The Silverware and Candlesticks that Brett Payne produces are all individually hot forged, by hand, in Sterling Silver. Traditionally Silversmiths work the metal cold but if treated with respect and great care it can also be worked hot; the art of hot forging silver is not much practiced today but it does have a long tradition. Brett Payne has taken this tradition to a new level, developing the skill of hand forging Silver to explore new applications. Brett Payne’s candlesticks are a synthesis of an ancient technique with his own very original and contemporary ideas of form. His understanding of the importance of simplicity leads to a refreshingly direct and uncomplicated way of making that produces timeless classics.~~~404~515~~
Hand Forged Silver.
The design of the XY candlesticks allows the clean elegant lines to be orientated through 90º. The candlesticks can therefore be aligned vertically or horizontally, allowing their owner to develop endless arrangements to suit any occasion or space.
360mm x 160mm each.
Available to commission
Diameter 160mm
UPRIGHT CANDLESTICKS
Hot Forged in Sterling SilverHeight 510mm
CAUGHT CANDLESTICK
Hot Forged in Sterling Silver Height: 180mm (400mm incl candle) Length: 555mm Weight: 480 gms Available to commission~
Hot Forged in Sterling SilverHeight: 180mm (400mm incl candle)Length: 555mmWeight: 480 gmsAvailable to commission~~404~517~~
SMALL CANDLESTICK
Hot Forged in Sterling SilverHeight: 70mm (220mm incl candle)Dia: 110mmWeight: 176gmsAvailable to commission~
Hot Forged in Sterling SilverHeight: 70mm (220mm incl candle)Dia: 110mmWeight: 176gmsAvailable to commission~~404~516~~
ROSEBOWL
A rosebowl commissioned for The Cutlers' CompanySilver and 18ct Gold
A rosebowl commissioned for The Cutlers' Company
Silver and 18ct GoldDiameter 160mm
VASES
A Pair of Vases on hand forged silver stands
Silver
Height 600mm
CANDLESTICKS
A Pair of hand forged Silver Candlesticks
Height 300mm
Available to commission~~404~415~~
CANTILEVER CANDELABRA
One of a Pair of hand forged Silver Candleabra
Length 760mm
SILVER AND 18CT GOLD CANDELABRA
Commissioned by The Sheffield Assay Office
Diameter 500mm
VASES 2003
Diameter 260mm high, 460MM long
Hot forged silver arms supporting hand chased vessels.
BALANCE CANDELABRA (2003)
Hot forged silver form with hand chased counter-balance, supported on a gold leafed silver block.
Dimensions: 190mm high (420 with candles), 780mm high
Weight: 6650 grams ~
Weight: 6650 grams~~404~491~~
GONDOLA CANDELABRA (2003)
(One of a pair) Hot forged silver form supporting single candle.
Dimensions: 240mm high (470 with candles), 600mm long
Weight: 1150 grams each ~
Weight: 1150 grams each~~404~494~~
BOWLS
Spun silver
Dimensions: 15cms diameter.
Weight: 250gms~
Weight: 250gms~~404~495~~
MILLENNIUM PUNCH BOWL
A design collaboration between Brett Payne, Chris Knight, Keith Tyssen and Alex Brogden. This piece was commissioned by The Sheffield Assay Office to celebrate the Millennium and is on permanent display in the Millennium Galleries, Sheffield.
Silver gilt
Dimensions: 1.5m x .5m.Weight: 45kg.
Hand forged and pierced Silver Gilt.
This piece was made especially for the 10th anniversary exhibition of The Association of British Designer Silversmiths.
The Butterfly ball is made from 112 hand pierced and planished silver butterflies and has been guilded in 23½ ct gold. It weighs 10ozs and 10° of the butterflies are breaking away from the sphere to support the candle. The stick is hot forged in Sterling Silver and is held at an angle of 10°. The candle is a standard C of E candle readily available; it doesn’t drip, smoke or burn too quickly.
650mm long
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The Butterfly ball is made from 112 hand pierced and planished silver butterflies and has been guilded in 23½ ct gold. It weighs 10ozs and 10° of the butterflies are breaking away from the sphere to support the candle. The stick is hot forged in Sterling Silver and is held at an angle of 10°. The candle is a standard C of E candle readily available; it doesn't drip, smoke or burn too quickly.
~~404~500~~
Constructed from over 250 parts the form and appearance of the Light Ball depend entirely upon the light in which it is seen. It uses light, shadow and reflection to play with ones abilities to see negative shapes and positive form, to experience an interior space through an exterior shell.
350mm dia.
~~404~502~~
600mm x 280mm
~~404~501~~
Silver.
125mm high
Available to commission.
~~404~503~~
350mm long
~~404~504~~
Hand forged from a single piece of Silver.
~~404~509~~
~~404~513~~
~~404~508~~
Various sizes
~~404~507~~
550mm long
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~~404~506~~
400mm long
~~404~505~~
Width: 139mm
Available to Commission
~~404~510~~
~~404~511~~
~~404~512~~