A deep, detachable tray, often with folding sides usually made of wood, with finger slots, that rests on an X-shaped support. Invented during the 18th century, butler's trays continued to be made until comparatively recent times until, that is, people no longer went 'into service'. Now popular, because they take up only minimal storage space when 'put away'. However when looking at a potential purchase check firstly that the folding support is old, and secondly that it belongs to the tray with which it is presented.

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Stewart Dawson & Co. Antique butlers table in the Sheraton…

Antique Sheraton Revival Butler's Table by Stewart Dawson & Co

Stewart Dawson & Co. Antique butlers table in the Sheraton Revival manner, circa 1900, with folding transit base, 60 cm high, 77 cm wide, 44 cm deep

A Regency Chinoiserie style tray table on later stand by Henry…

A Regency Chinoiserie style tray table on later stand by Henry Clay, London, circa 1820, black lacquer and silver gilt decorated, 47 cm high, 75 cm wide, 59 cm deep

A George III mahogany butlers tray on stand, circa 1820, 97 cm…

A George III mahogany butlers tray on stand, circa 1820, 97 cm high, 83 cm wide, 55 cm deep

Folding butler's stand and tray an Edwardian example in oak.

Edwardian Oak Butler's Stand and Tray: Exquisite Folding Example

Folding butler's stand and tray an Edwardian example in oak.

An early 19th century mahogany butlers tray table, the tall…

Mahogany Butler's Tray Table with Folding Base

An early 19th century mahogany butlers tray table, the tall gallery with handle cut outs, the folding base with old webbing requiring attention. 81 cm x 56 cm.

Butlers tray on stand early 20th century mahogany, with fold up…

Early 20th Century Mahogany Butlers Tray on Stand

Butlers tray on stand early 20th century mahogany, with fold up turned leg base, height 86 cm, length 76 cm, depth 51 cm

A Victorian mahogany butlers tray, circa 1860, the panelled…

Victorian Mahogany Butler's Tray with Folding Frame

A Victorian mahogany butlers tray, circa 1860, the panelled oval tray with four hinged sides with cut out handles on a square folding frame, height 77 cm, length 87 cm, width 65 cm

A mahogany, burr walnut oval butlers table with marquetry inlay,…

Burr Walnut Oval Butlers Table with Marquetry Inlay

A mahogany, burr walnut oval butlers table with marquetry inlay, 49 x 59 x 45 cm

A rare Australian cedar butler's tray table, New South Wales…

Mid 19th C. Australian Cedar Butler's Tray Table

A rare Australian cedar butler's tray table, New South Wales origin, mid 19th century, 70 cm high, 76 cm wide, 50 cm deep

Butlers table late 19th century mahogany, fold up 'X' frame…

Late 19th Century Mahogany Butler's Table

Butlers table late 19th century mahogany, fold up 'X' frame base, height 76 cm, length 79 cm, depth 48 cm

Butler's tray, Victorian mahogany inlaid gallery, intricately…

Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Butler's Tray with Regency Design

Butler's tray, Victorian mahogany inlaid gallery, intricately inlaid with Regency design with bronze gallery and handles

A vintage mahogany campaign style butler's tray and stand,…

Mahogany Butler's Tray with Campaign Style Stand

A vintage mahogany campaign style butler's tray and stand, early 20th century, the oval tray of rail and stile design with sprung hinged sides having pierced handles to the tray and raised on a collapsible 'X' form stretcher base, with renewed strapping,…

A mahogany butlers tray, 46 x 46 x 10 cm

Mahogany Butler's Tray - 46 x 46 x 10 cm

A mahogany butlers tray, 46 x 46 x 10 cm

Victorian mahogany butlers tray on folding stand, 96 cm high

Victorian Mahogany Butler's Tray on Folding Stand

Victorian mahogany butlers tray on folding stand, 96 cm high

A low mahogany 'Butlers Table', with fold up sides, 20th…

Mahogany Butlers Table with Fold Up Sides

A low mahogany 'Butlers Table', with fold up sides, 20th century, height 45 cm, width 82 cm with sides down, length 108 cm, with sides down

A Victorian mahogany butler's folding tray top table,…

Victorian Folding Butler's Tray Top Table

A Victorian mahogany butler's folding tray top table, traditional base with four-fold tray. 70 cm x 50 cm x 78 cm.

