Have you seen a nail studded wooden egg?

Discussion in 'Art' started by AntiqueAnimals, Jan 16, 2020.

  1. AntiqueAnimals

    AntiqueAnimals Active Member

    I've been looking for something similar for a long time and haven't found anything. This "egg" as I am calling it seems to be lovingly hand sanded and decorated with copper and silver nail heads (?)

    Any help or direction would be much appreciated!
     

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  2. AntiqueAnimals

    AntiqueAnimals Active Member

    Oops, I uploaded by accident, here's some more images woodegg.jpg woodegg3.jpg woodegg5.jpg woodegg_pound.jpg
     
    AntiqueAnimals, Jan 16, 2020
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  3. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    Wow!. That's amazing...... and a labor of love.

    Edit: looks like it took a long time to make though and maybe just a "One Off" piece!!!!!!
     
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  4. Houseful

    Houseful Well-Known Member

    Pique work, they did it a lot for snuff boxes in 19th century. Not sure how old yours is though.
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    Houseful, Jan 16, 2020
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  5. April07

    April07 Well-Known Member

    Looks like Eastern European to me, maybe inspired in the Orthodox Easter egg tradition.
     
    April07, Jan 16, 2020
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  6. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
     
    Aquitaine, Jan 17, 2020
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    That was my first impression too. Maybe @Natasha knows more about it?:)
     
    Any Jewelry, Jan 17, 2020
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  8. Natasha

    Natasha Well-Known Member

    Hello AntiqueAnimals,
    I cannot tell you exactly what area this egg belongs. Wooden pieces of different kind are very popular in the Carpathians. However, I think it's not typical for that area. Alos, they do not use silver for decoration. For me, it's more like artistic souvenir piece. Want to show you another artistic egg decorated with nail heads which I found at the annual egg show downtown Kyiv (Ukraine). Egg.jpg
     
    Natasha, Jan 18, 2020
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  9. April07

    April07 Well-Known Member

    Apparently, they also do it with real eggs!
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    Hungary
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    Bosnia
     
    April07, Jan 18, 2020
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  10. AntiqueAnimals

    AntiqueAnimals Active Member

    Wow thanks everyone! I got some excellent leads from these replies- I had not seen any of these eggs or nail head decorations or even heard of piquing (pique work?)

    I know where the egg has been for approx 70 years, beyond that I have no clue. It is one of my favorites though!
     
    AntiqueAnimals, Jan 19, 2020
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