Damascened gold inlaid iron handle

£1,200

This beautiful Syrian handle is crafted from iron inset with scrolling gold arabesque inlays in the ancient metalworking process known as Damascening.

 

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Description

This beautiful handle, most probably Syrian, is graciously shaped, its hooked top curving gently and culminating in an ovoid finial. The surface of the handle is Damascened. Damascening is the ancient process by which one metal is inlaid into another—typically steel. In this instance, gold has been inlaid into iron. The gold inlay is beautifully formed, arranged into a variety of geometrical and scrolling arabesque forms—and this above the dark ground of the base iron. The piece is an excellent, and unusual, example of this metalworking technique.

Details

Country of Origin
Syrian
Date of Manufacture
Mid 19th Century
Period
19th Century
Style
Arabesque
Material
Gold, Iron
Colour
Brown, Gold, Metallic

Dimensions

Height
29 cm / 11.4 inches
Width
9 cm / 3.5 inches
Depth
2 cm / 0.8 inches

Reference:
16027

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