Guilloche Silver

Guilloché is an engraving technique in which a very precise and intricate repetitive pattern or design is mechanically etched into an underlying material with very fine detail.

Specifically, it involves a technique of engine turning, called guilloché in French after the French engineer "Guillot", who invented a machine "that could scratch fine patterns and designs on metallic surfaces".The machine improved upon the more time-consuming practice of making similar designs by hand, allowing for greater delicacy, precision, and closeness of the line, as well as greater speed.

Another account gives the credit of inventing this method to one Hans Schwanhardt (- 1621) and the spreading of it, to his son-in-law Jacob Heppner (1645).

Yet another account is that it derives from the French word for an engraving tool, not the engine turning machine.

Guilloche, (often anglicized in English pronunciation as 'gi-'lOsh'), describes a repetitive architectural pattern widely used in classical Greece and Rome, consisting of two ribbons that wind around a series of regular central points. These central points are often blank, but may contain a figure, such as a rose. Guilloche is a back-formation from guilloché, so called because the architectural motif resembles the designs produced by Guilloche techniques.

Here are the current eBay listings for Guilloche Silver:

GERMAN STERLING SILVER GUILLOCHE ENAMEL BOX w DOG    US ,350.00

Pink White Guilloche Enamel Silver Hatpin Flower    US $22.55

VINTAGE MARIUS HAMMER GUILLOCHE ENAMEL DEMITASSE SPOONS    US .99

2 Sterling Silver Demi Spoons Guilloche Finland    US $29.00

Norway 925 Sterling and Guilloche Leaf Pin    US .99

VINTAGE SILVER GREEN GUILLOCHE MIRROR BRUSHES    US $46.63

6 guilloche enamel silver gilt coffee spoons sterling    US 0.00

1920s 30s GUILLOCHE ENAMEL VANITY BOXED SET LK    US $46.63

ANTIQUE SILVER GUILLOCHE ENAMEL COMPACT BIRM 1937    US .59

LOVELY OLD STERLING SILVER GUILLOCHE ENAMEL JAR CRYSTAL    US $499.99

1936 ART DECO GUILLOCHE SILVER ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE    US 4.27

3 SILVER GUILLOCHE ENAMEL BRUSHES 1930S    US $46.62

1920s Solid Silver Guilloche Enamel Fob Pendant Pencil    US .80

1937 SOLID SILVER GUILLOCHE ART DECO POWDER COMPACT    US $4.81

1923 ART DECO GUILLOCHE SILVER ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE    US .68

Antique David Andersen Guilloche Enamel Sterling Spoons    US $45.00

Green Guilloche Enamel Silver Hatpin Birmingham 1911    US .55

ART DECO MAPPIN WEBB SILVER GUILLOCHE ENAMEL BOX C1938    US $115.83

Rare Art Deco Blue Guilloche Enamel Clock on Base    US .20

FRENCH STERLING SILVER 950 GUILLOCHE ENAMEL CRYSTAL JAR    US $30.00

Sterling Guilloche Enameled Thimble Delft Windmill    US .95

ANTIQUE HALLMARKED SILVER NAPKIN RING GUILLOCHE STYLE    US $152.50

HROAR PRYDZ STERLING PEARL GUILLOCHE ENAMEL SALT PEPPER    US .00

ANTIQUE FRENCH STERLING SILVER NAPKIN RING GUILLOCHE    US $71.00

ANTQUE Sterling Enamel ROSE Guilloche Cigarette Holder    US .99

Art Deco silver guilloche enamel cigarette case 1936    US $39.86

Antique Silver Enamel Guilloche Snuff box Compact Case    US .00

