English Tray Tables

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...

A Rare George III Period Mahogany Rectangular Butlers Tray, Of Superb Rich Colour And Patina, Having Attractive And Extremely Well Figured Segmented Oval Panel To Top, With Superbly ...

Silver plated serving tray. Vintage English silver plated brass handled and footed drinks serving tray. Unusual Forties style oval tray with scooped gallery on inverted cup feet. D...

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...

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...

A 19th-century mahogany butler tray on a stand featuring a rectangular-shaped tray with a surrounding gallery. On a folding X-frame stand wi...

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...

A Rare George III Period Mahogany Rectangular Butlers Tray, Of Superb Rich Colour And Patina, Having Attractive And Extremely Well Figured Segmented Oval Panel To Top, With Superbly ...

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 THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION. 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...

Large mahogany butlers tray on stand featuring a rectangular shaped tray with a surround gallery. with handles on either end for easy access. On folding X frame stand with heavy wove...

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

A 19th Century English butler tray on stand A 19th Century butler tray on stand, made in England. The tray with kidney shaped open h...

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...

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...

English Georgian Mahogany Butler's Tray and Folding Stand. Removable tray features open handles and dovetail corners. Tray has an elegant silhouette with curved outline, and rests on...

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...

Shaped tray with floral decoration and conforming separate base. Signed on underside of tray.

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...

Scalloped shape reddish brown tray with vibrant floral design, later faux bamboo base. Provenance; Estate of John Volk. Noted Palm Beach architect.

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

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...

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

An English figured oak butler's tray with a paneled center, the collapsible sides with carry handles on each end. This attractive and useful tray rests on an associated folding mahog...

Mahogany folding butlers tray on stand tray has four folding sides with inset brass hinges. Supported on folding stand with decorative turned supports. The dimensions are with the ...

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...

the rectangular tray with a deep gallery pierced with shaped handles; raised on a later collapsible x-frame stand; perfect design for a bar stand

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

the rectangular paneled tray fitted with hinged drop-down sides having pierced handles all in a mellow oak finish; with original brass inset hinges; the sides are slightly canted whe...

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...

We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well made folding butlers tray table. A very good looking well made and decorative piece, ...

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...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning set of three original mid century modern Maison Bagues trolley nested tables A very good looking highl...

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

Burgundy papier mâché lacquered tray and base, Impressed "Clay" for Henry Clay, circa 1815 The burgundy-ground "papier mâché" lacquered tray...

This butler's tray table has the original brass hinges that have been polished and lacquered for easy maintenance. There is a ten-inch area of indentations in one side of the top, th...

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 ...

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 ...

Antique English tray table with a lacquered paper mâché tray painted with a landscape depicting a shepherd and his flock in the countryside ...

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...

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 ...

Antique Victorian quality oval satinwood inlaid tray having a superb quality satinwood inlaid oval tea table with a shaped gallery edge and brass carryi...

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

Pheromonal antique tomato red chinoiserie tray on a later painted tray.

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...

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...

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.

Rectangular with eight sides with quatrefoil cutouts.

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...

Oval with red ground and gilt leaf tip outer border, beautifully painted central pastural scene.

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.

19th century English serving tray crafted in papier-mâché and lacquer in classic form and hand decorated in scenes of chinoiserie wi...

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...

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...

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...

A good quality mid-18th century chippendale period mahogany dumbwaiter having two well figured revolving circular tiers with moulded edge raised on elegant gun barrel turned central stem terminating on tripod legs with original concealed brass castors. Antique dumb waiters...

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

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")

Embellish a coffee table with this elegant antique tray table. Crafted in England, circa 1890 and built of burl walnut, the oval plateau features a raised scalloped edge around the s...

Early 19th century Regency George III period mahogany butler's tray on folding stand. Unusual square shape tray as these are mostly rectangle in shape. Beautiful old patina with ex...

Depicting pagodas in an exotic landscape. Stamped Clay / London on back. With later base. Ex Christies Sale , Oct 17, 1997 lot 73.

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 ...