Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Onyx, Gold Plate, Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Rosewood
Early 20th Century American Regency Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Ebony, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
1710s Italian Louis XIV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Fruitwood
Mid-18th Century Irish Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1770s American Queen Anne Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
1790s American Hepplewhite Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Rosewood
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
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
Early 20th Century American George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
1770s American Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass, Iron
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
Late 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1760s Scottish Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
19th Century George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Fruitwood
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century English Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Early 19th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Tortoise Shell, Mahogany
1750s Irish Queen Anne Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
1870s Italian Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
20th Century American Country 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
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut, Maple
1760s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Padouk
1810s English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
Late 18th Century English British Colonial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
1810s English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century French Country Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble
1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
19th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
1770s British Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
1840s European Neoclassical Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Rosewood
1990s North American Renaissance Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bronze
Mid-19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Lacquer
Early 1900s British Late Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bamboo
20th Century English Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
2010s Portuguese Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak, Walnut
1840s English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Softwood
20th Century American Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal, Chrome
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.





