Antique French Niello Sterling Silver Case C. 1900, 158grams If you plan on doing anything to this Piece with Cleaning/ Buffing you will remove Valued Patina and may damage and devalue the item, please take this item to a professional Restoration shop to maintain and Increase Value. Professional cleaning will render this spectacular in it’s classic simplicity. The Egyptians from antiquity used a variation of this decoration technique as did the ancient Romans. During the Roman occupation and migration period niello spread throughout Europe, as can be seen from Anglo-Saxon finds in Britain, as well as in Eastern-Europe.