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comes mainly from nature, especially animals. He uses diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, pearls, aquamarines, topaz and opals, and especially likes to incorporate unusual stones in his work. Still he does repairs on silverware and tea services and' restorations to antique pieces.
He has made a number of sterling silver maces for military bands, the Prince Philip Henly Regatta Trophy, a dagger and holder in 18-karat gold for King Saud, numerous gifts for the Shah of Iran, the trophy for the U.S. Amateur Golf Association and the Superbowl Trophy (a sterling silver football.)
The piece he was most pleased with is an 18-karat bowl made as a 50th wedding anniversary present for President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1966. It was unusual in style and incredibly detailed. The sides were circumscribed with all the homes where they had lived and the top was covered with floral scroll work to support flowers, an American eagle and state flowers. It was made with the repousse technique, a tedious and difficult method of moving the metal from a flat surface into a raised design.
This is an art form that goes back to the Assyrians and continued to flourish throughout Greek, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance times. It starts with a sheet of precious metal that is formed into the basic shape of the the finished piece and highly polished. A design is drawn on the outside and it is filled with hot pitch to give it support. After the pitch sets up, the design is punched into the outside surface with tools and the pitch is emptied. Pitch is applied to the outside and the design, which is outlined on., the inside, is then punched out considerably from the inside. The pitch is removed from the outside and refilled inside the piece. It is finally finished on the outside with texturing and fine detailing lines. Kavanagh casts objects in a lost-was process, also.
Jewelry by Edmund is open everyday until Christmas from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. From Dec. 26 it will be open Thursday to Monday for the same hours.
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