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Large Antique 14k gold Es Crystal Boxer Dog pin. Marked and tested 14k gold<br>1.75" wide 22 grams, no damage or issues. Very wonderful item that is so great<br>in real life but difficult to photograph due to reflections. This piece is<br>100-120 years old.<br><br>Es crystal pieces are formed from a rock crystal cabochon (polished domes of<br>rock crystal with a flat base), an image or motif is then reverse carved into<br>the flat base, and then painted, to give them impression of a three dimensional<br>object or image encapsulated in the cabochon when viewed from above. This<br>process of carving into the back of the cabochon is sometimes referred to as<br>reverse intaglio, not be to mistaken with intaglio, which is designed to be<br>viewed from the same side on which it is carved, unlike Es crystal. Particularly<br>when the image is of something which is itself small in reality, such as an<br>insect, they can be very convincing when created by skilled craftsman.
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