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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dlk777, post: 91487, member: 1238&quot;]If it helps, a piece can be all three: Chased, Reticulated/Pierced, and Repoussed.</p><p>As trip98 pointed out, Reticulated or pierced mean those open/cut out areas.&nbsp; </p><p>Chased work is when the decoration has been created from the front of the metal</p><p>Example of both chased and reticulated:</p><p><img src="http://www.nancylthamilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Chased-bowl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Repousee is when the the metal has been pushed up into forms/shapes from the back.&nbsp; For example:</p><p><img src="http://www.victorialansford.com/Bracelets/inspiraled.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And both chased and repousse work. the puffed shapes are the repousse work. The chasing is what is happening in the picture on the front of the work.:</p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/88/f0/17/88f0171ed0719b9e73d00a64a4e849d1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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