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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jewelscollectingdust, post: 434571, member: 9261&quot;]The earrings are very cool - Are they gold ??</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a lot of differnt terms people use to describe this type of filigree.</p><p>I see it called Spun Silver , Peasant Silver and in India they call it Taraksi - done in Cuttack East India.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are so many countries that historically have done this type of silver work, Italy, Portugal, Malta, Peru India etc etc - even the english did it back in the early 19th Century - rare georgian items sometimes turn up. I sold a english hallmarked georgian caddy spoon in it around a year ago</p><p><br /></p><p>But the country that does it best (in my opinion) is Russia - the russians made quite large items - large caskets etc in breathtaking intricate filigree designs[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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