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Swedish Painted and Burl Birch Root Tilt Top Table
Swedish Painted and Burl Birch Root Tilt Top Table

Swedish Painted and Burl Birch Root Tilt Top Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

Very fine quality Gustavian square tilt top table, the top veneered in highly figured birch root

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Dessert Tables and Ti...

Materials

Pine

Swedish 1840s Painted Wood Octagonal Tilt-Top Table with Turned Base
Swedish 1840s Painted Wood Octagonal Tilt-Top Table with Turned Base

Swedish 1840s Painted Wood Octagonal Tilt-Top Table with Turned Base

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Swedish painted wood octagonal tilt-top table from the mid-19th century, with turned pedestal

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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood

Dutch Tilt-Top Table
Dutch Tilt-Top Table

Dutch Tilt-Top Table

Located in Chireno, TX

Dutch tilt-top table supported by tripod base. Dates to early 19th century. Hand-forged iron latch

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Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Folk Art Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Ta...

Materials

Iron

Dutch Tilt-Top Table
Dutch Tilt-Top Table

Dutch Tilt-Top Table

Located in Chireno, TX

Dutch tilt-top table with painted tripod leg base and scrubbed round wood top, circa 1900.

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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood

Original Black Painted Rococo Tilt Top Tea Table, Sweden circa 1820
Original Black Painted Rococo Tilt Top Tea Table, Sweden circa 1820

Original Black Painted Rococo Tilt Top Tea Table, Sweden circa 1820

Located in Round Top, TX

The aged patina of the original black paint accentuates the curves and grace of this Rococo tilt

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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Ta...

Materials

Pine, Paint

Small Original Black Painted Tilt Top Side Table, Sweden circa 1820-40
Small Original Black Painted Tilt Top Side Table, Sweden circa 1820-40

Small Original Black Painted Tilt Top Side Table, Sweden circa 1820-40

Located in Round Top, TX

The original black painted base accentuates the simple grace of this pine tilt top side table with

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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Victorian Ebonized Papier-Mâché Hand Painted, Gil, and MOP Tilt Top Table
Victorian Ebonized Papier-Mâché Hand Painted, Gil, and MOP Tilt Top Table

Victorian Ebonized Papier-Mâché Hand Painted, Gil, and MOP Tilt Top Table

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Victorian tilt-top table offers Papier-mâché shaped top having mother of pearl inlay

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Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top...

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Tilt-Top Painted Wine Tasting Table, Grand Vins de Bordeaux
19th Century French Tilt-Top Painted Wine Tasting Table, Grand Vins de Bordeaux

19th Century French Tilt-Top Painted Wine Tasting Table, Grand Vins de Bordeaux

Located in Dallas, TX

More information coming soon… This tilt-top table was used for wine tastings at a French vineyard

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Antique 19th Century French Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 19th Century Swedish Tilt-Top Painted Wood Round Bistro or Side Table
Early 19th Century Swedish Tilt-Top Painted Wood Round Bistro or Side Table

Early 19th Century Swedish Tilt-Top Painted Wood Round Bistro or Side Table

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Swedish tilt-top table from the early 19th century. This antique Guéridon table from Sweden

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century papier mache and painted mother of pearl inlaid tilt-top table
19th Century papier mache and painted mother of pearl inlaid tilt-top table

19th Century papier mache and painted mother of pearl inlaid tilt-top table

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Superb quality table very much in the manner of jennings and bettridge Features a scene and is

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top ...

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Paint, Paper

Antique William and Mary Style Green Painted Flip Tilt Top Side Tea Table
Antique William and Mary Style Green Painted Flip Tilt Top Side Tea Table

Antique William and Mary Style Green Painted Flip Tilt Top Side Tea Table

Located in Dayton, OH

system with trestle base supporting a round tilt top. Finished in green and gold with painted floral vase

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Early 20th Century William and Mary Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

19th Century Papier Mâché and Painted Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tilt-Top Table
19th Century Papier Mâché and Painted Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tilt-Top Table

19th Century Papier Mâché and Painted Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tilt-Top Table

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Superb quality table very much in the manner of Jennings and Bettridge Features a scene and is

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top ...

