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A c1900 Heavy Niello Chain with Alternating Links of Gold and Striped Black Niello (shown on white background)
Detail of c1900 Heavy Niello Chain with Alternating Links of Gold and Striped Black Niello (shown on hand)
A c1900 Heavy Niello Chain with Alternating Links of Gold and Striped Black Niello (shown spiraled on black background)
A c1900 Heavy Niello Chain with Alternating Links of Gold and Striped Black Niello (shown on black background)
Vintage

c1900 Heavy Niello Chain

$525
A c1900 Heavy Niello Chain with Alternating Links of Gold and Striped Black Niello (shown on white background)
Detail of c1900 Heavy Niello Chain with Alternating Links of Gold and Striped Black Niello (shown on hand)
A c1900 Heavy Niello Chain with Alternating Links of Gold and Striped Black Niello (shown spiraled on black background)
A c1900 Heavy Niello Chain with Alternating Links of Gold and Striped Black Niello (shown on black background)
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A finely made c1900 antique heavy curb-link chain with alternating links of striped niello and plain gilt links. Made in 800 silver and probably German. 

Niello is a black mixture of copper, silver, and lead inlaid into engraved silver. It's a centuries old technique, but it was particularly popular in France, Germany, and Russia at the end of the 19th century.

Materials

800 Silver and Niello

Date

c1900

Condition

Good. Patina and slight loss to gilding and niello.

Size

Length: 15.5"
Wide of Links: 6.7mm