A serving tray in polished nickel cast as a great fan shell, the ridges radiating out from the hinge. The shape is the whole thing, a scallop rendered in metal, equal parts serving tray and sculpture, the kind of object that reads Riviera without saying a word.

Substantial and weighted, sized for the cocktail service, the bread and butter, the coastal dinner. You bring it out for the raw bar, the champagne and canapés, the summer table that leans nautical.

For the wedding registry with a coastal streak, the host of the seafood dinner, the Hamptons house.