Walter Antonis TE41 Tubular Chrome Coffee Table for ’t Spectrum, 1974
By 't Spectrum, Walter Antonis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antonis worked with the firm across multiple furniture lines throughout the 1970s, and the TE41 represents the height of that collaboration — a design that strips the coffee table fo...
Chrome
Glas Italia Spectrum Coffee Table in Glass by Piero Lissoni
By Glas Italia, Piero Lissoni
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Details: Brand: Glas Italia Designer: Piero Lissoni Collection: Spectrum Product Type: Coffee table Material: Laminated glass panels in mixed finishes, mirrored base, colored glass ...
Glass
Sculptural Lucite, Brass and Glass Cocktail Table by Spectrum Ltd
By 't Spectrum Bergeijk
Located in Hanover, MA
Washington cocktail table by Spectrum Limited. Very thick bevelled glass top 36 inches by 48 inches. Rectangular form polished cast brass base with four curved and prismatic 2 inch t...
Brass
Glas Italia Spectrum Square Coffee Table in Glass by Piero Lissoni
By Glas Italia, Piero Lissoni
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Details: Brand: Glas Italia Designer: Piero Lissoni Collection: Spectrum Product Type: Coffee table Material: Laminated glass panels in mixed finishes, mirrored base, colored transp...
Glass
Glas Italia Spectrum Square Coffee Table in Glass by Piero Lissoni
By Glas Italia, Piero Lissoni
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Details: Brand: Glas Italia Designer: Piero Lissoni Collection: Spectrum Product Type: Coffee table Material: Laminated glass panels in mixed finishes, mirrored base, colored transp...
Glass
Glas Italia Spectrum Coffee Table in Glass by Piero Lissoni - Transparent
By Glas Italia, Piero Lissoni
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Details: Brand: Glas Italia Designer: Piero Lissoni Collection: Spectrum Product Type: Coffee table Material: Laminated glass panels in mixed finishes, mirrored base, colored transp...
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Martin Visser Style for 't Spectrum Coffee Table, 1970s
By Martin Visser
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wenge and chrome plating base with new thick glass top. This wonderful Mid-Century Modern coffee table in the style of Martin Visser for 't Spectrum is in good original condition wi...
Glass, Wenge
Mid-Century TZ45 Coffee Table by Werner Blaser for Spectrum
By 't Spectrum Bergeijk, Werner Blaser
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Mid-Century TZ45 coffee table designed by Werner Blaser for Spectrum, Netherlands in 1963.
Glass, Laminate
Kho Liang Le for t'Spectrum Wenge and Glass Coffee Table
By 't Spectrum, Kho Liang Ie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dark teak inset glass coffee table with lower shelf and inset white formica. Originally produced with an inset rattan basket, later replaced with white formica. Lightly refinished. F...
Glass, Formica, Wenge
Sold
H 15.36 in Dm 42.13 in
Vintage Werner Blaser Tinted Glass and Bent Plywood Coffee Table for 't Spectrum
By 't Spectrum Bergeijk, Werner Blaser
Located in Highclere, Newbury
Vintage retro 1960s Werner Blaser tinted circular glass coffee table with black curved triangular plywood base for ‘t Spectrum.
Glass, Plywood
Coffee Table by Wim van Gelderen for t Spectrum
By 't Spectrum, Wim van Gelderen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Coffee table by Wim van Gelderen for t Spectrum, 1940s Designer: Wim van Gelderen Year: 1949 Firm: 't Spectrum origin: the Netherlands material: Wood and glass dimensions: 35 x 90...
Glass, Wood
Sold
H 14.5 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
'Langerak' Wenge Wood and Glass Coffee Table by Kho Liang Ie for 'T Spectrum
By 't Spectrum Bergeijk, Kho Liang Ie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century 'Langerak' coffee table by Kho Liang Ie for 't Spectrum. Lightly refinished square wenge wood frame with floating glass top.
Glass, Wenge
Pair of 't Spectrum Modernist Side Tables
By 't Spectrum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of matching white and red formica coffee or side tables with smoked glass tops and squared chrome legs. In original condition with visible wear consistent with their age and use...