A Colonial Australian butler's table, cedar, 19th century, 86…

Colonial Australian Cedar Butler's Table (9 words)

A Colonial Australian butler's table, cedar, 19th century, 86 cm high, 75 cm wide, 47 cm deep

Inlaid mahogany butler's tray with fold away stand, 67 cm x 45…

Mahogany Butler's Tray with Foldable Stand

Inlaid mahogany butler's tray with fold away stand, 67 cm x 45 cm, 73 cm high

A mahogany butler's tray top table, with three folding flaps…

Victorian Mahogany Butler's Tray Table with Folding Flaps

A mahogany butler's tray top table, with three folding flaps fitted to a Victorian base with turned legs and porcelain castors. 80 x 68 x 56 cm.

Butlers tray mahogany late 19th century, on folding turned base,…

Mahogany Butler's Tray on Folding Base

Butlers tray mahogany late 19th century, on folding turned base, height 82 cm, width 86 cm, depth 55 cm

A Nicholas Vicic for Colonial Living timber folding butlers…

Colonial Timber Folding Butler's Tray & Stand

A Nicholas Vicic for Colonial Living timber folding butlers tray & stand 84 x 82 x 50 cm

Rare 19th century 'Italian Renaissance Revival' servery table…

19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Servery Table

Rare 19th century 'Italian Renaissance Revival' servery table with removable butler's tray, extensively decorated and carved with griffin, masks, foliage and scrolls, the base joined with stretcher and feet terminating in hoof feet

A mahogany butler's tray on folding cedar stand, 19th century,…

Mahogany Butler's Tray on Folding Cedar Stand - 19th Century

A mahogany butler's tray on folding cedar stand, 19th century, 92 cm high, 89 cm wide, 66 cm deep

Carved wooden butlers tray. Oval form and twin handled. With…

Leaf Carved Oval Butler's Tray

Carved wooden butlers tray. Oval form and twin handled. With high relief leaf carving. Length 67 cm

Georgian mahogany three tier revolving butler's stand on tripod…

Mahogany Revolving Butler's Stand on Tripod Base

Georgian mahogany three tier revolving butler's stand on tripod base

19th century mahogany butlers tray on stand, the oblong tray…

Mahogany Butler's Tray on Folding Stand with Hessian Strapping

19th century mahogany butlers tray on stand, the oblong tray with four pierced handles on turned folding stand with hessian strapping

A Victorian mahogany butlers tray table, brass hinges,…

Victorian Butler's Tray Table with Folding Base

A Victorian mahogany butlers tray table, brass hinges, traditional folding base with turned stretchers. 74 cm x 47 cm x 75 cm.

Victorian mahogany butlers tray, on plain folding stand

Victorian Folding Butler's Tray with Mahogany Finish

Victorian mahogany butlers tray, on plain folding stand

A Butler's tray, Australian cedar, 20th century, 85 cm high, 74…

Australian Cedar Butler's Tray, 20th Century

A Butler's tray, Australian cedar, 20th century, 85 cm high, 74 cm wide, 48 cm deep

Mahogany butler's tray on stand

Mahogany Butler Tray Stand

Mahogany butler's tray on stand

A mahogany butler's tray on turned folding stand, English 19th…

19th Century Mahogany Butler's Tray on Folding Stand

A mahogany butler's tray on turned folding stand, English 19th century

A timber butler's tray style hall table, 90 x 109 x 60 cm

Butler Tray Hall Table

A timber butler's tray style hall table, 90 x 109 x 60 cm

A mahogany inlay folding butler's tray, 67 x 54 x 40 cm

Mahogany inlay folding butler's tray

A mahogany inlay folding butler's tray, 67 x 54 x 40 cm

A mahogany butler's tray

Mahogany Butler's Tray

A mahogany butler's tray

A Butler's tray top table, Australian cedar, 19th century 86 cm…

19th C Australian Cedar Butler's Tray Top Table

A Butler's tray top table, Australian cedar, 19th century 86 cm high, 76 cm wide, 44 cm deep

George III ebony and boxwood strung mahogany butler's tray with…

Georgian Ebony Inlaid Butler's Tray

George III ebony and boxwood strung mahogany butler's tray with inlaid large shell motif, circa 1800, scalloped edge, 7 cm height, 72 cm length, 44 cm depth

George III crossbanded and boxwood strung mahogany butler's…

George III Mahogany Butler's Tray with Shell Inlay

George III crossbanded and boxwood strung mahogany butler's tray with inlaid shell motif, circa 1800, brass handles, bowed and twisted, 7 cm height, 76 cm length, 53 cm depth

George III mahogany butler's serving tray, circa 1800, brass…

George III Mahogany Butler's Serving Tray with Brass Handles

George III mahogany butler's serving tray, circa 1800, brass handles, slightly warped, 7 cm height, 82 cm length, 55 cm depth

