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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 2769579, member: 2844&quot;]Yes, the Balkan countries make some stunning filigree. I find Albanian filigree often has little granules to reflect the light, like this filigree and niello brooch:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]279371[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Uhmm, the Ottoman empire.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> Macedonia and Albania were Ottoman, never Austro-Hungarian.</p><p>Although the Ottoman Turks made beautiful filigree, Balkan filigree is often even more stunning. so I think they needed little prompting from the occupiers. I blame the Byzantines, who are also responsible for niello and the spread of enamel.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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