Vintage Brass Key Holders and Hooks
There is a small ritual to arriving home: the door, and the keys that go where they always go. A key holder is one of those quiet objects you reach for every day without thinking about it. These are vintage brass key holders, found and restored by hand. The 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| Design |
Double Horse, Bold Galloping Horse, Floral Galloping Horse, Floral Key, Bold Key, Horse Carriage, Elegant Knob |
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