Vintage Silver-plated Brass Tea Set
$152.00
Tea in the old homes was not a drink. It was a ritual with its own objects. The tray came first, set down with the kettle, the sugar pot, the creamer — four pieces arranged so that a guest understood something about the household before a cup was poured. This...
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.