Ivory and Silver Junggayan Barong Restoration

Battara · 27th February 2011, 11:11 PM

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.

Battara · 27th February 2011, 11:13 PM

Here are the after pictures.

Enjoy:

Ferguson · 27th February 2011, 11:50 PM

Oh man, what a difference one band makes! Very nice work. It follows the original design very nicely. Good work!

Steve

Robert · 27th February 2011, 11:54 PM

What can I say but more beautiful work by the master.

Robert

asomotif · 28th February 2011, 12:13 AM

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

David · 28th February 2011, 12:56 AM

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.

27th February 2011, 11:11 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,219	Ivory and Silver Junggayan Barong Restoration 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. Attached Images

27th February 2011, 11:13 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,219	Here are the after pictures. Enjoy: Attached Images

27th February 2011, 11:50 PM	#3
Ferguson Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernersville, NC, USA Posts: 793	Oh man, what a difference one band makes! Very nice work. It follows the original design very nicely. Good work! Steve

27th February 2011, 11:54 PM	#4
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	What can I say but more beautiful work by the master. Robert

28th February 2011, 12:13 AM	#5
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,225	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

28th February 2011, 12:56 AM	#6
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,123	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.