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Signed KPM Hand-Painted Plaque Mounted as Tilt-Top Adjustable Brass Table
Signed KPM Hand-Painted Plaque Mounted as Tilt-Top Adjustable Brass Table

Signed KPM Hand-Painted Plaque Mounted as Tilt-Top Adjustable Brass Table

By KPM Porcelain

Located in Great Barrington, MA

An unusual hand painted porcelain plaque by KPM is mounted into a brass frame, as a tilt top table

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Antique 19th Century German Aesthetic Movement Dessert Tables and Tilt-t...

Materials

Brass

Continental chinosserie decorated tilt top table
Continental chinosserie decorated tilt top table

Continental chinosserie decorated tilt top table

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

19th century Continental red chinosserie decorated tilt top table.

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Antique 19th Century Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Dutch Bleached Oak Tilt-Top Table
Dutch Bleached Oak Tilt-Top Table

Dutch Bleached Oak Tilt-Top Table

Located in Chireno, TX

Dutch bleached oak tilt-top table supported by tripod base. Table dates to the mid-late 19th

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Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Folk Art Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Ta...

Materials

Iron

English Papier Mache Tilt Top Table
English Papier Mache Tilt Top Table

English Papier Mache Tilt Top Table

Located in Atlanta, GA

19th Century English Papier Mache Oval Tilt Top Table ebonized with gilded decorations. The oval

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Antique 19th Century English Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Paint, Papier Mâché

19th Century French Hand Painted Tilt-Top Table Inlaid Mother of Pearl
19th Century French Hand Painted Tilt-Top Table Inlaid Mother of Pearl

19th Century French Hand Painted Tilt-Top Table Inlaid Mother of Pearl

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

An antique French tilt-top table from the Napoleon III period. The table is made of wood (a

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Dessert Tables and Tilt-to...

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Softwood

1860s Swedish Tilt Top Table
1860s Swedish Tilt Top Table

1860s Swedish Tilt Top Table

By Schumacher

Located in New York, NY

Painted Swedish tilt top table, circa 1860. Since Schumacher was founded in 1889, our family

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Teak

18th C Swedish Fancy Tilt-top Table
18th C Swedish Fancy Tilt-top Table

18th C Swedish Fancy Tilt-top Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

Late 18th C highly decorative Swedish painted "fancy" table having a shaped tilt top on urn-form

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Paint, Wood

19th Century Papier Mâché and Painted Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tilt-Top Table
19th Century Papier Mâché and Painted Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tilt-Top Table

19th Century Papier Mâché and Painted Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tilt-Top Table

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Superb quality table very much in the manner of Jennings and Bettridge Features a scene and is

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top ...

Materials

Pine

19th Century Papier-Mâché and Painted Mother-of-pearl Inlaid Tilt-Top Table
19th Century Papier-Mâché and Painted Mother-of-pearl Inlaid Tilt-Top Table

19th Century Papier-Mâché and Painted Mother-of-pearl Inlaid Tilt-Top Table

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Superb quality table very much in the manner of Jennings and Bettridge Features a scene and is

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top ...

Materials

Paper

18th Century Swedish Baroque Tilt-Top Table
18th Century Swedish Baroque Tilt-Top Table

18th Century Swedish Baroque Tilt-Top Table

Located in Kramfors, SE

Small charming tilt-top table in baroque style from northern Sweden. Dry scraped to the first black

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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Ta...

Materials

Birch

Chinoiserie Tilt-top Table w/ Shaped Edge
Chinoiserie Tilt-top Table w/ Shaped Edge

Chinoiserie Tilt-top Table w/ Shaped Edge

Located in Atlanta, GA

Round English or French Tilt-Top Black Chinoiserie Table with an etched design of Chinese life with

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Antique 19th Century Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

18th Century Swedish Tilt Top Table
18th Century Swedish Tilt Top Table

18th Century Swedish Tilt Top Table

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

18th Century Swedish tilt top table. With a decorative shaped top below a tripod base. Dry scraped

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Antique 18th Century Swedish Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood

French Tilt-Top 'Table de Vendange' or Wine Tasting Table
French Tilt-Top 'Table de Vendange' or Wine Tasting Table

French Tilt-Top 'Table de Vendange' or Wine Tasting Table

Located in Chireno, TX

French tilt-top 'table de vendange,' or wine-tasting table circa 1840-1889. Large round walnut top

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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Dessert Tables and Til...

