Damascene

Damascene is the art of decorating non-precious metals with gold. It has roots in the Middle Ages and originates from the oriental-style artisan work done in Damascus, Syria. The craft, perfected by the Arabs and brought with them to Spain, has remained virtually unchanged over the centuries.

Damascene items generally reflect two distinct traditional types of patterns; the geometric designs, and the Renaissance motifs, displaying variations of birds and flowers. These patterns are obtained by engraving deep, cuts into steel and then placing a gold foil into the lines of the design. This foil is hammered until the gold (18/greenish and 24/yellow carat) penetrates into the cuts, forming the design. Each piece is treated with a bluing solution to obtain oxidation and a black background is created. The back of all Damascene pieces are finished with gold metal.

Vermeil

Gilded silver produced either by the fire-gilding method or by electrolysis. In the former, earlier method the object is covered with an amalgam of gold and mercury; the mercury evaporates when the piece is fired, leaving a gold deposit. In the latter method, the silver object is wired as the cathode and a bar of gold as the anode, and both are immersed in an electrolytic solution; when an electric current is passed, gold ions are deposited on the silver object (cathode). After fire-gilding or electrolysis, the silver gilt is burnished, usually with a polished agate stone.

(In other words, silver that has been gold plated.)

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Rondelle

ron⋅delle  /rɒnˈdɛl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ron-del] Show IPA
–noun 1. a small disk of glass used as an ornament in a stained-glass window.
2. Jewelry. a flat bead, often of rock crystal or onyx, used in a necklace as a spacer between contrasting stones.

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Navette

na⋅vette  /næˈvɛt; Fr. naˈvɛt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [na-vet; Fr. na-vet]

noun, plural -vettes  /-ˈvɛts; Fr. -ˈvɛt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [-vets; Fr. -vet]

Jewelry. a gem, usually not a diamond, cut as a marquise.


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Origin:
1905–10; < F: weaver's shuttle; lit., little ship. See nave, -ette
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Jon Haber

If you've ever been to Stone Mountain Park, you can find Jon Haber's murals above the Train Depot Gift Shop. Jon was commissioned by the park in 1996 to paint acrylics of the Plantation House, The General Train and the Scarlett O'Hara Riverboat. You may have also seen his work at Chateau Elan or while browsing an Ethan Allen furniture store. Jon received from the desk of Rosalyn Carter in Washington, D.C., a superior and excellent rating on his artistic ability. As an expression of their appreciation of Mr. Haber's art, President and Mrs. Carter are placing the Limited Edition 1/100 in the President's Library alongside the originals at the end of his term. President Carter signed not one, but four separate editions beside Jon Haber's name.

Jon's wife Jackie Holmes is also an accomplished artist and both were inducted into the Fine Art Trade Guild of England in 1982 and are the only American husband and wife artist team in the Guild.

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Jackie Jones Holmes

Jackie Jones Holmes was born in Bermuda (UK). Her paintings have been shown in multiple locations both nationally & internationally, including showings at the Royal Academy of Arts, in London, Fine Art Trade Guild, London, the Gardens Clubs of Georgia.

Her art comprises of the State Flower & Bird of GA, in both originals & prints.

Her art is in the State of Georgia archives, through governor Joe Frank Harris & Mrs Dean Daysmith.

Wife of Jon Haber, fellow fine artist.

Jackie & Jon, had the distinction of having over 100 pieces of art, purchased by the Bermuda in 1995. The paintings were subsequently used by the Dept. of Tourism in Atlanta, to promote tourism to Bermuda

Jackie today, is ranked as one of the leading water colourists of Bermuda & the USA.

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