Cisele
Cisele. French word for engraved, usually by hand. Cisele objects have a surface that is both engraved and chased, often with a single tool, a kind of chisel, called a ciselet. The high style of cisele decorated metal was in the popular 19th century when several noted French ciseleurs created some outstanding metal items including jewelry.
excerpted with permission from
An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology
For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators
COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON
Roger W. Burdette, Editor