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An old-world Saint Nick steps through a powder-blue winter sky- coat crimson, pockets brimming with toys and holly- like a memory pulled straight from a Victorian card. You can almost hear carols from another room, children whispering around the tree, and the clink of glasses as friends gather close. This tray bottles that Christmas hush before the first present is opened.
Handmade in our New York studio, each piece is created in the French tradition of decoupage: the artwork is laid in reverse on the underside, sealed and burnished so the scene glows through crystal with beautiful depth. The top remains smooth and food-safe; the back is felted to rest softly on marble or wood. Every tray is individually signed by Ben.
Set out cookies for Santa, clementines by the punch bowl, or prop it on the mantel like a holiday postcard. Wipe-clean, ready for entertaining, and equally lovely hung with a plate hanger, it’s a keepsake you’ll unwrap every December- nostalgia made useful, and joy made visible. A folded card shares the time-honored decoupage process within.
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The French call it découpage, pronounced day-coo-pahzh. It flourished in the salons of 18th-century France, where paper, patience, and a steady hand turned everyday objects into works of art.
Ben honors the French technique, in reverse. The artwork goes on the underside of the glass, by hand, so you look through the glass to see it. Nothing sits on the surface. The image seems to float, lit from within, the way a pressed flower looks when you hold it up to a window.
Every design starts with something Ben discovered or created. A pattern he drew. A botanical plate or a scrap of antique paper carried home from a market in Europe, chosen because it meant something.
Decoupage is a science of perfection. Each piece is made slowly in our New York studios by a talented team of artists, patient and exacting, who will not settle for less than a perfect result. Each one is backed in felt, so it can rest safely on a cocktail table, and signed by the artist, Ben Busko.
Each tray is decoupaged by hand beneath the glass. A little care keeps the artwork beautiful.
Suitable for hanging with a plate hanger or standing on a gallery easel.
The colors are beautiful! Beautiful Christmas tray!
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Beautiful tray! I can’t wait to display at Christmas.
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