The fine art of filigree
Artist and historian Ximena Briceño has found that the twists, weaves and intricacies of finely-crafted filigree objects are every bit as complex as the art form’s history.
The fine art of filigree is just that – fine. Its delicately entwined silver wires have patterns and an intricacy more familiar in the natural world of vines and twines than the man-made world of silver jewellery. The complex weaves and twists of its fragile metal work introduce space in what would otherwise be solid objects.