Rococo Revival Foliate Brass Stand with Geometric Pressed Glass Dish

LE 4,000.00

Design & Inspiration

Place this piece at the center of a reception table and it earns the eye immediately. The emerald-green pressed glass dish, with its dense radial star pattern pressed into every centimeter of its surface, reads like a decorative object in its own right — before the eye even travels down to the cast brass stand below. The stand, formed from naturalistic acanthus branches and oak-leaf clusters, wraps the dish's rim in a continuous grove of gilt foliage. This is the Belle Époque's characteristic impulse: to make even the functional object a work of decorative art.

Materials & Craftsmanship

The dish is formed from thick pressed glass in a deep forest green, its surface carrying a repeating Islamic geometric star motif — hexagons, octagons, and interlocking star points pressed with precision into the glass. The choice of this specific geometric vocabulary is intentional: it connects the decorative tradition of Moorish and Ottoman tilework to the European Rococo Revival's appetite for ornament. The brass stand is cast and hand-finished, its foliate branches modeled in the round with individual leaf veins and acorn details visible on close inspection. The gilded finish gives the metal a warm, honeyed depth rather than a raw yellow shine. Both elements are handcrafted in Egypt by artisans trained in traditional European metalwork and glasswork techniques.

Dimensions & Details

Diameter: 20 cm / Height: 4 cm
Weight: 4 kg
Materials: Pressed glass dish, cast brass stand
Finish: High-polish gilt brass
Country of Origin: Egypt
Wood Species: N/A

Handcrafted in Egypt

At Brass & Wood, each piece in this category is produced by hand in our Egyptian workshops, where craftsmen apply finishing, patination, and assembly with the patience that production-line manufacturing cannot replicate. The foliate stand undergoes individual hand-finishing to bring out the leaf detail, and the glass dish is inspected for clarity and pattern alignment before pairing. The result is a bonbonniere dish that performs its decorative role with the quiet authority of a well-made object.

Frequently Asked Questions

What materials is this made from?

The dish is made from thick pressed glass in emerald green with a geometric star pattern. The stand is cast brass with a gilded finish. No wood is used in this piece.