Art Deco Chrome and Walnut Reading Stand or Over Bed Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Chrome and Walnut Reading Stand or Over Bed Table This is a one off and very beautifully designed versatile piece, the table has an easily adjustable height, so when set l...
Walnut
Chinoiserie Breakfast Tray Table on Faux Bamboo Folding Stand c.1890
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in this beautiful antique Chinoiserie Breakfast Tray on Faux Bamboo Folding Stand C.1890. This tray is very versatile you can use it for breakfast in bed or as a tray table or s...
Metal
Victorian Mahogany Over Bed Reading Stand by John Carter, 1870
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian mahogany, over bed reading stand table, This is a very beautiful and versatile piece, the table has an easily adjustable height, so will sit over a bed or a chair, and t...
Mahogany
Antique English Oak Folding Reading & Breakfast Table with Gallery Sides
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Both decorative and highly practical, this versatile piece could be used as a breakfast-in-bed table, reading stand, laptop table, serving tray or occasional table.
Brass
Carved Pine Breakfast Bed Tray Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Carved pine breakfast bed tray table. This is a good Country Piece, it has a scratch carved decoration on the top.
Pine
19th Century Mahogany Reading Table / Bed Stand
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Antique mahogany adjustable reading table for use with a chair and / or bed. Blade is height adjustable and tiltable. There is also a small adjustable leaf in the large leaf. Table s...
Mahogany
Victorian Walnut, Reading Stand Over Bed Table, Tray Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian walnut, reading stand over bed table, This is a very versatile piece, the table has an easily adjustable height, so will sit over a bed or a chair and this tilts too if...
Walnut
Rare Antique Victorian Foldable Breakfast / Reading Bed Tray
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique Victorian Rare Reading / Breakfast Adjustable Bed Tray. Ideal for Persons Wishing To Read, Write or Eat While Relaxing In Bed.
Mahogany
19th Century Adjustable Campaign Reading Tray
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Leveson also made folding Campaign beds. Used as a serving tray or a bed reading table, this wonderful piece will add the romance of the sophisticated yet casual world traveller to y...
English Mahogany Bed Service Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An English mahogany bed service tray, early 20th century.
Mahogany
Bed Tray by Robert Wengler, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1930s-1940s
By Robert Wengler
Located in Lund, SE
A rattan bed tray by Robert Wengler, Copenhagen, Denmark. Labeled with metal makers mark, 1930s-1940s.
Rattan
Adjustable Bed Side or Reading Table, Biedermeier
Located in Berlin, DE
For use on a bed or fireplace chair, as a tray or as a reading pad.
Brass
Sold
H 9.25 in W 25 in D 17 in
Pair of Oak Victorian Collapsible Bed Trays or Lap Desks, Turn of the Century
Located in Crockett, CA
Pair of traditional style Victorian turn of the century bed trays or lap desks. The legs are collapsible for easy compact storage. The trays have a recessed edge at the front and a r...
Oak
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
Thonet Frères, Games Table, 1940
By Thonet
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Maison Thonet, Games table in curved and blackened beech, 1940. The square top is dressed in red felt, 4 token-holder drawers are arranged on the sides. Thonet label under the tray.
Beech
$6,000
H 13.98 in W 12.21 in D 3.75 in
Fine French 1930s Silver-Plated Table Mirror by Luc Lanel for Christofle
By Luc Lanel, Christofle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Luc Lanel (1893-1965) for Christofle (Gallia collection) - A fine French Art Deco table mirror with a pyramidal base and two poles holding a tilting mirror. Stamped Gallia Bibliog...
Silver Plate
Fine French 1930s Daybed / Sofa Attributed to Lucien Rollin
By Lucien Rollin
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Art Deco stained walnut sofa/daybed attributed to Lucien Rollin (frame only). Inside dimensions of mattress/cushion area are 72 5/8" x 27 1/2"
Wood
Art Deco Corner Sofa, 't Binnenhuis, Amsterdam
Located in Delft, NL
An Art Deco corner sofa, 't Binnenhuis, Amsterdam An Art Deco corner sofa designed by Jac. van den Bosch for the firm Het Binnenhuis Amsterdam with a high backrest and in the corner...
