How to appreciate old silverware

Old silver pieces are gradually heating up. People buy those age-old silver pieces based on nostalgia. Therefore, old silver jewelry imitations with modern techniques have also appeared on the market. Many so-called old silver pieces are actually made of cupronickel or other metals. So how do you appreciate old silverware? Old silverware is gradually heating up. People buy those age-old silverware based on nostalgia. Therefore, there are also old silver jewelry imitations with modern craftsmanship on the market, many so-called old silverware. The pieces are actually made of cupronickel or other metals, so how do you appreciate old silver pieces? 1. First identify whether it is silver jewelry (1) Look at the hardness: silver jewelry has low hardness and is easily deformed by force, while imitation products are harder. (2) Weight: Silver jewelry is heavier than imitation products. (3) Look at the color and luster: real silver ornaments are white, with a softer luster, and will turn black after a long time, while imitation ones will not turn black. (4) Burning with fire: burning silver will turn black and red, but imitation copper-nickel alloy or aluminum alloy will not. Silver-plated products will show their true colors for a long time. 2. Secondly, identify whether it is old silver jewelry with age (1) Look at the degree of wear: the worn old silver jewelry must be worn, and the degree of wear may be light or heavy, while imitation products have no wear, which is the most important identification in accordance with. Imitated products can imitate black rust, but cannot imitate the degree of wear. (2) Look at the black rust: the black rust on the surface of old silver ornaments is also called 'padding'. Over time, the silver will turn black and can be washed off with toothpaste. The imitation black rust is easy to fall off and will stick to the hands. This is not an important basis, because many old silver jewelry has been washed white or worn by others for a long time when they are collected, so that there is no black rust, but there is still a degree of wear. (3) Look at the patterns: The patterns of silver ornaments in different eras and different regions are different, which requires a certain amount of experience to distinguish. (4) Look at the style: Generally speaking, the silver jewelry from the old formal silver building is marked with the silver building, but not all of this is the case. There are also a considerable number of individual artists who carry tools and walk through the villages and make various products for the people of all ethnic groups. All kinds of silver jewellery, these silver jewellery has no style knowledge, the craftsmanship is still quite good, even some silver jewellery is more delicate than the regular silver building. 3. To determine the fineness of silver jewelry, look at the ballast mouth: cut off the silver jewelry in half horizontally to see the color of the ballast mouth. The mouth of the ballast is white and silky, and the color is about 98%; when bending, it is hard, with gray or reddish in the white of the ballast mouth, and the color is about 90%; the bend is hard, the mouth of the ballast is reddish, yellowish, yellowish, etc., and the color is About 70%; black in ballast lipstick, black in yellow, and the color is about 60%. There is a song saying: ninety-nine silver, green fine check, white mouth; ninety-eight silver, fine gray check, white mouth; ninety-seven silver, pig liver check, yellowish mouth; ninety-six silver, coarse gray check, yellowish mouth; Nine-five silver, furnace ash check, yellowish mouth; ninety-four silver, furnace ash check, more red, yellowish mouth; ninety-three silver, green and white check, yellow mouth; 92 silver, blue and white check, black eyes, bright yellow Mouth; ninety-one silver, white check, yellow mouth; ninety percent silver, sauce yellow check, black eye; eighty-nine silver, yellowish check, yellow mouth; eighty-eight silver, yellowish check, black zongyan; eighty-seven silver , Old Huangcha, Yellow Mouth; Eighty Six Silver, Slight Yellow Cha, Slight Black Zongyan; Eighty Five Silver, Slight Yellow Cha, with Red Zongye, and Chrysanthemum Heart. How to appreciate old silverware? In the old days, the fineness of silver materials used as silver ornaments by the people was more than 80%. Folk craftsmen also often use alloys of silver, copper and other metals to make silver jewellery, which can improve the physical properties of silver jewellery and change the color to achieve a more ideal effect. Therefore, it is not necessary to choose an old silver jewellery. For those who are above success, they mainly choose the workmanship, the style, and the one that suits their eyes best. Previous: Silver Protection Book Next: 5 Indicators of Silver Jewelry Identification