#metalwork

[thesilicontribesman]

'The Kingscote Cube', 2nd Century CE Roman Engraved Seal Stamp, Corinium Museum, Cirencester

[arthistoryanimalia]

#ThreeForThursday:

Tea Service in the Shape of Quails

Gujarat (formerly Baroda), India, 1920-30

Silver, gilded silver, ivory

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts display

“The British were not India's only patrons of elegant silver.

Native princes - always engaged in dynamic cultural interchanges with their British overlords - also commissioned silver of the highest quality. Such patronage was nowhere more prominent than in western India, where the rulers of the state of Kutch were champions of their silversmiths. These leaders ensured their region's silver became the best known of India's styles through sponsorship at international exhibitions, beginning with London's Great Exhibition of 1851. This stylishly whimsical tea service in the shape of richly feathered quails was produced by Oomersee Mawjee Jr., son of Kutch's most renowned master silversmith, after he shifted to the employ of another western Indian ruler, Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda.”

[itscolossal]

Barbed Wire, Chains, and Shears Cleave Through Delicate Pottery in Glen Taylor’s Profound Sculptures

[miamaimania]

“'Til Death Do Us Part” By Kate Bauman

[persephone-nymph]

The Hour is Devoted to Revenge (1999)

© Louise Bourgeois

[frostedmagnolias]

Pendant

c. 1700s

maker unknown

“Gold pendant, the border set with half pearls surrounded by an embroidery of two birds under faceted crystal.”

V&A Museum

[eyesaremosa1cs]

René Lalique

[corvidsofthedeep]

No Context Crow #169: Cutlery Crow

Sculpture by Matt Wilson. Instagram, Website.

[hypernormalized]

Candle Sculpture (1986) by Jack Brubaker, via "Whimsigothic" movement researched by CARI

[full-metal-femme]

Took some new shots of my kilt jacket to submit to an art show! I don't know if I'll get in but it could be cool - regardless you should check them out :) they're @queermetalsmiths on Instagram 🤘🏻

[treasures-and-beauty]

Dragon head finial, 11th-14th century, Iran

[thesilicontribesman]

The Hunterston Brooch, 700CE, likely Dunadd, Argyll, The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #InternationalCatDay 😻

Richard H. Recchia (American, 1885 – 1983) Persian Cat, 1931 Bronze, black patina, lost wax cast 49.53 x 26.03 x 30.48 cm (19 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 12 in.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1984.746

[miamaimania]

Tracery: A Symphony in Bronze by Timothy Cleary

[itscolossal]

The Iconic ‘Silver Swan’ Automaton Gets a Well-Deserved Fluff of the Feathers

[nuveau-deco]

Hermetic Case Pocket Watch. Dated around 1925–1935, made by Ebel SA in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Medium is silver with red and black enamelling; dimensions (when closed): h. 31.2 x w. 48.5 x 12.9 mm. From the British Museum collection, museum number: 1970,1208.1

(Source: britishmuseum.org)