Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century French Country Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
Mid-18th Century George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
1980s French Louis XV Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Steel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Other Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Paint
Early 19th Century English Industrial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Other
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
Late 18th Century William IV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
18th Century Unknown George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1770s English Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass, Wrought Iron
18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century American Edwardian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry
Early 20th Century English George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1970s French Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Regency Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut, Burl
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
1970s Federal Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Birch, Burl
Early 20th Century American Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
Mid-19th Century British William IV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bronze
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Chrome
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wrought Iron
19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
18th Century English Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Rosewood
Early 19th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Softwood
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine, Lacquer
Early 19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak, Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1760s Scottish Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Resin
2010s Portuguese Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
1760s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Padouk
19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut, Pine
1810s American Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany, 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.
Find antique and vintage tilt-top tables and dessert tables in various styles and finishes on 1stDibs.





