Partridge Pair Vase This is a different method

This is a different method from engraving

The Barkers Bertram

Plate W22cm L40cm

it is lavishly enhanced with a layer of pure silver for an exquisite finishing

The tale of the ugly duckling that soon transforms into a beautiful swan

Partridge Pair Vase This is a different methodChasing is one of the oldest surviving silversmithing skills still practised today, where the silversmith uses special tools to move the silver, thus creating a 3 dimensional design. This skill is used to craft the Partridge pair, which is magnificently hand chased from beak to tail tip. As some details aren't captured during casting, a hand craftsman hand chases all the details of the feathers to reemphasise them to bring out its life like features.