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Early 19th Century Folding Butler Tray
Stalham Antique Gallery
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Stalham Antique Gallery

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Early 19th Century Folding Butler Tray

19th century
Description

Good Early 19th Century Folding Butler Tray of the finest quality.

Original stand that has been reduced to coffee table height.

Circa 1820

Physical Dimensions
Height
69cm (27.17")
Width
71cm (27.95")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Declaration

Stalham Antique Gallery has dated this Antique Butler Tray Table to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1202274
Dealers Internal Reference
1722
Description
Good Early 19th Century Folding Butler Tray of the finest quality.

Original stand that has been reduced to coffee table height.

Circa 1820

Height
69cm (27.17")
Width
71cm (27.95")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Date of Manufacture

Stalham Antique Gallery has dated this Antique Butler Tray Table to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1202274
Dealers Internal Ref
1722
Stalham Antique Gallery
Stalham Antique Gallery
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2016

“i don’t collect things because they are valuable, but because they are interesting, beautiful and have a history.”

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An early nineteenth-century wooden butler tray table featuring a hinged oval top with cutout handles resting on a curved folding X-frame base.
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Archive I An early nineteenth-century wooden butler tray table featuring a hinged oval top with cutout handles resting on a curved folding X-frame base.

Early 19th Century Folding Butler Tray

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An early nineteenth-century wooden butler tray table featuring a hinged oval top with cutout handles resting on a curved folding X-frame base.
Early 19th Century Folding Butler Tray
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An early nineteenth-century wooden butler tray table featuring a hinged oval top with cutout handles resting on a curved folding X-frame base.
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Originating in England during the eighteenth century, butler tray tables were designed as portable serving surfaces for domestic staff. The tray top featured handles and folding sides for transporting glass and tableware, which was then placed onto a matching stand in dining rooms or drawing rooms.

These tables were constructed primarily from hardwoods such as oak, mahogany, or walnut, selected for their structural durability. Hardware typically consisted of solid brass flush hinges and iron structural screws designed to lie flush with the timber surfaces.

Authentic period examples display hand-cut joinery, square-headed or slotted steel screws, and brass flush hinges secured with slotted fasteners. Look for wear consistent with movement on the folding X-frame joints, age-related shrinkage in the wood panels, and hand-cut apertures for the tray handles.

A butler tray table functions as a flexible drinks table beside an armchair or as an occasional coffee table in compact living spaces. Its tray top can be used to group decorative objects, books, or barware to add character to traditional or modern rooms.

Dust the surface regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and apply a clear beeswax polish once or twice a year along the grain. Keep the piece away from direct heat sources and damp areas to prevent the timber from cracking, warping, or lifting at the joints.
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