What is meant by the term "gold filigree"?

Question

What is meant by the term "gold filigree"?

Answer 1

They're mostly the gold setting's jewelleries made during Edwardian's epoch.I.e. a precious stone setted in a filigree 18 carat.See google antique ,vintage or Edwardians jewellery.

Answer 2

It's a very dainty decorative tooling of gold.  Filigree is a curly lacy design that can be made by many mediums:

http://www.cactuspunch.com/designs/des05...

Gold filigree:

http://www.palhbooks.com/ear1206c.jpg

http://auraimports.com/catalog/images/P0...

Yarn filigree:

http://www.heartstringsfiberarts.com/a35...

Silver filgree:

http://auntiestreasures.com/images/mediu...

Paper filigree:

http://www.macpaper.com/gw/zooms/ZS-E950...

Real leaf filigree:

http://picasaweb.google.com/awhaddon/Tex...