Art Nouveau Brass Pedestal - Fruit Server Dish Decor Centerpiece

Height: 8″ (20cm)
Width: 7″ (17.5cm)
Length: 7″ (17.5cm)
Diameter: 7″ (17.5cm)
Year Manufactured: 1930

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This is an Art Nouveau brass…

Height: 8″ (20cm)
Width: 7″ (17.5cm)
Length: 7″ (17.5cm)
Diameter: 7″ (17.5cm)
Year Manufactured: 1930

Photos form part of the description. Exact item shown; please review all images carefully.
This is an Art Nouveau brass pedestal fruit server, or tazza, from around 1930. The shallow bowl has a lacy pierced gallery of roses and scrolls, set on a trumpet stem and tiered base with garlands and teardrop openings. The brass shows warm patina with small scuffs and polish marks—honest wear from years of use. It sits flat; rim and piercing are intact. Great for citrus, wrapped sweets, or as a sculptural accent. A soft-cloth rub revives the glow, or keep the patina for an old-world look at home.

Many brass centerpieces of this era were made in Central Europe and Britain as affordable, stylish tableware echoing high-art Art Nouveau. Workshops borrowed motifs like whiplash lines, floral garlands, and asymmetry, then combined them with machine-spun bodies and hand-pierced borders. Comparable examples turn up from makers such as WMF, Argentor, and English foundries, often unmarked like this one. Collectors call the form a tazza, comport, or pedestal fruit dish. Brass was favored for its weight and golden tone, and it was sometimes lacquered, so spotting micro-crazing in the finish is normal. To care for it, avoid abrasive pastes; use mild soap, dry well, and polish sparingly so the details don’t soften.