Beginner's Guide To Chasing & Repoussé

Scrolls in jewelry go back to 18th–19th century Rococo and Victorian design, when chased and repoussé gold scrolls and filigree dominated earrings and brooches. Those earlier scrolls were mainly about metalwork and ornament, with diamonds or other stones accenting an already elaborate silhouette. In the 1930s, late Deco earrings start to show asymmetric “sprays” and plume forms, often tied with a diamond ribbon; these set the template for later scroll and spray earrings. During the 1940s Retro e