Antique Indian Copper Paandaan
$173.00
The largest paandaan in the collection. Ten inches across, seven inches deep — this is not the personal piece kept in a pocket or carried easily. This one sat on a sideboard, or on the table at the centre of the room, where it was meant to be seen and...
The Craft
Hand-Hammering
Raised from a flat sheet under thousands of hammer blows, the dimpled surface a record of the making.
Cutwork
Openwork lace pierced clean through the metal by hand with a fine needle.
Engraving / 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.
Used in this pieceSand Casting
Molten brass poured into a sand mould packed by hand, then broken open to free the piece.