חומות ירושלים‬ sterling paperweight

[tamrock]

חומות ירושלים‬ sterling paperweight

I saw this today and decided I'll pay the 25 bucks plus tax they had to have for it. It's a paperweight made with a thin I presume sheet of repoussé sterling silver. I did a little online research as I looked around the store and found these tourist items are from the size of a walnut to maybe this one, which is close to the size of a baseball. I only found a couple that sold on eBay and one went for $60.00, but it only weighed 135 grams. This one weighs quite a bit more at 378 grams. Maybe I got a good deal? Only way I'm ever gonna find out if I overpaid on scrap silver is if I cut it up. I probably shouldn't do that huh?

 

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[Mackaydon]

This appears to be a ball designed by [FONT=&quot]Sam Philipe.
You may wish to check out his works.
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[tamrock]

This appears to be a ball designed by [FONT="]Sam Philipe.
You may wish to check out his works.
Don.........[/FONT]

I did come across the artist Sam Philipe, but this piece has the initials M. H., so I'm not really sure who it's credited to?

 

[kingskid1611]

I really like the looks of it even if its not solid. That is a neat size too.

 

[SDIceMan]

I have owned a candle holder in the past that was similarly marked with the prominent ‘925’, and I discovered it was ‘electroformed’ silver.

According to Google, the electroforming process is when the artist takes a resin mold and puts it in a tub of charged sterling silver. Over a 10-12 hour process, the sterling electrically forms (i.e. electroform) itself to the mold. Then, the artist removes the piece and handcrafts more details, including oxidation for depth. After the final designs, a clear coat is added to the product.

 

[JimDon]

I’m on the fence on this one as I had a similar Marked item and it was not 925 Sterling. Doing research It claimed it was a model number

 

[tamrock]

I once had a sterling or at least marked .925 repoussé handle bread knife of this same walled city of Jerusalem and sold it on eBay. Buyer didn't complain. I did feel a little bit reserved about buying this. Hopefully I can get my money back if it is a fraud and made to deceive item. I'll run it over to the scrap precious metal buyer have him do a dab of acid.

 

[mugsisme]

what happened with this? (Just reading the forum now, some old threads.)

I bought one of these for my son-in-law's brother's bar mitzvah. It wasn't real silver though; silver plated, but very heavily plated.

 

[tamrock]

what happened with this? (Just reading the forum now, some old threads.)

I bought one of these for my son-in-law's brother's bar mitzvah. It wasn't real silver though; silver plated, but very heavily plated.

It's a thin sheet of silver. I could tell that by rubbing the bottom with my thumb and it would flex and ripple from the underlying epoxy core or what ever this thin sheet is applied to. Definitely doesn't have a whole lot of silver to it, but just enough to legally merit the mark of .925 I'm thinking?. It's similar to a weighted candlestick in construction. Still I believe I can sell it for a profit as more of a novelty or paperweight when I get around to it.

 

[mugsisme]

It's a thin sheet of silver. I could tell that by rubbing the bottom with my thumb and it would flex and ripple from the underlying epoxy core or what ever this thin sheet is applied to. Definitely doesn't have a whole lot of silver to it, but just enough to legally merit the mark of .925 I'm thinking?. It's similar to a weighted candlestick in construction. Still I believe I can sell it for a profit as more of a novelty or paperweight when I get around to it.

Sounds about right. I was impressed that you typed the name with Hebrew fonts! That's actually what caught my eye.

 

[tamrock]

Sounds about right. I was impressed that you typed the name with Hebrew fonts! That's actually what caught my eye.

Cut & Paste I did.

 

[DFW_THer]

I'd buy that all day for $25, and twice on Sunday.