What-is-it question CXXXI.

Post by **2209patrick** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:03 am

This candle holder was made by Stuart Devlin, London, 1972.
What do we call the technique used to make the gold lamp-shades ?

This might be a simple question for our knowledgeable group here.
Just thought I'd share an interesting piece.

Pat.
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wev · Post by **wev** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:37 am

The picture is not really clear enough to say for sure -- could be piece assembled over a form or lost-wax cast.
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Post by **2209patrick** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 12:03 pm

Hi Wev.

Hope this scan of the picture is better.
The book refers to another, very old, technique.

Pat.
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wev · Post by **wev** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 12:06 pm

Looks like a skein weave.
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Post by **2209patrick** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 12:18 pm

I'm not real sure what a skein weave is. Think it is sort of a pattern.
Although it's not the term we are looking for, believe we are headed in the right direction here.

A lot of the old pieces made with this technique came from Germany.
This technique is listed on this site's "Illustrated Glossary".
http://www.925-1000.com/silverglossary.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Pat.
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wev · Post by **wev** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:22 pm

I don't know that I would say filigree, if that's where you were going. A skein weave is how fish nets are worked.
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Post by **2209patrick** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:48 pm

The book does call them "gold filigree lamp-shades".

Pat.
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