Polished Metalwork

Solid cast brass with polished finish. A company that has always attributed such great importance to the author of the designs could never forget the great figures in history. That is why the BD catalogue of contemporary creations has always included those by admired classical masters. Antoni Gaudí (1852/1926) is, without doubt, the most internationally well-known Spanish architect. But is not only his buildings and brilliant architectural solutions that have travelled the globe. His integrated conception of architecture led him to pay attention, not only to structural calculations, but also to all the decorative elements, including furniture, that would form part of the building. The admiration felt by modern designers for the furniture designed by Gaudí has not gone unnoticed by BD which was the first company to rescue them from history by embarking on their serial production using...

Japanese vase from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). Beautiful antique decorative vase, created in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1890s. It was carefully crafted in so...

Large Moroccan Moorish polished brass planter, handcrafted and chiselled with fine Moorish arches and foliate designs. On each side there are a round hand-carved handle, the interior is copper red and polished gold for the exterior. Very decorative round shape brass plant holder...

Large Tamil Nadu India brass pot. Handcrafted with a beautiful patina of brass and copper. Boastful size with presence and style. The traditional pot has go...

Anglo Raj hanging polished brass tray. Finely hand-chased, hand-cut and hand-hammered with floral repousse designs. The middle of the tray is a lar...

Personal size Betel Nut Box, Maranao, Southern Philippines (Mindanao). A mixed metal box having a brass body with bordered silver inlay design overall of a symmetrical floral tendril...

Small Betel Nut Box, Maranao, Southern Philippines (Mindanao). A mixed metal box having a bronze/brass body with bordered silver/copper inlay design overall of a symmetrical floral t...

Deluxe Betel Nut Box Set, Maranao Culture, Southern Philippines (Mindanao). Two bronze rectangular boxes decorated with symmetrical silver inlay in the tendril vine pattern referred ...

20th century/Shōwa period murashido patinated and polished bronze japanese vase By: unknown Material: bronze, copper, metal Technique: murashido, cast, patinated, polished, metalwor...

Panabas short sword from the Philippines. A rare late 18th early 19th century Panabas short sword from the Mindanao, Malabang and the Moro cultures in Lanao Del Sur, the southern p...

Large charger in cloisonné from imperial Japan. Beautiful piece of Japanese decorative arts, created during the Meiji imperial period, circa ...

19th century Mughal Indo Persian fine antique brass round tray hand chased with Islamic calligraphy in Mameluke style in the center. 19th cent...

