This is such a wearable chain, I think it looks amazing on, and it would fit in with all other gold or silver chains, despite it being a fairly niche piece of jewellery. I have always loved niello, the colour contrast is super cool, I love that it’s always rose gold with the silver and black etching. It softens the look, it’s fab. Niello is almost always a silver base, with certain links heavily plated in rose gold. Please note that the rose gold casing is fairly worn on this chain, you can still see it but the contrast is more subtle. The characteristic ‘stripes’ and made by etching fine lines into the silver, and filling with a mixture of sulphur, copper, silver and lead, and firing it, leaving the black patterns. Very similar to enamel but much more durable, never a bad thing! Niello was especially popular in France and Russia in the 19th century, but the technique goes as far back as Ancient Egypt!
Victorian, circa 1880
Silver, inlaid with niello, and rose gold cased silver
18’’ long, 7mm wide
22 grams
Fair antique condition. As previously mentioned the rose gold casing is fairly worn, and the black ‘enamel’ is not mint, but still very visible. A few links are worn at the ends, but are completely fine. This is a fabulous chain and looks amazing on, it just has a little ‘history’ and is very much priced accordingly.
This is such a wearable chain, I think it looks amazing on, and it would fit in with all other gold or silver chains, despite it being a fairly niche piece of jewellery. I have always loved niello, the colour contrast is super cool, I love that it’s always rose gold with the silver and black etching. It softens the look, it’s fab. Niello is almost always a silver base, with certain links heavily plated in rose gold. Please note that the rose gold casing is fairly worn on this chain, you can still see it but the contrast is more subtle. The characteristic ‘stripes’ and made by etching fine lines into the silver, and filling with a mixture of sulphur, copper, silver and lead, and firing it, leaving the black patterns. Very similar to enamel but much more durable, never a bad thing! Niello was especially popular in France and Russia in the 19th century, but the technique goes as far back as Ancient Egypt!
Victorian, circa 1880
Silver, inlaid with niello, and rose gold cased silver
18’’ long, 7mm wide
22 grams
Fair antique condition. As previously mentioned the rose gold casing is fairly worn, and the black ‘enamel’ is not mint, but still very visible. A few links are worn at the ends, but are completely fine. This is a fabulous chain and looks amazing on, it just has a little ‘history’ and is very much priced accordingly.
