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ICON ON MIRROR-POLISHED WOOD WITH WROUGHT EDGE IN 24K GOLD-PLATED TOLEDO DAMASK WORKMANSHIP DAMASCHINO OR DAMASCINO IS TYPICAL OF TOLEDO, AND THERE ARE FINDINGS OF THIS PARTICULAR ART EVEN IN EARLIER TIMES. THE RAMEN IS BEATEN AND SCRAPED TO ALLOW THE GOLD TO STICK, THE EFFECT OF THE GILDING IS UNIQUE THE COPPER UNDER THE PRECIOUS METTAL SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR AMIDST FINE CHISELS AND PLAYS OF LIGHT AND DARK.