There are two distinct furniture forms known as a dumb waiter. The Georgian version od the dumb waiter consisted of three revolving circular trays attached to a central pedestal column, usually on a tripod base. It was used for holding plates and tea cups in the drawing-room. Generally made from mahogany, some varieties were contrived so that the trays were collapsible. In the later 19th century the term was applied to a two or three tiered form, with turned legs and supports, used for dishes and crockery in the dining room.

Often intriguing, is the nineteenth century metamorphic 'rise-and-fall' dumb waiter, in which the three tiers converge and convert the item to a side table by means of telescopic arms and counterbalanced weights.
Many Australian examples survive in cedar, blackwood and pine. Its descendant is the small tray mobile beloved of tea ladies and hostesses.

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Late 19th century cedar three tier dumb waiter

19th Century Cedar Dumb Waiter

Late 19th century cedar three tier dumb waiter

C 1850s Colonial cedar convertible dumb waiter. Three tiers…

Colonial Cedar Convertible Dumb Waiter/Table

C 1850s Colonial cedar convertible dumb waiter. Three tiers collapse to form table. Height 104 cm. Width 120 cm. Depth 52 cm

A Victorian mahogany dumb waiter, 19th century, in rich deep…

Victorian Mahogany Dumb Waiter with Carved Details

A Victorian mahogany dumb waiter, 19th century, in rich deep tones, having a low elongated oval back with a carved frame and crest above a deep shelf, supported on knopped supports relief carved with quatrefoils and gothic motifs to the breakfront lower…

Late 19th century dumbwaiter in blackwood

Blackwood Dumbwaiter, 19th Century

Late 19th century dumbwaiter in blackwood

Antique late Victorian dumb waiter mirrored back, two drawers…

Victorian Mirrored Dumb Waiter with Drawers and Doors

Antique late Victorian dumb waiter mirrored back, two drawers and two doors below

An English mahogany three tier dumbwaiter, cedar secondary…

Antique Mahogany Three Tier Dumbwaiter with Brass Castors

An English mahogany three tier dumbwaiter, cedar secondary timbers with original brass castors, circa 1870, 120 cm high, 113 cm wide, 48 cm deep

An Australian cedar three tier dumbwaiter with two drawers,…

Antique Australian Cedar Three Tier Dumbwaiter with Drawers

An Australian cedar three tier dumbwaiter with two drawers, South Australian origin, circa 1855, 124 cm high, 123 cm wide, 49 cm deep

A Victorian mahogany three tier dumb waiter, 101 cm high, 103…

Victorian Mahogany Three Tier Dumb Waiter

A Victorian mahogany three tier dumb waiter, 101 cm high, 103 cm wide, 47 cm deep

A Victorian walnut three tier concertina dumb waiter, of…

Victorian Walnut Three Tier Dumb Waiter

A Victorian walnut three tier concertina dumb waiter, of rectangular form, with a graduated top fitting the second tier decorated with a running ribbon and acanthus leaf design, the undertier plain, with a central stretcher and supported on scrolled and…

An antique Australian solid blackwood dumb waiter with…

An antique Australian solid blackwood dumb waiter with Palladian panelled rail back, three tiers, incised bulbous pillars and ball finials, circa 1890, 131.5 cm high, 105.5 cm wide, 44 cm deep

A Louis XVI style servery in mixed timbers, circa 1900, with an…

Louis XVI Style Mixed Timber Servery

A Louis XVI style servery in mixed timbers, circa 1900, with an arching mirrored back to a pale green and white marble surface, twin drawers below and cupboards with burr timber quarter veneer panels with stringing and cross banding, embellished…

A Continental 19th century mahogany servery, the raised gallery…

Mahogany Servery with Fluted Supports

A Continental 19th century mahogany servery, the raised gallery above three tiers with moulded edge on fluted turned supports

Mid 19th century mahogany two tier dumbwaiter with carved…

Mahogany Carved Two-Tier Dumbwaiter with Three Doors

Mid 19th century mahogany two tier dumbwaiter with carved details and three doors below

Oak dumbwaiter French Art-Nouveau, by M Gallerey, two drawers…

Art-Nouveau Oak Dumbwaiter with Brass Handles

Oak dumbwaiter French Art-Nouveau, by M Gallerey, two drawers with brass handles, height 130, width 119, depth 43 cm

Victorian mahogany dumb waiter, with fretwork sides, 130 cm…

Victorian Mahogany Fretwork Dumb Waiter

Victorian mahogany dumb waiter, with fretwork sides, 130 cm wide, 48 cm deep, 105.5 cm high

Renaissance revival oak dumb waiter, late 19th century, the…

Renaissance Oak Dumb Waiter with Carved Acanthus Leaves

Renaissance revival oak dumb waiter, late 19th century, the acanthus leaf carved arched back above a rectangular top with a floral carved edge, a two drawer frieze, on turned supports above an open shelf, the lower section with a pair of panelled doors,…

A fine Henri II walnut servery, late 19th century, with an…

Henri II Walnut Servery with Carvings and Marble Top

A fine Henri II walnut servery, late 19th century, with an arched broken pediment, pomegranate crest and finials above a shelf and turned supports to a mottled marble top, with plate rack, three relief carved frieze drawers above a richly carved cupboard…

