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Heritage Mahogany Butler's Coffee Tray Table, Circa 1960s
Heritage Mahogany Butler's Coffee Tray Table, Circa 1960s

Heritage Mahogany Butler's Coffee Tray Table, Circa 1960s

By Heritage Furniture

Located in Germantown, MD

Chippendale style Style Mahogany butler's tray coffee table with brass hardware Offered for sale

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century French Giltwood & Japanese Style Lacquer Table with Tray, C.1880
20th Century French Giltwood & Japanese Style Lacquer Table with Tray, C.1880

20th Century French Giltwood & Japanese Style Lacquer Table with Tray, C.1880

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique late 19th Century French gilt wood tea table with Japanese style lacquer tray. This

Category

20th Century French Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Pine, Lacquer

Luxury Bar Cart in Dark Red Goatskin and Brass with Removable Tray  Aldo Tura
Luxury Bar Cart in Dark Red Goatskin and Brass with Removable Tray  Aldo Tura

Luxury Bar Cart in Dark Red Goatskin and Brass with Removable Tray Aldo Tura

By Aldo Tura

Located in Hannover, DE

This tray table is a real gem, a rare find from the Aldo Tura collection, and it was produced in a

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Brass

Crossbanded & Inlaid Mahogany Tea Table with Tray on Stand 20thC
Crossbanded & Inlaid Mahogany Tea Table with Tray on Stand 20thC

Crossbanded & Inlaid Mahogany Tea Table with Tray on Stand 20thC

Located in Big Flats, NY

& Inlaid Mahogany Tea Table with Tray on Stand 20thC Measures - 19 7/8" x 17 7/8" x 17 7/8" DELIVERY $325

Category

20th Century Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Mid-Century Tea Trolley Tray Table, Style of Cesare Lacca, Ico Parisi
Italian Mid-Century Tea Trolley Tray Table, Style of Cesare Lacca, Ico Parisi

Italian Mid-Century Tea Trolley Tray Table, Style of Cesare Lacca, Ico Parisi

By Cesare Lacca

Located in London, GB

Beautiful mid-century Italian serving trolley with removable tray, circa 1955. Sculptural wooden

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

Materials

Wood

Italian Drinks Cart or Fold-Down Tea Table with Removable Tray Top
Italian Drinks Cart or Fold-Down Tea Table with Removable Tray Top

Italian Drinks Cart or Fold-Down Tea Table with Removable Tray Top

Located in Austin, TX

A fine Italian drinks cart or tea and coffee serving table of painted wood, featuring a large

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

English Drinks Cart or Fold-Down Tea Table with Removable Tray Top
English Drinks Cart or Fold-Down Tea Table with Removable Tray Top

English Drinks Cart or Fold-Down Tea Table with Removable Tray Top

Located in Austin, TX

A fine English drinks cart or tea and coffee serving table of inlaid mahogany from the Edwardian

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Italian Red and Parcel-Gilt Carved Tassel Tea Height Tray Table Oval
Italian Red and Parcel-Gilt Carved Tassel Tea Height Tray Table Oval

Italian Red and Parcel-Gilt Carved Tassel Tea Height Tray Table Oval

By Maison Jansen, Maison Baguès

Located in Houston, TX

Beautiful Italian red and parcel-gilt carved tassel tea height table. . Hoof feet . Made in Italy

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Rococo Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage French Bar Serving Tea Cart with Serving Tray
Vintage French Bar Serving Tea Cart with Serving Tray

Vintage French Bar Serving Tea Cart with Serving Tray

Located in Lake Worth, FL

Vintage French Bar Serving Tea Cart with Removable Top Serving Tray Both pieces of glass come out for easy

Category

Vintage 1970s Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Vintage French Brass Tea or Bar Cart with Removable Tray
Vintage French Brass Tea or Bar Cart with Removable Tray

Vintage French Brass Tea or Bar Cart with Removable Tray

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

Vintage French brass tea or bar cart, probably made circa 1960s. Convenient removable tray with

Category

Vintage 1960s European Carts and Bar Carts

Vintage Tea Cart Bar Cart Serving Tray in Silver Finish
Vintage Tea Cart Bar Cart Serving Tray in Silver Finish

Vintage Tea Cart Bar Cart Serving Tray in Silver Finish

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

Vintage tea cart serving tray in silver finish Petite bar cart in a silver finish, with rubber

Category

20th Century Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Figural Brass with Hand-Painted Tray Bar Tea Cart
Mid-Century Figural Brass with Hand-Painted Tray Bar Tea Cart

Mid-Century Figural Brass with Hand-Painted Tray Bar Tea Cart

Located in Port Jervis, NY

the removable hand-painted tray. Scroll brass handle and brass rack for liquor bottles. Quality and

