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TAILLE D'ÉPARGNE

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Taille d'épargne enameling on a Victorian era antique gold-filled bangle bracelet
Photo courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CMA (NAJA), Global Gemology & Appraisals

Taille d'épargne is sometimes referred to as black enamel tracery.

Taille d'épargne is a form of champlevé​, an enameling technique where opaque enamel is used to fill low-relief etchings in metal.

Taille d'épargne was popular during the 1850s, in mass-produced Birmingham pieces.  The style remained popular through the 1860s as American jewelers imitated the technique.

Taille d'Épargne Gallery

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