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Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables For Sale
circa 1900 English Oak Folding Whatnot Display Table Cake Stand Lovely Patina
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1910 English oak whatnot display stand or folding cake table
A good looking, decorative and well mad...
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Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Oak
Victorian Oval Tilt Top Dining or Cards Table with Parquetry Design
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Victorian, burl walnut, oval, flip-top Loo table, perfect for dining or for playing cards. It features a parquetry design of inlaid ebony and satinwood, and four scroll supports wi...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Ebony, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
Napoleon III Louis XV Style Giltwood Scagliola Top Center Table Dessert Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Napoleon III Louis XV style giltwood scagliola top center table dessert table
Ornamental octogonal table frame with rich, partially openwork carved Louis XV style rocaille decorat...
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1860s French Louis XV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Scagliola, Wood
Antique English Georgian Chippendale Style Mahogany Inlaid Oval Tilt Top Table
Located in Dayton, OH
An elegant early 20th century Georgian or Hepplewhite style mahogany tilt-top tea table / candle stand. Features an oval mahogany tabletop with inlayed neoclassical urn marquetry. ...
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th C. George III Style Mahogany Pie Crust Tilt Top Table for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A small scale useful sized side table with bird cage mechanism for the tilt top. Raised on an elaborately carved three part tripod base with leaves and scrolled lower legs and feet. ...
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19th Century George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Tilt Top Occasional Table, English, Mahogany, Side, Lamp, Georgian, 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tilt top occasional table. An English, mahogany side or lamp table, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.
Beautifully presented Georgian table
Displays a ...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Wood
ANTiQUE REGENCY 1815 JENNENS & BETTRIDGE STAMPED MOTHER OF PEARL TILT TOP TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine, super collectable, fully stamped Jennens & Bettridge Antique Regency circa 1815-1820 black l...
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1810s English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Wood
18th Century English Mahogany Expandable Round Three Tier Dumbwaiter Table
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing an exquisite 18th-century English mahogany dumbwaiter table, a masterpiece of craftsmanship and versatility. This remarkable piece feature...
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18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Victorian Tilt-Top Brown Leather Coffee Table Carved Tripod Base Lion Castors
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely mahogany occasional table, with round table top and faded tan leather, inset with a gold-tooled edge, on a turned column with reeded le...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Antique , English Tripod Table in Elm Wood
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Antique , English unusual Elm Tripod Table,
18 Century, the top of the table is waving due to age,
great and warm, old patina of the Elm wood,
small table with a lot of caracter
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Late 18th Century Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Elm
Victorian Sycamore Wood Mother of Pearl Inlay Round Tilt-Top Occasional Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime Victorian Sycamore wood with mother of pearl inlay round tilt-top occasional table
A very good looking and collectable table, sycam...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Sycamore
Bleached Georgian Oak Pedestal Table, c.1790
Located in Savannah, GA
A bleached and distressed Georgian oak tripod pedestal table, circa 1790.
26 inches wide by 26 ¾ inches deep by 25 ½ inches tall
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1790s Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Leather Round Tilt-Top Wine Table, FR-0231
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique leather round tilt-top wine table, embossed pattern w/ gold accent on top. greenish brown coloration.
Item #: FR-0231
Dimensions: 45"diameter x 28”height.
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19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Regency Mahogany Tilt-Top Centre / Dining Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Regency mahogany tilt-top centre / dining table with a rectangular figured solid mahogany top with rounded corners and a moulded edge. It is raised on a beautiful reeded column termi...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Other
20th C. English Chippendale Style Logan Tilt Top Birdcage Tea Table Ball & Claw
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive tea table drawing inspiration from Colonial and Chippendale styling, circa second half 20th century. Made from mahogany with a round tilt top over revolving birdcage an...
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1980s Chippendale Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Wrought Iron Midcentury Mosaic Tile Top Accent Table
Located in Kensington, MD
Wrought Iron midcentury Mosaic Tile Top Accent Table
Additional information:
Material: Iron
Featured at Kensington.:
Here we have a round accent table with a Mosaic Tile surfac...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Iron
Swedish 19th century alder root tilt top side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century alder root tilt top side table circa 1860.
Fine quality square top table made from alder root. Top when down is secured by peg and latch and provides a stable ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Birch, Pine
Masterful Meals, Solid Wood Dining Tables by Socle, NONO Design No45
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Masterful Meals, Solid Wood Dining Tables by Socle, NONO Design No45
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Introducing the "Socle Dining Table Series" by NONO, a distinguished expansion of our beloved side table co...
