Religious and secular silversmithing
RELIGIOUS
Religious silversmithing
Since the very beginning, jet carvers and silversmiths have made unique religious pieces using gemstones and precious metals.
Nowadays, they still render these services and perform specialized restoration work for antique pieces.
Lighting, ornaments, decoration
Chandeliers, saints, rosaries, crucifixes, niches gift trays, religious relics…
Distributed across churches, homes, and chapels around the world, the casket that contains the remains of St. James the Apostle, the cape he wears at the main altar of the Cathedral, and the world’s largest incense burner, known as the “Botafumeiro”, are of great symbolic significance in Compostela.
CIVIL
Functional art<br>
While religious pieces and jewels are emblematic, the Compostelan silversmithing goes far beyond. Vases, decorative frames, mirrors, dressing table pieces, bottles, cutlery, jars, and other household utensils represent only a fraction of the artistic legacy that has survived for centuries.
In addition to all of the above, jet and silver workers also create granaries, replicas of historical buildings, carts, trophies and commemorative plaques that capture special moments.
These pieces carry on the Compostelan silversmithing tradition and combine functionality and beauty in a unique, and often surprising, fashion.
