Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century Caribbean Dutch Colonial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 1800s Irish George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century English George II Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
18th Century Swedish Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Birch, Burl
1780s English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
1780s British Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1780s British Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
18th Century English George II Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
1810s English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1970s French Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Aluminum
Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Fabric, Pine
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Ormolu
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century British Colonial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Sycamore
1980s Chippendale Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1740s British George II Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
19th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mid-20th Century American Victorian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1810s English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Oak, Walnut
1860s High Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
1970s Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Parchment Paper
20th Century Rustic Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Kingwood
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American Georgian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1860s Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
18th Century English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Gold
Early 1800s French Romantic Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Paper, Walnut
19th Century Belgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Satinwood
1760s English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
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.





