Stingray
Natural Stingray leather, dyed, glossy finish, available in various colors and sizes, rigid and sturdy feel.
The Stingray fish (sometimes also referred to as Galuchat) belongs to the family Dasyatidae (Dasyatis). In nature, there are thirty-nine species.
The first uses of ray leather date back to ancient Asian civilizations that used this rawhide to decorate sword handles and scabbards, like Attila, the king of the Huns. The Samurai Shogun used it mainly for their armor. In Europe, the first great craftsman to use stingray leather was Jean-Claude Galuchat, who became very famous in France for his masterpieces in the 18th century
Nearly two centuries later, the great artisans of Art Deco and furniture makers Paul Iribe, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Jean-Michel Frank, and John Paul Cooper revived Galuchat’s tradition, using stingray leather in a greater number of pieces, often combining it with ivory, ebony, precious metals, and coloring it with vibrant dyes.
Available in 20 colors.
For technical reasons, it is not possible to guarantee the same color tone on all hides.
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- Furniture
- Leather goods
