What is filigree?
Portuguese filigree is an openwork pattern made of thin gold or silver thread.
Gold is melted and made into a rod, which is pulled out on a machine so that it turns into a very thin strip - a wall, a frame, a future piece of jewelry. This frame is then filled, creating a pattern of the finest gold or silver threads. By joining and intertwining, the threads create circular patterns, resulting in products of incredible beauty.