Engraver

Engraving stands as a pivotal craft within the decorative and applied arts, merging artistry with technique to elevate both functional objects and fine art. Traditional engravers, with their meticulous incisions on materials like metal, glass, and wood, have historically bestowed an element of sophistication and detail that resonates with the extravagance of the Baroque period and the intricate patterns of Art Nouveau. These artisans intricately carve their visions into surfaces, creating textures and patterns that catch light and shadow, thus transforming everyday items into extraordinary pieces. Today, engraving continues to be synonymous with luxury, with its precise, handcrafted lines enhancing the allure of jewellery, fine tableware, and limited-edition prints, affirming engraving’s enduring legacy in embellishing the every day with a touch of the exquisite.

French designer Georges Dunaime was from France. Between 1921 and 1927, five agents worked to sell Dunaime's work. He designed lighting for E. Etling. Gagnon, the designer and engraver, made most of his work, which included table lamps, torchéeres, and chandeliers made of silver, gilt, and patinated bronze with shades made of cloth, cut glass, quartz, marble, and alabaster. He made many different kinds of lighting for the ocean liner Paris in He made many different kinds of lighting for the ocean liner Paris in 1921. In 1922, a show of his work was put on at Gagneau. He won first prise in a competition held by the Union of Bronze Manufacturers in 1922. He also won first prise (for a table lamp) and an honourable mention (for a piano lamp) at the Great Lighting Competition in Paris in 1924. Work shown at the booths of Gagnon, Gagneau, Bézault, and Christofle at the 1925 Paris "Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes."

Georges Dunaime designed lighting for E. Etling, the designer and engraver. His work included table lamps, torchéeres, and chandeliers made of silver, gilt, and patinated bronze with shades made of cloth, cut glass, quartz, marble, and alabaster.Read More →

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In the 1930s, Farquharson was a major contributor to the design of British glassware. His documented career in glass began in 1935 with Arches, an engraved design on glass produced by John Walsh Walsh, where he produced other cut-crystal glassware as its head designer 1935—51. Read More →