Another Crack At Product Photography

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I find it somehow a bit boring..
What about a gray background with relief and shadows?

If you are trying to shoot this as if it was for a client, here are my comments.

The background is subjective. Black, white, gray, blue, whatever, will depend on the client asking to you take the images. But your goal will be to give the viewer a feel for the product. Texture, depth, materials, color, feel, etc. As much info as you can convey in an photograph. Part of the image is blown out on the right side, and that should be corrected. If the frame is an important part of the product, it should be lit better (kicker light with some highlights, etc). If not, it doesn't matter and is fine as is. Without seeing the actual product, its hard to tell if you captured the texture, depth of the piece, and color, but you can determine that by comparing the two in person.