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Tray Tables For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1920s
19th Century English Butlers Tray Table
Located in Pomona, CA
A mid-19th century English mahogany butlers tray on the stand features a rectangular tray with a surrounding gallery. On a folding X-frame stand with woven straps to accommodate the ...
Category
1840s English Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Butler Tray From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb butler tray from the first part of the 19th century in solid mahogany with its four foldable sides which is unusual
Very beautiful set which can be used as a bar or decoative...
Category
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Fruitwood Tray-Top Side Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique French fruitwood server / drinks table with beautifully aged warm patina.
Born in France in the 19th century, hand-crafted...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century Swedish Country Gustavian Tray Table
Located in Forney, TX
Pale, elegant simplicity and classic design, is how we would describe this large, subtly beautiful, hand carved and painted pine antique tray style table.
Handcrafted in Sweden in the late 1800s, decorated in a muted gray-blue paint color, typical of traditional Nordic Swedish County home interiors; pale, light and airy atmospheres, which counteract the low levels of natural light, especially during Scandinavian winters.
This substantially sized rustic table blends a comfortable warmth with a clean-lined minimalism—uniting in a way that is functional, unfussy, and timeless. The perfect choice for bridging contemporary and traditional styles.
Versatile. Ideal for use as an interesting side or center table, accent table, standing writing desk, work table, wine tasting stand or dry bar drinks table...
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19th Century Gustavian Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Swedish 19th century oak butlers tray from Bäckaskog castle
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century oak butlers tray from Bäckaskog castle circa 1890
Fine quality butlers tray on stand from Bäckaskog castle in Sweden. Removable tray with 3/4 moulded gallery and turne...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Gothic Revival Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Oak
Fine 19th Century Papier-Mâché Tray by Jennings & Bettridge, London Royal Makers
Located in Benington, Herts
A superb large hand painted papier-mâché shaped tray impressed to verso by the Royal Makers Jennens & Bettridge, London.
English, circa 1830.
Beautifully hand painted and gilt ...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
English Victorian Silver Plate Footed Tray
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian silver plate rectangular etched tray on small feet with floral edge and scroll handles.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Silver
Georgian Mahogany Oval Tray On Stand, Early 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An excellent quality George III Period late 18th - early 19th century mahogany oval butlers tray on later custom made base.
Having original finish and patina, and original brass hard...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Queen Anne Style Tray Table Lacquered by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Weathered 19th century mahogany tray table or tea serving table lacquer painted by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). Made in the Queen Anne tas...
Category
19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Jamaican Regency Yucca Tray Table with Exotic Specimen Compass
Located in Charleston, SC
A solid 19th century Jamaican Regency yucca tray table with matching stand, circa 1840, featuring a tray top with compass shaped exotic wood specimen inlay and finely turned spooled ...
Category
19th Century Jamaican Regency Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Wood
19th century Walnut Adjustable Reading Table, 1890s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful walnut lectern table dating from the end of the 19th century.
The patented system allows the writing surface to be moved from left to right or vice versa, to raise or ...
Category
1890s French Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Tea Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XV Style Two Tier Parquetry Tea Table
With inlaid diamond parquetry top...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Bronze
A 19th Century French Satinwood Etagere
Located in London, GB
A 19th century satinwood etagere with three tiers. Made with inlaid satinwood and brass trim, with brass castors finishing the legs, and with a butto...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
19th C. Solid Brass German Tray on Black Chinoiserie Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th century solid brass tray table. The brass tray sits on a carved wood chinoiserie style base with a bottom stretcher.. The base is painted black. The two handled monumental tray is stamped...
Category
19th Century German Chinoiserie Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Papier Mâché Scalloped Tray Table on Faux Bamboo Base
Located in Savannah, GA
Scalloped shape black papier mâché tray table with very vibrant and detailed floral design. The stunning tray was mounted later on a faux bamboo custom wooden base.
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Paper, Faux Bamboo
English Georgian Mahogany Butler Tray Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
The circa 1800 English Georgian tray on contemporary base are made of solid mahogany. The tray is decorated with panels of fretwork. Perfect as a tea table, side table or occasional ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Chrome and Walnut Reading Stand or Over Bed Table
Located in Chillerton, 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 ad...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Tray Tables
Materials
Walnut
English Chippendale shaped polished tin tea tray, c. 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chippendale shaped tole tea tray.
