Safina Brass Sailboat Candleholder
$24.00
A little brass sailboat, a single candle rising from its deck — the kind of object that turns up in a house and never leaves. Safina means boat, and this one is made in solid brass in Lahore, the hull engraved, the sail and mast drawn in fine wire-like brass....
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.
Used in this piece
Safina Brass Sailboat Candleholder
$24.00