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Handmade Antique
Metal Crafts & Collectible Artifacts. The entire
tradition of metal crafts probably arose from the
warrior’s need to embellish his amour. His sword
handle was probably damascened, the scabbard
worked with gold and set with jewels, the dagger
decorated despite its rapier sharpness, the
shield and body amour enameled so that he went to
the battlefield proud as a peacock.
Handmade Antique Metal Crafts.
In later years the art of enameling became merely
decorative and, in Rajasthan, has been used for
everything from table tops to wall plates,
flasks, and for crafting objects art. Usually
done with brass, it has tinsel like quality
unless the base itself is heavy enough to carry
off the work successfully. However, the
silversmith does a better job smith a range of
statuary that is stunning once patterned into
animal figures, an orchestra of musicians, or
caparisoned elephants with human figures atop a
howdah. These enameled silver pieces are some of
the finest examples of the jeweler and metal
smith working togetherBy a very basic definition,
the word 'antique' means a handiwork like
furniture, coin, painting, map, jewelry, weapon,
etc. which belongs to an ancient period (often
100 years past) and is valuable. These products
are known for their exquisite and aesthetic
appearance, and are admired all over the world.
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