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Tray Tables For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
French Victorian Silver Plate Tray
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian (19th Century) silver plate rectangular shaped tray with scroll & shell design border and handles with mirrored surface.
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Silver

French Victorian Silver Plate Tray
French Victorian Silver Plate Tray

French Victorian Silver Plate Tray

Fantastic Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Butler’s Tray on Stand
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian rosewood butler’s tray on stand having a fantastic quality rosewood butler’s tray with two drop sides on the original solid rosewood folding stand...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Tray Tables

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Rosewood

Fantastic Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Butler’s Tray on Stand
Fantastic Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Butler’s Tray on Stand

Fantastic Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Butler’s Tray on Stand

SUBLIME ANTiQUE CARVED LIBERTY'S LONDON MOROCCAN FOLDING TRAY TABLE ETCHINGS
By Liberty of London
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...
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1880s Burmese Late Victorian Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Brass

SUBLIME ANTiQUE CARVED LIBERTY'S LONDON MOROCCAN FOLDING TRAY TABLE ETCHINGS
SUBLIME ANTiQUE CARVED LIBERTY'S LONDON MOROCCAN FOLDING TRAY TABLE ETCHINGS

SUBLIME ANTiQUE CARVED LIBERTY'S LONDON MOROCCAN FOLDING TRAY TABLE ETCHINGS

19th Century Hand painted curved Dutch Tray Table
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Metal Tray Table, on stand . Hand painted flowers in Gold . In the middle a Bird .Love the curves on the tray ,and on the stand ,beathiful .
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1880s Dutch Napoleon III Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century Hand painted curved Dutch Tray Table
19th Century Hand painted curved Dutch Tray Table

19th Century Hand painted curved Dutch Tray Table

George III Mahogany Tray Top Silver Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
George III antique mahogany tray top silver table which has a lovely mahogany tray top with shaped corners, two candle slides to the frieze and standing on four cabriole legs with pa...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Other

George III Mahogany Tray Top Silver Table
George III Mahogany Tray Top Silver Table

George III Mahogany Tray Top Silver Table

Extandable Walnut Side Table, circa 1850
Located in Delft, NL
Extandable Walnut side table, circa 1850 Dutch Extendable walnut etagere table 19th century, standing on beautifully decorated triangular frame with scroll legs. Willem III ca. 18...
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Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Tray Tables

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Walnut

Extandable Walnut Side Table, circa 1850
Extandable Walnut Side Table, circa 1850

Extandable Walnut Side Table, circa 1850

English 19th Century Mahogany Faux Bamboo Side Table with Carved Tray Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany side table from the 19th century with carved tray top, faux bamboo base, cross stretcher, rosettes and casters. This exquisite 19th-century English mahogany side ...
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19th Century English Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Faux Bamboo, Mahogany

English 19th Century Mahogany Faux Bamboo Side Table with Carved Tray Top
English 19th Century Mahogany Faux Bamboo Side Table with Carved Tray Top

English 19th Century Mahogany Faux Bamboo Side Table with Carved Tray Top

English Chippendale Mahogany Dish Top Two-Tiered Dumb Waiter, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany two-tiered dish top dumb waiter with a carved turned bulbous spiral centered column and terminating on tripod legs with styliz...
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1770s English Chippendale Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

English Chippendale Mahogany Dish Top Two-Tiered Dumb Waiter, Circa 1770
English Chippendale Mahogany Dish Top Two-Tiered Dumb Waiter, Circa 1770

English Chippendale Mahogany Dish Top Two-Tiered Dumb Waiter, Circa 1770

19th century English Colonial Walnut Tray Table, 1890s
Located in LEGNY, FR
This side table features a beautiful walnut top with handles and folding base, dating from the early 20th century in the English colonial style. It is in good condition. The walnut ...
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1890s English British Colonial Antique Tray Tables

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Walnut

19th century English Colonial Walnut Tray Table, 1890s
19th century English Colonial Walnut Tray Table, 1890s

19th century English Colonial Walnut Tray Table, 1890s

William IV Mahogany Occasional Table circa 1830 with George III Mahogany Tray
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A William IV mahogany occasional table circa 1830 together with George III mahogany oval tray The table with flame mahogany rectangular top on a round tapering column and ...
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Mahogany

