Probably English, late 19th century, two handle, rectangular with griffins, scroll and floral decoration, floor with scroll, foliate, fruit and basket weave decoration, four feet, unmarked, heraldic device front, back inscribed “To Emma with love/from/Grannie Margaret/for her/Christmas/Nineteen Hundred and Thirty" (Emma is Tom's sister, and Margaret is Emma and Tom’s grandmother), 31-1/ x 20-1/2 in.,. Notes: Thomas Austin Yawkey of Detroit, born February, 1903 was the grandson of lumber and iron magnate William Clyman Yawkey. Tom’s uncle, Bill, son of Thomas A. Yawkey acquired the Detroit Tigers baseball team the same year. After his father died, Tom’s uncle Bill adopted Tom. Bill Yawkey died in 1919 and left his $40 million estate to his adopted son, who in 1933 bought the Boston Red Sox for $1.25 million. Tom Yawkey was a popular figure in Boston and major league baseball until his death 1976. Provenance: Estate of William C. Yawkey, by descent in family; Private Collection loss to plate, scratches, feet bent and tray does not sit flat, one foot repaired