Antique Hand Painted Wooden Oval Fox Butler's Tray

A wonderfully charming hand painted wooden tray featuring a curled red fox appliqué set against a deep green ground with a hand painted gold border. The elongated oval form, scalloped side detailing, and rich sporting color palette give this piece a classic English country feel — perfect for a bar, sideboard, hunt room, library, kitchen shelf, or layered fox hunting vignette.

The fox appliqué brings beautiful depth and dimension, making the tray feel more special than a flat painted surface. It is decorative, collected, and full of country-house character — exactly the sort of piece that adds instant warmth and personality to a well appointed home.

CONDITION
Vintage condition with age-appropriate wear, surface marks, and gentle signs of use consistent with a hand painted wooden decorative tray. There is subtle age-related texture to the appliqué visible on close inspection and consistent with the handmade nature and age of the piece. It does not detract from the overall presentation and is part of the tray’s collected, timeworn character.

SIZE
19.5"L x 9.5"W x 1.5"H

PROVENANCE
Sourced for Martingale East as part of our curated collection of fox hunting, sporting, and English country decorative pieces.

MATERIAL
Hand painted wood with fox appliqué

WHY WE LOVE THIS
This piece has such a rich little hunt-room spirit — deep green, warm fox tones, gold detailing, and that charming curled fox at center. We love it displayed upright as decorative art, styled on a bar, or layered into a collected tabletop vignette with silver, leather-bound books, and greenery.