A pished Moroccan brass tray is a stunning piece of traditional craftsmanship that showcases the rich artistic heritage of Morocco. It is meticously handcrafted by skilled artisans who specialize in metalwork and imbue each tray with intricate designs and meticous attention to detail. The tray typically features a circar shape, with a slightly raised rim to prevent items from sliding off. One of the distinguishing features of a pished Moroccan brass tray is its exquisite engraving geometric design. The artisans skillfly carve intricate patterns, geometric motifs, or elaborate floral designs onto the surface of the tray. These designs are often inspired by traditional Moroccan architecture, Islamic art, or nature, and reflect the ctural and artistic influences of the region.The geometric design with a six pointed star in the center.The six pointed star meaning: A 6-pointed star is also known as the Star of David, Magen David, or Hexagram. It is a common symb with historical and ctural significance in various contexts. Here are a few of its associations: 1) Judaism: The Star of David is one of the most recognizable symbs of Judaism. It's often associated with Jewish identity and is found on the flag of Israel. Its origins in Jewish tradition are debated, but it gained prominence as a Jewish symb in the 17th century. 2) Symbic Meanings: In Jewish tradition, the Star of David can have various symbic interpretations. One common interpretation is that the triangle pointing upward represents God's relationship with humanity, while the triangle pointing downward represents humanity's connection to the Earth. Together, they symbize the harmonious relationship between the divine and the earthly. 3) Historical Context: The symb's historical usage predates its association with Judaism. It has been found in various ctures and religions around the world for centuries. In some cases, it was used as a protective amet. However, the Star of David's connection to Judaism has become its most well-known and widely recognized meaning. 4) Ctural and Artistic Uses: The Star of David is often used in Jewish art, jewelry, and decorative items. It's also used as a decorative motif in architecture and design. Remember that symbs can have different meanings to different people and ctures. The Star of David, with its six points, has a rich and complex history that spans various aspects of religious, ctural, and historical significance. A round pished tray in this style serves both as a functional item for serving food and drinks with grace and style, and as an exquisite decorative piece to adorn homes, showcasing the artistry and ctural heritage of Morocco and its surrounding regions. It is a testimony to the enduring beauty and craftsmanship that has been cherished for centuries, a legacy that continues to inspire and captivate admirers around the world. A round pished tray Islamic metalwork, is a breathtaking example of the exquisite craftsmanship and artistic heritage of the region. Handcrafted with skillf precision, this tray showcases a harmonious blend of ctural influences, resting in a piece that is both visually captivating and historically significant. The process of creating brass trays invves several steps, each requiring specialized skills. Here is a general overview of the traditional techniques invved: 1) Design: A skilled artist or calligrapher creates the design for the brass tray. Islamic brass metalwork often incorporates intricate geometric patterns, arabesques, floral motifs, and calligraphy inspired by Quranic verses or poetry. 2) Metalworking: The tray is typically made from a sheet of brass or another metal. The metal is cut into the desired shape and then hammered or pressed to create the shallow depression of the tray. Traditional techniques such as repoussé (hammering from the reverse side) or chasing (hammering on the front side) may be employed to shape the metal. 3) Engraving: The surface of the tray is often decorated with intricate engravings or etchings. Skilled artisans use chisels, gravers, or other specialized tos to create fine details and elaborate patterns. 4) Surface Treatment: After the main decorative work is complete, the tray may undergo surface treatments to enhance its appearance. This can include processes like pishing, buffing, or applying various chemical patinas to create an aged or oxidized effect. Throughout history, Islamic brass trays...

1940s Moroccan Brass Tray Polished Collectible Islamic Metal Work Platter. The Islamic polished brass metal work antique brass tray is a remarkable piece of artistry that embodies th...

Vintage 1950's Moroccan polished brass tray with intricate design, a Star in the center and moon pattern around the rim.  This exquisite vintage Moroccan circular brass tray, platter showcases a beautiful hand etched Moorish geometric pattern featuring the symbolic right-handed interlaced pentagram star which is used in the flag of Morocco. The round polished Moroccan brass tray has hammered edges. it could function as a wall hanging, ottoman tray, or a display on a bar or coffee table, use it as a serving platter, catch all, vanity dish...

Asian Mughal Rajasthani Large Polished Round Brass Tray with Crest Edges. Asian Antique Mughal Rajasthani Large Polished round Brass Tray with crest edges, 3o inches in diameter. Rare find, large antique...

Antique 19th century oversized round shape Moroccan polished metal brass tray platter. Polished decorative metal round brass tray with very fine intricate geometric Moorish Islamic ...

The hand-hammered brass Moroccan tray with fine intricate Islamic design is a stunning piece of craftsmanship that exudes the beauty and intricacy of Moroccan artistry. This exquisite tray showcases the rich cultural heritage and traditional metalworking techniques of the region.  The tray's design may also incorporate delicate cutouts , allowing light to pass through and casting beautiful patterns when the tray is placed in the sunlight. This adds an extra element of visual interest and elegance to the overall aesthetic. The tray has a hook in the back if you would like to use it as a wall decorative tray. it could function as a wall hanging, ottoman tray, or a display on a bar or coffee table, use it as a serving platter, catch all, vanity dish...

Japanese Koro from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). Beautiful antique ten sides fluted koro censer, created in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912), ci...

