Vintage 20th Century Henryk Winograd Sterling Silver Mini Menorah

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Henryk Winograd
A STERLING SILVER CHANUKAH MENORAH , 1990
sterling silver hand carved

Henryk Winograd was one of the world's … more Henryk Winograd
A STERLING SILVER CHANUKAH MENORAH , 1990
sterling silver hand carved

Henryk Winograd was one of the world's greatest 20th Century masters of traditional silversmithing techniques and was the leading practitioner in America of the historic art of Repousse. He was born in Poland, of Russian parentage, from a lineage of silversmiths to the Czar. He was trained as a silversmith in Poland and, after serving in the military for several years, he came to the United States in the 1970's. In just a few short years, his works of art found their way into the hearts of serious collectors as well as casual enthusiasts. Mr. Winograd used the art of repousse and each one of his pieces was designed by hammering pure silver sheets into crafted molds. Winograd rarely worked in sterling (which is only 92.5% pure), but preferred the purest form of silver available (99.9% pure silver). As true art forms, his designs have a sharp, high relief. The delicacy of the detail of his work is superb and the quality of his execution is breathtaking. The process requires great talent, patience and dedicated attention to detail. less