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Orfèvrerie

The French term for the type of jewelry that consist mainly of gold or silver, the product of the goldsmith, as distinguished from joaillerie and bijouterie.

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