intage Carved Clam Shell Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Embrace the whimsical elegance of high-design coastal decor with this monumental giant clam shell coffee table. Drawing significant influence from the glamorous Hollywood Regency era...
Glass, Wood
Vintage Chippendale Clam Shell Small Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This elegant vintage coffee table is a sophisticated tribute to 18th-century Chippendale design, blending classical architectural forms with high-end natural materials.
Mahogany
Vintage Carved Clam Shell Tea Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite vintage tea table captures the timeless grace of the Queen Anne period with its refined silhouette and expert craftsmanship. Hand-carved from rich, warm mahogany, the ...
Mahogany
Vintage Regency Carved Pine Clam Shell Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Coastal coffee table. A beautiful hand carved clam shell with a glass top.
Shell, Glass, Pine
Regency Modern White Plaster Clam Shell Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Introducing the Regency Modern White Plaster Clam Shell Glass Top Coffee Table. This piece seamlessly blends timeless elegance with coastal charm.
Glass
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H 18 in W 39.5 in D 28 in
Vintage Italian Carved Wood Scalloped Clam Seashell Shell Coffee Cocktail Table
By Serge Roche
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing vintage Italian wood carved scalloped clam shell coffee cocktail table. Original wood finish.
Glass, Wood
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H 18.31 in W 29.93 in D 29.93 in
Fantastic Vintage Pencil Reed Clam Shell with Pearl Coffee Table, USA, 1970s
Located in Hastings, GB
Fantastic pencil reed clam shell with pearl coffee table. I've seen stone versions of these before, but not this much rarer pencil reed version.
Cane, Glass, Wood
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H 14.25 in W 48 in D 48 in
Monumental Tessellated Marble Clam Shell with Giant Pearl as Coffee Table Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible monumental tessellated marble clam shell with a giant pearl in its center used as a coffee table base with a 48-inch glass top with ogee edge.
Marble
Sensational Carved Wood Clam Shell Coffee Cocktail Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
1940s Hollywood Regency carved wood coffee table base in the shape of a huge clam shell, hand-painted with a creamy wash.
Giant Clamshell Centerpiece Bowl Sculpture Clam Shell Statement Piece
Located in West Hartford, CT
A true statement piece, this realistic clam shell is a sculptural coffee table centerpiece bowl.
Resin
Queen Anne Side Table, Walnut Occasional Antique
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A very good quality walnut queen Anne Style occasional table. Raised upon Typical Queen Anne shaped legs with carved feet and carved shells to the knees. The Table Features 1 x mah...
Walnut
Antique Hand-Carved Weiman Heirloom Walnut Table
By Weiman
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Antique Weiman Hairloom hand-carved walnut side table. The table light but also sturdy. The top is protected with custom removable glass with polished edge. We prefer to ship this it...
Walnut
Vintage Victorian Style Accent Table With Carved Wood Legs.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Vintage Side Table has Beautiful Victorian Style Lines Throughout. Slight Curving of the wood on Top due to Aging. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Wood Has Be...
Wood
Hollywood Regency Coffee Table or Cocktail Table with Swan Base and Glass
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant Hollywood Regency style vintage coffee cocktail table with round clear glass top, supported by a trio of graceful swans in brass. #9146
Brass
$2,595
H 15 in W 48 in D 28 in
Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Italian Carved Dolphin Cerused Pine Coffee Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century Italian carved cerused pine dolphin / koi fish base coffee table. The base is in very could condition. The glass top rests on the base. Shipping is running tw...
Glass, Pine
Antique carved LOUIS XV style Side Table, France ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / Side Table / wood / Louis XV / Antique Antique side table with elegantly curved legs and a gracefully finished table top in Louis XV style. The table was beautifull...
Wood
Hollywood Regency Italian Carved Giltwood and Glass Coffee Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Hollywood Regency Italian Carved Giltwood and Glass Coffee Table.
Art Glass, Giltwood
Antique Yew Wood Oyster Veneer Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous antique yew wood oyster veneer coffee table. It is in the Regency style, this was made in England and dates from around the 1930’s. The quality is outstanding and this is...
Yew
Antique Queen Anne Style Mahogany Tea Table, 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Queen Anne Style Mahogany Tea Table, 19th century, paper label to underside. 27.25" H x 32.5" W x 23" D. Provenance: From a Madison Avenue Collection.
Mahogany
$750
H 28.75 in W 28 in D 28 in
Vintage Mahogany Chippendale Georgian Style Round Pie Crust Pedestal Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mahogany Chippendale Georgian Style Round Pie Crust Pedestal Side Table. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 28.75" H x 28" W x 28" D.
Mahogany
$1,495
H 17.5 in W 35.25 in D 17.5 in
Refinished Chippendale Style Mahogany Galleried Ball and Claw Feet Coffee Table
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th Century, Chippendale style Refinished Mahogany Galleried Ball and Claw Feet Coffee Table with carved cabriole legs. Newly Refinished. Excellent. Measures 35.25" in widt...
Mahogany
Antique Edwardian Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique Edwardian coffee table, made in England and dating from around the 1900-1920 period. It is of superb quality and is a lovely, petite size. The elongated octagonal t...
