Object Description
A Very Good Quality Georgian Mahogany Oval
Butlers Tray Of Panelled Construction Having
Original Brass Hinges To Folding Sides With
Pierced Carrying Handles Housed On Later
Mahogany Square Leg Stand
( A great solution to the age old problem of their
being no such thing as what we regard a coffee table
these days in the 18th and 19th centuries. They simply
didn’t make coffee tables at that height. As is the case
with most of these that you will see, this butlers tray has
been removed from it’s original folding waist height stand
and placed onto a stand of lower height to make it into
an extremely useful coffee table. This stand is nice
as it has been constructed using recycled 18th/19th century
timber as opposed to using brand new wood. The stand
itself is probably between 50 and 100 years old. )