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c1890 Niello Chain Necklace

c1890 Niello Chain Necklace (on white background)
c1890 Niello Chain Necklace (on hand for scale)
c1890 Niello Chain Necklace (full view on black)
c1890 Niello Chain Necklace (detail view on dark purple)
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A pair of antique c1890 niello decorated silver watch chains connected together to form a 24.5 inch necklace. 

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

c1890

Condition

Good. Minor losses. Oxidation. Wear to gilding.

Size

Length: 24.5"