A Recent Question on the term - Milligrain - recently came up, and it made me wonder just what else people need to Know about Jewelry Design and Construction?
Please let me know as we are in the Process of writing an 'Insider's Guide To Jewelry Design' which is fully illustrated with Antique and Estate Jewelry items.
Anyway - here is the Question?
Hi, can you tell me what milligrain means, as in a gold double milligrain ring?
And have you ever heard of ep (I guess it's letters, not a word) used in conjunction with gold?
Is 18k gold the best for a ring? I would love to not be ripped off. Thanks!
Answer!
Milligrain is a design feature Jewelers use to decorate their gold or silver items, and is simply a series of dots or 'grains' (of gold) in a row which forms a line or rim or pattern like this:
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And is often seen as a single row or double row especially around the gemstone settings.
And yes - 18ct would be about the best quality for jewelry as it's high in gold (18 parts from 24 carats) without being too soft (pure gold 24ct is really too soft and wears easily).
We sometimes get Milligrain rings at our Antique Jewelry Fair website at http://www.antique-jewelry-fair.com/
Hope this helps.
1 comment:
Hi
I have seen it written as "millgrain", "milligrain" as well as "miligrained". Which is the correct term? Also, why is it sometimes written as 18ct gold, and 18k gold?
Thanx!
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