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An anchor has always meant more than the sea—it’s a symbol of steadiness, grit, and return. This tray channels that timeless strength into glass, designed to hold the small essentials of a life well-lived: your keys, your cocktails, your stories worth retelling.
Each piece is handcrafted in our New York studio using the centuries-old French tradition of reverse decoupage. The artwork is laid beneath bent glass by hand, the back painted and felted so it lands softly wherever it rests. Every tray is signed by Ben, a mark of craftsmanship and authenticity.
As practical as it is handsome, it’s food safe, easily wiped clean, and endlessly versatile. Let it live on your bar cart with citrus and a bottle opener, corral matchbooks and coasters on the coffee table, or hang it as art—a quiet nod to classic design.
Steady your space with a piece that’s equal parts utility and story—add the Shipman’s Anchor Tray to your cart today.
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Style#: DPI-5435
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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.
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