Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Late 19th Century American George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Industrial Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Ceramic, Oak
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Tortoise Shell, Mahogany
1980s Georgian Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Fabric, Pine
1990s Italian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
Late 20th Century French Country Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
1890s British Early Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Plastic
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
18th Century English George II Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary British Neoclassical Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Copper
Late 18th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Glass
Late 19th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1780s Irish George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
18th Century English George II Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
Late 18th Century British Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Oak
1780s Irish George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Elm
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Metal, Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Plastic
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Ormolu
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Sycamore
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Early 1800s Irish George III Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
19th Century British Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Lacquer, Birch, Pine, Giltwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century British Colonial Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century American Georgian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
20th Century British George III Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Iron
18th Century English Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Early 19th Century Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
1810s English Regency Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Brass
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Marble, Bronze
2010s Mexican Modern Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Georgian Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 20th Century Chippendale Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Pine
Late 20th Century American American Classical Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Gold
Late 19th Century American Edwardian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Mahogany
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Kingwood
19th Century French Victorian Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Federal Antique Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Hardwood, 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.





