Parisan Silverplated Brass Server Set
For the table that's been dressed properly — the cloth pressed, the glasses out — a serving set to match the effort. Four silver pieces, fine floral work down each handle. Made by hand in Lahore in silver-plated brass, the floral detailing worked into every handle, the set sized to...
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 pieceA Note from Amara
— Amara, Founder · Maeraas
