Filigree work, which dates back to the Phoenician era, became of great importance in the 1700s: initially used to decorate aristocrats’ garments, it was later employed for traditional clothes meant for less affluent people, too. Plenty of jewels are made using the filigree technique, the cornerstone of the Sardinian goldsmith tradition. Each of them has a specific meaning: the most traditional one is the typical Sardinian button, made of golden filigree.