Hammer formed and textured

Britannia silver

103mm high x 75mm diameter at widest point approx.

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Availability: 1 AVAILABLE NOW. BUY

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The ‘Gwenz’ silver beaker is made by hammer forming the initial shape from flat sheet silver using hammering techniques that have been in use for millennia. Once the vessel shape is complete it is filled with a pitch substance and the pattern is applied to the surface using various textured hammers.

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‘Gwenz’ is the Cornish word for ‘wind’. The design of the vessel represents the windswept, elemental landscape: the windswept twisted hawthorn trees of a moorland or coastline hedgerow; the foam blown from the crest of a wave in a storm. The vessel would be lovely as a vase for a posy of flowers from the garden or a larger drinking vessel.

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Photographer: Paul Mounsey

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Commissions are handmade to order, please get in touch to discuss lead times and dates.

Each piece is individually made and styled and will vary in appearance.

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Please note: All items are produced by hand and may have small variations in appearance. Each piece is uniquely made in Cornwall.