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Billy Baldwin Coffee Table

Billy Baldwin Large Whitewash Oak and Glass Coffee Table
Billy Baldwin Large Whitewash Oak and Glass Coffee Table

Billy Baldwin Large Whitewash Oak and Glass Coffee Table

By Billy Baldwin

Located in Miami, FL

Billy Baldwin designed whitewashed oak frame coffee table with inset glass top circa 1980s.

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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

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Large Custom Billy Baldwin Oak and Glass Cocktail Table
Large Custom Billy Baldwin Oak and Glass Cocktail Table

Large Custom Billy Baldwin Oak and Glass Cocktail Table

By Billy Baldwin

Located in Locust Valley, NY

A Billy Baldwin style glass top coffee table with oak base in an open grid design.

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Late 20th Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Oak

Boho Chic Asian Style Rectangular Coffee Table Attached Brass Tray Chinoiserie
Boho Chic Asian Style Rectangular Coffee Table Attached Brass Tray Chinoiserie

Boho Chic Asian Style Rectangular Coffee Table Attached Brass Tray Chinoiserie

By Billy Baldwin

Located in Pemberton, NJ

Charming Boho Chic Asain style black lacquered coffee table with attached brass tray. We love the heavy brass tray with its rich patina and the vintage charm of the black lacquered c...

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Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Billy Baldwin Gold Leaf Waterfall Low Table
Billy Baldwin Gold Leaf Waterfall Low Table

Billy Baldwin Gold Leaf Waterfall Low Table

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H 11.5 in W 28 in D 22 in

Billy Baldwin Gold Leaf Waterfall Low Table

By Billy Baldwin

Located in Northbrook, IL

Custom-made Classic Mid-Century Modern waterfall Parsons low table. Timeless design. Original hand applied gold leaf finish with bronze wash. Purchased from the Chicago pied-a-terre ...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Gold Leaf

Faux Tortoise Parsons Style Coffee Table in the Style of Billy Baldwin
Faux Tortoise Parsons Style Coffee Table in the Style of Billy Baldwin

Faux Tortoise Parsons Style Coffee Table in the Style of Billy Baldwin

Located in High Point, NC

A generously proportioned faux-painted tortoise-pattern custom Parsons-style coffee table in the style of William Haines or Billy Baldwin.

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Billy Baldwin Studio Ebonized Wood & Glass Coffee Table
Billy Baldwin Studio Ebonized Wood & Glass Coffee Table

Billy Baldwin Studio Ebonized Wood & Glass Coffee Table

By Billy Baldwin

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Super chic iconic designed ebonized wood and glass coffee table from the Billy Baldwin Collection.

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21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Coffee and Cocktail ...

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Billy Baldwin Style Cocktail Table
Billy Baldwin Style Cocktail Table

Billy Baldwin Style Cocktail Table

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H 18 in W 37 in D 37 in

Billy Baldwin Style Cocktail Table

By Billy Baldwin

Located in Wilton, CT

This 1970's Billy Baldwin style cocktail table boasts 2 tiers of substantial beveled glass on a gold metal square base. It has clean, elegant lines and easily fits into any decoratin...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cock...

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Billy Baldwin Style Bronze Finished Steel and Limestone Table
Billy Baldwin Style Bronze Finished Steel and Limestone Table

Billy Baldwin Style Bronze Finished Steel and Limestone Table

Located in Wilton, CT

Beautiful proportions and very fine detail work distinguish this bronze finished steel and limestone table. Very much in the manner and style of Billy Baldwin. Excellent condition.

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Limestone

Coffee Table
Coffee Table

Coffee Table

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H 17 in W 38.25 in D 38.25 in

Coffee Table

Located in Stamford, CT

Billy Baldwin designed coffee table made from 18th century French parquet oak flooring.

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Vintage 1950s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Pair of Brass and Goatskin Parchment End Tables
Pair of Brass and Goatskin Parchment End Tables

Pair of Brass and Goatskin Parchment End Tables

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H 18 in W 17.25 in D 17.25 in

Pair of Brass and Goatskin Parchment End Tables

By Billy Baldwin

Located in Long Island City, NY

These two petite end tables are reminiscent in style of the coffee table Billy Baldwin designed for Cole Porter.

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20th Century American End Tables

Materials

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Brass and Parchment Coffee Table
Brass and Parchment Coffee Table

Brass and Parchment Coffee Table

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H 18.5 in W 40 in D 29 in

Brass and Parchment Coffee Table

Located in Long Island City, NY

This table is reminiscent in style of a coffee table Billy Baldwin designed for Cole Porter.

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20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Large Brass and Parchment Coffee Table
Large Brass and Parchment Coffee Table

Large Brass and Parchment Coffee Table

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H 17 in W 44 in D 28.5 in

Large Brass and Parchment Coffee Table

Located in Long Island City, NY

This generously proportioned table is reminiscent of the coffee table Billy Baldwin designed for Cole Porter.

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20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

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Pair of Billy Baldwin Style Coffee Tables in Hollywood Regency Style with Marble
Pair of Billy Baldwin Style Coffee Tables in Hollywood Regency Style with Marble

Pair of Billy Baldwin Style Coffee Tables in Hollywood Regency Style with Marble

By Billy Baldwin

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of Billy Baldwin style coffee tables in the Hollywood Regency style having white and grey veined marble tops.

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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Billy Baldwin table
Billy Baldwin table

Billy Baldwin table

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H 16 in W 35.5 in D 21.5 in

Billy Baldwin table

Located in Hudson, NY

Brushed aluminum base table with smoke glass top. Circa 1970's.
Designed by Billly Baldwin and made by Luten Clarey Stern.

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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

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1970s Italian Solid Brass Faux Bamboo Side Cocktail Table
1970s Italian Solid Brass Faux Bamboo Side Cocktail Table

1970s Italian Solid Brass Faux Bamboo Side Cocktail Table

By Billy Baldwin

Located in Richmond, VA

Offered is an absolutely stunning, 1970s Italian solid brass, faux-bamboo cocktail/side table. In the style of world renowned designer, Billy Baldwin. Original glass. Minor patina ar...

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20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Finding the Right Coffee-tables-cocktail-tables for You

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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