William IV Mahogany Occasional Table circa 1830 with George III Mahogany Tray
William IV Mahogany Occasional Table circa 1830 with George III Mahogany Tray

William IV Mahogany Occasional Table circa 1830 with George III Mahogany Tray

18th Century Rococo Tray Table
Located in Ljungby, SE
A Rococo tray table made in Mälardalen, Sweden, in the 1760s. The table was repainted in 1862. On each side of the table, there are pull-out surfaces designed for placing candles.
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1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Wood

18th Century Rococo Tray Table
18th Century Rococo Tray Table

18th Century Rococo Tray Table

Late 19th Century French Bronze Terrier as a Pen Tray
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Late 19th Century French Bronze Terrier as a Pen Tray. Unique piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tray Tables

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Bronze

Late 19th Century French Bronze Terrier as a Pen Tray
Late 19th Century French Bronze Terrier as a Pen Tray

Late 19th Century French Bronze Terrier as a Pen Tray

Antique English Paper Mache Tray Table with Faux Bamboo Legs & Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique tray table is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1880 and done in a period Victorian style. The antique tray itself is comp...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Softwood, Paper

Antique English Paper Mache Tray Table with Faux Bamboo Legs & Floral Decoration
Antique English Paper Mache Tray Table with Faux Bamboo Legs & Floral Decoration

Antique English Paper Mache Tray Table with Faux Bamboo Legs & Floral Decoration

English Victorian Silver Plate Engraved Serving Tray with Patina
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian silver plate rectangular serving tray with a heavy patina, engraved surface, and ornate handles, border, and four feet.
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Silver

English Victorian Silver Plate Engraved Serving Tray with Patina
English Victorian Silver Plate Engraved Serving Tray with Patina

English Victorian Silver Plate Engraved Serving Tray with Patina

Italian Tole Figural Landscape Gallery Tray on Faux Bamboo Stand, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian tole figural landscape tray on stand with an articulated gallery, flanking side handles, decorative foliage border, and resting on faux bamboo ebon...
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1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Tin

Italian Tole Figural Landscape Gallery Tray on Faux Bamboo Stand, Circa 1815
Italian Tole Figural Landscape Gallery Tray on Faux Bamboo Stand, Circa 1815

Italian Tole Figural Landscape Gallery Tray on Faux Bamboo Stand, Circa 1815

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...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Brass

A 19th Century French Satinwood Etagere
A 19th Century French Satinwood Etagere

A 19th Century French Satinwood Etagere

English Victorian Silver Plate Tray
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian oval silver plate etched and fluted tray with initials and grape design edge and handles.
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Silver

English Victorian Silver Plate Tray
English Victorian Silver Plate Tray

English Victorian Silver Plate Tray

Pair of Louis XVI Faience Tray Tables with Hand-Painted Floral Decorations
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare pair of elegant Louis XVI faience tray tables, crafted by Hannover-Münden circa 1780. The tables feature original hand-painted faience trays with high, profiled edges. One tra...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Faience, Cherry

Pair of Louis XVI Faience Tray Tables with Hand-Painted Floral Decorations
Pair of Louis XVI Faience Tray Tables with Hand-Painted Floral Decorations

Pair of Louis XVI Faience Tray Tables with Hand-Painted Floral Decorations

English Victorian Silver Plate and Patina Ornate Serving Tray
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian silver plate rectangular serving tray with a heavy patina, engraved surface, and ornate handles, border, and four feet. Silver plating has mostly worn away. One ha...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Silver

English Victorian Silver Plate and Patina Ornate Serving Tray
English Victorian Silver Plate and Patina Ornate Serving Tray

English Victorian Silver Plate and Patina Ornate Serving Tray

Regency Black and Gilt Papier Mâché Tray, c1810 with Later Custom Stand
Located in valatie, NY
This exceptional papier mâché tray is highly decorated and sits on a clustered bamboo style frame. The black and gilt painted scene is of an Asian country estate with a typical stone...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Wood, Paper