A large and impressive Qajar style circular brass tray, early 20th century. Measures: 24 1/2 in. diameter. Heavy metal brass finely hand chased, engraved, and punched. The handcrafted circular brass platter is decorated and hammered, the center depicting a Middle Eastern Asian Mughal Prince on horseback with birds all around him, the circular framed design around the center with medallions or various birds, camels, leopard, elephants and some mythical beast with human figures and many other birds, from peacocks to falcons, small and large birds. Fabulous polished gold Middle Eastern Islamic vintage round brass decorative tray...

Middle Eastern Moorish antique round brass tray. 19th century handcrafted circular brass platter hammered with Islamic Moorish designs. Heavy brass w...

Pair of cloisonne vases designed by Ota Jinnoei. Beautiful pair of small cabinet vases, created in Japan circa 1890, during the meiji Imperial period (1868-1912). These vases has ...

Antique fine Middle Eastern Moorish revival brass table lamp with Arabic calligraphy writing. Moorish, Syrian style brass table lamp with hammered brass with fine Islamic designs and Egyptian figure and animals. Hand-cut filigree shade. Brass Egyptian...

Beautiful hand-crafted polished brass footed box with with lid, latch and handle intricately hand-hammered with geometric designs and pierced with holes. Vintage pierced decorative Mughal Indian style brass box from India...

Antique Mamluk revival Indo Persian Damascene Islamic Middle Eastern Arabic copper tray charger. Solid hammered copper rectangular serving tray platter engraved and finely decorated...

A late-19th century Mughal Indian oversized Mughal Indian brass bottle urn. A sleek, elegant brass vessel, fluted neck, with cap. Lucknow circa ...

High quality Chinese Export brass tray or charger with incised decoration and openwork, or fretwork border. Heavy cast with a beautifully burnished surface. Circa 1900. Signed by mak...

Large antique 19th century Turkish incense burner or fire pit with pierced brass and solid brass ornamentation. Museum quality piece footed inc...

19th century Mughal Indo Persian fine antique brass round tray hand chased with Islamic calligraphy in Mameluke style. 19th century collector...

Large handcrafted decorative Indian Mughal Moorish brass tray. Embossed and hammered with floral and mystique animal scenes with Arabic script etched. Large decorative hanging...

Large antique 19th century handcrafted decorative Indo-Persian Mughal brass tray. Asian metalwork finely embossed and hammered with floral and figural and...

Oversized 3 feet tall Middle Eastern, Mughal Indian style brass decorative ewer. Very decorative handcrafted brass Moorish Arabian style coffee pot, wine or water pitcher. Hand-ham...

Large antique 19th century Moorish brass bowl engraved with Thuluth callighraphy writting. Profusely hand chased with vines and vegetal motifs and inscribed with Islamic verses of the Holly Coran. This Asian brass metal bowl has been professionally cleaned and polished. Measures: Diameter 12"5 x 6.5" height opening is 7". Great brass decorative Islamic metalwork collectible museum quality art object. Middle Eastern decorative...

Mughal Islamic Indo Persian red copper footed bowl, of compressed hemispherical shape, resting on a splayed conical foot, with slightly everted rim,...

19th century Middle Eastern Arabian tinned copper Dallah coffee pot. Antique decorative Arabic coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted b...

Egyptian hand-etched and repousse Mameluke style brass bowl. Could be used as a jardinière, cache pot for a large orchids composition. Engraved and hand-embossed with Arabic Islami...

Great very large oval hand-crafted decorative copper tray. Very fine Asian metal artwork, hammered and embossed with the Mythological story of the Persepolis Empire Kings, figures and geometric design. Islamic Art, Moorish, Mameluke style Museum piece, collector. Great to use on a coffee tale...

Moorish brass bowl engraved with Thuluth Arabic Script Calligraphy Large antique Indo-Persian style brass bowl engraved with Thuluth callighraphy. ...

Large handcrafted decorative Indian Mughal Moorish brass tray. Embossed and hammered with floral and mystique animal scenes with Arabic script etched. Large decorative hanging...

