What Metal is This?

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Hey everyone!First Post here...Home hobbyist and diy welder. not important.saw this coffee table in a home i was working in, and loved it.What is it made of? any idea? i had to move it out of the way, and guess it weighs 200lbs.iron/copper alloy? Bronze?felt like iron to me, but, what i know about metallurgy i could write on an envelope... Thanks for Looking!I know the exposure, under flash, in the closeup makes it look like kryptonite!to the naked eye, the green was a bit more subtle... Attached Images
Reply:Looks like copper to me. I used to build things like this at a fab shop in Tennessee. The patina looks copper, maybe bronze though...2013 Chevy 3500 diesel DuallyLincoln Vantage 400 Mochine55 Lincoln Shorthood sa200Tooled up...Watch it, that's hot...
Reply:take a magnet to it, and see if it Is magnetic,  it will tell if it has iron in it, or not,
Reply:rolobingoThe best opinion would be a magnet,until then:How was the fasces attached to the square corner that carries the glass?Does it look uniformly cast, or does it lookwelded and ground?What do the band of the fasces look like on the inside; are they a continuous loop, or have secured ends? Notable weight and uniform cast fillets would point to bronze.  Weld and dressed would point to steel witha faux patina.Commercial faux patinations have become so sophisticated they can fool lay-experts.Opus
Reply:Thanks for the responses!You guys are already over my head... Faux patina... Understand, but never heard of it... Shows what i know..I figured it had some cu content to have that color, never considered near 100% cu.i was doing electrical work in the home, now that the job is done, dont see myself returning soon. so, further inspection ( magnet, so on) is unlikely.my first impression was that this was fab by hand with flame. now i see how poor an assumption that was. just liked the look, and may try my hand at something like this.thanks again...R
Reply:Just to give a little background... This home is within a little town in CT, the whole place is prob a national historic site, prob dating back to ca. 1700. The house has a separate little kitchen house and beside that is an ice bunker, dug into a hillside. Forgive my ignorance as to the terminology. Point is, these people have money, and like spending it on "ol timey" stuff. Thats part of the reason why, when i first saw it, i thought it must be old and one of a kind and so on...
Reply:Originally Posted by rolobingoJust to give a little background... This home is within a little town in CT, the whole place is prob a national historic site, prob dating back to ca. 1700. The house has a separate little kitchen house and beside that is an ice bunker, dug into a hillside. Forgive my ignorance as to the terminology. Point is, these people have money, and like spending it on "ol timey" stuff. Thats part of the reason why, when i first saw it, i thought it must be old and one of a kind and so on...
Reply:Originally Posted by ncountylinelooks like Rooms to Go;  probably fabricated in honduras.   rtg has a lot of their stuff built in a free enterprise zone within the country.
Reply:getting way off the point here...Thanks for the help!no doubt i'll be back for more soon!R
Reply:Originally Posted by RicksweldingLooks like copper to me. I used to build things like this at a fab shop in Tennessee. The patina looks copper, maybe bronze though...