Chrome
Sold
H 16.93 in Dm 39.38 in
Round Coffee Table by Martin Visser for 't Spectrum, Netherlands, 1950s-1960s
By 't Spectrum Bergeijk, Martin Visser
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Gorgeous teak coffee table with extra glass top. The table can be used with or without the glass top.
Chrome
Sold
H 14.38 in W 47.25 in D 19.69 in
Model 'Langerak' Coffee Table by Kho Liang for 't Spectrum. Netherlands, 1960s
By 't Spectrum Bergeijk, Kho Liang Ie
Located in Steenwijk, NL
Wengé frame with a glass top. Designed in the 1950s and in production from 1958 till 1971 by 't Spectrum. Playful corners that also have the function of keeping the glass top on it's...
Glass, Wenge
Sold
H 15 in W 54 in D 23.25 in
Wenge, Formica and Glass Coffee Table with Rattan Basket by Kho Liang Ie
By 't Spectrum, Kho Liang Ie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Mid-Century, wenge and smoked glass coffee table by Kho Liang Ie and produced by famed Dutch post war furniture manufacturer 't Spectrum.
Rattan, Glass, Formica, Wenge
Sold
H 15 in W 35.5 in D 35.5 in
1970's, Jean Maneval Style Space Age Wenge and White Formica Square Coffee Table
By 't Spectrum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful coffee table with a space age aesthetic that stands out for its distinct geometric shapes and smoked glass inset that creates a "see through" effect. Formica, wenge, and gl...
Smoked Glass, Formica, Wenge
Dutch Modernist Martin Visser Coffee Table Spectrum '70
By 't Spectrum Bergeijk, Martin Visser
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful Cubist coffee table with chrome tubes, wenge legs and smokeglass sheet. Designed by Martin Visser for t'Sectrum in the 70ties. All original.
Chrome
Sold
H 16.54 in W 33.47 in D 33.47 in
TZ75 Tripod Coffee Table by Werner Blaser for Spectrum, Netherlands, 1960's
By Werner Blaser, 't Spectrum
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Dutch Space Age Design Tripod Coffee Table by Werner Blaser for 't Spectrum. Model TZ 75.
Glass, Bentwood
Sold
H 13.78 in W 34.65 in D 34.65 in
Minimalistic Geometric Mid-Century Modern Glass and Steel Coffee Table, 1960
By 't Spectrum Bergeijk, Pilastro, Artimeta, Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Minimalistic and geometric shaped Mid-Century Modern black metal coffee table with a glass top from circa 1960s.
Metal
$776
H 14.57 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Chrome and Smoked Glass Round Italian Coffee Table, Giotto Stoppino Style, 1970s
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful coffee table in chromed metal with smoked glass top. This lovely table was designed in Italy in the 1970s in the style of Giotto Stoppino. This charming round table featur...
Metal, Chrome
$1,826
H 15.75 in W 27.56 in D 47.25 in
Midcentury Chromed Steel Italian Coffee Table with Crystal Glass Top, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful chromed steel coffee table with crystal glass top. This amazing piece was produced in Italy during 1970s. This midcentury masterpiece of minimal design is lovely becaus...
Steel, Chrome
$5,861
H 15.35 in W 35.83 in D 35.83 in
Mid-Century Dutch Space Age TZ09 Coffee Table by Claire Bataille, 1970s
By Claire Bataille
Located in Hamburg, DE
Coffee Table from the Dutch company t' Spectrum based on a design by Claire Bataille from the collection of 1969-1974. Here in a rare version with white coated table top. The design...
Metal
$513
H 14.97 in W 31.89 in D 31.89 in
Italian modern square coffee table in glass and chromed steel, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern square coffee table in glass and chromed steel, 1970s Coffee table with a square glass top. The frame is made entirely of chromed steel tubing. 1970s. Fair condition. ...
Steel
$6,620
H 16.54 in Dm 43.31 in
Modernist Aluminum Glass Vintage Coffee Table by Knut Hesterberg, Germany, 1970
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern aluminum glass vintage coffee table designed by Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt Germany 1970. A fantastic coffee table sofa table or side table in futuristic design, very c...
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
Chrome and Glass Flat Bar Coffee Table in the Style of Milo Baughman
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Handsome chrome and glass flat bar coffee table. While the piece is unmarked, it is reminiscent of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin production of the 1970's. Excellent Vintage Condi...
