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Ivory and Silver Junggayan Barong Restoration
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Greetings Folks!
Here is a restoration I did for someone recently. The piece is a junggayan ivory and silver barong with a Chinese smith's mark. It had a plain brass band in place of an okir/okil chased silver band. I replaced it with a silver okir/okil silver band. Here are some before pictures. |
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Here are the after pictures.
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Oh man, what a difference one band makes! Very nice work. It follows the original design very nicely. Good work!
Steve |
What can I say but more beautiful work by the master.:cool:
Robert |
Nice job !
I would patinate the silver wire a little as now it looks a little bit to overcleaned for my taste. But the chase or repouse work on the band looks great. How many hours did such a job take ? Best regards Willem |
Your work is beautiful Jose, but frankly from my own aesthetic i prefer the way it looks in the original photo with plain brass band breaking up all that silver.
You did a great job matching the repousse work though. |
Hi Jose, It is a beautiful piece. Did you say that it has the mark of a Chinese blacksmith? Can you show it to us?
Nonoy |
Very Nice Jose! Thanks for sharing! Love to see what you can do! :)
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Thank you folks! :D I felt truly honored to work on this project.
Willem I think just that part of the restoration alone may have taken around 2-3 hours altogether. Also, the light is brighter in the restoration pictures I think. David, this is how these were originally done - bands of alternating woven and chased silver bands. Nonoy Tan, as far as the Chinese mark is concerned, I will have to get back to you on that - don't have pictures of that part. |
From Elegant to Royalty. :) :)
vince |
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Oh I understand. Actually, the original ring was missing and the last owner placed a thin brass band from a craft shop in there to cover up the missing space temporarily.
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Wow! Very impressive! :D
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It got a whole lot better!
Good job. Did you have to take the hilt off? If you didn't, how did you solder it? Cold? |
Looks fantastic Jose.
What sort of thickness is the sheet silver you used? Metal punches or horn and wood? Great work. Looks a treat! |
Yes Jose!....Looks fantastic!
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Thank you folks!
I did not have to take the hilt off, but did have to soft solder the ends of the band together. Had to do it very carefully so that I wouldn't burn the wood or ivory. Also I used I think 30 gauge thick silver. I repoussed it and then chased it to match the other bands. When I do this work I use my own hand made steel punches with a chasing hammer. |
This restoration is so good that when you don't tell it nobody will recognize it! :)
Regards, Detlef |
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Hello Jose,
credit where credit is due! :) |
Great restoration on a great barung.
Wonderfull piece! Maurice |
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Thank you. I do the best I can with what I have. :)
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