Japanese Maki-E Lacquered Oval Wood Tray on Stand, c. 1850-1900

Oval black paper mache tray top coffee table with gold leaf border decoration, mounted on a custom sabre leg stand with conforming apron. ...

Shaped paper mache tray mounted on a butterfly hinged tilt top support, based on the French Vendange table mechanism. The black tray has a double...

Rectangular papier maché burgundy ground tray top coffee table decorated with a gilt border of floral and vine. The tray has been mounted on a custom bamboo turned & ebonized hardwoo...

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.

Vintage figured mahogany oval tray with standing scolloped rim mounted on a painted conforming apron with four square tapered legs terminating in spade feet.

Damascus table top with geometric inlays of mixed hardwoods and Mother-of-Pearl. The table top has been remounted on a custom walnut stand with X stretc...

A very good quality late 18th century, Georgian period, mahogany oval butlers tray of Panelled design, retaining original brass hinges to folding sides with pierced carrying handles, raised on later square 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 as is now normal with by far the majority of these butlers trays which we see, due to the fact they make absolutely perfect coffee tables, this has been removed from its original, tall, folding stand at some point and fitted onto a lower, more practical and sturdy stand constructed from old antique wood. It’s worth noting that generally this means an old broken table...

Vintage Mid 20th Century tole painted tray table with foldable base. The ivory background with black neoclassical decoration set on a marbleized surface. The base can be folded for flat storage.

A good quality George III period mahogany oval butlers tray of panelled construction, having original brass hinges and pierced handles to folding sides, housed on later square 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 as is now normal with by far the majority of these butlers trays which we see, due to the fact they make absolutely perfect coffee tables, this has been removed from its original, tall, folding stand at some point and fitted onto a lower, more practical and sturdy stand constructed from old antique wood. It's worth noting that generally this means an old broken table...

Chinoiserie lacquered wood tray on a bamboo stand, the shaped rectangular tray decorated with chinoiserie scenes, on a canted rectangular faux bamboo stand. 22.5 inches in height, 2...

Victorian rectangular papier-mâché tray, on later stand. This is an outstanding example, which got our attention by its many unusual qualities. It is large, with a dished rim, gilt ...

A Good Quality Regency Period Oblong Papier Mache Tray With Very Attractive Hand Painted And Gilded Decoration Raised On Elegant Later Faux Bamboo Design Stand.  What better way t...