3-Tier Wooden Spoon Stand

About this piece

3-Tier Wooden Spoon Stand — three carved trays with a carry handle. Made by hand from sheesham (rosewood) and carved by hand, in the Sillanwali Handicrafts workshop in Sillanwali, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. It measures 11 in tall. It costs PKR 1,550. It is ready to ship and delivered within 3 to 4 days anywhere in Pakistan, paid in cash on delivery.

Three shallow trays stacked on a frame with a turned handle rising through the middle, so the whole thing lifts to the table in one movement. Eleven inches tall. The sides of each tray are carved by hand in solid sheesham — cut freehand, so the pattern shifts a little from tier to tier and from one stand to the next. The tiers are spaced to clear a serving spoon standing in the one below, and the handle is turned on the khraad and runs through all three to a knob at the top, which is what lets you carry it fully loaded without gripping the trays themselves. Sort spoons, forks and knives by tier, or keep it on the counter for the things that otherwise clutter it — serving spoons, a ladle, the chai strainer. At a dawat it goes straight from kitchen to table rather than being unpacked onto it. Made in Sillanwali, Sargodha, and carved individually, so grain, carving depth and colour tone vary between pieces. Dust with a soft dry cloth and a dry brush into the carving; keep water, polish sprays and chemical cleaners off it. A name or a date can be engraved on the base.

Every piece is made by hand, so the wood grain, carving and colour vary a little from the photo. That variation is normal and is what makes each one its own.