Inlay Tray Tables

1940s Brazilian real Butterfly Specimens in Teak Wood with Bone Inlays Large Serving Tray. Glass top. Handcrafted in Brazil. Measures 24.5" in width, 13.5" in depth

A sophisticated French antique Louis XVI style Neoclassical taste convertible mahogany serving table. Born in Paris, France in the early 20th century, hand-crafted of warm, rich, solid mahogany wood, the elegant Parisan dessert server / cocktail drinks bar cart / tea table having a large removable tray top with brass handles and glass bottom, resting on a two tiered table, the upper and lower tier tabletop featuring striking mahogany with stunning grain detail, warm hue, rich coloring, and beautifully aged patina that adds a rich dark warmth, distinctive depth and mellow luminous sheen that can only be acquired over long periods of time. The upper level is framed by intricate exotic boxwood and ebony banding and stringing raised rim, the lower level having four drop down shelves that can act as extensions, each shelf having serpentine shaped stepped molded edge and patinated brass hardware, all rising on four squared tapered legs garnished with four rows of satinwood sting inlay. The fine antique serving table...

A rare and striking antique French Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) convertible rafraichissoir wine cooler drinks table by the ébéniste to the Emperor Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Tahan (1813-1892) Crafted by Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Tahan, the esteemed cabinetmaker to Napoléon III, this wine table is a remarkable example of 19th-century European artistry, ingenuity, and fine craftsmanship. Executed in timeless Louis XV style, ebonized fruitwood featuring sophisticated Boule style Queen marquetry with inlays of mother of pearl and brass, adorned with ornate patinated bronze mounts, having a pierced brass galleried top fitted with a cartouche shaped handled serving tray, lifting to reveal a spacious open well with removable ice bin metal liner. Over an elegant scalloped apron, rising on long shapely cabriole legs affixed with eye-screws to accommodate the serving tray converting it to a stretcher style lower shelf, terminating on casters. circa 1860 Signed, retaining the original metal label that reads "TAHAN FOURNISSEUR DE L’ EMPEREUR Paris" (Tahan Supplier of the Emperor) to the interior compartment. Could also be used a bar cart, tea service table...

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...

Handmade Pietra Dura Marble Inlay Mosaic Octagonal Top or Tray Agra India. Mughal style Pietra Dura white Marble Flower Motif Inlaid Marble Tray Rajasthan India. Classical 1980s Pietra Dura mosaic inlay white marble table top with intricate geometric and plant ornamentation using gemstones, including blue lapis lazuli, green malachite, shell, and abalone shell. Vintage hand-crafted Pietra Dura Octagonal marble from Agra India. This is a beautiful vintage Mughal style Rajasthani semi-precious gem floral marble inlay or "pietra dura" tray or table top. White marble with exquisite flower design is inlaid with red carnelian, blue lapis, green malachite, and white shell. This gorgeous vintage marble top with inlaid pietra dura hand-work is from Rajasthan, India. White marble Pietra Dura mosaic octagonal table top inlaid with semiprecious stone like Lapis, Jade, Turquoise, jasper, carnelian for orange and natural colored marble. A very fine hand made Octagonal Pietra Dura Inlaid Table top or can be used as a tray or decor on a coffee table. The Pietra Dura inlaid top depicting a stylized floral design with colorful marble inlaid pieces including lapis lazuli, malachite, shell and semi precious colored stones. This is a spectacular very fine Pietra Dura inlaid white marble in an octagonal shape with wonderful colors and quality craftsmanship. This beautiful handcrafted marble inlay table...

A Danish walnut and ash tray top table from circa 1900 with foliage themed marquetry and tapered legs. This Danish walnut and ash tray top table, dating from circa 1900, exudes an el...

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. A Classic oval vanity tray revisited; this Kifu Paris geometric tray is inlaid in a mixture of blue shagreen, black shell, lemurian quartz...

A Large Victorian period George III Style Inlaid Mahogany Two Handle Galleried Oval Tray. Solid brass handles. Good antique condition with patina. Measures 24.5" in width, 14.50" in ...

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The Kifu Paris bar trolley in cream...

A LOUIS MAJORELLE CARVED MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY TWO TIER TABLE. CIRCA 1900 Inlaid in various woods with stylised vines, leaves and branches, the top with inlaid inscription, bronze ...

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)....

Standout vintage Anglo Indian server or bar crafted in indigenous hardwood with an ebonized finish featuring drop leaves, turned legs, three trays and floral bone inlays throughout. Closed depth is 18...

Vintage Anglo-Indian table crafted in rosewood with a tray on top masterfully hand carved and inlaid with delicate floral designs in brass. Nice Anglo-Indian rosewood inlaid tray table, intricately hand-carved and inlaid with brass. Anglo Indian butlers-style brass inlaid wooden traveling tea...

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...

