{"product_id":"pen-tray-patinated-metal-desk-tidy-with-67493","title":"Pen Tray, Patinated Metal Desk Tidy with Shell Bowl, Scrolled Rims — European","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the desk drawer swallowed everything, the writing table kept its tools in the open, and the pen tray was its centrepiece: a long channel for the pens and a small bowl at the end — for nibs, sealing wax, or the odds and ends every desk produces. A tray like this organised the ritual of writing; today it does the same for keys, glasses, or jewellery, which is why these long desk trays never really left service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tray is cast in one piece of patinated metal, a long rectangular channel with raised scrolled rims flowing into a round shell-form bowl at one end, the whole standing on small integral feet. The surface carries a dark patina shading into soft green in the recesses — look into the corners where the scrollwork meets the tray floor, because on a cast piece the patina pools darkest exactly where fingers and cloths cannot reach, while the open surfaces mellow lighter with use. The form is sculptural enough to hold a wall of its own on a console or dressing table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tray is sound and sits flat, the patina even and age-consistent, with wear matching decades of daily service; the photographs show the surface as it is. Whoever kept their desk in order with this tray before you kept it well. It is ready for a desk, a console by the door, or a dressing table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tray is solid cast metal in a single piece, around 35 centimetres long. It arrives professionally packed and fully insured — we handle the paperwork and worldwide shipping, with all import duties paid by us, so there is nothing to settle on delivery. Returns are accepted within 30 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDETAILS:\u003cbr\u003e\nLength: approx. 35.5 cm (14 in) — roughly the length of a sheet of letter paper\u003cbr\u003e\nCast patinated metal, dark brown with green in recesses\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: good condition for age; even patina, age-consistent wear\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Jaspers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59081845735769,"sku":"LM-V-168","price":720.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/5388\/5529\/files\/il_fullxfull.8390604629_j5el.jpg?v=1787565042","url":"https:\/\/maisonjaspers.com\/products\/pen-tray-patinated-metal-desk-tidy-with-67493","provider":"Maison Jaspers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}