Foiling: The practice of inserting a colored or silver foil behind a gem in a closed-end setting, to enhance its appeal. Most often used in the production of rhinestones.
Foiling
A technique used to enhance the color of a gemstone, a thin sheet of metal is applied to the base of a stone which is in a closed setting
Freshwater pearl
Pearls found in river mussels ...
Foiling
All transparent gemstones
Enhancing/introducing color, increasing brilliance ...
Foiling
A method of coating or placing silver, gold, or colored foil behind a gem in a closed setting to enhance its appearance as light is reflected by this. This is often done with rhinestones.
Forging ...
into patterns, usually gold or silver, may be soldered to a sheet of metal or twisted to form an openwork pattern Flux Material used in soldering Fob A small charm, amulet or trinket that hangs on a watch chain or chatelaine Foiling A ...
C = Coating: The use of such surface enhancements as lacquering, enameling, inking, foiling, or sputtering of films to improve appearance, provide color or add other special effects. Example: coated diamond ...
Coating (C): Surface enameling, inking, foiling, lacquering, sputtering, or vapor deposition
Dyeing (D): Used to enhance the color and uniformity of gemstones or pearls ...
When buying a ring that is set with foiled stones, make sure the foiling is in good condition and has a bright and even colour: oxidized and discoloured foiling is unattractive and this should be reflected in a substantially lower price.
Murano/Venetian glass - Glass beads in a variety of colors with gold or silver leaf foiling directly inside the beads.
Foiling was one of the first innovations in this area. The piece of foil was placed behind a less expensive stone to enhance its sparkle. This was a short-lived practice that served its purpose well.
Foil: The reflective coating on the back of a gemstone or rhinestones to increase brilliance and depth of color. It was often used on gemstones in the 18th & 19th centuries. Today, foiling is mostly used on rhinestones.
Coating: (AGTA Code = C) Coated gems are those that have been treated with surface enhancements such as laquering, inking, painting, foiling, or sputtering of a film to enhance color, improve appearance or add phenomena. ...
Foiling: A process of enhancing the appearance of a gemstone's color. A small piece of colored foil is applied either to the stone or to the closed back mounting. French Jet: Black glass that is often used to imitate jet.
 See also: Stone, Jewelry, Gemstone, Jewel, Color
  
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