posted 04-04-2009 02:23 PM            

This copper/bronze scale I've bought today only have to receive it next week.

Measures are length 36 cm and wide 26,5 cm.
It is (personal taste!) nice decorated and what I can see is the religion about the way people are chosen after their dead. Heaven or the underworld.

When I receive it I can see better if this one was plated or not and if there is any mark to be find on it. The seller told that at the back is a hole. Perhaps the scale was connected at a copper/bronze standard.

My questions about this scale is does anybody recognize this style or know in which period it can be made? Where these scales made resting at a standard. Is there perhaps a photo/picture to be find of a original complete scale with standard.

Is it a imitation of a older silver pattern and reproduced but than plated?

Which country/ies made this kind of scales?

Is it continental?

The relation to the scale can it be used in a church?

A lot of questions but I hope a lot of answers to understand more of this piece.

I send next photo's and if it is needed I can send clearer photo's when I've received the scale this coming week.

Thanks a lot Silverhunter.

posted 04-05-2009 10:10 PM            

Here are two images by Gustav Dore, You can see why I thought of him.
Here is the Last Judgement.

posted 04-06-2009 06:31 PM            

Now I also know the difference between scale and dish. When I look at the photo it is a pattern of a serving tray but nice decorated and that's the reason I have bought it. I wonder if there will be somewhere on this planet the original dish made from silver and marked with silversmith or factory stamp/s?. I had my impression this dish should be plated and the seller agreed when I asked about it.

I have to look for a book I'm not sure but now I'm see the examples made by Gustav Dore a bell is ringing and I think I have some information with other examples standing in.

It sure has and is based with influences of religion, that's for sure!

I've done some home work and send a few examples found after you mentioned some names.

I have opened (this topic) on SMP silver forum twice it's very practical for answer your reaction and the reaction of Kimo.

Easy reading over all the facts.

Turn my face in the direction of Kimo I will thank you also for the interesting information you gave me.

Of course I didn't knew this process of making such a dish of copper or bronze.

But I think seeing the worn out silver rests, the dish can be more from late 19th than early 20th century.But that impression can be stronger when I've received the one this week.

I think this dish is certain 3D and gives a lot of information, for instance the people composed group down under are not able to go back over the damaged bridge to come into the living world again.

I wonder what it will cost to let it plate again. Without new plating it it looks also nice. I will look with material is used (if it is) for to fill the dish to make it feel solid like you wrote.

And finally some photo's as study examples, here they are, beautiful made!
I thank you both very much for sharing your knowledge concerning this dish.

posted 04-10-2009 06:03 PM            

I couldn't find any silver resting pieces at all even between the lines.

So I think these kind of dishes were also just made of copper. If you see the back side can you recognize the kind of hole Kimo, I hope you can/will answer this question. Here are some last photo's about the dish.