Chrome
Chrome and Glass Coffee table in the manner of Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Simple chrome and glass coffee in the manner of Milo Baughman. Chrome stretchers are off set which gives a great look. The table is in nice vintage condition.
Chrome
$1,069
H 16.93 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Steel and Thick Crystal Coffee Table T113 by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno 1970s
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Steel and Thick Crystal Coffee Table T113 by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno 1970s Italian 1970s square coffee table Measures : 80cmx80cm H:43cm Materials : Steel and Thick Crystal Wear c...
Crystal, Steel
$3,347
H 15.25 in W 59.25 in D 59.25 in
Poul Kjærholm for Fritz Hansen Style Mid Century Chrome and Glass Coffee Table
By Poul Kjærholm, Fritz Hansen
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Poul Kjærholm for Fritz Hansen Style Mid Century Chrome and Glass Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 59.25 wide x 59.25 deep x 15.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can b...
Chrome
$3,449 / item
H 10.63 in W 41.74 in D 41.74 in
FIAM Italia Neutra All Glass Coffee Table by Roldfo Dordoni
By Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in New York, NY
Monolithic coffee table in 12 mm-thick curved glass.
Glass
Italian Chrome & Glass Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This coffee table was designed and produced in Italy during 1970s. The structure as a central foot and is made of chromed steel legs with the top in smoked glass. The glass top is or...
Metal, Steel
$3,450
H 17.25 in W 42 in D 29 in
Stunning Lucite Bronze and Glass Cocktail Table, Leon Rosen for Pace
By Leon Rosen, Pace Collection
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning coffee table by Pace, circa 1975. Thick glass top with Lucite legs and bronze details. Looks like an exquisite piece jewelry for your living room!
Bronze
$3,752
H 15 in W 42 in D 27 in
Vintage Karl Springer Sculptural Lucite Cocktail Table Base, Brass Caps, 1970's
By Karl Springer
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful angled and sculptural Karl Springer lucite table base has brass caps. There is no glass provided for this great base. One piece of lucite is longer than the other as i...
Brass
Chrome and Glass Coffee Table by Henri Ganz, Switzerland ca. 1960s
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius
Located in Geneva, CH
Chromed steel and thick glass top coffee table designed by Henri Ganz and produced by Stending, Switzerland ca. 1960s Measures: 120 cm diameter, 40 cm high. The table can be sold wit...
Steel
$2,800
H 17 in W 48 in D 24 in
International Style Chrome and Glass Coffee Table by Zographos c 1970's
By Nicos Zographos
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional International Bauhaus Style coffee table designed by Nicos Zographos circa 1970's. From his iconic 35 series group, this is the not often seen rectangular version, it is ...
Chrome
$1,995Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.62 in W 15.35 in D 15.35 in
Illusion ILL02 Crystal Coffee Table by Jean-Marie Massaud for Glas Italia
By Jean-Marie Massaud, Glas Italia
Located in Boston, MA
Made in Italy. Illusion ILL02 is a parallelepiped shaped coffee table with mirroring top and degrading shading mirroring sides. Realized by gluing beveled crystal sheets at 45° meet...
Crystal
$158,000 / set
H 27.56 in W 22.84 in D 20.08 in
Exceptionally Rare Set of Eight George Nakashima 'Grass-seated Chairs' in American Black Walnut
By George Nakashima Studio, George Nakashima
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima, set of eight 'Grass-seated Chairs', American black walnut, sea grass cord, United States, early 1960s Through its pure form, thoughtful use of materials, and exqui...
Seagrass, Walnut
$7,840Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 30.25 in W 36.5 in D 25.5 in
Pair of Warren Platner for Knoll Lounge Chairs in Sapphire Velvet
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Culver City, CA
Available right now we have 2 pairs of Warren Platner Lounge Chairs. Priced per pair these chairs are a sublime fusion of opulence and iconic design that are timelessly chic. Crafted...
Nickel
$117,000 / set
H 30 in W 19.5 in D 23 in
Pierre Jeanneret Chandigarh X-Frame Dining Armchairs in Teak and Linen
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Upholstered teak dining armchairs by Pierre Jeanneret from the Chandigarh furniture program, distinguished by their crossed side supports, angular open arms and surviving institution...