Regency Black and Gilt Papier Mâché Tray, c1810 with Later Custom Stand
Regency Black and Gilt Papier Mâché Tray, c1810 with Later Custom Stand

Regency Black and Gilt Papier Mâché Tray, c1810 with Later Custom Stand

19th Century Papier Mache Tray on Stand
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive mid 19th century oblong papier maché tray having elegant hand painted and gilded floral decoration housed on later square tapered leg stand (What better way t...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Paper

19th Century Papier Mache Tray on Stand
19th Century Papier Mache Tray on Stand

19th Century Papier Mache Tray on Stand

Late 18th Century Swedish Tray Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Late 18th century Swedish tray table. The table is decorated with wooden carvings. A fun detail is the painting on the table top is upside down when its folded up. The table is sligh...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Pine

Late 18th Century Swedish Tray Table
Late 18th Century Swedish Tray Table

Late 18th Century Swedish Tray Table

Elm Small Altar Table, China, Mid-19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A small Chinese altar display table, hand-crafted in Elm wood, circa 1860-1880. Soft, supple elm wood, in a dark brown/red semi-gloss finish. Beautifully turned legs with circular ...
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1860s Chinese Qing Antique Tray Tables

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Elm

Elm Small Altar Table, China, Mid-19th Century
Elm Small Altar Table, China, Mid-19th Century

Elm Small Altar Table, China, Mid-19th Century

19th Century Chinese Export Hardwood Folding Tray Table
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant Chinese export hardwood tray table set on delicate yoke shaped legs and a hinged x-form stretcher decorated with stylized kui dragons. The he...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tray Tables

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Hardwood

19th Century Chinese Export Hardwood Folding Tray Table
19th Century Chinese Export Hardwood Folding Tray Table

19th Century Chinese Export Hardwood Folding Tray Table

English Regency Style Brown Lacquered Tray Top Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency style (19/20th Century) brown lacquered tray top coffee table with decorative floral design and a black lacquered and gilt double fa...
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Late 19th Century British Regency Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Faux Bamboo

English Regency Style Brown Lacquered Tray Top Coffee Table
English Regency Style Brown Lacquered Tray Top Coffee Table

English Regency Style Brown Lacquered Tray Top Coffee Table

19th century paper cache painted oval tray on later stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century paper cache painted oval tray on later stand
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19th Century Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Wood, Paper

19th century paper cache painted oval tray on later stand
19th century paper cache painted oval tray on later stand

19th century paper cache painted oval tray on later stand

English Scalloped Paper Mache Tray on Stand. Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English scalloped paper mache tray on stand with hand painted floral decoration. Stand was made for tray at later date. Dealers please call...
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19th Century British Antique Tray Tables

English Scalloped Paper Mache Tray on Stand. Circa 1815
English Scalloped Paper Mache Tray on Stand. Circa 1815

English Scalloped Paper Mache Tray on Stand. Circa 1815

English Tole Tray on Stand with Figural & Pagoda Scenes on Faux Bamboo Legs 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English tole tray on stand with figural and pagoda scenes on faux bamboo painted and gilt splayed legs with original connecting stretchers, Early 19th century.
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1820s English George III Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Tin

English Tole Tray on Stand with Figural & Pagoda Scenes on Faux Bamboo Legs 1820
English Tole Tray on Stand with Figural & Pagoda Scenes on Faux Bamboo Legs 1820

English Tole Tray on Stand with Figural & Pagoda Scenes on Faux Bamboo Legs 1820

19thc Large Antique Papier-Mâché & Mother of Pearl Inlay w Gold Leaf Tray Table
By Aaron Jennens & T.H. Bettridge
Located in Savannah, GA
A large and rare Papier-mâché tray table with intricate view of castle in mother of pearl inlay on the top set in a serpentine shaped surround with gilded foliate borders and gold gi...
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1850s English Early Victorian Antique Tray Tables

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Fruitwood, Lacquer, Paper

19thc Large Antique Papier-Mâché & Mother of Pearl Inlay w Gold Leaf Tray Table
19thc Large Antique Papier-Mâché & Mother of Pearl Inlay w Gold Leaf Tray Table

