A GEORGE IV GILT AND POLYCHROME DECORATED PAPIER MÂCHÉ TRAY ON LATER STAND
A GEORGE IV GILT AND POLYCHROME DECORATED PAPIER MÂCHÉ TRAY ON LATER STAND

THE TRAY BY B. WALTON & CO. AND CIRCA 1840, THE STAND MODERN

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A GEORGE IV GILT AND POLYCHROME DECORATED PAPIER MÂCHÉ TRAY ON LATER STAND
The tray by B. Walton & Co. and circa 1840, the stand modern
The rectangular tray with a molded edge with gilt-scrolled decoration surrounding a central bouquet of flowers, stamped B. WALTON & Co. WARRANTED, on an ebonized and parcel-gilt stand of faux bamboo legs joined by an X-stretcher
21in. (53cm.) high, 28¼in. (72cm.) wide, 21½in. (54.4cm.) deep

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The firm of B. Walton & Co. of Wolverhampton (c.1842-1847) became famous for their picture-decorated papier-mâché tea trays priced at £5 to £10. The firm exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 at the Crystal Palace in London.