England, c. 1830
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Tin
19th Century French Hand Painted Oval Tole Tray with Landscape Scene
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a coffee table with this elegant and beautiful antique tray. Crafted in France, circa 1870 and oval in shape, the colorful tray, dressed with side handles, features a hand p...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Tôle
Victorian Mahogany, Over Bed Reading Stand Table
Located in Chillerton, 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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Mahogany Tricoteuse Occasional Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Elegant Early 19th Century, French Empire Period, Mahogany Tricoteuse Type Occasional Table, Having Extremely Well Figured Rectangular Galleried Top, Over One Drawer To ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Continental oval tole tea tray with gilt armorial, 1825-50
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Oval tole tea tray centering on a gilt armorial on a burgundy colored ground framed with a black rim with gilt banding.
Continental, probably Italian, second quarter 19th century.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Paint, Paper
Henry Clay Papier Mâché Lacquered Tray and Base
By Henry Clay
Located in Downingtown, PA
Burgundy papier mâché lacquered tray and base,
Impressed "Clay" for Henry Clay,
circa 1815
The burgundy-ground "papier mâché" lacquered tray...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Other
Rosewood Regency Occasional Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality Late Regency Period rosewood circular occasional table of unusual design, possibly originally designed for storage of wool, having two well figured circular tiers...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Chinese Drink Trolly or Tea Tray on Castors with Birds & Flowers
Located in Round Top, TX
Highly decorative drink trolly, tea tray or bar cart from China resting on four castors. Various birds, flowers, leaves and more embellish the two trays.
Painted finish, primarily b...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Victorian Papier Mache Tray on Later Base
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with a brilliant red ground with leaves and flowers and butterflies in gilt. The base with faux bamboo legs and stretcher. Ex- Hyde Park Antiques NYC.
Category
1860s English Late Victorian Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Paper
Jennings & Bettridge Tilt Top Tray Table, 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Rectangular paper mache tea tray table with a flat rim and rounded corners. The tray has a hand painted scroll work & floral border decoration and is mounted to a Jennings & Bettridge swivel brace ebonized wood stand...
Category
1830s English Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Paper, Wood, Paint
Regency Painted Tole Tray
Located in Essex, MA
Oval with red ground and gilt leaf tip outer border, beautifully painted central pastural scene.
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Tin
French 19th Century Walnut, Cherry and Mahogany Tray Top Table with Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut, mahogany and cherry tray top table from the 19th century with diamond marquetry and trestle base. Created in France during the 19th century, this exquisite small tra...
Category
19th Century French Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Cherry, Mahogany, Walnut
19th Century English Butlers Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning English Butlers Tray Table. was acquired in Johannesburg, Africa. The table sits on a stand with straps of Ticking fabrics, which folds for...
Category
19th Century English William IV Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Mahogany
SUBLIME ANTiQUE CARVED LIBERTY'S LONDON MOROCCAN FOLDING TRAY TABLE ETCHINGS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this ornately hand carved Moroccan brass tray table retailed through Liberty's in the 1880-1900's with fresh...
Category
1880s Burmese Late Victorian Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Tray on Stand Mahogany Side Table with X-Form Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English tray on stand mahogany side table from the 19th century. This elegant English mahogany side table from the 19th century features a versatile removable tray top, combining ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Mahogany
A George IV rosewood and scagliola occasional table attributed to Gillows c.1825
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The rectangular top of this table tilts up to display a scagliola landscape scene showing the ruins of the Roman Forum, the Temples of Vespasian and Saturn, the Column of Phocas and ...
Category
1820s English William IV Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Scagliola, Rosewood
French Inlay Wood Coffee Table by Emile Gallé (1846-1904)
By Émile Gallé
Located in IT
Elegant coffee table in finely inlaid wood, signed Emile Gallé (1846-1904), France
This refined coffee table is the work of the French cabinetmaker and ceramist Emile v (1846-1904)....
Category
19th Century French Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Oval antique silver gallery tray
Located in London, GB
Lovely antique silver gallery tray with a boat-shaped and hand pierced gallery, decorated with intricate stylised scrolling foliage and flowers. The border features a pretty applied ...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Mahogany Inlaid Serving Tray on Stand
Located in High Point, NC
19th century mahogany shaped serving tray with serpentine and inlaid molded gallery and bulbous brass handles. The tray has a central satinwood feathered design, and intricately inla...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
Asian Two Tier Tray Table
Located in Malibu, CA
Asian bamboo tray table with handpainted with birds & branches. A handle on the top for moving around easily. The painted motif is visible on both trays.
There are two shelves to use...
Category
Late 19th Century British Chinoiserie Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Lacquered Pedestal Tray / Table Stand from Burma, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A small pedestal tray table, hand-carved in Burma (Myanmar), circa 1890.
Lacquered in red, turned base. A beautiful decorative accent for any dinner table, console or kitchen counter.