19thc Large Antique Papier-Mâché & Mother of Pearl Inlay w Gold Leaf Tray Table

English Tray Table
Located in New York, NY
English lacquered papier-mache tray table. Large painted oval tray depicting a handsome springer spaniel dog with original beautifully patterned bor...
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19th Century English Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Hardwood

English Tray Table
English Tray Table

English Tray Table

19th Century Inlaid Satinwood Tray on (Stand made later)
Located in Richmond, Surrey
19th Century Satinwood Kidney Shaped Inlaid Tray on stand. The inlay shows ribbons, bows, scrolls, garlands of flowers. Around the edge there is a brass gallery & carrying handles. T...
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19th Century English Edwardian Antique Tray Tables

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Satinwood

19th Century Inlaid Satinwood Tray on (Stand made later)
19th Century Inlaid Satinwood Tray on (Stand made later)

19th Century Inlaid Satinwood Tray on (Stand made later)

Small Georgian Mahogany Butlers Tray on Stand
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality And Unusually Small Georgian Mahogany Butlers Tray, Of Diminutive Proportion, Having Elegant Shaped Sides With Pierced Carrying Handles And Well Figured Top, Housed On Later Square Chamfered Leg Mahogany Stand. During the 18th and 19th centuries a coffee table was not what we regard as a coffee table in the 21st century. Coffee tables back then were always full height, effectively side tables. The modern, low, coffee table is really something which began to be seen during the early 20th century onwards. Based on the above there is a variety of different methods to incorporate a coffee table into an interior for people who wish to furnish their properties with genuine antique furniture, whilst still allowing for the practicalities and function which is required in modern times. Therefore it is now incredibly common to find 18th and 19th century trays of varying shape, size and design utilised as coffee tables. As with all the others that we have seen this particular tray has been fitted onto a low, practical and sturdy stand constructed from old antique wood. It’s worth noting that generally this means an old broken table...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Small Georgian Mahogany Butlers Tray on Stand
Small Georgian Mahogany Butlers Tray on Stand

Small Georgian Mahogany Butlers Tray on Stand

Collapsable Indian Brass Tray Top Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Collapsable Indian Brass Tray Top Table This is a beautiful piece with a Ceremonial winged Lion at the centre, the table top is decoratively hand beaten, the table base can be folde...
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19th Century Anglo Raj Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Brass

Collapsable Indian Brass Tray Top Table
Collapsable Indian Brass Tray Top Table

Collapsable Indian Brass Tray Top Table

Lacquered Cat Tray
Located in New York, NY
English lacquered papier-mâché tray table. Large oval tray depicting a white Persian cat sitting on a pillow. Beautifully detailed border. Antique tra...
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19th Century English Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Lacquered Cat Tray
Lacquered Cat Tray

Lacquered Cat Tray

19th century chinoiserie hand-painted tray table with much later base
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century chinoiserie hand-painted tray table with much later base
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19th Century Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Wood

19th century chinoiserie hand-painted tray table with much later base
19th century chinoiserie hand-painted tray table with much later base

19th century chinoiserie hand-painted tray table with much later base

An 18th Century Chippendale Supper Table with Tambour Front
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
A fine mid eighteenth century Chippendale supper table, with serpentine tambour front, the top extending with a flap opening to each side, with single drawer to the frieze with origi...
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Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Mahogany

An 18th Century Chippendale Supper Table with Tambour Front
An 18th Century Chippendale Supper Table with Tambour Front

An 18th Century Chippendale Supper Table with Tambour Front

English Mahogany Oval Inlaid Serving Tray with Brass Side Handles. Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany oval serving tray with flanking bulbous brass handles, scalloped molded border, centered satinwood conch shell, and intricately intertwined satinwood inlaid ribbon, ...
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1810s English George III Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Brass

English Mahogany Oval Inlaid Serving Tray with Brass Side Handles. Circa 1810
English Mahogany Oval Inlaid Serving Tray with Brass Side Handles. Circa 1810

