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Piqué posé

Piqué posé (French). The type of piqué work that was done with inlaid tiny strips of gold or silver so as to compose a scene with figures. It was sometimes combined with piqué point into a pictorial scene, especially popular until the late 18th century.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson