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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;quirkygirl, post: 146089, member: 106&quot;]First ... There are a LOT of photos .... so, I am apologizing for all the photos - sorry</p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure if it was here on this site or on eBay that I learned about the word Plata meaning silver in Spanish.&nbsp; I knew (OK .... I <i>hoped</i>) that that little nugget would come in useful someday ... that day was yesterday. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the frame (10½&quot; X 13&quot;) that I picked up yesterday.&nbsp; There are stickers on the back that pretty clearly state that it was hand made of 925 silver (I&#039;m not typing out the name of the silversmith because of the overly nosy &quot;bots&quot; that sniff around these threads) I have been unsuccessful at finding any standardized hallmarking system that is/was used in Argentina (even on 925-1000 site)... but the side of the frame has some &quot;things&quot; stamped on it (totally illegible before polishing - not much better after)</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have any info about Argentine silver?&nbsp; Hey ... the word for silver in Latin is argentum ... coincidence?</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way ... plata does NOT mean silver in Italian ... I found this out the hard way ...</p><p>not fully polished yet ...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]39227[/ATTACH]</p><p>close up of corner detail</p><p>[ATTACH=full]39230[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]39231[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]39232[/ATTACH]</p><p>stamps on side</p><p>[ATTACH=full]39234[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]39233[/ATTACH]</p><p>I think this one may be the last name of the artist (from the sticker) who made frame</p><p>[ATTACH=full]39235[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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