STINGRAY
Natural stingray skin, dyed in a number of colors, high-glossy finish, avaialble in different sizes , soft and solid touch.
The Stingray (sometimes referred to as Galuchat) belongs to the family of the Dasiatids (Dasyatis). There are thirty-nine species in nature.
The first uses of stingray skins date back to ancient Asian civilizations who used this rough skin to decorate the handles and the sheaths of swords, like Attila the king of the Huns. The Samurai Shogun used it mainly for their armor. In Europe the first great craftsman who used stingray skin was Jean-Claude Galuchat who in the eighteenth century became very famous in France for his masterpieces.
Almost two centuries later, the great artisans of Art Déco and furniture makers Paul Iribe, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Jean-Michel Frank and John Paul Cooper resumed the tradition of Galuchat using stingray skin in a greater number of pieces, often combining it with inserts in ivory, ebony, precious metals and colored with bright colors.
Thickness: 1,4-1,6 mm
Medium size: 7″
Available in 20 colours
Due to technical reasons it’s not possible to guarantee the same color tone on every skin
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