Piqué d'or (French). A type of piqué work in which tiny gold figures and ornaments were applied to the surface of tortoise shell to compose a pattern.
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Piqué d'or (French). A type of piqué work in which tiny gold figures and ornaments were applied to the surface of tortoise shell to compose a pattern.
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From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson
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