Hindu? Silver Charger

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  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    259A92AA-E1B5-4BA9-B54B-8529F6A68C5C.jpeg 23851AB4-1B2F-4F27-81B4-1EB5EA434ED5.jpeg 8631C908-D637-4FB3-AA3A-B3957EE75708.jpeg 9C71330F-4D89-448B-AB56-D7CF2CAAF27C.jpeg 87686DBB-4280-4EA9-89A6-225031359FA2.jpeg A84C6F94-8F47-4E0D-A189-7015DC021E42.jpeg Not sure if solid or plated. How about the origin?
    Thanks
     
    kardinalisimo, Apr 27, 2020
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  2. flipper

    flipper Striving to face adversity with tact and humor

    My friend is from Gujarat and says it is written in Gujarati.
    It is a person's name Bipin(bhai) Mangal Das Patel
    He said it is traditional to hand down silver through generations.
    He said it depicts the god Krishna and his girlfriend, Radha.
    "They had a complicated relationship. It is a mystery why he married 8 legitimate queens, but not her."...that is what he told me.
    It is Hindu
     
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  3. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    ADA8E7E2-6BAB-4C34-B24A-8A89F0D8B9BA.jpeg Thanks. I’ll look for other marks but I guess it’s not uncommon solid silver to be unmarked. I guess I’ll have to test it.
     
    kardinalisimo, Apr 27, 2020
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  4. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Indian silver is very often unmarked.
     
    Ownedbybear, Apr 28, 2020
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    She was a humble gopi or cowgirl, so he wasn't allowed to marry her. And yes, it depicts Krishna and Radha.
     
    Any Jewelry, Apr 28, 2020
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  6. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    AJ, do you know what fineness is usually Indian silver or it could be anything?
     
    kardinalisimo, Apr 28, 2020
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  7. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Anything from 800 to 950, ime.
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Agree, that is the usual range. This looks like a fairly low fineness, but it is best to test it.
     
    Any Jewelry, Apr 28, 2020
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    i need help likes this.
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