Lemon Gold?

[JewelFreak]

What is it? I've found descriptions of it as 18k, 22k, 18.5k, some mention silver alloyed w/gold, others say it's the same as green gold. What is the alloy?

I've never heard of it before seeing this listing in the Sotheby's Geneva auction tomorrow:


Description says the box on right is lemon gold.

 

[OreoRosies86]

No idea. It's not like Tiffany Rubedo is it

 

[JewelFreak]

Nobody has heard of it either? It must be a "thing" if Sotheby's uses the term (I mean, not some marketing invention).

--- Laurie

 

[ksinger]

Are you sure it's not some form of gilded object? I keep seeing references to "lemon gold" with regards to gilding...

http://www.forthillstudios.com/CustomFrames/LemonGold/LemonGold.htm

 

[JewelFreak]

So have I, but the Sotheby's listing doesn't mention gilding. Even if it is mostly used that way, I want to know what it consists of. It's a term I haven't ever heard before. Anybody?

 

[movie zombie]

Gold Leaf Criteria for Evaluation:

Karat - 24 karat gold is pure gold with no other metal added. 12 karat gold is 50% gold and 50% other metal. The karat weight of gold leaf ranges from 12 karat white gold to 24 karat, 22 & 23 karat being the most popular for leafing.

Color - The metals mixed with gold in its making change the color of the gold produced. There can be different colors of gold within the same karat. 23kt gold can be a Red Gold, a Rosenoble or a Duketen. Lemon gold was generally a term for gold that was not red. Today it can indicate an 18 karat gold instead of 24 karat gold.


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