Hill Tribe Vermeil Components

VERMEIL, a French word which came into use in the English language, mostly in America, in the 19th century as an alternative for the usual term silver-gilt, is a combination of sterling silver, gold, and other precious metals. It is commonly used as a component in jewelry. A typical example is sterling silver coated with 14 carat (58%) gold. To be considered vermeil, the gold must be at least 10 carat (42%) and be at least 2.5 micrometers thick. (ref. wikipedia.com)

Many of our hill tribe silver beads and components can be gilded with 24-Karat gold in creating our Vermeil product line. We do not carry an inventory of vermeil designs, however will offer these product based on custom-order requirements described below. Cost of producing vermeil vary, depending on size of individual pieces and quantity of order, therefore a price quote for each item will be provided to you before production begin. To receive a price quote, please select any designs from our hill tribe silver product line, then send us a list with specific item number and quantity for our team to review and provide you with a price quote for production and shipping cost.

We require services from both a hill tribe silversmith and a local goldsmith to complete Vermeil designs, therefore lead time for production will be 4 to 11 days. In most cases, we will have the silver designs readily available in stock in which case our goldsmith can complete the Vermeil designs within 4 days. If silver is not available in stock, our Karen artisans will need 4 to 7 days to manufacture the silver components appropriately. In whichever arrangement, we will let you know once an order is submitted to us for review.

Ordering Procedure

1.  Select the hill tribe silver design you wish to fuse into Vermeil and email us a list of item numbers with specific quantity.
2. A price quote is provided to you by email or online before production begin.
3. If price is acceptable, we will send a request for deposit payment via email or online. All payments can be made on our shopping cart system, bank transfer or direct payment via Paypal.
4. Work order for production of silver component is submitted to Karen artisans. If the silver design is available in our inventory, we can proceed to the next procedure.
5. Silver components are submitted to our goldsmith for vermeil production.
6. Once all items are completed and gone through our quality control process, everything is weighed and counted.
7. An invoice with remaining balance is provided for you to review and payment.
8. Shipping is released to your preferred shipping courier... and a package from Asia Charisma is delivered to you!

Order Requirements

• 50 grams minimum order requirement total with no minimum "quantity" requirement per design.
• Minimum 4 days lead time for production.