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2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Hardwood
American Chinese Chippendale Tripod Tilt Top Table - Co. of Master Craftsmen
By Company of Master Craftsmen
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a LOVELY Early 20th century American piece, made circa 1930.
Chinese Chippendale Style Tilt-top tripod table with frieze Gallery.
Made of solid dark mahogany.
Great condition!
Manufactured by the 'Company of Master Craftsmen' and is correctly stamped in the base of the tilt-top, with an eagle crest. and the serial numbers 'D16389' and 'J1524'.
Would have been retailed by W.& J. Sloane in New York City.
Provenance: Bought from a reputable Dealer in Ireland.
Dimensions: Top Down: 28.5 in High with diameter of top being 23 in
Top Up: 39 in High
THE Company of Master Craftsmen: The Company of Master Craftsmen was founded in 1925 as a subsidiary of W. & J. Sloane. W. & J. Sloane, based in New York City, was one of the oldest and most established furniture makers and retailers in the U.S. It had a history of furnishing many of the finest homes in the country including the Breakers and the White House.
William Sloane Coffin Sr., who was President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and an executive with the Sloane Company, founded the Company of Master Craftsmen to make colonial style furniture. The company worked closely with the Metropolitan Museum’s American wing, reproducing rare pieces from the collection to decorate the homes and offices of many of New York’s and the country’s elite. The Company’s production was quite limited during its’ thirty years in business making their pieces quite rare and very collectible. Today, a number of museums including the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the M.F.A. in Boston have Company of Master Craftsmen pieces in their permanent collections as examples of Fine “revival” furniture.
W. & J. Sloane: The company was founded as a rug importer and seller on March 2, 1843, by William Sloane who had just emigrated from Kilmarnock, Scotland, a town famous for weaving Fine carpets and rugs. In 1852 his younger brother John W. Sloane joined the firm, when it was renamed W. & J. Sloane. It was the first company to import oriental carpets into the United States. It soon expanded to include furniture and other home furnishings, and quickly became the choice of the elite in New York. In the late 19th century the company added an antiques department, started producing furniture, and became the first home furnishings store in the country, Billing itself as "W. & J. Sloane Interior Decorators and Home Furnishers." Its flagship store was originally located at Broadway and 19th Street, in "Ladies' Mile", relocating later to 414 Fifth Avenue at 38th Street, former flagship of Franklin Simon & Co.
In 1891, W. & J. Sloane incorporated and set the national decorating taste of the United States, and over the next sixty years decorated the homes of the most prominent people in the country, including the Breakers and the White House, created Hollywood movie sets, and even designed and decorated interiors of automobiles. It opened a branch in San Francisco, California originally to furnish pavilions at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition (it also furnished the model homes at the 1939 New York World's Fair). It later acquired other upscale firms such as the California Furniture Company, and in 1925 a subsidiary, the Company of Master Craftsmen was founded by William Sloane Coffin, Sr. (the father of Rev. William Sloane Coffin) to create colonial revival furniture. During World War II the company worked with the Newport News Company and the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company on shipbuilding contracts for the United States Navy fitting out the interiors of liberty ships under the direction of John Sloane...
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Early 20th Century American Federal Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century George III Mahogany Petal Tripod Wine Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century George III mahogany petal tripod wine table, the circular petal top raised on turned and reeded column supported on three cabriole legs with ac...
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1760s Irish George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Wonderful Antique Mahogany Piecrust Tilt Top Tripod Table
Located in North Salem, NY
Antique Mahogany English made tilt top tripod table with piecrust shaped top, spiral carved column and cabriole legs with pad feet. Nice patina. ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Mahogany
Regency Tilt Top Supper Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Regency solid wood tilt-top eight lobes and dished supper table, shell forms separating each lobe, raised on turned column over four ribbed down swept legs terminating in brass hairy...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Brass
Socle No08, Conference Tables by NONO, Solid Wood Symmetry
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Socle No08, Conference Tables by NONO, Solid Wood Symmetry
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Introducing the "Socle Dining Table Series" by NONO, a distinguished expansion of our beloved side table collection, e...
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2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Hardwood
Pie Crust Tilt-Top Tea Table
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant tea table with an unusually shaped top, having a raised and scalloped carved edge, resting on a baluster column carved with foliate design and supported by three cabriole leg...
