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<p>[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 4436852, member: 5515"]Thanks for tagging [USER=157]@Bdigger[/USER]. I don't have any complete conclusions, but I do have my concerns about attribution to Magrino (I'm not claiming it isn't Magrino, just unsure at this point). I think the part that is challenging for me to see initially is comparing your piece to this one, I feel that the quality/details are different. Perhaps it's the photos, perhaps it's that your item isn't polished up, but I feel the contrasting difference in the details of the piece coupled with the very warn marks makes me suspicious of the authenticity. The rest of the piece really doesn't have the same wear and tear, so it's hard to see why the marks would be so worn down. This would be a potential technique someone would use to make a knock-off piece. I hope that I'm not stepping too far on one side, but given the price of the silverplated pieces of this artist, it opens the door for potential forgeries:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://fineart.ha.com/itm/silver-and-vertu/hollowware/a-large-italian-silver-clad-cornucopia-table-ornament-20th-centurymarks-925-egr-400-star-8711-7-1-4-h-x-23-w/a/5326-74058.s" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://fineart.ha.com/itm/silver-and-vertu/hollowware/a-large-italian-silver-clad-cornucopia-table-ornament-20th-centurymarks-925-egr-400-star-8711-7-1-4-h-x-23-w/a/5326-74058.s" rel="nofollow">https://fineart.ha.com/itm/silver-and-vertu/hollowware/a-large-italian-silver-clad-cornucopia-table-ornament-20th-centurymarks-925-egr-400-star-8711-7-1-4-h-x-23-w/a/5326-74058.s</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MrNate, post: 4436852, member: 5515"]Thanks for tagging [USER=157]@Bdigger[/USER]. I don't have any complete conclusions, but I do have my concerns about attribution to Magrino (I'm not claiming it isn't Magrino, just unsure at this point). I think the part that is challenging for me to see initially is comparing your piece to this one, I feel that the quality/details are different. Perhaps it's the photos, perhaps it's that your item isn't polished up, but I feel the contrasting difference in the details of the piece coupled with the very warn marks makes me suspicious of the authenticity. The rest of the piece really doesn't have the same wear and tear, so it's hard to see why the marks would be so worn down. This would be a potential technique someone would use to make a knock-off piece. I hope that I'm not stepping too far on one side, but given the price of the silverplated pieces of this artist, it opens the door for potential forgeries: [URL]https://fineart.ha.com/itm/silver-and-vertu/hollowware/a-large-italian-silver-clad-cornucopia-table-ornament-20th-centurymarks-925-egr-400-star-8711-7-1-4-h-x-23-w/a/5326-74058.s[/URL][/QUOTE]
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