Round silver-plated brass tray with hand-engraved floral pattern, made in Lahore

Sahba Silverplated Brass Ornate Tray

$61.00

Set a teapot and cups on a plain tray and no one looks twice — set them on one engraved edge to edge in flowers, and the serving itself becomes part of the welcome. It's worked by hand in brass in Lahore, then silver-plated to a bright sheen, the floral...

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 piece

Sand Casting

Molten brass poured into a sand mould packed by hand, then broken open to free the piece.