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Millstone Coffee Table

Hand-Carved Millstone Coffee Table with Stone Top, Early 20th Century
Hand-Carved Millstone Coffee Table with Stone Top, Early 20th Century

Hand-Carved Millstone Coffee Table with Stone Top, Early 20th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The Millstone Coffee Table features a hand-carved stone top set on an organic wood base, blending rustic texture with sculptural form.

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Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design
Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design

Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design

By Zachary A. Bitner

Located in Chicago, IL

An anchor to the organic world. A rounded base draws the eye downward to earth, keeping you grounded. Dimensions: Diameter 20 in. (51 cm), height 16 in. (41 cm), weight 25 lbs. (11 ...

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Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design
Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design

Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design

By Zachary A. Bitner

Located in Chicago, IL

An anchor to the organic world. A rounded base draws the eye downward to earth, keeping you grounded. Dimensions: Diameter 48 in. (122 cm), height 18 in. (46 cm). Weight 80 lbs. (3...

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Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design
Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design

Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design

By Zachary A. Bitner

Located in Chicago, IL

An anchor to the organic world. A rounded base draws the eye downward to earth, keeping you grounded. Dimensions: Diameter 36.5 in. (93 cm), height 14 in. (35.5 cm). Weight 40 lbs....

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Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design
Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design

Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design

By Zachary A. Bitner

Located in Chicago, IL

An anchor to the organic world. A rounded base draws the eye downward to earth, keeping you grounded. Dimensions: Diameter 36.5 in. (93 cm). Height 16 in. (41 cm). Weight 40 lbs. (...

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Millstone Rotating Low Table  Panda in Black & White Marble by Yellowdot
Millstone Rotating Low Table  Panda in Black & White Marble by Yellowdot

Millstone Rotating Low Table Panda in Black & White Marble by Yellowdot

By Rossana Orlandi

Located in Milan, IT

Millstone’ is a collection of sculptural coffee & side tables inspired by the Neolithic age, where the stone was used in everyday societal lives from essential tools to decorations.

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2010s Turkish Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Millstone Rotating Low Table in Jade River Green Marble by Yellowdot
Millstone Rotating Low Table in Jade River Green Marble by Yellowdot

Millstone Rotating Low Table in Jade River Green Marble by Yellowdot

By Rossana Orlandi

Located in Milan, IT

Millstone’ is a collection of sculptural coffee & side tables inspired by the Neolithic age, where the stone was used in everyday societal lives from essential tools to decorations.

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Millstone Low Table in Resin, Stone Aggregate & Fiberglass by Zachary A. Design
Millstone Low Table in Resin, Stone Aggregate & Fiberglass by Zachary A. Design

Millstone Low Table in Resin, Stone Aggregate & Fiberglass by Zachary A. Design

Located in Geneve, CH

Millstone Low Table in Resin, Stone Aggregate & Fiberglass by Zachary A. Design Dimensions: Ø 121,9 x H 45,7 cm. Materials: Resin, stone aggregate, and fiberglass. Based in, produc...

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Materials

Other

Millstone Low Table in Resin, Stone Aggregate & Fiberglass by Zachary A. Design
Millstone Low Table in Resin, Stone Aggregate & Fiberglass by Zachary A. Design

Millstone Low Table in Resin, Stone Aggregate & Fiberglass by Zachary A. Design

Located in Geneve, CH

Millstone Low Table in Resin, Stone Aggregate & Fiberglass by Zachary A. Design Dimensions: Ø 50,8 x H 61 cm. Materials: Resin, stone aggregate, and fiberglass. Based in, produced,...

Category

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Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design in Stone & Resin Aggregate
Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design in Stone & Resin Aggregate

Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design in Stone & Resin Aggregate

By Zachary A. Bitner

Located in Chicago, IL

An anchor to the organic world. A rounded base draws the eye downward to earth, keeping you grounded. Dimensions: Diameter 20 in. (51 cm), height 24 in. (61 cm), weight 25 lbs. (11 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Ta...

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Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design
Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design

Cast Resin 'Millstone' Low Table by Zachary A. Design

By Zachary A. Bitner

Located in Chicago, IL

An anchor to the organic world. A rounded base draws the eye downward to earth, keeping you grounded. Dimensions: Diameter 30.5 in. (77 cm), height 16 in. (40.6 cm), weight 35 lbs. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Ta...

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Millstone Coffee Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic millstone coffee table available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fiberglass, organic material and plastic, every millstone coffee table was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a millstone coffee table, we have 3 options in-stock, while there are 14 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer millstone coffee table, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right millstone coffee table, those designed in modern styles are of considerable interest. Zachary A. Bitner and Greenapple each produced at least one beautiful millstone coffee table that is worth considering.

How Much is a Millstone Coffee Table?

Prices for a millstone coffee table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,300 and can go as high as $5,366, while the average can fetch as much as $1,850.

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.”

Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.