Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Other
Early 20th Century American British Colonial Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 20th Century English British Colonial Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bamboo, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Steel, Chrome
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Iron
Late 19th Century French Country Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine, Walnut
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood, Walnut
Early 19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
1850s English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
18th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
1790s Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Rosewood
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Lacquer
1830s English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Other
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Early 1800s Irish George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1870s American Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1810s American Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1850s English Chinoiserie Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Stone
Late 20th Century Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bamboo, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass, Metal
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Queen Anne Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry
Late 19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Birch, Pine
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut, Pine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Rosewood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1830s English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Paint, Paper
1760s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Padouk
1940s French Rococo Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Paper
1760s European George II Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Padouk
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Zebra Wood
1780s English George II Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
2010s Portuguese Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
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.