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Antique pendant featuring intricate guilloché patterns with blue translucent enamel, set in an ornate gold frame.

Guilloché

The Art of Guilloché: Intricate Engine-Turned Patterns in Antique Creations Guilloché is an intricate decorative technique where fine, repeating patterns are engraved onto metal surfaces

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Antique cameo brooch featuring a raised carving of a woman's profile, crafted from a layered gemstone such as agate or shell, set in an ornate gold frame.

Cameo Carving

The Art of Cameo Carving (Taille en Camée): A Timeless Craft Cameo carving, or taille en camée, is a sculptural technique used to create raised

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Antique ring featuring an intaglio-carved gemstone set in a gold bezel, displaying intricate recessed carvings of a mythological figure or religious symbol.

Intaglio

The Art of Intaglio (Intaillé): Carved Gemstones in Antique Creations Intaglio is a gemstone carving technique where the design is engraved into the surface of

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Antique mokumé-gane ring featuring intricate layered metal patterns resembling wood grain, crafted from copper, silver, and gold.

Mokumé-gane

The Art of Mokumé-gane: Layered Metalwork in Antique Creations Mokumé-gane is a traditional Japanese metalworking technique that involves layering different metals to create patterns that

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Illustration focusing on the gem setting (sertissage) technique, showing a jeweler positioning a gemstone into a gold ring using specialized tools.

Gem setting / Sertissage

The Art of Gem Setting (Sertissage) in Antique Creations Sertissage, or gem setting, is the technique used to secure precious gemstones, cabochons, or other decorative

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Illustration showing the lost-wax casting technique, featuring a wax model being coated with a mold and molten metal being poured into the mold cavity to replace the wax.

Lost-Wax Casting

The Ancient Technique of Lost-Wax Casting (Cire Perdue) Lost-wax casting, also known by its French name “cire perdue”, is one of the oldest metalworking techniques,

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Antique gold brooch featuring intricate repoussé designs with raised floral and geometric patterns, showcasing the fine craftsmanship of the repoussé metalworking technique.

Repoussé

The Art of Repoussé in Antique Creations Repoussé is an ancient metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is shaped by hammering from the reverse

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Antique gold medal featuring intricate engraved designs with floral and geometric patterns, showcasing the fine craftsmanship of historical engraving techniques.

Gravure / Engraving

The Art of Engraving in Antique Creations Engraving is one of the oldest metalworking techniques, used to create intricate designs and patterns on jewelry, medals,

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Antique gold brooch featuring intricate ciselure (chiseling) designs with floral and geometric patterns, showcasing the delicate craftsmanship of the chiseled metalwork.

Ciselure / chiseling

The Art of Ciselure in Antique Creations Ciselure, or chiseling, is an ancient and meticulous metalworking technique used in the decoration of jewelry, medals, and

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