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Button brooch

The artefact

This refined gold brooch revives with aesthetic precision and technical virtuosity the upper side of a common type of traditional button used with the costume for women of various areas in Sardinia. Entirely handcrafted in the granulated variant of filigree, it has a central garnet bezel and engraved gold plate with granulation.

Details

Materiali: Gold, Semi-precious stones
Tecniche di lavorazione: Filigree
Località di produzione: Iglesias

Artigiano: Fabrizio Loi
Settore: Jewels

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Crafting technique: Filigree
Tools: Goldsmith's bench Filigree-specific tools Rolling mill Drawbench or wiredrawing machine
Materials: Gold Semi-precious stones