British Tray Tables

Rectangular tole tea tray with rolled rim painted with diapered reserves and pierced on the narrow ends with handle grips. England, circa 1840.

WAS Benson stamped mark. A very large Arts and Crafts copper lily pad tray.

An English Butlers Tray Table. Acquired in Johannesburg, Africa. The table sits on a stand with straps of Ticking fabrics, which folds for easy storag...

19th century ebonized paper mâché tray which fits into the elegant wood tray table. The paper mache tray has gilt edges & mother of pearl inlay. There is an custom glass top, all...

Early 20th century mahogany serving tray w/ walnut inlay c.1910 A fine antique serving / bar tray for your favorite bottles and glasses Measures: 24" long x 14" wide Brass h...

Military Campaign Square Mahogany & Brass Butlers Tray on Folding Stand. Ideal for entertaining whether to serve drinks food etc. Extra dimensions With leaves down Height 47.5...

English mahogany oval serving tray with elaborate inlaid surface, scalloped gallery, and cast brass standing brass bail handles. The tray features a highly detailed and symmetrical A...

English Victorian-style silver plated lazy susan serving tray with five sections surrounding a central bowl with ornate edging on a rotating pedestal. Heavy tarnish.

Octagonal canted standing rim tole tray with stenciled floral decorated interior & border. The rim is pierced with handle grips. England, circa 1815. Condition: Craquelure to the tra...

English Regency-style (19th Century) rectangular bronze pen tray with dolphin and floral relief edge.

A beautiful English tray table or tray on stand from the Aesthetic Movement Period, featuring a rectangular tray of papier mache with a recessed center showing a decorative Chinoiser...

This is a vintage butler's serving table. An English, mahogany afternoon tea tray on stand in Georgian revival taste, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Charming Art Deco se...

This handsome piece consists of two sections on a lifting ratchet, a fine mahogany Regency period reading/writing table featuring an adjustable top over a substantial base support. R...

Very nice classic tray table. Tick solid mahogany tray. Fits perfect on the table. Brass hinges. Good quality table. Manufactured by Bevan Funnell England 1960s.

Large Antique Edwardian oval quality figured mahogany tea tray on stand having a removable quality figured mahogany oval tea tray with brass carrying...

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Faux Bamboo Folding Butlers Tray With Turned Legs & Stretchers. Complete With A Scalloped Shaped Portable Serving Tray Extra Dimensions Fra...

Versatile practical Classic wood bamboo pair of side tables or butler’s table. We see this collapsable small bamboo table used as a bar to hold wine...

19th Century Mahogany Inlaid Three-Tier Dumbwaiter / Dessert Stand, Collapsible A fine English dumbwaiter or desert stand. The tripod base on caster...

Found in England, this circa 1930s tray top table has a black and gilded faux bamboo base with an X-form stretcher. Removable tray top has a deep green painted finish with gilded pai...

A generously proportioned high-gloss lacquer tray, defined by its straight edges and architectural form. Available in a palette of saturated tones, the glossy finish creates a lumino...

Liberty and Co. Stamped English Pewter 0881. An Arts and Crafts pewter tray. In original unpolished condition.

A beautifully designed and extremely well made antique tray top coffee table. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1900-1910 period. The quality is fantastic, the oval...

Standout 19th Century English blue and white tray transfer decorated with tree, boats and figures inside a floral border, presented in a newer cust...

Circa 1810-20 English Regency period pine washstand table. Once painted. The galleried solid top makes it excellent for a bar, bathroom table, etc. Elegant turnings, including the gr...

Large English chinoiserie tole tea tray with rolled rim. The tray is decorated with a beautifully rendered and extensive landscape with figures, homes, and bridges, all surrounded by...

This is a truly exceptional antique English Edwardian mahogany and satinwood marquetry oval two tier 'etagere', in the manner of Edwards & Roberts, circa 1890 in date. Crafted from the best flame mahogany, note the wonderful grain to the wood and the beautifully inlaid decoration with musical trophies within scrolling foliage and kingwood crossbanding. Masterfully inlaid with Sheraton influences, this etagere has an elegant refined look. The removable glass bottomed tray can be used to serve drinks, etc. It is raised on elegant square section tapering outswept legs with a shaped cross stretcher. The craftsmanship and finish are second to none. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THAT THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION AND DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY RESTRICTED MATERIALS. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 84 x Width 89 x Depth 55 Dimensions in inches: Height 33.1 x Width 35.0 x Depth 21.7 Edwards & Roberts was founded in 1845, and had premises at 21 Wardour Street London. By the 1892 they occupied more than a dozen buildings in Wardour Street, where they continued to trade until the end of the century. They became one of the leading London cabinet makers and retailers working in a variety of styles, both modern and revivalist. Their business also involved retailing, adapting and restoring the finest antique furniture and there are many examples of their earlier furniture with later embellishments bearing their stamp. Edwards & Roberts specialised in marquetry, inlay and ormolu. Marquetry is decorative artistry where pieces of material (such as wood, pewter, or brass silver) of different colours are inserted into surface wood veneer to form intricate patterns such as scrolls or flowers. The technique of veneered marquetry had its inspiration in 16th century Florence. Marquetry elaborated upon Florentine techniques of inlaying solid marble slabs with designs formed of fitted marbles, jaspers and semi-precious stones. This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for the "hardstones" used: onyx, jasper, cornelian, lapis lazuli and colored marbles. In Florence, the Chapel of the Medici at San Lorenzo is completely covered in a colored marble facing using this demanding jig-sawn technique. Techniques of wood marquetry were developed in Antwerp and other Flemish centers of luxury cabinet-making during the early 16th century. The craft was imported full-blown to France after the mid-seventeenth century, to create furniture of unprecedented luxury being made at the royal manufactory of the Gobelins, charged with providing furnishings to decorate Versailles and the other royal residences of Louis XIV. Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and gave his name to a technique of marquetry employing brass with pewter in arabesque or intricately foliate designs. Etagère is a piece of light furniture which was extensively made in France during the latter part of the 18th century. It consists of a series of stages or shelves for the reception of ornaments or other small articles. Like the what-not it was very often cornerwise in shape, and the best Louis XVI examples in exotic woods are exceedingly graceful and elegant. In modern usage, an étagère is often used to refer specifically to a long-legged shelf unit that fits over a bathroom toilet...

