Stunning Estate Butterfly Plique a Jour Enamel Necklace 17 in. 14k MAKE OFFER

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Stunning Estate Butterfly Plique a Jour Enamel Necklace 17 inch. 14k  Gold
MAKE OFFER
Excellent
condition,  Bought on the Ponte Vecchio Bridge in Florence Italy,  17 inches long on Triple silk cords Depicting four butterfly's on flowers made of Plique a Jour Enamel as pictured, Measuring 1-1/16th inch round, all 14k gold 14 grams total with cords,
Plique-à-jour
(French for "letting in daylight") is a
vitreous enamelling
technique where the enamel is applied in cells, similar to
cloisonné
, but with no backing in the final product, so light can shine through the transparent or translucent enamel. It is in effect a miniature version of
stained-glass
and is considered very challenging technically: high time consumption (up to 4 months per item), with a high failure rate. The technique is similar to that of
cloisonné
, but using a temporary backing that after firing is dissolved by acid or rubbed away.
[1]
A different technique relies solely on
surface tension
, for smaller areas.
[2]
In Japan the technique is known as
shotai-jippo
(shotai shippo
), Beautiful!!!
MAKE OFFER
Appraised at ,995.00
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