Jill Garber
• FOUR ROW HALF ROUND SHANK HAVING TWO ROUND KINGMAN TURQUOISE CABOCHONS
• WEIGHT .765 OZS.
• SIZE 8
• A FINE NINETEENTH CENTURY GOLD VERMEIL TALLE D’EPERGNE MEMORIAL MEDALLION WITH DELICATE HAND ENGRAVING AND BLACK ENAMEL FLORAL ELEMENTS HAVING TWO ROUND KINGMAN TURQUOISE CABOCHONS ON EITH SIDE.
• TAILLE D’EPARGNÉ, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS BLACK ENAMEL TRACERY, TRANSLATES FROM THE FRENCH LITERALLY AS “SAVING CUT.” IT IS A VARIATION OF CHAMPLEVÉ WHEREBY ENGRAVED LINES FORMING A DESIGN ARE INCISED INTO THE METAL AND ARE FILLED WITH OPAQUE ENAMEL – USUALLY BLACK – LIKE BASSE TAILLE ENAMELING BUT WITHOUT THE SUBTLE DEPTH VARIATIONS.
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