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19th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Large Ornately Carved Antique Hardwood & Green Leather Tilt Top Centre Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Victorian hand made in England Mahogany & green Leather tilt top occasional centre table
A good looking and well made tab...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Bleached Georgian Tilt Top Table, c.1780
Located in Savannah, GA
A bleached Georgian tilt-top table, circa 1780.
29 inches wide by 29 ¾ inches deep by 28 inches tall; 44 ½ inches tall raised
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1780s Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Wood
George IV Ebony-Inlaid Mahogany Tilt-Top Centre Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George IV ebony-inlaid mahogany tilt-top centre table, the circular top with a flame-veneered cross-banded border above a moulded frieze with ebony stringing and four small rectang...
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1820s English George IV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Ebony, Mahogany
Lovely Antique Victorian English Walnut Tilt Top Side Occasional Tripod Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original restored Victorian circa 1880 walnut tilt top tripod side occasional table
A very good looking and well made piece, ideal...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Walnut
Swedish 19th Century Gateleg Tilt Top Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive 19th century Swedish gateleg tilt top table. Eight pointed starburst in the center and an encompassing border, done in light gray paint, ...
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19th Century Swedish Other Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Wood, Hardwood, Paint
17th/ 18th Century Oak Pay Table
Located in Delft, NL
17th/ 18th century Oak Pay table
This pay table is a piece of furniture where a table top is placed on a chair in such a way that when the table is not in...
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17th Century European Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Oak
Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Mounted Tulipwood Marquetry Console Desserte
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Louis XVI gilt bronze mounted
tulipwood marquetry console desserte,
last quarter of the 18th century.
The D-shaped gray marble top with three-quarter pierced gallery, above a frie...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Kingwood
18th Century Irish Tea Table Made from Mahogany
Located in High Point, NC
18th century Irish tea table made from mahogany. The top has a wonderfully scalloped and hand-carved edge with shell decoration. The top has gorgeous f...
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19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century George III Mahogany Occasional Table
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century George III mahogany occasional table with tip-up top, ornate foliate and shell carved top on baluster turned column, leading to carved hipped tripod with claw and ...
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Early 1800s Irish George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Regency Mahogany and Ebony Inlaid Breakfast Table
Located in Hudson, NY
The circular solid mahogany tilt-top with two bands of ebony inlay, sits upon a turned pedestal with downward swept reeded legs with castors.
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Pair of Italian Sorrento 19th Century Side Tables with Mythological Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Sorrento tilt top tables from the 19th century, with marquetry Mythological scene and pedestal bases. Created in Italy during the 19th century, each of this pair of...
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19th Century Italian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Wood
Exquisite Important Burr Walnut Tilt Top Dining Occasional Table Stunning Base
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Victorian Burr Walnut tilt top dining table with sublime pedestal column base
A good looking and well made table, ideally suited ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Walnut
Large Mahogany Footed Lazy Susan with Carved Decoration Nine Framed Indentations
Located in Great Barrington, MA
An unusually large and beautifully decorated Lazy-Susan will be the perfect focal point on a table. Also wonderful for h'ors d'oeuvres, desserts and condiments at a buffet table, thi...
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Early 20th Century American Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Wood
Early Victorian 19th century walnut inlaid tilt top occasional table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early Victorian 19th century walnut inlaid tilt top occasional table circa 1840.
Beautifully inlaid in a symmetrical pattern with walnut, birch, coromandel and various burrs, with o...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Birch, Oak, Walnut
Baker Furniture Historic Charleston Carved Mahogany Tilt Top Tea Table
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional carved mahogany tilt top tea table
By Baker Furniture "Historic Charleston Collection"
USA, circa 1980s
Measures: 25"W x 25"D x 28"H.
Excellent original vi...
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Late 20th Century American Georgian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Period Rosewood and Brass Tilt-Top Table
Located in New York, NY
Superb early 19th century rosewood Regency table with beaded circular tilt-top above a highly unusual carved lattice work covered pineapple standard and gilded bronze rosette insets resting on a gadroon-carved lower section with a foliate brass-inlaided tripartite base terminating in scrolled feet and raised upon original 'concealed' brass castors.
The inlaid brass arabesques...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Brass
George III Mahogany Piecrust Tilt Top Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular hinged top with pie crust edge mounted on a turned support with fluted spiral urn and three cabriole legs with leaf carved knees ending with ball and claw feet.