Good Victorian mahogany dumb waiter

Victorian Mahogany Dumbwaiter

Good Victorian mahogany dumb waiter

A West Australian Colonial jarrah and cedar dumb waiter, c.…

Colonial Jarrah & Cedar Dumb Waiter, 1880s

A West Australian Colonial jarrah and cedar dumb waiter, c.1880's and later two tier type with turned spindle legs upon castors Provenance: Chiritta home, peppermint Grove, which was originally built by Augustus Roe (Son of J. S. Roe). Height 84 cm; top:…

Finest quality Victorian mahogany dumb waiter with two fitted…

Victorian Mahogany Dumb Waiter with Drawers and Carved Supports

Finest quality Victorian mahogany dumb waiter with two fitted drawers and turned and carved supports

An impressive Victorian pollard oak two tier servery. Having…

Victorian Pollard Oak Two Tier Servery

An impressive Victorian pollard oak two tier servery. Having ornately carved fretwork above and two panelled doors below. Key in office. Height 147 cm, length 140 cm, depth 53 cm.

A fine quality Regency mahogany three tier dumb waiter with…

Regency Mahogany Dumb Waiter with Mirror Back and Carvings

A fine quality Regency mahogany three tier dumb waiter with three shelves separated by scroll supports and a mirror back to the upper and lower section, beneath a foliate carved crest, leaf capped scroll feet, 91 x 152 x 53 cm

Victorian walnut servery cabinet with two door cabinet to the…

Victorian Walnut Servery Cabinet

Victorian walnut servery cabinet with two door cabinet to the top over a pair of slide out shelves, a pair of drawers and doors, 110 cm wide, 62 cm deep, 198 cm high, with the British Antiques Dealers Association stamp attached

Quality mahogany two tier dumb waiter with two long drawers…

Mahogany Two-Tier Dumb Waiter with Drawers (1870)

Quality mahogany two tier dumb waiter with two long drawers below c.1870

An Australian cedar dumb waiter servery, circa 1860, 132 cm…

Antique Australian Cedar Dumb Waiter Servery, 1860

An Australian cedar dumb waiter servery, circa 1860, 132 cm high, 121 cm wide, 50 cm deep

A William IV mahogany rising dumbwaiter, with scrolling…

William IV Mahogany Dumbwaiter with Scrolling Backboard

A William IV mahogany rising dumbwaiter, with scrolling backboard, raised on reeded end supports. Width 168 cm

A French walnut rectangular servery fitted with two drawers. 96…

French Walnut Servery with Two Drawers

A French walnut rectangular servery fitted with two drawers. 96 cm high, 140 cm wide, 52 cm deep

A good Victorian mahogany elevating dumb waiter top splits and…

Victorian Mahogany Elevating Dumb Waiter with Third Tier

A good Victorian mahogany elevating dumb waiter top splits and lifts to create third tier, 114 cm wide, 46 cm deep, 78.5 cm & 113 cm high

An English Arts & Crafts dumbwaiter, oak with beaten copper and…

Arts & Crafts Oak Dumbwaiter with Copper Handles

An English Arts & Crafts dumbwaiter, oak with beaten copper and brass handles, circa 1900, 166 cm high, 138 cm wide, 60 cm deep

A superb Victorian carved mahogany servery, the carved top with…

Victorian Carved Mahogany Servery with Mirrors and Shelves

A superb Victorian carved mahogany servery, the carved top with a large mirror flanked by smaller mirrors and shelves, above and an inverted breakfront with three shaped drawers, below eight bulbous columns and under shelf, on a gadrooned base

A dumb waiter, Australian cedar with fine turnings, Melbourne…

Melbourne Cedar Dumb Waiter, 1865

A dumb waiter, Australian cedar with fine turnings, Melbourne origin, circa 1865, 120 cm high, 107 cm wide, 43 cm deep

A dumbwaiter/servery, carved mahogany, English, circa 1845, 103…

Antique Mahogany Dumbwaiter/Servery, English, 1845

A dumbwaiter/servery, carved mahogany, English, circa 1845, 103 cm high, 153 cm wide, 62 cm deep

George III drop leaf dumb waiter, with revolving shelves, 68 cm…

George III Revolving Drop Leaf Dumb Waiter

George III drop leaf dumb waiter, with revolving shelves, 68 cm diameter, 146 cm high

An Australian cedar two drawer dumb waiter with carved gallery,…

Antique Australian Cedar Dumb Waiter with Carved Gallery

An Australian cedar two drawer dumb waiter with carved gallery, circa 1870, 137 cm high, 124 cm wide, 56 cm deep

A cedar four tier dumb waiter, 19th century, 175 cm high, 121…

19th Century Four Tier Cedar Dumb Waiter

A cedar four tier dumb waiter, 19th century, 175 cm high, 121 cm wide, 46 cm deep

A colonial cedar dumb waiter, circa 1840s, the William IV style…

Colonial Cedar Dumb Waiter with Lemon Squeezer Finials

A colonial cedar dumb waiter, circa 1840s, the William IV style waiter with a shaped gallery back, lemon squeezer finials and raised on reeded supports with two undertiers, casters to the feet, 105 cm high, 115 cm wide, 50 cm deep. Provenance: Drake House…