Treasures of KL day 2; part 2

Now a visit to the Royal Selangor pewter and silver birthplace and factory. RS is the hallmark of private artistry in Malaysia. Currently being operated by the fourth generation of the original founder, the wares remain handmade and a luxury made and priced for royalty.

At the entrance to the only factory of its kind, you are greeted by handprints of every worker in the building. The actually handprints represent and remind the artists how essential their hands are to the process. After forty yrs of employment and craftsmanship, the handprints are surrounded in gold. It was an impressive tribute to the treasure of craftmanship and focus on the personal tradesmanship and uniqueness of handcrafting items to be adored by others.

The items below are the founder’s lucky teapot that “saved his life” and the way money was originally used in Malaysia. The original money for commerce where made from metal in the form of animals. Hard to carry in a pocket; so the money tree was invented. A tree with coins that could be broken off, and a remaining trunk that could be melted down to reuse. Everything from functional to ornamental.

The woman who trained for over a year to perfect the hand hammering finish has golden hands that have double hammered each dent for over 40 years. Each small cup she is making has the same number of dimples, but is unique and bears her prints. Gorgeous! And Gorgeously expensive. Really wanted a lucky melon teapot; but I’ll save for a house instead.
Few small purchases and we were off to the next blessings from KLRead more