Wood
Art Deco French Tulip Coffee table
Located in Barnstaple, GB
A beautiful Figured walnut French Tulip occasional table. Dating to circa 1930 this beautiful occasional table is in excellent condition having been refinished in our “in house” work...
Walnut
Hollywood Regency Carved Giltwood Coffee Table, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Baroque giltwood carved Regency style coffee table. Glass top with brass details, made in Belgium, the 1940s. Would look good in an eclectic interior.
Brass
Chippendale Style Mahogany Coffee Table with Rococo Design, England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautifully crafted antique-style coffee table most likely influenced by 18th-century European—particularly English—designs. The table showcases distinct Rococo and Chippen...
Mahogany
$6,077
H 15.75 in W 35.83 in D 22.05 in
Vintage Hand-Carved Wooden Female Nude Sculpture Coffee Table Base
Located in Rīga, LV
Exceptional craftsmanship - delicate and sensual. This figurative artwork can be exposed as a sculpture, laying on the back or standing on the knees. Outstanding collectible item!
Wood
Swedish Marble Topped Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small early 19th century Swedish three drawer pine commode with an interesting marble top. 1830. Code: 9130 Dimensions: W: 34" (86.4 cm) H: 32" (81.3 cm) D: 18.5" (47 cm)
Marble
Late 18th Century French Painted Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century French commode with serpentine front. Circa 1790.
Wood, Paint
$22,500
H 33 in W 26 in D 44 in
Italian Baroque Rocking Chair by Pauly & Co., 19th Century Silver Leaf
By Pauly & Co.
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt rocker with carved seashell seat & back and seahorse sides (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)
Silver Leaf
$4,140 / set
H 35.5 in W 19.75 in D 18.5 in
Antique French Provincial Oak Ladder Back Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Astoria, NY
French provincial ladder-back dining chairs sourced in Provence, dating to the late 19th century. The chairs are constructed from solid oak, with thick square legs, straight stretche...
Rush, Oak
$3,500
H 64 in W 25.6 in D 2 in
Mirror Swedish Beige Gray Empire Neoclassical Signed, 19th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Mirror Swedish Empire Neoclassical signed, 19th century, Sweden. A mirror made during the Empire period, first half of 19th century. Signed with maker's name paper stamp on back, cir...
Wood
Rare Indian Mughal-Style Gold-Inlaid Silver, Enamel & Jeweled Box
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An exceptional and unusually elaborate Indian Mughal-style jeweled silver, gold-inlaid, and polychrome enamel box, dating to the mid-to-late nineteenth century, circa 1860. Distingui...
Gold, Silver, Enamel
Exceptional French 18K Gold-Mounted Opal Matrix Snuff Box, circa 1800
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An exceptional French 18-karat gold-mounted opal matrix snuff box, circa 1800, formerly in the distinguished Hartman Collection. Of elegant rectangular form with chamfered corners, ...
Opal, Gold
$62,500
H 1.5 in W 3 in D 2 in
Rare Indian Mughal-Style White Jade Gold Diamond Ruby Emerald Jeweled Casket
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An exceptional and richly jeweled Indian Mughal-style carved white jade casket, dating to the late nineteenth century / early 20th century circa 1890–1920. This remarkable jewel box ...
Jade, Gold
$34,700
H 4 in W 11 in D 6 in
Exceptional French Renaissance Revival Jeweled Silver-Gilt Mounted Fluorite Dish
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An exceptional and highly unusual French Renaissance Revival carved fluorite dish with elaborately chased and engraved silver-gilt mounts, dating to the second half of the nineteenth...
Silver
George IV Style Giltwood Mirror Reproduced by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
English George IV style Mirror from an original design attributed to John Vardy: hand-carved by master craftsmen in an aged, water gilded finish made using 23.75 carat gold leaf. Pic...
Giltwood, Wood
Antique Hina Japanese Doll on Wood Stand #029 Edo Period 1800s
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Japanese doll of a Hina Ningyo, hand made from straw, paper, silk and cotton. His face is made of gofun, the features are finely painted and the eyes were made of glass., com...
Fabric, Silk, Straw, Wood
1921 René Lalique Vase Mimosa Glass with Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Mimosa" made in frosted glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1921. Molded signature and engraved control signature. Perfect condition. Great patina color. Height: 17...
Blown Glass
19th Century French Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French commode with old handles in later paint. Circa 1860.
Wood
1932 Rene Lalique Art Deco Vase Herblay Opalescent Glass with Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Herblay" made in triple cased opalescent glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1932. Stamped signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Wonderful opalescent height : 18,5 cm...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Stained Glass
$22,000 / set
H 107 in W 34 in D 4 in
Pair of English Gothic Architectural Giltwood Mirrors ~9 feet tall
Located in Hanover, MA
Truly extraordinary pair of English 19th century Gothic Revival architectural mirrors, nearly 9 feet tall. In the manner of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (aka God's Architect). I b...
Gesso, Wood, Mirror
Large 19th Century Carved Black Forest Mantel Clock
By Black Forest
Located in London, GB
A Large Black Forest Mantle Clock Constructed in carved linden wood, fitted with a two train eight day striking clock; mounted on a shaped serpentine base, with a moulded edge, th...
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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Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.