Victorian Oval Tole Tray on Later Stand

This lovely old tray made circa 1860 is inlaid with mother of pearl and tole decorated with flowers set into a lustrous lacquer surface applied to the tinware tray. The flowers are painted in a lively and realistic manner and the tray is further decorated with a meandering border of flowers and vines in gilding and colors along the edge of the dished section of the tray and then again on the broad flat area of the tray's edge. The stand in a Regency form is also decorated in similar colors and with gold. The tray has a label from the 1840s affixed to the reverse that says it was restored and most likely at that time the stand was fashioned and painted to accompany the tray. The stand folds and can be easily moved to make it a perfect movable coffee table...

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

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 ...

Oval tole tray. Oval tole tray with conforming gallery with punched handles. Perfect in contemporary or traditional settings. France, 1920’s Dimensions: 27.5" W x 19.75" D x 1.75" H

The tole tray painted in America, circa 1850 is sweet and charming showing sprays of Daisies amidst vining flowers and leaves. Painted in warm yellows and whites on a black ground th...

19th century paper cache painted oval tray on later stand

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...

Sn4484, late Victorian satinwood tray table of oval form with two-tier decorated with sunburst inlays and solid shaped gallery with turned finials, standing on slender, string inlaid...

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...

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...