Antique Wood Ebony Bone Inlay Gallery Serving Tray Persia Morocco Moorish

This is a great looking antique wood, ebony and bone inlaid serving tray. I'm uncertain as to how old it is, but it definitely has very good age to it. It measures 12 1/4 inches x 19 1/2 inches (31.1 cm x 49.5 cm). It is 3 inches tall (7.6 cm). The piece actually reminds me of dominoes, given the coloring. I'm sensing it may be from either the Middle East, Italy or India. According to some research I did, it is Persian / Moroccan / Moorish.

I'm not really certain where it's from though. A few different types of wood were used.

Most of it is a darker brown and some of the inlay is a lighter brown. The tray has scattered scuff marks, scratches and nicks to it. It also has some round spots where it looks like someone sat down different size cups over the years and it left some rings and spots and lightened the coloring. There are a few thin, light cracks to the wood, but they look like they happened many years ago and probably will not get worse. The bottom of the tray curves upward at the center going the long way.

I have placed a few different cups on it, and they stay in place. I can't guarantee that every cup won't move a little though! Overall, it's a very good looking tray.

I think you'll be very pleased with it! It weighs a touch under 4 lbs. The item "Antique Wood Ebony Bone Inlay Gallery Serving Tray Persia Morocco Moorish" is in sale since Wednesday, July 26, 2017.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Decorative Arts\Woodenware\Trays". The seller is "downtheoldpath" and is located in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Country/Region of Origin: Morocco
Primary Material: Wood
Type: Platters & Trays
Age: Unknown
Original/Reproduction: Original