Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mid-19th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Regency Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 1900s British Queen Anne Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century American George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century European Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 20th Century American Rustic Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
Early 19th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Early 1800s English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Other
1970s Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Parchment Paper
Early 1900s Irish Arts and Crafts Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 18th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Chrome
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
1710s Italian Louis XIV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1760s Scottish Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1850s French Early Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Fruitwood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut, Hardwood
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
1860s English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Steel
19th Century British Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Lacquer, Birch, Pine, Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1750s American Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wrought Iron, Brass
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Early 1700s Italian Romantic Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak, Ceramic
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
19th Century French Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Antique and Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-Top Tables
In preparing for your next holiday party or dinner party, an antique or vintage dessert table might just be the perfect finishing touch.
Dessert tables are elegant pieces essential for hosting both formal and casual gatherings. Also known as tilt-top tables or loo tables (named for the card game), these eye-catching furnishings make it easy to host large parties so that guests are not confined to a single space for the night. The top of a tilt-top table is typically hinged to a pedestal in the structure’s center so that its surface can be turned from a horizontal to a vertical position and parked in the corner of a living room or dining room. This gives it an advantage over a traditional side table and allows it to take up less space when it’s not in use.
Dessert tables are deliberately built small or narrow so that they are easy to maneuver. These compact tables were especially prominent in the 18th century in the United States and England where they regularly accompanied social interactions like tea drinking. During the early 1920s, the sterling-silver full tea service and tray designed by Tiffany & Co. set atop your dessert table might include a hot-water kettle on a stand, a coffeepot, a teapot, a creamer with a small lip spout, a waste bowl and a bowl for sugar, which the British were stirring into tea by the 1720s and ’30s.
Older dessert tables often feature intricate carvings and motifs, making them enduringly popular through the decades. Many tilt-top tables likewise have elaborate veneers for a decoration that can be viewed when they are tilted down and stored against a wall.
Find antique and vintage tilt-top tables and dessert tables in various styles and finishes on 1stDibs.