Antieke juwelen glossarium
(verklarende woordenlijst)

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z         (alles)

Fake

A genuine article that has been altered or added to for the purpose of enhancing its market value, such as:

• a finger ring that at a later date has been enamelled in black to make it appear to be a rare piece of memorial jewelry or mourning jewelry
• a piece of jewelry to which some additional gemstones have been added later
• a piece of jewelry to which an inscription or maker's mark has been added
• a gold or silver article bearing a hallmark, where the mark has been altered or a new one soldered on in order to indicate an earlier date
• a diamond that has been subjected to irradiation to change its colours. 6. a zircon made colourless by heat treatment to simulate a diamond

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