Silver and Copper inlaid Brass dish. Syrian. Late 19 – early 20C.

in the late 19 – Early 20 C, Damascus and Cairo were the centers that produced fine metal articles, copying earlier style of the Mamluk design work, specifically metal article densely inlayed with silver copper and sometimes gold.

The fine tray offered here is a good exemplar of this craft. A heavy brass tray of circular shape, with reinforced edges. The center of the tray is a square with four large medallions inlaid with silver on copper background, two looks like an Arabesque styled decoration and two of a dense floral design. The rim is decorated with dense silver inlay design.

Diameter 10 inches (25.5 cm). Weight 710 Gramms. Very good condition. Ottoman Syria, late 19 – early 20C.