Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Early 19th Century Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry
Mid-18th Century George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
Early 19th Century English Industrial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
19th Century English Victorian 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
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Chrome
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Early 20th Century French British Colonial Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bamboo, Wood
Late 19th Century American Edwardian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Swedish Other Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Birch
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Maple, Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany, Walnut, Burl
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
Late 19th Century William and Mary Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Maple
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Steel, Chrome
Early 1900s Dutch Folk Art Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century French High Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Iron
1760s Scottish Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Queen Anne Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century English George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Fruitwood, Pine
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine, Lacquer
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Lacquer
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
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
1970s French Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak, Ceramic
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Late 19th Century American George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century British Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Composition
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1760s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Padouk
Early 19th Century British William IV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1810s English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
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.