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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 10330656, member: 111"]Guilloché, whether enameled or not would be engine-turned, when the enamel is over a design or texture in relief it would be basse-taille, the opaque enamel border is a simple taille d’epargne motif.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Are you referring to the terms for enamel techniques? If so, it wouldn't necessarily indicate French origin - they're used for enamel-work in general...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 10330656, member: 111"]Guilloché, whether enameled or not would be engine-turned, when the enamel is over a design or texture in relief it would be basse-taille, the opaque enamel border is a simple taille d’epargne motif. Are you referring to the terms for enamel techniques? If so, it wouldn't necessarily indicate French origin - they're used for enamel-work in general... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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