Brass cutlery caddy with floral cutwork and two side handles, made in Lahore

Brass Cutlery Caddy with Floral Cutwork

$89.00

At a big dinner the cutlery has to live somewhere, and a loose pile never looks laid. This caddy gathers the forks, knives and spoons into one place and carries them down the table. It's made by hand in Lahore in pure brass, the sides pierced in floral cutwork, with...

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.

Used in this piece

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.

A Note from Amara
A loose pile of cutlery never looks laid, however good the food is. I wanted one piece that gathers it and carries it down the table — pierced in floral cutwork by hand in Lahore, a handle on each side. Even the cutlery, dressed for the occasion.

— Amara, Founder · Maeraas

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