Antique jewelry glossary

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Vermeil

• gilded silver, i.e. sterling silver covered with a layer of gold by plating or by other process
• a vermilion, or orange-red, colour exhibited by some gemstones, e.g. some garnets
• an orange-red garnet

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson