Thanks for the information and advice. I am so anxious to share information that I just jump in before looking at dates.
The vase is bidri ware and is silver in-bedded into a zinc alloy.
Welcome FRB, I too am new here and also live in Arizona. The buttons in my collection of metalwork are there because they are an example of a...
Nunome-zogan is the Japanese term for damascene work. Thank you for your compliment of my work. I love hand forging metal. I do not use casting...
I make an wear pins/brooches each day. Sometimes I wear my work and on other days I wear the work of other artists. Here is a brooch that I...
This is a woman's cigarette case made in Japan during the first part of the 20th century. Unknown maker. Iron case decorated in fine gold wire...
I have several items that are single. Cufflinks, earring, shoe buckles and even belt buckles that were intended to be locked together. My...
"Will anyone want a single?" Most would want the pair. I collect singles because I wish to study the technique. If you are selling them I am...
I have been a metalsmith for over 40 years and have always had a passion for metalwork and the processes used to make it. My specialties are in...
This is a nunome-zogan buckle from the Komai Otijiro shop. I suspect it is a later piece due to the simplicity of the mark. The decorated portion...
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