German Tabernacle
ca 1180
Wood, Walnut and Elephant Ivory
Burmese Buddha Shrine
1850-1870
“Peace” Brooch
Italian, ca 1850
Mosaic and Gold
Terracotta Vase in the shape of a Bird
Corinthian, 650 bce
Badge of the Order of the Elephant of Demark
Evrard Bapst 1822
18th Century European Snuff Boxes.
Catherine Frere-Smith shows us how it’s done with a needle and thread and an incredible sense of spacial reasoning.
Andy Singleton knows a thing or two about his chosen medium.
He has an etsy account as well, on which he set the prices, imho, a wee bit (extremely) low. Get there before he realizes his error.
Jim Mullan
Plique-a-Jour pendents
Art Nouveau orchid brooch
Sevan Bicakci
Boucheron plique-a-jour fly brooch
Can we talk about Sven Bicakci?
His designs are so modern, but they have such a heavy, rough-hewn quality, too. I love that you can feel his heritage (Turkish) and city (Istanbul) in his lines and colors, and the crafting is perfectly imperfect, all while conveying this super traditional yet shockingly, audaciously bold presence.
I’m in love.
Eastern European Royal Crowns
