Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century Sheraton Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1770s American Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Country Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry
18th Century George II Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Steel, Chrome
19th Century English Other Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French Country Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Birch, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary American French Provincial Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 18th Century Queen Anne Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Edwardian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Early 19th Century English Industrial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-18th Century George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century French British Colonial Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Bamboo, Wood
1980s French Louis XV Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century French Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Fruitwood, Pine
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Paper
Late 19th Century French Country Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine, Walnut
19th Century Italian French Provincial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
Early 20th Century English George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1990s American Campaign Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Berlin Iron
Mid-19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Other
19th Century Caribbean Dutch Colonial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
18th Century Italian Rustic Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry
Late 20th Century American George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass, Metal
Early 20th Century American Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Cherry
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 18th Century William IV Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
19th Century English Rustic Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century William and Mary Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century French Gustavian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
1820s English Sheraton Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century American George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal
Early 19th Century Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
1780s English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
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.