A French antique gold slide bracelet, the wide mesh strap…
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A French antique gold slide bracelet, the wide mesh strap having a seed pearl set keeper and decorative embossed scalloped terminal, all in 18ct gold with French assay marks
embossed / repousse. Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
scallop / shell motif. As the scallop shell is symetrically proportioned, it has been used as the basis of a shell design on all types of furniture and decorative arts from the 17th century onwards. Scalloped edges or ridges refers to a wavy pattern reminiscent of the edge of a scallop's shell, sometimes seen on ceramics.
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