Art Deco: 1920s Filigree Jewelry
Origin of Filigree
Filigree jewelry has long been popular, with found samples in southern Asia dating to a few thousand years old and gold filigree flourishing in the Fatimid era of Egypt. Originally, filigree was made with delicate threads of precious metals being hand-manipulated by jewelers into intricate designs. This process took a lot of time and required expert craftsman. This made filigree...