This rare Calling Card Tray was produced by Tiffany Studios around 1915. This circular tray, in etched doré patina, features a wide shallow bowl and raised flattened rim decorated with a motif of abstracted curvilinear forms in the Art Nouveau taste accented by inset enamel in a rich shade of red.
Though many associate the metalwork produced by Tiffany Studios with the company’s famed desk sets, which often comprised dozens of objects in coordinating patterns and decorative schemes, the company also manufactured smaller standalone articles in bronze which they described as “Fancy Goods” including planters, candlesticks and trays like the example seen here.
This rare piece of Tiffany Studios metalwork in its original patina is stamped on the underside with firm’s mark and model number.
Diameter: 9 ⅞ inches (25.1 cm)