Linen, Teak
$3,180Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 33 in W 20 in D 19 in
10 Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs in Green Velvet, Gio Ponti Style
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking set of ten Italian Mid-Century Modern dining chairs with sculptural wood frames and original green velvet upholstery. The elegant proportions and architectural lines are rem...
Velvet, Mahogany
Large Antique Embroidered Panel with Floral Pattern from India
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique embroidered mirrored horse blanket throw used in India for the wedding ceremonies. Large antique embroidered panel with floral pattern. Indian colorful wall hanging from Guja...
Linen, Silk, Sequins
$5,962Sale Price|25% Off
H 24 in W 20 in
Nude Bronze Figurative Sculpture 'Morning Glory' mythology, contemporary, dream
By Carl Payne
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Morning Glory is a beautiful nude bronze figurative sculpture by Carl Payne, showcasing the artist’s celebrated ability to blend classical influences with contemporary elegance. Part...
Bronze
$4,000 / set
H 27.56 in W 37.41 in D 37.41 in
Hans Hopfer 'Mah Jong' Sectional Sofa Lounge Chair by Roche Bobois, France 1990s
By Roche Bobois, Hans Hopfer
Located in Wien, AT
Designed by Hans Hopfer in 1971 for Roche Bobois, the Mah Jong sofa remains one of the most influential and recognizable seating systems of the 20th century. Conceived as a collectio...
Fabric
$13,386
H 52.37 in W 37.41 in D 17.72 in
1930s Art Deco Cabinet Dresser in Burl Walnut by Crafts Cantu
By Cantu
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Exquisite refined Art Deco cabinet dresser by Crafts Cantu in walnut and burl walnut applied in excellent condition all original components, polished with wax Measures cm: H 133 W...
Walnut, Burl
Sloane Sectional Sofa by Vladimir Kagan
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Atlanta, GA
Established in 2008, the Vladimir Kagan Couture collection features a selection of the Classic Kagan designs from 1950s to his new designs from 21st century. One of the new designs o...
Fabric, Foam, Wood
Bar Stools in the Style of Charlotte Perriand, France, 1970s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Antwerp, BE
1970s bar stools with woven rush seats, crafted in the timeless style of Charlotte Perriand. Their minimalist wooden frames and natural materials evoke the rustic elegance of French ...
Wood
Pair of Selig 'Octet' Lounge Chairs
By Selig
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of octagonal shape lounge chairs produced in 1979 by Selig Manufacturing for their "Octet" collection of modular seating. The Octet upholstery is constructed with tight channel...
Upholstery
Vladimir Kagan "Zoe" Sofa, 2000s
By Vladimir Kagan, American Leather
Located in Coronado, CA
A stunning and sophisticated serpentine sofa by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather circa 2000s. This piece has been masterfully reupholstered: the front back and the bottom band fea...
Fabric
$60,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.5 in W 97 in D 35 in
Rare Oscar Niemeyer Rosewood 'ON' Sofa for Hotel SESC Rio de Janeiro, c 1980
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptionally rare and historically important three-seat sofa designed by Oscar Niemeyer for the Hotel SESC in Rio de Janeiro. This set comprises the sculptural 'ON' sofa accompan...
Leather, Rosewood
Mah Jong by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois 1st Edition Sofa
By Hans Hopfer, Roche Bobois
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare and iconic 1st edition circa 1971 Mah Jong modular sectional sofa consisting of ten element pillows. The sofa was designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois in this avant-garde de...
Fabric, Foam
$18,700
H 26.38 in W 59.06 in D 34.65 in
Ubald Klug for De Sede 'Terrazza' Landscape in Red Brown Leather
By De Sede
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ubald Klug for De Sede, DS-1025 'Terrazza' landscape sofa, leather, Switzerland, 1970s. Waterfall shaped sofa in red brown leather by the Swiss manufacturer De Sede. The design for...
Leather
$650
H 14.18 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in
Pompitu II Large Clear Ruby & Cerulean Resin Vase by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory
Located in Milan, IT
Pompitu II large vase by Gaetano Pesce, part of the Fish Design collection created in 1995, features a striking clear ruby pink soft resin body accented by a distinctive cerulean blu...
Resin
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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