Moroccan? Tooled tray

Just left a shop today then looked in the window and saw this so I had to bob back in. It's bronze in colour but I think it's brass or copper with some kind of colouring on it. I have found similar examples online which are Moroccan. ~36cm Ø

 

blimey, a lot of works gone into that son

 

Yeah that's what I thought. Doesn't look like it has been chased out. Rather it has lots of small individual stamps

 

No base? Often these are coffee tables.

Debora

 

Ah quite possibly could be. No nothing that I noticed. The lack of a wall hanging bracket on the back of it supports your suggestion.

 

isn't that a hook at 2 o'clock?

 

The 'stamps" are chasing tools,small selection set..... https://www.metalsmithing-tools.com/product-page/expanded-masterset

https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Repo...lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A8BTX4IGRO25F

 

ya...but that's 38 inch.....not 36 cm.... too small for a table......and sure looks new as well.

 

Yes new. A bit like the chasing tools in the above post.

 

A splodge of paint by the looks of it. Smells like magnolia.

 

This absolutely could be a tray table.Ive seen end tables that size .

 

no it couldn't
it's too small
nanananaa!!!!

 

Looks like polish residue.

Moroccans often use these trays simply as a tray on a (low) table with tajines and other dishes. They carry the dishes on the tray from the kitchen to the dining table, and place the entire tray on the table.
Trays are sold as wall hangings as well.

 

Cool. I don't have to go searching for legs now.

 

And it looks great as a serving tray on a table too.

 

OOK...I guess it ' could ' be used as a ' small ' table top...... but the bumps around the rim.....and the fact that it doesn't seem to be flat...... still seem to preclude that....imo..

 

If you look at the ones in the photo you will see the tray sits on the four legs. The center of the base is hollow so your piece could absolutely be a serving tray for a base like this. Very common.