Velvet, Mahogany
$3,894
H 68.12 in W 53.15 in D 19.69 in
1930s Art Deco Toilet Cabinet with Mirror in Walnut, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Item has been carefully refurbished and finished with shellac - built in light has been newly rewired
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
$1,645Sale Price|30% Off
H 28 in W 17.5 in D 35.5 in
Antique William IV Mahogany Articulating Invalids Reading Table Console Lectern
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive William IV era mahogany Invalids table. Features a rectangular sliding top with a pair of ratcheted reading slopes to one side, over an adjustable octagonal stem above...
Mahogany
French Art Deco Console Table by Raymond Subes
By Raymond Subes
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco bronze, steel and wood console with black glass top by Raymond Subes, circa 1925.
Bronze, Steel
$1,982Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.64 in W 35.24 in D 24.41 in
Antique French Oak Ecclesiastical Gothic Adjustable Reading Table Lectern Stand
Located in Norwich, England
A 19th century French oak fully adjustable reading table in the Ecclesiastical Gothic style. Circa 1880. The table has a rounded rectangular plateau with two book rests, terminating...
Iron, Brass
Fine Art Deco Coffee Table by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Jules Leleu (1883-1961). A modernist French Art Deco mirrored table, created circa 1936. In sycamore, with gilt bronze accents. Signed and referenced in "Mobilier et Decorati...
Brass
Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa
Located in London, Park Royal
A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...
Gold, Gold Leaf
$3,599
H 29.93 in W 31.89 in D 15.75 in
Late 19th Century Bedside Table, Desk and Reading Table, Lecture, London c. 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Height-adjustable drawing and reading table London Walnut around 1900 Dimensions: H x W x D: 76 x 81 x 40 cm Description: Reading table made of solid walnut, adjustable in height ...
Walnut
Oak and Walnut Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lavish American oak and walnut tester bed exhibits superior craftsmanship and detail. The design is embellished by elaborate carving throughout in a neoclassical motif the inclu...
Silk, Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
$1,871Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.35 in W 35.04 in D 19.69 in
Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Adjustable Reading/Side Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality mahogany adjustable reading/side table having an adjustable raising rectangle shaped quality mahogany top supported by a shaped reeded carved pedestal colu...
Other
English Regency Style Canopy Library Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency-style (19th Century) hooded mahogany library arm chair with adjustable chaise attachment and leather cushion.
Leather, Mahogany
The popularity of antique and vintage tray tables owes mostly to the 1950s, when the first TV dinners made their way into the freezers of American kitchens.
At a time when televisions were increasingly becoming fixtures in the living rooms of most homes in the United States, the tray table was impossibly convenient. With a deft merging of function and style, the table, positioned in front of your sofa or plush armchair, was a place to rest your Swanson-brand TV dinner, a compartmentalized supper issued on a disposable tray that required minimal preparation. The technological advances of the mid-century kitchen included programmable ovens, so TV dinners were quick and easy, particularly when home-cooked meals were out of the question.
When one had finished the last bite of this square meal, which was packed into sections that assumed various geometric shapes in their own partitioned aluminum tray, the tray table could be easily folded up and tucked away until needed again.
Eventually, designers took to exploring iterations of the widely loved tray table that would better suit household needs. Once a simple, foldable furnishing that was confined to use at mealtime, tray tables are now somewhat of a budget-friendly design staple for many households. Today, tray tables are as versatile as ever, and such a wide range has been manufactured over the years that you’re likely to find a good fit no matter what your furniture style preferences might be.
Tray tables are used as side tables, nightstands, a bar tray when your space won’t accommodate that handsome vintage bar cart you’ve been looking for and desks, particularly as many of us are working from home and especially when a modest-sized apartment won’t allow for larger tables.
Tray tables vary in style, shape and size. When looking for a tray table, you should measure accordingly and ensure that wherever it will land in your space there will be room around the table to allow for easy movement.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage tray tables that includes mid-century modern tray tables, Art Deco versions and more.
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