What is the difference between a salver and a tray?

A salver is a flat footed tray, usually circular or square, made for handing something. A tray is the broader word and covers the large two-handled sort as well. In practice the listings treat the two as the same thing, along with "waiter" and "dish". A waiter is simply a small salver, generally under about eight inches.

Are most of these solid silver?

No. Plate is the commonest description in the category, with silver-plated serving, drinks and cocktail trays making up roughly a third to two-fifths of what comes up. Sterling and solid silver salvers form the other main group, about a quarter of the whole. Old Sheffield plate is a smaller, distinct seam of late 18th and early 19th century pieces.

How old are silver trays on Sellingantiques?

The dealer-entered dates run from 1700 to 1960. Victorian is the largest single period label, then Edwardian, with the 1930s a strong third. The oldest hallmark years written into titles are 1735, 1736 and 1744, with several George II salvers of the 1750s. The latest dated pieces reach the 1960s.

Small at one end, six-inch card trays and narrow pen trays, pin and trinket dishes, dressing-table trays. At the other, oval serving trays quoted at twenty, twenty-two, twenty-three and twenty-five inches. Footed silver salvers sit in between, commonly eight to thirteen inches across.

Do trays come in pairs or sets?

They do. Pairs appear in a fair number of titles, and the archive includes graduated sets of three and a set of six matching pip trays. Single pieces are still the norm, particularly among the larger drinks and serving trays.

What are galleried oak drinks trays?

A wooden base, usually oak, with a raised pierced or barred silver-plate gallery around the rim. Some use mahogany or fruitwood instead. They form a small but consistent group, listed again and again under much the same wording. Most sit in the late Victorian to Edwardian span.

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Antique Silver Trays

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Flat silver and silver-plated serving ware, from footed salvers for handing a glass or a calling card to the big two-handled trays made to carry a tea service.

Large Antique English Silver Plated Circular Tray by Elkington - 1875

19th century

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Large Antique English Silver Plated Circular Tray by Elkington - 1875

From Puckerings

£495

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19th century

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Antique Silver Inkwell on Stand Sheffield

From CJ Antiques

£495

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1920 - 1940

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Antique George V Sterling Silver Drinks Tray (1933)

From AC Silver

£3,650

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Trinket Tray (1904)

From AC Silver

£1,495

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19th century

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Set of 4 Silver Plated Chamber Candlesticks

From David Pickett Antiques

£365

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Edwardian Silver Plated Entrée Dish

From London City Antiques

£175

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1900 - 1920

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Elegant Silver Plated Drinks / Serving Tray by Atkin Brothers C.1922

From Puckerings

£595

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1900 - 1920

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Large Antique Oval Serving Tray, English, Oak, Silver Plate, Edwardian, C.1910

From London Fine Antiques

£895

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1900 - 1920

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Antique English Silver Plated Asparagus Serving Dish C.1900

From Puckerings

£435

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Large Old Sheffield Plated Knife Tray by Walker Knowles C1840

19th century

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Large Old Sheffield Plated Knife Tray by Walker Knowles C1840

From David Pickett Antiques

£225

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The most expensive silver tray ever sold on Sellingantiques was a huge Victorian two-handled tray with a cast border and fine engravings, hallmarked 1857. It sold in June 2021.

1900 - 1920

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Large Silver Plated Engine Turned Cocktail Tray by Elkington

From David Pickett Antiques

£145

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19th century

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Large Victorian Silver Plated Serving Tray

From Flora Fauna Antiques

£295

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1920 - 1940

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Antique George VI Art Deco Sterling Silver Drinks Tray with Handles (1937)

From AC Silver

£5,450

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19th century

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Old Sheffield Silver Plate Salver C1830

From Honey Tilley Antiques

£430

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19th century

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Antique Large German Oval Silver Plated Tray Peters Hamburg 19th C

From Regent Antiques

£850

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19th century

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Antique Pair Entree Dishes Matthew Linwood C1820 19th Century

From Regent Antiques

£485

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Antique Silver Trays

Large Antique English Silver Plated Circular Tray by Elkington - 1875

Antique Silver Inkwell on Stand Sheffield

Antique George V Sterling Silver Drinks Tray (1933)

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Trinket Tray (1904)

Set of 4 Silver Plated Chamber Candlesticks

Antique Edwardian Silver Plated Entrée Dish

Elegant Silver Plated Drinks / Serving Tray by Atkin Brothers C.1922

Large Antique Oval Serving Tray, English, Oak, Silver Plate, Edwardian, C.1910

Antique English Silver Plated Asparagus Serving Dish C.1900

Large Old Sheffield Plated Knife Tray by Walker Knowles C1840

Large Silver Plated Engine Turned Cocktail Tray by Elkington

Large Victorian Silver Plated Serving Tray

Antique George VI Art Deco Sterling Silver Drinks Tray with Handles (1937)

Old Sheffield Silver Plate Salver C1830

Antique Large German Oval Silver Plated Tray Peters Hamburg 19th C

Antique Pair Entree Dishes Matthew Linwood C1820 19th Century

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