Indian Baijot or Low Table with Bun Feet

Brass table, bun feet, no pretense of being anything else.

Brass workers of Gujarat, India, made this baijot or low table in the mid 19th century. Low tables and stands of this kind are commonly used in South Asian homes as seats, as platforms for food, or as supports for religious items. The top is a square slab with a plain rim, over a shallow skirt, and four round bun feet carry it. The metal has aged to a dark, even, chocolate-brown patina, with a few small fixing marks along the apron.

About 9 inches tall and 18 inches square. A coffee table for people who sit on the floor.