Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
20th Century American Federal Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Early 18th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Federal Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1970s Federal Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Maple
1970s Federal Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1790s American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Federal Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak, Pine
Early 20th Century French Country Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry
19th Century English Rustic Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
1920s French Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Early 1900s English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
1790s American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Birdseye Maple
1820s Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Industrial Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
Mid-17th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
1920s American Industrial Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
1950s French Industrial Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
1960s Industrial Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
19th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Maple
19th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal, Iron
19th Century American Federal 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.