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Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables For Sale
Style: Industrial
Style: Federal
Ice Cream Parlor Display Table, c.1900
Located in Savannah, GA
A cast iron ice cream parlor display top table with swing out seats, c.1900. 26 inches wide by 26 inches deep by 34 inches tall; stool heig...
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Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

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Iron

Large Rectangle Round Corners Flip Top Dining Breakfast Table Rosewood Banding
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Rectangle Round Corners Flip Top Dining Breakfast Table Rosewood Banding Over Mahogany MINT!
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20th Century American Federal Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

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Brass

American, 18th Century, Birdcage Tilt Top Table Probably Philadelphia, Ca. 1780
Located in Vero Beach, FL
American 18th century birdcage tilt top table probably Philadelphia ca. 1780. Very fine American mahogany tilt top table. The top is support...
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Early 18th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

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Mahogany

American Chinese Chippendale Tripod Tilt Top Table - Co. 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

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Mahogany

Kittinger Colonial Williamsburg Federal Mahogany Tilt Top Table Candle Stand
Located in Dayton, OH
A Federal style mahogany candlestand by Kittinger, circa 1970s. Williamburg Restoration Line. Features a rectangular top with serpentine edge over a baluster turned base with cabriol...
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1970s Federal Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

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Mahogany

19th Century New England Tilt-Top Tripod Table
Located in Vero Beach, FL
New England Federal tilt-top tripod table tiger maple, circa 1810 Beautiful American tripod tilt-top candle stand table. It was created during the Federal era...
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

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Maple

Kittinger Williamsburg Restoration Federal Mahogany Tilt Top Table Candle Stand
Located in Dayton, OH
A Federal style mahogany candle stand by Kittinger, circa 1970s. Williamburg Restoration line. Features a rectangular top with serpentine edge over a baluster turned base with cabrio...
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1970s Federal Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

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Mahogany

Antique American Federal Mahogany Tilt-Top Supper Table, circa 1790
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American Federal mahogany tilt-top supper table, circa 1790. Very rare antique American supper table, most likely mid-Atlantic states, carved with a Native American head...
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1790s American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

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Mahogany

American Federal Mahogany Tilt-Top Scalloped Table
Located in New York, NY
American Federal mahogany rectangular scalloped tilt-top end table on a turned pedestal tripod base.
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20th Century American Federal Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

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Mahogany

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Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This English tilt top table was crafted from solid oak circa 1820. Simply constructed with a fantastic patina, the top tilts up to be 37-?”H x 20”W x 18”D when you need more space. T...
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Antique Philadelphia Queen Anne Walnut Tilt Top Table, Circa 1760
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Located in Delft, NL
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Located in Germantown, MD
Kittinger furniture mahogany candle stand or side table with Koronet Finish and tripod spider legs. Measures 15.75" in diameter and stands 25.75" tall. Base is 17"W x 17"D.
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Located in New York, NY
"Mercer Hotel round two-top table with a veneered surface and steel four-legged base. 28 inches in height and 35.5 inches in diameter. Provenance: The Me...
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Antique French Vigneron Table
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful Oval Vigneron Table from France in A Pine Wood, from around 1920, special oval form, steady table, good old, original patina and shine of the wood, can be placed on various...
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Antique French Vigneron Table
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H 27.96 in W 52.76 in D 39.38 in
English Chinoiserie Tilt Top Pedestal Tripod Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
19th century Engish tilt-top pedestal table made in the Chinoiserie revival period. The round table features a birdcage base support mounted to a p...
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English Rattan and Bamboo Tea Table, C. 1900-1920
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming late 19th or early 20th century English rattan and bamboo Tea Table. The hexagonal form of the table is somewhat unusual and adds i...
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Antique Side Table
Located in Nashville, TN
This faux bamboo side table exudes timeless charm with its intricate detailing and warm wooden finish. Its slender legs and delicate design add a touch of sophistication to any space...
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Antique American Federal Empire Serpentine Flame Mahogany Game Console Table
Located in Dayton, OH
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Vintage Mayline Adjustable Trestle Base Drafting Drawing Easel Table
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Baker Furniture Banded Mahogany Pedestal Drum Table w/ Custom Beveled Glass Top
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H 40 in W 23.5 in D 23 in
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Located in High Point, NC
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H 40.9 in W 49.2 in D 22.6 in
1960s Anco Bilt Industrial Architectural Drawing Table Adjustable Drafting Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
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American Federal Tiger Maple Tripod Table
Located in New York, NY
Formerly the property of David Brenner together with a purchase receipt form Ruth Brenner.
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19th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

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Maple

19th Century Federal Mahogany Tilt Top Breakfast Table from Maryland
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century Federal mahogany tilt top breakfast table from Maryland. Wonderfully carved legs and base. Feathered base seen on other pieces from Baltimore and Maryland.
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19th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

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Authentic Vintage Industrial 'Turtle' Table / Rolling Cart on Double Casters
Located in Oakville, CT
Original American made cast iron and steel Industrial printers' letterpress table / Cart. This 'Turtle Table' was used in the printmaking industry fo...
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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

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Steel, Iron

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19th Century Antique American Federal Mahogany Side Table
Located in Shippensburg, PA
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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.

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