Antique English Silver Enamel Guilloche Cigarette Case    US $56.00

Antique Sterling Silver Enamel Guilloche Snuff box Case    US 0.50

Antique Sterling Silver Enamel Guilloche Box Case    US $119.46

Antique Sterling Silver Enamel Guilloche Powder Case    US .01

David Andersen Guilloche on Sterling Lemon Fork Norway    US $19.99

925S Norwegian Guilloche Spoon by Bernard Meldahl    US .99

Vintage Sterling Silver Enamel Guilloche Pill Box Italy    US $47.01

Vintage Sterling Silver Enamel Guilloche Powder Case    US .50

Sterling DUNHILL Enamel Guilloche Cigarette Case    US $152.50

Art Deco HERMANN BAUER Germany Sterling GUILLOCHE Salt    US .99

antique victorian blue guilloche enamel sterling pin NR    US $7.99

Vtg Sterling Vinaigrette Perfume w Guilloche Enamel    US 2.50

Chatelaine Sterling Guilloche Vinaigrette Perfume Egg    US $9.99

ANTIQUE GUILLOCHE ENAMEL STERLING SILVER COMPACT BOX    US 0.00

German Sterling Guilloche Lovers Scene Compact 2 1 2    US $98.98

Aksel Holmsen Sterling Guilloche Flowered Spoons Mint    US .99

VINTAGE GUILLOCHE ENAMEL STERLING CANDLE HOLDERS NORWAY    US $49.99

c1900 Sterling Small Mirror w Guilloche Emaling    US .99

Boxed Set of Guilloche Enamel Gold Shirt Buttons    US $15.80

opening up silver guild guilloche enamel egg dimension    US ,000.00

GILD VASE SCENT BOTTLE Diamonds Guilloche Russia c1900    US $3,999.99

STERLING GREEN GUILLOCHE POWDER BOX MADE IN GERMANY    US 9.00

Antique Art Deco HM Silver Guilloche Mirror Brush    US $7.51

SUPERB PAIR ANTIQUE SILVER GUILLOCHE ENAMEL POTS 1939    US $.02

1911 Solid Silver Guilloche Enamel Trinket Ring Box    US $15.80

RUSSIAN STYLE FRENCH STERLING SILVER GUILLOCHE SERVICE    US 0.00

ANTIQUE FRENCH SILVER GUILLOCHE ENAMEL 5 VASE PAIR    US $35.00

CANE NEPHRITE Almandine SILVER GUILLOCHE Russian c1913    US ,999.99

CANE NEPHRITE STICK SILVER GUILLOCHE AM Russian c1908    US $2,888.88

ANTIQUE STERLING GUILLOCHE ENAMEL CASE BOX    US ,350.00

GUILLOCHE ENAMEL STERLING SILVER SPOONS SET 6 DENMARK    US $187.99

Sterling Silver Caddy Spoon Teal Enamel Guilloche Aase    US 9.00

Silver guilloche enameled vase Master АН 88    US $6,000.00

5 Old Sterling Silver Guilloche Enamel Demitasse Spoons    US 9.99

ANTIQUE STERLING GUILLOCHE ENAMEL RUSSIAN STYLE SPOONS    US $575.00

Antique STERLING ENAMEL Guilloche Birmingham Brush    US 5.00

6 CASED ENGLISH STERLINGGUILLOCHE SPOONS W COFFEE BEAN    US $179.99

STERLING WEBSTER ENAMLE ROSE BOOKMARK Guilloche    US .00

NICE PILL BOX Diamond Guilloche Gild StPetersburg 1905    US $2,888.88

FINE PILL BOX Diamonds Guilloche Gild RUSSIA c1908 AM    US ,777.77

French gilt Sterling Guilloche telescopic cigarette    US $450.00

ANTIQUE GUILLOCHE ENAMEL STERLING SILVER POWDER BOX    US 9.00

Art Deco Perfume Bottle Silver Guilloche Top Birmingham    US $299.99

Antique French Fine Sterling Silver Cup Guilloche NR    US 0.00

STERLING SILVER AND ENAMEL GUILLOCHE PILL BOX    US $135.00

GILD RUBY CIGAR HOLDER Diamonds Guilloche Russia c1908    US ,666.66

ANTIQUE GUILLOCHE ENAMEL STERLING SILVER COMPACT BOX    US $399.00

ANTIQUE GUILLOCHE ENAMEL STERLING LARGE TABLE BOX    US $1,800.00

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