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Agate Tray & Decorative Serving Platters
An agate tray is a slice of geode, polished flat and rimmed in hammered silver — a serving piece that stays out after the meal. This edit keeps to agate about nine inches across and three quarters of an inch thick, in natural, blue, pink and teal stone. Choose it for the table it serves and the console it rests on; the banding does the decorating.
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Agate Platter, 9 in Natural Stone with Hammered Silver Edge
$206 USD
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Agate Platter, 9 in Natural Stone with Hammered Silver Edge
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Agate Tray — Why Stone Outranks Wood And Ceramic
Wood stains and ceramic chips; a slice of agate does neither under a cheese course. At three quarters of an inch thick it sits heavy and flat, and the stone stays cool enough to keep soft cheese and butter firm a little longer. The tray is the serving piece and the centerpiece at once — nothing else on the table has to work as hard.
From this collection
Agate Platter, 9 in Natural Stone with Hammered Silver Edge
$206 USD
View This PieceBlue Agate Tray Or Natural — Choosing The Stone
Every slice is cut across the geode, so its rings of banding belong to that piece alone. Natural agate keeps to grays and honey tones that sit with any linen; deep blue, pink and teal agate is color-enhanced, as is standard for the stone in those shades. Choose the color for the room it rests in between meals — that is where it is seen most.
Decorative Serving Platter For Consoles And Cheese Courses
At about nine inches across, the tray holds a wedge of cheese, a cluster of figs or a dozen petits fours — a course for two to four, not a buffet. Between gatherings it moves to a console or a bar cart to hold a candle, keys or a pair of glasses. The hammered silver edge catches the light either way; it is what turns a stone slice into a finished piece.
Care
Wipe the stone with a soft, damp cloth and a drop of mild soap, then dry it straight away; never soak it or run it through a dishwasher. Lay parchment under oily or acidic food, and keep abrasive pads away from the silver edge — the plating is the first thing to show wear.
Free Tracked & Insured Shipping on All Orders (Contiguous US) and a 15 Days Money Back Guarantee come with every tray here, the fifteen days counted from the day it arrives. Set it on your own table in your own light — stone reads differently in a room than on a screen. If it does not suit the table, it goes back.
Every tray in this edit is one I would set on a client's console — Laith Al-Tamimi, founder and design director.
You May Ask
Is blue or pink agate natural?
The stone and its banding are natural; every slice is cut from a real geode. Deep blue, pink and teal agate is color-enhanced, as is standard for agate in those shades, while the natural option keeps the stone's own grays and honey tones. Choose natural for an untouched specimen, color for a bolder table.
Can food sit directly on the stone?
Dry food can — cheese, fruit, bread and petits fours sit well on polished agate. Lay a sheet of parchment under anything oily or acidic, such as cured meats or citrus, so nothing settles into the stone's natural pores. A quick wipe afterwards keeps the slice as clear as the day it arrived.
How do I clean an agate tray?
Wipe it with a soft, damp cloth and a drop of mild soap, then dry it straight away. Never soak it, never put it in a dishwasher, and keep scouring pads away from the hammered silver edge, which is the first thing to show wear. Treated that way, the stone keeps its polish for years.
Will mine look like the photo?
In shape and finish, yes; in pattern, never exactly. Each slice is about nine inches across and three quarters of an inch thick with the same hammered silver rim, but the banding is cut from a different geode every time. The piece that arrives is its own specimen, which is the point of stone.
What if it doesn't suit the table once it's here?
It goes back. Every order carries our 15 Days Money Back Guarantee, counted from the day it arrives, and ships with Free Tracked & Insured Shipping on All Orders (Contiguous US). Set the tray on your own table in your own light; stone usually decides within a few minutes.
Complete The Room
Set it beside a quartz cake stand, light the evening with candle lanterns, or carry the course to a solid wood dining table.