Stone Turned Brass & White Marble Tea Light Holders (set of 2)

Elegantly handcrafted from a combination of brass and marble, this set of tea light holders has been carefully stone turned by artisans. The process of spinning or turning is used to create axially symmetrical parts by rotating discs or tubes at high speeds. A marble block is mounted on a lathe and a metal work piece is mounted on the opposite side. The block and work piece are spun against each other by applying force using a handheld tool called a spoon to give the work piece the desired shape. Sometimes the work piece is heated to give a more complex shape. The technique is used to create cookware, decoratives, architectural parts, bells etc. Metal spinning can be traced back to thousands of years with pictorial depictions found in ancient Egypt in the 4th century. The technique grew and developed in the middle ages and finally became large scale in the Industrial Revolution. Even though the process of metal spinning has been industrialized, traditional hand spinning has been preserved for artistic reasons.

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