Intricate Sri Lankan Silver Waiter with Floral Embossing

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A Sri Lankan silver waiter, with raised border and intricate finely detailed embossed floral designs, on pad feet. Diameter 18.5 cm

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Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.

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