Dragonfly Candleholder Pair
Tealights set down the length of a table, and the light catching something with wings — that's the moment these were made for. They're handcrafted in brass in Lahore, the dragonfly worked wing to wing, four inches across, made for a tealight or votive. The dragonfly has long stood for...
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.
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