Old Indian Brass tray?

Hi all,

I have this old brass tray that i think could be Indian and maybe late 19th C. or early 20th C. ? What do you guys think?

Looks similar to this one: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/521854675546296758/

 

Nice tray, Kavinda. Yes, it is Indian, and you've got the period right. You don't need us.

 

Thanks Any Jewelry, I wanted to confirm with the experts

 

Not really experts, just a group of people who have spent a lot of time appreciating, collecting and researching antiques and art. And loving it, of course.

 

Of course.. and you guys are really good at this

 

Nice tray, I’ve collected several but haven’t progressed much from my inability to determine age/origin. I’d post pix of one or two but the old-timers here have probably seen them, and I don’t want to appear as if I’m crashing your party. But if you insist...

 

Well ok, here’s the less obtrusive way to do this, insert links to a couple of the past threads on a mosque tray and a tomb tray. Many folks here abhor active links.

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/mosque-tray-calligraphy.7397/#post-105417

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/egyptian-tomb-tray-translate-the-hieroglyphics.7323/#post-104088

 

Spring, the 'mosque tray' is beautiful, I love it. It falls in the rather broad category of Damascus ware, probably made in Syria or Iraq.
The 'tomb tray' is Egyptian Revival. Well made, probably made in Egypt itself, but obviously for non-Egyptians. In spite of the Egyptian antiquity theme, I see Berber influence in some of the details, like the fish and bird motifs. The hieroglyphs are nonsense, of course.

 

Nice trays, especially the egyptian hieroglyphics one.. hope you were able to find out the age of those.. most of these engraved brass trays are middle eastern and late 19th C. I suppose.

 

“The hieroglyphs are nonsense, of course.”

Oh noooo! I had my fortune-teller, Madam Zohre (she’s Persian) translate it. It has words to the effect: “He who possesses this shall enjoy very long life, prosperity, tolerable family life, heavy machines and nice cats.”

 

Here’s another thread on a tray depicting various scenes in what was determined to be the Legend of Joseph:

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/turkish-brass-table-depicts-what-legend.8012/

Zohre my fortune teller really wanted this one but I keep trays I like and this is one of my favorites.