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Revival Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Bar Cart or Tea Trolley in Brass with Glass Trays
French Art Deco Bar Cart or Tea Trolley in Brass with Glass Trays

French Art Deco Bar Cart or Tea Trolley in Brass with Glass Trays

Located in Kastrup, DK

French Art Deco bar or tea trolley in brass. Loose trays with high edge and glass base, handle in

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Tea Cart in Wood and Glass with Removable Trays
Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Tea Cart in Wood and Glass with Removable Trays

Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Tea Cart in Wood and Glass with Removable Trays

By Forma Brazil

Located in Deerfield Beach, FL

Mid-Century Modern Brazilian tea cart in imbuia wood and glass by Forma manufacture. It has three

Category

Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Metal

A Wicker Tea/Bar Cart with Serving Tray, Mid and Lower Shelf   W/ Bar Top Finish
A Wicker Tea/Bar Cart with Serving Tray, Mid and Lower Shelf   W/ Bar Top Finish

A Wicker Tea/Bar Cart with Serving Tray, Mid and Lower Shelf W/ Bar Top Finish

By Heywood-Wakefield Co.

Located in Nashua, NH

tea, bar or food service. In addition to the removable serving tray is a lower mid front gallery

Category

Early 20th Century American Other Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Wicker, Reed, Wood

Pair of Hollywood Regency Silver-Plated Tea Tray Tables
Pair of Hollywood Regency Silver-Plated Tea Tray Tables

Pair of Hollywood Regency Silver-Plated Tea Tray Tables

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fabulous pair of Hollywood Regency dramatic tray tables with dark purple, ribbed glass trays

Category

20th Century Hollywood Regency Tray Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century George III Wood Mahogany Inlay Tea Tray Tables Dishes, 1820s
19th Century George III Wood Mahogany Inlay Tea Tray Tables Dishes, 1820s

19th Century George III Wood Mahogany Inlay Tea Tray Tables Dishes, 1820s

Located in Roma, RM

England Georgian tray tables, early 19th century, in mahogany and inlaid in fruitwood to floral

Category

Antique 1820s English George IV Tray Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Fruitwood

Queen Anne Tray Top Tea Table
Queen Anne Tray Top Tea Table

Queen Anne Tray Top Tea Table

Located in Litchfield, CT

Probably Connecticut.
Having an oblong top with molded gallery above a valanced frieze with a cupid's bow shaped apron supported by graceful cabriole legs ending on pad feet.<...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Tray Tables

Materials

Cherry, Birch

Folding Tea Cart with Two Trays
Folding Tea Cart with Two Trays

Folding Tea Cart with Two Trays

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Tea/bar cart with two trays, fully collapsible, on wheels. Great for entertaining or for display.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Tray Tables

Materials

Teak

Tea Table
Tea Table

Tea Table

Sold|$2,850

Tea Table

Located in Houston, TX

Discontinued Emerson et Cie Walnut Table with turned legs with rollers. Lift off tray features

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Dutch Colonial Tray Tables

Materials

Walnut

Renaissance Tea Table
Renaissance Tea Table

Renaissance Tea Table

Located in Noord-Brabant, NL

Renaissance Tea Table

Category

Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Tray Tables

Materials

Walnut

Rococo Tea Table
Rococo Tea Table

Rococo Tea Table

Sold|$4,324

Rococo Tea Table

Located in Noord-Brabant, NL

Rococo Tea Table

Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Tray Tables

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Baker Tea Table
Vintage Baker Tea Table

Vintage Baker Tea Table

Located in Houston, TX

Baker tea table with faux bamboo base and black painted wooden shaped top with bevelled sides

Category

Mid-20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Tray Tables

Materials

Gold

Rare 19th Century Chinese Bamboo Tea Tray with Landscape Motif
Rare 19th Century Chinese Bamboo Tea Tray with Landscape Motif

Rare 19th Century Chinese Bamboo Tea Tray with Landscape Motif

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Chinese, Qing dynasty, 19th century. A bamboo and hardwood tea tray of square form having a bamboo

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Tray Tables

Napoleon III Style Tea Table
Napoleon III Style Tea Table

Napoleon III Style Tea Table

Located in Austin, TX

A colorful Tole Tray Tea Table in the Napoleon III Style with a black metal base with gold trims

Category

Vintage 1940s French Napoleon III Tray Tables

Materials

Tôle, Metal

Chinoiserie Decorated Cocktail or Tea Table
Chinoiserie Decorated Cocktail or Tea Table

Chinoiserie Decorated Cocktail or Tea Table

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

A small and versatile Chinese red, chinoiserie decorated cocktail, side or tea table on Queen Anne

Category

Early 20th Century American Queen Anne Tray Tables

George II Period Japanned Tea Table
George II Period Japanned Tea Table

George II Period Japanned Tea Table

Located in New York, NY

This fine English George II period Japanned tea table is ebonized with gilded details. Hoof feet

