plase id and date a silver bas-relief

Hello friends,

I would like to identify and date this beautiful silver bas-relief,

9 x 7 cm

depicting the Madonna (I think)

Thanks for your time

 

The Italian term is "riempito" - a thin sheet of silver over either resin or "putty." In this case, the silver is sterling (925 in an oval) and you can only see one corner of the square in which the R (for riempito) appears. The amount of silver used in the creation should be represented bu 2 numbers - the partial 2? and partial 3? on the right side.

See mark #14 on this page for more details of the regulation under which this item is covered. http://www.silvercollection.it/italianhallmarks.html

 

The maker's registration (146 AN?) is also only partially impressed and should have a star on the left, in keeping with the 1970 rules.

 

Someplace on the forum there is more info on this type of die stamped resin/putty backed pieces.I think it may have had a video on the construction and they are made by the hundreds.

 

This link is to a search for the riempito term on this site. Maybe that video is in one of the threads there? https://www.antiquers.com/search/12371456/?q=riempito&o=date

 

ahhhh i got it, thanks for the info, so it's filled with 2 to 3 grams of 925 silver as explained in the #14 mark .
Best Answer for you thanks a lot

 

Thanks for including this search result link. I was curious enough to click, and learned something. I didn't remember any of those discussions