Cobalt & Gilt Floral Oval Tray

A jewel-tone tray in the Vienna style — vivid cobalt ground, gilt sprig tracery, and scrolled cartouches framing hand-tinted rose sprays, with a full polychrome bouquet at the center. The kind of blue that does all the work in a room.

Equally at home as a relish or dresser tray: catchall for rings and earrings on a vanity, a landing spot for calling cards, or propped on a stand where the cobalt can carry a shelf. European decorative porcelain, early 20th century. Unmarked.