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum). Gilt bronze bases with phytomorphic calyx stem. Connection with an oval element in Lapis Lazuli and two spirals ...
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Antique 17th Century Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous antique square 17th century flemish Verdure landscape tapestry without figures in a beautiful and rich summer scene of a countryside with lush trees and vegetation...
Tapestry, Wool
Striped Wave Sofa c. 1960
Located in Long Island City, NY
Striped wave sofa c. 1960 newly reupholstered in Dedar Milano Belmondo #12 fabric.
Cotton, Linen, Wood
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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