Very large brass Middle Eastern Persian style hanging collector one of a kind decorative tray. Finely hand-hammered, embossed and chiseled with a Middle Eastern historic ceremonial scene. The metal brass Incised with a large medallion in the centre depicting a Middle Eastern King and his court and with cartouches and medallions with figural scenes around. Pie crest edges. Mameluke Persepolis Islamic style. Very nice polished gold brass metal tray could be used hanging on the wall or as a tray table on a stand. Very hard to find large 39"5 Middle Eastern brass tray. DIMENSIONS: 39.5"D × 1"H Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections. Indoor or outdoor use, will fit any Moorish, Bohemian, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern decor.

Large Middle Eastern Islamic finely hand-etched brass memorial footed bowl decorated with medallions with Islamic calligraphy inscriptions and scene of wild animals. Moorish style he...

The wave bench designed by Zhoujie Zhang continues to implement his design philosophy of spontaneity. By applying the laws of its own gravity, the bench naturally faces downward and ...

The bow tie chair is a perfect example of Zhoujie’s philosophy of actionless. Like a force of an airplane, polymerizing inward and flowing with natural ...

Traditional Religious cast brass Diya Temple oil lamp used for prayer. Shallow dish with seven bati spouts. A "Thookkuvilakku" bronze hanging oil lamp...

A large Mamluk revival Indo Persian brass charger serving tray with handles. Large octagonal serving tray platter engraved and finely decorated with...

Beautiful 19th century large hand-crafted decorative round polished brass box with lid delicately and intricately hand-hammered with repousse floral...

Large Asian Burmese brass ceremonial bowl with silver and copper inlaid with the ten Hindu Avatars of Vishnu. Fine example of Tanjore work, this brass bowl that has been overlaid with alternating copper and silver chased plaques, with high quality in detail executed in mixed metal repoussé with contrasting patination, showing Hindu deities. The base is engraved with a lotus flower motif. (This type of work is known as Tanjore work, after the south Indian city where much of this work was executed.) The depictions on the main plaques are believed to relate to those seen carved in relief on rock on the façade off the Great Temple (Brihadisvara) in Tanjore. A southern Indian magnificent silver and copper inlaid vase, 19th century Tapered and chased body made of copper inlaid with beaded bands and with the ten avatars of Vishnu: 1. Matsya (the fish) 2. Koorma (the tortoise) 3. Varaha (the boar) 4. Narasimha (the human-lion – shown on this bowl as a lion-man figure about to devour a human victim.) 5. Vamana (the dwarf) 6. Parasurama (the angry man – presented on this bowl as a figure with an axe, a bow and an arrow.) 7. Rama (the perfect man, king of Ayodha) 8. Krishna (the divine statesman – shown here as Krishna on a cobra throne...

Large heavy tinned copper tray with hand chased designs of figure, animals and geometric designs. Wall hanging decorative Indo Persian tray with in...

Anglo-Indian engraved and embossed large round polished brass tray coffee table. Polished Middle Eastern style brass tray, standing on folding wooden base with six legs. Large Moor...

Two bronze Buddhas, Ayutthaya, 16th century, Thailand with great patina dimensions 26 cm X 13 cm X 8 cm 24 cm X 14 cm X 8 cm.

Bronze part of Buddha head mounted on a stand, 15th century. Great patina. South East Asia.

Pair of large vintage Mid-Century Chinoiserie polished gold brass candlesticks with removable Chinese fu dogs on top. Cast brass candle holders.

Fragment of Bronze Head of Buddha Thailand 16th Century

Exceptional Set Of 9 Pectoral Ornaments South East Asia,Cambodia,11-13th Century broze material with great oxidation patina stands with different heights 21/22/23/23/25/27/27/27/30 c...

Nepalese-Tibetan sculpture of Ganesha. A splendid Hindu religious bronze sculpture of a dancing Ganesha of Tibetan or Nepalese origin, crea...

Engraved and embossed large 36 inches round midcentury Moroccan brass tray table. Polished brass Moroccan tray, very good condition, st...