Beautifully hand painted details with a fine vintage wood table base. Table base was custom made for the tray. English Paper Mache tray table is 19th Century. Dimensions: 34"L x ...

Antique Edwardian quality mahogany butlers tray on stand having a quality mahogany lift off tray with a shaped gallery and carrying handles standing on four square moulded legs untie...

19th Century English Victorian black lacquered tray table. The tray hand painted with flowers can be removed.

A handsome English circa 1880 coaching table. Hand-crafted in 19th century England of solid mahogany, this table stands on shaped X-form legs that feature three turned baluster stret...

This rare tiger oak Butler's Tray with folding base, leather stand-straps and iron corners is a stunning example of smart functionality and beautiful design. This sturdy and uniquely...

Oval tole tea tray with rolled rim in black with a stenciled border decoration in bronze powder. Surfaces have been cleaned and polished. England, circa 1840-60.

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...

English Victorian papier mache pearl inlaid and black lacquered shaped tray design three-tier table with faux bamboo design.  

Liberty and Co. A large Arts and Crafts pewter tray with riveted style heart shaped handles. Stamped Tudric 042.

English Victorian tray top table with maroon and gilt stenciled floral decorated papier-mache tray top and faux bamboo base.

Elegant pair of English silver plate tray tables on ebonized faux bamboo stands with silver gilt accents. The legs are conjoined with X-form cross stretchers and are slightly splayed on the ends. Made in the English chinoiserie revival...

Georgian Opulence: Henry Clay's Lacquered Papier-mâché Tray on Faux Bamboo Stand This striking piece is a Burgundy-Ground Lacquered Papier-mâché Tray on a Faux Bamboo Stand, dating ...

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...

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...

Embellish a coffee table or ottoman with this elegant mid-century English serving tray. Crafted in England circa 1960, the oval tray is constructed of finely figured burl walnut and ...

An ovoid form tray with two curved handles and a scalloped gallery rim on a felt lined oval Stand to create a low table. The center with musical trophies marquetry.

Liberty and Co made by William Haseler. A pair of Arts and Crafts pewter trays with shamrock decoration and hearts to the handles. stamped Made i...

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...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, Sheraton Revival hand painted Satinwood coffee table with removable brass handled ...

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...

A fine George IV period tray top occasional table by Gillows, c.1825 The table with a wavy, rectangular tray top is supported on two turned and carved end supports with a turned str...

19th century English mahogany butlers tray table on a bar height stand with brass hinges.

English paper mache tea tray in black with scalloped edge and gilt and bronze powder border in the Rococo taste. The center of the tray is a Mother-of-Pearl inlay incorporated into a...

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 ...

This 18th Century Antique English Chippendale Mahogany Urn Candle Stand Table is a superb example of Georgian-era craftsmanship and refined design. Made from richly grained mahogany,...

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 ...

Large 19th Century Mahogany Butler's Tray is an elegant piece of furniture that combines both functionality and sophistication. Features a removable, rectangular wooden tray with rai...

a large oval paint and parcel gilt papier-mâché tray on a faux bamboo stand with X-stretcher, some losses to gold embellishments on green and gold inner border, beautiful hand-painte...

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...

A Pair of Julian Chichester Faux Bamboo Tray Top Side Tables on X-Frame Bases Designed in The Style Of Neoclassical Revival, with A Nod To Campaign Fur...

Bevan Funnell Military Campaign George III Butlers Tray. With folding Stand having foldable galleried handles & brass idents and feet A wonderful tray for drinks...

A charming occasional table made out of two components. A large tray decorated with flora and gold detailing sits over a foldable faux bamboo stand. Both items can be used separately...

Late 19th century butlers tray on stand. Scalloped detail incorporating open handles for serving. Beautiful mahogany with great patina.

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...