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Filigree terms from Latin “Filum” which the
definition referred to “Thread". The filigree's
formation is flatly laying, twisting and curling
of fine precious metal threads onto, around and
over larger artistically hand crafted items of
silver and gold.
In the modern era, the enamel jewelry is
accepted as a pleasing and a graceful finish and
having in hundreds of wonderful colors. |
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At the Czarist period, the filigree formation to
the Russian silversmith had flawless ways of
filigree. Throughout the history, filigree was
known as a creative trade system which was
disappeared for a long time than the Russian
silver and enamel explosion of Russian silver
artisans. Filigree is known to be fully
dedicated hand crafted art form of jewelry. This
form of jewelry required long hours of time and
patience by the artist. In the past, Russian
enamels were known to be the most expensive and
tagged as the jewelry pieces.
Enamel jewelry history draws back to Egypt in
1800 BC, when gold ornaments were inlaid with
small pieces of precious stone and in the 300
BC, the Greeks merged the semi-precious stones
into their designs, including emeralds,
amethysts, garnets, and pearls. While in 1862,
the jewelry gained in popularity after the death
of Prince Albert. |
