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Along with enameling, decorating watches with niello was a common practice in the nineteenth century.
The object is then heated at a low temperature causing the niello to fuse, become viscous, and finally cement itself permanently to the metal.
From the same tomb comes a composite Helladic-Minoan silver goblet, with its carinated shape and a Minoan niello floral scene.
Some pieces are signed, but all are characterized by great craftsmanship and refinement, particularly in the engraving, filigrees and niello.
It consists of a series of wide and narrow bands of rinceaux, arabesques, and garlands in niello and filigree, with one lower section including an arcade with figures.
In Italy, engraving grew out of both the goldsmith's art and niello work, a type of decorative metalwork.
This piece, with its brass and niello hilt, was a luxury item but is not as rich as other jineta swords.
An unusual Andalusian chest as it is made of silver and decorated with enamel and niello, although it is adorned with inscriptions.
Taking advantage of the relative ease of inlaying with niello, casemakers used it to create a variety of decorative motifs such as plants, figures, and geometric patterns.
Asya is successfully working with engraving, deep carving and niello at the moment.
Acids are corrosive and will damage niello, bronze, stainless steel knife blades, and organic materials such as wood.
The nib is chased, nielloed and engraved with scrolls while the blade on the opposite side has a niello decoration with the word KAVKAZ in Cyrillic letters.
Casting, engraving, carving, enamel, niello, punching, gilding, encrustation, all these decorations were often used in making one object.
This piece, while still a sumptuary object, belongs to a variety whose decoration, based in brass and niello, lacks the richness that characterises other jineta swords made of ivory or enamel.
The early metalworker was familiar, for example, with hammering, embossing, chasing, inlaying, gilding, wiredrawing, and the application of niello, enamel, and gems.
Kievan craftsmen appear to have learnt the art of niello as early as the tenth century, but reached the height of their skills in the twelfth and early thirteenth century.
The hinges are finished with embossed plates made of the same material and their long convex bars, covered with exquisite niello work, trace the shapes of undulating branches, dots and disks of chiselled silver.
Coral, niello, fire-gilt silver and iron with gold damascening, length 21 cm.
Earlier in the day Niello, a two-year-old brother to Lonhro, showed he has inherited much of the family's ability by winning the Kindergarten Stakes in impressive fashion.
Assemblyman Roger Niello, R-Sacramento, vice chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee, said that instead the state needs to look at long-term reductions in spending.
Examples from Classical Literature
Plain engraving, niello, russet work, golden inlay and beaten ornament are common methods of enrichment.
The ground between the ornament has been cut down, probably for the insertion of niello or enamel colours.
He was brought up to the hereditary profession of goldsmith and was early distinguished for his work in niello.
Both sides of the hoop and each bezel are engraved with interlaced designs inlaid with niello.
Francia, originally a goldsmith, is well known to have been peculiarly skilled in executing larger compositions in niello.
It was of silver, but very beautifully engraved and adorned in Russian niello.
The interior of the ears and the lip of the cup have been gilt, and in the nostrils is niello.
While making a niello, the artist naturally wished to see how the work was progressing and if any alterations were required.
For niello, and printing, a transverse cut was substituted for the blow.
Niello is also one of several legislators who have engaged in grass-roots activities to fight financial illiteracy.
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