This exceptionally beautiful and rare silver-inlaid brass tray stand dates from the medieval period, when the Mamluks ruled Egypt and Syria (1250-1517). The Mamluks originated as slave-soldiers, who served the Muslim caliphs and Ottoman Empire. With time, the Mamluks became a powerful military caste, and they managed to take control and establish themselves as rulers of certain areas within the Abbasid caliphate. The Mamluk dynasty commissioned great works of art and architecture, particularly in Cairo, the capital city of Egypt, which was described in the 14th Century as ‘the centre of the universe and garden of the world’ (Ibn Khaldun, 1382). This tray stand is of biconical form, with a raised central band and flared base and rim. It is decorated with scrolling vines, overlaid with Thuluth inscriptions and roundels. On the lower body, the roundels contain floral motifs, and in the upper, stylised depictions of birds. The Thuluth inscriptions praise the patron, referring to him as ‘The High authority, the Lordly, the Possessor’, and ‘the learned’. The underside of the rim is engraved with a heraldic medallion, possibly the patron’s symbol. In the middle ages, when this piece was made, this item would have stood in a grand interior, supporting a tray full of fruit and fine food. The owner of this lavish piece which still bears traces of its original silver inlay would likely have been an Amir (prince) or some other important figure who was close to the Sultan in the Mamluk court. Mamluk tray...

LOUIS MAJORELLE (1859-1926) TWO-TIER OCCASIONAL TABLE, CIRCA 1900 mahogany, the tops inlaid in various fruitwoods, cast bronze mounts 32¼ in. (82 cm.) high; 35½ in. (90 cm.) wide;...

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...

19th century French tole lacquered tray

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...

Antique English 19th century Sheraton Revival Mahogany Tray Table. circa 1890. In very good condition commensurate with age.

Satinwood inlaid coffee table with lazy Susan tray table. 27 1/2" in diameter across removable tray and 30 " tall. Small chip in edge of glass tray. Pr...

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 ...

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.

This fine satinwood tea table is made by the highly celebrated Parisian cabinetmaker Francois Linke (French, 1855-1946). The table features a glass tray of rectangular shape which si...

Art Deco tray with inlay work of various types of wood veneer (walnut, birdseye maple, rosewood). The frame is made of solid beech. Made in the 1920s to 1930s. Very beautiful marquet...

"Art Nouveau tray with scagliola decoration, signed Rare Art Nouveau tray decorated with flowers in scagliola. Very nice work. Fine handles in the Art Nouveau spirit. Bears the unide...

A Large Victorian period George III style Inlaid Mahogany two handle galleried oval tray. Solid brass handles. Good antique condition with patina. Measures 26" in width, 16.25" in d...

Beautiful antique tray with real butterfly specimens. Solid wood frame with inlays. In the middle. A wide range of different species of butterflies in different colors protected by g...

English mahogany oval serving tray with flanking bulbous brass handles, scalloped molded border, centered satinwood conch shell, and intricately intertwined satinwood inlaid ribbon, ...

The “Rose Tray” by R&Y Augousti is a refined embodiment of sculptural modernism, where organic form meets opulent materiality. Meticulously handcrafted, this round tray pairs lustrou...

The Cocteau Tray by R&Y Augousti is a breathtaking fusion of luxury and artistry, meticulously crafted in black shagreen and adorned with a hand-inlaid polished stainless steel desig...

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. A Classic oval vanity tray revisited; this Kifu Paris nautical-striped pattern tray is inlaid in a mixture of coal black shagreen, black shell, and bronze-patina brass, making for a stunning tabletop piece in any space. The frame is inlaid in bronze-patina brass. Available in other finishes and a rectangle shape. The dimensions of this piece are 15.75 x 7.75 x 0.78" All Kifu Paris pieces are handmade by artisans, ultimately making each piece unique. Custom color/sizing available on request. Wipe clean with soft dry cloth. Although inspired by her parents, her collection of Home Accessories and Furniture is a distinct identity of its own. Kifu uses handmade techniques of elaborate inlay patterns...

Fabulous serving table with shelf below (20 x 9.75) which can be now used as a standing desk. Great design with brass inlay and sleek styling on wheels. Very well crafted. In origina...

Cosmopolitan is a large rectangular tray. Made of ebony, it is decorated with a mother-of-pearl inlay representing a Japanese ideogram. Its essential and minimalist shape is enriched by a small bone detail hidden under the top and covering the foot that serves as a support. The Cosmopolitan tray is a functional and refined object, a symbol of craftsmanship, quality and meticulous attention to detail. Other than its function, the tray is also a decorative item that can adorn a coffee table. Customize your home with fine accessories to create an intimate place by giving elegance, essentiality and simplicity to every room. A bone label with Giordano Viganò...

A wonderful inlaid musical scene marquetry removable gallery tray table with silver plated handles and trim.

This table has detail from top to bottom. The edge grain American walnut allows us to hand shape a bowl into the top for your every day essentials and the b...