Antique English Regency Papier Mache Serving Tray with Gilt, Large

A fine quality early 1820's English Regency serving tray. It is a lovely large scale rectangular, hand made, hand painted and lacquered papier mache tray. It is ebonized black with gilt floral and foliate decorations and has a shaped edge. In 1772, Henry Clay patented a durable form of papier-mâché known as a'heat-resisting paperware'. It could be carved, cut and lacquered like wood or metal, with the added advantage that it was lightweight and did not warp.

Such a stable material was ideal as a support for japanned decoration as used on this tray. Dimensions: 30.5"L x 3.125"W x 23H. The item "Antique English Regency Papier Mache Serving Tray with Gilt, Large" is in sale since Friday, March 29, 2019. This item is in the category "Antiques\Decorative Arts\Woodenware\Trays".

The seller is "fadedroseauctions" and is located in Richmond, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

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