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Tray Tables

18th Century Danish Rococo Hand Painted Tea Table, circa 1760
18th Century Danish Rococo Hand Painted Tea Table, circa 1760

18th Century Danish Rococo Hand Painted Tea Table, circa 1760

Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire

A mid-18th century Danish white painted table with painted blue floral designs under the tabletop

Category

Antique 18th Century Danish Rococo Tray Tables

Materials

Wood

Scandinavian Modern Tea Trolley
Scandinavian Modern Tea Trolley

Scandinavian Modern Tea Trolley

Located in London, GB

Swedish tea trolley with a striking modern style and an attractive lightness from the fine metal

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tray Tables

Materials

Metal

Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley
Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley

Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Porto, PT

Wood, brass and glass two-tier tea trolley.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

Materials

Brass

Hans Wegner Tea Trolley

Hans Wegner Tea Trolley

By Hans J. Wegner

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Tea trolley of solid oak. Top with curved edge. Mounted on wheels. Manufactured and marked by Andr

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Tray Tables

Materials

Oak

Danish Modern Rosewood Tea Cart
Danish Modern Rosewood Tea Cart

Danish Modern Rosewood Tea Cart

Located in New York, NY

Elegant 1960's Danish Modern Rosewood Tea Cart. Remove the bottom tray and slide it next to the

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Tray Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Tea Trolley by Poul Hundevad
Tea Trolley by Poul Hundevad

Tea Trolley by Poul Hundevad

Located in Hudson, NY

Teak tea trolley, or bar cart, on large casters, in three layers, the top layer being a slide out

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Tray Tables

Italian Mid Century Trolley/Tea Cart
Italian Mid Century Trolley/Tea Cart

Italian Mid Century Trolley/Tea Cart

Located in Los Angeles, CA

tray.

Category

20th Century Italian Tray Tables

Materials

Brass

Viennese Tea Cart from the 1930s
Viennese Tea Cart from the 1930s

Viennese Tea Cart from the 1930s

By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Julius Jirasek

Located in Vienna, AT

From 1930 Julius Jirasek worked as designer for the „Werkstätten Hagenauer“ in Vienna. His designs are charakterized by pure und functional styles. Besides he worked as architect for...

Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Tray Tables

Materials

Nutwood, Glass

1940s Hollywood Tray Top Tea Table
1940s Hollywood Tray Top Tea Table

1940s Hollywood Tray Top Tea Table

Located in TUJUNGA, CA

1940s Hollywood tray top tea table. Cream lacquer finish.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Wood

GHYCZY Tea Trolley Pioneer T63S Frame Brass Matt, Satin Glass
GHYCZY Tea Trolley Pioneer T63S Frame Brass Matt, Satin Glass

GHYCZY Tea Trolley Pioneer T63S Frame Brass Matt, Satin Glass

By Peter Ghyczy

Located in Swalmen, NL

The table frame is made of tubes and casted parts which clamp the glass. The tempered glass has a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Expressionist Tray Tables

Materials

Brass

GHYCZY Tea Trolley Pioneer T63S, Ristretto, Cast Part Brass Matt
GHYCZY Tea Trolley Pioneer T63S, Ristretto, Cast Part Brass Matt

GHYCZY Tea Trolley Pioneer T63S, Ristretto, Cast Part Brass Matt

By Peter Ghyczy

Located in Swalmen, NL

The table frame is made of tubes and casted parts which clamp the glass. The tempered glass has a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Classical Roman Tray Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Aldo Tura Green Serving Tea Cart Goatskin And Brass From Italy
Aldo Tura Green Serving Tea Cart Goatskin And Brass From Italy

Aldo Tura Green Serving Tea Cart Goatskin And Brass From Italy

By Aldo Tura

Located in Antwerp, BE

1950 Very nice and decorative tea cart by Aldo Tura for TURA Italy 1950. This goat skin covered

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables

Materials

Brass

Swedish Period Tea Table with Candlestick Trays
Swedish Period Tea Table with Candlestick Trays

Swedish Period Tea Table with Candlestick Trays

Located in Sheffield, MA

Early Swedish tea table, circa 1790, with shaped apron and tapering square legs. Extensions on

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Wood

Minimalist 'Doris' T63S Tea Trolley in Stainless Steel and Tempered Glass
Minimalist 'Doris' T63S Tea Trolley in Stainless Steel and Tempered Glass

Minimalist 'Doris' T63S Tea Trolley in Stainless Steel and Tempered Glass

By Peter Ghyczy

Located in Swalmen, NL

. The glass table top is durable and can bear a lot of weight. This trolley also features sand casting

Category

1990s Dutch Minimalist Tray Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

18th. Century Swedish Rococo Tray Top Tea Table
18th. Century Swedish Rococo Tray Top Tea Table