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Paint

Late Victorian Chinese Export Style Tilt Top Table
Late Victorian Chinese Export Style Tilt Top Table

Late Victorian Chinese Export Style Tilt Top Table

Located in Essex, MA

Circular tilt top well decorated in the Chinese export style. turned support with three legs and

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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt...

Materials

Wood

French White Tilt Top Table with Silver Gilt Edge
French White Tilt Top Table with Silver Gilt Edge

French White Tilt Top Table with Silver Gilt Edge

Located in Troy, MI

Late 19th century creamy white painted French tilt top table has cabriole tripod base, turned and

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Antique 19th Century French Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood

c.1852-1870 Napoleon III Tilt-Top Parlor Table
c.1852-1870 Napoleon III Tilt-Top Parlor Table

c.1852-1870 Napoleon III Tilt-Top Parlor Table

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

Antique Napoleon III style tilt-top table with beautiful mother-of-pearl inlay and intricate

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Antique 19th Century French Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Giltwood

Early 19th Century Swedish Black Empire Tilt-Top Table
Early 19th Century Swedish Black Empire Tilt-Top Table

Early 19th Century Swedish Black Empire Tilt-Top Table

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

A Swedish black painted tilt top table. From early 19th century empire period and with a very

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Antique 1820s Swedish Empire Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood

Victorian Hand Painted Floral Papier Mâché Tilt-Top Candle Stand, circa 1880
Victorian Hand Painted Floral Papier Mâché Tilt-Top Candle Stand, circa 1880

Victorian Hand Painted Floral Papier Mâché Tilt-Top Candle Stand, circa 1880

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Victorian candle stand offers ebonized papier mâché finish with tilting top having

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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top...

Materials

Giltwood, Wood, Paper

Black Chinoiserie English Tilt Top Table, Mid 19th Century
Black Chinoiserie English Tilt Top Table, Mid 19th Century

Black Chinoiserie English Tilt Top Table, Mid 19th Century

Located in Charleston, SC

Black chinoiserie English tilt top table mid 19th century.

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Antique Mid-19th Century European Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Paint

American Black Lacquer Japanned Figural Tilt-Top Table, Circa 1770
American Black Lacquer Japanned Figural Tilt-Top Table, Circa 1770

American Black Lacquer Japanned Figural Tilt-Top Table, Circa 1770

Located in Charleston, SC

American black lacquer Japanned tilt top table depicting a landscape scene with pagodas in the

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Antique 1770s American American Colonial Painted Furniture

Materials

Brass

George III Red Japanned and Gilded Tilt Top Table
George III Red Japanned and Gilded Tilt Top Table

George III Red Japanned and Gilded Tilt Top Table

Located in Essex, MA

Circular hinged top with chinoiserie decoration on a turned support and three cabriole legs and pad feet.

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Antique 1760s English George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Oak

19th Century English Victorian Chinoiserie Mother of Pearl Tilt Top Table
19th Century English Victorian Chinoiserie Mother of Pearl Tilt Top Table

19th Century English Victorian Chinoiserie Mother of Pearl Tilt Top Table

By Jennens and Bettridge

Located in Forney, TX

A stunning antique English Victorian papier mâché flip-top parlor table in the manner of Jennens

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinoiserie Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Other

19th Century Tilt-Top Lacquered and Gilded Wood English Table with Chinoiseries
19th Century Tilt-Top Lacquered and Gilded Wood English Table with Chinoiseries

19th Century Tilt-Top Lacquered and Gilded Wood English Table with Chinoiseries

Located in Valladolid, ES

Stunning 19th century tilt-top lacquered and gilded English table with chinoiseries. Feet in claw

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Antique 1860s English Early Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

English Hand Painted /Ebonized Occasional Table.
English Hand Painted /Ebonized Occasional Table.

English Hand Painted /Ebonized Occasional Table.

