Red Agate Round Serving Tray with Brass Handles

About the Agate

The agate here is red, and on a circle the banding does something particular: the rings follow the outline, so the color turns in on itself, running from a deep carnelian core out through orange and rust to a pale edge.

Red stone holds light unevenly. The thin outer bands glow when the tray sits under a lamp, the core stays dark and flat, and the difference between the two is what keeps a plain round shape from reading as plain.

How It’s Made

A round tray offered in three diameters. The stone edge is electroformed, so real metal is grown onto the agate and permanently bonded rather than laid on as a leaf or coating that can rub off, and the handles are solid brass. Four handle shapes are offered, classic scroll, leaf scroll, laurel arch and open leaf, in silver, rose gold or gold along with the tray.

Details

• Material: red agate, round
• Sizes: 12", 14" and 16" diameter
• Finish: silver, rose gold or gold electroformed finishes on handles and tray
• Handles: solid brass, in classic scroll, leaf scroll, laurel arch or open leaf
• Edge: electroformed, real metal grown onto the stone
• Food use: stone is not for direct food contact; serve with a liner, board or servingware

Cut from natural stone, each tray carries its own red and its own banding.

A Gift For

A round tray is the one people use daily, so this lands well as a housewarming or wedding gift, and the largest size works as a coffee table surface for glasses. Red also makes it an easy Christmas gift for a host.

Use and Care

Serve a cheese course or a fruit course from it, keeping the food on a liner, board or servingware rather than the stone. Hand wash and dry with a soft cloth; not dishwasher safe.