How to identify old silver pieces

Identification method of old silver jewelry

1. First identify whether it is silver

1> Look at the hardness: the hardness of the silverware is low, the force is easy to deform, and the imitation is harder.

2>掂 Weight: The weight of silver is heavier than the imitation.

3> Look at the color: the real silver is white, the gloss is softer, it will turn black after a long time, and the imitation will not turn black.

4> Use fire to burn: silver will turn black and red, imitation of white copper or aluminum alloy will not. Silver plated products will show "natural" for a long time.

2. Secondly, identify whether it is an old silver jewelry

1> Look at the degree of wear: the old silver jewelry worn must be worn, the degree of wear is light or heavy, and the imitation is not worn. Is the most important basis for identification. Imitations can mimic black rust, but can not mimic the degree of wear.

2> Look at black rust: the black rust on the surface of the old silver is also called "pachet". After a long time, the silver will turn black, and the toothpaste can be washed off, and the black rust of the imitation is easy to fall off, and it will stick to the hand. This is not an important basis, because many old silver jewelry is washed white or worn by others for a long time, so there is no black rust, but there is still wear.

3> Look at the pattern: the silver patterns in different eras and different regions are different, which requires a certain amount of experience to distinguish.

4> Look at the money: Generally speaking, the silverware of the regular silver building in the old days has a silver house size, but not all of them; there are also a large number of individual artists who take the tools to walk through the village and process various kinds of products for the various ethnic groups. All kinds of silver jewelry, these silver jewelry have no money, the craft is still quite good, and even some silver ornaments are more refined than the regular silver building.

3. Determine the color of the silverware to see the mouth: cut the silver jewelry in half, and see the color of the mouth. The mouth is snowy white and cotton, the color is about 98%; it is hard when bending, the sputum is gray or reddish, and the color is about 90%; the bending is hard, the mouth is reddish, yellowish, earthy yellow, etc. About 70%; the mouth is black with black, the yellow is black, and the color is about 60%. There are songs and clouds: ninety-nine silver, Qing Xia, white mouth; ninety-eight silver, fine gray check, white mouth; ninety-seven silver, pig liver check, micro yellow mouth; ninety-six silver, coarse gray check, slightly yellow mouth; Nine-five silver, furnace ash check, micro-yellow mouth; ninety-four silver, furnace ash check, red, yellowish mouth; ninety-three silver, Qingbaicha, Huangkou; ninety-two silver, Qingbaicha, black zongyan, bright yellow口;九一银,白查,黄口;九成银,酱黄查,黑宗眼;八九银,微黄查,黄口;八八银,微黄查,黑宗眼;八七银, Lao Huangcha, Huangkou; eight six silver, micro-yellow, micro-black eye; eight five silver, micro-yellow, red eyes, chrysanthemum heart. In the old days, the silver used as a silverware was more than 80%. Folk craftsmen also use silver and copper and other metal alloys to make silver ornaments, which can improve the physical properties of silver ornaments, and the color has also changed, achieving a more ideal effect, so the choice of old silver ornaments is not necessarily selected in color. In the above, it is mainly to choose the work, choose the style, choose the most suitable for your own eyes :)