Surfboard Terrazzo Coffee Table Attrib Harvey Probber / Adrian Pearsall
By Harvey Probber
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-century Harvey Probber terrazzo marble coffee table.
Terrazzo
Mid Century Surfboard Form Top Glass and Walnut Coffee Table att. to Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional and rare Mid Century coffee table attributed to Harvey Probber. The table features a sculpted walnut base, mounted on original ball form wheels, which supports the thick ...
Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Sculpted Walnut Tile Mosaic Surfboard Table
By Tue Poulsen, Harvey Probber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ditch mundane home decor and grab this radical vintage surfboard table! This rare mid-century piece features an elaborate pair of carved walnut sculptural "handles" calling to mind t...
Ceramic, Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
Harvey Probber Surfboard Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This table came from a house full of Wormley an Probber furniture and in fact it was placed in front of a labeled Dunbar sofa and chair. We have just had this piece authenticated by ...
Wood, Glass
Style of Harvey Probber Surfboard Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Harvey Probber terrazzo and walnut side table,brass inlay
Brass
Harvey Probber - Triangular / Surfboard Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in San Francisco, CA
Triangular coffee table. Part of a rare living room set.
Mahogany
Terrazzo "SURFBOARD" coffee table by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Terrazzo " SURFBOARD " coffee table by Harvey Probber.
Walnut
Terrazzo "SURFBOARD" coffee table by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Terrazzo "SURFBOARD" coffee table by Harvey Probber
Terrazzo, Walnut
Harvey Probber Travertine Top Surfboard Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
Surfboard form marble top rests on a sculpted walnut base, on ball form casters. Exceptional design, period Mid Century Modern coffee table.
Travertine, Marble
Midcentury Monumental Harvey Probber Curved Surfboard Executive Desk
By Harvey Probber
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spectacular Midcentury Harvey Probber executive desk. Impressive in size with a curved surfboard two tone top.
Wood
Harvy Probber Style Terrazzo and Stone Inlay Surfboard Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Harvey Probber attributed Terrazzo and Stone Inlay Surfboard Coffee Table.
Terrazzo, Walnut
Harvey Probber Glass and wood Surfboard table circa 1950's
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This table came from a house full of Wormley an Probber furniture and in fact it was placed in front of a labeled Dunbar sofa and chair. We have just had this piece authenticated by ...
Wood, Glass
Rosewood and Surfboard Glass Coffee Table by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rosewood and surfboard glass coffee table, designed by Harvey Probber, American, circa 1960s.
Glass, Rosewood, Wood
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H 16 in W 84 in D 25 in
Harvey Probber Mid-Century Modern Biomorphic Surfboard Cocktail Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Harvey Probber biomorphic coffee table with tapered legs in the style of George Nakashima for Widdicomb Sundra. Price includes refinishing to specification (can b...
Mahogany
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H 12.25 in W 67.5 in D 16.5 in
Harvey Probber Marble, Terrazzo, Travertine and Walnut Surfboard Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in Miami, FL
A striking Mid-Century Modern rolling cocktail table designed by Harvey Probber, dating from the 1960s. It features a boat-shaped terrazzo top inlaid with Italian travertine diamonds...
Travertine, Marble
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H 15 in W 60 in D 20.25 in
Harvey Probber Marble, Terrazzo, Travertine & Walnut Surfboard Coffee Table MCM
By Harvey Probber
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking Mid-Century Modern rolling cocktail table designed by Harvey Probber, dating from the 1960s. It features a boat-shaped terrazzo top inlaid with Italian travertine diamonds...
Travertine, Marble
1950s Danish Modern Harvey Probber Marble-Top Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in Esperance, NY
Harvey Probber elegant coffee table with surfboard top of Terrazzo marble divided by a center panel of black walnut.
Walnut
Harvey Probber Biomorphic Surfboard Cocktail Coffee Table
Located in St. Louis, MO
Harvey Probber Mid-Century biomorphic coffee table with tapered legs in the style of George Nakashima for Widdicomb Sundra. Price includes refinishing to specification (can be staine...
Mahogany
Mid-Century White Marble, Walnut and Cane Surfboard Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in Miami, FL
All original, vintage two-tier surfboard cocktail table with off-white Italian marble top and caned magazine shelf. Circa 1950s. Manufactured by Gordon's Inc. of Johnson City, Tennes...
Marble
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H 15.5 in W 69.25 in D 21.5 in
Mid Century Surfboard Marble-Top Coffee Table with Walnut Quatrefoil Motif Base
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
Very chic midcentury surfboard top coffee, cocktail table have a thick (7/8 inch ) Italian marble top, which rests on a six sides wood base with pierced quatrefoil openings. Base rea...
Marble
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H 15 in W 21 in D 83 in
Midcentury Samson Berman Studio Craft Surfboard Style Coffee Table W/ Inset Tile
By Harvey Probber, Samson Berman
Located in Decatur, GA
Rare long surfboard style cocktail table by Samson Berman with his signature colorful ceramic tiles inset into the bright white Formica top. The elliptical surfboard shaped top rests...
Ceramic, Formica
Harvey Probber Surfboard Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
Surboard-shaped cocktail table with dowel legs by Harvey Probber, produced c. 1955. Of nicely grained mahogany in a medium tone. Refinished.
Mahogany
Walnut and Terrazzo Surfboard Cocktail Table by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in New York, NY
A surfboard shaped terrazzo slab is pierced by a square walnut block at one end and a walnut plank "floating" within a bronze collar at the other. A design by Probber from the mid 19...
Bronze
Harvey Probber Style "Surfboard" Terrazzo and Walnut Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Harvey Probber (American 1922-2003) is known as the inventor of modular furniture, seating that was flexible in its layout. He formed Harver Probber Inc. in 1945, and created modern ...
Terrazzo, Wood
Surfboard Coffee Table - Harvey Probber
Located in Bridport, CT
Surfboard coffee table in terrazzo marble, walnut and rosewood by Harvey Probber.
Walnut, Rosewood
A Harvey Probber Walnut and Terrazzo "Surfboard" Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
the terrazzo top in a walnut frame
Terrazzo, Walnut
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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