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Pattern on italian plate
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 4:26 am
by kwinto
This is a bottom of a plate from Italy.
Marked with "800" and "376AL" (PERUGGIA & C., Alessandria).
I am asking about the grinded pattern on the bottom of this plate - overlaping circles.
Is it original or was it made nowadays?
I have never seen something like this on a silver plate.
Thanks for any help.
Re: Pattern on italian plate
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 5:06 am
by AG2012
Hi,
You are right about the maker PERUGGIA & C.
It is solid silver .800, not silver plated.
Sometimes the bottom of silver items is polished like this with circular buffing tool.
Regards
Re: Pattern on italian plate
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 5:12 am
by kwinto
AG2012 wrote:
Sometimes the bottom of silver items is polished like this with circular buffing tool.
Regards
Hi AG2012,
This mean that it was not made originally?
Re: Pattern on italian plate
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:02 am
by amena
This type of finish, with circular buffing tool, is very usual in Italian silver. It is done by the manufacturer.
Best
Amena
Re: Pattern on italian plate
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:17 am
by AG2012
Re: Pattern on italian plate
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 2:21 pm
by kwinto
Thank you for the replies.
Now I have another question.
Why somebody have done that kind of circular shapes on a plate?
For me it looks more like a finish of a factory machine.