desk accessory – Pat Cahill Metalworks

Sterling Silver Mission Style Box

admin — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:18:59 +0000

Sterling Silver Oxidized Box

Made in the style of the arts and craft movement or mission style.

This box is a perfect table or desk accessory to hold small items such as mints, paperclips, etc. it would also make a wonderful presentation box for a very special gift such as a wedding ring.

The box has a sandpaper and diamond burl finish that has been oxidized to bring out the texture of the surface. The lid of the box is pressure fit to the bottom.

The box measures:
42 mm width
32 mm inches depth
34 mm height including the legs the box part is 21 mm

Mission Style Side Table Box

admin — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:03:58 +0000

Sterling silver side table with draw.

Made in the style of the arts and craft movement or mission style. It is made to appear like a night or side table with drawer. A unique miniature art metal piece.

This box is a perfect table or desk accessory to hold small items such as mints, paperclips, etc. it would also make a wonderful presentation box for a very special gift such as a wedding ring. Or it could be a beautiful piece for a very special doll house.

The box has a sandpaper and finish to bring out the texture of the surface. The texture gives the surface a wood like appearance.

The piece measures:

Height 0.91 inch (23 mm)
Width 1.3 inches (33 mm)
Depth 1.1 inches (27 mm)

Arts and Crafts Oxidized Sterling Silver Box

admin — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:18:02 +0000

Sterling Silver Oxidized Box

Made in the style of the arts and craft movement.

This box is a perfect table or desk accessory to hold small items such as mints, paperclips, etc. it would also make a wonderful presentation box for a very special gift such as a wedding ring.

The box has a sandpaper finish that has been oxidized to bring out the texture of the surface. The lid of the box is pressure fit to the bottom.

The box measures:
1.75 inches width
1.125 inches depth
0.875 inch height

Note: the lid adds another 0.25 inch to the width and depth

Mystic Eye Drusy Sterling Silver Box

admin — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:27:50 +0000

This box was inspired by the amazing gemstone that is bezel set onto the top.

Completely hand fabricated by me from reclaimed precious metal and a natural gemstone.

I wanted a container that would be a place to hold matches or paperclips or other “doodads” on a desk or dresser. I can also imagine it as a place where you place your rings or earrings at night.

The gemstone on the top is a natural drusy stone, oval in shape, with a white background. It has a center “deep black pupil” with dendrites that radiate from it. This gemstone is completely natural and is cut from a Brazilian geode – a fantastic gemstone.

The gem cutter calls this a “mystic eye drusy” and tells me it is rarer than rare. I have never seen anything like it so I agree!

The back of the stone is also beautiful so I have made the container so that you can see the back of the stone from the inside. As soon as I saw this stone I wanted it and knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.

The gemstone is bezel set in sterling silver that conforms to the shape of this natural stone. Drusy stones show the natural, sparkling crystal formation. The back of the stone is polished.

The drusy gemstone measures 30.5 mm x 20.8 mm oval 19.4 carat

The box is made of heavy weight reclaimed sterling silver with a hinge. The finish on the box is what I would call “rough polish”.

The box measures:
2.1 inch width (53 mm)
1.5 inch depth (38 mm)
0.5 inch height (12.7 mm)