Redwell Wood Farm / Potters Bar / Hertfordshire, EN6 3NA, UK | USD $, Yen, Euro and all major currencies accepted. Change Site Language | Help | Your Cart (0)
Canonbury Antiques Canonbury Antiques
 
UK UK: + 44 (01707) 644717
USA USA: + 1 (877) 650-7261
USA: + 1 (877) 650-7261UK: + 44 (01707) 644717
  • Categories
  • Styles and Period
  • Room
  • Items on SALE!
  • Sell Your Items
  • Film & TV Hire
  • Contact Us
  • Visit Showroom
  • About
 
Subscribe to our newsletterand get 10% OFF!
search

Shop by Type
  • Dining Tables
  • Dining Sets
  • Art Deco
  • Tables
  • Dining Chairs
  • Seating and Chairs
  • Objet d Art
  • Bookcases
  • Bronzes
  • Desks
  • Buddha Statues
  • Lamps and Lighting
  • Steamer Trunk Luggage Cases
  • French Boulle Furniture
  • Architectural Salvage
  • Curios
  • Silver Plate
  • Oil Paintings
  • Cabinets and Chests
  • Chairs
  • Architectural
  • Fountains and Garden
  • Mirrors
  • Chinese Porcelain
  • Porcelain
  • Dressers and Sideboards
  • Tea Caddies
  • Glassware
  • Mirrored Furniture
  • Clocks

Shop by Style
  • Adams Antiques and Furniture
  • Antique Painted Furniture
  • Art Deco
  • Art Nouveau
  • Arts and Craft
  • Biedermeier
  • Black Lacquer
  • Boulle Furniture
  • Burmese Furniture
  • Chinese Antiques
  • Chinoiserie
  • Chippendale
  • Colonial / Campaign
  • Continental Antiques
  • Dutch Marquetry Antiques
  • Edwardian Antiques
  • English Antiques
  • Epstein Furniture
  • Farmhouse Furniture
  • Francois Linke
  • French Antiques
  • French Empire
  • George II
  • Georgian Antiques
  • Gillows and Co Antiques
  • Gothic Antiques
  • Grand Tour Antiques
  • Hepplewhite
  • Hobbs and Company Antiques
  • Irish Antiques
  • Italian Antiques
  • Jacobean Antiques
  • Japanese Antiques
  • Lacquer and Ebonized Furniture
  • Louis XVI
  • Maple and Co Antiques
  • Marquetry Inlay
  • Napoleon III
  • Neo-Classical
  • Queen Anne
  • Regency Antiques
  • Rococo
  • Sheraton
  • Sheraton Revival
  • Swedish Antiques
  • Syrian Moorish and Islamic Furniture
  • The Garden
  • Vernis Martin Lacquer
  • Victorian Antiques
  • William and Mary Antiques
  • William IV Antiques

Shop by Room
  • Castle Chic
  • Aviator Furniture
  • Farmhouse Kitchen
  • Gentlemans Club
  • Medieval Banquet
  • Parisian Apartment
  • Regency Dining Room
  • Roman Villa
  • The Dining Room
  • The Garden
  • The Hallway
  • The Kitchen
  • The Library
  • The Living Room
  • The Lounge
  • The Study
  • Urban Loft
  • Victorian Dining Room
  • William IV Dining Room
WITH VIDEOS
Global Shipping
Global Shipping
Secured Site
Amex
Master Card
Visa
Discover

Returns Policy 7

Everything to Know About the Silver Plate Butlers Tray

GO BACK
all

Relevant categories: Silver Plate

Date
Aug
30
2021

To View Our Range Of Silver Plate Butlers Tray Please Click Here

Silver Plate butlers tray

(Above photo - Silver Plate butlers tray )

Thanks to its versatility, beauty, and variety, a silver plate butlers' tray is a must-have item for collectors worldwide. After buying one, you can either use it to create a unique accent inside your home or for various functional purposes. Since the trays are made by different people and feature varied shapes, you can find one that meets your taste. Therefore, the next time you buy a silver plate butlers' plate, you should consider its primary purpose. Butlers' trays may exist in any form, including the following:

Flat Tray

Silver plate tray on stand

(Above photo - Silver plate tray on stand )

The flat tray has low trim and flat board and can be used by butlers to carry food in the palaces of nobles and kings. Essentially, this is a flat, shallow container for serving meals. In the case of the silver plate butlers' tray, the precious metal makes it capable of serving more than just one function. For example, you can hang it on the wall to enhance your home decor or turn it into a tea tray, trinket dish, and so on. The function to which you subject it depends on your individual needs.

Tea Tray

Silver Plate Tray Victorian Platter Faux Tort

(Above photo - Silver Plate Tray Victorian Platter Faux Tort )

A tea tray is a flat oval vessel popularised in the 1700s for serving tea. Originally, it was an oval tray without handles. Later in the 19th century, handles were added to the larger vessels to make them easier to carry while serving tea or coffee to a larger audience. The use of this tray marked the beginning of the formal tea preparation. Its surface is perfect for tea preparation services such as setting out cups, pouring tea and carrying cups to the guests or table where the tea is to be served. Today, a tea tray might not serve the same traditional function of serving tea. Instead, it has become a symbol of wealth and a collector's favourite item. Even if it were to serve tea, the tray would impress the guests. Alternatively, you can place a silver plate butlers' tray in a room mainly to serve as a focal point.

