Bowl of Brass - Lantern - Orient
Handmade Brasswork - Handmade - Syria - Syrian- Oriental
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Glass Work
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These are mortars, oil lamps or bowls,
cast in bronze with copper inlay, from the area ruled by the East
Iranian dynasty of the Samanids and the dynasty of the Ghasnavids who
had their residence at Ghasni in what is now Afghanistan. From there
this decorative technique spread westwards. The town of Mosul in
present-day Iraq, Damascus, and to a lesser extent Cairo were centres of
production for such metal goods in the thirteenth and fourteenth
centuries. They were highly prized throughout the Islamic world. After
the Mongol conquest of Mosul in the thirteenth century the centre of
production of inlaid metalwork shifted to Damascus.
The earliest surviving inlaid metal object is now the Louvre in Paris,
ft was probably made in Damascus for a sultan who reigned between 1237
and 1260.
From the mid-thirteenth century until the beginning of the sixteenth
boxes, vases and candlesticks were produced in Damascus for the European
market and exported via Venice. A blank space in the shape of an
escutcheon was usually left in their decoration so that it could be
filled with the future owner's coat of arms. Such pieces served as
models stimulating the local production of these luxury objects in
Venice in the sixteenth century.
 The
Linden-Museum's collection contains no examples of inlaid Syrian
metalwork from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The knowledge
of the technique, however, was clearly not lost, and towards the end of
the nineteenth century the production of inlaid work in Damascus
revived. The domestic demand from a bourgeoisie whose economic strength
was gradually increasing, and the fashion for Orientalism in Europe -
especially in France - resulted in deliberate stylistic allusions to the
tradition of the Man-link rulers of Syria in the fourteenth and
fifteenth centuries in the case, for example, of the production of Koran
boxes, Koran tables and washing utensils and trays. Vase shapes,
containers for house-plant. pots, cigarette boxes, little bowls and
suchlike were orientated more towards the European taste of the time.
The end of this development is represented by the large shell cases
inlaid with gold and copper, which are used as umbrella and
walking-stick stands in restaurants and tourist hotels.
Metal inlay is a highly specialized craft. The craftsmen use undecorated
pieces which have been cast or wrought in bronze or brass by other
smiths; only the decoration is applied in the inlay workshops.
# All of our lanterns are built to the highest quality standards by us
right here on Cape Cod and are reproductions of time proven, centuries
old designs.
# Craftsmanship
Every order is entirely hand-made in our shop to create a unique lantern
for you.
# Durability
We use only the finest materials and methods to make an enduring
lantern. Metal coatings are not used. Our solid copper or brass will age
or weather to a natural patina.
# Wiring
All Lanterns are wired to use standard socket bulbs. Candleabra bulbs or
candle set ups can be special ordered.
# Custom Features
All lanterns can be built with special options or to your custom design.
High finishing, Egyptian made and custom designs.
With a long company tradition in Egyptian Handicraft, we bring to you
our expertise that has been passed from generation to generation.
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