Precious decor: stones, gems, beads, pearls

The play of colors of the very precious decoration inlaid on the filigree obverse consists of a setting of gems and precious stones (cabochons), intaglios (engraved stones), beads (colored glass) or pearls, often reused and mounted in motion. The mount in box allowing, by means of a piece of metal which surrounds it, to stabilize the precious element.

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