Indian Baijot or Low Table with Hoof Feet

Four little hooves keep this table barely off the floor.

Metalworkers of Gujarat, India, made this brass baijot, or low table, in the mid 19th century. Low tables like this are commonly used in Indian homes to hold food, books or ritual items for someone seated on the floor. The rectangular top is a dark, burnished brown, edged by a narrow engraved apron. Small leaf-shaped pendants fringe the lower rim, and four cabriole legs end in hoof feet. The brass is aged, deep and uneven, with darker patches across the top.

About seven inches high and twenty-three square. A coffee table with unusual feet.