20cm ANTIQUE BRASS CLOISONNE BEAD WATCH - REDUCED!!!

REDUCED FROM R186.00 TO R105.00!!!!!!

ANTIQUE BRASS  CLOISONNE WATCH

THIS BEAUTY IS A STUNNING 20cm ANTIQUE BRASS PLATED WATCH!!!

HAND MADE USING ANTIQUE BRASS BEADCAPS, AWESOME CLOISONNE BEADS FROM INDIA, GLASS PEARL BEADS, GLASS FACET BEADS AND AN ANTUQUE BRASS CLASP.

MY WATCHES ARE UNIQUE 1 OFF ITEMS, NO DESIGN IS REPEATED.

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CLOISONNE BEAD EXAMPLE 

 History

Cloisonné,an ancient metalworking technique, first developed in the Near East. It spread to the Byzantine Empire

and from there along the Silk Road to China, now the site of many high quality production facilities.

 Cloisonné process.

• A paper pattern and a pencil are used to transfer a design to the metal object.

• Partitions (French: cloisons) that act as color-separators are applied according to the transferred pattern and are held in place by a soldering paste (this is finely divided metal of low melting temperature in a flux paste). The partitions are bent and cut to length from flat wire stock (usually by hand using simple pliers) while the paste is applied with a small brush.

• Heating the piece in an oven permanently affixes the partitions to the base metal by melting the solder. The piece is then allowed to cool.

• Frit (glass crushed to a powder) in a water-based paste is painted into the partitions using an annotated pattern similar to the "paint by numbers" craft technique. After the frit has dried, firing in an oven melts it onto the metal. Several repetitions of the process may ensue to build up the coatings to the height of the partitions. Various colors and transparencies may be used in combination within a single partition to obtain the desired artistic effect.

• The glass and a portion of the cloisons are ground and polished to form an even and smooth surface.

• The exposed metal is electroplated with a thin film of gold to prevent corrosion and to give a pleasing appearance.