Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Birch, Burl
Mid-19th Century British William IV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Early 1900s Dutch Folk Art Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
18th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century British Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century American George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century American George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
1940s French Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Maple, Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1860s English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Paint
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century American Edwardian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Scandinavian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1970s French Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Ceramic, Oak
1750s French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century French Gustavian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Fruitwood, Pine
1760s Scottish Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
1940s French Rococo Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble
Early 1800s Baltic Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Ash, Birch, Rosewood
2010s Portuguese Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
19th Century British Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Composition
1810s American Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1890s British Early Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bronze
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 18th Century William IV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Country Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Birch, Pine
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal, Chrome
19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Industrial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-18th Century George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
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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