Located in Bellport, NY

Elegant tripod hand painted folding/side table. Floral center,with gold relief around the outer

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Early 20th Century English Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Victorian Style Painted Occasional Table
Victorian Style Painted Occasional Table

Victorian Style Painted Occasional Table

Located in Astoria, NY

Victorian Style Painted Round Occasional Table. Features: Polychrome painted top with a floral

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20th Century English Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th century Swedish ragwork painted folding tables
Pair of 19th century Swedish ragwork painted folding tables

Pair of 19th century Swedish ragwork painted folding tables

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

ragwork painted squared tops in a deep terracotta wash.  Standing on a black painted base.  Tilt top

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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Pine, Paint

Antique Painted French Wine Tasting Table, “Grand Vins de Bordeaux”
Antique Painted French Wine Tasting Table, “Grand Vins de Bordeaux”

Antique Painted French Wine Tasting Table, “Grand Vins de Bordeaux”

Located in Dallas, TX

French tasting tables. However, later in the 20th century, its tilt top was wonderfully painted to depict

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Early 20th Century French Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Swedish Ragwork Painted Square Folding Tables
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Ragwork Painted Square Folding Tables

Pair of 19th Century Swedish Ragwork Painted Square Folding Tables

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

ragwork painted squared tops in a deep terracotta wash. Standing on a black painted base. Tilt-top

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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Pine

Pair of 19th Century Swedish Rag Work Painted Square Folding Tables
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Rag Work Painted Square Folding Tables

Pair of 19th Century Swedish Rag Work Painted Square Folding Tables

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

rag work painted squared tops in a deep terracotta wash. Standing on a black painted base. Tilt-top

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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Pine

19THC BROWN PAINTED TAVERN TABLE  FROM NEW ENGLAND
19THC BROWN PAINTED TAVERN TABLE  FROM NEW ENGLAND

19THC BROWN PAINTED TAVERN TABLE FROM NEW ENGLAND

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19THC PAINTED TAVERN TABLE FROM NEW ENGLAND THE TABLE TOP HAS A NATURAL SCRUB TOP BASE HAS A BROWN

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Antique 19th Century American Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Pine

Saint Emilion Grand Cru Painted French Vendange Wine Tasting Table, 19th Century
Saint Emilion Grand Cru Painted French Vendange Wine Tasting Table, 19th Century

Saint Emilion Grand Cru Painted French Vendange Wine Tasting Table, 19th Century

Located in Dallas, TX

French vineyard during the 1800s. The tilt-top construction allows the table to be stored discretely when

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Antique 19th Century French Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Swedish 1870s Painted Wine Tasting Table with Marbleized Top and Tripod Base
Swedish 1870s Painted Wine Tasting Table with Marbleized Top and Tripod Base

Swedish 1870s Painted Wine Tasting Table with Marbleized Top and Tripod Base

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Swedish painted wine tasting table from the third quarter of the 19th century, with marbleized

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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Grey Hand-Painted 6' Flip Top Dining Table from Italy
Antique Grey Hand-Painted 6' Flip Top Dining Table from Italy

Antique Grey Hand-Painted 6' Flip Top Dining Table from Italy

Located in Round Top, TX

This lovely flip-top table is made fascinating by the hand-painted Italian flourishes that adorn

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

20th Century English Olive Wood Painted Serving Tray Tea Cocktail Table
20th Century English Olive Wood Painted Serving Tray Tea Cocktail Table

20th Century English Olive Wood Painted Serving Tray Tea Cocktail Table

Located in Shreveport, LA

~ Direct from England ~ Here’s a very unusual antique serving tray and table, definitely one of

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Antique Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Dessert Tables and Tilt-t...

Materials

Olive

19thc Original Black  Painted Lift Top Table From Pennsylvania
19thc Original Black  Painted Lift Top Table From Pennsylvania

19thc Original Black Painted Lift Top Table From Pennsylvania

Located in Los Angeles, CA

FANTASTIC ORIGINAL SURFACE 19THC LIFT TOP TABLE WITH ORIGINAL FIRST PAINT SURFACE. THIS TABLE HAS A

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Antique 19th Century American Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

19th Century French Wine Table
19th Century French Wine Table

19th Century French Wine Table

Located in Chireno, TX

19th century French wine table: oval walnut tilt-top upon an oak swivel harp base. Remnants of old

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Antique 19th Century French Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Paint

French Wine Tasting Table
French Wine Tasting Table

French Wine Tasting Table

Located in Chappaqua, NY

Fabulous French wine tasting table. Original painted top. The perfect touch of rustic for your wine

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Early 20th Century French Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Paint, Wood

Table 19th Century Matt Black, France
Table 19th Century Matt Black, France

Table 19th Century Matt Black, France

Located in New York, NY

A round tilt-top table made during the 19th century in France, a so called wine tasting table. Top

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Antique 19th Century French Rustic Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood

Tortoise Shell Bamboo Dessert Table
Tortoise Shell Bamboo Dessert Table

Tortoise Shell Bamboo Dessert Table

Located in Chireno, TX

Tortoise shell bamboo dessert table: rectangular shape featuring four drop shelves suspended by

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Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Dessert Tables and Tilt-to...

