Smoky quartz intaglio and diamond pendant/brooch by Wallace Chan
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Smoky quartz intaglio and diamond pendant/brooch, centring a collet-set with an oval cabochon smoky quartz intaglio depicting a female profile, within a foliate frame embellished with brilliant-cut diamonds, the diamonds together weighing approximately 1.50 carats, mounted in 18ct two-tone gold, length 50 mm, gross weight approximately 21.3 grams, intaglio signed Wallace Chan.
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Cabochon Cut in Jewellery - A cabochon cut is a type of gemstone cutting where the stone is cut and polished in a convex shape with a flat bottom and a domed top, with no facets. This type of cut is typically used for opaque or translucent stones that have natural patterns or inclusions that are best displayed in this type of cut. Examples of stones that are often cut as cabochons include turquoise, opal, and moonstone.
- Intaglio - A term used to define a method of decoration most common in glassmaking and jewellery which involves engraving, carving or moulding an image into the background, leaving an impression, and leaving the top surface of the item flat, the opposite to relief carving, and also know as counter-relief.
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