Spode Christmas Tree Pierced 12-Inch Shortbread Recipe Tray with Original Box

DESCRIPTION

A cream ceramic serving tray in Spode’s classic Christmas Tree pattern, printed with a full “Christmas Shortbread Cookies” recipe in green script — ingredients, method, and all — centered around a colorful little Spode tree. Sprigs of holly and mistletoe are scattered at the corners, a green line trims the rim, and each handle end is pierced in an open snowflake-and-leaf cutout for a lacy, finished look.

WORTH NOTING

The tray comes with its original retail box, still labeled “Pierced Recipe Tray 12in,” item XT5323-X, MSRP $63.00. The backstamp confirms Spode Christmas Tree, in production since 1938, and notes the piece is dishwasher, freezer, and microwave safe.

MEASUREMENTS

12 inches (30.5cm) long, per the manufacturer’s own box labeling.

CONDITION

Appears new and unused, with the original retail barcode sticker still attached to the underside. The box shows light shelf wear — softened corners and minor surface scuffing — typical of stored new-in-box stock rather than a used piece. Please review the supplied photos of the tray and box for full detail.

STYLE NOTES

A natural fit for a Christmas cookie exchange, a cocoa-and-shortbread table, or a holiday buffet, and just as sweet used purely for display on a mantel or sideboard between seasons. Makes an easy hostess or collector gift for anyone already building a Spode Christmas Tree set.

FROM THE HOUSE

Some pieces are made for one very specific job, and this one does it beautifully — a tray that knows exactly what shortbread wants to sit next to. ~ Genevieve