Exceptional Niello Long Guard Vintage silver jewelry likely of French origin

likely of French origin

which quickly spread throughout the whole world

Materials and Features: platinum

like this gem

Vermeil (pronounced ver-may) is high karat gold on top of a 925 sterling silver base

Exceptional Niello Long Guard Vintage silver jewelry likely of French originNiello is the art of ornamenting metal surfaces that is thought to have originated with the Egyptians and spread throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. It is enamel like substance made of alloys of sulfur, copper, silver and lead and used as an inlay on engraved metal. It was and still is a difficult technique to execute so chains such as this one are always sought after! A remarkable likely Belgian Niello long guard chain of 56 circa 1910. A