Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
1760s English Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut, Paint
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine, Paint
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Plastic
Mid-19th Century French Country Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine, Walnut
19th Century Belgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Satinwood
19th Century Dutch Minimalist Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
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
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
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
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
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century English Other Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Paint, Paper
19th Century French Country Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Country Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry, Oak
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
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
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
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
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
Late 19th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal, Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1780s English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Fruitwood
20th Century Syrian Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1970s French Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Country Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1850s English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Country Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak, Chestnut
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century American American Colonial Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
2010s Portuguese Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
2010s Portuguese Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
2010s Portuguese Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
2010s Portuguese Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
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.