Dominic is the warm one.
Brown marble, veined and banded the way stone is when it has iron in it, with gold handles that pick the warmth up rather than cut against it. It is the counterpart to our Tara Marble Tray — same two shapes, opposite temperature. Tara is cool and graphic; Dominic sits with brass, walnut, tan leather and caramel.
Which shape, and where it goes
The rectangle is 30 × 20cm. In practice that is a candle, two stacked books and a remote, or a decanter and two glasses — and it wants a straight-edged surface beneath it: an ottoman, a rectangular coffee table, the length of an entry console.
The round is 30cm across. It belongs on a round or oval table, a bar cart shelf, or a vanity, where a rectangle spends the whole time arguing with the edge it sits on. On a 90–100cm round coffee table it covers about a third of the diameter, which is the ratio that reads as a centre rather than a coaster.
Scale rule for either: on a 120 × 60cm coffee table, one tray, set off-centre, one tall object on it and everything else low. Two trays on the same table is one too many.
Brown marble is still marble
Every piece is cut from natural stone, so the veining, the depth of the brown and the weight differ tray to tray. Yours will not match the photograph exactly — that is the difference between marble and a printed lookalike.
It is also porous. Red wine, citrus, coffee and perfume oils will mark it if they sit. A darker stone forgives a dry water ring better than white does, but it forgives nothing about etching: acid dulls the polish permanently, and a dull patch cannot be cleaned out, only re-polished. Blot spills as they happen and use a coaster for anything acidic.
Specifications
Rectangle
30cm (L) × 20cm (W)
Round
30cm (diameter)
Material
Brown marble
Handles
Gold metal
Suits
Ottoman, coffee table, bar cart, vanity, entry console
Care
Wipe with a damp cloth and dry immediately. Blot spills as they happen — do not let wine, citrus, coffee or oils sit. No vinegar, no bleach, no abrasive cleaners: acids etch marble and abrasives dull the gold.