An Octagonal Brass Tray with a roundel of an elephant, probably Persian early C20th
£45.00
LOT NUMBER 44
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LOT NUMBER 44
An Octagonal Brass Tray with a roundel of an elephant, probably Persian early C20th
An octagonal Brass Tray with a short squared rim and a wide central well decorated with panels of sylised floral designs in various shapes all interlinked by narrow bands in milled edge decoration, the well with repeating geometric pattern borders and the centre with a raised design of a well modelled elephant standing amidst palm trees. The reverse plain and unpolished. The techniques employed here include repoussé and chased work, but with the addition of niello work where a black metallic alloy is employed as a background to other metal working techniques. Some of the elements of the design, particularly the borders and the central roundel of an elephant can look Indian but the floral work and use of colour is much more typical of Persian decoration and this is most likely what we have here, probably an early twentieth century creation intended as a tourist souvenir. Doubtless designed as a serving tray, this piece functions well as a decorative object for the wall which is why it was later given a soldered hanging fixture.| Size: | Diam (max) 37cm Depth 2.5cm |
| Weight: | 185 gm |
| Date: | 1900 |
| Condition: | Good condition overall, the rim very slightly bent and wavy in a few places, a fixture for hanging later soldered at the top. |
| Price: | £45 |
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