@Deadwriter./Alfred: It was a private, personal commission. No commercial electroplating. Acid plating in studio. Never “match” brass finishes! Matching is for chumps. @KogunKogun: Intentionally clunky- just like 19th centruy telescopes. (Look for “non-clunky” in your favorite “Design Within Reach” catalog, unless you’re finally fed up with “clean, crisp, mid century”). Modern art is invariably hideous to the uninitiated masses. BTW: HATE "ST/TNG! which had all the balls of a PBS After School Special complete with a touchy-feely social worker 
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