English Mahogany Oval Inlaid Serving Tray with Brass Side Handles. Circa 1810

19th Century Satinwood Oval Étagère
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality late 19th century satinwood oval two tier etagere, or dumbwaiter, having removable lift off glass tray top and superbly figured veneers with crossbanded and inlaid dec...
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Tray Tables

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Satinwood

19th Century Satinwood Oval Étagère
19th Century Satinwood Oval Étagère

19th Century Satinwood Oval Étagère

English 19th Century Tray Top Table with Pedestal and Quadripartite Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany tray top table from the 19th century, with turned pedestal base and onion feet. Created in England during the 19th century, this mahogany table features a large t...
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19th Century English Antique Tray Tables

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Mahogany

English 19th Century Tray Top Table with Pedestal and Quadripartite Base
English 19th Century Tray Top Table with Pedestal and Quadripartite Base

English 19th Century Tray Top Table with Pedestal and Quadripartite Base

Large Papier-mâché Tray Depicting Brighton Pavilion
Located in Folkestone, GB
A large and rare Papier-mâché and mother of pearl inlaid tray with intricate view of Brighton pavilion to the top set in a serpentine shaped surround with gilded foliate borders and ...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Large Papier-mâché Tray Depicting Brighton Pavilion
Large Papier-mâché Tray Depicting Brighton Pavilion

Large Papier-mâché Tray Depicting Brighton Pavilion

Regency Mahogany Dessert Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Top shelf diameter 15.13 inches. Three graduated tiers each able to fold with a tripartite saber leg base with brass casters. Originally a dining room piece today useful to display p...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Tray Tables

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Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Dessert Stand
Regency Mahogany Dessert Stand

Regency Mahogany Dessert Stand

Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Two Tier Tea Table By Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XV Style Two Tier Tea Table By Paul Sormani Paul Sormani The oval upper tier surmounted by a bron...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Tray Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Two Tier Tea Table By Paul Sormani
Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Two Tier Tea Table By Paul Sormani

Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Two Tier Tea Table By Paul Sormani

Antique silver-plated gallery tray
By George Richmond Collis & Co.
Located in London, GB
Large oval antique silver-plated gallery tray The surface of the tray is beautifully hand engraved with sections of quadriform scolls, tendrils of foliage, blossoms, bellflowers and ...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique silver-plated gallery tray
Antique silver-plated gallery tray

Antique silver-plated gallery tray

19th Century Walnut Serving Tray on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century walnut serving tray on stand Serving tray with handles on four sides The sides of table drop down to make a larger surface, gr...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Walnut Serving Tray on Stand
19th Century Walnut Serving Tray on Stand

19th Century Walnut Serving Tray on Stand

English Regency Bronze Pen Tray
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency-style (19th Century) rectangular bronze pen tray with dolphin and floral relief edge.
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19th Century British Regency Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Bronze

English Regency Bronze Pen Tray
English Regency Bronze Pen Tray

English Regency Bronze Pen Tray

Late 18th Century French Marble-Top Carved-Wood Occasional Table with Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French carved-wood occasional table with single drawer, from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique side table from France has a rectangular-shaped, tray-style top wit...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Marble

Late 18th Century French Marble-Top Carved-Wood Occasional Table with Drawer
Late 18th Century French Marble-Top Carved-Wood Occasional Table with Drawer

Late 18th Century French Marble-Top Carved-Wood Occasional Table with Drawer

Antique 19 Century English Papier-mâché Tray Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A circa 1870's Papier Mache had gilt and decorated tray with a later custom dark wood base. The tray table with the tray fitting into the custom base. Can be removed and used for ser...
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1870s English Regency Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Antique 19 Century English Papier-mâché Tray Table
Antique 19 Century English Papier-mâché Tray Table

Antique 19 Century English Papier-mâché Tray Table

19th Century Papier Mâché Tray on Later Regency Style Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A hand-painted antique tray with a figural scene of lovers and hunter in a wooded glen on papier mâché in a custom Ebonized and gilt stand with gilt ring accents and slightly flaring...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Tray Tables

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Wood, Paper

19th Century Papier Mâché Tray on Later Regency Style Stand
19th Century Papier Mâché Tray on Later Regency Style Stand

