Long Kilich

erlikhan · 12th April 2005, 09:55 PM

Thank you very much. Yes in fact silver is usually accepted as something so special, but what would it cost if the artist used even 1 pound of pure silver? Would not add much to total cost. The level of workmanship and general condition must be much more important. But, in past, it was comparably more expensive as was used in coins and was monetarily important.So,was a prestige sign. When there were wars and economical crises,to use high grade silver on items could cause an artist even to get beheaded, and people were urged to bring their silver things to government. So, for antiques, it is perhaps normal that silver has a higher effect on market price of an item than its own raw material price.
regards

12th April 2005, 09:55 PM	#7
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Thank you very much. Yes in fact silver is usually accepted as something so special, but what would it cost if the artist used even 1 pound of pure silver? Would not add much to total cost. The level of workmanship and general condition must be much more important. But, in past, it was comparably more expensive as was used in coins and was monetarily important.So,was a prestige sign. When there were wars and economical crises,to use high grade silver on items could cause an artist even to get beheaded, and people were urged to bring their silver things to government. So, for antiques, it is perhaps normal that silver has a higher effect on market price of an item than its own raw material price. regards