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<p>[QUOTE="Finnclouds, post: 9728205, member: 84680"]The only possible comparable that Google lens finds is a “925 silver laminated duck” offered by a charity in Spain. The duck weighs 650 grams and is offered for a BIN price of €125, with a make an offer option. I assume laminated means plated/filled/Reimpito.</p><p><br /></p><p>The tag and a label identify it as made/sold by <i>Luigi Boscolo, Argento, Made in Milan, Italy.</i> Luigi Boscolo may have been a store in Milan in the seventies or so since there are a handful of old decorative items (ceramics, glass) by the same name on eBay.it. A few of those are also birds/depict birds.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebid.net/us/for-sale/this-magnificent-925-silver-laminated-duck-signed-by-the-artist-luigi-boscolo-220465955.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebid.net/us/for-sale/this-magnificent-925-silver-laminated-duck-signed-by-the-artist-luigi-boscolo-220465955.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebid.net/us/for-sale/this-magnificent-925-silver-laminated-duck-signed-by-the-artist-luigi-boscolo-220465955.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Apart from the cuteness, desirability, collectability, rarity etc factors ( i.e. it’s real price is what someone will pay for it), you could guesstimate the rock bottom value from the amount of silver it has (20 grams) and the current spot/scrap price ( about $23 per troy ounce).</p><p><br /></p><p>Hopefully it’ll fetch more if you intend to sell it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finnclouds, post: 9728205, member: 84680"]The only possible comparable that Google lens finds is a “925 silver laminated duck” offered by a charity in Spain. The duck weighs 650 grams and is offered for a BIN price of €125, with a make an offer option. I assume laminated means plated/filled/Reimpito. The tag and a label identify it as made/sold by [I]Luigi Boscolo, Argento, Made in Milan, Italy.[/I] Luigi Boscolo may have been a store in Milan in the seventies or so since there are a handful of old decorative items (ceramics, glass) by the same name on eBay.it. A few of those are also birds/depict birds. [URL]https://www.ebid.net/us/for-sale/this-magnificent-925-silver-laminated-duck-signed-by-the-artist-luigi-boscolo-220465955.htm[/URL] Apart from the cuteness, desirability, collectability, rarity etc factors ( i.e. it’s real price is what someone will pay for it), you could guesstimate the rock bottom value from the amount of silver it has (20 grams) and the current spot/scrap price ( about $23 per troy ounce). Hopefully it’ll fetch more if you intend to sell it.[/QUOTE]
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