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A tea tray is not stamped in a factory. It is coaxed from brass sheet through thousands of overlapping blows, each pass hardening and shaping until the surface catches light like water.
The handmade process
- Cutting the brass blank
- First doming on the stump
- Annealing in coals
- Fine planishing toward the rim
- Etching or engraving if commissioned
- Final polish with ash and oil
Materials that matter
Yellow brass for warmth, nickel silver for contrast inlay, and beeswax finish so the tray ages with use rather than against it.
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