Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1780s American Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century English Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry, Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
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
1840s European Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Rosewood
Early 20th Century Unknown Federal Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Glass, Walnut
20th Century British Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1770s American Queen Anne Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bronze
20th Century American Federal Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Steel
1870s Italian Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
19th Century George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1760s English Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
1710s Italian Louis XIV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Leather, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Lacquer
1760s European George II Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Padouk
2010s Portuguese Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Steel
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Maple, Wood
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Steel
Late 18th Century American Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Steel
Early 19th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Ebony, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
2010s Mexican Minimalist Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Stone, Stainless Steel
19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1780s British Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1970s Italian Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mirror
20th Century American Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal, Chrome
1860s English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1810s American Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Burl
18th Century Classical Roman Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
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.





