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 traditional mazer
approx 5" diameter :: £160
Silversmith Owen Waterhouse and I travelled around many museums studying original mazers before making replicas. This one is based on some simple but beautiful 14th century mazers in the Museum of Canterbury, made from straight-grained sycamore with a hallmarked silver rim.
 laburnum mazer
approx 5" diameter :: £160
In the three years we have been making mazers and quaiches we have made less than twenty alltogether, so they really are unique pieces. This one is also based on some 14th century ones from the Museum of Canterbury, but made from laburnum; the dark wood providing a beautiful contrast to the hallmarked silver rim.
 quaiche
approx 3.5" diameter (excluding handles) :: £125
The word quaich is Scottish, derived from the Gaelic word ‘cuach’ meaning cup. With the two handles making them perfect for sharing a toast, they have long been recognised as a cup of love and friendship and are a traditional christening gift. They also make an ideal present for the whisky-drinker in your life.
 quaiche
approx 3.5" diameter (excluding handles) :: £125
The word quaich is Scottish, derived from the Gaelic word ‘cuach’ meaning cup. With the two handles making them perfect for sharing a toast, they have long been recognised as a cup of love and friendship and are a traditional christening gift. They also make an ideal present for the whisky-drinker in your life.
 deep-rimmed mazer
approx 6" diameter :: £475
This is our most splendid mazer to date, its magnificent burr rowan bowl contrasting nicely with the deep, heavy rim in a style that became popular in the 15th and 16th centuries. Polishing it gives me great pleasure. Some of the originals had inscriptions around the rim so this would make an ideal presentation gift for a special ocasion.
 Owen Waterhouse
silversmith
I have been working with Sheffield silversmith Owen Waterhouse to produce these mazers and quaiches, and we have travelled around many museums studying originals to perfect them. Owen is currently undertaking an MA in silversmithing at Sheffield Hallam University where the old skills are still kept alive.
 hallmark
Hallmarks can be used to identify silversmiths from 500 years ago. OW is Owen Waterhouse's registered mark, the 925 refers to 925 parts silver to 75 copper, the rose is the mark of the Sheffield assay office, the Lion Passant has been the mark of sterling silver since 1544, and the g is the date letter for 2006.
 Robin Wood/Owen Waterhouse/David Allison
Working on the mazers has been quite a collaboration. First I contacted Owen and visited various museums looking at originals, then we enlisted the help of David Allison a metal spinner who has worked spinning metal in Sheffield for 35 years. Metal spinning is a traditional craft remarkably similar to my own work.
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