FREE: VINTAGE SIAM NIELLO STERLING SILVER BRACELET

The listing, VINTAGE SIAM NIELLO STERLING SILVER BRACELET has ended.

This is a beautiful vintage niello siam silver bracelet from thailand, I rescued this from being sold by a friend for scrap because the clasp was broken, I replaced the clasp and it is as good as new, here is a bit of info on the process of how these are handcrafted
The technique is as follows: The artisan would carve a particular character or pattern into the silver, leaving the figure raised by carving out the "background". He would then use the niello inlay to fill in the "background". After being baked in an open fire, the alloy would harden. It would then be sanded smooth and buffed. Finally, a silver artisan would add minute details by hand. Filigree was often used for additional ornamentation. Nielloware is classified as only being black and silver colored. Other colored jewelry originating during this time uses a different technique and is not considered niello.

iT IS 7 INCHES LONG.