A two-tier crystal cake stand from Lainy Home, cut in clear glass with a plum-tinted base. Two graduated tiers on a single stem, the smaller cradled above the larger. The piece that turns a store-bought tart and a handful of macarons into a spread.

The crystal catches light the way pressed glass cannot, faceted edges throwing small rainbows across the cloth at teatime. Heavy in the base, steady under a full load. The plum reads deep and jewel-like against a white table.

For the friend who hosts the baby shower. For the host with a standing Sunday tea. For the couple who will use it every birthday for the next forty years.

Cut crystal, two tiers, plum and clear. Hand wash. From Lainy Home.