Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Late 20th Century American George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
1990s Italian Art Deco Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
19th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 18th Century William IV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
1890s British Early Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Birch, Burl
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Swedish Rococo Revival 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
20th Century Louis XVI Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
1970s Federal Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak, Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak, Tulipwood, Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Plastic
1760s European George II Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Padouk
19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Aluminum
Mid-19th Century British Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut, Pine
20th Century Rustic Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1830s English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Paper, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary British Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Spanish Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1940s French Rococo Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble
Early 18th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Rosewood
1970s Federal Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
18th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Other
19th Century Burmese Anglo-Indian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1830s English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Other
18th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1930s Swedish Karl Johan Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Birch
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
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.