Materials

Bamboo, Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Early 19th Century Wine Tasting Table
Early 19th Century Wine Tasting Table

Early 19th Century Wine Tasting Table

Located in Chireno, TX

Early 19th century French wine tasting table, from the Burgundy region of France, with an

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Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Dessert Tables and T...

Materials

Wood

Naturally Bleached Oak Wine Tasting Table
Naturally Bleached Oak Wine Tasting Table

Naturally Bleached Oak Wine Tasting Table

Located in Chireno, TX

Naturally bleached oak wine tasting table from France. Rectangular-shaped flip top raised upon a

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Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Dessert Tables and Ti...

Materials

Oak

19th Century 'Grand Vin De Bordeaux' French Wine Tasting Table
19th Century 'Grand Vin De Bordeaux' French Wine Tasting Table

19th Century 'Grand Vin De Bordeaux' French Wine Tasting Table

Located in Dallas, TX

Hand-carved in the late 1800’s, this wine tasting table was produced in typical French fashion: as

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Antique Late 19th Century French Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Pine, Paint

French 19th Century Oval Shaped Wine Tasting Table
French 19th Century Oval Shaped Wine Tasting Table

French 19th Century Oval Shaped Wine Tasting Table

Located in Round Top, TX

A very lovely 19th century oval shaped table Vigneron, wine tasting table soundly constructed from

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Antique Late 19th Century French Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique French Wine Tasting Table, Grand Vin De Bordeaux Margaux, 19th Century
Antique French Wine Tasting Table, Grand Vin De Bordeaux Margaux, 19th Century

Antique French Wine Tasting Table, Grand Vin De Bordeaux Margaux, 19th Century

Located in Dallas, TX

French vineyard during the 1800s. The tilt-top construction allows the table to be stored discretely when

Category

Antique 19th Century French Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

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Painted Tilt Tables For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of painted tilt tables is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct painted tilt tables — often made from wood, paint and softwood — can elevate any home. There are 233 antique and vintage painted tilt tables for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Painted tilt tables have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of painted tilt tables to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian, Georgian and Neoclassical painted tilt tables are of considerable interest. Many painted tilt tables are appealing in their simplicity, but Grange, B. Walton & Co. and KPM Porcelain produced popular painted tilt tables that are worth a look.

How Much are Painted Tilt Tables?

Painted tilt tables can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,883, while the lowest priced sells for $225 and the highest can go for as much as $26,500.

Finding the Right Tables for You

The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.

Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.

Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.

Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.

The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte

Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life. 

No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .

Questions About Painted Tilt Tables
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    A tilt top table is a type of table where the top is attached to the central pedestal on a hinge that can be turned horizontally to reduce space when not in use.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, ceramic table lamps can be painted. In fact, many lamps come with hand-painted finishes. If you choose to paint a lamp yourself, you may need two or more coats of paint to get the results you desire. You'll find a collection of ceramic table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A good color to paint on the kitchen table is a matter of personal choice. Most of the preferred colors are brown, black, green, white, or blue. These hues give a calm shade to the kitchen and can coordinate well with the flooring and style of decor in the kitchen. Shop a range of antique and vintage kitchen tables on 1stDibs.
  • Automaton
    AutomatonMarch 11, 2021
    The best paint for a dining table is with a lacquered finish, and a French Polish being the best type of lacquered finish. A French Polish is extremely labor intensive which also makes it the most expensive of finishes. It involves many applications and layers of lacquer - each layer laboriously hand polished to a hard and gorgeous sheen often times resembling a sheet of glass. This thick beautiful lacquer will protect your dining table's paint for many years of regular use. Without this, your table will be more susceptible to scratches, dings and liquid stains from your plates, silverware and glassware.