Anticlastic raising

Jewelry Discussion
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TomDart, thank you for the site reference – these indeed are the
earrings, although if they were hammer-formed, I guess I’d have to
say that they are synclastic, not anticlastic. Still, I wonder if
they might have been formed using deer antlers, as was suggested in
another post. Could they have been formed over a mold of some
sort? (I tend not to believe that.) The marks on the gold are
probably not helpful because the earrings were found in a grave,
squashed flat. The British Museum annealed some gold sheet (the
face of a bull on one of the harps found in the Royal Cemetery)
and was able to sort of restore it to its original shape. There is
evidence for the use of bitumen backings for chased designs (and
since this is Iraq, bitumen was available “locally”). But I still
wonder how those earrings were originally made.

Thanks again,
Judy Bjorkman

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My customer has asked me to fabricate a mate to her earring which she
lost. She also lost the name of the jeweler who made it for her. It
is an anticlastic shape. I do not have the tools and wonder if anyone
knows of a jeweler who could do this for her. It is a very simple
shape, and is not expensive.

Please email me, if anyone has any ideas at seametal@aol.com

Thanks,
Alexis

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Alexis,

The leader in anticlastic raising is Michael Good… I am not sure
if this is still good but you may want to try him at
mgood@midcoast.com or 1-800-422-9623

Good Luck
Greg DeMark
email: greg@demarkjewelry.com
Website: www.demarkjewelry.com
Custom Jewelry - Handmade Jewelry - Antique Jewelry

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If your customer has one earring remaining, there should be a
hallmark of some sort indicating who made it. There is a small
group of people doing this work today, inspired by and often taught
by, Michael Good. The phone number you listed is still ok:
800-411-9623 or 207-236-9619. His email address is:
avi@michaelgood.com. Avi is Michael’s daughter; she is active with
him in the business.

Ettagale Blauer