Drink/Gallery Trays

Silver Plate Tray Shagreen Platter Sheffield

(Above photo - Silver Plate Tray Shagreen Platter Sheffield )

The drink/gallery tray is similar to the tea tray and comes in handy on special occasions. It is a great surface on which one can present drinks during special events in the home or elsewhere. Unlike the flat tray, drink/gallery trays have raised sides that secure the drinks and prevent glasses and bottles from tipping or slipping off the tray's surface. Also, a tray for drinks is much smaller than a tea tray.

Snuffer Trays

The purpose of snuffer trays wasn't to serve food. Instead, they were used in households to hold candle snuffer once it was used up. Thus, the popularity of these trays increased with the growing association of candles with wealth. Before the invention of electricity, homes had to be lit using candles.

Conclusion

Regency Silver Plate Tray Butlers Serving Platter

(Above photo - Regency Silver Plate Tray Butlers Serving Platter )

The silver plate butler's tray is a must-have collector's item, given its functionality. It can be out to various functions, including serving food or used as a decoration to improve the home decor.

Related Articles:

Silver Plate Trays from Canonbury Antiques

What is a Silver Plate Lazy Susan

The Victorian Silver Plate Epergne Defined - Canonbury Antiques

What to Look For n a Sheffield Silver Plate Lazy Susan

Silver Plate Centrepiece Sets - English Silverplate Epergne Guide

Silver Plate Food Dome - Classic Plated Tableware Trays

Regency Antiques - Everything You Need To Know From Canonbury Furniture

The Distinctive Nature of Regency Interiors from Canonbury Antiques

Victorian Interiors - An In-Depth Look from Canonbury Antiques

 

Products Mentioned

Silver Plate Tray - Butlers Pl...

Regency Silver Plate Tray Butl...

Silver Plate Tray Shagreen Pla...

Silver Plate Tray Victorian Pl...

 

More from our Knowledge Base

Types of Pier Mirrors JAN.30.2023

Pier mirrors are handy decorative items which can increase the light and create an illusion of more space in a home. Having existed for centuries, these mirrors come in different shapes and sizes. Their designs and decorations also differ from one period to another.

MORE
all

6 Features of French Gilt Arm Chairs JAN.30.2023

French gilt arm chairs are some of the most exquisite furniture pieces ever created. They’re not only attractive but also very comfortable. 

MORE
all

6 Common Types of Period Regency Furniture JAN.24.2023

Period Regency furniture refer to the pieces produced during the Regency period, when the Prince Regent reigned over England in place of the indisposed King George IV. During that time, designers created several types of furniture, many of which are still available on the market today as antiques.

MORE
all

 

TOP OF THE PAGE
Top of the Page
  • SHOPPING
  • Shopping Cart
    Shopping Cart (0)
  • Buying Online
  • Get a Gift Voucher
  • Sold Items
  • CANONBURY INFO
  • Knowledge Base
  • About Us
  • Customer Testimonials
  • News
  • Newsletter
  • Sell your Antiques
  • Contact Us
  • Site Map
  • CUSTOMER SERVICE
  • FAQs
  • Shopping
  • US Customer Service
  • Return Policy
  • SITE LANGUAGES
  • Our site can be translated into most languages using the Google Translate tool below:

  • SHIPPING
  • Shipping to United States
  • Shipping to Europe
  • Shipping to Rest of World
    FOLLOW US ON
  • You Tube
  • Facebook
  • Wordpress
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Flickr
  • SHIPPING
  • Shipping to United States
  • Shipping to Europe
  • Shipping to Rest of World
    FOLLOW US ON
  • You Tube
  • Facebook
  • Wordpress
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Flickr
+ 44 01707 644877
+ 44 01707 644717
  • CONTACT US

  • Confirm that you are human:
    4 + 3 =


  • SHOPPING
    Shopping
  • Shopping Cart
    Shopping Cart (0)
  • How to Buy
  • Get a Gift Voucher
  • Sold Items
  • CANONBURY INFO
    Shopping
  • Knowledge Base
  • About Us
  • Customer Testimonials
  • News
  • Newsletter
  • Sell your Antiques
  • Contact Us
  • Site Map
  • CUSTOMER SERVICE
    Shopping
  • FAQs
  • Shopping
  • US Customer Service
  • Return Policy
  • SHIPPING
    Shopping
  • Shipping to United States
  • Shipping to Europe
  • Shipping to Rest of World
  • CONTACT US
    Shopping

  • Confirm that you are human:
    4 + 3 =


© - Canonbury Antiques - Redwell Wood Farm / Potters Bar / Herfordshine, EN6 3NA, UK

Website Developed by Nulence

© - Canonbury Antiques

Redwell Wood Farm / Potters Bar / Herfordshine, EN6 3NA, UK

Website Developed by Nulence