Featured Chinese (?) silver bangel

Discussion in 'Silver' started by johnnycb09, Aug 8, 2017.

  1. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Hi all . So updating the silver ingot thing made me remember a bracelet I had bought who knows when,so I dug it out (it took me HOURS to find it,Ive got too much crap!) and hope yall can help me on it. I remember when I bought it I looked for the marks,but I truly am not very good at that ! I dont know why,but I think Tibetan when I look at it. Any input is always appreciated.The reddish tint is the camera color,theres no tint on the bracelet. The marks are tiny,so I hope these are clear enough,they were horrible to try and photograph!
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  2. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Poor casting full of porosity,probably Chinese since a good Tibetan smith would not let something like it out of the shop.
     
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    And traditional Tibetan jewellery is hammered and chased, not cast. Older silver jewellery is not marked, more recent jewellery is usually marked 925.
    The style is Chinese, factory made. Chinese silver mark, but that could be fake. Is it raised, part of the cast, or stamped into the bracelet?
    Maybe it was called Tibetan silver when you bought it. The terms Tibetan silver and Miao silver are used for silver tone items with not a trace of silver in them
     
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  4. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Hi Any,its raised. It was a $1.99 years ago when I bought it,I just threw Tibetan out there because of the lotus flower,but had no real basis for saying that. Just a guess on my part. I really had forgotten about it till the ingot thing.If its crap,thats okay too. :)
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Always good to ask. The lotus flower is also used in China.
    The raised mark is a fancy mark. I don't think it is silver, but I don't have it in my hand, so have it tested to be sure.
     
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  6. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    As always,thank you so much for your help. :)
     
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