A Good Quality George III Period Mahogany Rectangular Butlers Tray Having Three Full Sides With Pierced Carrying Handles And Dropped Front, Enclosing Superbly Figured Top Retaining Good Colour And Surface, Raised On Attractive Full Height Folding Stand With Elegant Turned Supports.

The relative simple butlers tray and folding stand, which can be found a huge variety of shapes, sizes, qualities and overall designs, is probably one of the most stereotypical items of Georgian english furniture one could wise to find. Designed for practicality and function, as the name suggests the original purpose of these items was for them to be portable surfaces which could easily be moved from one room to another and set down easily on the folding stand.

This is a pleasant example, constructed from rich mahogany timbers and although as one would expect you can see that it has had a life and been well used over the years it remains in very good condition. The folding stand is also extremely elegant and very much fit for purpose.

From a practical perspective this can be used in the middle of the room, against a wall, or even against the side or back of a settee or large chair. We have even known them to be used as bedside tables on occasion. The dropped front makes it very practical indeed with it far less likely that one will catch whatever they are placing on or off the tray on the gallery due to it being lower here.

Should one wish to adjust the height of the tray when on the stand this can be easily adjusted to suit by simply playing aorund with the length of the webbed straps which form the top surface of the stand. The shorter they are then obviously the higher the stand rests and vice versa.

As with all items we offer for sale this Georgian Mahogany Butlers Tray has been inspected and attended to in our workshops by our highly skilled, specialist trained, antique furniture restorers and received a natural wax polish before being offered for sale to ensure that it is in excellent condition and ready for immediate placement within the home.

Circa 1800.

Height 31in.
Width 30in.
Depth 18.5in (tray).
Depth 19.5in (stand).