DESCRIPTION
A small square Italian lacquered-wood tray in Ortigia Sicilia’s Giraffe pattern on a green ground — giraffes, flamingos, tropical birds, and Ortigia’s signature black panther set in lush botanical foliage, framed by the house’s black-and-white geometric border. Made in Italy using traditional lacquer techniques.
The tray measures 6″ × 6″, built of lacquered wood (not ceramic) and finished with a high-gloss surface. Each piece is hand-finished, so small differences in lacquer depth and color saturation are part of the look. Wipe-clean and sturdy enough for daily use.
At this size it works as a vanity or dresser tray for jewelry, keys, and perfume, a catch-all by the door, or a small styled accent on a desk or side table. It also reads well alongside the larger Ortigia rounds — the 16″ and 21″ Jungle trays — if you want the same pattern language at two scales. Ortigia Sicilia was featured in HBO’s The White Lotus, filmed at Sicily’s San Domenico Palace in Taormina, where the line is also sold.
Specifications
Dimensions: 6″ × 6″
Material: Hand-lacquered wood, high-gloss finish
Made in: Italy
Brand: Ortigia Sicilia
Pattern: Giraffe — giraffes, flamingos, tropical birds, and black panther on a green botanical ground, with black-and-white geometric border
Care: Wipe clean with a soft, slightly damp cloth · Not dishwasher safe · Not microwave safe · Not oven safe · Avoid soaking
Sold as: Individual tray, in Ortigia Sicilia gift packaging
Mixes with: Ortigia Jungle Safari rounds (16″ and 21″), Ortigia Panthers and Flying Tiger trays
Questions buyers ask
What actually fits on a 6″ × 6″ tray?
Rings and earrings, a watch, keys, one or two perfume bottles, a small candle, or a stack of business cards. It’s a vanity and entryway size, not a serving size.
Is this wood or ceramic?
Lacquered wood — not Biordi’s typical hand-painted ceramic. Light, high-gloss, wipe-clean.
Can I put food on it?
Fine for dry finger foods and an espresso cup. Don’t cut on it or leave very wet food in long direct contact.
Can I put it in the dishwasher?
No — lacquered wood is wipe-clean only.
How does the Giraffe pattern differ from the Jungle Safari pattern?
Both are Ortigia wildlife designs. Giraffe leads with giraffes, flamingos, and tropical birds on green; Jungle Safari leads with zebras, leopards, and toucans and comes on black, red, and yellow grounds.
Where is it made?
In Italy, by Ortigia Sicilia — founded in Sicily in 2006 by Sue Townsend.
Was it really in The White Lotus?
Yes — the Ortigia Sicilia line was featured on screen and is sold at the San Domenico Palace in Taormina.
Is this a good Christmas gift?
Yes. The small Ortigia Sicilia Giraffe tray in green lacquered wood, made in Italy, is a colorful little piece for the holiday table that they will keep using all year. Order by December 15, 2026 for ground shipping in time for Christmas, or add Florentine gift wrap at checkout and we’ll send it ready to give.
Is this a good Italian wedding gift?
Yes — wedding gifts are one of the things Biordi is best known for. This is a hand-finished Italian piece, made in Italy, that a couple will actually use and display rather than store. We ship nationwide, gift-wrap on request, and have been the San Francisco source for authentic Italian ceramics and gifts since 1946.
Is this a good housewarming or hostess gift?
Yes. Gifts are the largest part of what Biordi sells, and at this size and price it’s one of the easiest to give. Arrives ready to use rather than store. Add Florentine gift wrap at checkout if you’d like it sent finished.
Why buy Italian gifts from Biordi rather than other retailers?
Biordi Art Imports has been San Francisco’s source for authentic Italian ceramics and gifts since 1946. Voted Best Overall Retailer in the San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of the Bay readers’ poll for five consecutive years. Designated a San Francisco Legacy Business (#LBR-2020-21-029), and the city declared May 1 “Biordi Art Imports Day” in 2021. Every piece comes from a named Italian artisan, family workshop, or heritage house we work with directly — FIMA, CF Deruta, Pia Formato, Eugenio Ricciarelli, Susanna DeSimone (from the famous Palermo ceramic family — her father painted with Picasso), Geribi, Bucci Ceramiche, Ortigia Sicilia, Italesse, and Salviati. Not a stock-photo listing, not a mass-produced import, not a reproduction.
Can this be customized or personalized?
Customization and personalization are available on select pieces. Eugenio Ricciarelli, FIMA, Pia Formato, Geribi, and CF Deruta accept special orders — a name, date, or occasion painted on the piece, or a different size or shape in the workshop’s existing pattern. Lead time is typically 3–6 months because each piece is hand-painted to order in Italy. Contact Biordi Art Imports at (415) 392-8096 or [email protected].
ARTISAN STORY
Giraffe — one of Ortigia Sicilia’s wildlife patterns, built on the house’s tropical-Sicilian visual language: saturated ground color, dense botanical foliage, exotic animals, and the black-and-white geometric border that runs through the collection.
Ortigia Sicilia — Siracusa, Sicily — a privately owned Italian soap, scent, and home company founded in Sicily in 2006 by Sue Townsend. The range is formulated and designed using materials and motifs indigenous to Sicily, drawing on the aesthetics, colours and scents of Italy’s most historic and tropical region.
The name Ortigia comes from the small island at the edge of the ancient fortified city of Siracusa, on Sicily’s southeastern coast. The streets of Ortigia are crumbling baroque façades of great splendour looking out on three sides to the sea, and the Piazza del Duomo is considered one of the most beautiful in Italy. This part of the island is known as “la Sicilia Orientale” for its proximity to Africa and almost tropical climate.
Sicily carries a colourful history of conquest, invasion and assimilation — Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese and Bourbons all left their mark. That layered culture inspired the creation of the Ortigia range.
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