Aaliya Silverplated Cutwork and Hammered Brass Tray
$80.00
The same two crafts on one tray — the brass hammered to a dimpled centre, the borders pierced into lace — here finished in silver, cooler and a little more formal than the brass. It's made by hand in brass in Lahore using techniques older than the homes it'll sit...
The Craft
Hand-Hammering
Raised from a flat sheet under thousands of hammer blows, the dimpled surface a record of the making.
Used in this pieceCutwork
Openwork lace pierced clean through the metal by hand with a fine needle.
Used in this pieceEngraving / Qalamzani
Cut into the metal line by line with a fine steel chisel, the qalam.
Naqsheen
Floral and geometric patterns chased into the surface freehand by the naqash.
Sand Casting
Molten brass poured into a sand mould packed by hand, then broken open to free the piece.
Aaliya Silverplated Cutwork and Hammered Brass Tray
$80.00