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Large Pitcher marks and coat of arms
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:13 am
by Biju
Dear Experts,
Would appreciate any details on the following pitcher. I am looking to identify the usual: country & city of origin, metal content, maker, time period and coat of arms identity. Thank you all in advance!
Cheers,
Biju
Re: Large Pitcher marks and coat of arms
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 3:07 am
by amena
The last mark is the trademark of the Augusto Cenacchi company, in the province of Bologna
Regards
Amena
Re: Large Pitcher marks and coat of arms
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:09 pm
by Biju
Thank you so much Amena. That’s great information! Would you happen to know the approximate age and the content of the metal, since it has a yellowish tint?
Cheers,
Biju
Re: Large Pitcher marks and coat of arms
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 3:29 am
by amena
These objects were produced around the 70s. I cannot understand the question about the content of the metal. It is silverplate and the metal is usually a copper alloy. How important can be the copper content?
Re: Large Pitcher marks and coat of arms
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 4:39 am
by AG2012
Silver plated will usually be copper based (like brass) or nickel based. Usually it is not a pure copper base, as copper is too weak. Pure nickel under silver plate is an older plating method and rarely used anymore. Nickel is magnetic, whereas silver, copper brass and cupronickel are not.
Nickel silver, Maillechort, German silver, Argentan, new silver, nickel brass, albata, alpacca, is a copper alloy with nickel and often zinc. The usual formulation is 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc.
Regards
Re: Large Pitcher marks and coat of arms
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:08 am
by Biju
Thank you Amena and AG2012. Appreciate all the feedback.
Cheers,
Biju