“Water Lily” coffee table in bronze with two patinas. 1970s.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
“Water Lily” coffee table in bronze with two patinas—green and gold—featuring a water lily design, with a round smoked glass top.
Vintage 1970s Sofa Tables
Bronze
“Water Lily” coffee table in bronze with two patinas. 1970s.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
“Water Lily” coffee table in bronze with two patinas—green and gold—featuring a water lily design, with a round smoked glass top.
Bronze
Brutalist Wrought Iron Round Coffee Table with Bronzed Cast Top, Europe, 1970s
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Striking round coffee table in a bold Brutalist / Spanish Revival style, made in Europe around the 1970s.
Ironstone, Polyester, Plywood
Luciano FRIGERIO Style Sculptural Coffee Table with Glass Top, 1970s
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Sculptural Coffee Table with round glass top. Italy, 1970s.
Bronze
Mid-Century Patinated Bronze Laverne Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1970's patinated bronze coffee table with original patina.
Bronze
Hollywood Regency Obelisk Cabinet Finished in Red Lacquer & Gold Leaf circa 1960
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Photographed with and also currently available in our shop- Pair of Billy Baldwin Regency style Leopard Velvet Slipper Chairs, circa 1970s Italian Bronze & Brass Panther head coffe...
Gold Leaf
In the Manner of Claude Boeltz, Bronze Eclaté Side Table, France, circa 1970s
By Claude Victor Boeltz
Located in New York, NY
This side table, modeled after one of Boeltz's mature Eclaté pieces, possesses and arresting gilt bronze base mimicking lightning in hue, form, and arrangement. At the base’s centre ...
Amethyst, Bronze
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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Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
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Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.