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Good Quality Mahogany Butlers Tray / Coffee Table
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Good Quality Mahogany Butlers Tray / Coffee Table

1900 - 1920
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This is a super quality coffee table with a very useful and practical design, in excellent condition dating from around 1920.

The table is in the good quality mahogany with the surface having a good design that is easily transformed into a butlers tray which can be lifted from the stout base for service.

The hinged oval top has very good quality brass hinges that fold up to form the rectangular tray with carrying handles to all sides.

This is a beautiful colour and has a wonderful antique patina and is an elegant timeless design.

This measures 95 cms by 66 cms by 50 cms high as a table.

As a tray the measurements are 73 cms by 48 cms by 10 cms in height.

Excellent condition throughout.

UK insured packing and delivery is £45

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Rams Head Antiques has dated this Mahogany Butler Tray Table to the 1920s.

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Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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This is a super quality coffee table with a very useful and practical design, in excellent condition dating from around 1920.
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The table is in the good quality mahogany with the surface having a good design that is easily transformed into a butlers tray which can be lifted from the stout base for service.
Rams Head Antiques
fig 1. An oval mahogany butlers tray coffee table featuring drop-down hinged sides with hand-cut handles and brass hinges, resting on a four-legged base with side stretchers.
fig 1. Good Quality Mahogany Butlers Tray / Coffee Table

The hinged oval top has very good quality brass hinges that fold up to form the rectangular tray with carrying handles to all sides.

This is a beautiful colour and has a wonderful antique patina and is an elegant timeless design.

This measures 95 cms by 66 cms by 50 cms high as a table.

As a tray the measurements are 73 cms by 48 cms by 10 cms in height.

Excellent condition throughout.

UK insured packing and delivery is £45

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Mahogany Butler Tray Table to the 1920s.

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Archive II An oval mahogany butlers tray coffee table featuring drop-down hinged sides with hand-cut handles and brass hinges, resting on a four-legged base with side stretchers. View II
Archive III An oval mahogany butlers tray coffee table featuring drop-down hinged sides with hand-cut handles and brass hinges, resting on a four-legged base with side stretchers. View III
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An oval mahogany butlers tray coffee table featuring drop-down hinged sides with hand-cut handles and brass hinges, resting on a four-legged base with side stretchers.
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Originating in 18th-century Britain, butlers tray tables were designed to transport food and tea service throughout grand homes. The portable tray tops featured cut-out handles and could be placed onto folding stands, later evolving into permanent low-profile coffee tables during the 20th century.

Traditional pieces are primarily constructed from dense hardwoods such as solid mahogany, oak, or walnut. Brass hardware, including flush-fitting hinges and rule-joint fixings, allows the side flaps to lower flat or secure upright.

Authentic period examples feature hand-cut dovetail joints on the tray corners, brass flush hinges fixed with countersunk screws, and hand-formed cut-out carrying handles. Check for age-appropriate wear around the hinge points and natural timber shrinkage along the top.

This versatile piece functions as a central coffee table in traditional or transitional living spaces. Pair it with neutral upholstered seating, stacked art books, and low ceramic accessories to balance the warm wood tones.

Dust regularly with a soft, dry cloth and apply a beeswax polish twice a year to maintain the timber finish. Keep the table away from direct heat sources and clean brass hinges with a non-abrasive metal cloth.
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