Antique Moro Gunong

kai · 18th February 2018, 11:41 AM

Hello Fernando,

I'm with David in that suasa usually doesn't patinate that heavily during active use. However, if not handled for longer periods and with varnish/grime/whatever accumulating, it still is a valid possibility.

There are some quite unusual alloys with low gold and/or silver contents in Asia. IMHO it would be interesting to have it tested: Just make sure the jeweller understands that you're looking for (very) low gold content as this will influence the testing approach. Better yet, results from modern XRF instruments should allow a full understanding of this unusual alloy.

Regardless of the alloy utilized, a nice , early example!

Regards,
Kai

18th February 2018, 11:41 AM	#33
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Fernando, I'm with David in that suasa usually doesn't patinate that heavily during active use. However, if not handled for longer periods and with varnish/grime/whatever accumulating, it still is a valid possibility. There are some quite unusual alloys with low gold and/or silver contents in Asia. IMHO it would be interesting to have it tested: Just make sure the jeweller understands that you're looking for (very) low gold content as this will influence the testing approach. Better yet, results from modern XRF instruments should allow a full understanding of this unusual alloy. Regardless of the alloy utilized, a nice , early example! Regards, Kai Last edited by kai; 18th February 2018 at 12:37 PM. Reason: clearer wording

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