Antique Victorian Hand Beaded Tea Tray

Add a touch of timeworn elegance to your coffee table or library with this exquisite antique Victorian beadwork tray. Resting on four charming bun feet (two of which are slightly loose and rotate, but remain securely intact), the scalloped wooden frame encapsulates a beautifully hand-stitched needlepoint and glass beadwork panel. The textile features a striking central floral motif surrounded by scrolling flourishes in shades of charcoal, silver, and white against a muted blue ground. The beaded surface remains largely intact with periodic shedding of the fabric pile and beading loss. The black beaded boarder is mostly missing and only small portions remain. True to its substantial age, the wooden frame exhibits significant character with multiple checks in the wood resulting from expansion and contraction over time along the carved edges, lending it an authentic, distressed patina that speaks to over a century of history. Perfectly suited for a classic English Hunt Country interior or a richly layered old world-inspired study, this tray serves as a magnificent foundation for staging antique leather-bound books, brass curiosities, or a collection of small, curated keepsakes.

Measurements (approximate - rounded to the nearest quarter inch):
Beaded surface - 19.25 inches in length x 10 inches width
Overall Measurements - 20.5 inches in length x 11.25 inches in width x 2.25 inches in height

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VINTAGE & ANTIQUE
Vintage and antique items are pre-owned and aged goods. In most cases, we do not clean or polish any items that come into our shop. Once you remove an item's traces of age and patina it's not something you can reverse, so we leave those activities up to the buyer. We do not disassemble found art from their frames unless it is necessary to differentiate a print from an original piece of art. Vintage prints purchased from this shop could originate from any print media (e.g., magazines, books, photographs, art prints, etc.). We try our best to describe items accurately and disclose any and all flaws and imperfections. Please refer to pictures as a visual description. We want to make sure you are happy with your purchase so, please do not hesitate to ask any questions you may have prior to checkout.

SHIPPING
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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