Before that was introduced in Thailand by the Indian traders, the original techniques silverware and jewelry making has slowly through the influences of various periods in art developed. The ethnic minority peoples (Tibetan-Burman, Hmong and Yao, the Shan and Tai minorities of Vietnam and Laos) have greatly influenced the Thai silver work. Chinese silversmiths and craftsmen, who have originally from Kwangtung and Fukien provinces, a lot of influence on Thai silver work. 1) In the capital, Bangkok, many silversmiths in Bangkok are of Chinese descent. (The art of niello is in a design engraved on a silver or gold objects, filling the design with enamel and niello highly polishing the surface.) These craftsmen produce beautiful works of art with time-and labor-intensive techniques of appreciative collectors.

Burmese, Shan, Northern Thai, Thai Central, Lao, peoples and ethnic minorities such as the mountain people can see his influence in Chiang Mai silver mines. Among these various influences Chiang Mai silver craftsmen achieved considerable fame, and even today continues to produce works of unusual beauty. The local expertise chased work in the flower and animal motifs, and works made with this technique include a wide range of decorative and utilitarian objects and jewelry.

There are many types of silver objects in Thailand with different alloys and even pure silver, but silver remains a standard of quality for jewelry.

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