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Rectangular Ebonised and Silver Plate Gallery Tray with Scalloped Edges
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Rectangular Ebonised and Silver Plate Gallery Tray with Scalloped Edges

1900 - 1920
Description

Rectangular ebonised and silver plate gallery tray with scalloped edges. (c.1910).

Physical Dimensions
Height
7cm (2.76")
Width
57.1cm (22.48")
Depth
38.1cm (15.00")
Declaration

David Griffith Antiques has dated this Ebonised Silver Gallery Tray to the 1910s.

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SA1152286
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74635
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Description
Rectangular ebonised and silver plate gallery tray with scalloped edges. (c.1910).
Height
7cm (2.76")
Width
57.1cm (22.48")
Depth
38.1cm (15.00")
Date of Manufacture

David Griffith Antiques has dated this Ebonised Silver Gallery Tray to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1152286
Dealers Internal Ref
74635
David Griffith Antiques
David Griffith Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2019

Specialising in library, hall and club room furniture, leather seating and writing tables, campaign and travelling furniture.

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A rectangular ebonised black wooden tray featuring a silver-plated scalloped gallery rail, side handles, central blank cartouche, and ball feet.
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Archive I A rectangular ebonised black wooden tray featuring a silver-plated scalloped gallery rail, side handles, central blank cartouche, and ball feet.

Rectangular Ebonised and Silver Plate Gallery Tray with Scalloped Edges

Archive II A rectangular ebonised black wooden tray featuring a silver-plated scalloped gallery rail, side handles, central blank cartouche, and ball feet. View II
Archive III A rectangular ebonised black wooden tray featuring a silver-plated scalloped gallery rail, side handles, central blank cartouche, and ball feet. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for A rectangular ebonised black wooden tray featuring a silver-plated scalloped gallery rail, side handles, central blank cartouche, and ball feet.
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Archive VI A rectangular ebonised black wooden tray featuring a silver-plated scalloped gallery rail, side handles, central blank cartouche, and ball feet. View VI
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David Griffith Antiques

David Griffith Antiques
Telephone 020 7226 1126 or 07976 800 062
Location
17 Camden Passage
Islington
London
N1 8EA
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/davidgriffithantiques
Verified Since Aug 2019
Items For Sale 178
David Griffith Antiques
David Griffith Antiques
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A rectangular ebonised black wooden tray featuring a silver-plated scalloped gallery rail, side handles, central blank cartouche, and ball feet.
Rectangular Ebonised and Silver Plate Gallery Tray with Scalloped Edges
Ref: SA1152286
A rectangular ebonised black wooden tray featuring a silver-plated scalloped gallery rail, side handles, central blank cartouche, and ball feet.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectServing Trays
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleLate Victorian
  • MaterialEbonised Wood, Silver Plate
  • ColourBlack, Silver
  • MotifsScalloped gallery rail, Ebonised handles, Central cartouche, Ball feet
  • SizeH 7 cm (3 in) x W 57.1 cm (22 in) x D 38.1 cm (15 in)

This late Victorian serving tray dates from 1910 and measures 7 cm high by 57.1 cm wide and 38.1 cm deep. The piece is constructed from ebonised wood with a smooth black finish, complemented by silver-plated hardware and decorative elements. The elevated gallery rail features a scalloped profile with curled wirework motifs along the sides, supported on small ball feet. Turned black handles are fitted at opposing ends, while a blank silver-plated cartouche is inset into the centre of the tray bed. In a contemporary home, this serving tray is suited for display on a sideboard top in a dining room or gentlemen's library. It functions practically for serving drinks or holding accessories, while adding a monochromatic accent to traditional or transitional interiors through its polished silver and dark wood surfaces.

FAQs

Ebonised gallery trays gained widespread popularity during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, reflecting the eras taste for dark wood finishes offset by bright metallic detailing.

These trays were typically constructed from close-grained hardwoods such as beech, fruitwood, or walnut treated with dark stain to imitate solid ebony, fitted with electroplated nickel silver or silver-plated copper galleries.

Look for authentic wear on the ebonised surface revealing natural wood grain beneath, hand-screwed gallery fittings, and faint copper or brass bleed-through on raised areas of the silver plate.

Place the tray on a sideboard, coffee table, or bar cart to group glassware, decanters, or smaller decorative accessories, creating a defined visual anchor.

Wipe the ebonised surface with a dry microfibre cloth and apply beeswax sparingly, while cleaning the silver-plated gallery with a soft silver-polishing cloth to prevent liquid damage to the wood.
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