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	The low table, usually called a coffee table, is&nbsp; designed to be placed in front of a settee.&nbsp; The first were designed at the end of the 19th C. and were influenced by Japan and the Ottoman Empire. The coffee table has become widely popular since the mid-20th C as they are low enough to placebooks and drinks upon and yet still view the television.&nbsp; This has led to a market in <a href="http://www.antiques-in-france.com/antiquites/-/-/-/tables">antique tables</a> which have had their legs reduced to form&nbsp;</p>