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Hand-raised in heavy-gauge sterling silver with a gilded interior, this Kiddush Cup bears the textured bark surface that became synonymous with Carmel's hand in the late 1970s and early 1980s — a language of raw nature rendered in precious metal.

A commanding Kiddush cup in sterling silver, crafted in 1987. Its modernist form is defined by a bold central sphere — a departure from tradition that speaks to Carmel's willingness to push the boundaries of ceremonial design. Handcrafted, signed, and standing 7.2 inches tall.

A large Sabbath candelabra in sterling silver — its round base rising through a three-tiered body to nine lights. Each arm curves with architectural confidence, the spherical joints a signature of Carmel's modernist vocabulary. A piece built not only to illuminate, but to command a room.

A hand-worked crown of profound elegance—Keter, the crown of the Torah itself. Rising from a hexagonal base, the vessel blooms in ornamental arches, each bearing the names of the twelve tribes inscribed in Hebrew. Forged and hand-shaped entirely in sterling silver, every curve and scroll reveals the hand of the master craftsman, a meditation on sacred geometry transformed into precious metal.

Sterling silver cylinders rise with austere grace, hand-finished to satin gleam. Beneath, a spine of beveled planes catches light with precision. Crowned in spheres—a study of pure geometry in sterling.

A striking architectural menorah in brushed sterling silver. The base forms a horizontal composition of recessed geometric planes, each surface punctuated with circular openings of varying sizes that pass completely through the structure. The central shamash—the servant light from which all others are kindled—rises in a clean vertical shaft, commanding the eye upward. Eight gold-plated candle holders rest atop the broad platform, each a perfect vessel for receiving flame. A masterwork of restraint and precision.

A sterling silver washing cup by Carmel Shabi. The sculptural form flows with organic grace, the body reflecting the curves of cupped hands and ancient ceremonial vessels, held with flowing grip. Inscribed inside 'netilat yadayim.' The silver exterior is burnished cool, while the interior glows with warm gilded gold. Among Shabi's most coveted designs, continuously sought by collectors and discerning households across generations.

A masterwork from Carmel's refined 1980s Menorah series — a triumph of geometric precision and material poetry. Eight branches rise in perfect linear progression from a sterling silver base, each terminating in a burnished candle cup. At the apex, two silvered spheres gleam with crystalline brilliance against the cool, measured geometry of the design. The work exemplifies Carmel's philosophy: the marriage of absolute technical exactness with the timeless beauty of precious metals. A monument to discipline, restraint, and the transformative power of light.

A meditation on the conversos of 15th-century Spain—Jews forced underground, their faith practised in silence. Closed, this sterling silver disc is smooth and unrevealing. Open it, and nine lights emerge—the hidden flames of Hanukkah. The golden calligraphic ribbons are prayer made visible; the pearl-like spheres mark each night of the festival. A vessel of survival, disguised as beauty.

A Havdalah set of bold, modernist purity — three vessels conceived as one. The candle holder, wine cup, and spice container rise in polished sterling cylinders of ascending scale, each base embraced by a hand-linked golden chain. Where most Havdalah sets speak in ornament, this one speaks in restraint: the beauty is in the form itself, in the mirror-bright surfaces that hold the passing light of the departing Sabbath.