This sterling silver ring was made by us from the handpiece of a sterling silver spoon from 1940. Produced by "S.Kirk & Sons" from the USA, this series decorated with flowers was named "Repousse".
The sterling silver manufacture "S.Kirk & Sons“ was founded 1846 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, by Samual L.Kirk and was well known for their Baltimore style repoussè work.
Repousse is an ancient metal-working technique whereby patterns are created by hammering, embossing or pressing from the reverse side. The result is a raised relief pattern on the front of the object. The word’s origin is French from the term meaning “to push back”.
In the 3rd century BC, the Greeks used repousse to embellish their bronze breast-plate armour. The Egyptians created death masks from gold repousse inlaid with semi-precious stones.
The repousse technique became very popular with mid-19th century American silver makers.
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