A French niello, gilt and silvered bronze vase mounted on a metal tray

A French niello, gilt and silvered bronze vase mounted on an metal tray, possibly for the Ottoman market, circa 1880, the vase with twin beaded serpentine handles flanking a polychrome gilt body cast with Arabesque motifs, within a circular cradle on four scrolled feet; the tray with Kufesque and Arabesque motifs, 40 cm high altogether, tray diameter 45 cm

The object bears the marks, knocks and scuffs overall consistent with age and use.