Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
Mid-19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Other
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Other
Early 20th Century American George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Lacquer
Early 19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak, Walnut
Late 20th Century American George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid-18th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century American Regency Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
20th Century French Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Nutwood, Bakelite
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 18th Century French Rustic Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1970s Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Parchment Paper
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1820s English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1850s English Chinoiserie Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Stone
Late 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1840s European Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Rosewood
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine, Lacquer
Early 18th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1850s French Early Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Fruitwood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Other
1710s Italian Louis XIV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century British Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Lacquer, Birch, Pine, Giltwood
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
20th Century Rustic Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut, Hardwood
20th Century Swedish Other Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Birch
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Plastic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak, Ceramic
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Bronze
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.
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