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Chasing is a technique frequently used for the decorative marking of metals such as gold, silver and bronze, giving the visual effect of engraving. However, the metal is not incised but rather depressed using a blunt instrument or "mattoir" which gives a grained effect.

Engraved ornamental bronze "au singe musicien" on an 18th century chest of drawers.