Find many varieties of an authentic tilt top dining table available at 1stDibs. Each tilt top dining table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using
wood,
mahogany and
metal. There are 1268 variations of the antique or vintage tilt top dining table you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tilt top dining table — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A tilt top dining table, designed in the
Georgian,
Victorian or
Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one tilt top dining table that is appealing in its simplicity, but
Poul Hundevad,
Jacques Adnet and
Charles and Ray Eames produced versions that are worth a look.
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.