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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 411332, member: 2844&quot;]Gorgeous filigree bracelet, MML. </p><p>It doesn&#039;t look like it needs much of a clean.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am a bit of a purist, and wouldn&#039;t call open filigree Etruscan Revival. That is a term for sellers, not to describe the actual style. </p><p>I would simply call this an Italian filigree bracelet, which to me is perfect in its own right. </p><p>It is related to the exuberant filigree pendants that are worn with and on Italian folk costumes, like these sleeve buttons from Sardinia:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fc8.alamy.com%2Fcomp%2FCXFXCC%2Ftraditional-sardinian-costume-at-the-religious-feast-sagra-del-redentore-CXFXCC.jpg&amp;sp=5a51172e1606f99d7edaae51e075cf49" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>To me Etruscan Revival is Classical shapes, like urns, sometimes spheres, and elegant, thin dangles, which can be decorated with granulation and filigree on a closed ground:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcQxAV0AQNm1TDk3hAohTJ4tQL-owGy9y_gMyhAxMw_XDTuBwikc&amp;sp=2ccc9556f3dcd376af4c3764ea67d99e&amp;anticache=286451" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.langantiques.com%2Fmedia%2Fcatalog%2Fproduct%2Fcache%2F1%2Fimage%2F1800x%2F040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f%2Fv%2Fi%2Fvictorian-etruscan-revival-emerald-necklace_1_90-1-4510.jpg&amp;sp=4b2807efd7cc7c898425097c9fea4240" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macklowegallery.com%2Fimages%2FCMS%2FGlossary%2520of%2520Terms%2FEtruscan%2520revival%2520bracelets.jpg&amp;sp=31ac03c8b4ab70c337813ed7d25ea3b1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fa.1stdibscdn.com%2FarchivesE%2Fupload%2Fj_32%2Fj_25820531509756912827%2F5_Etr_Rev_Gld_Neck6R1A1689_master.jpg%3Fwidth%3D768&amp;sp=ff2e9a1d73fb40957a85b0b98498806e" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.langantiques.com%2Fmedia%2Fcatalog%2Fproduct%2Fcache%2F1%2Fimage%2F1800x%2F040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f%2Fv%2Fi%2Fvictorian-etruscan-revival-gold-ball-earrings_1_20-1-5140.jpg&amp;sp=6212d187687a1319c05595731b6d1fbd" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alvr.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F16822_1detlB.jpg&amp;sp=0a09ef67716b5bdba7857c1fd8e5816b" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It can even be without granulation and filigree, as long as it has that Classical look:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww-tc.pbs.org%2Fprod-media%2Fantiques-roadshow%2F__sized__%2FImages%2FWashington_20100821_01%2F201006A46%2FAR1006_1456-crop-c0-48__0-67-676x380.JPG&amp;sp=ff244fb35045169f0e7e5aa6cf1bc2cd" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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