Brass Swan Multipurpose Holder/Vase
$70.00
The swan has decorated homes across the subcontinent for generations — and on this one, the beauty comes with a quiet use folded into it. It's finished by hand in brass in Lahore, the neck curved, the bird slim enough for a desk or a dining table. Flowers one week,...
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.
Sand Casting
Molten brass poured into a sand mould packed by hand, then broken open to free the piece.
Used in this piece
Brass Swan Multipurpose Holder/Vase
$70.00