18th. Century Swedish Rococo Tray Top Tea Table

Located in Houston, TX

Handsome and unusual tray top tea table. Sensual cabriole legs with "ball and claw" foot. Scraped

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Pine, Paint

English or Dutch Tea Table with Tray Top
English or Dutch Tea Table with Tray Top

English or Dutch Tea Table with Tray Top

Located in Sheffield, MA

Period mahogany tray top tea table with scalloped apron, front and back, re-entrant corners

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Brass

18th Century Queen Anne Mahogany Tray Top Tea Table
18th Century Queen Anne Mahogany Tray Top Tea Table

18th Century Queen Anne Mahogany Tray Top Tea Table

Located in Great Barrington, MA

From any angle just a lovely table. Though it looks very English in form, I believe it is

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier European Rococo Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Two-Tier Swing Shelf Tea Tray
Two-Tier Swing Shelf Tea Tray

Two-Tier Swing Shelf Tea Tray

Located in Los Angeles, CA

French ebonized and chinoiserie decorated bamboo two-tier tea tray.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Card Tables and Tea Tables

Queen Anne style Mahogany Tray Top Tea Table, "Bussolini Bros"
Queen Anne style Mahogany Tray Top Tea Table, "Bussolini Bros"

Queen Anne style Mahogany Tray Top Tea Table, "Bussolini Bros"

Located in Providence, RI

This is a faithful copy of the famous Boston tray-top tea table. It is all solid mahogany and

Category

20th Century American Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Queen Anne Mahogany Dished Tray-Top Tea Table with Drawers
Queen Anne Mahogany Dished Tray-Top Tea Table with Drawers

Queen Anne Mahogany Dished Tray-Top Tea Table with Drawers

Located in Providence, RI

This is a dense tea table of the very finest island mahogany, which has been bleached into a golden

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Queen Anne Walnut Tray Top Tea Table, probably New Hampshire, c.1730-60
Queen Anne Walnut Tray Top Tea Table, probably New Hampshire, c.1730-60

Queen Anne Walnut Tray Top Tea Table, probably New Hampshire, c.1730-60

Located in Providence, RI

diminutive tea tables created in the period. Note the beautiful skirt, which is similar to many New England

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Queen Anne Card Tables and Tea...

Materials

Walnut

Queen Anne Tea Table
Queen Anne Tea Table

Queen Anne Tea Table

Located in Litchfield, CT

Queen Anne Tray Top Tea Table, English or Irish, ca. 1750-1765. The table has an applied

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Swedish Gustavian Tea Table
Swedish Gustavian Tea Table

Swedish Gustavian Tea Table

Located in Houston, TX

Unusual Swedish tea table with a tray top. Scraped to original blue and salmon paint. Superb

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Paint, Pine

A Queen Anne Walnut Tea Table
A Queen Anne Walnut Tea Table

A Queen Anne Walnut Tea Table

Located in Woodbury, CT

A delicate Queen Anne walnut tea table with rectangular tray top, on cabriole legs ending in padded

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Walnut

An English Chippendale Mahogany Tea Table
An English Chippendale Mahogany Tea Table

An English Chippendale Mahogany Tea Table

Located in Woodbury, CT

A mahogany tray top tea table from the Chippendale period. The figured mahogany top with solid

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Painted Tole Tray Table
Italian Painted Tole Tray Table

Italian Painted Tole Tray Table

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

A charming Italian two tier tole tea table painted with fanciful chinoiserie decoration on a rust

Category

20th Century Italian Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Metal

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Tea Tray Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the tea tray table you’re looking for. A tea tray table — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a tea tray table, we have 107 options in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tea tray table — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A tea tray table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Georgian and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made tea tray table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Peter Ghyczy, François Linke and Franco Albini are consistently popular.

How Much is a Tea Tray Table?

Prices for a tea tray table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $465 and can go as high as $92,017, while the average can fetch as much as $1,965.

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The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.

Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.

Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.

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The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte

Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life. 

No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .

Questions About Tea Tray Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Tea tables have different names across various regions and cultures. Japanese tea tables are called chabudai, and British tea tables are sometimes called teapoys. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique and contemporary tea tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese tea table is a piece of furniture traditionally used in China for preparing and serving tea. It usually held a pump for drawing water and a basin for washing teacups and pots. The top doubled as a surface for resting teacups in between sips. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Chinese tea tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    A butler's tray table is an accent table typically used for serving. It includes a removable tray top that can transport food and drinks from room to room. Normally, the base features folding criss-crossing legs. Shop a range of butler's tray tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
    Tray top coffee tables are coffee tables with long, flat rectangular surfaces that are supported by an x-frame base. Low tables that were initially used as tea or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. After coffee drinking and “coffee breaks” became popular, it didn’t take long for coffee and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary tray top coffee tables from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.