19th Century Papier Mâché Tray on Later Regency Style Stand

English 19th Century Painted Tôle Tray Depicting Playful Dogs and Turtle Doves
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English painted tôle tray from the 19th century, adorned with dog motifs. Created in England during the 19th century, this tray draws our attention with its skillful depiction of ...
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19th Century English Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Tôle

English 19th Century Painted Tôle Tray Depicting Playful Dogs and Turtle Doves
English 19th Century Painted Tôle Tray Depicting Playful Dogs and Turtle Doves

English 19th Century Painted Tôle Tray Depicting Playful Dogs and Turtle Doves

19th Century French Napoleon III Oval Tole Tray with Hand Painted Medallion
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique tray was created in France, circa 1870. Oval in shape, the large black tole platter is embellished by hand painted gilt decor around the lip, and a colorful hand painted center medallion depicting a romantic picnic in the park with horses and dog. The colorful tray...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tray Tables

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Tôle

19th Century French Napoleon III Oval Tole Tray with Hand Painted Medallion
19th Century French Napoleon III Oval Tole Tray with Hand Painted Medallion

19th Century French Napoleon III Oval Tole Tray with Hand Painted Medallion

19th Century French Napoleon III Hand Painted Tole Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique oval tole tray was crafted in France, circa 1870, the colorful platter with side handles, features an oval center medallion with coastline scene, cliffs, trees, ...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Tôle

19th Century French Napoleon III Hand Painted Tole Tray
19th Century French Napoleon III Hand Painted Tole Tray

19th Century French Napoleon III Hand Painted Tole Tray

English Victorian Papier Mache Pearl Inlaid Tray Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian papier mache pearl inlaid and black lacquered shaped tray design three-tier table with faux bamboo design.  
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Tôle

English Victorian Papier Mache Pearl Inlaid Tray Table
English Victorian Papier Mache Pearl Inlaid Tray Table

English Victorian Papier Mache Pearl Inlaid Tray Table

Antique Walnut Tray Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This lovely walnut tray table made in a Black Forest style has simple but elegant carving around the inner and outer tray area. Raised up on finely turned x -shaped legs supported on...
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19th Century German Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Walnut Tray Table
Antique Walnut Tray Table

Antique Walnut Tray Table

Italian Painted and Gilt Tea Table. Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian carved wood, painted , and gilt tea table with decorative landscape under glass top. Dealers please call for trade price.
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19th Century Italian Antique Tray Tables

Italian Painted and Gilt Tea Table. Circa 1830
Italian Painted and Gilt Tea Table. Circa 1830

Italian Painted and Gilt Tea Table. Circa 1830

American Tole and Mahogany Tray on Stand, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American hand-painted decorative tole tray on carved mahogany stand. Tray has two side handles with hand-painted floral, fruit and medallion motif. Stand was made for tray with a car...
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1830s American American Empire Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Tin

American Tole and Mahogany Tray on Stand, Circa 1830
American Tole and Mahogany Tray on Stand, Circa 1830

American Tole and Mahogany Tray on Stand, Circa 1830

Oval Italian Tole Tray Accent Table with Custom Base
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An Antique 19th century Italian Tole tray with custom mahogany base. The oval tray in a cinnabar red color with light gold details. The base, made in...
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19th Century European Edwardian Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Metal

Oval Italian Tole Tray Accent Table with Custom Base
Oval Italian Tole Tray Accent Table with Custom Base

Oval Italian Tole Tray Accent Table with Custom Base

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...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Metal

Small Black Painted Swedish Tray Table
Small Black Painted Swedish Tray Table

Small Black Painted Swedish Tray Table

English Victorian Maroon and Floral Painted Tray Top Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian tray top table with maroon and gilt stenciled floral decorated papier-mache tray top and faux bamboo base.
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Tray Tables

Materials

Faux Bamboo

English Victorian Maroon and Floral Painted Tray Top Table
English Victorian Maroon and Floral Painted Tray Top Table

English Victorian Maroon and Floral Painted Tray Top Table

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.

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