A Victorian mahogany dropside butlers tray on stand, circa 1870,…

Victorian Mahogany Butler's Tray on Stand

A Victorian mahogany dropside butlers tray on stand, circa 1870, with hinged square to round edges, raised on a cross frame base 73 cm high

A good 19th century English butlers tray on stand 72 cm high 87…

19th Century English Butler's Tray on Stand

A good 19th century English butlers tray on stand 72 cm high 87 cm wide 67 cm deep

Antique Butlers brass bound tray, and stand, 52 cm x 80 cm, 75…

Antique Brass Tray with Stand

Antique Butlers brass bound tray, and stand, 52 cm x 80 cm, 75 cm high

A mahogany butlers tray table, English, 19th century 93.5 cm…

19th Century English Mahogany Butler's Tray Table

A mahogany butlers tray table, English, 19th century 93.5 cm long, 73 cm wide, 43.5 cm high

An Edwardian mahogany butler's tray table, with hinged oval…

Edwardian Butler Tray Table with Folding Stand

An Edwardian mahogany butler's tray table, with hinged oval sides and folding stand. 73 cm x 48 cm x 83 cm.

A mahogany butler's tray on stand, English, circa 1860, 56 cm…

English Mahogany Butler's Tray on Stand, 1860

A mahogany butler's tray on stand, English, circa 1860, 56 cm high, 90 cm wide, 58 cm deep

A Georgian butlers tray. George IV (1820-1830), mahogany,…

Georgian Campaign Style Mahogany Butlers Tray

A Georgian butlers tray. George IV (1820-1830), mahogany, campaign style folding base

A good George III mahogany butler's tray on stand, the four…

George III Mahogany Butler's Tray on Stand

A good George III mahogany butler's tray on stand, the four panelled section top with original flush mounted brass hinges and fittings to the four sides, each with a pierced plain handle, raised on original folding stand, good colour and polish. 75 cm x…

A large c. 1880 antique English mahogany butlers tray with a…

English mahogany butlers tray with shaped gallery

A large c. 1880 antique English mahogany butlers tray with a shaped gallery, 83 x 75 x 48 cm

An antique c. 1870 English mahogany butlers tray, featuring a…

English Mahogany Butler's Tray with Original Hardware

An antique c. 1870 English mahogany butlers tray, featuring a finely turned leg to base, with original fitted hardware, 85 x 72 x 48 cm

Georgian fold away butlers table, width 86 cm X diameter 43 cm…

Georgian Fold-Away Butler's Table - Compact and Stylish

Georgian fold away butlers table, width 86 cm X diameter 43 cm X height 68 cm approx

A butler's tray on X-stretcher base, 76 x 76 x 49 cm

X-Base Butler's Tray: 76 x 76 x 49 cm

A butler's tray on X-stretcher base, 76 x 76 x 49 cm

A butler's table, Tasmanian blackwood, 19th century, 79 cm high,…

19th Century Tasmanian Blackwood Butler's Table

A butler's table, Tasmanian blackwood, 19th century, 79 cm high, 94 cm wide, 69 cm deep

A 19th century Australian colonial cedar butler's tray with…

Antique Cedar Butler's Tray on Folding Stand

A 19th century Australian colonial cedar butler's tray with gallery edge on a folding bobbin turn stand, 84 cm high, 78 cm long, 51 cm wide.

A mahogany butlers tray table on stand, 19 th century, 81 cm…

19th Century Mahogany Butlers Tray Table on Stand

A mahogany butlers tray table on stand, 19 th century, 81 cm high, 74 cm wide, 49 cm deep

A fine marquetry inlaid olive wood butlers tray table signed to…

Marquetry Olive Wood Butlers Tray Table, Signed 1920

A fine marquetry inlaid olive wood butlers tray table signed to centre Continental 1920 67 cm high, 74 cm wide 47 cm deep

A 19th century mahogany, butlers tray on stand, the rectangular…

Mahogany Butler's Tray on Folding Stand

A 19th century mahogany, butlers tray on stand, the rectangular tray with pierced handles with a folding stand. 92 cm high, 71 cm wide, 45 cm deep

Antique coaching / butlers table, c.1870, 67 cm x 42 cm, 74 cm…

1870 Antique Butler's Table

Antique coaching / butlers table, c.1870, 67 cm x 42 cm, 74 cm high approx.