Category
1890s Burmese Other Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Mahogany Drinks Trolley and Cake Serving Table of Antique Quality
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique, rare Art Deco mahogany drinks trolley and cake serving table, featuring impressive wheels that add to its allure.
This beautiful and uncommon piece exudes quality, showcasi...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Butlers Tray Table, late 19th C., England
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Late 19th century butlers tray on stand. Scalloped detail incorporating open handles for serving. Beautiful mahogany with great patina.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Mahogany
English Hand Painted Lacquered Papier Mâché Tray Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique English tray table with a lacquered paper mâché tray painted with a landscape depicting a shepherd and his flock in the countryside ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Faux Bamboo
Moorish Round Brass Tray
Located in Queens, NY
Moorish (19/20th Century) round brass tray with scalloped edge.
Category
19th Century Unknown Moorish Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
Rococo Style Silver Plated Sideboard Mirror Tray, Wine Tray
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Rococo Style Silver Plated Sideboard Mirror Tray, Wine Tray
This is a delightful piece, the tray has an irregular oval shaped frame with feet and handles, it is heavy for its size, ...
Category
19th Century Napoleon III Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Silver Plate
English Tole Red Serving Tray on a Later Stand
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Pheromonal antique tomato red chinoiserie tray on a later painted tray.
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Chinese Carved Hardwood Scholar's Tray, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A sophisticated Chinese carved and pierced hardwood scholar's tray, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, China.
The tray of rectangular form with high sides and rounded corners. The sides...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century French Lacquered Tray
Located in Stockbridge, GA
19th century French tole lacquered tray
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
Georgian Style Inlaid Butlers Tray on Stand
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Georgian Style Inlaid Butlers Tray on Stand
This is a superb quality piece, the tray top fits on to the legs forming a neat drinks table
The tray is oval and decorated in the Shera...
Category
1880s Sheraton Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Walnut
Signed B. Walton & Co. Papier-Mâché Tray on Tilting Stand, c1840
Located in valatie, NY
This exceptional tray table was hand crafted by the renowned B. Walton Company, premier English craftsmen of paper-mâché. The sizable green tray has beautifully gilt and scalloped ri...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Wood, Paper
Moorish Round Brass Tray
Located in Queens, NY
Moorish (19/20th Century) round brass tray with rope design edge.
Category
19th Century Unknown Moorish Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Hand Painted Oval Brass Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique tray on a coffee table, or in a master bathroom to display beauty products. Crafted in France, circa 1870, and oval in shape...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Art Deco Silver Plated Sideboard Mirror Tray, Wine Tray This is a deligh
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Art Deco Silver Plated Sideboard Mirror Tray, Wine Tray
This is a delightful piece, the tray has an irregular rectangular shaped frame with feet, it is heavy for its size
A L...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Tray Tables
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Mahogany Serving Tray
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century mahogany serving tray
Hand made serving tray from solid mahogany with brass hardware.
The oval tray has four handles along four drop-down sides.
The tray sits a...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Hand Painted & Gilt Tole Tray with Harbor Scene Vernet Style
By Claude-Joseph Vernet
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a coffee table with this elegant and beautiful antique tray. Crafted in France, circa 1870 and round in shape, the colorful tray features a hand painted center medallion dep...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Tôle
An English Regency Style Hand-Painted Wooden Hunting Tray on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
decorated with a scenic reserve centering a hunter on horseback beside a pair of dogs all on a black lacquered ground with gilt foliate decoration; impr...
Category
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Wood
Regency Black and Gilt Papier Mache Lacquer Tray with Later Stand, 19th Century
By Henry Clay
Located in Spencertown, NY
The Chinoiserie decorated black and gilt rectangular tray stamped on the reverse "Clay, King St. Covent Garden.”.
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Lacquer
Small Black Painted Swedish Tray Table
Located in Round Top, TX
There is a tremendous amount of character packed into a small space in this unique English table with it's removable black painted metal tray. Notice the mother of pearl inlay that i...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Metal
French Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Two-Tier Occasional Table, attr E. Zwiener, 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Cross-banded Two-Tier Occasional Table, attributed to Emmanuel Zwiener, Paris Circa 1880
Measures: Height 38", width 32", depth 21.5".
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tray Tables
Materials
Bronze
Handsome English George III Style Oval Inlaid Tray on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
The large mahogany oval tray centering an impressive satinwood shell motif surrounded by rosewood banding; raised on a later stand. (the tray itself measures 24.5" x 18.75")
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Late 19th Century English George III Antique Tray Tables
Antique and Vintage Tray Tables
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.