A stunning jewellery casket on four feet realised in the 19th century in Toledo. Damascening is the inlaying different metals into one another —typically, gold or silver are inlaid into...
A stunning jewellery casket on four feet realised in the 19th century in Toledo. Damascening is the inlaying different metals into one another —typically, gold or silver are inlaid into a darkly oxidized steel background—to produce intricate patterns, much similar to the technique of niello. In this case the decoration consists in a number of panels bearing floral and geometric decorations reminiscent of the intricate architectural details of the 19th century restoration of the Alhambra.