Chain Reaction
Chains - worn round your neck, wrist or otherwise - make a big fashion statement. Here is a selection of the best antique and vintage chains in our current collection...
Discover MoreAn unusual 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. gold chain that was made circa 1860. It has been interspersed with three ornate sections that have been decorated with hand applied gold. This style of work is called Etruscan Revival. Although granulation, embossing, and filigreeA means of decoration, achieved by soldering very fine gold or silver wires into intricate patterns. Historically, filigree was created by applying the wires to an underlying base. As the craft evolved, the base was abandoned and the result was a lighter, airier, lacy, openwork jewelry item. The latter style was especially popular during the nineteenth centu... had been used in Mesopotamia and Egypt much earlier, the Etruscans perfected the techniques to a very high level. The delicacy and technical precision were a complete novelty for that time in the 5th to 8th century AD. This highly detailed and complicated technique was rediscovered by Castellani in the mid 1800s and copied by many other other jewellers.
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Chains - worn round your neck, wrist or otherwise - make a big fashion statement. Here is a selection of the best antique and vintage chains in our current collection...
Discover MoreBuying antique jewellery is both ethical and eco-friendly as harmful and destructive mining processes are not needed to make an item yours. So give yourself a pat on the back!
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