Timber butler's tray on stand 99 cm wide

Wide Timber Butler's Tray on Stand

Timber butler's tray on stand 99 cm wide

Drop side butler's tray on stand, 70 cm x 46 cm, 70 cm high

Foldable Butler's Tray on Stand - 70 cm x 46 cm

Drop side butler's tray on stand, 70 cm x 46 cm, 70 cm high

A Victorian Tasmanian blackwood butlers tray on stand, circa…

Victorian Blackwood Butlers Tray on Stand, 1880

A Victorian Tasmanian blackwood butlers tray on stand, circa 1880, 76 x 61 cm

A Georgian mahogany butler's tray and stand. Early 19th century,…

Georgian Mahogany Butler's Tray & Stand

A Georgian mahogany butler's tray and stand. Early 19th century, of typical form with a panelled and strapworked base, brass hinging to the fold down crescent shaped sides with hand holes, and a folding 'X' form stretcher stand with later webbing. Height…

Georgian mahogany drop side butlers tray on stand.

Mahogany Butler Tray on Stand

Georgian mahogany drop side butlers tray on stand.

Georgian mahogany folding butler's tray 19th century. Height 69.…

Georgian Mahogany Butler's Tray, 19th Century

Georgian mahogany folding butler's tray 19th century. Height 69.5 width 102.3 depth 64.2 (extended). Provenance: Collection of Margot Montgomery

A mahogany butlers tray on stand, 19th century. 86 cm high, 70…

19th Century Mahogany Butlers Tray on Stand

A mahogany butlers tray on stand, 19th century. 86 cm high, 70 cm wide, 45 cm wide

A mahogany butler's tray on stand. 70 cm wide, 47 cm deep

Mahogany Butler's Tray on Stand - 70x47 cm

A mahogany butler's tray on stand. 70 cm wide, 47 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany butler's tray table on stand, the quarter…

Victorian Mahogany Butler's Tray Table on Folding Stand

A Victorian mahogany butler's tray table on stand, the quarter panelled tray with rounded drop flaps with handle cut-outs and recessed brass fittings supported on a traditional plain folding standing stand.

A Victorian mahogany butler's tray table, the tray top with…

Victorian Mahogany Butler's Tray Table with Folding Stand

A Victorian mahogany butler's tray table, the tray top with handle aperture on each side, the folding stand with replaced webbing

A Victorian mahogany butlers tray on stand, rectangular/oval…

Victorian Mahogany Butlers Tray on Folding Stand

A Victorian mahogany butlers tray on stand, rectangular/oval tray with hinged sides on folding trestle stand. Width 72 cm

A Victorian mahogany butlers tray on stand, rectangular…

Victorian Mahogany Butler's Tray on Stand

A Victorian mahogany butlers tray on stand, rectangular three-quarter gallery tray and folding trestle stand. Width 83 cm

A brass mounted cedar butlers tray and stand, Tasmanian, circa…

Tasmanian Cedar Butlers Tray with Brass Mounts (1850)

A brass mounted cedar butlers tray and stand, Tasmanian, circa 1850, 83.5 cm high, 91 cm wide, 71 cm deep (extended). Literature: Australian Furniture: Pictorial History and Dictionary, 1788-1938, Kevin Fahy and Andrew Simpson, Casuarina Press Ptd Ltd,…

A George III style tray table, English, 19th century. 47 cm…

19th Century English George III Tray Table

A George III style tray table, English, 19th century. 47 cm high, 63 cm wide, 47 cm wide

Georgian mahogany folding butler's tray stand, brass hardware…

Georgian Mahogany Butler's Tray Stand with Brass Hardware

Georgian mahogany folding butler's tray stand, brass hardware and fold out sides, height 90 cm, width 73 cm, depth 63 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Julie Biber

Cedar butler's tray on stand. Height 88 cm, width 70 cm, depth…

Cedar Butler's Tray on Stand

Cedar butler's tray on stand. Height 88 cm, width 70 cm, depth 46 cm. Provenance: Sir Thomas Ramsey Prior

Mahogany butler's tray on stand

Mahogany Butler Tray Stand

Mahogany butler's tray on stand

A 19th century mahogany butler's tray on a turned wood stand.…

Mahogany Butler's Tray on Turned Wood Stand

A 19th century mahogany butler's tray on a turned wood stand. Height 75 cm. Width 75 cm. Depth 50 cm

A 19th century Australian cedar butlers tray on stand, the…

Australian Cedar Butlers Tray on Stand

A 19th century Australian cedar butlers tray on stand, the rectangular tray with pierced handles together with a folding stand, 77 cm wide, 55 cm deep, 88 cm in diameter