Vintage Filigree

Welcome to our Vintage Filigree Jewelry section. Unlike the mass of jewelry produced today, filigree Jewelry is ornate in design, calling for hours of concentration on the part of its maker. Incorporating the ancient techniques and styles of vanished civilizations, filigree is without a doubt one of the oldest and the most beautiful art forms known to the human race.
 

What Is Filigree:

   Filigree is a jewel work of a delicate nature made with twisted threads usually of gold and silver or stitching of the same curvy substance. It is used to decorate beautify jewelry by adding a graceful touch. Though filigree has become a special branch of jewel work in modern times, it was anciently part of the ordinary work of the jeweler.

Vintage Filigree Jewelry:

   Our vintage filigree pieces are beautiful and attractive and are capable of enhancing the look of your contemporary jewelry designs. Vintage filigrees are made of various metals, including copper, brass, silver, silver toned, gold, gold toned, antiqued, shiny, base metal & any other finished metals. Our vintage filigree jewelry is very pretty and ornate which gives a vintage feel with the appeal of a cherished heirloom. Difficult to create and painstakingly finished by hand, filigree jewelry reached the height of its popularity during the Art Deco period. The romanticism and detail of antique filigree jewelry has made it widely popular up to the present day. Enjoy our vintage filigree collection!