"The full-sized Cock Pheasant is part of the traditional range of British birds for which Comyns is justly renowned. Magnificently hand chased from beak to tail tip, the full-size pheasants are cast in thirteen separate parts of solid silver, all taken from moulds made using the lost wax process. A hand craftsman will then hand-chase all the details of the feathers to reemphasise the detail that wasn't possible in the casting, and thereby highlighting all its life-like features.

Chasing is one of the oldest surviving silversmithing skills still practised today, where the silversmith, using special tools, moves the silver to create a 3-dimensional design. This is a different method from engraving, where silver is removed to make a pattern. The use of these rare hand skills ensures each piece is unique as each hand stroke will be very slightly different. The full-size Cock Pheasant stands at 30cm tall, 70cm long from beak to tail, weighing an impressive 3,200g of hallmarked sterling silver, and partially gilted."

Product dimensions:

H30cm W13cm L70cm