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1770s English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Mahogany
Very Rare Victorian Tilt Top Ebonised Table with Pen Work Drawings of Fox Cubs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for this stunning very rare Victorian tilt top table with pen work drawing of three fox cubs
A very rare piece, I have never seen...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Hardwood
Large Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Tripod Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Superb Quality George II Period, 18th Century, Mahogany Occasional, Or Centre, Table Having Superbly Figured Circular Tilting Top Of Exceptional Rich Untouched Colour And Patina, O...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Mahogany
Dark Oak 19th Century Tilt-Top Tripod Table
Located in Delft, NL
Dark oak 19th century tilt-top tripod table
A round beautiful with dark patina oak wooden tripod tilt-top table.
An early 19th century table and measures 69 cm diagonal.
The hig...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Oak
Large Side Table Round Tripod-Shaped with Lion-Shaped Legs
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Round tripod-shaped side table with lion-shaped legs
It has a brown color with a nice vet on the leg, the lion's claw
It has a good size, ideal as a side table as it can serve ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Belle Epoch Tiered Dessert Table
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely and important French Belle Epoch period two-tier dessert table from legendary American businessman, T. Boone Pickens Preston Hollow, North Dallas home. Hand-crafted from ric...
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid Georgian Solid Walnut Tripod or Wine Table One Piece Tilt Top, circa 1760
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an elegant and beautifully proportioned solid hardwood, possibly walnut, tripod table or wine table with a tilting top and dates to the Mid Georgian Chippendale period, circa...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Walnut
Midcentury Chromed Steel Italian Coffee Table with Smoked Glass Round Top, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful coffee table in chromed steel with smoked round glass top. This fantastic item was produced in Italy during the 1960s.
This atomic-style Italian coffee table features a ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Steel, Chrome
19th Century French Papier-Mâché Flip-Top Tray Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French papier mâché flip-top tray table. It is hand painted and gilded. The base diameter measurement is 17 inches.
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19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Seed Pearl and Blister Cocktail ring
By Cartier
Located in North Miami, FL
Seed pear and Blister cocktail ring in 14k gold setting .Nice size . Very little wear by age and use.
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1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Gold
Elegant Entertaining, Socle Dining Tables, Solid Wood Masterpiece No35
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Elegant Entertaining, Socle Dining Tables, Solid Wood Masterpiece No35
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Introducing the "Socle Dining Table Series" by NONO, a distinguished expansion of our beloved side table c...
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2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Nest of Three Regency Chinoiserie Gilt And Black Lacquer Tables, circa 1815
Located in Faversham, GB
A nest of three wonderful Regency chinoiserie gilt and black lacquer tables. Below the Jappaned surfaces, the table tops are intricately decorated with exquisite scenes from the Far ...
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19th Century British Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Lacquer, Birch, Pine, Giltwood
English Mahogany One Board Tilt-Top Pedestal Tea Table, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany one board tilt top tea table with the original banjo locking mechanism, turned ringed spiral pedestal, and terminating on tripod legs with slipper pad feet, Late 18t...
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1770s English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Rare and Unusual Victorian Gilt-Bronze and Marquetry Metamorphic Table
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A rare and unusual Victorian gilt-bronze and marquetry metamorphic table.
The serpentine shaped top with beautiful marquetry in precious woods depicting a flower-filled basket att...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Folk Art “Hindeloopen” Painted Tilt Top Table
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful antique tilt top table that was made in the Northern Netherlands, more specifically Hindeloopen in the late 1800s. The table is made of solid pine and is completely decor...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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Pine, Paint
Early 19th century Georgian mahogany tripod table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Georgian mahogany tripod table circa 1800.
Good quality late Georgian mahogany with circular dish top. Supported by bird cage spindles and a turned stem, standing...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Bamboo Tiered Dessert Server
Located in Forney, TX
A three tier bamboo dessert server or tea table from the late 19th to early 20th century. Likely English, having an octagonal shaped black lacquered top...
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Early 20th Century Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
18th Century Chippendale Birdcage Mahogany Pie Crust Tilt-Top Tea Table
Located in Germantown, MD
18th century Chippendale mahogany dished tilt-top tea table, circa 1775 Chippendale tilt and turn tripod table with dished top supported by a turned 'birdcage' above a carved ball tu...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
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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.